The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

day in Albany.
Miss Rose Hackett is passing few
days in Hoosick Falls.
Mrs. Edward Knapp of Amsterdam
is visiting relatives in town.
William Wills is in New York Oh
business for the Drysdale store.
Miss Amanda Nolan has returned
from business trip to New York
Dr. w. Montmarquet. chiropodlst,
will be at the Colonial Thursday. ADJ
Mrs. Norman Edgerton is visiting
at her former home in North Adams
today.
Miss Myrtle Niles Of Berlin, N. Y,
was the guest Of Mrs. j. II. Livingston,
Tuesday.
Richard McKale has returned from
Schenectady where he went to attend
funeral
Mrs. Ida Wood of Main street has
returned from visit in New York
and Boston.
Miss Mary Purcell of New York has
been called home by the death OF ner
| father, John Purcell.
The advance sale OF seats for THE
Miracle Man" will open at the box
office this evening at Z o'clock.
Miss Ruth Eddy of Troy and Old
Bennington sailed from New York
Monday for Charleston, s. G.
Mrs. Fanny McLeon has returned
from New York and Boston with a
full line Of spring millinery. Adv.
Any lady buying hat at Mcleod S
Millinery parlors will be given free
demonstration of the latest styles IN
hair-dressing Adv. 22t2
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Starbuck
have returned from visit with Mrs.
Starbuck's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. -
Oatman of Cambridge.
Attend the first of series of card
parties to be given at Foresters hall
Thursday evening. Cards at SIS.
Admission Is cents. ADV.
Mrs. Mary Hathaway entertained
the members of the ladies missionary
reading circle Of the Second Congreea-
tional church at her home Tuesday
afternoon.
A special meeting of the Bennington
Council, Knights of Columbus will be
held this evening at o'clock for :he1
purpose of taking action upon the
death of John Purcell.
The funeral OF Miss Edna TromE'ey
was held this morning at 8 o'clock
from St. Francis de Sales church. Rev
p. j. Doheny officiating. The burial
was in the Catholic cemetery.
In order to give all school children
chance to see Howes pictures "
the opera house next Monday the
matinee will not start until 3.15. The
advance sale OF seats will begin at
Gokay's drug store Thursday
The young ladies of the Sacred
Heart Parish will give card party at
the Young Womans club hall Thurs
day evening mid-lent at 5 O'Clock,
whist and 500 played. good prizes al
so musical program. Admission Toe
Geo. r. Mathers of Pleasant street
was elected secretary-treasurer of
the Cornell Alumni association of
Eastern New York at the annual
meeting and banquet held February
Goth at the Mohawk club Science
tady.
Basket Ball Teams! Practice for
this week has been changed from
Thursday night to Wednesday night.
Every girl who hopes to make the
high school team must be present to-
night. A large number of the Recrea-
ton team is urged to come in order
to give the team a good practice be-
fore their match game.
w. f. Bristol spoke to few repre-
sentative people at the local Y. NJ. C..
A. last night regarding the work Of
the association in the present war N
Europe. He expects to return to the
French war frontier during this
month and participate in the activi-
ties now underway among the troops
directed by the Y. NJ. c. A. Mr. Bris-
tol was called to New York from here
leaving on the sleeper last night
Boys work day is to be observed by
the Y. M. c. AS of the state as the
second annual event in Vermont com
ing this year on Saturday of this
week. The local boys will work in
four teams of six each and will aim 10
solicit small sums from individuals
who are rarely reached by any other
branch of this home work The pro,
ceeds are to be given for home, state
and international work and a fourth Of
the total Is to be used for supplying
the game room in the Bennington
building.
A pleasant company gathered yes%I
terday by invitation at the home. OIL
Mrs. A. S. Davis to celebrate her
mothers, Mrs. Van AmIee, S1st BIRTH
day One can scarcely realize thas|
this number of years has been rounl;I
ed out, as she is so wonderfully perl
served Her active life as well as her
mental condition is not the portion of
many of her advanced years. II Is her