The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and Village T0ld
Briefly for Busy Readers,

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H. Harry Levin is in New York this
week purchasing his spring stock.
Luther Fiske Of Pratt street visit
ed friends in North Adams Monday.
Mrs. James Kelley of Convent
avenue visited in Troy over Sunday
Charles Donnelly Of Albany was the
guest of ]. Guy Livingston over sun
4 day.
Mrs. George Prentiss of Scott St,
and three daughters We're in Albany
yesterday
Miss Amy Harbour of Gage street
has returned from short visit with
friends in Arlington
Dr. Frank E. Grennan of Science
tady visited at his home here over
Washington birthday.
Mrs. Daniel Cummins and daughter
of Grove street spent Sunday with
friends in East Dorset
{ Mrs. Joseph Guiltinan and son Fran
els of West Rutlanl are guests of Miss
Lillian Guiltinan of North street.
Miss Gertrude Levin is spending
the week in New York City where
she will buy spring millionery goods
Wallace Anderson and Charles
Daley of Schenectady were visitors
at their former homes here over the
holiday.
II H. c. Wilson of Wallingford, state
deputy for the Independent Order of
Foresters, visited friends in this
town over Sunday
H Caterpillars have been seen in plen,
tiful numbers, during the past few
days. Pussy-wlows are also said to
be in bloom. Spring seems lavish
with its signs this year
A few of the young friends Of
Roger William Burt of School street
called on him and passed a very pleas
ant evening to commemorate Wash
ington's birthday
There will be no meeting of Ben
nington Grange until March 3rd, when
an initiation will take place on a
number OF candidates The third
| and fourth degrees will be exempli
| fed.
| During Lent special sermons vii
| be delivered by visiting clergymen a
| st. Marks church in Hoosick Falls
! On Wednesday, March 8. Rev. Philil
| Schuyler of st. Peters church will de
| liver the sermon.
| The advance sale Of reserved sea
| tickets for Chauncey Olcott in "Ral
| ged Robin" will start at the box o
fee Wednesday evening at oclocl
" Mr.. Olcott will be at the opera hous
y Saturday evening
= According to Saturdays Troy Pres
at st. Lawrence's hall last nigh
- John p. O'Connel a blind man fro
re, Bennington w, gave a lecture an
WI WI told how the blind are educated. A
!, ,'IFn other sightless one gave piano sele
ner. tons.
9t2 The Y. NJ. c. A. clerks class W
meet at the usual hour this eyenin
The ladies of the various corps W
ssoT hold their first meeting this aftt
ople noon at 1880. The young ladies ella
, 'SSS will hold it's regular session WednC
oea' day evening
s22 Williams college basket ball tea
easily defeated the Rensselaer, Pc
technic Institute team of Troy
Iasell gymnasium in Williamson
Saturday night by a score OF 50
10. Williams play was the fastest
the season.
Look See the new pictures a
songs at Library theatre today Fe
ures. "A Florida Feud" an excel,
lUl scenic drama of love in the ey
glades; Duel under Richilieu', n
NO istic duel; "A Sisters Love" or
drama of the Franco Prussian W
M Spanish Blood depicting life
w Spain; Water Sports" very educ
IN ional; "A Cure for Bashfulness,' v
w funny, and others in a big show.
Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, is
n beginning of the penitential season
D Lent. Masses will be sung in all
Catholic churches in the morning
- which ashes will be blessed
r,o,, placed on the foreheads of the ia
RITA full in accordance with very old
$3.50 tom OF the church, All during
wA holy season special services will
held on appointed evenings of e
h week. In ST. Francis de Sales chit
these services will be held at Z: &c
= Wednesday and Friday evenings
this week.
A solemn high mass of requiem
celebrated in ST. Francis de 81
n church Monday morning at oc
for the repose of the sould Of the
Rt. Rev. John S. Michaud, d. d.
II hop of Burlington. Rev. A. j. Ba
acted as celebrant, Rev, c. Il. PREY
deacon Rev. T. c. Schaffaer Of n
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