The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-01
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ms. Adv. 96t2
Dancing at Y. w. C. on Friday even
ing. ADV. 96t2
Weber and Fields. Harte Theatre
today. ADV.
Triangle day-Hurley's six piece or
chestra. Harte Theatre today. ADV.
Mrs Alfred H. Harbour spent Decor
alton day with her parents in Pownal.
Miss Blanche Lyons, who has been
visiting friends in Springfield, Mass,
returned Saturday.
Robert r. Turner of North Branch
street has had telephone installed,
number is 1864.
Miss Bertha Beverly OF Williams
town was a guest Sunday at the home
OF w. S. Thompson.
Harrison Beverly of North Adams
spent Decoration day with his sister,
Mrs. Walter S. Thompson.
Miss Ethel Tidmarsh of Hudson
Falls, is the guest for few days of
Miss May Wells of Main street.
Another Big Blue Bird photo-play,
beautiful Louise Lovely in Tangled
Hearts" Opera house tomorrow. ADV,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barron, for
| mer residents, now living in Pittsfield,
visited friends in the village Memorial
Day.
Several yards of new cement walk is
being laid on the south side of Main
street in front of the Putnam House
garage.
Thomas Kelley. son of James Kelly
of Grove street, who recently enlisted
in the army, is visiting his parents for
few days.
Roscoe Burch of Clifton, n. j., a for
mer resident of Bennington whose
home was on School street, was Dec.
Grafton day visitor in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Sherman, Mrs. ].
c. Moseley and Mrs. Sarah Kendall
motored to Hoosick Falls and were
guests of friends there Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Mcfarland have
returned to their home in Westport, N.
Y, after weeks visit with Mr. and
Mrs. S. f. Sherman at Oakland
Farm
The Idol Of Millions, Mary Fuller in
great drama of social conditions and
the pitfalls Of the Great White Way
Thrown to the Lions Opera house
today. Adv.
The Foresters are to give another
dance in their hall the coming Satur-
day night and good attendance is
hoped for. Music is to be furnished by
Goldsmith's orchestra. Adv.
Mary Fuller in a thoroughly modern
Red Feather photo play Of Broadway
cabaret life, Thrown to the Lions
by Americas greatest author Wallace
Gruin. Opera house, today. ADV.
Mrs A. A. Squires of New York, who
formerly owned the James Wood store
and who was for many years resident
of Bennington, is staying for a few
days at her house on North street.
Willard Mack and Enid Marley are
playing in Aloha De- Farewell TO-
thee) and Weber Fields is featured
in THE Worst of Friends a Keystone
comedy. Harte Theatre today. Adv
d. p. Thompson of Williamstown
Mass. and Mrs. Emma Card and little
granddaughter Villa Lyons OF Powna
were visitors at the home of Walter S
Thompson Monday.
Attorney Collins NJ. Graves is plan
ming to leave Monday noon for the Chi
cago Republican convention. William
II. Nichols is also planning to leave
Monday to attend the Progressive con
= vention.
DR.. ]. II. Cole is making his head
quarters at the camp recently lease,
I! by him on the Pownal road, which ha
)b been rechristened Harrington's Pine
ii He has had telephone connection mad
IN with the cabin.
=. The sub-contract for the excavation
for the Henry w. Putnam memoria
hospital has been let by the contract
ing firm of McDermott & Hanigan c
New York to Patrick Perrott. Wor
\, on the excavation was begun Wedne.
day Immediately after the exercises c
turning the first sod
In connection with the visit of 80
delegates of the National League G
Women workers from the Pittsfel
convention. who are coming to Bel
nington Saturday afternoon under tn
auspices of the local Young Women
Club, the Board of Trade has been asl
, ed to assist in making their visit int
esting. The visitors are to spend abol
two hours here. their headquarters b.
ing Morgan Park where they win b
brought from Pittsfield on special tro
leys. They will bring their ow
lunches, coffee being furnished by loo;
young ladies', after which il has bee
suggested that local auto owners joi
a procession which will take the del
gates to points of historic interest her
about. The Board of Trade asks a
car owners who are willing to aid
giving the girls n good time and i
cidentally show Bennington's hospital
ty, to be on the grounds around L.;
with their machines
A number of local Eastern Star la
les are planning to attend the 44th a
nual session of the Grand Chapter I
Vermont which is to be held in Bun
ington. Thursday, June Sth, common
ing at . o'clock In the morning.
vitations have been sent out signed |
Mrs. Laura h. Cole, grand matron
Bennington, Charles S. Howard, gran
| patron of Bellows Falls and Mrs. Oily
4 80.