The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
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N'' -AtNBAN 80 49,
Mrs. f. B. Carver and daughter
Florence Carver have returned from
visit in Troy and vicinity
Calico &c yard, cotton bats large
and good quality, only lOc per roll at
The New York Store. Adv.
Albert Burgess, who spent the
Christmas holidays with his sister in
Greenwich, Conn, has returned home.
The Adams Harware Store will be
open this evening till 1920, Closed
all day tomorrow New Years day.
Adv.
John b. Harte, who has been con
fined to his bed Tor the past ten days
with quinsy has recovered and is able
to be about.
Secretary Fl. A. Wilkinson Of the Y.
NJ c. A. has moved his family into the
house on Putnam street recently com
pleted by James s. Silk.
Miss Ethel Bratton left this morn
ms IOI NtN yin dilCl SpChuIhS thO
Christmas season with her sister, Mrs
Frank Thompson of Beech street
Fifteen prominent citizens face
prison bars-All known to be men
higher up--Startling evidence a:
hand-"Graft" watch for further par
ticulars. ADV.
III +ofcnbora aud Iiebtinu oon,nau
les are renewing nearly all of the
poles on Main street between Dewey
street and tn old ST Francis de Sales
church
Mrs. William II. Wills is confined
to her home with slight attack OF
grippe. obliging her to cancel her
part in the forthcoming play "Scroog-
els Christmas"
Mrs. j. F. Waters of New York is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lester
Barrett of Gardner road Before re-
turning she will spend some time as
the guest Of her son. l. b. Waters in
Berlin.
Tomorrow New Years Day. at the
opera house, Robert Leonard and Ella
Hall in the interesting three part
drama Idols of Clay and two big
acts OF vaudeville -Four big shows,
.. $50, 100 and p m Adv
An intere .ag musical and recital
was given at the Guide Board chapel
last evening by local talent, for the
benefit OF the chapel the receipts be
ing utilized Tor defraying the expens.
es of maintaining the branch mission
of the Congregational church, An at
tendance of about 70 was reported,
the music being under the direction
| OF members or the congregational
choir
Imagine handsome Westemer,
bubbling over with youth, enthusiasm
persistence and perseverance, whose
| one desire is to marry the girl he
loves This girl does not even know
him. He arms himself with a pistol.
I, kidnaps the girl and takes her to his
apartment Does she marry him?
Heights Of Hazard" Opera house
| Tuesday Adv.
At the regular sem-monthly meet
| ing of the F'ortnightly January Sth.
| the entertainment will be in charge
| of the Committee on Education. CON
sisting of Miss Hilda Pratt, Miss
Maude H. Carpenter, and Mrs. Irving
| Cobb Secretary Willard W Bartlett
Of the Improvement Association will
deliver an address on Tendencies in
| Present Day Education
| The old Trenor Park homestead
| which stood for years back OF the
| Free Library on Silver street. and
l which was taken down during the
past summer in preparation for the
memorial library that it is expected
will eventually be constructed on the
sight, has been regretted in the rear
of the Mccullough estate in North
I Bennington and the finishing is being
| done this week The house has been
restored in its entirety, all of the ori-
| ginal boards and fixtures being used
with the addition Of few modern de-
tails including electric lights and
| plumbing.
| Local theatre patrons will be afford
ed an opportunity next Wednesday at
| the opera house of Witnessing a high
~ artistic and enjoyable presentation
of the greatest drama ever written.
| Uncle Toms Cabin" by Leon Wash
burns Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin
| company. The intense /scene III
1 which the child Eva breathes its
last is the supreme dramatic moment
of the play The performance
| throughout>fs maintained at high
standard OF artistic excellence.
| Nothing has been left undone in the
way OF scenic aids and accessories
and competent company will in
sure harmonious performance
| ADV.
| Bennington awoke this morning to
| find itself frozen in the coolest wealth
| er which has visited this part of Yer
| mont this year Tho usual disagree
| ment over the depths of the temporal
/ ure took place in the barbeTshops and
| cigar stores, but a safe average was
| about six degrees below zero around
| 6 O'clock When the sun came up the