The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF tho Town and Village Told
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spending the day in town.
II Edward Morrill, of Worcester is |
town today on business.
Miss Rose Gagnon, Arlington, visi
ed friends here over the week end.
Miss Gertrude Robinson is ill wit
measles at her home on Depot street
William Watson of Depot street il
under treatment in the Troy city hos
uital.
| Helen Holmes in The Gold Rush" a
sensational railroad thriller at Hart'
Theatre today. ADV.
| The officers of Miriam Rebekah
Lodge are requested to meet Tues
day evening for drill.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Root are the
| guests of their daughter. Mrs o. w,
Kohn, at her home in Newark, n. j.
Branch No. OF st. Mary's Guild
| will meet in the parish house Tuesday
| afternoon from to 5. Work will be
provided.
A. Il. Won Dette of Imperial avenue
motored to Rutland Sunday. accom-
panied by +. w. Cudworth of Pleas
ant street.
Mrs. W. d. Plumb of the west part
of the town is in Rochester, ~ Y. for
a week, as the guest of her son, Don
aid Swain.
Coming to Harte Theatre tomorrow
beautiful Edna May in Salvation
Joan Vitagraph special in seven
parts. Adv,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Wilkinson and
daughter left Sunday for Southwest
Harbor, Me-, where they will spend
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Wilcox OF
Grent harrington were guests for the
week end of Mrs. Wilcox's mother,
Mrs. Robert Gardner
The high school opened this morn
ing at 8 o'clock and began the after
noon session at one. which will be the
opening hour until May /,
A number of members of the local
chapter of the Daughters of Isabella
attended an initiation OF the Hoosick
Falls chapter Sunday afternoon.
Henry G. Camp leaves tomorrow for
his annual trip to Hartford. New Ha.
ven, Bridgeport, Pittsiield, North Ad.
ans, Clarksburg and Stamford.
Clair Soule landed a trout weighing
3 pounds, l ounce on Sunday in the
Battenkill. William Healy was with
him and secured a fine basketful.
A handsome cottage monument
has been placed by James S. Clark on
the family lot of Sidney A. Ladd in st.
Johns cemetery, North Bennington.
The w. r. c. will hold a regular
meeting tonight a report of the de-
partment meeting held in Montpelier
last week will be given by the first
delegate Mrs Ruth Smith.
Today is the day at the Harte
Theatre for patrons who enjoy real
wild west shows Immediate Lee" a
great western drama OF the Arizona
wilds featuring Anna Little will be
shown. Adv
The funeral of the late William r.
Jepson took place Sunday at noon
from the residence of his brother. A
+. Jepson of Pownal Rev T. +. Tur-
ner ofiiciated lnterment was in Park
Lawn cemetery.
Anna Little and Frank Borzage in
a big five part western feature I'm
mediate Lee real drama OF the Ari-
IONA wilds and Helen Holmes in the
railroad thriller THE Gold Rush at
Harte Theatre today. ADV,
The funeral of the late Michael F.
Burke of North Bennington, whose
death occurred April 81. took place
this morning from the church of st.
John the Baptist church, Rev. T. j.
Burke officiating. Burial was in the
North Bennington cemetery.
The Italian quartette. clarinet, two
mandolns and two guitars, composed
of Messers Blase Longon, Joseph |
Martella, Antonio Martella, Patsy San
to and Frank Maria as director render
ed special music of their own compo
sitions at the Sacred Heart church |
last Sunday with appreciation.
William Reap, who is in the part |
nership of Reap & Wark, who manage |
Palmer's Uncle Toms Cabin company, |
is spending few days here with Mrs |
Reap, who has been resident of the |
village for some time. He has with |
him two of the company's bloodhounds |
which have been attracting much no |
tice on the streets.
Paul s. Emerson, instructor in |
manual training in the high school
during the present year, left this al,
ternoon for New York. planning to en-
ter the employ of munition plant in |
New Jersey as scout" for workers |
He had two years military training in |
Pillsbury academy in OwatOnna |
Mimi. His wife and family will re-
main in Bennington.
Locally the supply of seed potatoes
is short, but the state committee of |
food production states that the supply |
in the state is ample. The local com !
mittee is considering this question and |
requests all who wish to purchase seed |
potatoes to communicate at once |