The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-18
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ouoiy III ioi INC Pool thiSS "SSho' ~
improving.
Hiram Allen of Main street, who
recently recovered from lengthy i'll
ness, is again confined to his bed.
Last night on the Y. NJ. C. A. al
leys the Pirates bowled 1927 pins
which was enough to get five points
from the Red Sox.
st. Peters Church Friday evening,
Evening Prayer-7:30. Meeting of the
Knights of King Arthur in the Parish
House at o'clock.
Charles Frohman Co. presents
Charles Cherry in the great stage sue
cess "The Mummy and the Humming
Bird" Harte Theatre to-day. adv.
Frank HUMPHREYS, who recently
recovered from a weeks illness has
been called to Canada. Mrs. Hum
phries and daughter will accompany
him.
There will be meeting of the
Sons of Veterans Sunday at p. IN.
and all members are expected to be
present. Important matters to be
discussed.
Une soirre social dome est la sale
des Forester Catholic samede soir lie
10 Feb. Jeux and cards dance ct antre
amusement it enporte I'm cauteaux 81
cest plat admission 10 cent. Foresters
ct ami. ADV.
Are your feet tired of parading in
winter boots? Do you long for the
sprightly spring foot millinery? The
Drysdale Shoe store awaits your visit
confident you will de delighted with
their early spring display Adv.
Tickets for the knights of Colum-
bus minstrels TO be given at the
Harte theatre next Wednesday even
ing may be purchased at the box Of
flee of the theatre any time between
8 a. m. and until the close of the
last picture show in the evening.
The Bennington chapter Of the d.
A, R. will be entertained by Mrs. Ed.
ward l.. Bates Tuesday afternoon,
Feb. % at $50 o'clock. The subject
of the program will be Vermont"
there will also be special music. The
annual dues should be paid at this
meeting.
Arrived by express this morning,
just in time for Saturday shoppers at
the Drysdale women's garment section.
on second floor, twenty-five dozen
crisply new Spring waists, lingerie,
voile and kutored models. All sizes
"a to As widely assorted. Special earl
y price 9s cents EACH Adv. ags,
Many Bennington people have wit
messed one or more of the performan-
ces of the Holman Musical comedy Co.
at North Adams during its several
visits to that city and have pro-
nounced it the best attraction of its
kind. This company is to be seen at
the opera house all next week. Adv.
The republican caucus to nominate
officers to be voted for at the COM
ing town elections on March Z will
be held this evening at Library hall
at 7.30 O'Clock this evening. The
democratic caucus for the same pur-
pose will be held at the rooms in front
of Apollo hall Saturday evening at s
o'clock.
Springs coming? But don't ex-
pect to find when the coy jade ac-
tually makes her debut here-any of
those dainty little slips for Babies
and short dresses for the wee tots
six months to two years of age-that
are now on sale at the Drysdale Bah
les shop for so cents each. Fine soft
long cloth-dainty lace edgings-real
Madeira hand embroidered Jokes.
ADV
The Fortnightly's Shakespeare pro
gram at the Congregational chapel to-
morrow, afternoon will present twelve
of the poets best known characters in
a semi-dramatic entertainment called
Shades of Shakespeares Women"
There will also be short Introductory
address, piano duet of Memberships
overture Midsummer Nights Dream"
and a prologue in verse. On account
of the interest already shown, an eX-
ira large number of chairs will be pro-
vided The guest fee will be twenty
five cents.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office Bennington, VT,
for the week end ing Feb. IA, 1916:
Mr.. VIM. Davies. George H. Hall, The
Herald Office, Mr.. Harry A, King, Mr..
Jerry Murphy. Mr.. Gilbert Richards
Reynolds, Laran A. Whitcomb, Mrs
More Kind, Miss Madam Orvetta Nor
gan, Mrs. Peter Trude, Woman Chris
tian Temperance Union. These let
tiers will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office Feb. "a, 1916, if not delivered
before. In calling for above, please
say Advertised" giving the date of
ls;.
L. C. Holton, the School street for
list, has recently put in at his resi-
dence hot water heating outfit that
in one respect is superior to most in
stallations Of this kind in that the
heat for the house is generated outside
of building. Some time ago Mr.. Hol-
ton increased the size of his heating
plant for the greenhouses and when
the work was completed he realized