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

usual hour, 6.3V CLOCK.
The members of Custer post, G. A,
R. are requested to meet at the post
rooms Saturday afternoon at 3o'clock
William Riley, ST., who has been
confined to his home with grip, has re.
sumed his duties at the Bradford mill
Mrs Samuel Wright is moving from
the Mccall house on Main street to
the Bellemore house on Dewey street
Mrs. Lucia Groesbeck, who has
been spending the winter with Mrs
Marietta Bottum of Main street, has
returned to her home in Fort Ann, n
~
Miss Margaret Battles, who has
been visiting in Bennington and Hoo.
sick Falls for the past few weeks, has
returned to her home in Norwich,
Conn.
Misses Margaret and Jennie Nc
Bride OF Main street have returned
ed the funeral OF their father, Joseph
Mcbride Of that place.
Mrs. w. H. Bond of Granville, Mrs.
II. u. Earle of Amarillo, Tex, and
Mrs. NJ. d, Knights of Rutland are Wis
iting for few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron NJ. Pettibone of Main street.
Une soiree social sera donnez la
Sale des Forester Catholique Samedi
soir lie 4de Mars, Forester ct annie
sont invite il If aura feux carte, ct
autre amusement. Admission 10c.
Last night in the bowling tourna-
ment on the Y. NJ. c. A. alleys. the
Mohawks in bowling for averages
rolled 2467 pins. Three men bowled
over 500, with Hanley in the lead
The high school students are re-
hearsing for Shakespearian play
which is to be presented Immediately
following Lent. las you Like it," will
be given with other Shakespearian
features.
The four classes Of the high school
will hold their annual dance on Satur-
day evening of this week in the high
school hall, from 7.45 to l245. Music
will be furnished by an orchestra from
the school.
Saturday night in the Y. NJ. G. A.
gym, the "Y'' second team will play
the Freeman Alumni basketball team
of North Adams. Both teams are very
evenly matched and fast clean
game is assured.
We are going to ask Gov. Hanly to
delay beginning his address, which Is
scheduled for O'Clock at high school
han tonight, until SIS or Whereabouts,
In order that the men at the village
caucus who may wish TO do so can
come to the high school. Adv,
Voters, whose names are not now
on the check list, will have one last
chance Saturday night, March 4. to
get their names on so as. TO be able TO
vote next Tuesday, The supreme
court says any citizen can vote even
If his taxes are not paid, but even the
supreme court can't help voter who
is too shiftless to get his name on the
list.
A new showroom has been refinish-
ed and relighted in the Bennington
Garage on Main street and Ford
car with special finish is being shown
there this week The Bennington
Garage extends a cordial invitation to
those interested in a light five pas
senger car to call and see this parti-
cularly attractive small motor car.
The garage is open evenings. Adv.
A Ford car with special finish is be-
ing shown in the new showroom of;
the Bennington Garage which has
lately been refinished and reiighted in
the Main street building. a cordial
is extended to those inter
ested in a light five-passenger car to
call and see this particularly attrac-
tive small motor car. The garage Is |
open evenings. Adv.
The presentation of two weather
flags for use on the high school build I
ing was made by the Woman's Relief |
corps in the large room OH the third |
floor of the School street building at 3 |
o'clock this afternoon. The entire |
high school was present and mum
Der of parents and friends. The pre-
sentation was made by Mrs. 4. A |
Principal +. D. Mabrey Off
,ially accepting them for the school.
The Y. NJ. C. i. Forum conducted an
discussion on the Perry
dill and the advantages of Prohibition
rs. Local Option in Bennington, at the
building last evening, at
ended by a good sized crowd. f. Il.
lowe made statement of the rea.
,ons urged in support of the Perry bill
md also the claims of its opponents
ind w. W. Bartlett presented an argu-
nent in favor of the Perry bill. 1t
vas intended to give those present a
nance to speak briefly but the two
irst speakers took so much time that
here was little opportunity.
You sometimes hear the remark,
oh well, what does he know about
Termont?' Temperance workers and
social reformers know lot about
1t is their business to know
The man who is a trained student and
,as wide eXpprience NAV know |