The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-29
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Entire change Of pictures and songs |
at Library theatre tonight.
Edward Garfield of Arlington was |
In town Tuesday on business.
Louis LaFranchise Is staying for
a few days at the Lonergan camp In !
Woodford.
Misses Caroline Wall and Lila Mat
tison are spending a week among the
Berkshires.
The Holy City in moving pictures
beautifully hand colored at Library
theatre tonight,
Miss Hilda Van Week fell on Main
street Tuesday evening spraining her
wrist quite badly
Miss Mary Parker of Pleasant st.,
left this morning for a visit with
friends in Rutland.
Miss Irene Hackett of North street
is guest at Camp Twilight In Wood
ford for a few days.
Investment in advertising space In
the Banner pays higher dividends
than bonanza gold mine.
The Hawks block on River street
in which Cranston's store is located.
is being frightened by coat of paint.
Miss Eva Lassor will be among
those to give a grand concert at the
Library hall Friday evening, August
us.
Every room in the Y. NJ. c. A. dor
mitory Is now taken This speaks
well for the popularity of the build
ing.
Mrs. Michael II McKeon and son
Ebert have returned from visit
with her son, j. Harry McKeon in
Chester.
c. j. Nelson of the engineering de-
partment of the West Shore railroad,
has been spending few days in town
this week.
John II. Grant arrived here from
New York Tuesday to spend a few
days at his summer residence in the
south part Of the town.
Miss Jennie Hatch, formerly a teach
er in the graded schools, recently
graduated from the famous conserya.
tory Of music in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. II. n. Williams and
guests Mr. and Mrs. Titus Coan and
son of Albion, n Y, enjoyed a troll.
ley ride to North Adams Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Boughton of
Easton. \. Y, who nave been visiting
at the Tichenor place at Bennington
Center returned home this morning.
Leroy Wilcox of lolo Jolo. p. |. Co.
u. 22nd Inf, would like to exchange
post cards with anyone i'm bennington
in return for cards from the Islands.
Chauncey Olcott's new play for the
jensuing season is Ragged Robin. "
Mr. OlcOtt Is already at work on the
piece and will start on the road in the
fall.
All those interested in track ath-
letics should attend the meeting to be
held at the Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday even,
ing when this subject will be fully
discussed.
Having purchased a carload of rat
tan and fancy rockers at less than
cost to manufacturers, will close out
same at usual wholesale prices.--H. p.
IWoodman.
Mrs Eliza Armstrong Of Albion n.
Y. who has been spending few days
in town as the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
II. n. Williams left yesterday for a
visit with friends in Dorset.
Miss Eva Tanguay who played at
the local opera house about two years
ago is now scoring a great hit in New
York vaudeville circles At present
she is playing at Hammerstein's
The work shop of Theodore A. Car.
penter & Sons on upper Main street
is nearly completed and is already be
ing painted. When finished 1t will
be one of the best of its kind in town.
| o. w. Smith and Mrs r. ]. Marsh
of Greenfield, Mass, with Mrs. II. f.
Houghton and daughter Miss Mabel
Houghton Of Brattleboro. are visiting
at Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rice's on the
Shaftsbury road.
A party of three engineers connect.
ed with the Rutland railroad were in
town Monday evening ell route to New
Berlin where many improvements are
being made on the roadbed of the
Chatham division.
Misses Mary Hutton and Bridget
Mclaughlin entertained a number OF
their friends at their home on Main
street Tuesday evening in honor OF
Misses Isabella and Helen Toomey OF
Boston who are visiting in town.
What would be thought of con
tractor who would attempt a great
engineering feat without the use OF
modern mechanical appliances? He
would be no greater object of ridicule
than the man who tries to run great
modern business without that power
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