The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Goshen are guests of Myron Woodland
on South Branch street.
Mrs Laura B. Cole has returned
from visiting Eastern Star lodges in
Burlington and Woodstock.
Born, son, James H. Lockwood, TO
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lockwood of
Harwood hill on Monday, Dec. 10Th.
Clifford Atkins, employed in the
Woods iewelry store, is spending a
week at his former home in Groveton.
N IL.
Mr.. and Mrs O. b. Pierce of South
SALISBURY are the guests OF their
son, ]. w. Pierce of South Branch
street.
Miss Eleanor Sibley of Pittsburg is
spending the holidays at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Sib-
ley.
c. c. Barringer, counselor and at
torney-at-law of Boston, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. f. A. Booth of Silver
street
Miss Stella Van Gorder, forelady at
the Bottum & Terrence plant, is
spending a few days as the guest OF
relatives in Troy.
Miss Zaida Nichols returned this
morning to her school in Nottingham
after spending the Christmas vacation
with friends here.
Miss Mayme Stevens of New York
is the guest of her aunt Miss Clara
Adams of North Branch street for
the remainder of the holidays.
Miss Ada Berry of North Adams
who has been visiting her grand
father, John Vanderburg of Branch
street, left this morning for a short
stay in New York.
The Christmas tree of ST. Peters
church will be held at the Parish
house tonight from TO 8 o'clock. All
members of the parish and Sunday
school are invited.
One of the first skiing parties of the
season was enjoyed by dozen young
ptople spending the holidays at Old
Bennington, who journeyed to Har-
mon hill Monday afternoon.
Herbert Davenport. who has been
confined TO his home for the past
three weeks with grippe. is recovered
and was able to be about the house
for the first time Christmas day.
Miss Edwina North Of Branch
street is spending a couple of weeks
with her grandmother in North Pow
nal Her mother, Mrs Clara Harbour
is in Old Bennington caring for the
children OF Mr.. and Mrs John Spargo
4 fivepart film version of Elinor
Glyn's sensational novel OF thrilling
love and royal intrigue, Three
Weeks opera house tomorrow.
Startling Sensation,--N Y Herald.
Adv.
\ linen shower was given to Miss
Ruby Olin on Monday evening at the
home of Miss Mary LaFranchise Of
Scott street in honor of hsrapproach.
ing marriage. Music and games furn,
ished the evenings entertainment,
concluded with light refreshments.
y The ~ NJ. c. A. was the beneficiary
OF small Christmas club check, a
friend having opened an account in its
favor a year ago. This is a new use
for the Christmas club account but
an idea by which many local institu-
tons might be benefited.
The Y NJ. c. A. is collecting read
ing matter to be sent to neighboring
lumber camps. and will be pleased to
receive magazines and periodicals for
that purpose. II they cannot be de.
livered, telephone or write, and they
will be sent for. 1t is desired to have
them on the way in a few days.
! Mrs. Frank L. Howe on Monday eve
ming entertained party of 3S young
people in honor of her niece, Miss
Aline Cummins of Pierre, SO. OAK,
who is a guest of her cousin, Edmund
Howe, during the holidays. The
party had dinner at the Howe home
on South street followed by dancing
| in the hall over the Banner Office.
| Harry Myers and Rosemary Thelby
put on a corking good comedy in
reels, "He Was Only Bathing Suit
Salesman Opera house today, stag
ed in New York, Philadelphia, Balti
| more and Washington with Venus
like bathing girls. swimming pools
restaurant high life and cabaret
shows, thrown in for good measure
ADV.
Next Saturday night, New Years
evening, the Y. NJ. c. A. basketball
team will play the Emeralds from
Pittsfield, at Bennington, in the Y
gym. The local boys will appear foI
the first time in their new suits
which have been on exhibition in Girls
| wold's windows the last few days
The Pittsfleld manager writes: 1--WE
shall try and give you a hard game
| The community Christmas was this
| year again a great success though
on a smaller scale than last year
| Forty-oneboxes were packed and
| Christmas cheer carried to one hun
dred and thirty nine children who