The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-10
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Pittsheld.
\ Born a daughter, Monday, to Mr.
Y and Mrs. Eugene Graham on Grove
\ street.
Souvenir valentine dance at Fores-
ter's hall Saturday. Goldsmith's or
\ chestra. Adv
4 James Hamilton. employed by the
Y local lighting company, is absent
L from his work with an attack OF grip.
y Rev. George S. Mills is out after a
X brief illness. Mrs. Mills has also been
suffering from the popular affection.
y Mrs. f. l.. Bottum and Mrs. w. H.
LighthaIl will entertain Circle No. s
\ at the Methodist church Friday night
\ at six o'clock.
4 List of letters remaining uncalled
4 for at the post office for the week
| ending, Feb 7th, 1916: Messrs Dopp
4 G. Farland, 63-65 Main street.
Meeting of the w. r. c. Feb. II be-
\ ginning promptly at 7.3O as there will
be a social hour after meeting In OBJ
servance of Lincoln's Birthday. Custer
Post invited
' J. Guy Livingston has returned to
Bennington from Boston because OF
the illness of his father j. H. Liv-
Y ingston. He will look after his faith
\ er's printing business for the present.
Mrs. Martha A. Battersby. former
y resident of Bennington, died at the
home of her daughter. Miss Emma ].
y Battersby, at Great Neck Station, L..
J., on Jan. g.. She was nearly Is years
\ OF age.
4 Voluptuous women dance in the
\ cabaret scene Of 1.-THE Primrose Path"
without question the most remarkable
cabaret and restaurant set ever speci-
R ally built for such a purpose, opera
house today. Adv.
Valentines for the Riddles and for
r the young folks and post cards, book.
let's, enclosures, for the elders at
Evans also napkins, decorative crepe
\ paper, seals, hearts and all valentine
\ novelties. Adv
\ The funeral of Mrs. William Morse,
Il who died at her home on Bradford
II place Monday, was held at 2 o'clock
\ this afternoon from the house, Rev
y w. G. Towart officiating. Burial was
\ in the village cemetery.
\ Hon. Mason S. Stone, who has been
y i'll at the Putnam house for the past
\ two days and was compelled to cancel
his dates at Glastonbury and Shafts
, bury left this morning for Chester.
A where he is due to speak tonight.
Next Sunday evening at the Second
CONGREGATIONAL church the pastor Will
read a new illustrated lecture, of
o which the lantern slides are very fine,
d on Japan. the Land of the Lotus
d Flower" Children and older people
will be interested.
G Beautiful Gladys Hanson, the dis
e tingnished dramatic artistic in FIVE,
S part lavish production OF the virile
drama of woman's love and sacri-
n fee, THE Primrose Path by Bayard
S Velier, author OF within the Law,
y opera house today. Adv. s.v.sr-v
/ Word has been received here of the
marriage on Monday Of this week, at
e Inwood.on-the-H Hudson, of Miss
iYvonne Catherine Perreault and VIII
liam NJ. Jones OF New York. Mrs.
Jones is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Perreault OF Bennington and
the groom is the son of the late
VIM. NJ. F. Jones of Philadelphia. Rev.
:. DR.. George S. Payson was the officiat.
A ing clergyman.
IS Edgar D. Busby of Wilmington has
q brought suit for $4,000 against the
d Deeriield lumber corporation Of VII
n mington for injuries which he alleges
h he sustained while in the employ OF
" the company in April, 1915. He al
leges that he was ordered by the com
II pany to remove some blocks from a
If steam chest and while thus engaged
he was struck by another block and
d his right leg was broken between the
II knee and the hip.
1t The annual bali Of Taft Commando
| cry, Knights Templar, will be held
! Friday evening, February nth. A
s. concert from $50 TO O'Clock will be
= given by a selected orchestra led by
" George Z. Donnelly. Guests may pre-
It cure tickets on arrival or from the
II committee. Selections, March, Car
men, Bizet; Barcarole 0 Belle Mutt,
Offenbach; Selection, The Girl Who
Smiles, Jean Brequet; Concert Piece,
La Cuequantaine, Gabriel Marie,
David Goldstein. who delivered the
lecture in high school hall last even
ing, left this morning for Bellows
$ Falls where he will repeat the adj
! dress. During his stay in town he
e was entertained by Atty. Guiltinan
g who drove him about the town and
|. showed him the points OF historical
interest. Mr., Goldstein was interest
ed in John Spargo's home in Old Ben
nington, as he was personally ac-
quainted with Bennington's socialist
shortly after his arrival from England
a few years ago.
o Several local men are working on a
project to bring the famous pugilist,