The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-05
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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is critically III.
Dr. Montmarquet will be at the
Colonial Thursday. Adv.
Charles PERCY is confined at his
home with rheumatism.
Graft" permits unsafe surface and
subway conditions. Adv.
Smith Brown of Dandy spent few
days with friends the past week.
Miss Kathleen Sears has returned
from a weeks visit in Great Barring
ton.
First quality rubber boots. snag
proof yamp, s2.95. New goods at
Harris. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Jewell and
family spent New Years with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Service.
Mrs. Annette @. McCandliss has re-
turned from visit to her daughter
in Vergennes
Ralph f. Niles is spending the
week in New York visiting the auto
mobile show.
Basket ball Saturday night at Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium Recalls OF Hoo
sick Falls VS.. Y. NJ. c. A.
Mrs. Clara Adams is spending some
time in Pittsiield where she attended
the funeral of her father who died in
that city last week.
The quartette composed of John
Mccormack, Russell Carpenter, Her
bert Small and Roy Clum will appear
at the opera house. tomorrow. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs Leslie Becker, who
were recently married, have begun
housekeeping in the Guy Morse tene.
ment on North Branch street.
Opera House, omorrow-Russell's
Dancing Models in stupendous see
mic novelty featuring the Bennington
girl Miss Alma Rousseau. ADV.
Miss Wilhelmina Hicks, trained
nurse at the Samaritan hospital Troy,
made a short visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hicks the past
week.
Mrs r. O. Elwell and children
Sarah, Richard and Arthur, all of
whom have been Ill with grip at their
home on Main street are slowly recov
ering.
Final returns from all sources for
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that the organization cleared over
Sl60, instead of lower figure prev
iously announced.
Leslie Clark. who has been spend
ing the holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs William Clark has return
ed to Lyndon Center. where he is at
tending agricultural school
Division A Of the Second Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs F..
B. Carver Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock 4 full attendance Is desired
as the leader is to be chosen for the
coming year.
Rev. Thornton f. Turner has receiy
ed an acknowledgment OF S72 sent
from St Peters parish for the use OF
the Serbian agricultural relief COM
mittee for the relief of work in Ser
bia.
Children between the ages of nine
and thirteen attention.! Miss Bene-
dict Of New York will tell stories in
the Congregational Chapel Thursday
afternoon right after school. Don't
miss it.
II you cannot attend the stereopti-
con lecture tonight ask someone to
get your ticket and register for you
and find where your class will meet
on Thursday evening. The Sunday
School Institute will be conducted &C
cording to University methods.
Oscar Elwel, who is spending the
winter here from Los Angeles. Call
has been wishing for the past week
that he was back in the land of sun
shine" Mr.. Elwell has been obliged
to spend part of his winter vacation
here i'll in bed with the grip from
which he is at present recovering.
Earl w. Williams left Monday after
noon for Montpelier where he at
tended the funeral of his grandfather,
]. A. LaPoint who died recently in
that town. From Montpelier he went
directly to New York on business
trip during which he will attend the
auto show now in progress.
1t is estimated that more millions
of people have witnessed Uncle
Toms Cabin" than have seen any 9th
er play that ever was written. This
remarkable truth is explainable by
the fact that the attack of the play
on the sensibilities is irresistable-it
goes home to the heart, and more
surely and truly than any other
drama, It touches the spot. An eX-
.ceptional presentation of this great
play will be given at the opera house,
tonight only and the following prices
will prevail 25c, 35c, and soc Adv.
up from Childhood" the series of
stereopticon slides giving as survey Of
the field OF religious education will
be shown at the Baptist church this
evening beginning at 7.30. The pub
lie is cordially invited. There will be
no admission The showing of thn