The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-02
Monday, April 2, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News os she Town and village Told
Briefly for Buoy Readers

The Mutt and Jeff company left this
morning for Granville, N. Y.
John ]. Murphy is confined to his
home on Bradford street by illness.
Daniel Fitzgerald has returned
from visit with friends in Burlin.
ton.
Merritt Burgess has purchased a
Ford touring car from the Benning
ton garage.
F. +. Morgan of Southport, Conn,
spent Sunday as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Sibley.
Michael O'Hare Of West Main
street is recovering from an attack OF
pneumonia.
Gordon and Rhoda Southall of Pitts
field are spending week at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Woodman.
H. F. Gibson has rented the
Charles Burt tenement on Union
street and will take possession soon
THE Runaway Car" chapter No. 7
of "A Lass of the Lumberlands," fea-
turing fearless Helen Holmes. Adv
Miss Dorothy Holton is spending
the day with her father, l.. C. Holton,
who is in the Samaritan hospital in
Troy.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist church
will be held this evening at 7.45 in the
church.
Mrs. f. Sigworth of North street
left this morning for Valley Falls
where she will attend the funeral of a
relative.
An adjourned meeting of the Off
cial board Of the Methodist church
will be held this evening at 7:45 in
the church.
All primped up for Easter at Evans,
beautiful line of Easter booklets, en-.
closures and post cards. chicks, ducks,
baskets, etc. Adv.
Don't fail to see fearless Helen
Holmes the great railroad serial "A
Lass of the Lumberlands' at Harte
Theatre today Adv.
Carl White, who spent the week
end with his brother, Wills r. White
of Gage street. returned today to his
home in Poughkeepsie.
j. Oliver Burt has moved his
household goods to the house on Union
street which he recently purchased
from Mrs. S. II. lockwood.
The ice On the south side of Main
street is being removed today and the
roadway at last is taking on sem
blance of spring appearances.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ida
Moon will be held at the residence on
Union street ats O'Clock Wednesday
morning. followed by services at 1890
at Pownal Center. Interment will be
in Pownal. ~s..,,,-, ,,r...., -.
palm Sunday was observed yester.
day with appropriate services in the
various churches in town. Palms were
distributed in the majority of the
places of worship and special musical
programs were given.
There will be an annual meeting of
Bennington Council Knights of Colum
bus Home Building association on
Thursday evening. April 5th. at eight
O'Clock in the Knights of Columbus
building. Election of officers, reports
of committees and other necessary
business will be transacted. All mem
bers should attend this important
meeting. 54t4
Rev. Fred r. Brown missionary in
Kiukiang. China, now in this country
on furough, spoke to interested au
diences morning and evening at the
Methodist church Sunday. and also
gave short addresses at the Sunday
school and Epworth League services.
Mr.. Brown is the son OF Rev. E. II.
Brown, pastor of State st. NJ. r.
church Troy, N. Y. He has acquired
the Chinese language so that he
breaches when in China in that
tongue. Mr.. Brown is an interesting
speaker and the line of thought pre-
sented yesterday was illuminating, and
his visit will be pleasantly remember.