The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

for Busy Readers
E. f. Larabee has returned from
Burlington.
Mrs. L. L. Stevens OF South street is
seriously ILL.,
Charles H. Hicks of Gage street is
on the sick list.
E. T. Griswold is spending the day
in Troy on business.
Miss Bessie Reynolds of Pownal Wis.
tied here Wednesday.
Clark Hamilton has returned from
few days stay in SYNDICATE
Alfred Tubbs and family of Peters
burg have moved to this village to re-
side
DR.. f. S. Braley and William L.
Gokay are attending the Boston auto
show.
Attend the special bargain sale at
the 1c to 9yc surprise store, Library
building. 1872
b. N. Estabrook returned Tuesday
from Baltimore where he has been
visiting his daughter.
Miss Martha Dewey of Union street
Is i'll of rheumatic fever and trained
nurse is in attendance.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
w. Pierce of Bradford street, is seri-
ously i'll OF typhoid fever.
Daniel Colwell of New Haven,
Conn, spent part of Wednesday
with his uncle, b. A. Quinlan.
The spring vacation of the Benning-
18th. The vacation will be only one
week.
At the chapel service of the Second
Congregational church this evening
the topic will be The Happy Life as
Jesus Saw It,"
Everything Is being put in readiness
for the Ladies' Minstrel show. The
songs, overture and everything is to
be entirely new.
A cheaply made sewing machine is
dear at any price, because faulty in
action, liable to break, and difficult to
operate. Get the Singer.
Mrs. A. w. Varney left Monday
morning for New York City where she
will spend couple OF weeks with her
brother, Mr.. Bond of that city.
William Van Sleet of North Adams
spent Wednesday in the village, going
from here to Pittsfield. He will go to-
day to Boston to attend the auto
show.
Don't miss the Vitagraph Indian
drama in which Florence Turner, that
clever performer, takes the lead. II
will be shown at the Library theatre
today
A number OF the friends of Mrs. Sol
onion w. Sherman OF Main street
called on her Wednesday evening tc
aid in observing her birthday ami
versary.
Fox and Evans arrived this morning
from New York. They can be seen il
a clever dancing talking and singing
: act at the Library theatre the rest o.
, the week
Mrs. Emily Marsden, District Depu
~ Grand Warden of Walloomsa,
| Lodge. ~ Il. 0. Z. attended a meeting
of the North Adams lodge Tuesda!
| evening. A class OF AS were initiated
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley o. Williams o
Main street observed their tent
wedding anniversary, Wednesday
March sixth, by entertaining a few
friends Dinner was served at sever
o'clock.
Fourteen ladies' gave Mrs. b. G
Slade a birthday surprise party Wed
nesday evening. Supper was serve
at 8 o'clock after which games AM
social time was enjoyed. Mrs
Slade was the recipient of severa
gifts.
|, One OF the strongest companies G
The Rosary" is booked for an earl
| appearance at the opera house. Thi
was one OF the most talked abou
| plays last season, and il is repeatin
| with unusual success this year. Her
| Wednesday, March 20.
III George W. belong, Boston an
Maine railroad conductor, will laaN
today for a trip to the West Indie
Mr.. belong formerly resided In Be
nington and was a conductor duriT
the old Fitchburg and Bennington al
Rutland railroad regime.
Jesus and the Children" will
the subject for thought at the mi
week service in the Baptist chuT,
this evening. The teachers of 4
junior and the intermediate class
particularly are interested in II
topic. The pastor will have charge