The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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The library will be open for circu
lation of books Friday.
st. Patrick day post cards, booklets
enclosures, and flags at Evans. Adv
Mr.. and Mrs J. M. Ayres left for
| New York Monday to be gone until
the last of the week.
A regular meeting of St. Agnes
guild will be held this evening at the
parish house at las.
Mrs. Edward H. Holden of Main
street is confined to her home by Ill.
ness with nurse in attendance.
Dancing Foresters hall Friday Don
nelly's orchestra, st. Patrick souye-
Mrs, tickets 25 cents. ADV.
Mrs. Joseph Fortier of Schenectady
Mrs. Joseph Levins at Bennington
Falls.
st. Patrick day novelties, badges,
ribbon, decorative crepe paper, nap
kins, tallies, favors, ETC., at Evans.
ADV.
Lawrence Sears of the Schwartz
market is taking vacation and is
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burnham, Mass.
Emile Chamberlain and James Rear
don have returned to their homes in
Rutland after spending the week end
with friends in town.
Miss Margaret Healy and Miss Mel
lie Hurley attended the organ recital
at Williams college last evening given
by Edwin H. Lemare. D7f'e'
Basket ball practise for girls, to-
night at 1880. Two teams for the pre-
liminary will be chosen from those pre-
sent at practise tonight for the game
tomorrow
Bennington merchants have ordered
an unprecedented stock of rubber,
probably ,anticipatory OF the demand
of the rubber-necks who want to be in
a state Of preparedness for the dis
closures promised by the new spring
skirts.-Rutland News.
Division F. of the Second Congrega-
tional church will meet in the church
parlor Thursday afternoon at o'clock,
Mrs. William Barron and Mrs. Henry
Seymour will entertain. A large at.
tendance of members is requested.
| ihclnA. i. If.
Word was received here this morn
ing of the death at Pittsford of Henry
S. Fenton, a commercial traveller, who
| has been coming to Bennington for a
score of years. He was brother-in
| law of C. l.. Hudson of this village
Death was due to shock.
Three more boys who have failed to
conduct themselves properly were ar
| raigned before Municipal Judge +. II
| Holden Monday afternoon. One OF
them had broken his parole, imposed
| after similar offence and was sen
fenced to the industrial school at Yer
| gennes. 4f5
Mrs. Frederick Fortmuller OF
Springfield, Mass, is spending few
| days with Mrs. Lawrence Moore OF
| Weeks St. Mrs. Fortmullers husband
| who has been employed in Springfield
Mass, has changed his employment to
| Philadelphia where, his wife and son
will join him the last of this week.
| The final basket ball game to be
played on the Library Hall court will
be3held Wednesday evening when the
Burr and Burton boys Will play then
postponed match with the High School
boys. The girls will play the prelim-
mary and there will be the usual per
iod of dancing. The tickets that were
purchased for Fridays game hold good
for this.
Earl Howard. who recently purchas.
ed the Loren Sweet farm on the White
foil FROM, a ctln
property Sunday and broke one of his
legs, besides receiving several severe
bruises, In climbing the silo, his
foot slipped from the ladder when he
was up about seven feet and he twist
ed the leg beneath him in falling,
splintering the bone below the knee.
The leg was set and he is now con
fined to his house.
The opera house was filled Monday
evening for the appearance OF the
O'Niel minstrel troupe The perform
ance was :, genuine old-fashioned
"nigger-shpw' and many of Benning-
tons dignified and elite element were
in the front rows applauding as loud
ly as the kids in the gallery. The
show was snappy. the Jokes were clean
and clever and there we're many excel
lent tenor and bass voices in the
chorus
The social times following the Libra
ry Hall Basket Ball games have been
the best ''get-to-gether" occasions of
the winter. The Friday evening good
times Nave been grand elimination
after asweek Of work or study for the
school lchildren and other young peo-
pie Of Bennington. Wholesome exer-
else limbers cramped muscles and re-
moves the cob-webs from the brain.
The last game of the season will be
played at Library Hall tomorrow night,
starting at 1880.
The X. of c. Minstrel committee ex-
tend cordial invitation to each and
every one who took part in the recent
minstrel entertainment to meet this
evening at Academy Hall on North
street, at eight o'clock. The entire
orchestra will be present and there
will be full rehearsal Of the enter
tainment to be given in celebration of
st. Patricks Day. The committee
would deem 1t favor If any who can
mt he nrpsent would co notify them