The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tod
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Louis A. Graves.
Miss Isabel Tudor. who attended a
weekend house party in North Adj
ans, has returned.
Mrs. H. G.. Chapman who moved a
week ago from Union street to North
Adams, is visiting in the village today.
Mrs. w. D. Pelley of Putnam street
is spending Tuesday and Wednesday
as the guest of relatives in Greenfield
Victor Moore, greatest comedian in
films, in "Chimmie Fadden Out
West" Harte theatre Thursday.
Adv.
Miss Catherine Leahy, who is visit
| ing her father John Leahy for a few
days from Utica, is spending the day
! in Albany.
Mrs. Charles Adams has returned to
her home ON South street after sever
hospital in Troy.
| Regular business meeting in the Y.
w. C. rooms Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. All members are requested
to be present.
Hurley's orchestra has returned
, from Manchester where they were en-
gagged for two evenings to play at the
| Union club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lockland have
moved into the tenement on Gage
street recently vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Temple.
James Martin of Pittsfeld was in
the village this morning equipped for
a two day hunting trip after rabbits
on Stamford meadows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold II Tudor
have returned to their home in North
Adams after spending the weekend
with their aunt, Mrs. William r. Nor
gan.
The Green Mountain club of YER
mont is to hold a council meeting in
Rutland Thursday and the Benning-
ton division is planning to send rep
resentative.
Walter H. Berry has purchased a
Hudson "Super-six" touring car of the
Bennington Garage. Earl w. VIII
liams has also sold similar automo-
bile to Fred Stickles.
Herbert Stanley Hodge and Flor
ence Ellen Reynolds both of Pittstield,
Mass, were united in marriage at the
Methodist parsonage Tuesday Feb.
%. by Rev. p. l.. Dow
Thursday evening the first Y. NJ. G.
\. team plays the Company M" team
of Hoosick Falls which they met and
defeated recently on the armory floor,
Is to H. The game will be at the
~" gymnasium.
w. S. Human OF The Orchards, who
has been taking special course at the
Cornell agricultural school at Ithaca
n. Y, came home for visit last week
and is unable to return because of the
illness of one of his children.
Rev. p. l.. Dow has returned from
Fultonville where he has been assist.
ing his son, Rev. George II. Dow in a
series of very successful revival meet
ings, over so converts being reported
as result of three days services.
The Parent-teacher Association has
postponed the reading of the prize es-
says to Tuesday evening, Feb 20 at
the High school hall Both juniors
and seniors of the High school enter
ed this contest and the best six essays
are being selected by the judges.
Miss Anna Cone was pleasantly sur
prised at her home in Old Bennington
Monday evening. by a number of her
young friends who gathered to help
celebrate her 14th birthday. The
evening was spent in dancing and
games, with vocal and instrumental
music.
Arthur ]. Holden addressed the
Junior Boys Club at its weekly sup
per at the Y. M. c. A. last evening. A
splendid supper was served under the
direction of Mrs. Charles F. Moore.
Teams were chosen and the village
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the soliciting to be done by the boys
next Saturday, Boys Work Day.
AS the beautiful cloak model in
Armstrong; Wife," the first photo
dramatic production in which the dis
tinguished star, Edna Goodrich, is to
appear for the Jesse L. Lasky COM
pany, Miss Goodrich is given ample op
portunity to display some of her Won
derful collection Of gowns. Several
of these are the creations of Paul
Poiret and were designed by him es-
pecially for Miss Goodrich shortly be.
fore he was called to the front. Adv
Miss Jennie Valentine and Miss
jeanette Perkins leave Wednesday for
New York and Washington where
they will spend several weeks. Mrs.
Valentine Perkins and daughter who
have been their guests for the past
week from Carrara, Nevada, leave to-
night for Boston. Valentine Perkins,
who was visitor here over Saturday
and Sunday has left for New York on
business where he will be Joined by
his wife and daughter on the com
pletion of their Boston trip.
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