The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
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uncle, Henry Ross OF SALISBURY Sun
day. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Walker are
rejoicing over the birth of daughter,
weight Z lbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Davis of South
Londonderry were recent guests of
friends In the village.
William Farnum in THE Plunderer"
a Fox feature in five parts at Harte
theatre tomorrow ADV.
Russell jewell who has been visit
ing his father in North Ferrisburg re-
turned home Saturday,
Mrs. Charles G.. Welles and son of
Old Bennington are spending the pres
ent month in Miami, Fla.
Regular meeting of the Modern
Woodmen Tuesday evening and all
members are requested to be present.
William Faversham can be seen in
"One Million Dollars" Metro feature
in five parts at Harte Theatre today.
Adv.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Second Congregational church will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
John NJ. Madison at her home, PIG
South street The hour is o'clock.
The floor at the Library is to be
painted this week, so the library will
not be open for reference work, in the
afternoon, until it opens again for the
circulation of books at the end of the
week
Don't fail to see William Faversham
in an all star cast in "One Million
Dollars" taken from Arnold Frederick
RUNNERS wonderful novel 100000
Francs" at Harte Theatre today.
Adv.
The regular meeting of Bennington
Lodge OF Elks will be held Tuesday,
March 18th, at s D. m. Election of Of.
ncers for the ensuing year will be
held at this meeting and q full atten.
dance is requested. I'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Robinson, who
pass their summers at their place at
Old Bennington known as Under
wood" have written friends that they
are spending the winter at Old Point
Comfort.
Mrs. Carrie WEIGH of the Soldiers
home and Mrs John McCurdy of
Branch street extension went this
morning to Norwich, N Y, to the fun
eral of their niece, daughter of Her
man Eastman. They will return Wed
nesday.', l..s ~ ~ pace sg-
d Mr.. Mills Lenten classes for BOYS
and girls Of the Second Congregational
SUNDAY cnhnp1 hnt yin
girls will meet at the parsonage on
Tuesday. afternoon. directly after
school. and the boys. on Friday even
Ing, at 7.15 O'Clock. 80. 80
The sixth installment -. of. Graft
featuring Hobart Henley, Harry Carey,
Jane Novak and Glen White will be
shown at the opera house tomorrow in
conjunction with the Dancing Dolls
Co., THE Railroad Monopoly" sug-
gested by James OppenheiIn. ADV.
n Invitations have been received here
to the 'Transcontinental Night" of
the North Adams Merchants. associ.
alton on the evening of March II. The
feature OF the occasion will be tele
phone conversation with the central
office In San Francisco.
Letter Carrier o. w. Harwood dis.
tributed So pounds of mail on his
Main street route this morning. 1t !
was necessary to send the mail team
to the corner of Silver street with the
second half Of the amount to replen-
ish his mail bag. This is one of the
largest amounts distributed on a |
single route since the Christmas rush, |
aud N al l.
for the load
Miss Angie Meldon, former librarian |
OF the Bennington free library, has
been engaged for some time in cata- |
loguing the library at Blackinton. |
While engaged in the work she has
made her headquarters at the home of |
Mr.. and Mrs, d. B. Keller OF this vii. |
lage Miss Melden leaves at an early !
date for Atlanta, Ga, where she is to /
catalogue a large library. She is at i
present in the employ OF the state OF |
Massachusetts as a specialist in this
line OF work.
Theodore Voorhees, president Of the ,
Philadelphia & Reading railroad,
whose death is recorded in this morn
ing's New York papers, is well-known]
in Troy and large number of Old |
Bennington people were acquainted /
with him. Mr. Voorhees, started his
administrative career in railroading as
superintendent of the old Saratoga
railroad afterward going to the New
York Central. He is connected by
marriage with Mrs, c. Whitney Tiling
hast who frequently spends her sum
merS in Old Remington
How the evil designs of Count
D'Este to secure the fortune of his
wife's niece and ward. the beautiful
Grace Ellicott, are thwarted by Rich
ard Duvall an expert criminologist. by
means Of strange powers conferred
upon him by Buddhist priest whose
life he had saved, and how he wrlngs
confession from the scheming Count
winning his hearts desire at the same
time, forms an absorbingly interesting
story, brimful of surprising and startl-
ing incidents will be shown in "One
Million Dollars" featuring William
Faversham at Harte theatre today.
ADV. fgqas.
LIE Grand Griswold OF New York, a
grandson of the late John A. Griswold
OF Troy and OF the late LeGrand b.
Cannon Of Burlington, was accidental
ly shot and fatally wounded at Aiken,
S. c., last week. He was about SO
wars old Tho voi,pp ,,,op ,,,.s