The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
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DR.. w, Montmarquet. chiropodist
will be at the Colonial Thursday.
The residence of Henry c. Shields
Of Old Bennington is being painted.
Miss Anne Shields, of Troy passed
the week end with Miss Ruth Eddy.
Pasture your cattle with Truman
Madison on the Harmon Hill. Adv.
este
Mr. and Mrs. l.. H. Nichols have re
turned from a few days stay in New
York.
Miss Helen Johnson has opened
her residence Z. Old Bennington for
the season,
Friday. arbor day, being a legal
holiday the local banks will be closed
for the day.
Miss Mayme Donnelly OF Rutland
is a guest Of Miss Ella Murray of
Gage street.
Misses Lena and Ethel Center of
Cambridge are guests of Mrs. II. A.
Davenport
Henry Ross of Manchester has pur-
chased a HarleyDavidson side-car
from the local agency.
John and Peter Savas left this af-
ternoon for Chicago where they eX-
pect to reside in the future.
Mrs. Samuel Holt has gone to
Pittsheld to prepare to remove her
household effects to Bennington.
Mrs. James A. Eddy and daughter,
Miss Ruth Eddy of Troy, are at their
summer home in Old Bennington.
Miss Harriet and Miss Frances
Shields of Troy will open their rsei
dence at Furnace Grove this week.
Card party and dance at Foresters
hall Thursday evening Cards at 8.
Dance at TO- Admission Is cents.
Adv
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Durham OF
Pittsfeld who have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Buss, have return
ed home,
Postmaster Hiland of Hoosick
Falls, accompanied the postotlice in
speotor to Bennington Tuesday and
visited the new postoffice.
The annual meeting of St. Mary's
Guild of St Peters church will be
held at the Parish house, Thursday
afternoon at a o'clock. A large at
tendance is desired.
Miss Alice Brown was delightfully."-
surprised Monday evening by few
of her schoolmates. After very
enjoyable evening refreshments were
Sc, we'd and the party concluded
Mrs. George Phelps has returned
from a three weeks visit TO her son,
Burt Taylor, of Troy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor are receiving congratulations
over the birth of a son.
During the month of April the fol-
lowing high school students have
maintained grade between 80 ana
1907 John Holden. Helen Carpenter,
Eleanor Hutton, Marion Beecher
Irene Berard, Barbara Cronin. Helen
Cutting. Ruth Mason.
H. Crofcct Of Tuba, Arizona. has
received the Harlcy-Davidson motor
cycle in good condition. which was
shipped from here by d. Il. Lewis
several weeks ago Mr.. Crofoot viii
use the machine in patroling on the
Navajo Indian reservation
The body OF Mrs Priscilla Black
mer Foster, former resident, who
died nj her home in Racine, Wis.
will be brought here Thursday The
funeral VIII be held from the Fist
Baptist church Saturday afternoon at
2 O'clock Her maiden name was
Priscilla Buck.
The High schools base ball sche-
dule for this week includes game
with the North Bennington High
school to be played at Morgan Park
Friday afternoon at $50 and one
with Waterford High school to be
played Saturday afternoon at 3 o.
10 !. en- TIC same field
The regular monthly business
meeting of the Ladies Aid was held
at the Methodist church Monday eve
ming and the following officers We're
elected for the year; President, Mrs.
Willard Lighthall; vice-presidents,
Mrs. Sidney Burt, Mrs. a. j. Cooper
and Mrs Carrie F. Abel; secretary,
Mrs. Albert Knights and treasurer,
Mrs. Daniel C. Hurlbut.
At the Library theatre today Mary
Pickford, the celebrated screen star
of the Famous Players Film company
adds appreciably to her stellar hon
ors in the role Of Mistress
latest Characterization in a fve-part
feature adoption of the renowned
romantic drama by George C. Hazel
ton. Jr, the latest release on the
Paramount Program. An excellant
cast, including Mr.. owen Moore as
King Charles II, assists the star and
contributes to make the play one of