The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
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Vermont party at y. w. c. Friday
evening.
The Rebekahs will meet Thursday
afternoon 10 sew and in the evening
hold a drill.
The carpenters union viii hold a
special meeting at their rooms Thurs
day evening, Aprn IS.
There will be pie sale at the 7 W.
c. Saturday afternoon. Tea and
chocolate will be served.
Mrs. Laura b. Cole is absent from
the village today visiting Red Noun
tain chapter. o. +. S. in Arlington.
Opera house. Friday, another big
Blue Bird photo play, Lois Weber and
Phillip Smalley in an intensely inter
esting fiye-part drama Hop, the
Devils Brew" Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. s. Hall arrived
Monday at their summer home in Old
Bennington for the season. At the
present time Mr.. Hall is confined to
the house with q severe cold.
The popular dramatic star Harold
Lockwood plays the part Of an inter
pid army scout in the fyepart red
blooded drama of the frontier "The
Buzzard's Shadow" al the opera house
today. ADV.
The scenery for The Little Princess
is being built by some OF the Manual
Training boys under the direction OF
MIR. Parlin. This is only another of
the practical things the boys are learn
ing in this department.
Rev. II. c. Harmon with Mrs Har-
mon and children, arrived at the Wal
bridge homestead at Bennington Fails,
to spend a few days with Mrs. Har-
mon parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J I'd.
Wal6ridgc.
Mr. and Mrs Henry N. Williams en-
tertained the 'Justhesame Club at
their home on Elm street last evening
A dinner was served at $3.50 o'clock
followed by an evening Of cards. Hon
ors fell to Mr. and Mrs William L.
Hawks
Opera House today. "The Buzzard s
Shadow A real five-part American
military drama Full Of outdoor ac-
ton and incident Staged in the
open. See the great desert scene
Starring popular Harold Lockwood
and beautiful May Allison. Adv
Mrs Hiram Allen who has been
in poor health at her home en- Main
street this winter, is considerably i'm
proved Mrs. Allen surprised her
friends recently by digging a large
quantity Of dandelion green's in proof
that spring has arrived
Michael N. Shoemaker, whose fam.
lily are summer occupants OF the prop
erty in Ola Bennington known as the
Priory, owned by Miss Mary r. San.
ford is stopping for a few days at the
Putnam house while getting the house
ready The property has been re-
named by them, Gray Gables" Mrs.
Shoemaker is expected to arrive today.
The funeral OF Edward J. Cunshan.
non, VINO died at his home on Park
street Sunday morning from heart
disease. was held from ST Francis de
Sales church at o'clock this NOR. 'lg.
The bearers were William +. Soals,
d. T. Murray, Patrick Brazil. W. J.
Gibney, James b. Lee and A. j. Griffin
There were many floral pieces. a
delegation from the Knights of Column
bus was also present.
Practically all the chairs in tie
Second Congregational church yosIy
were occupied last evening by an
audience which greatly appreciated
John r Towards recital OF Shake
spears Hamlet This was Mr. How.
ards first entertainment in Benning.
ton and during the ntermission he
rendered a number OF his own works
which included a song Of Vermont en-
titled THE Song Of the Green Noun
tains all numbers were generously
applauded and Mr. Howard proved
himself man oil great ability in this
lin,
The story Of Sara Crewe, the little
Princess, and her interesting life at
Miss Mlnchins genteel school has for
many years been a children's classic,
ranking along with Alice In Wonder
land and the adventures Of Robinson
! Crusoe. Many many children have
wept with sara in her trials and
laughed with her in her triumphs.
When the Camp Fire Girls were choos
ing a play they wished to give some
thing especially Worthwhile and ac.
cordingly decided upon The Little
Princess Every child in Bennington
should avail himself OF this oppor-
tunity to see the little heroine in real
flesh and blood and to make this pos
sible, special performance will be
given Thursday night at Z o'clock for
children under II for 10 cents Grown
ups performance, Friday night Ad-
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