The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Abe Noveck is visiting in New
York.
Cooking class tonight at SIS at the
Y. w. C.
l.. H. Nichols went to New York
this morning on business.
| William Wills is in Manchester on
! business for the Drysdale store.
For good rubbers or boots at low
est prices visit the New York store.
| Adv. 1878
Miss Hildred Hart of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. 4.
e. Hart.
Miss Rose Durand of Mill street
has returned from few days visit in
Pittsfeld.
Mrs. Henrietta Bottum of West
Main street, who has been i'll was
able to sit up Tuesday for the first
4 time.
John Dahl OF Portland, Me-. Is visit
ing his uncle. ]. C.. Jensen. Mr.. Dahl
recently finished an enlistment in the
U. S. army
Division A of the Second Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs.
John Moore, North street Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock
Don't forget that the series prizes
will be awarded tonight at the card
lsocial az Foresters hall Cards at
| $50. Admission Is cents. Adv.
| Mrs. James H. Clark and Mrs.
Frank Tiffany OF Winthrop Mass,
who were called here by the death Of
Mrs. Mary Harwood, have returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Shippey. who
have been visiting Mr. .Shippeys par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Shippey of
| Congress street, have returned TO
Conway. Mass.
The b. II. S. basketball team will
play the team from Bennington Falls
this evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. The
game will startat o'clock and the
admission is 10 cents.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will give clam chowder
supper In the social rooms OF the
church Friday evening. March 5. Mrs.
| Paulson will cater. 1878
| Rose of the Rancho one OF David
Belasco's big productions, picturized
by Jessie l.. Lasky in FIVE interesting
| acts containing 800 scenes will be
shown at the Library thaetre today.
| Adv.
| Mrs n. A. Kennon of North Branch
street, who has been seriously i'll of
| pneumonia is some what imp oved.
Miss Elsie Smith granddaughter,
who has been caring for her. returned
to Greenfield yesterday.
| The members of the board OF civil
| authority residing in the village and
the village trustees will meet at the
town rooms at o'clock this evening
for the purpose of making corrections
in and additions to the check list 10
be used at the annual village meet
| ing on the 10th.
| State Boys Work day has been set
| for Saturday the 18th inst. by the Y.
| NJ. G.. A. state committee Members
of the local association boys depart.
| ment will visit their friends in an
endeavor to secure small or large
gifts to the world wide work of the
association as we'll as for the home
work.
The women of st. Peters church
| are asked to be at the Parish house
Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Mrs.
A. B. Hunter OF Raleigh, n. C.. who
with her husband is at the Lead OF
the St. Augustine school for colored
boys and girls will address the wo-
men. 1t is hoped that large num-
Der of women will greet her.
The committee members of the Y.
NJ. c. A. are making plans for SOC
ial evening in the association rooms
to be held on an evening of next weeh
to be decided The finance commit
tee have completed the canvass for
inc ut1lClt WHlCn mas Uttn COVERED Dy
pledges mostly all paid in. There
seems to be good time now TO Sc
cure a number OF new members he
fore the next gathering of the com.
mittees.
The Bennington weather report for
February is as follows: highest TEN
perature, 60 degrees on the 24tn low
est. degree above zero on the lvth.
mean temperature, 2S degrees. The
precipitation was $50 inc.es an ex.
cess of about one inche over normal.
The wind was generally in the south.
east and its velocity on the eth was
estimated at 3o4miles an nour. There
were IL clear days. one partly cloudy
and Is cloudy A rare condition in
the month OF February is that the
mercury did not fall below zero on
any morning during the month.
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NORTH BENNINGTON