The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

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A. B. Pierce of SALISBURY is visit
ing his daughter. Mrs. w. II. Warn of
Bradford street.
Miss Louise Warn left Thursday for
Albany, where she will enter st. Mar
garet's Home for training
Miss Catherine Butler of Rutland is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Hufnagel |
of Gage street for few days.
The Iron Ring" latest complete |
story of Graft" depicts the actions of |
grafters in the Pittsburg steel indus |
tries. Opera house today. ADV.
Miss Mildred Clark, teacher of do |
nestle science in the school of Glens |
Falls, has returned to her home after
visiting Miss Mathilde Vossler over
Sunday.
C. l.. Hudson is somewhat improved
after being confined to his home on
Grandview street by illness. His son,
Harry P. Hudson of Schenectady Wis
tied him Sunday
1.-THE objectionable Sin" featuring
Holbrook Blinn tells the stirring story
of a mans folly, his rise, his betrayal
and final regeneration through the
power Of great love. Opera house
tomorrow. Adv.
Harold Ray of East Haddam, Conn,
is boarding at the Olin Scott house on
Pleasant street. He is accompanying
Rev. George j. Sturgis, the new curate
of st. Peters church. and also driving
the parish automobile.
Fred Larmay of the U. S. IS Virgin
ia, who has been at his home in Bur
with VIM. Murray and family of Gage
street on his way back to Boston
where he is to be stationed for the
next seven months.
Every granger will be interested in
gaining a glimpse into his future ca
reer Mrs. s. c. Lyons has foresight
that many have failed to appreciate
but which will be demonstrated next
Wednesday night, free of charge, at
the regular meeting held in Golden
Cross hall. Don't forget the supper.
William H. Gokay is planning the
installation OF new soda fountain
which is expected to arrive this week,
rhe new fountain will cover the en-
tire length OF the east side of the
store and have double the seating and
serving capacity Of the one now in
Iusc
Albert Bergeron, the young son Of
Louis BeIgeron jr., while wrestling
with some other boys on County street
Saturday had his leg twisted beneath
him in a fall and broken The leg
was set by a physician and the boy is
resting as comfortably as can be eX-
Ipected.
The Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills
after seeing the Brieux drama Dam
aged Goods" preached a sermon in
| Plymouth Church on the text from
Exodus, The Sins of the fathers shall
be visited upon their children unto
| the third and fourth generation. =
| Coming. ADV.
| Mrs Laura B. Cole leaves in the
morning for Boston where she is to at
| tend the three day session of the
| Massachusetts Grand Chapter of the
| o. T.. S. Mrs. Cole, who is grand
| matron of Vermont has travelled over
| 5000 miles in the interest of lodge
| work during the past year and writer
over 800 pages of reports since the
past October.
\ Hollyhock plants free. have sew
, eral hundred fine healthy hollyhocl
. plants to be given away if anybod!
wants them. They are Just right fo
transplanting now Variety of colors
ri. Come promptly as the plants will b.
plowed under If not taken within {
few days. Call between s and il
the morning or between $50 and 49,
at at night. +. +. Howe, 29S South 81
nd The unique checker-board whicl
the has been on exhibition in the window
of the Endress cigar store has been re
moved by Frank Longtin, by whom
is now owned The board was pre-
n scented to Mr.. Lohgtin by Rev. Charlie
"a l.. Provost. The board was made O
Fair Haven slate, marbleized and wa
made for Father Provost 1t is YER
ue elaborate game board, the squares lai
. out in onyx designing,
The repetition of the anniversar
M lplay In Old Vermont has been al
ranged through the general request G
r=J those who saw the original produt
m ltion last Tuesday. Every member G
"a the cast has been willing to take par
n again and the play should 40 off eve
n more smoothly than before. Thos
N who were disappointed at not witness
ing 1t last week after so many compl
N mentary remarks and words of prais
should not miss the opportunity t
morrow evening.
Word was received by Telegram
here Saturday evening of the sudde
II death in New Haven Conn, of Mr.
Lemuel Bottum former resident c
Gage street. Mrs. Bottum leaves se'
eral relatives in this vicinity, anon
them two cousins, Ernest Il. Bottul
and Fred L. Bottum. She was WI
y man about GO years of age and he
h husband survives her During thei
Is residence here, her husband was en-
ployed as shipping clerk at the 30
tum & Torrance company The fun
eral and burial was held in New Ha'
n en- today.
1t is expected that there will be
goodattendance at the adjourne
- H. IV.Nl