The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

ket ADV.
Fancy Grape fruit sc each at Estes
market. Adv.
Auction sale this afternoon and
evening at Rosters. Adv.
A mo" vote Tuesday means driv
ing $4,000 worth Of money and bust
ness out of town. Why not have the
money spent here. Adv.
Ninety-fve per cent of the drunk
ards in Vermont became addicted to
| the habit under prohibition. Genuine
Temperance makes no Roadway ex.
cept under local option. Adv
Will the person who took the
wrong pair of rubbers by mistake
from the Young Woman's club, leave
same at Banner Office where they
may get their own?
Sunday services in st. Peters
church will be Holy Communion at
100 a. m. Sunday school $50. Morn.
ing Prayer at 1915 and Evening Pray
|
From figures of medical inspectors
| of large insurance companies 1t is
claimed there is one death due direct
ly or indirectly to alcohol every eight
minutes, or as many people die every
| eight days in America as went down
on the Titanic. Adv.
Take your Sunday nap before or
after Mr.. Barss begins to talk, as
| there will be no chance TO snooze
while he occupies the platform.
Every man invited to the Library
hall at $3.50 D. m. Subject. Alcohol;
Its strong points" Adv.
No license drives the liquor bust
ness into dark corners where it does
more damage than it does out in the
daylight, A yet vote next Tuesday
is vote to keep it in the open under
strict scrutiny. Adv.
No skim milk but the cream of the
whole subject. The Hon. j. ~ Barss
talks tomorrow afternoon on topic
of intense interest to very citizen,
whether he be for or against license
At Library hall $3.50 o'clock. Admis.
sion free. Adv.
J. ~ Barss, who is to speak in Ii
brary Hall tomorrow, is recognized
authority ON social conditions and his
addresses bristle with facts that are
startling and not generally known.
Those who hear him are compelled to
admit that he Is live wire, whether
they agree with his deductions or
not. Adv.
The Braves scored four points
from the Baptist church End team on
the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys last night. The
former team bowled 1875, S54, 1870, to-
tai 1880 against the latter team S31,
ia, 1872, total 2277. Tonight the al |
leys will be open for practice,
Under no license in Bennington !
savings deposits did not increase as
rapidly as they did when the town
voted yes. 1t is impossible to help |
the town by driving business away. !
and dry town drives business away.
Adv.
good many country people when |
they come TO town go where they can
buy glass Of beer along with their
other purchases. No license in Ben
nington drives the trade of these peo-
pie to Hoosick Falls and North AID.
ans. Adv.
The schedule for bowling teams on
he Y. NJ. C. A. alleys next week will
De as follows: Monday. Elks VS. Mo
hawks; Tuesday, Pirates VS. Hill
sides; Wednesday, Big Mill VS. Bap.
list church; second league, Thursday,
Cubs VS.. Congregational church; Fri.
lay Big Mill VS.. Scale Co., Saturday
light open for practice.
There will be no regular meeting
1t the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow after.
loon on account of the gathering at
library hall to be addressed by Mr.
5arss. AT o'clock the rooms will
,e open for an informal Sing to
which all men and older boys will be
Welcome
On Friday evening the ladies of
The Magazine club" celebrated the
ixth anniversary Of their osganizs-
ion, with a dinner at the f)me of
ir. and Mrs. A. w Braisted at which
he gentlemen were guests. Later in
he evening 800" was played. A
pleasant feature of the affair was
'ictrola selections furnished by Mas
er William Braisted.
Christian Science service, Sunday
t IL o'clock, corner Park and Scott
treets. Subject; Christ Jesus
iolden Text: Il am he that liveth,
md was dead; and. behold am alive
or evermore, Amen" The public is
ordially welcome.
List of letters remaining uncalled
or at the post office for the week
nding, Feb. %, 1915: Mr. Louis
Brown, Mr.. Edward Brown, Geoege
B. Blodgett Mr. Alex Beaupre, Paul
" old Mar,,;,, nar,,,ain Edward |