The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village rols
Briefly for Busy Roadere

Briefly Tor Busy Hoaoere
Who Pays at Harte Theatre today.
ADV.
Strange Case of Mary Page at Harte
Theatre today ADV.
George Downer is i'll at his home on
Bradford street extentiOn.
Harry j. cole has returned from a
business trip TO Boston and New York.
For good shoes at lowest prices visit
the New York stores shoe department
ADV.
Martin W. Scott has purchased a
Dodge touring car Of the Bennington
garage.
For raincoats for the whole family
at the lowest prices visit the New York
Store Adv
Mrs. Alonzo Grant OF Rutland is the
guest of her son, George r. Grant Of
Spring street.
Earl Darling has begun the construc-
ton Of q garage on his property on
Weeks street
The Nichols & Warren Co., are wir-
ing the house on Branch street owned
by DR.. j. II. Cole.
DR.. II. w. Burgess is driving Ford
runabout recently purchased of the
Bennington garage,
Am closing out all iron bedsteads at
cost or less 1t is the chance Of life
time. c. II. Potter 65t2
Barnum Stearns of Hoosick spent
Friday in the village drawing in a load
OF produce for local markets
sThe Turmoil featuring Valie Vallie a
Metro feature in gripping parts at
Harte Theatre Monday. Adv
Mrs. James c. Colgate OF New York
is at Ben Venue, her Old Bennington
summer home for few days
Mrs. Ada Mclean, who has been
spending the winter in the south has
returned to her home on Union street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. Johnson and
Miss Helen Johnson are expected to
open their Old Bennington home the
first OF May.
Mr. and Mrs. George Prentice of
Union street went to Pittsneld this
morning to spend Easter with their
| daughte,
Mrs. Joselh Roy, who has been i'll
with grip at her home on Min street, is
improved Her daughter, Leah is car
ing tor her
l. LaFlamme Of County street is re-
modelling a building on his property,
turning it into house which will be
occupied by his son.
Mrs. c. S. Morse has received word
that her aunt, Mrs Timothy Hourh-
ton, a former resident, is critically i'll
at her home in West Dover.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church, in accordance
with its usual custom, hold their easter
meeting in the church parlors in the
early morning, tomorrow.
The new Ford delivery car recently
purchased by E. b. Patterson for his
grocery business, has arrived and will
be placed in commission shortly. II
will be driven by Wallace Cutting,
Edward Moore, who recently pur
chased a farm on the middle Powna
! road, is moving his family there toda!
| from the Hicks house where he ha.
been living on Bennington Flats.
Mrs. Charles +. Weilcs and sol
Charles Welles, jr. after spending sev
eral weeks in the south have returned
! to her home in East Orange, n j. Sh,
| will open her Summer home in OF
bennington about the first OF May.
Miss Jennie A. Valentine viii be tn,
next hostess for the Ladies' Misslonar,
society of the Congregational church
She viii entertain at her home OF
Pleasant street Tuesday afternoon a
3 o'clock Mrs Helen j Thomas vii
be the leader.
The program OF the Sunshine Circl
tonight will be kaleidoscope pictures o
foreign lands and short stories of grea
heroes, with games and social time al
forwards All young people who will
be interested are invited to come L
the Second Congregational chapel, a
I9C,
Christian Science services, COS Mali
St, Sunday at II a m. Subject Pre-
baton after Death" Wednesda
evening meeting at 1880 The readini
room is open Tuesday, Wednesday an,
| Thursday afternoons from to
| o'clock, The public is cordially we
come.
| A. c, Desorda, brother.in.law of JOIN
p. Mulligan and q former resident an,
business man Of Bennington passe
! away at the North Adams hospital thi
morning He had been a resident o
North Adams for few months, coming
there from new Britain, CT. 4 NOR
detailed obituary will be published Ia
ter.
The Vermont Congregations Confer
ence meets with the Congregations
church May 1918 In preparation tn
following committees have been ar
pointed: Entertainment-H II. Wei
ster, p. r. Ii Pierson, Mrs. f. B. Pope
Mrs. II. II. Webster. Mrs. G. $. Mills