The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-17
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Childrens stockings that veal
Is cents pair. Harris. Adv.
Miss Gertrude F. Evans is confined
to her home on Branch street will
grip.
Mrs. Charles Farnum and daughter
Iris are i'll with grip at their home OIL
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Moore OF
Weeks street were guests of friends
in Pittsfeld Sunday.
Henry l.. Field and two children
are Ill at their home on Imperial
avenue with grip.
Rev. and Mrs. j, Elmer Mckee OF
Vergennes are visiting for short
time in the village.
Mrs. Bessie Wright is coniIei to
her home on Imeprial Avenue with
the prevailing atlllction.
There will be an official meeting OF
the Methodist church this evening
A full attendance is desired.
Jack and Jill shoes for children
Goodyear welt, made on foot form
last. Harris shoe store. Adv.
Amos B. Sawyer of Burlington was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa T.
Shaw for the week end.
Rev George S. Mills has gone TO
Rutland to attend a meeting OF the
committee of the State Conference.
Opera House, tomorrow night, Jack
Lynn Stock Co., in THE Governor
Pardon. Wednesday matinee, THE
World and A Woman" ADV,
Miss Jennie Baudistel and Miss
Ethel Morse, have returned to their
homes here after completing their
studies at nurses training school
in Troy.
II. A. Wilson, who has been confln-
ed to his home on Pleasant street
with the grip, has recovered and re-
sumed his duties at the Bennington
County National bank
Owing to the severity OF the wealth
er during the past week, work on re
moving the granite ledge on the Wood
ford road, has been temporarily post
poned. About half the rock has been
blasted away to date.
The funeral OF Edwin POLAND, who
died Friday morning ct the home Of
his son, Charles A. Fo!land, on
Branch street, was held from his late
home at 2.30 o'clock Sunday after
neon, Rev, p. L. Dow officiating
Burial was in The village cemetery,
Regular moving picture program at
the opera house tomorrow afternoon
at three O'Clock. Rupert Julian In a
two-part drama, "One Hundred Years
Ago" and Gertrude Sicily in q two.
part L. X Q Comedy, pants and Petit
coats" and others. SC. and Toe. Adv
The Woman's missionary society
of tho Second Congregat. 1nal church
will meet with Mrs. S. B. Thompson
on South street Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock The first chapter Of the
new text book, The Kings High
way" will be the subject OF the
meeting
a good sized audience greeted Ed
ward a. Meade, the Chautauqua enter
,ainer who gave recital of The
Passing of the Third Floor Back" in
the Congregational church Sunday
evening. While in the village Dr.
Meade was entertained by Rev. Geo.
S. Mills, Of whom the speaker was
formerly pupil.
Rev Burt NJ. Kent, District Super.
intendent of the Methodist Sunday
school, was the speaker at the Sunday
evening service at the Methodist
church and good attendance was re.
ported. A feature OF the service was
a solo by Miss Nellie Ray and THE
Great Judgment Morning sung by
the pastor, assisted by the choir.
Fred Austin, j. Lawrence Griswold
and Earl Artzberger enjoyed snow
shoe hike and camping trip on Bald
Mountain Saturday night, returning
Sunday. They found the snow in the
mountains unsatisfactory for snow.
shoeing as the surface was frozen
hard for large areas, compelling them
to discard the shoes and break
through the crust to gain the noun.
tain top.
Special added attraction to the
regular picture program to he given
before the presentation of az Wife's
Secret" by the Lynn Stock Co., at the
opera house, tonight is j. Warren
Kerrigan in the first episode of the
greatest series-serial novelty ever
filmed, THE New Adventures Of
Terence O'Rourke.' Pictures start
at 1870 Dramas at SIS. Two big
shows for the price OF one. Come
any time. Adv.
Mrs Maria Downs Tower, who has
made her home for the past few
years with her brother, Albert NJ.
Downs, was found dead in her bed by
relatives Sunday morning, heart fail.
IRE having occurred during the night.
She was n years old and was born In
this village June 18TH 1898. She
was the daughter OF Jesse and Adelia
Spencer Downs and married John w.
Tower in 1872. She epent some Of