The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tod
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at Estes market Adv.
/ Dancing as usual, at Library hall
tonight at o'clock. Admission 10
cents.
Miss Mary Riley and Miss Beatrice
O'Brien have gone to Pittsfield to
visit friends over Sunday.
The weekly meeting OF Miriam Re-
bekah lodge Monday evening will
open promptly at s o'clock.
Every one is sure to have good
time at the Eagle hose dance in For
esters' hall, Feb. 25. Adm. 35c Adv
Branch No. of Saint Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Norman E. Green
slet of Beech street, Monday Feb. 81,
| from 3 to 5.
Hash supper at Second Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening,
Feb. %, at 615. Mrs. Paulson will
[ cater. Price, % cents. Adv.
I Remember Francis X. Bushman and
Bevrly Bayne will be shown in their
greatest success Pennington's Choice,
Harte Theatre Monday. ADV.
Mrs. Samuel B. Hall. who has been
confined to her home in Old Benning-
ton during the past few weeks with
grip has recovered sufficiently to leave
her bed and be about the house.
John p Daley, chief engineer of the
Twin State Gas and Electric Com
pany's two plants, has been confined
at his home five weeks Sunday with a
local trouble resulting from an acct
dent from which he has never fully
recovered
The girls gymnasium classes will not
meet Monday or Tuesday afternoons
of next week. Neither will there be
basket ball practice Tuesday evening
owing to the Community concert to
be held in the hall. The classes will
be continued Oh "Wednesday as usual
Miss Frances Carver OF North Main
street very charmingly entertained
the Tahkoneac Camp Fire Girls Fri
day evening Twenty maidens in In
dian costumes sat down to an appetiz
ing supper the decorations being OF
+ a st. Valentine nature. This was fol
lowed by their picturesque ceremonial
At the close of the evening pictures
: of the group in various characteristic
poses, were taken.
Christian Science service Sunday
at IL o'clock at SAP Main street. Sub
iect: Mind. Golden Text: Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose
mind is stayed on thee; because he
trusteth in thee" Wednesday even
ing meeting at 7.30 O'clock Reading
room open Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons from to 5 o.
clock. Same address. The public is
welcome s.'f 80 s.-'-s.-
Prophet and People: the Question
of Moral Leadership in Our Country,
will be Mr. Mills subject Sunday
morning at the Second Congregation
al church, Sunday school at, noon
G. E. meeting at $50. There will be
union service at the Baptist church
at $50, at which Mr. Towart will
speak on Washington the Christian
Gentleman and Mr. Mills, on Wash
ington's Farewell Address" The
public Is cordially, INVITED to all these
services. #
The regular services will be held in
the First Baptist church on Sunday
The morning sermon VIII be a study
of The Marks of Genuine Christ
IAN Sunday school at IL noon. In
evening Congregational church will
unite in union service. Mr.. Mills
will speak on "Washington's Fare.
we'll Address" and Mr.. Towart on
Washington The Christian Gentle
man" A cordial invitation is ex-
tended the public to these services.
The front page of the Bennington
Banner is daily adorned with a
Ben Franklin wise saying. Not that
Ben was the author or that the say
ings are as wise as most Of Ben's
merely that they are nearer Frank.
linesque than anything else Here
is specimen that shows that the
truth is occasionally approached
THE woman who is insulted by a
man usually hangs out sign. Most
people in this world get precisely
what they advertise or."-Bellows
Falls Times.
Fridays New York Times contains
a lengthy account Of the wedding in
st. Johns church Thursday afternoon
of Seymour Johnson, son of Mrs. S.
Fisher Johnson and Miss Helen D..
Kane of Newport. The wedding was
attended by New York's -four hun
dred" and was solemnized by Dean
William NJ. Grosvenor Mr.. Johnson
is nephew of Mrs. Chas. e. Patter-
son Of Old Bennington and a grandson
of Hon. David l.. Seymour, who was
a former law partner Of Seymour Van
Santvoord's father, George Van SAINT
voord, 60 years ago.
Miss Jennie Chik, who recently
played in Bennington with the Bob
OFT show, left the company in Bratte-
boro Saturday,-really left it for
keeps" Jennie had to stay with
the show to break in her successor,
although she really quit the Saturday
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