The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tod
Briefly for Busy Readers


Davis was in town all day yesterday.
Dr. M. Montmarquet, chiropodist.
will be at the Colonial, Thursday.
ADV.
Dancing tonight Foresters' hall,
y Hurley's five-piece orchestra. Adm.
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Dancing tonight, Foresters' hall,
Hurley's five piece orchestra. Admis-
sion 25.
Full rehearsal for X. of c. minstrel
p show at Temperance Society rooms
Thursday evening at eight o'clock
sharp.
Miss Dorothy Schwartz who has
been the guest of Mrs. Dexter Gleas-
ON since November has returned to her
home In New York City. -
Miss Alice Robinson or Old Ben
nington, will spend the balance OF the
winter in Washington and will not go
to Florida, as originally intended
Mrs. Ida NJ. Bassett, Gage St, was
taken with an attack of acute indigest
ion at midnight last night and physi-
clan was summoned. She was some
what improved this morning
/ After the regular monthly business
meeting of the Y. w. c. this evening
the social committee would like to
meet the other COMMITTEES of the club
to make plans for the coming month.
Miss Gertrude Cranston entertain
tanned dozen of her friends at a
party at her North street home Tues
day evening. The time was passed
with music and games and refresh
z ments were served. 9s& 5ziis III
Mrs. Charles E. Patterson and Mrs.
Zebra Quackenbush, who are spend
ing the winter at Atlanta, Ga, have
written friends here that they expect
to leave shortly to spend the month
of March in Charleston, South Caro-
lima.
Word was received this morning OF
the death in Holyoke, on the 18th, OF
f. w. Burns, travelling representative
for mill supply house in that city.
men of Bennington and made periodic
sales trips through here.
B. A. Quinlan is offering his FIVE
passenger Cole touring car for sale
at very reasonable price. This car
has been run about $4,000 miles. 1t is
fully equipped with electric lights and
he gives his personal guarantee that
1t is in first class condition. ADV.
George S. Clark spent Monday in
Albany on business connected with
his brush-back plant. The company
! has all the orders they can attend to
] and have been Obliged to turf down
i business on account Of inability to
, secure the experienced help. is
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Reynolds of
Troy, frequent summer visitors here,
who have been visiting in Jackson.
vile and st. Augustine. Fla, will
leave soon for Miami. where they are
to be joined by Mrs. ReynoldsS sister,
/, Mrs. Charles Z. Welles ofyOid Ben
nington. Mrs. Welles will be,,accom.
panied by her son.
The first basketball team of the
"Y" goes to Cambridge by auto, to-
night to play their fourth game with
the Mohicans OF that town. The oc-
casion is benefit for the Cambridge
fire department. r The local boys have
made many friends in Cambridge. and
Manager Buss states that this is in
response to an invitation to play an
exhibition game.
All men-whether members or not
are cordially invited to be present
tonight at the Y NJ. C. A. and partici-
ipate in the discussion "Shall
democracy look for it's leadership in
the mind of the mass or OF few in
dividuals?' The discussion will be
led by Rev. Thornton f. Turner and
series of Wednesday evening gather
ings held under the auspices Of the
Forum. 9f5 'sa'A'Hl 'ofss-a I,
The judges have been chosen who
will decide the prize-winners. lin the
forthcoming essay readings by mem
UtIS VI the Jttiiioi anu ochlol AidSacS
Of the High school on Child We'll
fare" They will be: Mrs. William
! H. Wills, Mrs. H. r. H. Sears and Rev
George S. Mills. The, essays are to be
read in high school hall on Friday
evening, Feb. 25th and the public is
urged to keep the date in mind and
, attend.
! The travelling representative Tor
J wholesale wooden house was III Ben
nington during the past week and Of
fered one of Bennington's tailors
$4,000 for his stock of woolens over
( what he paid for them four months
ago. The tailor estimated his shelf
stock worth $4,000 The man offered
$4,000. This does not mean he wished
! to buy the business, but simply to
Z procure goods for his other customers
who had not been wise and ordered
raw bolts of cloth ahead. The tailor
turned the offer down. The travelling
man made the statement that red
! dyes suitable for coloring woolens is
worth $50 per pound.
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