The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

William II. Wills spent yesterday Il
Arlington.
Plenty of fancy garden spinach a
Estes market. Adv.
All sizes in California and Florida
grape fruit at Estes market. Adv
Frank Evans is about again after
being included among the grip vic
tins
s l.. Stevens OF Main street is
among those who failed to avoid the
grip epidemic.
4 Fresh oysters, clans, scallops, lob
ster finnan haddie, etc, at Estes
market. ADV.
Mrs. Helena Downs is able to be
about the house again after a weeks
| inactivity because of grip.
Edward S. Higgins the game ward
en- spent yesterday on fish and game
business in SALISBURY and Arlington.
Miss Bessie Wright of Imperial
avenue is improved after short in
disposition because of the seasonable
complaint.
"The Tenement House Girl is the
title of the second episode of Graft"
written by Louis j. Vance author Of
THE Brass Bowl" and TREY
| O'Hearts," opera house, Monday. A
complete drama. Adv
The ladies of the Young Woman's
| Club will hold social hour ar the
club rooms this evening. When the
young ladies of the Y. w C. put on Il
good time, it is worth attending and
good crowd is expected tonight.
Considerable good time in Library
hall this evening. Dancing with eX,
cellent music and an all-around good
time will be the order for only 10c
| admission, Come and bring a good
sized crowd of friends with you.
Among the many features of the
Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial at
the opera house today are: the Big
Flood OF Joliet, H., Funeral OF Ameri-
can slain by Mexican Bandits, Up-to-
the minute war pictures, a funny car
toon by r. Il. Powers and others. Adv
There were sixty-three children at
the Library this morning to hear the
Japanese story. Miss Maude Carpen-
ter delighted them with tales of the
land of cherry blossoms and had
many things to show. One interest
ing feature was Japanese dance by
Tirza Ayres dressed in the native
costume. m
If it's a good time you are looking
for to fill up your dates the coming
week. don't overlook the Valentino
dance that's TO be given in Library
hall Monday evening. a 25c, admis
| sion buys several hours of dance
frolic, good music and sociability. No
need to bring your friends. All your
friends are to be there and expecting
you!
The friends of Mrs r., l.. Nichols
the well-known proprietress Of the
Main street store will be sorry TO
learn of her confinement at home with
a severely sprained hip. Mrs
Nichols slipped on the ice in front Of
the Woolworth store Friday afternoon
and tore the ligaments of her hi
which will keep her from business fol
\ several days.
The Parent Teachers association. II
order to arouse interest in the WORK
among the children of the village, has
offered two cash prizes of $3.50 eacl
\ for the best essay written on "Chilt
Welfare" by any two students in the
] l.sunior and senior classes of the higl
u school Any member of these two
classes may compete and on Friday
evening. Feb. 25th these literary pro
ductions will be read before an audi
$ ence of parents, teachers and friends
in high school hall Awards will b.
made by judges chosen in the mean
| time
The many friends OF John Y. d. S
Merrill are planning to attend the lee
| ture of Abraham Lincoln which Mr.
Merrill is TO give III the Methodist
church Sunday evening in place o.
The regular sermon. Mr.. Merrill saw
: Abraham Lincoln after his death
while the martyred president lay II
state in New York, Mr.. Merrill being
resident of that city at the time. He
has prepared scholarly and yet in
teresting summary OF the great mans
life which he has never before given
in Bennington The address will be
something out OF the ordinary for d
Sunday evening service and good
crowd is expected.
l. The amateur contest at the Harte
theater last evening following the
regular performance of Bob OFT and
company, was most amusing affair
r. Stoppiello. Martin Noon and Fred
Carpenter, who learned their stunts
An the Y. NJ. c. A. gym, gave some
clever mat exhibitions of tumbling
ending with wrestling match thai
terminated in draw. Mcclure ant
La Crosse won applause for initiating
two Charlie Chaplins and little Isaac
Weichman hidden under huge derby