The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-28
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News OF the Town and Village Told
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Large ripe watermelons at Estes
Adv.
Plenty of ripe peaches-Estes'
market ADV,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gavin left
Friday evening for Schenectady to
visit Mr.. Gayins brother, David
Gavin.
Mrs Otis White of New York is
visiting at the home Ct her motherin-
/ law, Mrs. Mary White on Depot
street.
Fred Eddy and daughters Mildred
Louise and Marjorie OF Scott street
have returned from a weeks outing in
New York and at Coney Island
Anyone wishing to have potted
plants delivered to the flower show
next Wednesday should notify Mrs.
Leroy Macomber, tel. 1865.
Carl Amdon, who has been visiting
in town has returned to the Brooklyn
navy yard where he is engaged as book
keeper on board the battleship Tenn
essee
Mrs. George Chandler of School St.
returned the latter part of the week
from a visit of several days at the
home of her sister, Mrs. George Cook
at Pittsf cid.
Miss Hlda Farnum Of Northampton,
Mass, who has been visiting here, left
Thursday for Greenfield, where she
will stop for few days with relatives
before returning home,
The beard of civil authority will
meet Tuesday, August 81, for the pur
pose of making additions to and alter
ations in the check list to be used at
the primary on September IA.
Charlie Chaplin, Marie Dressler
and Mabel Normany in TITLES Pun
ctured Romance &c acts) will pos
itiyely be shown at Library Theatre
today. ADV.
! For good eating apples, stop at
Estes. ADV.
Don fail to see Charlie Chaplin,
Marie Dressler and Mabel Normand
in TITLES Punctured Romance (6
acts and Kathlyn Williams in Man
Girl and Lion" a wild animal feature.
Library Theatre today. ADV.
Green corn, lima beans, shell beans,
peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, ETC. Estes
market Adv
Michael McMann, who has been con
fined to the Putnam hospital from in
iuries sustained at the II c. White
company Of North Bennington about
three weeks ago, is able to be out
again.
Sister Mary Francis Alice formerly
| Miss Donalda Berard and Sister Mary
Irene Sacred Heart formerly Miss
Irene Berard, are at home from Mon
treal for the week end with their par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Berard Of
Division street,
Everyone who is planning to make
an entry at the flower show next Wed
nesday is asked to have the flowers
at the Y. NJ. c. A, by II o'clock that
morning The judges viii award the
prizes between II o'clock and II
,o'clock and the exh bit will be open
to the public from to 10 p. m
Tomorrow afternoon at the Allen
A field, the Garnets of Albany and
the local town team will engage in
one cf the fastest baseball games of
the season. This game is sure to be
full OF pep from start to finish. The
INewYorkers have a real snappy team
but they will not find / very easy
picking when they run up against
the Bennington boys 1t is worth the
admission alone to see Polly spear
the pill in left field
Miss Julia Connolly was given a
miscellaneous shower Friday even
ing at her hcme at Old Bennington by
the members of the local telephone
exchange in honor of her approach
ing marriage An unusual and pleas
ing feature Of the shower was that all
members of the exchange were pres
ent. although some were late in arrly-
ing and others because of their work
as operators, were early in departing.
Miss Connolly, who for some time
has been junior supervisor at the teie
phone office, was the recipient Of
many gifts and pleasant evening
was enjoyed Light refreshments
we're served The marriage Of Miss
Connolly to Albert A. Burgess will
take place Monday, August 80, at the