The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

| Mrs. Olive Tefft has returned to
her home after caring for Mrs. W. II.
Myers.
Miss Mary Mann and Miss Bache-
Tor OF East Arlington were visitors in
town Thursday
Mrs. Raymond Howard visited at
the home Of George Harwood in Ar
lington recently.
Shop early and trade at Evans
Stationery, Books, Tissue Wrapping,
Seals, Tags, etc, Adv.
Dancing class at the young wo-
mans club tonight. Mrs Burdick is
teaching the new three step.
Mrs, Leon IIillard has returned to
her home in Arlington after spend
ing week visiting friends here.
Mrs. George NJ Hawks and daught-
er, Margaret, have returned from a
two months visit in Monroe, La.
Miss Anna Wallace of the high
school faculty will spend the Christ.
mas holidays in Florence, Mass.
AS the "Idyll of the Mill' is TO be
given in the opera house this evening
there will be no moving pictures
| there this evening.
Mrs Mary Lathrop and Mrs Ernest
| Lathrop have returned to their home
in Arlington after visiting for a week
with friends in the village.
The Community Christmas Head
quarters will be open Saturday from
10 to II a. M. and from to p. M,
and 7SO to 800 p, M. on Monday.
1.-THE Idyll of the Mill'' tonight at
the opera house A great comic
opera by well trained talent. Only
chance to see real big show of this
kind this winter.
The Girls gymnasium class will
not meet tonight owing to the recep-
ton at the high school, The next
basket ball practice will be held on
Monday night. December goth.
Stop worrying is our advice and
call on Evans. Cranes fashionable
writing paper and correspondence
cards, novelties, fancy articles, greet
ing cards, post cards Here money
goes far" Adv.
According to transfer tax report
recently filed with the deputy state
controller, Henry w. Putnam who
died January 20 1915. in San Diego,
Cal, left assets in New York state
of S374,S9o. Henry w Putnam, a
son, was the sole beneficiary.
Among the New York society
events for this evening is luncheon
given at the Colony club by Mrs.
Philip B. Jennings and Miss Eliza
beth T. Jennings for debutantees.
This afternoon Mrs. jennings is Civ
ing dance at Sherry's for her daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Jennings.
The high school and eighth grade
dancing class viii meet tomorrow Of
ternoon at 3 o'clock. There will not
be another session OF this class until
January 18th. Only high school and
eighth grade pupils are expected to
Npllt " llilo tldoS. All Oiu6TS VIII
kindly wait until the next class.
Mr. Mills will begin next Sunday
evening a short series of Stereopticon
Lectures on The Social Gospel"
The pictures and lectures for the
next two Sundays have been especial
ly chosen in view of the Christmas
season. The public is cordially in
vited.
The recently organized society of |
young people for missionary study |
and social times, which has adopted
the name OF THE Sunshine Circle"
will meet Saturday evening in the
Congregational chapel at $50. Mrs.
Bickford will have charge. Other |
young people from this church and
parish are heartily invited to join.
The Second Congregational church |
win observe Christmas Sunday next |
Sunday. The special musical pro
gram to be rendered by the choir |
will appear in tomorrows paper. |
The Sunday school is taking up with |
enthusiasm the plan of "The White |
Christmas" 1t is desired that the |
entire church and congregation may |
rally to these services.
The calico COW pony which has
been familiar sight on Bennington |
streets especially in the summer sea
son, carrying Vermont's most valient |
westerner William E. Hawks, is re |
ported as sold the past week to |
New York purchaser Mr.. Hawks |
was to have delivered the animal this |
week but was hindered in riding the !
bronx to Troy by the big storm of |
Tuesday From Troy it was to be |
shipped to New York by boat
Advertised letters: Chas. Berry, |
John BRAZIL, II. Il. Broadhurst, Will |
fred Duclos, Richard Houghtaling, j. !
f. Lawns, Raymond NJ. Elanus, Gull |
ford ST.; John Pellerin, John P. Rice, |
Byron NJ. Shaw, Mrs. Charles c.. Bell, |
Mrs. Michael Dillon, 5 School ST.. |
Mrs. Lalco, Matron of Childrens |
Home. These letters will be sent to |
the Dead Letter Office Dec 81, 1915
il not delivered before.