The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs. George McKeon is confined t.
the house by illness.
Mrs. James Murphy is i'll at hel
home in Old Bennington
DR.. r. S. Braley has returned from a
business trip to New York.
Best makes of stockings for boys
and girls at Hart's. Adv.
Miss Helen Beecher has returned
from a visit in Hoosick Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Ayres returned
Saturday from visit In New York.
Straight-Line shoe rubbers made OF
automobile tire stock. Sold at Hart S
ADV.
Lawrence Sears, who has been visit
ing John G. Houran jr., at Ashburn.
ham, Mass, has returned.
Coming to the Harte theatre tomor.
row the Metropolitan opera star Ger.
aldine Farrar in Temptation. Adv.
There will be regular meeting of
the Eagles tomorrow evening when a
class Of candidates will be initiated.
Don't fail to see dainty Mary Miles
Minter in Barbara Fritchie, a Metro
feature in five acts at Harte theatre,
today. Adv.
Miss Rhea Hervey of Main street
has left for Waltham where she win
spend several weeks as the guest OF
Miss Alice Dion.
Several people affirm that flock of
robins were both heard and seen on
Main street in the vicinity of the Bap-
tlst church this morning.
Max Homann, who underwent an op-
Grafton at the Troy City hospital We'd
nesday, is resting comfortably with
chances for early recovery.
Mary Miles Minter. the worlds
youngest star, can be seen in Barbara
Fritchie, Metro feature in five thrill
ling parts at Harte Theatre today
Adv.
Mrs. Helena Downs, who for several
weeks has been afflicted with ear
trouble arising from an attack of grip.
was able to resume her place insthe
Methodist choir Sunday morning.
There will be a meeting of the COM
mittee appointed to make the arrange
ments for the annual ball of Benning-
ton council.s Knights of Columbus, at
the rooms at 7.30 tomorrow evening.
The Philakkea class,of the First Bap-
tisty ehurcb WIZ lpld a business meet
ing and social hoiir at the s,h6me of
Mrs. b. FLewis on South street Tues
day evening at 8 O'Clock sharp All are
urged to be present.
The Rebekah's held their weekly
sewing circle this afternoon and will
serTe supper to Rebekah's and their
fatiiilHs this 4eyeninga Heretpfore the
supper has been served. to the public,
but ii has been decided that members
and their families, only. partake of the
supper this evening. Ygf.-
Rev Arthur Davies will lecture on
the World War; in the Methodist
church this evening at o'clock. The
Brotherhood, under whose auspices
the lecture is given, extend cordial
to the public to be present.
The admission is free. An offering
will be taken at the close of the lee
ture to defray Mr.. Davies expenses.
The funeral OF Joseph O. Johnson,
who died at his home on North Branch
street Friday night at the age of 80
was held from the house at 2 o'clock
this afternoon with large number of
relatives and friends attending. Rev
Thornton +. Turner ofiiciated. The
body was placed in the Park Lawn
chapel to await interment later.
George B. Wellington, senator from
Rensselaer, county in the New York
Legislature and a well-known and
popular summer resident of Benning-
ton was given a full page in the maya
zine section of the New York Times
including a picture of Senator
Wellington. The article was in support
of Senator Wellington's effort in the
New York senate to secure open ac
ton on bills instead of smothering
them in committee when not approved
Dy the organization. 1t is of interest
to Vermonters that the reform urged
by Senator Wellington is simply to
follow the Vermont legislature Gus
tom
The temperature recorded Saturday
of Is below zero was not
alone the coolest recorded in Benning
ton this winter, but likewise the low
est temperature for the month of
March for this section of country ON
record The late March low tempera.
ture records of the weather bureau are
rs follows March, 1900, 8 below;
March 1875, 4 below; March 1896. be-
low; March 1885, one below The old
timers say the present rise in temper
ature to IL above this morning,
promises to be permanent and marks
he end of what is the coolest late
March in 16 years. Spring begins Of
icially at AZ minutes after O'Clock
This afternoon when the sun crosses
the line on it's summer journey north
ward. The line storm is due this
week and if it comes in the form of a
heavy and continued rainstorm, things
are going to be made interesting. Troy
people are worried along the Hudson.
as conditions are almost Identical with
those preceding the flood of 1913.
River men and the weather-wise say
that only protracted cold weather with
clear skies and gradual thaws can
avert a heavy freshet.
Mrs. w. A. Yyon, of Lyndonville,
was in Brightlook hospital at ST.
recently and submitted to