The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-04
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"A Regular |l.VV tOloCt NaiQC at f'N. |
now On sale at E. L. Nichols. ADV.
Dancing at Library hall. as usual to-
night at o'clock for ten cents admis-
sion.
From every standpoint in our state |
prohibition pays-Governor of Okla
homa. Adv.
Services and communion will be held
at the Old First Baptist church tomor-
row morning as usual
Mrs. E. c. Bennett viii entertain the
"Benhiwatha Camp Fire Girls" Mon
day evening at her home.
The Bennington Hosiery Co., have a
good position for an experienced wind
er. Mill on Division street, ADV.
Fifty per cent more people own
their homes in states that have Danish
ed the saloon than in license states.
ADV.
Coming Monday Lionel Barrymore
and Irene Hawley in Metro feature,
THE Yellow Streak at Harte Theatre
adv.
Branch No. l of Saint Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Ernest Lambert at
her home on School street Monday,
March 6, from to 8.
The principle OF prohibition seems
to me the only safe and certain rem
edy for the evils of intemperance.
Father Matthew. ADV.
There will be a meeting of Miriam
Rebekah lodge Monday evening and it
is hoped all officers will attend as
there will be rehearsal of the new
drill.
The Rebekah sewing circle will
meet as usual Monday afternoon with
supper for Rebekahs and families at
the regular price. The public is also
Invited to supper, admission 20 cents.
The Seventh and Eight Grade Gym
nasium and High School Gymnasium
classes will not meet on Monday and
Tuesday afternoons of next week be.
cause of the Village meeting to be held
at the Hall.
The regular meeting OF the st. John
the Baptist society which was to be
held on Tuesday the 7th. is postponed
till Wednesday evening after prayer
meeting. All members are especially
requested to be present.
The First Baptist church cordially
invites the public to its morning SER
vice at 1890 The subject of the morn
ing service will be THE Friendship OF
Jesus The communion service will
follow. Sunday school at IL noon.
The congregation will unite in union
service in the Methodist church at
730. DR.. Clifford H. Smith will
preach.
Clifford H. Smith has reputation
for fair-dealing and courtesy, His OPP
ponets admit that, and respect him
He has done splendid service for the
Anti-Saloon League of Vermont and
the former criticism of the League on
the part of some people Is no longer
heard. He has way of stating the
facts in the case that Is convincing.
He. speaks in the Methodist church
Sunday night. i4
Divine Service in ST. Peters church
tomorrow, the Sunday before Lent
Will be as follows: Holy Communion
at 7.30 and 1a:45 a. m. Evening
prayer at 500 p. m. Sunday school at
half past nine. The subject of the
mornings address will be on the re-
lation of the use OF Intoxicating
liquors to national efficiency. Begin.
ming with the first Sunday in Lent.
March 18th the later morning service
will begin at 1890 instead of 10.45 as
formerly
"rhe writer Of this item will stake
his reputation for intelligence and
veracty on the statement that the ad-
vertising of the Local Option League
has been sometimes untruthful and
many times twisted and misleading. 1t
would be a pretty big undertaking to
correct all its mis-statements. But you
will hear an adequate answer in re-
spect to all the important things If
SOu W III iiStCH W llluUIu II. smith
Sunday night at the citizens meet.
ing" ADV.
Counting the Cost will be Mr..
Mills theme Sunday morning at the
Second Congregational church. Re-
ception OF memers, an dthe commun-
ion service will follow. Hour of wor-
ship is 1890. Sunday school at noon
c. E. meeting at $50. Mass meeting
of the citizens in the evening, begin
ming at 7.30, in the Methodist church.
with an address by Rev. Clifford H.
Smith, secretary of the Vermont Anti
Saloon League, who will speak on
''The Facts in the Case"
Services at the Methodist church,
Sunday, as follows: Love Feast $50,
communion service, 1890; Sunday
school IL; Junior League, 2, conducted
by Miss Orissa Parker; Epworth
League $50, Miss Gertrude Evans,
leader 7.30 union service of the Bap-
fist, Congregational and Methodist
churches in the Methodist church.
The speaker of the evening will be