The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Toll
Briefly for Busy Readers

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The Harte theatre is showing one of
the Bray cartoons today. Adv.
Martin Niles, who has been living
on Carpenter hill is moving to Pownal.
A regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps will be held at o'clock
this evening.
Just received at Noveck's big ship
ment OF ladies suits, dresses and
skirts. Adv.
Edward Madison has moved his
family from the east road to tene-
ment on North street
Charles Cutler and family have rent
ed the brick house on Hillside street
owned by Mrs. e. b. Huling.
Clifford Frier and Ernest Washing
ton of North Hoosick called ON friends
in the village Wednesday,
Clarence Alden and family have
moved from Park street to house
on Dewey street eXtention.
Miss Edith Dewey, who has been I'M
dergoing hospital treatment, is ex-
pected to return home tomorrow.
Carl |. Hendee, former resident,
has been visiting about the village the
past week. He now lives at Vergen-
mes.
Hosea Brooks is moving his house
hold goods from Park St, extension
to tenement on Carpenter hill owned
by the Everett estate.
Arthur Drohart, who has been living
in house on Van Santvoord prop
erty is moving to tenement owned
by him in the same neighborhood.
The story of THE Strange Case of
Mary Page" will be published in this
paper every week. First chapter in
yesterdays edition Page 4. Adv.
Fred L. Bottum has received his
new Marion.Henley touring car, which
he recently purchased while attend
ing the auto show in Boston.
Did Mary Page murder the man she
hated? Come to the Harte theatre
tomorrow. See the Strange Case OF
Mary Page and decide for yourself.
Adv
Did Mary Page murder the man she
hated? ADV.
At the Methodist parsonage Thurs
Qds 4hdi vi IL, lOlo, w tiiilii bCPii "a
! Bygate and Fannie Eliza Morris, both
/ of Troy, were united in marriage by
Rev. p. l.. Dow.
Lou Tellegen, the famous romantic
' star, who recently married Geraldine
Farrar Is featured at Harte Theatre
today in The Unknown" a Lasky
Paramount Production. ADV.
Ward l.. Lyons and a number Of
workmen are rushing to completion the
new double house which has been I'M
der construction on Maple street dur
ing the winter. Mr.. Lyons hopes to
complete the house for renting. with.
in the next two weeks.
OF course you are planning to attend
the st. Patricks dance at Library hall
tomorrow night. Knowing from past
experience the reputation these dances
have for wholesome and jolly good
time, you wouldn't miss it. But try
and come promptly at S'clock in order
to get dance order with the first one
step.
Interior repairs are progressing
rapidly at the Putnam house but how
far they will be carried before pro
nounced complete is yet undecided
The circular staircase, which gave the
hotel it's old.fashioned appearance
has been torn out and the new flights
consisting Of landing and turn half
way up have been constructed and will
be placed in position shortly.
A gang of men under direction Of
the street commissioner were busy at
a commendable work in the business
section this forenoon, hauling away
the great piles of snow which had be-
come banked in the cutters. TIE low
err end of South street has been leveled
off and Main street is undergoing the
same treatment from workmen en-
ployed by the trolley company. Sew
eral fiat cars heavily laden with snow
resulting from piles made by the
electric pillow, were drawn out of the
village yesterday.
Mrs. A. S. Peake Of the Pownal
road is confined to her home by illness.
There are number of people whose
birthdays fall on Christmas or the
Fourth of July, and occasionally per-
sen born on the goth day of February,
but to be commenced in this life on st.
Patrick's day Is indeed piece of luck
| respectfully lOT Oue WHO Is lTlSU anu
proud of it. A still most unusual cir
cumstance occurs in the family of
Joseph A. Evans, the Main street news
man. Joe was born on St Pats day
(place the soft pedal on how many
years ago. and his little daughter,
Miss Patricia Evans, chose exactly the
same date on which to receive birth
day cakes and presents. For a child
and parent both to have birthday
| falling on the same day is out of the
ordinary, but for both to use st. Pat
ricks day for such purpose is unique
The names of so High school stud
| ents were sent to the French soldiers
in the trenches this morning. The
| young people are interested in cor
responding with the troops operating
at the front by letters written in
French or English. Through the
agency Of Y. NJ. G. A. men working at
the front these names will be distribut
ed among the men for replies. The
soldiers are interested in this bit of
international contact as it serves to
tighten many otherwise dreary hours.
If there are more Bennington people
who would be interested to cores
pond with the troops they may hand
their names to Secretary Wilkinson of