The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-01
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Pittsiield to visit friends.
Mark Padas OF Salem visited friends
in the village over Sunday.
William H. Papers has given up his
job at Coopers mill driving team.
S. f. Adams of Rupert spent Sunday !
with his wife who is visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs Frank Wood.
Collins NJ. Graves was lodging tele-
graph poles in his new Dodge" car for
the first time Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Towsley of
Rupert spent Sunday with Mr. and !
Mrs. Frank Wood on Gage street.
There is to be meeting of the
Eagles at their rooms Tuesday even
ing at Soclock. Fun attendance is
desired
The Little Minister featuring that
dainty dramatic star, Dorothy Ber-
nard, can be seen at Harte Theatre
tomorrow ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. b, Pope Mrs. John
S. Holden and Mrs. Alice Bickford left
today on motor trip to Springfield,
Mass, and points in Connecticut
Mrs. Dwight Lothier and children,
who have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Keenan, of Gage
street, returned to their home in Co
| hoes Sunday.
The officers of the Bennington Com-
ty Forest, Fish and Game association
will hold a meeting this evening at
) the office of the secretary, William II. !
Wills at o'clock.
Regular meeting OF Mt Anthony
Lodge f. A. NJ, on Tuesday, May I'd
100 D. m The 2nd or Fellow Craft
degree will be conferred nd other
business transacted
Mr.. Breese is surrounded by a
| strong supporting cast, including Jean
nette Horton, Arthur Hoops, John
Mahon, Evelyn Brent and other stage
and screen artists. Adv.
Harry Bahan, Jr, has taken a posi-
ton with the Hale Manufacturing com
pany of East Arlington. He formerly
drove baker cart in the village and al
so worked in the collar shop
Guy B. Johnson, who has been spend
ing the winter in the south, has return
ed to Bennington for the summer and
has his windows washed and lawn
moved. Mrs. Johnson is expected to-
night.
Larry O'Toole has given up his posi-
ton as clerk in the Hurley Cigar store
to take Job as chauffeur on the II.
NJ. futile Companys cars Mr.. Hur-
ley has not yet decided who will fill
his place.
THE Lure of Hearts Desire" a
startling five part Metro wonderpiay
in which Edmund Breese, the gifted
dramatic star, Is seer in the stellar
role, will be shown at the Harte Thea
| ire today only. ADV.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred l.. Bottum and
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Howard enjoyed a
| motor trip to Cambridge and other
points in York state Sunday, in Mr..
Bottum's new car. They found the
roads in poor shape for autoing.
| Casperin Enems, former resident
employed in Harte's restaurant before
the business closed out, who has been
working in Hoosick Falls in the mean
time, has taken job in the kitchen OF
LaFortunes restaurant.
The first annual May day ball of the
| Catholic Order of Foresters takes
place this evening at the hall of the
American Foresters. Theberges or
chestra will furnish music Dancing
from until ?. Supper at the Catholic
Foresters' rooms.
| Miss Mary Purcell, who has been Il
the home of her mother, Mrs. JOIN
Purcell, recuperating from recen
appendicitis operation, has returns,
to New York where she is employe,
as stenographer in the Office of tn
New York Life Insurance company.
Louis Hart, aged GA, died at hi
home in Bradford place Sunday, 70
| lowing long period OF i'll health larg,
| ly due to two injuries which he had +
| ceived in recent years. The funcr
| will be held from the Sacred Heal
| church at o'clock tomorrow mornin
II The next production on tie Metz
" program will be 1.-THE Lure OF Heart
\ Desire" five part feature of hie
society and the desolate wastes, [
which Edmund Breese, the powerf
dramatic actor. is starred 1t will !
shown here at Harte Theatre tod
only. ADV. .,5
The family of Senator George I
:. Wellington have arrived from Troy
H. take up their summer occupancy
their home on the hill. Their ne
10 Dodge car, recently purchased at Il
- Bennington garage, has arrived and
81 being driven by Miss Mary Wellin
a ton.