The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Food sale-at Parish house Satur-
day p. m, 2 to O'Clock.
Mrs. Arthur Slocum OF Oneonta. N.
" is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Helen McGraw of Hoosick
Falls is spending a few days with
friends in the village.
Wide ASSIGNMENTS OF ladies' and
Misses spring suits and dresses ar
irving daily at j. Levins. adv.
Miss Marguerite Clark of North
Adams was the guest of Miss
Helen MCGUIRE. over Sunday.
John MCGUIRE OF Manchester is Wis
iting his niece, Mrs. Anna McGovern
of Maple street for few days.
A party of Is Arlington people are
planning to attend the Knights of Co
lumbus minstrels tonight in body.
Everyone is sure to have good
time at the Eagle hose dance in For
esters' hall February 25. Adm. 35c.
Adv.
Miss Amanda Nolan left this after
noon for New York city where she
will spend few days buying spring
millinery.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Green Of SAT-
! ford street have returned from
short visit with Mrs. Green's mother,
Mrs. Katherine Lyons, in Science
tady. H -
Makeup" examinations for pupils
! OF the High school who were absent
from school with grip during the
regular examinations, will be held all
day Friday at the School street build.
ins.
William ]. Galpin. former repair
man for the local telephone exchange
who went from here to employment
| in Massachusetts, VASE visitor . In
the village Saturday and Sunday. He
is at present driving team in the
Stakeholder lumber camp in Glasten-
bury for his health.
Principal F. d. Mabrey has re-
turned from Redding, Conn, where
he went last week for an operation.
He was unable to go through the or
deal at present because Of the length
OF time he found 1t would take him
from his classes. He has arranged it
for the coming summer vacation.
Roaring Branch raceways over
flowed again last night because of an
Choir ice and the. water flowed down
the Main street car tracks as far as
the Y. NC. A. The amount was
light and no Inconvenience to traffic
resulted because, the weather did not
cause 1t to freeze as on Monday. h
The board of civil authority is in
session today making changes in the
check list to be used at the coming
March election. The board comedies
with the position taken by the Mont
peier board that all citizens, whether
or not they had paid their taxes on or
before February ID, are entitled to
vote on the Perry bill and the prf-
mary bill. The. local board holds that
tptlu6 AL tiiG duoPtiOh " iSySNhAoA
of these two measures is an exercise
Of the rights Of freeman of the
state of Vermont. ie,.~,
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Bap-
fist church gave a Washington's
Birthday supper to the men in the
church parlorsj last evening, attended
by about 100 men,. An excellent sup
per was served, following which came
a program of vocal and instrumental
music and speaking. Solos were rem
dered by Claiming E. Fletcher,
VIM. Andrews, Mrs. Harry Moses and
VIM. HOLSTER. The main feature of
the evening was the speaking by in
vited guests. DR.. w. E. Putnam, Rev.
J. w. Wilcox of North Adams and
Frank E. Howe. Mr.. Wilcox gave an
address of an hours length on the APP
plication of practical Christianity to
everyday social problems and was a
most interesting speaker. The COM
mittee. who had the enjoyable affair |
in charge was headed by Mrs. T. A. |
Davenport. Rev. w G. Towart was
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