The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-26
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Advertisements.
Everything in cooked meats at the
Checkerlne W.
Mrs. Joseph D. Lyman 0. Sharon,
Mass, is the guest Of her aunt, Miss
II. ]. Sibley Of Main street
Tuesday evening, May 2, the COM
nun ty will celebrate again at Wei
fare party at High School hall.
Extra fine variety of strictly fresh
fish this week at the Checkerline.
Order Thursday for early delivery
Friday. -
The ladies Of the Baptist church
are planning to hold their annual fes.
tiyal and bazaar Wednesday afternoon
and evening May "a.
DR.. w. Brunei will not be at Mrs.
Fred Russells home Thursday. She
will be there, however, a week from
tomorrow. Tel 533-14.
Miss Harriet Bushee, who has been
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Frederick
j. DeBolle, for three day., returned
this morning to her home in White
Creek
Sleeping Fires" the new novel by
Gertrude Atherton and THE Autobio-
graphy Of Andrew Carnegie are
among the recent additions at the
Public library.
THE Angel Of Crooked Street a
tale OF queer trusts, dramatic Incl.
dents, adventure, romance and love,
starring Alice Calhoun Harte thea.
ire today
Charles Houghton of Albany is in
town today on business Mr. Hough.
ton was a former resident Of Benning-
ton and wal once employed in the
Charles G. Cole clothing store.
Miss Anne Pitcher Of Arlington
and Melvin Hutchins of the same
town were quietly united in marriage
last Saturday Mr.. Hutchins was
or many years connected with the
North Adams Office of the New Eng.
land Telephone company.
The te'ephone company installed a
phone Tuesday afternoon in the Stark
hose house The number is ST. There
Is someone in the Blu 'lding a good
share Of the time so that II will be
easy to summon help in case of fire
emergency.
Rev. John l.. Cole the new Metho-
dist minister has moved his family
and household goods from P!attsburg
TO the parsonage on Pleasant street.
The former pastor, Rev James A. Per
ry, has moved his personal belongings
and family to the parish house of his
new charge in Plattsburg.
In spite of the cold weather that
has prevailed for two weeks some Of
the small boys are already beginning
to have visions of the odd swimmin
hole" but they will be compelled to
concede the first plunge record to Hi
ram Bushnell, one of the employees at
the state fish hatchery who apparent.
ly prefers the & receiving tank at
the hatchery to the open stream Mr.
Bushnell had no intention of "goin'
in this morning but he did and it re.
quired the assistance Of "Chub" Tay.
lor, Ira Puffer and Harry Fradenburgh
to pull him out.
Perry Gokay passed the first half
of the annual spelling contest at the
h gh school Tuesday afternoon with
mark OF zoe per cent. Eleven 9th.
er pupils got 90 per cent or better
and will enter the final test which
Is an oral one, Friday afternoon to
"spel down for the championship.
They are Jennie Watt, 50; Rich.
ard Holden, 81; Marion Clayton, o.;
John Griffin, 90; Florence lockwood,
95. Florence Grant, "a Rhoda Soutl
all, o., Agnes lockwood, 81; James
/ Lalley, "a: Edward Bergeron. go;
Frederick Grant, 80. John Griffin
proved to be the best speller in the
school last year so he is automatical-