The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Francis y Bushman. Opera house
today. Adv.
Mrs. w E. Putnam is in Boston for
a day or two.
Coming to Harte theatre everybody's
favorite comedian, Phil OFT, ADV.
Born, Sunday morning, a son, Robert
j. NJ, to DR.. and Mrs. P. A. Matteson.
Edward Hanley, Jr., left this morn
ing to spend two weeks with relatives
in New York city.
Mrs. Charles McWayne and children
of Dorset are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
II. n. Williams of Elm street.
Mr. and Mrs II. B. Hutchins return
ed Saturday from a two weeks trip to
different points in Massachusetts
Dorothy Gish in a Griffith fine art
production. odd Heidelberg in parts
at Harte Theatre tomorrow. ADV.
Fearless Helen Holmes can be seen
in the thrilling railroad story "The
Girl and the Game at Harte theatre
today. ADV.
Miss Jane Holt of Methuen, Mass,
is here for several weeks as the guest
of her cousins, the Misses Hilda and
Martha Pratt
Remember the lawn party is Thurs
day afternoon and evening of this
week on the lawns of c. T. Burt and G.
F. Graves. ADV.
Coming to Harte theatre tomorrow
Eddie Foy and his family of seven in a
two part Keystone comedy, entitled "A
Fayorite Fool" ADV.
o. NJ. Barber and family, who have
been at the Walloomsac Inn for the
past week left today for their camp
near Trenor Meadows.
The John Doherty Company, which
played at Harte's Theatre last week,
left this morning for Hoosick Falls
where they will fill a weeks engage
ment.
Supper will be served at o'clock at
the lawn party Thursday. In the after
noon there will be booths of various
| kinds and ice cream and cake for sale.
Adv.
Don't fail to see the great Metro pic
| ture THE Wall Between" at the opera
house today, starring the favorite
screen stars Francis X Bushman and
| Beverly Bayne. ADV.
Theda Bara, the woman with the
most beautiful wicked eyes in the
world can be seen in the big stage sue
cess THE Galley Slave" in five parts
at Harte theatre today. ADV.
Contractor John Harlan, wife and
children of Schenectady have arrived
at the home of his mother Mrs. John
Harlan, ST.. OF Haynes Corners for a
visit Of two weeks. The trip was
made in Mr.. Harlan's car.
| Thomas Kelly and Thomas Meehan
until recently employed in the dye
room of the Holden, Leonard company
mill, left Sunday afternoon on fishing
trip to Lake Boomoseen. expecting tC
be absent for several days.
The members Of the Second Congre
gational Sunday school may get theil
tickets for the county picnic of Mr.. ant
Mrs Mills If they will call at the par
sonage between Il and 1890 p. IN. OF
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ilustrious Francis X. Bushmar
and the queen OF the screen Beverly
Bayne in The Wall Between" five acts
of superb photo play presenting a thrill
ling romance OF army life. Oper;
house today. metro Day. ADV.
Robert Warwick and Frances Mel
son in a fiye-part drama of the grea
outdoors Human Drftwood." 4 mod
crn drama of real heart interest
Opera house tomorrow (World Day.
Adt.
+. w. Williams and Alfred Wade
went this morning to Boston in orde
to drive back two busses to be used il
the Bennington Dorset bus line Tit
buses will be driven as far as Spring
field whore the bodies are being made
The final rehearsal for Rebecca a
the Well, the first scene in the Count,
Pageant. will be held at the rear o
the Congregational chapel Monday eve
ming. VIII the caste please come a
early as possible that the rehearsal
may begin at 7.l5 for no practicinl
can be done after dark
Sheriff Fred Godfrey left for Wind
sor this morning taking Joseph Guar,
back to states prison. Guard, who wa
serving a sentence for burglary was re
leased on parole by Gov Gates. Iii
violated his parole by turning vagran
and making himself obnoxious in tn
local railroad yards where he was al
rested last week by the local officers
The Bennington band has been en-
gagged to play at the third annual coun
~ picnic at Arlington, Friday, Jun
30th. If IL should rain, then picnic viii
be held on the following day. FOLLOW
the band. 1t will go up on the specia
train Friday morning and will heal
the procession from Arlington depo
to Nichols grove and will give numer
Gus fine selections during the day. lIu
rah for Bennington band
There will be a dance WEDNESDAY
evening at Library hall for the purpos
of raising money for the construction
of a new tennis court at the play
ground. The dancing will last from
until ~ and tickets at % cents eac
may he obtained from any member o
the committee which consists o
the Misses Elsa Wahlquist, Doroth
Patchin, Helen Carpenter, Lillian 1t
VIM Margaret Nash, Roger Burt. Ne
Healy, Carl Chase, Goodall Hutto