The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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confined to his home hy grip.
Miss Margaret Green OF Maple
street is convalscent from grip.
Miss Mary Ryan of Gage street, a
telephone operator, is i'll with grip.
Miss Lorraine Wattles is confined
to her home on Main street by illness,
Mrs. Charles Sellers and Mrs. Fred
Corbett spent Friday visiting in Troy
and Albany
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Judd will enter
tain "A party of friends at their home
on Main street this evening.
Mrs. F. w. Tillson and Everett
Corbett are i'll with grip at their
homes on Jefferson avenue.
The big spectacular novelty act
"Theo the Balloon Girl" is playing at
the Harte Theatre today and tomor-
row. Adv.
Miss Mary Mcclure of South street
returned Wednesday after spending
| thc hoiiud9n WIN iicudS III ''"iN'H
and Shushan.
Thirty pupils are absent from their
high school studies on account of
grip. The number in the graded
school is larger.
Important business will be tran
sacted at the regular meeting OF Ben
nington council, Knights OF Column
bus, this evening.
There is to be an important meet
ing of the Knights of Columbus at
their rooms this evening a full at.
tendance is desired
Miss Bessie Haynes was given a
shower last evening at the home OF
Miss Agnes Monat on Division street
in honor of her approaching wedding.
The telephone company has in-
stalled instruments at the homes OF
John Whitney, Jr OF Park street and
Mrs. Emma McGoyern on Maple
street
Contrary to current rumor. the re-
cent food of surface water in the eel
lars about the village did not pene-
trate the basement of the high school
building
Mrs. Ann Baker of North street
who suddenly became i'll yesterday, is
reported TO be more comfortable to-
day She is being cared for by her
daughter. Mrs. Hart.
Thee, the Balloon Girl, in breaking
jump from Montreal has arranged
to play at the Harte Theatre today
and tomorrow. 1t is positively a big
time act playing none hut the largest
cities. Adv.
! Milton S. Littleheid. Phi D. who is
in the village in the interests of the
Sunday School convention addressed
the pupils of the high, school in the
assembly hall this morning on School
Teamwork f-J-l
Don't fail TO see the Balloon girl at
the Harte Theatre today 1t is a posi-
, tive sensation. She makes fights
over the audience, sometimes takes
up children while the balloon is in
motion. Adv.
The Waterford High school basket
: ball team plays the local high school
FIVE in Library hall this evening. af-
ter which dancing will take place,
t music being furnished by the high
school orchestra.
Miss Bessie White, who has been
quite i'll for some time at her home
: on Gage street. is very much improv-
ed and has been able TO spend some
time out OF doors the past couple OF
weeks.
The domestic science department
of the high school has become so pro-
flcient in cooking that the serving OF
= hot lunches during the noon hour to
out,ofour-yillage pupils was inaugu-
rated Monday.
v Don't wait until the Balloon Girl
has finished her engagement and
wish you had seen her. Make it a
point to attend the show at the Harte
Theatre today and see the greatest
4 sensational novelty act in vaudeville
4 Adv.
I David Lockwood has sold all of the
chestnut trees on his Harwood hill
farm to the local phone and lighting
Il companies for telephone poles. Al
/ fast as they are cut they are beint
t placed in renewal of the old poles OF
4 Main street between Depot and Con
went avenue.
!, Miss Jessie Russell, who fractures
her arm at Harte's theatre tire,
:, weeks ago and who has been in TIL
:, City Hospital at North Adams. wa
- brought to Bennington Wednesda
= evening and is located at Mrs. l.. II
:. Davis rooming apartments. TIL
young lady's injured arm is dom
:, we'll.
s A party consisting of Rev G.
q Mills, Rev W. G. Towart, Rev {. a
!. Boyd, Miss Hilda Pratt Miss Marth
e Pratt, Miss Jennette Perkins and oil
d ers enjoyed q sleigh ride to the Gree
/. Mountain club camp this morning
: Several of the party took snowshoe.
1t seems strange that party c
clergymen should light out for He