The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers
A social dance at Young Woman's
club rooms Thursday evening. S5t2
George Beban's masterpiece. "The
Pawn OF Fate bigger knockout than
AN Alien. Opera house today
ADV.
The Governor Isaac Tichenor place
on Town Hill has been sold to Mr.. and
Mrs Philip B. Jennings whose proper
ty II adjoins.
We would advise all who can con-
veniently, to attend the matinee of
Damaged Goods tomorrow and thus
avoid the crowd in the evening.
On Thursday and Friday, June LIST.
and md, the Old Academy will hold
its spring rummage sale Of high
class clothing and bric-a-brac.
The twenty-frst annual convention
of the Vermont State Federation of
| Woman's club will be held in White
River Junction, June G, and Sth.
George Beban, the worlds greatest
, Italian and French impersonator in a
! five part vivid drama blended with
tender pathos The Pawn of Fate
opera house today. ADV.
Four-yearold Richard Cate appears
with his father in a tumbling act at the
| Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium Thursday
night There are thirty other perform
ers from the North Adams association
| A meeting OF the Sons of Veterans
will be held Wednesday evening at s
o'clock in G. A. r. hall Plans for the
decoration of deceased veterans
graves will be perfected and all mem
bers will please attend.
Readers of fiction will be interested
to know that the library has the fol
lowing new books: Just David by
Porter; Seventeen by Harrington;
"Drusila with a Million" by Cooper;
Golden Slipper by A. X Green; and
THE Fifth WheeT by Pruty.
Mrs Ann II. Douglas. who has been
living at the Oln Scott house on Pleas
ant street, viii make her home with
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Youngs who
have recently taken the tenement on
Elm street formerly occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Roster.
Rev. Earle Wifley-"I am confirmed
in the opinion that we must take up
our cudgels in a crusade against the
modern problems brought to the fore
By Damaged Goods The report that
these diseases are increasing is
enough to make us get busy on cam
paign against them Opera house to-
morrow. Adv.
The village police wish to impress
upon drivers OF vehicles, both oat and
gas propelled. the necessity for observ
ing the Silent Policeman which has
been placed in Putnam Square. This
representation of traffic cop is neat
in design and painted a color which
can plainly be discerned. All vehicles
should keep to the right Of this in
| turning any of the four corners.
Several times Monday and Tuesday
this had not been done and the officers
libeholding the transgressors from a dis
lance, have waXed wroth Arrests will
result If the rules OF the road arc not
observed, exactly the same as if a
real helmeted and badged blue coat
occupied the spot.
Rev. y. Walling Clark of Rome,
Italy, was the speaker at the annual
monthly business meeting and enter
tainment given by the members Of the
Methodist brotherhood in the local
church last evening MIR Clark spoke
on WAR and Religion in Italy" giving
frst-hand accounts Of christian work
among the illiterate peasant classes OF
that country and describing in an in
!, terestng manner their modes Of living
and attitude toward the present war
About rs men filed the parlors OF the
church to enjoy his address. lie is a
the head of Methodist mission work il
Rome and made the trip to this coun
d try especially to attend the conference
at Saratoga Springs Following tn
4 address the Brotherhood served
lunch of sandwiches and coffee,