The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village roA
Briefly for Busy Readers

New York for few days.
Patrick Gleason of Gage street is
confined to his home by serious III
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Eddington have
returned from visit with friends in
! Syracuse.
Howard James will lead the meet
ing at the Guideboard Tuesday even
ing at o'clock
Miss Julia Hayes was Sunday yisi-
+, tor at her home here. returning to
Pittsfield this morning.
March 2, 8 and 4 are the dates for
/ the Bradford Hooks fair and For
| esters' hall the place. Adv.
Graft is being shown in over 700
of New York's $50 theaters. See it at
the opera house today. ADV.
Miss Catherine La Marie has taken
| position in the Office of the Ben
| nington Waxed Paper company.
hio. dhliiS -hSLSou 10 AhdhihS hSi
semi-annual trip to New York and
Boston for spring millinery buying.
Make your engagements so as not
to interfere with the Hooks fair at
Foresters' hall on March 2, and 4.
ADV.
Billie Richie, your favorite funny
man in two part LKo komedy,
knocks and Opportunities opera
house today. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. n Williams and
Mayor and Mrs A w. BREASTED have
returned from ten days trip to New
York and Washington.
Mrs. S. H. lockwood, Mrs. Swan
and Mrs. Patterson will entertain
Circle d, in the Congregational church
parlor Wednesday afternoon.
A special meeting of the knights of
Columbus is called for this evening
to act upon the death of John p Muir
ply which occurred this morning.
Edmund P. Howe is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Howe,
for few days on leave of absence
from his studies at Dartmouth college.
At the Y. NJ. C. A. Forum Thursday
night there will be a discussion of the
Perry bill. This is open to all men
whether members of the association
or not.
The bowling schedule for the week
at the "Y" is as follows: Monday.
Pirates VS. Tigers Tuesday, Hillsides
VS. Independents; Thursday, Red Sox
VS. Mohawks
Fighting for France" great war
picture in 5 parts, showing actual
fighting at the front at the Harte
theatre tomorrow afternoon and even
ing. Regular admission. Adv.
Two sleigh-ride parties, were enjoy
ed by young people of the village Sun
day afternoon and evening, one to
Nog,h Bennington and another to
Hcosick Falls.
Mrs. Percy Taylor an son of
Hartford. Conn, who have been spend
ing the week with Mrs. Taylors par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Endress, re-
turned home Saturday.
Under a Shadow" features versa.
tile west coast actress, Gretchen Led |
erer in an engrossing story of foreign |
secret service spies and remarkable |
case of dual identity, opera house to-
day. Adv.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Second Congregational church will
meet with Miss Mary G. Cone, Grand
view street, Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock The subject OF the meeting
is the Schauffler Training School and
the day Of prayer for missions will be
observed
The cold spell of Saturday and Sun
day continues and the thermometer at
o'clock this morning was down to
zero 1t rose to 10 above during the
forenoon with a weather forecast OF
fair and little warmer for the next
two days.
William H. Wills has purchased the
plot on the northwest corner OF
Weeks and Putnam streets from the
Holden Realty Company. He has re
sold two building lots, one to P. A.
Matteson and second to Charles +.
Moore of the scale company.
Florence Rockwell in an astounding
five part drama of dual personality,
Body and Soul opera house tomor
row. A lovely girl loses her memory
and falls in love, when she RECEIVERS
her memory, she does not recognize
her lover. Then this interesting, alb
sorbing drama starts Adv.
At Hoosick Falls Saturday night
the "Y' first team played return
game with Company NJ second team
which ended with score of 10 to
in favor of the Bennington boys, The
game was fast and close, and required
overtime. The first half ended 6 to 2
in favor of the Hoosick Falls team.
The second half was close to the last
minute and it took three minutes of
overtime to settle the dispute. Not
foul was called
Fighting in France" the most Won
derful war pictures ever shown and
official film-recOrds Of fighting taken