The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-17
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Doris Walker IS the latest ad
dition to the force OF operators at the
local telephone exchange.
All members of the Sons of veter
ans are requested to meet at G. A. r
hall Sunday morning at eleven o'clock
Just received wide assortment Of lad
les bronze, steel gray and black shoes
of the latest styles at reasonable pri
ces at j. Levins.
Don't forget the social to be held
March % at the Baptist church. AL
members OF the church and congre.a
ton are invited.
Mrs. Jonathan Morse has returned
| to her home on North street after q
months visit at the home OF her son
| in North Adams.
John Mann and daughter Frances
and James Mann Of East Arlington
were guests of Mrs. Mary Mann on
| Spring street Thursday.
Did Mary Page murder the man she
hated? Adv
Reserve sest tickets for the annual
st. Pstrick's night entertainment at
Academy hall are now on sale ct Null
ligan & Roche's. Adv
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Sec
ond Congregational church will hold
food sale at the church parlors Sat
urday afternoon OF this week at 2
o'clock.
Remember the food sale at the Bap-
list church Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Telephone your order to
Mrs. A. F. LOOMS, 423-W and have 1t
reserved until after Fortnightly. ADV.
An inventory filled for probate at
Pittsfeld for the estate Of the late
Clarence P. Niles. former resident OF
Bennington, shows personal proper
ty valued at $14.442S3, including
s11,0 900 life insurance.
Among the various St. Patrick's OBJ
servances to be held this week, the
dance at Library hall tomorrow even
ing will be OF the best. Three hours
OF dancing with punch and favors and
all the popular feature dances will be
Dog owners should remember that |
after the first OF April TO license dog
will cost 49, for male and IS. for a |
female; consequently, don't delay get |
ting your dogs licensed prior to that !
time for ST., and females for Sc, (for |
delay is apt to be erpensiye)
The following girls left this after
noon for Burr and Burton Academy to
show the team from the school how
to play real basketball Miss Mar
garet Nash. Miss Minnie Fischer,
Miss Beulah Whiteley, Miss Julia
Brazil, Miss Alice Green. Miss Helen
Carpenter and Miss Elsa Walhquist.
The last two win substitute II neces-
;ar;.
Did Mary Page murder the man she
latedg Adv.
The Fortnightly meeting tomorrow
afternoon is at high school hall and the
hour is changed to S:45 O'Clock to &C.
the speaker, DR.. Chas. S.
-averly of Rutland president OF the
State Board OF Health. He will speak
IN communicable diseases and use Ian
ern slides. All who are interested in
public welfare are cordially invited to
)e guests Of the club. There will be
10 guest fee and 1t is hoped large
number will be interested to hear a
nan so actively engaged in work which
ends to better conditions in all parts
" the states.
An appeal has been taken from the
'uiing OF the probate court in the mat
er of the document purporting to be
he last will and testament OF Will
lam n. Morgan. This document was
discovered among the papers filed
With the clerk Of Bennington county
,ourt in suit brought against Mr.
Morgan number of years ago. There
lave been a number of hearings be-
ore Judge Bennett in the proceedings
brought to have the will admitted
Che hearings came to close Wednes-
lay when the will was admitted
Counsel representing the administra-
rix Immediately filed notice OF appeal
rom the ruling.
Did Mary Page murder the man she
lated? Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Robinson return
ID Thursday afternoon from two
months continental trip to find YER ,
mont buried under the thickest blanket
4 snow that has covered the state at
his season OF the year since 1885, ,
they made the trip to the Pacific coast /
n leisury manner and visited many ,
4 the points OF interest Going out ,
hey travelled by the way Of Chicago,
he Union Pacific and the Denver and
TO Grande to San Francisco. From
he City of the Golden Gate they visit ,
d many OF the winter resorts in Cali
ornia passing over the famous coast
inc route OF the Southern Pacific to
los Angeles. They were about threeI
eeks in southern California. Because
I the severe hoods that prevailed dur
ne the month OF January and which
aused so much damage that some (
abroad lines were out of commissionl
or month, they were compelled to !,
1ake their visit to San Diego by boat
rom San Pedro, the seaport Of Los
.ngeles. Their stay In San Diego WAS
ne of the most enjoyable periods OF II
heir vacation. The city Is ideally To-
nted on one of the largest harbors on
he Pacific coast and the climate is
by the mild winds from the
'acifc. Mr.. Robinson was visibly I'M
ressed with the enterprise and indus
ry OF Los Angeles which he described
s one OF the busiest cities visited dur.
ng the Journey The return trip was
lade by the way Of the Southern Pact