The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF tho Town anr Village TON
Briefly for Busy F.-Aosrs

grippe at his home on Elm street.
The Putnam house garage has re-
ceived carload of Chevrolet cars.
Frank Dagesse of Park street IS re-
covering from an attack OF measles.
Mrs. Eugene La Fortune is visiting
her parents at their home in Cheshire.
Miss Mary Robinson of Old Bening-
ton has returned from visit in Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Grcenleat of
Pennington, Maine, are the gues', OF
Mrs A. B. Swift of Adams street
Don't miss "Patria" the great inter
national serial with Mrs. Vernon
Castle at Harte Theatre Saturday.
Adv.
The girls basketball team will play
in North Adams Friday night and the
boys team will play on the library
hall floor with the high school team.
Mrs. Richard Casey and family, who
have been visiting Miss Mary Casey
OF the west part OF the town, have re-
turned to their home in Rotterdam,
m Y.
Special meeting of the knights OF
Columbus Friday evening ut $50 A
class of candidates will be initiated
and all members are urged to be pres
emit
Among the business men register
ed Wednesday at the Putnam house
were:-- w. f. Shipley, Burlington;
p. II. Kent, j. j. Murphy, Rut.and
John j. Hartigan, C. f. Bulson, Troy;
r. b. Vrooman, Albany; John Costello
North Adams; II. W. Redfeld, C. II.
Andrews, c. T. Williams, Springfield.
Civil service examination for steno-
graphers and typewriters will be held
on March II, April q, May 10 and
June 80 at Rutland for positions in
the internal rebenue service in the
districts of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire. The usual entrance salary is
$500. Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned at the Bennington postofice.
A large numbe- OF local 20 IL a.,
tended the Bob OFT show in iloosicli
Falls Wednesday evening, ing TIE
trip h. automobile. Among them
were: Misses Maisueri;e and Ca.her-
inc Shanahan, Marguerite Deucry
Helen and Alice Brean. 81 Fav lin
and Marie Connolly, Aae Marsolin, ~.
Bates, Ernest and Alfred psllsrin, FL
nest Brooks, William Maynard and
Morris Noon.
Village President A. w. Braisted,
Corporation Attorney Il. C. Bennett.
Eugene J. Shea and Marden r. Mic
hols left last evening for Montpelier
to be present this morning at the
legislative hearing on the bill through
which interested parties are seeking
the extension OF the Main street
trolley line to the Guideboard. Presi-
dent Braisted was delegated by the
trustees atto their regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening TO attend
the hearing and the corporation at
torney was instructed to provide in
formation from the records relative to
the charter of the company which
originally owned the trolley road.
The feast of Purim. which hogan
Wednesday evening at shutdown and
continues until thls evening. is being
observed by the Hebrews Of the coun-
try. Purim commentaries the deliy-
ance of the Jews OF Persia from the
power of Haman. vizier of King
Ahasuerus. Hannah had cast lots
thence the name Purim. which means
''lots") to determine which month
should be set for the massacre of all
the Jews in Persia Mordecai and his
niece Esther, becoming aware of the
plot. succeeded in having Hannah de-
posed and in obtaining royal permits
sion for the Jews to attack and mas
ter their enemies on the 18th and 14th
Of the month of Adar. The deliver
ance of the Jews from the threat of
humiliation and their victory over
their enemies have ever since been
celebrated as the feast of Purim.