The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Tole
Briefly for Busy ReadoIA

5riefly TOR BUSY nososie
A. C. Durham of South SALISBURY
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria'.
Harte Theatre Saturday. Adv.
DR.. w. Montmarquet, chiropodist,
will be at the Colonial Thursday.
Mary Pickford in her latest success
THE Pride of the Clan" coming. Adv.
Fred Tudor has moved from Elm
street to the Patterson house on
Dewey street.
The library, which has been closed
for inventory since the first of March,
will be reopened Friday morning.
Martin Kearns, who has been SER
iously Ill at his home on Maple street,
was reported as slightly improved to-
day.
There will be meeting of the
board Of trade Friday evening, March
16, at 100 at the Office of the secre-
tary.
The ST. Patrick dance at Library
hall, Saturday night will be the last
dance held in the hall until after
Easte;
Mr. and Mrs Seymour VanSant
voord of Troy, summer residents OF
Bennington, are spending some time
in Buffalo.
Miss Nellie Burns has had tele-
phone installed in her home on the
corner of Gage and Maple streets,
number 456R
Many types and kinds of Oriental
dancing are performed by the native
women in THE Road to Love-. Harte
Theatre today. Adv.
Mrs. Amyel Baker is in North Ad-
ans hospital, where she had her ton
sis removed Tuesday by DR. Thomp-
son. She expects to return soon
ST Patrick day will be observed at
Library hall by an appropriate dance.
The usual good time will be afforded.
with special music. punch and favors.
Beautiful Lenore Ulrich has a
splendid role, that of HASA an Alger-
ian lady of great beauty and wealth
who loves an unbeliever, an Ameri-
can, in 1.-THE Road to Love"
The funeral of the late Herman
Crawford will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock. at the home of
Clarence Chandler Rev. Peter Heller
will officiate. The remains will be
placed in the vault at Old Bennington.
Two game wardens who are posted
near the Vermont Massachusetts state
line to prevent violation of the closed
season on deer saw herd OF 70 the
other day in that vicinity. A few
days ago they killed a dog which was
running deer. r
II a High school girl stops you and
asks you to buy ticket for the game
with Dalton, Friday night, cheerfully
reach down in your jeans and give her
twenty cents. write Friday the 18th,
on your engagement calendar in red
ink and come to the game and cheer
the team on to victory. 81 IS.
At the regular meeting of the Ben
ningtcn Lodge of Elks held Tuesday
evening, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Exalter
ruler, Joseph A. Evansi esteemed
leading night Albert Schwartz: es,
teemed loyal knight, Burton Powers;
esteemed lecturing night, Alden
Graves; secretary, II. B. Hutchins;
treasurer, George Graves, trustee for
3 years, Charles H. Dewey; tyler. p.
j. Mcmahon; representative to grand
.odee as Fitzgerald, alternate.
John Walsh.
A copy u the San Francisco Bull
lat+ bxr frio, -
tdins a two column portrait of John
Spargo, the socialist author-econo-
mist, whose home is at Old Benning-
ton, together with extracts from the
lectures which Mr.. Spargo has recent
ly delivered in San Francisco and
other cities on San Francisco bay. In
his lectures on the coast. Mr.. Spargo
has made the point that the European
war is advancing the idea Of govern
ment ownership. When the great
struggle ends he says, the people will
not be willing to sacrifice what they
have gained in efficiency and go back
to the system OF individual owner
ship.
Arrangements have been practically
completed for the sale of the Squire
house at the corner of North and
Gage streets to Richard Hurley. The
deed transferring the property has
been signed by Mrs. Alfretta Squlres
who arrived here a few days ago
from New York and as soon as minor
details are completed the deed will be
recorded. The house which was built
less than twenty years ago is in ex
oellent condition. 1t was constructed
with hard wood floors throughout and
the finish is all hardwood. A new hot
water heating system was installed
a few years ago The house is cleo
trically lighted throughout. Some of
the furnishings were included in the
sale. The property has been in the
possession of the Squire family for
more than hundred years. 1t is
Mr. Hurleys intention to take pos
session at once.