The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

II. M. Richie is in New York on
business.
Franklin II. Brown OF North Adams
Is in the village on business today.
Miss Alice Foley, of Hartford. Conn
former resident is stopping at the
Colonial. ~
Miss Ella Lyons OF Rutland, a
former resident is guest of Miss
Frances Ryan.
A regular meeting of Bennington
Council, Knights of Columbus will be
held Friday evening.
George Eldred has returned from a
visit at his home In Hoosick and Is
camping at Lake Hancock
The advance sale for 'The Little
Cafe" is now open at Gokays drug
store. The subscription sale has been
good.
Mrs. Geo Smith OF North Adams
has been visiting relatives in town.
Miss Louise Burns went to Hoosick
Falls today to pass a week.
Mrs. Abner f. Towne and daughter,
Elaine of Pownal went Wednesday TO
Orange, Mass, to be guests OF Mrs.
A. C. A. French a former resident of
Bennington.
Joseph Edward Barrett and Ruth
Abigail Crosier of Williamstown. Mass.
were united in marriage at the Meth
odist parsonage Tuesday March l6,
1915 by Rev. P. L. Dow.
James Maurice Study and Lottie
May Rogers both of Pittsfeld, Mass.
were united in marriage at the Metho-
dist parsonage Wednesday March II
1915 by Rev. p. l.. Dow.
The funeral of William Bowen, u
former resident OF SALISBURY, who
South SALISBURY church this alter
noon at o'clock. Rev. Peter Heller,
officiating. The burial was in the Gem
etery at South SALISBURY. One broth.
er living in Manchester survives
Mrs. r. G. Reynolds OF Troy, form
er resident of Bennington, with her
husband is travelling through Califor-
MIA by automobile on their way to the
exposition at San Francisco. They
are at present making brief stay at
Del Monte.
Orlando Davis, one of the inmates
of the Vermont soldiers home has
been committed through the Benning-
ton probate court, to the retreat at
Brattleboro. and was taken TO the in
stitution Wednesday by ]. Benjamin
Harmon.
The First Aid to the Injured class
will hold its second meeting in the
children's room of the Library Friday
evening at o'clock. The lecture part
of the class is open to everyone, and
twenty-five can be accommodated for
the practice in bandaging. Both men
and women may participate.
The giving OF means, service, symp
athy, help. cheer, etc, will be the sub
ject OF thought. prayer and song at
the Methodist church this evening.
The pastor will conduct the service,
and trusts that goodly number will
give the influence of their presence
andsupport. Take time 10 be holy,
speak oft with the Lord
The University OF Vermont Musical
clubs are to give their concert in the
village next Thursday evening in the
High School hall. From all accounts
the club has been having a very sue
cessful season and the friends of the
school will doubtless be glad of an OPP
portunity to hear the collegians in the
musical program ADV.
The relative value of birds to the
vegetable kingdom will be one of nat
uralist Schurr's strong features in his
talk at the Y. NJ G. A. on Saturday
evening OF this week All interested
in wild life should take this opportun-
ity of hearing a man who has lived
close to nature for many years and
whose father before him was also a
nature student Fifteen cents admis.
sion to students. Adv,
The meeting CT the Brotherhood TO
b.. held Friday evening CT this week
Is to be addressed 10y Prof, A w. Var
ney, who VII speak on Vermont and
illustrate hts remarks by the use IF
some very interesting lantern slides,
The lady tiiends OF the members are
cordially invited 20 attend this meet
ing, AMI nj are requested to be pres
ent at 7i5 il possihte So AS not to Ills
arb toe ,Tcaker ami n,,,.l,sce after
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