The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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day. ADV.
Paramount day at Harte Theatre
today. ADV.
Howard Williams of Rutland is a
visitor in town.
Eugene Hutchins has gone to work !
for John Weber.
Dancing at Y. w. c. Thursday even
ing Admission 25c. ADV.
Dr., w. Montmarquet, chiropodist, |
will be at the Colonial Thursday.
Mrs John Ahearn of Bradford street |
is laid up at her home by illness.
0. W. Davis has sold his Studebaker
car to Steven Hall Of Dewey street.
Charles G. Cole has returned from a
weeks treatment in the Troy city hos
pital
Miss Eva Potter is visiting her
brother Otis Hodges, in Petersburgh
TOR few days.
Miss Fannie Hawkins is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. f. N. Hawkins in South
SALISBURY.
Concrete sidewalks are being laid
about Charles Robinson's home on
Depot street
The Rights of Man, story OF
Wars Red Blot showing at Hart Thea
tire tomorrow. ADV.
Miss Della Bigford Of Petersburg
has secured employment here and
moved to Bennington.
Walter H. Berry's new Hudson car
has arrived. Rainy weather this
morning prevented its delivery.
Earl Howard and Clayton Church
were over Sunday guests of friends at
their former home in Petersburgh.
Henry Tomayer has got job with
Harry w. Cummings He has former
ly been working at the scale works.
Everybody wants to see the clever
comedian Jack Barrymore in Nearly
King at Harte Theatre today Adv
John II. Norton, who recently under
went an operation in the Samaritan
! hospital in Troy, is reported improy-
inG.
Jack Barrymore in Nearly a King,
a good clean comedy by the Paramount
Co., showing at Harte Theatre today.
Adv.
Your fayorite comedian Jack Barry
more in a comedy drama of romance
and adventure at Harte Theatre today.
Adv.
Charles Brettell, superintendent at
the Colgate farm, and son Herbert,
returned last evening from trip to
Lyndonyille.
Branch Number s of st. Mary's
Guild win meet with Mrs, G. r. En-
dress on Elm street Thursday after
noon from 8 to 5.
The third degree was conferred on
a class OF three candidates at the Ma
sonic Temple by Mt Anthony Lodge
Tuesday evening.
The Philathea class of the First
Baptist church will hold food sale
Saturday afternoon May 20 at the
church from to 5, ADV.
Nearly a dozen of the ministers in
attendance on the Congregational con
ventioh here, made Bennington Tues
day in their own automobiles.
The residence Of Mrs. Charles T.
WeIes at Old Bennington is being i'm
proved by the application OF paint.
John Il. Hackett has the job.
J. Gilmer Of Salt Lake City is stop
ping at the Walloomsac Inn. He ar.
rived Saturday. His wife and children
have been visiting relatives here since
last winter.
Charles Jones Of Gage street, who
has been working at the Bennington
WaXed Paper company mill. has
thrown up his job there and taken an
other at the Holden a. Leonard mill.
Earl w. Williams tried out the big
auto truck ordered by II. w. Hyers <
Son for the Tiona oil company's bust
ness, by making 4O-mile trip to sur
rounding towns today The new truck
will probably he chauffered by Sam
uel Noyes.
The North Adams Wholesale com
pany have started delivering goods in
Bennington with their big auto truck.
The roads between the two places are
now in such good shape that even a
heavily loaded auto truck encounters
no difficulty getting through.
A telephone message from Brockton,
Mass to the management Of the opera
house states that Damaged Goods
played there four days last week to
over $1,000 at advance prices and had
been booked fer a return date. See it
at the opera house today, No advance
in prices. ADV.
The Philathea class OF the First Bap-
fist church were pleasantly entertain
ed Tuesday evening by Mrs. Benjamin
Lewis at her home ON South street.
J The regular business meeting OF the
class took place and it was decided
that the class should hold food sale
on Saturday May 20. Dainty refresh
ments were served and Mrs. Lewis
was voted a charming hostess
The Trustees of the II. w. Putnam
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