The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-01
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from a few days stay IN New YORK.
Lawrence Griswold has returned |
from Utica, where he has been on
business.
C. w. White of North Bennington
was registered at the Hotel Wood |
stock in New York Thursday.
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Powers
of North Bennington passed Thursday |
with Miss Julia Normandy of School |
street.
The bowling alleys will be open
until the entertainment by Prof. Nor
ris begins in the Y. M. c. A. gym
nasium tonight.
There will be a meeting of Ben
nington council, Knights of Columbus,
this evening Immediately after the
church service.
The village trustees and the board
of civil authority will meet this even
ing for the purpose Of making chang
es in the check list.
The Rev DR. Hunter of Raleigh,
North Carolina will speak at St
Peters church this evening 1880
You are invited to this service.
Clam chowder Saturday night at
Odd Fellows hall Chowder served at
o'clock Admission 25c. Chowder
sold by the quart. Reserved table
for ladies. 14t2
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Bailey have
gone to Providence, Il. l., to reside
Their household effects are being
moved to that city today Mr. Bailey
was formerly employed as a boss in
the Holden, Leonard factory.
Mrs Mary Esther Bradish. ageu 67
wife OF John Bradsh, died Thursday at
her home in South SALISBURY. The
funeral will be held from the house
az 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
burial will be in the South SALISBURY
cemetery
The southbound sleeper due here
at 2.35 a. m. did not arrive this morn
ing until after o'clock Judging
from the looks of the train as 1t
passed through North Bennington the
long delay must have been due to a
severe storm which must have pre-
vailed somewhere north of Rutland.
The banquet Of the First Baptist
church Baraca society will be held in
the social rooms Of the church this
evening at $50 o'clock Among the
speakers are to be A. S. Davis, toast
master; A. w Varney, II. B. Dickin-
son and II. c. Banks. All who have
received an invitation are urged to be
present.
Up to this morning there had been
no nominations filed with the village
clerk other than those made at the
citizens caucus Wednesday evening
1t was rumored on the street that
nomination for Charles Harry Green
as trustee in ward three would be
filed before the time expired Saturday
evening
A large Case touring car, manufac-
tured at the company's plant in Mad
ison, Wis, attracted considerable at
tenton in the vicinity OF the Putnam
House today. The car is on a demon
stration tour coming to Bennington
from Syracuse The run from Albany
to Bennington this forenoon was made
in one and onehalf hours and the
driver said that the roads were in
unusually good condition.
Prof. Geo. A. Morris will present
his popular entertainment OF Southern
melodies and plantation sketches at
the Y VI. G. A tonight at s o'clock.
Being an open night for Prof. Morris,
the association has been able to Sc
cure his services at greatly reduced
price and so offer the public the adj
mission fee OF 20 cents with 10 cents
for all under 10 years. The member
ship OF the association are invited TO
enjoy the evening at the expense of
the association.
The sale Of tickets for The Chorus
Lady has been changed from Friday
, to Saturday evening at o'clock at
the box office Entire balcony, Soc.
Lower floor soc and gallery at 25c
Manager Wood has received letter
as well as a telephone message from
Mgr Harry Parsons Of Poll Theatre
Waterbury, Conn. stating that THE
J Chorus Lady" appeared at his treatre
, Monday evening last to a good bust
ness and was worth great deal more
( than prices asked.
Come out tomorrow night and see
the basket ball game between the 10
cal Y NJ. c. a. Seniors and the Pitts
field Boys Club. The Boys Club have
a fast aggregation and an interesting
game is assured The preliminary
game will be between the Juniors o
. the Methodist and Episcopal churches
The game will begin promptly at
p. m. and will be over in time for al
to do their Saturday evening shop
ping and to attend the last show al
the moving picture theatres The 10
cal boys will appreciate your support
George Shaw. the head Of the fami
ly arrested In Rutland for petty thioy
ing az the home OF Wilson Bentley h
Sandgate was released from the coun
: ty jail Thursday. as the state had n,
! evidence that he was implicated II
/ the offence. Mrs Shaw and a step
/ daughter. Bessie. confessed that the!
alone We're responsible for the thief
| OF a number of small articles iron
the Bentley home The girl is nov
i at the industrial school at Vergenne