The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-06
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Pathe News at Harte Theatre today.
ADJ
Earl Ryan of Springfield visited
friends in town Monday.
Miss Winifred Martin has taken a
position at the Putnam house.
Hans Kelson has received Marion
Hanley car for demonstration.
Mrs. Ida Wood OF East Main street
is visiting friends in Boston and New
York.
Miss Ethel Davenport is assisting
at the free library during the taking
OF inventory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Tudor OF
North Adams visited relatives in
town Sunday
Ramon Sexton OF Grandyiew street
has returned to the express Office af-
ter weeks Illness.
The Independents VIII play basket
hall With the high school team Friday
evening at the 7. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Cooper and
daughter, Miss Mabel are spending a
few days in New York city.
Miss Elizabeth Barry is spending d
few days at her home in Mechanic
Vile. where her mother is ill.,
A new shipment of spring dresses.
taffetas and crepe dc chimes has
been received at the Bonnet Shop.
ADV.
Mrs. l.. H. Davis, who is III at her
home on North street, does not I'M
prove as fast as her friends would
wish.
Miss Leila Thomas. trained nurse
who has been at the Morgan resi-
denee for some time, has returned to
Albany.
Rev. Lynn P. Armstrong who was
called here by the death Of his father
the late Martin Y. Armstrong, re
turned Monday to Brooklyn
George Rosch viii attend the box
ing bout between White OF Albany
and Herman CT New Orleans held in
German hall in Albany this evening.
\ two act musical comedy with
cast OF % local people. entitled AT
the Cabaret" viii be presented at the
fair 10 be given by the Foresters
April 11-14.
Dr. H. s. Goodai has returned
from Washington, where he was
called to attend the funeral Of the
late Mrs. A. Hodges whose death oc-
Cured last Friday.
At the weekly meeting CT the high
school club at the Y NJ. C. A. We'd
nesday evening. j. X. Bachelor viii
speak on Law as Profession" Sup
per will be served at $50,
Mrs. Mabel Hansen OF Groyeton. y,
H.. is the guest Of her parents. MIR,
and Mrs. f, c. Atkins Of Grant street.
Mrs. Atkins. who has been visiting in
Groyeton, returned with her 0aught- |
e..
Miss Grace Drake Of Cleveland ad
dressed a meeting OF the Equal Suf-
frage league held Monday afternoon
in the rooms of the Young Woman's
club and presided over by Mrs. II, A
Wilkinson.
Among the business men registered
Monday at the Putnam house were.
J L. Ballard, Rutland; ". p. Abbott, |
Bellows Falls George 0. Webb |
Trop, r. c. Splulding, J. +. Buenes |
o. c. Van Ocean, II. b. Baker, James |
w. Scctt, Albany.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Woman's Auxiliary OF the |
Y. NJ. C. A. will be held at the rooms
Wednesday afternoon at the regular
lour. AS this is also the annual |
meeting it is hoped that there viii be
/ large attendance.
The Mems Brotherhood OF the
Methodist church will meet this even
ng at o'clock. A game of indoor
baseball viii be played and picture
will be taken Of those present. The
guest OF the evening will be Rev +.
H. Brown OF Troy. George Small
will sing and an orchestra will be in
attendance
A letter has been received by an
Acquaintance from Representative
William A. Root expressing resret be
cause Of his inability to be present at
tho annual town meeting. Mr. Root
writes that he is about half sick with
l hard cold and feels that it would be
inwise for him to make the trip to
During the storm Monday large
maple tree on Stafford street was split
by the wind and the broken section
ell toward the house of Claude
Walsh at the corner OF Scott and
Stafford streets. Fortunately the sec
ion, about so feet long and IS inches
II diameter at the butt missed the
louse. The strange feature of the in
.ident is that the limbs OF the fork
ell on two sides Of the ell OF the
lousc.
nr-,a,, Win E,da Eariv