The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

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You can't afford to miss the two
big features at the opera house, today.
See ad. Adv.
Your fayorite comedian Jack Barry
more in Nearly King" at Harte
Theatre tomorrow. ADV.
Richard Kellogg and family Of Viii
Jamestown, have arrived at their Old
Bennington home for the summer sea-
son.
William Stewart and Roderick Stew
wart have returned from fishing trip
along the Battenkill, securing good
sized strings of trout.
The feature comedy Saved by
Wireless" with Chester Conklin is
sure cure for the blues. Showing at
Harte Theatre today ADV.
The big truck recently purchased by
II W. Myers & Son for business of the
! fiona oil company has arrived and was
put in commission this morning.
There will be no advance in prices
for Damaged Goods at the opera
house tomorrow, although 25c to soc.
is the usual price elsewhere. ADV.
Miss Alma Rousseau of Park street
left today for Utica, N. Y, from there
she will go to Detroit, Mich, where
she has theatrical engagement for
the season.
Mrs. G. r. Grant has returned from
Bradford where she has been visiting
since the death of her father, Capt.
Chamberlain, which called her there
fortnight ago.
The Bennington Grange will hold a
regular meeting tomorrow evening at
o'clock. The business meeting will
be followed by lecturers program, The
subject will be Questions asked at
the Last Meeting"
Both parties will hold their caucuses
tonight at o'clock The Republicans
will meet a Apollo hall and the Demo
Gratis in the room in front of Apollo
hall. The Democrats have II delegates
to elect to their state convention and
the Republicans elect 10.
Hurleys five piece orchestra will rem
der special music furnished by the
Triangle Co., on THE Lamb" and
Saved by Wireless, two high price
features at Harte Theatre today
There will be no advance in the price
of admission. ADV.
The property on Grove street owned
by Mrs. Charles O'Kane and recently
burned in the early morning, has beer
sold to Ward Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. o.
Kane are planning to leave town. Mr.
Lyons has rebuilt the burned section
and it will be in shape for painting ant
rental in few days.
! VIM. Leroy Pratt and Florence Cut
Ter, both of Bennington were united
in marriage Monday evening, May Is
at the Methodist parsonage by Rev
p. l.. Dow They were attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bahan. They are
to live on South street. Mr.. Pratt /:
employed by the II. NJ. futile com
pany.
The presidential primary polls close
this evening at o'clock Every Re
. publican, every Democrat and ever!
. Progressive have this opportunity t
make their choice as to the PRESIDENT
al candidate of their party. 1t is tn,
first time this privilege was ever Civ
en- in Vermont and voters should eX
press their preference.
Residents of Putnam. Weeks ant
Washington streets who are interest
ed in the extension of the gas mains il
that neighborhood, will be glad t,
know that the gas company have pei
i mission to lay their mains there, tina
= the material has arrived and sutticien
consumption of gas signed for to max
the installation possible. Work vii
commence as soon as laborers can b.
secured to do the work but labor is a
such premium at present that tn
| job of opening the street will be som
what delayed
The funeral OF Francis Cone, VIII
;, passed away at his home on Depo
|, street Sunday, aged so years, wa
, held from st. Francis de Sales churc
this morning at 0 O'Clock, Rev. r. ,
Cahill officiating. The bearers wer
William Gibney, Thomas Chine!
James Cone, George Cone, Nichola
!. Cone of Bennington and Thomas Con
OF Lincoln. Mass. Outof-town friend
: who attended the services were Mis-
;, Molly Cone and Thomas Cone of Lii
| coin, Mass, Miss Catherine Cravel
J William Craven and Thomas Crave
( of New York.