The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. Margaret Morrissey OF Dewey
street, who has been i'll, is improving.
Mrs. P. c. Cornell OF the Putnam
House 10 spending two weeks in New
York city.
Nance O'Neill, Theda Bara and
William Shay at the Harte theatre
tomorrow Adv
Mignon Anderson in two-part Than
houser drama, "Outcasts in Society
opera house today. ADV.
Cleo Madison in ALAS and Alack"
and Sidney Ayres in THE Third
Partner, opera house today Adv,
Mrs. Burdick will start the Y. w.
C. dancing class on Friday evening
at eight o'clock. Admission 15c.
Adv9t3
Belascos famous dramatic hit THE
Fighting Hope played by Laura
Hope Crews, Cleo Ridgley, Tom For
man and George Gethardt Adv.
A supper to which all Odd Fellows,
camp members, Canton and Rebek-
abs. are invited will be served at Odd
Fellows hall Thursday evening at
$50 o'clock.
Herbert Rawlinson is featured in
9 two-part enthralling story of the
pearl diving industry in which ro-
nance and tragedy are intermingled,
"Her Prey" Opera house today.
ADV.
That brilliant Broadway star,
Marie Tempest in five part comedy
drama Of love versus money, Mrs.
Plum's Pudding, opera house tomor-
row. ADV.
Laura Hope Crews, distinguished
dramatic star, is appearing at the
Harte Theatre today in THE Fight
ing Hope" Paramount feature
Adv.
Charles II. Potter, who was charg
ed at the mock trial held at high
school hall last evening with driving
his black horse at rate exceeding
the speed limit went down Main
street this forenoon with a large
clock in his lap.
One of the public officials of the
city of New Bedford, Mass, was in
the village Tuesday. He took an early
walk over the streets and
just before taking car for North
Adams stated that the concrete side
walks here were the best he had
seen between his home city and Ben
ningtoH.
The good roads trip of the Brattle-
boro board OF trade which had in
view the betterment of the highway
between Brattieboro and Bennington,
is to be followed up by trip of the
Bennington board of trade to Brattle-
boro in short time, probably within
two weeks. At the same time the
Bellows Falls chamber OF commerce
will come to Brattleboro. and the
three organizations will discuss mat
ters of common interest. Details
have not been arranged Brattleboro
Reforme..
Very often persons ask why Yer
mont does not build her state high
ways the way Massae does.
Governor Gates answered that ques-
ton very completely in his remarks
At the Park club in Pittsfield Thurs
day night. Vermont, he said, has
the same number of
miles that Massachusetts has, but it
has only one-eighth the population
and less than one-fifteenth the prop
erty valuation. 1t costs Massachus-
stts, according to the Massachusetts
highway departments report, nearly |
$1,000 mile annually to maintain
he state highways in that state. Yer
mont cannot afford any such system |
If highways.
Out of 100 invitations sent to par
ents of Bennington children to come |
o High school hall on Friday after |
loon to meet the new principal of the |
grammar school and teachers of the |
eyenth and eight grades, only five or
Tx responded and a woman writes to
he Banner to ask what the trouble |
S. This reveals an unfortunate feat
ire of American life. Having pre-
jared the children for school, that is,
laving seen to their physical needs.
he parents seem to consider their
uty ended, having no regard to what
he children do there, or what is done
o them This is not only an Unjust
ce to the child but it is discouraging
o the teacher, who is often brought
nto more intimate relation with the
hid than the parent itself. Those
Tho have to do with educational re-
orms might well consider this mat
Enterprise.