The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-27
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nome on SANFORD street..
Miss Julia Powers has returned from
a visit at her home in North Adams.
John Burton of the Banner Office
force is confined to the house by ILL
ness.
Mrs. C E. Roberts of Adams street
is improving slowly from her recent |
illness
Mrs John Evans of South street is |
confined to the house by an attack of |
the grip.
Fred Wood left Wednesday after
noon for a short business trip in Troy
and Albany.
Mr. and Mrs W. A. Wall of West
Main street are both victims of the
prevalent disease la-grippe.
Michael Kelly of Adams street left
Wednesday afternoon for Granville, N.
Y where his sister Mrs Galipo is seri-
ously i'll.
Ned Hart has been unable to attend
to his duties for the past few days ON
account of an attack of the grip.
For Saturday only, special sale of
carnations so cents per dozen at the
School street greenhouses Terms
cash. 92t2
Marcus Miller of Morgan street left
Wednesday afternoon for an extended
trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania.
He will be absent for some time
George f. Donnelly is in Science
tady today where his brother Edward
will appear this evening with William
ii. Crane in The Father and the Boy.
lockwood & Howe, real estate deal.
ers, haye old for Hiram II. Allen his
house located on Putnam street to Al
bert H. Bishop who will take possess
ion March /.
Mrs George Slade who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bug
bee of Branch street extension re-
turned Wednesday to her home in
North Adams.
The machinery for the new Fillmore
and Slade mill at Bennington Falls is
being put in position and 1t is expected
| Nhae tht wiz oiuit III
about a month.
John Williams. formerly second
cook at the Putnam house. died Tues
day afternoon at his home in Buena,
Virginia. He had long been sufferer
from Consumption.
The RIP Van Wrinkle" company
which will play in the opera house
this evening arrived in town on the
early morning train from Troy where
they played last evening.
A. ID. S. Peroxide Cream is the only
Enon-p poisonous cream that whitens the
skin and keeps the complexion fair
and good to look upon. % cents per
jar for sale at Quinlans pharmacy.
Supper will be served on the Euro.
pean plan by The Young Woman's
club at their rooms on South street,
Saturday evening of this week from
$50 to o'clock. Everyone invited
Miss Eva Lacross who was recently
injured while visiting in Barre has not
yet fully recovered. She is still UNI
der the doctors care and from all pro-
liabilities will be for some time to
lcome.
Thomas Jefferson in his mastery
performance of Washington Irving's
good nathred vagabond of the Cats
kills, RIP Van Wrinkle will be seen
at the opera house this evening. Mr..
Jefferson's production of the play this
season is by far the most elaborate
ever given of ii.
Adjutant Crawford, accompanied by
Miss Maud Barnard of Troy, will con.
duct the services In the Salvation
Army hall, Saturday, Feb. 30 and
Sunday March /. Adjutant Crawford
is good speaker and Miss Barnard is
a fine singer. There win also be an
enrolment of Corps Cadets. All are
invited.
A large number of cases of grin
seems to have broken out again about
town, the number of cases now seems
to be nearly as large as any time dur.
ing the present winter The change
able weather of the past few DAYS
seems to be the cause of this increase
In the number of victims of this semi
dangerous disease.
Dr. Milfred Hale Smith will enter.
tain Bennington people with his popu.
lar lecture 1.-The Trip of Tramp" Fri
day night DR.. Smith is a 800 FOUNDER
physically and ten times as heavy in.
tellectually and knows how to spice III
lecture. Don't fail to hear him
Adults 25 cents. children ~ and un
der 10 cents. Two 25 cent tickets will
admit the whole family. Place, M. f.
church. date, Friday Feb 2S. time S
p. m.
The girls of the local high school
have recently formed an athletic club
which is styled. THE Girls Athletic
League of the Bennington High
School,. The following officers have
been elected: President, Miss Anna
Rogers; vice-president, Miss Martha
Pratt; secretary. Miss Edna Walbridge;
; treasurer. Miss Maude Kennon man
ager, Miss. Lila Krogman Some OF
the girls have already been practicine
basket ball for some time, but it Is
!, doubtful If team will be formed this
season.
The storm Wednesday evening was
one of the most disagreeable of the
season. During the morning small
quantity of snow fell but later in the
day there was considerable rain in the
air. This made slush which covered
the roads and sidewalks in some
places to the depth of two to four in
ches. On West Main street the gutter
on the north side was so full of ice
and snow that the water ran all Owe
the side walk making 1t almost impass