The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-03
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James X. Ratchelder is spending a
few days in Montpelier.
II. G. Chapman of North Adams is
spending the day in town.
Friday being Arbor day, a legal Holt
day, the local banks will be closed
all day.
Miss May Clark has arrived at Old
| bennington and has opened her home
for the season.
Dance Thursday evening at Young
Woman's club. $50 to 1870. Admis
sion % cents. Adv. S0t2
At Novecks, prices on all spring
suits greatly reduced, to close-out for
the season. ADV. Slt2
See Virginia Pearson in the dual
role of vampire and heroine at the
Hart Theatre today. Adv.
The condition of Miss Winifred Adj
ans, who is ill at her home on Union
street, is somewhat improved
New Emerson shoes for men from
$500 to $500 Beacon shoes from 49,
90 to $500 at Noyecks ADV. SITE
Hawks barn on Union street will
not be open again for the delivery OF
seed potatoes until Saturday after
noon. S0t3
Coming to the Harte Theatre all
next week the Characteristic must
cal comedy co., OF 10 people. Mostly
girls. Adv.
There will be a regular meeting OF
Bennington council, Knights of Co
lumbus. Friday evening, May 4, at
8 o'clock,
Rube ball Friday evening in For
esters' hall Donnellys orchestra.
Prizes on exhibition in Woods win
dow. Admission 25 cents. 79t4
Chased Into Love" is the title Of
one of the funniest comedies ever
produced \ comedy feature showing
at the Harte Theatre today Adv.
High grade spring suits. in poplin,
manish serge and gabaldiue. Peau de
Ciene lined On light shades $500 to |
$1,000 cut at Noveck's. Adv SITE
Plans are being made to form To-
eel baseball team. Al those interest |
ed are requested to meet at the Stark |
Hose Cos. rooms this evening at 1870. |
\ large flag has been unfurled on
the court house, under the clock
Williams meets Union in dual
track meet Saturday afternoon at VIII
George II. Waterman OF Williams
town has been elected delegate from
the md representative district OF
Massachusetts to the constitutional
to he held June in Bos-
ton
Tho mountains were covered with
snow this morning and snow mixed /
with rain fell in the village until
noon. News from Randolph stated
that there was eight inches in that
place
Mrs. Arthur c. Eliot, who has been
spending the winter III New fofh Guy !
has opened her summer home on
routh street. Mr.. Elliot. who is play
me in upstairs and Down at lhe
Cort theatre, will spend Sunday mere
George Beban. greatest Italian
character actor. in His Sweetheart
a quaint and appealing photo drama
which shows him as an iceman in the
tenement district of great city fall !
Of humor and pathos. Harte Theatre
tomorrow. Ady.
The records OF the Free Library
show a gain Of 4O7 in circulation dur
ing April over the same month in
1915 The total this year was 1924.
asst year 29l7. Reading shows
steady increase, not only in fiction,
but in the other departments
The following four books are men
toned among the most popular books
Of the month. in several publishers
ratalogs, namely Road to Under
standing" by Portes, Mr. Drifting
Sees It Through" By Wells ~Cinderel-
Ia Jane by Cooke and pip" by Ian
Hay These are all in the Free Lii
brary.