The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

| susan ROCKS the Boat Harte inca
ire tomorrow. ADV.
Mary Pickford IN Behind the Scenes
in addition to regular show Harte
Theatre tomorrow.
William Friedman is moving into
his new house at the corner OF
Dewey and Weeks street.
Mrs. Olive Tefft has returned from
Pittsheld where she has been taking
care OF Mrs, Russell Hyde.
Christmas sale of fancy article over
Towards store on Gage street by
Misses Lulu Loyeioy and Ruth Al
drich. cots
A meeting of the Woman's Foreign
| missionary society of the Methodist
church will be held this evening at
the parsonage
George Walsh and Doris Pawn are
featured in the VIM. Fox western pro-
duction Blue Blood and Red. Harte
Theatre today Adv
Peter Feopeos is moving his fruit
store from its present location in the
Walker block on Main street to the
SUI III ilAt Ndillt blOkh ltAtillJ NdNtiN
ed by l.. ID. Cone
The Bennington motorcycle com
pany has an exhibit in Corsiglia's
store, with Samuel A. Patterson in
charge They are advertising the
1917 Harley-Dayidson
The regular session OF Bennington
lodge OF Elks viii be held on Tuesday,
December 18th at y. m. A class of
candidates will be initiated and other
important business will come before
the meeting.
Mary Piekford in Behind the
Scenes" which was to have been
shown at Harte Theatre last Thursday
on the double feature program, but
did not arrive, will be shown in addi-
ton to the regular show tomorrow at
regular admission Of and 10 cents.
ADV.
County court convened this after
noon following the oyer-Sunday recess
and it is expected that several of the
cases on the jury docket will be taken
up 1t is possible that the court may
be moved to Manchester for the
u idlo VI hNO tdrto' ~ Al Nlit uOi liltA
section of the county.
over $4,000 extra expense was adj
ded to Blue Blood and Red by the
Fox company when they decided to
move the entire cast to New Mexico
from California TO take the round up
scene. 5000 cattle, real cowboys and
cowgirls are shown in this scene.
Adv.
The ladies' OF the NJ F. church viii
hold sale OF fancy articles aprons.
ltllies and home made candy in the
church on "Wednesday afternoon Dec
18Th. Refreshments viii be served
during the afternoon and evening con
sistlng Ct hot wafiies. coffee home
made rolls, creamed potatoes. beans
fruit salad, cake, etc
The house on Union street owned by |
AIRS. Olive Puffer. widow of the late
n, NJ. Pnffer has been purchased by
Judge and Mrs K. L. Bates, possession
to be given, at once. The lot has a
frontage Of 50 feet and depth of |
nearly 400 and is one of the desirable |
parcels of residential property in the |
village. Until recently the house had |
been occupied by Mrs. Thomas Hoyt |
who is now stopping with her sister
Mrs.lA. Z. Cutler The sale was made |
through the Nash & Hutchins agency !
At the latest regular meeting of
Bennington Grange held December 6, |
the following officers were elected |
for 1917 Master, A. W. White;
oyerseer, B. W. Victery; lecturer, c. |
H. Plumb; steward, Charles Sherman; |
assistant steward Kenneth Haswell: |
chaplain. Grace Brown; treasurer, |
Mrs. w. ]. Niles; secretary, Mrs VIM.
c. Clark: G. X, Albert Becker; Ceres. |
Mrs Allie White; Pomona, Mrs. c. f. |
Russell, Flora, Rose Mattison; l.. A |
s.. Mrs. Kenneth Haswell musician.
Helen Longtin
At the organ recital to be given in
Grace Hall, Williamstown, December
18th at 445 m. by Sumner Salter
the following special program will be
rendered. Fantasia 20 Sanctissima"
by Friedrich Lux; Christmas Fantasy
on Old English Carols, w. r. Best;
Ave Maria, Arcadelt: Four Tone-Pic-
lures Alto Mailing: Christmas Muset-
to- Mailly; Offertoire sur des Noels,
BOelimann, Christmas in Sicily, Pie
tro Assessandro Won These select
ions represent Christmas music from
German, English, Flemish, Danish,
Belgian, French and ltalian-American
sources respectively. There is no ad-
mission charge and Bennington peo-
pie can return on the six o'clock car.
Billy Sundays words and work had
a large place in the services at the
Methodist church Sunday. A. NJ Tor
rance and J. l.. Griswold gave adj
dresses at the morning service and
George A. Davis, superintendent at
the session of the Sunday school All
spoke of the great and impressive in.
terest of the meetings, of personal up
life experienced, and paid high com
pliment to the work of Mr.. Sunday
and his organization. In the evening
a union service of the Congregational,
Baptist and Methodist churches were
held, the attendance was large, prayer
was offered by Mr.. Dow and Rev. w.
A. Towart and Rev. G. S. Mills gave
addresses, frightened by personal ex-
periences, and setting forth the vast
ness OF the work being carried on UNI
der the masterful leadership of Mr.