The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village FOLD
Briefly for Busy Readers

ErieIiy TOT busy Readers
Clam Chowder tonight at Estes
market. Adv.
Miss Vera Males is confined to her
home by illness.
Frank Piper is slightly i'll with grip
at the Soldiers home.
Mrs. B. f. Lewis of South street is
i'll at her home with grip.
Gymnasium class at the Y. w. c. on
Monday evening at eight O'clock.
Herbert Starbuck of Cambridge is
visiting his son. Arthur II. Starbuck
OF South street.
The Rexall Basket ball team of
Hoosick Falls will play the Y NJ. c. a.
in the gymnasium tonight, ADV.
Branch No. OF Saint Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. North on Silver
street Monday, Jan. 10, from TO 5.
The Knights of Columbus chorus viii
meet ct the rooms of the Temperance
society in the opera house building
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock.
The funeral of the late John G.. Har-
wood will be held from the house on
Beech street tomorrow afternoon at
100. The burial service will be at
the Masonic temple at o'clock.
The Bradford Hook and Ladder
Co, will have their rooms in the cen
trail fire station open for inspection
Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock
The ladies, as well as men, are cordi.
ally invited.
Bennington suffered another cold
snap during last night the mercury
going down to seven below zero. AZ.
ter the sun came up the mercury rose
to two below and hovered around zero
all the forenoon.
II. B. Hcpkinson gave dinner last
night at the Dudley farm at the west
end for members Of the Algonquin
club, attended by about dozen peo-
Pile. Roast chicken was served, the
affair ending with a social hour and
smoker.
Sunday school members attention.
Everyone above the age Of nine is 10
go to the High school building tomor-
row morning instead of to the Con
gregational auditorium rs originally
planned. Primary children so to the
Baptist chapel, Every member please
bring q bible.
Christian Science service, Sunday
at II O'clock, at 542 Main street. Sub
ject, Sacrament Golden Text:
Give unto the Lord the glory due I'M.
to his name; bring an offering and
come before him; worship the Lord
in the beauty of holiness" Reading
room open Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons f.on to o.
clock. The public is welcome.
st. Peters Sunday services.-The
l045 a. m. service will be sung; sub
ject OF the address will be "The
Child in the Temple Holy Com.
munion 7.3O and Sunday school at $50
a. m. Evening Prayer at FIVE IN the
afternoon. The box for children in
the hospital in the mountains OF
North Carolina will be sent shortly,
All are reminded that half used toys
and books are wanted to fill 1t.
The High school building has been
generously loaned by the trustees to
the faculty of the Sunday School In
stitute for the accommodation of the
Model Sunday school All Sunday
school members over nine years OF
age are therefore asked to go to the
High school building Immediately at
the close OF the morning services,
Primary children to the Baptist
chapel. Every member please bring
@ Bible.
Local coal men are beginning to
complain that the coal shortage in
Bennington is showing signs Of be-
coming acute. There are over do2
en- cars OF coal long overdue here or
dered months ago which cannot get
through New York The reason is
largely the congested freight traffic in
to New York owing to shipments Of
war materials which Is monopolizing
railroad facilities and side-tracking
interstate shipments TO the serious
embarrassment OF some communities,
particularly New England, 1t is es.
timated that boat is leaving for
Europe with supplies for warning
countries every 45 minutes and the
railroads are taxed to capacity to
handle this record business. Coal
shipments figure largely in this bust
ness which makes that much
less coal to supply home consumption.
There seems to be very little remedy
for the Situation in sight.
The cock and hen pheasants in the
window OF tho Endress Cigar store
are attracting much attention. They
were raised from eggs Matched by q