The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
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Should Man marry beneath him?
ADV.
l.. Lurie of Hoosick Falls was in
town Wednesday on business.
Moving picture stars in reality at
the opera house this week. ADV.
Charles Reedy leaves today for
Glens Falls, where he has accepted a
position.
B. F. Lewis of South street has
finished work for the Bennington
scale works.
John Spargo of Old Bennington
went to New York city this morning
for brief stay.
Miss Lillian Bignal of Great Bar
rington is the guest of Miss Katherine
Sears of Elm street.
Mrs. p. j. Green and Miss Marguer-
lite McGovern have returned from a
visit with relatives in Schenectady.
Max Asher and company will pro
duce the funniest bill of the week
Census Taker' at the opera house,
today. ADV.
Mrs. Guy Parker, who has been the
guest of her brother Seymour r.
Wood has returned to her home in
Middletown, Conn.
Mrs. William c. Bull, who has been
the guest of her aunt, Miss Emily
Scott of North Bennington, has re-
turned to New York
Bear in mind the fact that there is
an entire change Of program daily at
the opera house this week Matinee at
$50. evening at 7.90. Adv.
Mrs. Amyel Baker will entertain
Division c Of the Second Congrega-
tional church Friday afternoon at her
home on Grandview street.
Don't forget the Band Dance at
Foresters Hall Friday evening, Dec.
s. Music by Band and Orchestra.
Dancing to /. Admission csc. ADV.
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The remains of Henry f. Goodrich,
who died Wednesday at the Soldiers
home, were taken this morning to
West Salisbury, where the funeral will
take place Friday afternoon.
Mrs. II. S. Brown and Mrs. NJ. A
Loomis of Old Bennington have re-
turned from visit to Boston. After
spending a few days here they will go
to St Augustine, Fla, where they
will pass the winter
A big Red Feather romantic cave
man drama of today The Isle of Life"
with Roberta Wilson at the opera
house today This picture will be re-
peated after the musical comedy for
benefit Of patrons arriving late. Adv
The basket ball team which journey
ed to Cambridge Wednesday evening
was defeated 1918. The local boys
put up fast game but were handicap
ped by lack of practice together. Col
burn was the mainstay OF the team,
and Hitchcock put up fine game.
Miss Eva Lassor announces that the
recital which was dated for Dec 10 is
postponed till Dec II and will be held
in the Young Woman's club hall
Miss Lassor has been called to play
for reception given in honor of the
ox-mayor of Quebec and also for re-
ception of Children of Mary at Notre
Dame church in North Adams
At st. Peters church Bishop Bliss
will tonight give an address more
particularly to the men though not ex
clusively AS usual all are welcome
The services for Friday are as fol-
lows: Morning Prayer, $50 a. m;
Holy Communion 8 a. M. Evening
Prayer, p. m. Mission service and
sermon by Bishop Bliss at $50 p. m.
concluding the weekday address On
Saturday, Holy Communion at a. m.
will be- the only service.
Mrs. Hughston, of the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton is an organizer OF prominence,
having ten years experience in the
work. and having conducted cam
paigns in number of the states. She
is, therefore, equipped through a wide
experience to present the subject of
equal suffrage in sane and master
full manner H. A. Wilkinson secre-
tary of the Y NJ. c. A.. and an
avcwed suffragist will preside and
introduce Mrs Hughston We want
to interest the men as well as the
women and the men are especially in
vited to attend this meeting on Fri
day eyening, at eight O'clock, in the
Young Woman's Club rooms Admis.
sion free. No collection.
A nation wide effort is being made
to sell Red Cross Christmas seals, the
proceeds to be used for the prevention
of tuberculosis. 1t is hoped that Yer
mont will make good showing and
in order that the sale may be sue
cess Bennington Is called upon to do
its share. generous response to this
appeal by the citizens of the town is
solicited The seals are on sale at
the dry goods stores, at the four
cigar stores, at Evans, Griswold's
Miss Eddy's, the Banner Office. Harris
shoe store and the Y NJ. C. A. and the
Cottage Hotel They will also be on
sale at the next meeting of the Fort
nightly Cluh