The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village roh
Briefly for Busy Readers

Clifford Atkins was home from Al
bany over Sunday.
The auditors completed their worl
on the town accounts Saturday after
noon.
Judge Z. l.. Bates left Sunday fol
Windsor to attend the funeral of tn,
late Marsh 0. Perkins.
Dancing. Foresters Hail. Wednes
day evening. Hurley's fve-piece or
chestra. Admission, Csc. Adv. It;
Don't miss the perturbation of ]
| Breckenridge Ellis great novel Emmy
of Storks Nest at Harte's Theatre to
| day. Adv.
! Mt. Anthony Lodge will hold the
regular meeting tomorrow, Tuesday
I Feb. 18TH 7.30 p. m. The End or F
! c. degree VIII be conferred.
Collins NJ. Graves is among those
| whose names were added to the grip
list the latter part of the week. His
condition today is improved.
Don't forget about the st. Valentine
dance at Library hall this evening at
o'clock. Favors, punch and three
hours dancing, all for 20 cents.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Ladies Aid society of the
Baptist church will be held Tuesday,
Feb. Is at o'clock at the church.
Mary Miles Minter, the flower OF
the screen can be seen today at the
Harte theatre in Emmy of Storks
Nest, FIVE part Metro feature. Adv.
The famous screen favorite Beatriz
Michelena in a fivepart film version
OF Edward Sheldons great play, Sal
walton Nell.' opera house tomorrow.
Adv.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the congregational church win meet
Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock at the
home Of Mrs. w. s. Boynton, Imperial
avenue.
/ Mrs. Charles Lockwood has return
ed to her home on Main street after
spending few days at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Dayid Lockwood on
HARDWOOD Hill. t. M.
The Eagles are to hold meeting
at their rooms tomorrow evening.
Eight o'clock Is the hour. A class of
candidates Will be initiated and a
good attendance is desired.
A basketball game has been arrang-
ed between the Bennington high
school girls five and the girls team
from Burr and Burton seminary at
Manchester. The game will be played
at Library hall Friday evening and
there will be q preliminary game.
A meeting OF the Methodist Brother
hood will be held in the church par
lors this evening and every member
is urged to be present as the annual
election of officers will take place. A
social hour win follow, with refresh.
ments.
The dancing party which is to be
held at Library hall this evening is
an informal one in celebration of St.
Valentines Day. All the young peo-
pie of Bennington are invited to par
ticipate In the jollifcation. Dancing
will begin at o'clock.
At the Congregational church Sun
| day evening the pastor gave an enter
tanning talk on the progress Of mis-
sionary work in Japan His remarks
were illustrated with stereopticon
slides and formed an interesting eve
| nings entertainment. aw o. 3
II. IT. Griswold received in the mail
| this morning check for $3.50 in pay.
lnent for bill of s160 The top
I blank OF the check was for the $3.50
amount and the sum written out in
i-full for the $3.50 The sum was not
! protected by check protector and in
the hands OF an INSCRIPTIONS person
might easily have been collected for
the full amount.
| Faith Ccnquers in the greatest race
in life in two-part drama of love and
! athletics, 1.-THE Little Mascot, at
| opera house today. A delightful story
OF life in college town, all the thrills
of the big track meet, in which the
! rivals stoop to questionable practices
make this one Of the most charming
TO win along with a pretty love story
of photo plays featuring Elsie Albert
and Baiy Early. Adv.
DR. John Hewatt OF North Adams
member of Of the royal medica
corps of the British army, who ha:
been spending u furlough at the home
Of his father, r. A. j. Hewatt il
Briggsville, left Friday for New Yorl
City. From that place he will sal
Monday for London to report fol
duty at the British war Office. He re
celved a cablegram last week whicl
fastened his departure. He has beef
in this country since November, beins
in poor health because of hardships ell
dured at the front. DR.. Hewatt is ;
native of England and lieutenant IL
the British army.
For some time there has been al
opening in the water power trunl
which crosses Park street near tn
old pottery building. The sudden dro
in temperature must have caused tn
,votar IN fraayo ipcida thu tru,,L fn