The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-18
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Saturday, March 1s, 1916.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News " the Town and Village Tolu
Briefly for Busy Readsre

Briefly for Busy Rsadsrs
The library will be open this even
ms
Mrs. F. B. Murphy is confined to
! her home on Gage street by injuries
sustained from fall on the ice.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson of Old
Bennington were recent visitors ct
Hotel Jefferson, Richmond, Va.
Walfred Wahlquist won silver
! medal as a member of the debating
team of Hebron Academy a few days
age
Did Mary Page murder the man she
hated. See the first episode of 1.-THE
Strange Case of Mary Page" at
Harte Theatre today and decide for
yourself. ADV.
The annual reports for the village of
Bennington have been printed and
copies may be had by calling at the
Office of Perry & Keeseman.
The first episode of 1.-THE Strange
Case of Mary Page featuring the web
/ know stars Henry B. Walthall and
Edna Mayo will be shown at Harte
| tneatfe To-Day. AuV.
There will be a meeting of the L. NJ.
T. A. B. society Sunday after late
mass. All members are earnestly re-
quested to be present as yery import
! ant business is to be transacted.
Architect Harry P Jones of this vii
lage has completed the plans for a
large addition to the knitting mill of
the Superior Manufacturing company
4 OF Hoosick Falls. The building will
| be 50x55 feet and four stories high.
! will be constructed Of brick and will
i, cost about 100000 George w. Clark,
| manager Of the company, says that
when the addition is completed that
about a hundred more operatives can
be employed
| Joe" Kenny, who played third
base for the Bennington baseball team
f.! several seasons ago, is reported to be
/, shaping up well with the New York
Giants during the spring training.
Joe" is a Pittslield boy who starred
in baseball and basketball at Notro
Dame college. He is catcher and
never had much of liking for an In
field position. While in Bennington,
however. he played steady game at
the hot corner and was valued mem
Der OF the nine.
The New Hampton, n. H., academy
is to pass from control of the Free
WIN Baptist denomination and its af.
fairs will hereafter be administered
by the alumni of the administration.
The new government plan, which is
said to be the first of it's kind in the
country, was framed at the annual
meeting of the alumni in Boston Fri
day. Watchman S. c. Russell OF
Springfield, former principal Of the
Bennington high school, was chosen
president of the association for the
first year Of its activities.
Monday evening lecture on THE
World War;" will be given in the au-
ditorium OF the church by Rev. Arthur
Davies who has Travelled extensively in
the European countries involved in
war, has studied the question deeply
and has lectured widely. A cordial
invitation is extended by the Metho
dist Brotherhood under whose aus.
pices this lecture will be given Ad-
mission will be free, a collection will
be taken at the close of lecture.
Lecture will commence at 500 The
lecture is for men and women.
The public is cordially invited to
the services of the Second Congrega.
tional church tomorrow. Morning
worship at 1890; Sunday school at ~
c. e. meeting at $50; evening worship
at 7.30. Rev. James S. Clark of North
Bennington will preach in lhe morn
ing in exchange with the pastor The
evening service will be held In the
chapel. Mr.. Mills heard Raymond
Robbins speak last evening to VIII
liams College students, which has sug-
gested the topic of his address
What Has Faith Got to Do With
Life?"