The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs Ida Bassett of Gage street is
visiting her son, Percy i'll Springfield,
Mass.
Karl Henry Townsend. son of Mr..
and Mrs. w Townsend in confined to
his bed with the grip.
Miss Ella VIM, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Vim, is confined to
the house by illness.
John Whitney, who has been con
fined 10 his home on Spring street by
illness. is able to be out again.
Branch No. OF st. Mary's Guild
viii meet with Mrs. George Graves
Thursday afternoon from 3 10 5.
Americas darling Mary Pickford in
"A Girl OF Yesterday 5 act Para
mount feature, Harte theatre today.
ADV.
Lawrence. the young son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wood. who has been seri-
ously i'll for the past two weeks, is
Improving
! Mrs. George Warner, who is spend
ing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Rudd of Grove street, is
visiting in Troy.
Miss Lula Prentice of Pittstield is
! spending a two weeks vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Prentice of Union street.
On account of illness Mrs Amyel
Baker will be unable to entertain
Division c of the Second Congrega-
tlonal church this week.
! The fourth of a series of private
dances VIII be held in Bank hail.
North Bennington, Jan rs. All those
holding invitations to the previous
dances are invited. Adv. 91t2
/ Adventure follows adventure thick
and fast in chapter fourteen, For
Love and Money of the pictrrizcd 70
mantle novel THE Diamond from the
Sky" at the opera house. today. Adv
William Garwood will be seen as
Lord John in the threepart detective
/ drama. THE Grey Sisterhood' taken
from Lord Johns Journal in the
January number of McClure's maya
zine, opera house, today. ADV.
There will be basket ball game
Friday evening between the B. H. s.
and Burr & Burton in Library hall
This is the FIRST game of a series and
cup has been offered for the best
out of gasos.
Tomorrow Is Jewish Aid day and
the treasurer Of the local fund is H.
Harry Sharpe All over the country
the day Is being devoted to raising
money for the suffering Jewish fami-
lies in the war districts,
Among The many features of the
Hearst yitagraph News Pictorial to
be shown at the opera house tonight
are President Wilson and bride OIL
honeymoon, Carranza troops taking
over villa stronghold at Janrez. Bel
CLAN cayalrHen in action. animated
cartoons ny + e. Powers and numer-
Gus Others. Adv,
Joseph A. Haokett former Ben
ningion boy. and an attache OF Il. S.
Army Hospital Corps, now stationed
at fost Shafteg, Honolulu has been
named as one Of a team of crack
basketball players to make a trip TO
California and meet some Of the ex-
perts at the game on the western
coast Hackett is captain at right
forward OF the Service team This
will be the first team to represent tie
islands away from home and the
sporting pages OF the Honolulu pap
ers are making much Of the trip. The
team win leave Honolulu on Feb. Z
and will be absent from the army post
e month.
Fred Bevis OF North Bennington
and Miss Louise NJ st Mary, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry St Mary of
this village, were married at $50 o.
clock Monday morning at st. Francis
de Sales church by the pastor. Rev.
Z. X, Carly. The couple We're attend
ed by Mr. and Mrs. h. w. Taylor of
Depot street The bride wore a brown
suit with hat to match and carried
rosary. Mrs, Taylor was dressed in
black. Upon their return from a wed
ding trip to Rutland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Beyis will live ON Union street. The
young people have both been employ
es of the Cooper Manufacturing COM
Dany and have many friends in the vii
lage who will wish them every happi-
ness.