The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Albert swartz Is spending the day
in Brattleboro.
1 Mrs. William +. Corbett Is spend
ing the day in Troy and Albany.
Charles Ayres OF Pcston Is spend
ing the weekend with his mother
Mrs. Anna Ayres.
Elmer Osgood OF Petersburg recent
ly purchased a Ford touring car OF
the r. F. Niles agency.
Gordon Southall drove an Essex
touring car to Burlington this morn
ing for the Bennington garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl W. Williams and
young son left this forenoon in TIE
white-wheeled Essex for Burlington.
John II. Person OF East Orange, ~.
j., and II. A. Lewis OF Burlington
were among the Friday guests at the
Putnam house.
For Sale--On Harrison Ave, a
pheasant wellbuilt house. Large
piazza, fine view. Excellent loca.
tion. Phone 297.W.
Mrs. Henry Chase, who recently
underwent an operation at Putnam
Memorial hospita' has returned 10
her home on Branch street.
William Kerson and Archibald Le-
vim OF North Adams and James Shaw
Of Blackinton were in town last night
to attend the dance at the high
school.
Mrs. Sandy McNenley OF Old Ben
nington has returned to her home
from Putnam Memorial hospital,
where she recently underwent an
operation.
W. r. Barratt and Miss Rhoda
Baker left by automobile this morn.
ng to spend Sunday with Mr.. Bar.
retts sister in Chicopee Falls, Mass.
They plan to return Monday.
Mrs. Moses, Wilson underwent an
operation Friday night at the Putnam
Memorial hospital The report this
morning is that she is doing as well
as could be expected, under the cir.
cumstances.
Miss Maude Curtis left this morn.
ing for her home in Bridgewater She
was accompanied by Elizabeth South
gate. Miss Curtis will return Tue
day but Miss Southgate will spend
the entire week at Bridgewater with
relatives.
The Catamount board OF the II gh
schoo gave a dance last night in tn,
school hall to defray the expenses OF
publishing the spring issue of the
|, school paper the Catamount. \ good
ly number of young people were pres.
ent. Music was furnished by Gus
sons orchestra of Hooslck Falls.
Money was realized to clear the bal
ancc against the new edition.
II. II. Warren, the electrician, com
pleted this morning the work OF erect
ing large eectric flashing sign over
the entRce to Costas Bros, restaur
ant, corner of North and Main street
The circuit system is so arranged
that each letter OF the word, Cafe
will he lighted IN succession. then
the entire sign viii l'r1t for an in.
stant The operation repeats itself
as long as the current is on.
! The Junior essays have been chos.
en- for the Huling.Carter prize speak.
ing contest which will probably be
: held at the High school the latter
, part of May Three girls and three
boys have been chosen to try for the
prize, namely, Harriet Harwood
Ruby Elwell, Mary Spargo, Kenneth
Hunter, Kenneth Schramm and Aivah
Mallory. Owing to illness In the
family, Miss Harwood will not be one
of the competitors, but her place vii
be filled by the girl having the next
best essay.
The All Stars defeated the second
Junior high school baseball team at
the playground this morning by a
score Of "A to /. The All Star team
was composed Of Evans, 2b. Dan.
iels, lb; Hogan, 3b.; Slattery, p;
, FRAZIER SIS; pelo, c.. Hawks, rf;
Brown, cf; Garfield, II. The junior
high school lineup was. Scorey 1b
Rice p,; Warren, 3D., scorey, h.;
Petty, S.. l., Clayton, rf. K. Clay
ton, IT, Palmer cf Stuff.ebean. %
The All stars viii play the O'd Ben
: nlngton junior team at EIolden's field
Monday morning at $50.