The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NewG OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

w. 4.
Mrs. Blendenia G. Center is recover
ing after weeks OF severe illness,
Mrs. E. f. c. Mosher is spending
the week in Manchester and Weston,
Vt
Mrs. A. Satter of Grandyiew street
is spending a week in New York and
New Jersey
Mrs. B. G. Center wishes to thank
all those who so kindly sent beauti-
full flowers and potted plants during
her illness
Don't fail to see Russells dancing
| models with special scenery and
wonderful electrical effects at the
Harte Theatre today Adv,
Nathan Levin and daughter, Miss
Anna Levin left for New York Satur-
day where they will attend the we'd
ding OF a relative Tuesday,
Curnel Vaughn of East Arlington,
one of the lucky deer hunters, spent
the week end with his aunt, Mrs. c.
G. Walker of Gage street
| Bob Westons Musical Comedy Co.
Funny comedians-pretty girls. One
| big bunch of laughs. Usual small
prices Opera house today. Adv.
The Congregational ladies' mis-
sionary society will meet IN the
chapel parlor tomorrow afternoon at
| 3 o'clock. Mrs. T. H. Southall is
hostess and Mrs II. II. Webster is
leader, subject Christmas in the
Mission Fields All the ladies of the
church are invited
A plunge down precipice in an
unmanageahle motor car ,disables
him and nearly snuffs out the life Of
his clandestine friend He is running
| away from his wife and child, de-
sorting them, when the accident hap
| pens. He took the wrong Turn OF
the Road opera house tomorrow
Adv
| County court convened a 2 o'clock
| this afternoon after the recess over
! Sunday When court adjourned Fri
| day it was with the understanding
/ that the case OF Charles Danforth VS..
Isaac Blessing of Syracuse in which
Danforth claims $4,000 damages for
/ the death of little daughter who
was run over and killed on July Is of
| last year by blessings automobile
| would be taken up this afternoon.
| Saturday it was announced that the
| case had been settled out OF court.
II is not probable that the trial of
| any case will be begun today
About 70 fathers and mothers were
in attendance at the health exercises
| in the Seventh Ward school Friday
| evening given under the auspices Of
the school facility addressed by Miss
Anne l.. Davis Of Brattleboro on the
health of school children. Miss Cora
! Whitney gave an exhibition drill in
| arithmetic and the girls of the high
| school rendered a musical program.
| Willard W. Bartlett gave a short talk
experimenting Miss Davis address
| and the evening was concluded with
! light refreshments served by the
| teachers of the Seventh ward school
who acted as hostesses. The whole
| furnished thoroughly enjoyable
| evening and beside the instruction
received from Miss Davis talk on
child hygiene, the parents had an OPP
| portunity to get in touch the teach
| ers and enter into closer cooperation
| tor the advancement OF their chill
| dren's school ~ork.
| Oscar Elwell, who is visiting here
| for the winter from Los Angeles, is
personal acquaintance of Charlie
| Chaplin. the famous moving picture
| comedian Mr. Elwell is interested
| in the Bonny Brae Market and Groc-
cry company where the Chaplin fam
lily do their buying, and where
Charlie enters promptly every Satur-
| day evening and settles his weeks
grocery bill Mr. Elwell says that
| Charlie without his makeup before
the camera is the last person one
would take for comedian. He is
| very modest and unassumng and
| never carries his antics beyond work.
ing hours. He is married but has no
| children and supports beautiful
home on Lake street in Los Angeles.
| The only fault Los Angeles people
have to find with him is his influence
among the boys who have a fad OF
initiating Charlie Chaplin in school
! and home. carrying his antics to the
annoyance of disgust of their elders.
The Birth of a Nation" completed
its engagement at the Harte theatre
| Saturday evening, playing to the
| largest house since they opened,
Thursday afternoon. The managers
report that the picture did a fair
business. but nothing in comparison
| to that in other towns in the state
| During the entire run here the film
showed to about 1000 people, receipts
| averaging in the vicinity of $500
| Thirty-three per cent of this bust
| ness was from out of town, especially
| the Saturday night crowd which was
| largely from surrounding com.
munities. From Williams college
10 students attended. A queer