The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village ToA
Briefly for 6usy Readers

meeting IN the CnurCn pdTIOIS hoA-
day afternoon at A o'clock. Refresh
ments will be served.
The minuet, the harvest dance and
quaker dance are among the dance
features of In Old Vermont, but
best of all is when Granny Baker
shows what real dancing is like.
At st. Francis de Sales church the
summer schedule goes into effect to-
morrow with masses at Z, s and 10
o'clock and Sunday school and Bene-
diction in the afternoon.
Bennington Grange will hold regu-
lar meeting next Wednesday evening
at the U. 0. G. c. hall on Main street.
Candidates will be initiated in the LIST
and End degrees and a short program
OF music is arranged by the lecturer
The work at Library theatre in trans
forming the stage into log cabin for
the anniversary play In Old Yer
mont is about completed and every
thing will be in readiness for the
dress rehearsal Monday night. The
sale of seats has started off in a man
ner that looks as though the theatre
will be taxed to its full capacity.
Tickets for the Huling-Carter prize
speaking contests at the high school
are on sale and may be procured OF
the students. The price of admission
is set at 10c and the speaking will
take place in the high school May 18th.
After paying any expenses connected
herewith, the proceeds Will be utiliz-
ed to purchase additional books for the
school library.
The ladies of the Grange are invited
to meet at the L. o. G.. c. hall on We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock or as
soon after as convenient to arrange
their dishes, etc, as they have ar
ranged to hold their meetings there in
the future. Bring something for a
lunch at 6 o'clock so as to stay to the
evening meeting For any further
particulars call Mrs. Henry Lyons who
has charge OF the supper,
The street department will gather
tin cans on Monday provided that the
rubbish is put in barrels or bags and
placed on the curb line. The depart
ment requests that the containers are
put out early in the morning as there
will be but one collection On each
street The street commissioner wish
es to call attention to the practice of
sweeping refuse from the sidewalks
into the cutters. Prosecutions will
follow unless this nuisance is abated.
The usual morning and evening ser
vices OF the Methodist church viii be
held Sunday. with preaching by the
pastor. whose evening subject will be
Conditions Of Diseipleship'. There
will be special music. A cordial inyi
tation is extended, seats are free.
Sunday school, 1900; Junior League,
800; Epworth League $50; leader
Miss Florence Center, subject, My
Prayer Habits" Monday evening
meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood,
in lower rooms CT the church
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Dowd
took place from the St. Francis de
Sales church Friday morning. Her
six grandsons acting as bearers, The
floral tributes were many and beauti-
full testifying to the esteem in which
she was held. Those who attended
from out of town were Mrs. William
Stewart OF Albany Mrs. George Sober
of Wateryeliet. Mr.. b. O'Hare OF
Schenectady, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mangan
and family of Rutland, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Wickham and family of Bos-
ton.
Henry White, who was for number
of years the American ambassador to
Italy, was in the village Friday. Mr.
White made the trip from Stockbridge
by automobile for the purpose of leas-
ing a summer residence at Old Ben
nington for the coming season. If
suitable quarters can be secured he
plans to come here with his family as
soon as weather moderates. Mr..
White was much pleased with the sur
roundings of Old Bennington. The
former ambassador was a personal
friend of the late Governor McCul-
Tough of North Bennington. For Is
years he was connected with the
American legation in London and was
located in the English capital at the
time the late f. j. Phelps was minister
t. England.
The faculty of the high school re-
ceived letter from the New England
College entrance examination board
this week extending the privilege of
Bennington high school graduates en-
tering these schools without examina-
ticn, for the next three years The col
leges which this privilege covers are
as fellows; Amherst, Bates, Boston
University, Bowden. Brown, Colgate,
Massachusetts Agricultural college,
Middlebury, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Tufts
University OF Vermont. WELLESLEY,
Wesleyan, Williams. After investiga.
ton by the board, the standing of To-
cal graduates was found to be so high
in average for all studies that the
privilege was extended without quest
ion. This is the third time the priv
ilege has been granted
Granny Baker, hearing that news
will reach Arlington by nightlal as
to whether or not Vermont will join
the union; well Pm glad to hear it.
should like to know before | sleep to.
night whether I'm an American or not.
Twill be kind o unsettlin to me- I'll
be English till die. been English
so long got the habit I'm for King
George ! am. been in a habit of
hatfit,f e, L.. 30, l., ii