The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
NeMs Of the Town and Village ToA
Briefly for Busy Readers

Chef Wilson spent Saturday visit
ing in Pittsfield.
Don't fail to hear the only known
Indian harpist. Kathleen Kla-wah-ya
az the opera house, today. Adv
Branch No. s Of ST. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. George Graves,
Thursday afternoon from to'5.
Dancing. Foresters Hall, Wednes-
day evening. Hurley's five-piece or
chestra. Admission, Csc. Adv. 7t2
w. H. Nevis has installed ten-rad-
iator hot water heating system In the
Estabrook house on South street.
Mrs. Nettie Knapp, who was taken
to the North Adams hospital Satur-
day underwent a serious operation
Monday.
Dance! Don't forget the Eagle Hose
, dance in Foresters' hall Feb. 25, good
time provided. Donnelly's orchestra.
adv.
Charles and Fremont Barnes have
completed the repapering and painting
of interior of the Estabrook house on
South street.
Division F. of the Second Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs. Eu-
gene Moulton SOC Gage street Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Henry Fonda, Mrs. c. N. Pow
ers and Mrs. l.. II. Ross will entertain
Circle D of the Second Congregational
church in the chapel parlor Wednes-
day at o'clock.
Judge E. L. Bates is in st. Johns.
bury where he is to make the annual
inspection of the Knights Templar
commandery this evening. ~ ~
Elmer T. lockwood is installing
modern plumbing and making other
repairs on the property owned by
him on South street.
Among the many features OF the
Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial at
the oprea house tomorrow Is the
great Russian retreat before Austro-
German machine like advance. ADV.
The local postofiice has received
calendar from the department which
has been properly hung for use Of pat
rons in the lobby. This is the first
time that calendar has been provid-
ed by the government.
IN Tt'd
last chance II you want to vote at
the coming town meeting. Tax Col
lector J. George Hudgins will receive
taxes until o'clock this evening at
his home, corner of County and North
streets.
Miss Mary Petersen who is in the
training school at st. Margaret's hos
pital in Albany, has returned after
months visit home. She came home
i'll and upon her recovery had to take
care of her mother, whb has also been
indisposed.
The floor was too crowded for
comfortable dancing at Forester's hall
last evening the occasion of the en-
tertainment by the Daughters or lsa-
bella. Valentine favors were distri-
buted and punch was served. Music
was furnished by Donnelly's orchestra.
Because of the overflow in the vi
entity of the graded school Monday
due to the freezing of the water pow
CT trunk, number OF the children
reached home at noon with wet feet.
One little girl when asked for an ex-
PLANTATION replied. "a dress suit case
broke"
Anna C. NJ. Tillinghast Of Beverly,
Mass, national lecturer for the w. G,
T. u, is to speak in Bennington at s
o'clock Wednesday evening at the Y.
NJ. C. A. rooms the subject will be
THE Advantages of the So-Called LIZ
cense System" 1t will be an argu.
ment for prohibition.
The bowling schedule for this week
at the "Y" alleys is as follows To-
night, Mohawks VS. Independents,
Thursday, Pirates vs. Red Sox. Sat
urday night the Hillsides. succeeded
in hauling in four points from the Mo-