The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Harriet Bushee OF Percys Cor
ners is confined to the house by ill.
ness.
Henry Ross OF SALISBURY was the
guest Saturday and Sunday of his
sister, Mrs. William Clark.
Misses Gertrude Percy and Thel-
ma Dyer are assisting Saturdays at
the Bottum & Torrance factory.
Save yourself the trouble of going
home tomorrow night and attend the
supper at the parish house. ADV.
Mrs. Raymond Percy, who has
been visiting Mrs. l.. r. Percy for a
few days, has returned to Pittsfleld,
Mass.
Mt. Anthony Lodge F. & A. NJ. will
| hold the regular meeting on Tuesday.
Feb. 7th, 7.30 p. m. Work on the End
| or Fellow Craft degree.
Vermont, the first of ten states vot-
| ing this year on the Prohibition ques-
ton, will not trail in the dust her
banner of virtuous leadership. Adv
Just received at Joe Levins a NAM
moth assortment of ladies' and
misses spring coats and suits which
| will be sold at reasonable prices.
| ADV.
A Vermont senator has given his
assurance in writing that he will sup
| port national prohibition in congress
II Vermont votes in favor of the
Perry Act ADV.
About 40 people took part in an en-
joyable dance at Bushels hall Satur-
| day evening. Dancing was in order
| until IL o'clock and light refresh
| ments were served.
Two-part mystery drama, Phantom
Island tells thrilling story OF love and
adventure on South Sea Island feat
uring Francis Ford and Dorothy DAY.
export. Opera house today. Adv.
If section 40 Of the Perry Act
makes criminals of druggists" so
does the present Local option law
Public Statutes of VT, Sec. 1884. from
which section 40 was copied. Adv.
The meeting of the ST. John the Bap
fist society, which was to have been
held Wednesday evening, will be on
Tuesday evening instead. March Z
Every member is urged to be present
as there is business OF Importance.
Une soire de mardi gras dome la
sale des Forester Catholic : Mardi
soir lie mars toute Forester ct ami
some envite it aura lie jeux carte ct un
parti de tablier ct autre amusement ct
toute les dame deverai enporte
collision. Admission 10 cents.
Robert Warwick is seen at his very
best, as handsome manly hero, sac.
rificing himself for the girl he loves,
and ultimately winning her as the re-
ward of his courage and devotion IL
five part powerful drama. THE Sins
of Society'-Opera house. tomorrow.
Adv rHtr "a lnft CG-re gt iH
Graft No. 5--Gringing Life Down
suggested by the well known author,
Wallace Irwin An exciting narrative
showing how organized capital Ell
deavors to keep the workingman down
starring Harry Carey, Hobart Henry,
Jane Novak and Glen White. Opera
house today. ADV.
The Local Option party is making
the argument that the Perry Act, if
adopted, will be extensively violated.
They also say that intoxicating liquors
cannot be obtained for necessary uses
These arguments cannot both be
sound. If one holds good the other
will certainly fail. ADV.
1t is said there has been a great
change in Windham Co., the last week
or so in favor of Statewide Prohibit
ton. They were asleep at first. For
mer Attorney General Clarke c. Fits
helped powerfully to wake them up,
coming out fat-footedly for state con-
troll of liquor-selling as against town.
control. II we are awake in Benning-
ton. the same sentiment will grow
here for the next twenty-four hours by
leaps and bounds. Adv.
Do you know how tho much
malisned Perry Act was prepared?
The present law was taken and YER
batim copy of it, simply cutting out
the parts providing for license, was
made on the typewriter in the Anti
Saloon League Office in Burlington.
Clifford H. Smith, that careful courte-
Gus, consistent temperance worker
did it. Mr.. Perry, an honorable gen.
tleman from Brattleboro, sincerely be-
lieving in it, fathered the bill in the
Legislature. That is the inside story
There is no secret about it. There was
mo game played, or deal" arranged.
1t was straightforward piece of bust
ness. Adv.
A salesman for the United States
Rubber Company, popularity known as
the rubber trust" left Bennington
| Friday evening with orders for $4,000
| worth of business OF this amount,
| one sale alone was for s1,7O0, which
| is one Of the largest single orders for
rubber goods placed by local house
in several seasons. Merchants are
buying heavy in expectation of a