The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of tho Town and Village ToIs
Briefly for Busy Readers

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DR.. II. w. Burgess, veterinarian, has
moved his residence and office to 100
Union street.
d. NJ. Colburn and C.. r. Mann have
returned from weeks visit in Fitch
burg Springfield and New York.
Mrs. A. S. NJ. Chisholm left Satur-
day for New York, where she will be
the guest of her sister for some days.
Pathe Gold Rooster presents Vim
cent Serrana in "A Modern Monte
Cristo" in five acts at Harte Theatre
today. ADV.
Laurence Sears and John c. Houran
ir.. have gone to Burlington where
they will be the guests Of friends for
a week.
Probate Judge f. C. Bennett, who
has been confined to the house with
rheumatism for week is yet unable
to be out Of doors.
The funeral of the late George N
Aldrich was held Sunday afternoon at
2.S0 o'clock from the residence on
School street Rev. p. l.. Dow offici-
ated.
Joseph Clifford and G. w. Royce
will be the delegates from Custer 9th
Corps post to the reunion of the state
encampment to be held in Montpelier
April 10 and 20.
Charles Close of New York, who
will have charge of the landscape
| gardening on the grounds of the
| Henry W. Putnam memorial hospital,
arrived in town this morning.
Fl. S. Gates of Chicago has sent to
Miss Mary Patch. the local librarian,
a photograph of the late Rufus God
frey of Bennington made in 1866. The
photograph will be on exhibition at
the library.
Mrs. T. L. Nichols, who has been
confined to her bed because OF an in
| jury to her right eye, is making good
progress toward recovery. Beginning
| today she will be able to dispense
with the services of a trained nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Graves re-
turned Saturday evening from Phila
delphia where they attended the we'd
ding of their son, Luther, and Miss
Margaret May OF Philadelphia. The
ceremony took place Wednesday even
ing.
l.. c. Holton. who recently under
dent an operation for hernia and ap
pendicitis at the Troy city hospital. is
making good progress toward recoy-
cry. He is able 10 go about the house
and expects TO be out of doors in an
other week
The incompatible screen star The
da Bara in "The Tiger Woman" in a
role fraughi with thrills and tense stu
atoms in six gripping parts at the
Harte Theatre tomorrow afternoon
and evening. Theda Bara in The
Tiger Woman" al iIarte Theatre TO.
morrow ADV. N
Christopher j. Wheeler. formerly of
Bennington, died suddenly this morn
ing at his home in Schenectady from
an attack OF Indigestion He was
about GA years old and left Benning-
ton some % years ago. He is survived |
by wife. formerly Miss Mary Guilt |
nan of Bennington and enc daughter
and one son.
Mike Berliney, who has conducted a |
tailor shop on the second floor OF the |
Noveck building has closed out his |
business and is going to New York
where he viii enlist in the New York |
state troops Mr. Berlineys brother |
in-law is a captain of one of the New
York city companies and the former |
Bennington man expects to become a |
member of his relatives organization. |
Mr. Berliney is of Hungarian blood, |
was born In one of the Austrian sea |
ports on the Adriatic.
One OF the enjoyable features of the \
Foresters fair which closed Saturday |
evening was the singing of the male |
quartette consisting of John McCor-
mick, Russell Carpenter. Roy Clum
and William Shaw. The selections
given by the four young men each |
evening were deservedly applauded.
They have formed permanent or
ganization which should make them
available for future musical enter
tainments in the village. Mr.. Shaw's
SOlo was dhOlneT pleasing HuHUer ana
the work of the quintette was highly
appreciated.
Emma Leonore MacAlarney, who is
touring the state under the auspices
of the Equal Suffrage Association
spoke to an audience of three hun
dred in Middlebury a few days ago
Miss MacAlamey will address the Wo.
men Voters League of Bennington, on
Friday evening, April twentieth at
eight o'clock in the Young Womans
club rooms. Let Bennington do as
well as Middlebury and better. Every
one, men and women, are invited to
hear this brilliant speaker 1t will be
an opportunity that no one can afford
to lose Come and bring your friends.