The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-30
Monday, April 80, 1917.
BENNINGTON BkIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TeIe
Briefly for Busy Readers


town today on business.
The street department will collect
rubbish tomorrow morning.
Raymond Murray OF North Adams
visited friends in town Sunday.
Today only! VIM. S. Hart in "The
Night Stage" at Harte Theatre. Adv.
Miss Alma Rousseau of Albany is
spending a few days at her former
home here
Carl White OF Poughkcs psie spent
| the week end with his brother, Wills
T. White.
Hatred MCGUIRE, son of Patrick
| Mcclure is seriously i'll of bronchial
| pneumonia.
Miss Agnes Houran. of the probate
office has recovered from weeks
| illness OF measles.
Eugene Stevens, who is employed
in Greenfield was weekend guest
at his former home.
Or. Henry J. Potter has gone to|
Hot Springs, Virginia, where he will
spend few weeks for his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stockwell and
son, Rodney passed the week end in
North Adams and Williamstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Cook of Pittsfleld
were guests Sunday of l.. c. Holton.
Mrs. Cook is a sister of Mr.. Holton.
Camp Fire Girls. Mass meeting at
Library Hall tomorrow, directly after
school. Please arrange to be pres
ent.
Tuesday night is the big special
night with orchestra at the Harte |
Theatre The admission at night is |
Is and 10 cents. Adv.
W. d. Howe OF Readsboro and J. II.
Dimond of Manchester are in town to |
attend the meeting of the license com
missioners this afternoon.
Zebra Graves, who has been i'll at
his home on Hillside street with
measles for the past week. returned
this morning to Williams college.
An automobile party composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. w d. Churchill Of Win |
sted. Conn, and Mrs, X. II. briggs of
Freneau, n j., spent Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther r. Graves.
End. have returned from their we'd
ding trip and will make their home |
with Mr.. Graves parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George F. Graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Fitzgerald
have returned from New York city
and are making their home for the
time being with Mrs. Fitzgeralds par
ents. Mr.and Mrs. r. b. lockwood on
Branch street.
Dorothy Kelly, Harry T. Morey and
little Bobby Connolly are the featured
players in The Law Decides. a
strong Vitagraph feature accompanied
by Hurley's orchestra at the Harte
Theatre tomorrow. Adv.
Mt. Anthony Lodges F. & A. NJ. will
hold the regular meeting on Tuesday,
May 1st $50 p. m Installation of of
fcers for ensuing year. Reports and
other business The End or Fellow
Craft degree will be conferred.
A mass meeting of ali the Camp
Fire members Of Bennington is called
for tomorrow afternoon at Library
Hall at AS o'clock All members are
urged to make a special effort to be
present as matter of importance is
to be discussed
Mrs. Albert Cru of Williamstown
has received word that her husband
Corporal Cru, has arrived safely in
France. 1t is expected that his
brother, j. Norton Cru. will now re-
ceiye a furlough enabling him to
come to this country.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the official board of the Methodist
Episcopal church will be held this
evening in the church at 745. At this
first meeting of the Conference year,
it is desired that every member of the
board be present if possible.
North Adams prohibitionists are
much stirred up over the prospect of {
the moving of Morrissey & Casey, K
the biggest liquor wholesalers in the [
city, OF their business to Hoosick, |,
enabling them to make shipments in. S
to North Adams. North Adams goes I
dry Tuesday.
Frank DIN, who about q years ago,
conducted powder machinery manu-
factory in this town, and who is now q
employed in the manufacture of mu-
nitioDs in Alton. ILL.,. spent Sunday s
as the guest of his mother, Mrs. I
Sarah DIN and sister. Miss Fanny {
Olin of Main street. He is on his I
way to New York and Washington on {
a business trip.
At the installation of the officers of
the o. f. s. Friday evening, Miss Mary ;
Estabrook was installed as organist +,
Mrs. Electa Murphy, past worthy ma
iron acted as chaplain and Henry ID.
Fillmore, past worthy patron, gave
the obligation. After the ceremonies
gifts were presented to Mrs. Hurd,
installing officer and Mrs Sayles as
also Mrs. Murphy and Mr..
Fillmore.
A. S. Payne, the brush manufacturer :
has donated to the use of his employ i;
es two large building lots on Gage :
street to be cultivated as corporation :
garden. 1t was Mr.. Payne's intention ;
to build on the property this year but
the increasing cost of materials has :,
induced him to postpone construction :
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