The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-03
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, October 8, 1916.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

C. r. Burt is in Troy today on bust
ness.
You should see yourselves as others
see you. Adv.
Are you a GUTTER? Think it over
and wait. Adv.
High Filters night Friday at the
opera house. ADV.
Perry B. Gardner has received a |
shipment of three Chevrolets.
The annual meeting of the incorp-
GRATED village of Old Academy library |
building.
Note change of prices at the opera
house this week in today's advertise
ment. Adv
A prize will be given to the best
imitater of Mike Sacks at the opera
house Thursday Adv.
The regular meeting of Fraternal
Order of Eagles will be held tonight at
o'clock.
Miss Mildred Bidwell of Hartford, |
Conn, is the guest of Mrs. f. B. Car
yer of West Main street
Mrs. Charles E. Patterson, accom-.
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Murray |
motored to Pittsfeld today.
The concrete walk in process of con-
struction is now completed from the
parsonage to the residence of Howard
II. Shields.
Clarence Miller of Old Bennington,
who has been confined to the house
the past ten days by illness, is able
to be out again.
The Florence May Abbott company
of New York will give a concert at the
Mt. Anthony country club Wednesday |
evening at S:15. Tickets soc.
Laurence, year old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Edgar Pratt who entered the
Samaritan hospital for an operation
last Wednesday is improving.
THE Rising Tide" by Deland "The
Sailor" by Swaith. Prisoner" by
Brown and "The Heart of Rachael by
Norris are among the new books at
the Free Library.
The gymnasium classes for grammer
school pupils opened Monday at the Y.
NJ C. A. high school classes begin to-
day and the high school basket bali
te I'm will begin practice soon.
Mrs. f. c. Bennett will entertain
Division C OF the Second Congrega
ticnal church, Thursday afternoon in
the church parlor. The ladies' are re-
qrested to come early as there is .
quilt to be tied 02t2
Mike Sacks and the Marcus Musical
Comedy Co., in a big double bill
"lzzy's Courtroom and THE Slu.ns
OF Paris" Opera house today Don't
fail to see the big Apache number.
Note change of prices in todays ad-
vertisement. ADV.
Kitty Gordon in vivid story OF
Russian nihilism with its great risks.
1.-The Crucial Test, opera house. to-
day. Pictures will be given before and
after the musical comedy each even
ing this week. Note change of prices
in today's advertisement. Adv.
A quite wedding took place at eight
o'clock Saturday evening al the home
of Henry l.. Brooks on St. Paul street. |
HIS uduHHlGls ulSS Mllultu DlOOho
becoming the bride of Francis James
Ahern, the son of James Ahern OF
Barre. The cermony was performed
by the Rev F. Barnby Leach. pastor of
Christ Church, in the presence of a
few friends and relatives. They were
unattended. Autumn leaves, ferns, !
roses and carnations were hastily used
in trimming the rooms. The bride !
wore a suit of white net. The groom
is employed by the Ahern Machine
Co. of Barre and the bride, we'll
known Montpelier young lady, is a |
court stenographer, and for several
years was in the employ of eX-Attor
ney- General Sargent of Ludlow Mr. |
and Mrs. Ahern will reside in Barre
Montpelier Item.
Because of the rapid increase of his |
shoe business during the three years
that have elapsed since that depart |
ment was added to his store at the |
corner of North and River streets, |
Joe Levin has been compelled to re- |
arrange the interior of the building |
so as to give more room for footwear |
In anticipation of the change he mas
put on big alteration sale for this |
week. Prices on high grade shoes for
men, women and children have all |
been deeply cut in order to dispose of |
as much of the stock as possible be- |
fore the carpenters begin work. A |
reduced price shoe sale at this season |
is unusual and Bennington people |
should take advantage of the oppor- |
tunity The stock includes many of |
the best makes on the American mar
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