The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Naws Of the Town snc Village TEX
Briefly for Busy r.-sesrs
Fancy grape fruit for csc a. Esisi
market Adv.

4'ieN4 No.
Edward Murray. jr. OF Burlington
is in town on business
Fancy large and small salt macker-
ell at Estes market Adv.
Mrs. II. c. Lyons is confined 70 me
house by an attack OF humps,
is sweet Florida or novel orangts
for Csc at Estes market. ADV
Large sunkist navel oranges foc
per dozen at Estes market. ADV
Large and small oysters. clans and
iinnan haddie at Estes market Al.
Misses Catherine and GLADYS Beil-
nett of Boston are spending a fe's
days in town.
MISS Olive Tefft OF East Main
street has entered the North Adam :
hospital for treatment
Dennis Pratt OF Depot street hal
returned from Boston. where he hal
been visiting for the past three,
months.
Roby a. Jones. a Local buyer Oh
furs. left for New York Friday nigh.
with a large lot OF fur consisting on
fox, skunk. weasle and muskat
Miss Beulah Evans entertained a
few young lady friends at her home
on South Branch street Friday even.
ing. Cards were played and defresh.
ments served.
The Hungry Stone. and Other
Stories" and The Crescent Moon
Child Stories both by Rabindran.
ath Tagore, are among the new books
at the free library
Social dance at Foresters hall
Thursday. Jan. 18th. Music BY Greg.
wares Banjo orchestra OF Troy
1t is the first OF It's kind and the best
Adv. SITS
Mrs. William H. Wills and Misses
Isabelle Tudor and Winifrod Adams
were present at Very Good. Eddie. DO
which was played in the Empire
theatre in North Adams Friday even
ine.
Town Clerk f. A. Booth issued
800 marriage licenses during the year
just closed The clerk estimates
that of the applicants about seventy
. five of the couples were bona fde
residents of Bennington
Registration for the Older BOYS
conference 10 be held az Burlington
the latter part OF the month closes on
January 10th. making IL necessary
for all who intend to be present TO
have their post cards mailed ln time
to reach Burlington on the 9Th
County Fish and Game Warden -
5. Higgins on Thursday received
100000 eyed brook trout oggs FROM
the Plymouth. Mass. hatchery 10 De-
used in making a test OF the water al
the site recently purchased by the
state fish and game department In toe
Bushnell district The warden OK.
poets to receive another hundred
thousand eggs from Plymouth today.
One lot of a hundred thousand eggs
has been in the troughs az the hatch.
cry for some time
w. H. Nichols has been appointed
chairman of the press committee for
the winter meeting OF the western
New England section OF the national
association OF electrical inspectors 10
be held in the city han. Northampton
Mass. Wednesday. January 10. al 10
a. m. What appears 20 be a very IN
teresting and enlightening program
has been prepared. with open forums
on these two topics The national
electrical safety code" and The
grounding of acknowledgement sec.
ondary distribution systems
The blowing out of connections in
the transformer which changes the al.
ternating to direct current for use in
operating the machine AT the Harte
moving picture theatre Friday even
ing caused a considerable delay and
at one period the entire house vas In
darkness. II was necessary 10 con
meet the machine with the alternating
current before the showing OF the
picture could be completed II was
while this change was being made
that the entire lighting system OF the |
house was disconnected.
Miss Anna Murphy entertained |
friends last evening at her home. l0il !
Sixth Avenue, for her guest. Miss I
NAL Sdlcl Murphy Oh BtluluEl0us L Z
Miniature slippers filled with candy /
were distributed as favors \ pro /
gram of vocal and instrumental music |
was given by Miss Elizabeth Murphy.
Miss Mary Whelan, Miss Mary Griffin. |
Miss Julia Murphy. Frank Clinton 1
and Raymond Carr. Among the out
Df-town guests present We're Miss
Irene Foster OF Albany. Miss Mary 4
Griffin of Bennington and Raymond /
Carr of Screnectady.-Tro Times.
January 5.
Communion Service will be held
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church. The pastor desires that so
ar as possible every member and pro
batloner be present at this service
Sunday school at 1900, Epworth
League at $3.50 led by pastor and cab
met, subject Looking Up That We
May Lift Up Evening service al
1870 pastors subject Hold Back"
he third in the series of Sunday ev-
ening sermons. "Closer Still" will
De sung by quartette composed OF
4. E. HOLSTER +. h. Long, Mildred
Farnum and Nellie Ray. Dorothy
Dow of Troy n. Y. will sing a Sc
ection entitled 1.-THE Dear Little
stranger"