The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-31
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millinery opening Saturday. ADV.
The request has been made that each
woman sign her recipes for the Fort
nightly, Saturday.
| Denman Thompson's immortal rural
classic, "The Old Homestead" Harte
Theatre today. Adv.
| The house occupied by Mrs. Edward
| Norton on Valentine street is receiving
new roofing of slate.
The lesson at the Y. w. c. cooking
class this evening will teach you how
to make nut oatmeal cookies.
The merchants have their exhibits
all ready for the Fortnightly tomorrow
| and they are we'll worth seeing.
Don't forget your recipe for the Fort
nightly tomorrow. Sharpen your pen
| Gil and bring a good stock of paper.
James E. Hurley is constructing a
/ piazza ON the front of his South street
house occupied by his son, DR.. Frank
| j. Hurley.
Hear what the efficiency expert, Ed
| ward Earle Purinton has to say about
1.-The Efficient Housewife" tomorrow
at the Fortnightly.
Emmett Kingsbury, who has been abb
| sent from his work on the Colgate es-
tate with a pair of badly bruised fin
+, gers, has taken up his job again.
1.-the fight in Secret Love is as
| thrilling as any yet staged for the
| screen. ''-Clevelan Plaindealer. See
this wonderful picture at the Opera
House, to-day. ADV.
All officers are requested to be pres
ent at the regular meeting of the W. r.
| c. this evening as visiting members of
| Kearney Corps from Wallingford will
| be in attendance,
| William J. Watson has broken
| ground on Depot street for tenement
house. A good-sized barn on his pro-
| perry has been moved into position for
| construction into the new tenements.
Secret Love lives up to every line
| of its advance comments" New Or
leans Item. Secret Love" features
the famous star Helen Ware, Opera
| House to-day. Matinees, and 10c,
evening 10c to all. ADV.
Miss Nora Lunegan has completed a
| short stay at the home of j. Ed. Wal
| bridge where she has been caring for
Mr., Walbridge's mother Mrs. Henry
S. Walbridge Mrs Walbridge's health
is considerably improved. /
All the children who actually. want
to learn to dance may come to library
hall tomorrow afternoon at 2::30
| o'clock. There will be no regular les
| son but all who wish help may obtain
| same by applying to Miss Vossler.
| Word has been received here of the
| birth in Staten Island last week OF a
son to Mr.. and Mrs Samuel NJ Dix.
| Mrs Dix was formerly Miss Harriet
| Il. Wilcox, a niece of Dr. S. X. Wilcox
of Bennington, and has many friends
in the village.
The distinguished American emotion
al actress, Helen Ware in great FIVE
part Blue Bird photo-play Secret
Love-" adopted from the famous novel.
That Lass of Lowries," supported by
an all star cast including Ella Hall,
Harry d. Carey and Harry Carter, OPP
era House to-day. ~ ADV.
The Putnam street bear is no fake,
regardless of the claim that the Banner
Offices nature faker compiled the re-
cent story while under the influence
of Indigestion Two more peo-
pie have been the animal on upper Put
nam street the last two nights. He is
about the size of full.grown collie dog
and makes periodic trips to Putnam
street garbage cans.
About 600 people attended the school
exposition which is in progress today
in the School street building and 1000
is considered sane estimate of those
who will attend this afternoon and
evening. Those who attended yester-
day have been volunteer advertisers
for the session today and all who have
not attended should make point of
doing so this evening. 1t is noticeable
that some of the prize-winners have
been children who began their educa-
ton in the rural districts and took up
their work at the graded building
somewhat later. Supt. Varney is
proud of the fact that the rural schools
are reaching the point where their pu-
pills can win prizes in competition with
schools in the larger places.
About dozen people thoroughly en-
joyed themselves cussing the street
railroad company last evening when
an electric car between Bennington
and North Adams was held up for the
better part Of an hour north of Pownal
Center. The trolley express split the
switch at No. 2 turnout and the trolley
company was nearly an hour getting
car up on the south side in which to
transfer passengers for the continued
trip to North Adams. The car did not
pull out of Bennington until 7:15 and
did not get in North Adams until near
9 o'clock during which passengers had
to change cars three times. The
wrecking crew succeeded in getting
the express car back on the iron about
$780, ~
A fair-sized crowd was present at the
regular session of the Y, M. c. A. For
um last evening to hear Attorney
r. e. Healy take the primary law to
pieces and strew its. cog-wheels about
the landscape The talk which Mr..
Healy gave was highly instructive, re-
CARELESS OF the opinion one may hold
either way on the newly effected stat
ute. These talks at the "Y' by
local men on live topics should
be more literally patronized by the