The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

ing few days in the village.
The village board of trustees will
hold its regular monthly meeting this
evening.
The millinery and crocheting clas-
ses OF the Y. v C. will be held
this evening.
Miss Clara Monahan is spending a
few days visiting Miss Mabel l. Force
Of West Rutland.
Miss Mary Robinson, who has been
visiting the public schools in Boston,
returned Monday evening.
The choir of ST. Francis de Sales
church will hold an important re-
hearsal at the church at 73O this eve
ming.
Don't mss the two hour show-a
Paramount masterpiece-Geor Be-
ban in THE Alien"-Harte Theatre
today. Adv
Miss Margaret Purcell of School
street is visiting for few days with
Miss Margaret Fleming of West Rut-
land.
Daniel Robinson is closing his sum-
mer home in Old Bennington today
preparatory to leaving Wednesday for
New York.
The T. Fl. #. sewing club will meet
at the home of Miss Jennie Levin on
North street at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Il. G. Bennett has returned
from Elmira, where she has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Charles G. r.
Jennings.
Wallace Venable who has been visit
ing at his home here has returned to
Waitsfield where he is principal of
the high school.
Miss Nellie Barry of the Western
Union office has returned from trip
to New York. She was accompanied
by Miss Mary E. Doran.
$4,000 for suggestion, an dea for
sequel to the famous picturized ro-
matte novel, THE Diamond from the
Sky" opera house today Adv
Don't forget the card party and so
ciaI to be given this evening by the
Daughters OF Isabella in the Knights
of Columbus rooms. ADV.
Miss Margaret Z, Hayes gave din
ner party at her home on Gage street
Monday evening to the G. G. O. club
in recognition of the birthday of one
of the members. gr
In addition to the wonderful feat
ure, "Mortmain," at the opera house
today Marie Walcanp and Yelling
ton Playter viii be featured in a
three-part wild animal drama, THE
Queen of Jungleland." ADV.
Coming-A minstrel show-Tues-
day, Nov 16, 1915 at Bennington
opera house given by the entertain
ment committee of Mt. Anthony
Lodge No. IS, f. & A. NJ Tickets
will be on sale November 9th. Watch
for further notice. ADV,
f. Davidson Washington. son of
Booker T. Washington, will speak in
the interest of the Tuskegee Institute
at union meeting of the churches
at the Baptist church Thursday eve
ming of this week. The public is in
vited
The store which is now being va
Gated by Joseph A. Evans News
Room will be occupied shortly by
Burt the florist. The store formerly
occupied by w l.. Gokay is undergo
ing alteration and the news room will
be transferred between the 18th and
25th.
Deputy Sheriff f. A. Wilson of
Pownal was in the village Monday
after returning from Vergennes
where he committed two little girls
from Pownal to the state industrial
school. The children were commit
ted for the reason that they were ad-
judged to be receiving improper care
at home.
Frank McDermott has completed
the house which has been under con
struction at the corner of Gage and |
Stafford streets and it will be occupied
shortly, Among other construction |
work on village houses this week is |
the remodeling of the Moon property |
on Union street and the additional OF |
a slate roof,
An interesting fact in connection
with the maintenance of the Everett |
Estate comes in the local sale this |
week of ton of putty which is being |
utilized to make secure all the plate |
glass in the Everett mansion in antlci |
patton of winter gales on Mount An
thony. Over 1900 panes of glass
have had the old putty removed and
some of the panes took eight pounds
of the material to hold them in place.
The concrete tube across Washing
ton street to carry the surface water
from Union and South streets has
been completed and the highway has
been opened for the passage. The
double wall through the George f.
Graves property will be finished in a
few days. The work will not only
care for the surface water, which has