The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for eusy Resoers

cast OF rOiQ NtIuaoiN IA l4lpid udll
tonight at 7.3O.
At the High school Friday afternoon
Rev. George S. Mills viii speak on Ru-
pert Brooke and read some of his
poems.
Division A of the Congregational
church will meet with Mrs. F. B, Pope
of West Main street Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
The celebrated actor, Cyril Scott, in
five,part masterpiece on capitol and
labor, Lords of High Decision opera
house today. ADV.
The regular weekly business meet
ing of the Woman's Relief Corps will
be held Friday evening at 730 follow
ed by card social.
The fourth quarterly meeting of st.
Mary's Guild will be held Friday even
ing after service in the parish house,
A full attendance is desired.
At the Methodist Parsonage Wednes- |
day April &c. 1916, James Ashcroft and |
Laura Emma Barnes both OF Troy were |
Joined in marriage by Rev. p. H. Dow.
Several from here will so to VIII
! liams college Friday evening TO hear
a lecture by Bliss Perry the dstin-
guished writer and critic. The lecture
is free,
Y Louis Hart, who was injured num-
Eber of years ago while at work in the
Eagle Square factory at South Shafts
\ bury. is seriously i'll at his home in
Bradford place.
The w. r. C. card club viii be en-
tertained by Mrs Bertha Rudd and
Mrs. Nellie Hollister Friday evening
in G. A. II. hall All members and
friends invited.
The most beautiful woman on the
screen, Louise Lovely in The Grip OF
Jealousy" a lavish production of a
beautiful playof the Old South. Opera
house today, Adv.
The striking needle workers in the
spring needle department OF the
Charles Cooper estate shops who went
out a week ago following refusal OF
nine-hour day have nearly all return
ed to work.
There will be a social meeting OF the
Y. w. C. tomorrow night it is hoped
that all the members will be present
Come and have a good time and hear
what the delegates have to tell about
the Troy conference.
Mr.. and Mrs w b. Walker, have re
turned to Bennington after spending
the winter in ST. Petersburg, Florida.
For the mast two weeks they have
been visiting in Brooklyn where they
stopped on their way home.
Salmon, white fish, yellow and blue
pike. blue fish. sea trout, mackereL
Spanish mackerel, halibut, founders,
carp, cusk. tile fish, shade, cod. Boston
blue, haddock, live and boiled Holsters,
oysters and clans at Estes market
ADV.
Miss Helen Frasier entertained
number of her young friends at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Frasier OF North street. The
young people played games and other
wise enjoyed themselves until nearly
midnight. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. ]. B. Drapeau and son Albert,
student of Mount Royal College, Mont
real, who have been in Atlantic City
Tor four weeks, arrived in town Tues.
day and are the guests Of Leon La
MARIE and family. They are accom-
panied by Mrs. Celina Bourret from
Troy.
Monday, May !, win be cleanup day
in Bennington when the street depart
ment will assist in the residents of the
village in clearing away rubbish that
has accumulated during the winter.
Householders are cautioned that tin
cans and other refuse must be placed
on the curb early In the morning. No
filth OF any kind will be taken away by
the department.
Trailing arbutus is now in bloom and
the flower is more than usually plenti-
! full in this vicinity this spring, j.
Lawrence Griswold and Oscar Elwell
! each secured large clusters Of the
blossoms on Mount Anthony early this
. morning. Not only are the flowers
plentiful but the foliage is exceptions
|. ally luxuriant this season
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Burlington and Troy
District Association will hold it's
. twenty,eighth meeting in the Metho.
dist Episcopal church OF Middlebury
Friday the 2S. The first session will
open t:15 p NJ. Among the papers
that will be given will be one by Miss
Mary p. Hitchcock, entitled Review
Of Man and His Money" Mrs. w.
lR. White of North Bennington is presi'
dent. and Mrs. Merrill Hitchcock OF
this place is treasurer.
Until further notice the Local run
ming between Bennington and North
Bennington will make an extra trip
Saturday nights, so that while this
service is being tried out, the last car
will leave Bennington for North Ben.
lnington Saturday nights at II o'clock,
but If. after fair trial, 1t Is found
that this service does not prove OF con
yenience to large number of the pat.
rons of the trolley company, and at the
same time somewhat relieve the over.
loads that the last cars occasionally
carry. IL will be discontinued.
Miss Edna Loomis and Mrs. Sexton
90 10 TROY tomorrow as delegates from