The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the Town and Village TOLD
Briefly for Busy Readsrs

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Briefly for Busy Rsadsrs
Rev. Isaac Jennings conducted the
services at the Old First church Sun
day.
Raincoats and umbrellas, greatly
reduced at the New York stores sale.
Adv.
The Employed Boys Brotherhood
meets tonight at eight o'clock at the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Coming to Harte Theatre tomorrow,
Olga Petrova in Extravaganza. Hur-
ley's orchestra. ADV.
Guaranteed rubber boots for the
whole family, prices the lowest at the
New York store. ADV.
Gail Kane in a Brady Made World
feature "The Men She Married" in
4 Ave parts Harte Theatre today. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Borden of
Schenectady have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Barnes of Pleasant
street
The Community Chorus meets Tues
day evening at High school hall Be
on hand to begin promptly at quarter
| of eight
Mrs. Elizabeth Yates, who has been
visiting Mrs. Reuben Parker of Mill
street returned today to her home in
Schaghtiooke.
| Miss Bertha Burgess, who has been
the guest of her sister, Miss Carrie
| Burgess, has returned to her home in
| Greenwich, n. Y.
| /. County Game Warden Edward S.
Higgins left this morning for Burling-
| ton to attend the annual meeting of
| the Vermont Fish and Game league.
| Helen Holmes in "A Wreck in the
! Fog chapter number two OF the
| thrilling serial, "A Lass of the Lum-
| berlands," Harte Theatre today. ADV.
| Frank f. Howe left Sunday after
| noon for Brattleboro where he was
| this afternoon one of the bearers at
the funeral of State Senator Hermon
E. Eddy.
The annual town reports have been
! printed and may be had at the town
clerks office, at Burt Brothers store
and at the printing office of Perry &
| Keeseman.
| Y NJ. C. A. basket ball team plays
Burr e. Burton at the Y. M. c. A. gym
nasium Tuesday at eight Practice is
called tonight at 1880. Everybody
turn out for practice.
| Rev. Lynn P. Armstrong of Rich
man Hill, n. Y, for many years, pas
! tor of the Cuyler chapel of Brooklyn,
has been called here by the death of
his father, the late Martin V. Arm.
| strong.
| Mrs Charles f. Welles and son of
East Orange. N. j.. and Old Benning-
| ton will spend the next few weeks
| with Mrs Welles'f sister Mrs. r. c.
| Reynolds at her winter home in Mia
ma, Florida,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Quinlan of
| the soldiers home left this morning
for Montpelier, Mr. Quinlan having
been called as witness by the legis
lature committee that is investigating
| the Brattleboro retreat
| Everyone is invited to attend the
hot meat supper to be giy>n by the
Ladies' Aid society OF the Second Con-
| gregational church in the chapel,
| Wednesday. Feb. 2S, at 6 O'Clock.
| Tickets 25 cents. Adv.
Have Heart At the First Bap-
fist church tonight at 7.30. Rev. c.
Wallace Petty of New York city. Mr..
Petty is popular preacher. George
| Small will sing. The public are cor
daily invited. Don't miss this series.
The regular meeting of Bennington
Lodge of Elks will be held on Tues
| day, Feb 9th at 500 o'clock. At
this time nominations will be made
| for officers for the ensuing year and
large attendance Is requested. 24t2
The first of series OF musical lis
| tening" classes will be held in the Y.
w. G. club rooms this evening An
Interesting program has been arrange
and treat is therefore in store for
all music lovers From those not
members of the Y. w. c. fee OF 10
cents will be collected.
At the Sunday evening service at
the Methodist church Rev. p. l.. Dow
took for his subject, THE Lost Chord"
telling the story and speaking on the
lost chords OF peace, JOY power and
| hope, and how they might be found.
| The music was very attractive. Don
| nelly's orchestra accompanied by Mrs.
| Fred Stickles, organist rendered pre-
Jude, and offertory, and accompanied
the organist on the hymns, and at the
close of the sermon, the Lost Chord