The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village TsId
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Born, son, MOuuay 10 MT ana
Mrs. Edgar Pratt.
Get your rubber-boots early. Low.
est prices for best makes at Harris.
Adv.
Born, this morning. son to Mt
and Mrs James F.. Scarey. Weight 9
pounds.
James r. Lovett was called to Bran
don this morning by the death Of his
father.
William l.. Gokay left last evening
for Boston where he will attend the
auto show
Boots? Yes, plenty OF them!---for
women, men and children. Better
come early, though Harris. ADV.
Miss Florence Walbridge has return
ed from Newark where she has been
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Harmon.
Oscar Elwell who has been spend
ing the winter here with relatives, left
Tuesday for his home in Los Angeles.
| Mrs. G. H. Shurtleff of Waterbury,
Conn, has been called here by the
death OF her father, Charles H. Sibley
Be sure and get your fish, fruit and
vegetable order in tonight at Estes
market as we cannot make but one de-
livery on each street tomorrow. Adv.
Be sure and get your fish, fruit and
vegetable order in tonight at Estes
market, as we cannot make but one
delivery on each street tomorrow.
ADV.
Mrs. ]. J. Stakeholder of South
street has been spending a few days
visiting her son, Mclean Stakeholder,
at the Vermont Academy at Saxton's
River.
The battling V. L. S. f. detective pic
ture, THE Alster Case" will keep you
in suspense until the last scene is pro-
jected on the screen at Harte theatre
today. ADV.
Don't fail to see Bryant Washburn
and Ruth Stonehouse in the five part
" L. S. E. detective feature, THE
Alster Case" at Hart theatre today.
Adv
Americas most distinguished CO.
Medicine, Lulu CHASER, in five.part
masterpiece, Loves Pilgrimage to
America" supported by an exceptional
cast. Opera house today. ADV.
Fred L. Bottum has returned from
the Boston automobile show to which
he was accompanied by r. Z. Howard.
Mr. Bottum purchased five Marion
Hanley touring cars for which he has
taken the local agency,
Americas favorite Broadway star,
Lulu Chaser, the original Dolly Var
den" will delight you even more In the
great comedy drama Loves Pilgrim
age to America" Is parts) at the opera
house today than she has thousands
on the stage. ADV.
Philip Bareault, who has been driv-
ng baker cart about the village, plans
| to erect new building for his bakery
in the near future on his lot near the
| corner. Of Gage and Stafford streets.
| 1t will be OF plain and serviceable con-
struction and work will be commenced
| as soon as he has secured authority.
Windows along Main street this
morning were undergoing dressing for
| Baby week, the idle and snOwed-in
clerks spending their time performing
/. surprises for plate-glass exhibition
after the storm is over. incidentally
some clever ads are being written for
Baby Trade that are as naticeable as
the windows are unique
The work OF laying the new high
school roof was practically completed
Just In time to protect the building
from the heavy fall Of snow OF last
night and this morning. Little or no
water is expected to get into the build
ing from the drainage when the show
starts to melt. although there are yet
Gil rt, 4,.,n 81 IN
The two big transformers have ar
rived which are to be erected at the
light station for reducing the current
OF the high tension wires coming up
from Zylonite to point where it can
be utilized By Bennington consumers.
The transformers are at present
snowed.in on fat cars in the local
freight yard and will be hauled to the
station as soon as the weather per-
mtg.
Nearly 100 people attended the card
party which was held in the hall Of
the Catholic Foresters on South street
Saturday evening under the auspices
of that organization. The prizes were
carried off as follows: First lady's:
Mrs. Joseph Betit of Mill street; first
gentlemans: Fred Bellemore OF Divis-
ion street; consolation, Lady's: Mrs
John q Norm Of Park street, gentle
mans: Mr.. NORTON OF River street
The funeral Of tne :a7e Mrs. John
H. Warren will be held from her home
on School street Friday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. George s. Mills will
oficiate. The body will be taken Sat
urday morning to Troy for interment
in lakewood cemetery. Mrs. Warren
who died Tuesday night was &c years
old last October. She married Mr..
Warren In 1865. She had been in
failing health for four years. but the
immediate cause of her death was
pneumonia.
Today's heavy storm conveys little
JOY to the storekeepers OF the village.
Had the heavy fall OF snow come the
first OF the season their opinion this
morning was. that they would have
done record.breaking business today.
But few scattered sales in mittens
and gloves caused by the necessity for
hand-worked snow shoyels was all