The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

for canning Checkerl.ne.
. A telephone has been installed at
the home OF Frank Fleming. Number
344-J.
Ralph Peckham has accepted a pc.
siton with the Twin State, Gas and
Electric Co.
Mrs. Laura d. Cole, who has been
spending several weeks In Erie, Pa,
returned home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Il. Burke have
returned from Watcbill, r. l., where
they were. the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Kelley.
Mrs. Frank WahlQuist and daugh.
ter, Hildur, who have been visiting
Mrs. Wahlquist's son at South Deer.
field, Mass, have returned,
Just Around The Corner an epic
of New York eastside, Larry Semon'
In THE Sawmill and a Pai.he Re-
view. Opera house Friday and Sat
urday.
Miss Grace SUMMER, Miss Anna
Chase and Miss Harley Armstrong
are spending two or three days at
East Mortified attending the Older
Girls conference.
Extra good blueberries for canning
| Checkerline
The scholars and teachers OF the
Baptist churca are on their annual
picnic today at Hedges lake. Mem.
bers OF the parish who own cars
kindly furnished transportation.
| Electric lights are being installed
in homes OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. AL
byn and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tudor.
A new line has been extended from
Shadowbrook Farm to the Fay school
,house.
A food sale will be held in the
| chapel OF the First Baptist church.
July %, beginning at p, m, under
ale auspices OF the Main. Pleasant
ard Gage street circles OF the Won
ans society.
Hearts OF tie West" Is rightly
named. 1t shows the big, open.heart.
ed ways OF the people OF the West
Bill Fairbanks is the star and Jim
my Aubrey in THE Messenger.
Harte theatre today.
The tickets for the lawn fete on the
lawn OF Mrs. X. ]. Hurley, corner
North and Gage streets, are only l0c
Music, dancing and various CHER
amusements for both young and old
Come and have good time.
Miss Mary Perreault is spending
the summer at Phillips Beach, Swamp
scott. Mass.
Hearts OF the West" stands head
and shoulders above the average
western picture in that 1t contains
not only daredevil stunts and fast &C
ton, but it Is a story with real
plot. full of romance and gripping
scenes. Harte theatre today.
A lawn fete will be held on the lawr
OF Mrs, r, j. Hurley Thursday even
ing, July 10, under the auspices ol
the Catholic Daughters of America
Music, dancing and plenty Of amuse
ments for all Ice cream and delici
Gus home made cake will be served.
Soloman Sleeman has purchased q
double tenement house on Gage
street of Guy Morse. The price /:
not made public but the transaction
was made through the William II
Wills agency. Mr.. Morse until las
fall occupied one part of the house
himself, which he has just sold
when he purchased farm which lie
at the northern extremity of Pari
street extension and immediately
moved onto it.
Erwin II. Forbush, Federal Lane
Bank Agent. will be here July 1876
and 14th. He expects to work tn,
towns OF Peru, Rupert, Arlington ant
IReadsboro.
The annual meeting o. the Boar,
OF Trustees of the Soldiers Home l.
|, being held today at the Home. 5 nc,
the annual meeting last year fou
members OF the board have died in
, Guiding I've president. the late Henr,
T. Cushman. Among the trustee
present today Is Hon Z. J. Orm She
Of Brandon, former governor, who Il
n his S6th year. Governor Ormsbe,
gets about in wheel-chair' but 4
mentally one Of the keenest men II
Vermont He is secretary of tn
board.
Hon. Frederick G.. Fleetwood o
Worthwhile was in Bennington yeste
day and today and 1t is hoped and eX
) pected that he will be a candidate 70
Congress in this district to sncceeI
Hon Frank l.. Greene Mr.. Fleet
wood, who was for eight years secre
tary Of state and is one of the vel
known citizens of Vermont hG- bee
from all sections OF the district ure
ed to 60 into the Congressional con
test and II he accedes to the vishe
of his many friends he will make
strong candidate.