The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Strictly for Busy Readers


Miss Josephine Clark is i'll at her
home with grip.
Basket ball practice tonight at 7.30
at Library hall for the High school
and Recreation girls.
Mrs. Frederick r. Hopkinson, who
has been i'll with pneumonia at her
home on Main street, is improving
On and after this date the rental
of Foresters Hall will be in charge of
j. Buss at Woods Printing Office
ADV. S4t3
Branch No of ST. Mary's Guild
will meet with Mrs. Harry Breese on
Gage street Wednesday afternoon
from 8 to 5.
Don't fail to see your favorite star
William Farnum in "Thc New Cover
nor or The Niger at the Harte
theatre todcy. ADV.
Harvey Mayhem Failing and Mar
garet Ehrlyne Rock, both of Terre
Haute Ind, were united in marriage
at the Methodist parsonage Saturday
evening by Rev. p. l.. Dow
Miss Agnes Hurley entertained a
party of 16 friends at her home ON
Stafford street Monday evening. The
time was spent in cards and a buffet
luncheon was served.
Critics claim that 1.-THE Niger or
the New Governor" is almost equal
to The Birth of Nation. 1t is be-
ing shown at the Harte theatre today.
The Hazards of Helen sensational
railroad picture is being shown at the
Harte Theatre today. ADV.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria Downs
Tower, who died Saturday night at
the home of her brother, A. NJ
Downs on Stafford street, was held at
her late home at O'clock this after
noon, Rev. P. l.. Dow officiating. Bur
ial was beside her husband in the
village cemetery.
Rev. P. l.. Dow has received word
OF the death in Ottawa, H., January 6,
of his sister. Mrs. Sophrona Richards,
who was in her send year. Old age
and paralysis caused her death. She
was survived by four sons and anoth-
er brother, Samuel w. Dow of Pitts
field Burial was in Ottawa, Jan. s.
The barbershop stand and fixtures
owned by the late Frederick T. Hop
kinson on Main street have been sold
to Joseph Lyons, who will conduct
the shop in the future. Frank Shell
don, who has been working in the
w, c. Firth shop has entered Tom
Cartright's shop, to succeed Mr..
Lyons.
Bennington Grange will hold regu
lar meeting Wednesday evening.
Names OF candidates should be pre-
scented at this meeting. The lecturer |
Mrs. H. NJ Durham, has arranged an |
entertainment and w. W. Bartlett,
Secretary OF Bennington County I'M
proyement society will give an add
dress and Mrs. l.. X. Haswell viii |
give readings. Music will be inI
charge of Mrs. Lester Barrett.
Several officers of Temple chapter |
are attending the annual convocation |
OF the Royal Arch Masons of the
Second district held in the Rutland
Temple this afternoon and evening. |
Those composing the local party |
We're: John w. Hurlburt. r. NJ.
White, c. S. Beach, +. D, Reilly, |
Bason, H. II. Fonda. c. f.
Moore, Frank Burchard, II. L. Brown |
and w Fl. Nichols J. r, Harmon
was unable to attend.
Lucius c. Aldrich, aged " years,
an inmate OF the Soldiers Home,
passed away at that institution Mon
day night after short illness. He
was admitted from Hartford, VT, and
was a member of Company L, End
Vermont regt. and later in the war
Company A, 18th Vermont, He was
discharged for disability, however
before the latter regiment saw much
active service He is survived BY ms