The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-27
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Thursday, April 27, 1916
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


of Curtiss Brothers & Co. of Rochester
is in town this week.
Owakope campfire girls there will be
a meetingat Library hall Friday after
noon promptly at o'clock.
Mrs. Lucy Gibson, who has been in
town for the past few days, returned
to North Adams yesterday afternoon
Just received large shipment of
ladies', misses' and children's trim
med hats, very low priced at No
weeks. ADV.
l.. r. Percy of Bennington Falls,
has received a pair OF heavy horses
recently purchased from his brother
Austin Percy in Chester.
Automobile tickets for benefit of F.
of A. on sale at Evans news room,
Woods printing Office or any member
Of the order Adv
Mrs. Alvin Jones of Rotterdam is
spending few days visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Toomey of
Main street.
Special Friday and Saturday $500
to $500 reduction on ladies' and
misses tailored spring suits at No
weeks. Adv.
Edward Rel, formerly employed by
| the Bennington Garage, who has been
| spending the winter in Cohoes, has re.
turned to town.
Ernest T. Griswold shot a good-sized
| king fisher that was stealing fish
from his private pond on Weeks street
| this morning.
New spring shoes pumps and OK.
lords Queen Quality for ladies'. Elmer
son and Beacon for men, $500 to 5000
at Noyeck's. ADV.
Miss Amy Cutler will go to Albany
tomorrow returning Tuesday. While
there she will visit the teachers train.
ing school.
Get your moneys worth--see two
complete Paramount features for one
Observation-Disclosures show from .
till II p. m. Harte Theatre today
ADV.
| Cyril Scott, who appeared in THE
Lottery Mans sat the opera house q
Few years ago will be seen in a five
part film story OF strife between CAPT
tol and labor at that theatre today
Adv.
Rev George S. Mills of the Congre
gatlona church is to speak to the stut
ents OF the high school at their Friday
afternoon recreation period, taking al
his subject, Rupert Brooke
Paramount Trademark Day at Tn,
Harte Theatre today Two big Para
mount features at ten cent admission
Dustin Farnum in The Call of th
Cumberland and Charles Richman il
The Man from Home Adv
BY special request of numerou
friends of the young ladies taking par
in the minstrel entertainment at Fol-
testers fair, the performance will be r
lpeated Friday evening with new song
and jokes and hits on local people
Adv.
Foresters fair tonight boxing bot
between Kid Foster and young DEM
sey, we'll known to local admirers
the sport and exhibition drill by WOO
men of America drill team. Dancin
and music by Goldsmiths orchestra
five pieces. Admission % cent
Adv.
The Nichols & Warren Compar
have force of men at work wirir
the new plant of the Payne brush ia
tory. The work is being rushed
that the newly-built plant can be II
nights to catch up on present order
These are heavier than usual owing
the inconvenience in turning out Il
product caused by their recent fire.
Arrangements are progressing sat
factorialy for the Shakespearian pla
"As You Like 1t" which is to be III
sented by the high school studen
May 49, Tickets will go on sale ne
week. There are to be two perfor
ances of the play, one here and one
Salisbury, when the proceeds of t
latter will be utilized for the bene
of the SALISBURY school.
The high school prize-speaking &C
test is to be held on Tuesday evenil
May 5th, at o'clock The compe
ton is for the Huling. Carter pr
of So for the best boys entry and
for the best girls Those who "
compete this year are Wilbur LambC
Ray Paddock. Miss Dorothy Patch
Miss Anna Leahy, Miss Ruth Godfr
and Miss Josephine Elwel.
1t will not be possible to arran
for any more meetings of the fortnil
ly gymnasium class as the hall is
use for rehearsal purposes 1t
hoped that next fall the class may
started at the beginning of the seas
: and that some sort of a membersl
plan may be worked out to inst
- regular attendance and make {
class more interesting for the me
bert..
John Hutchins Of White Creek
drawing 100 barrels of potatoes II
the village this week. The potato
were grown on his White Creek fa
and have kept in good condition d
ing the winter The prevailing pr
, for them is $l.40 per bushel. The
, tato shortage is serious in the De
] field Valley, The local firm who
handling the distribution of the