The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sears of Rock
land, Mass, are visiting friends in
Old Bennington
Robert H. Merrill of Old Benning
ton is in Bethlehem, Pa, where he is
interested in steel works.
Opera House tonight, the picture
that stirred all America THE Kaiser |
The Beast of Berlin" ADV.
The girl of thousand faces, Mae /
Marsh in "The Face in the Dark at
Harte Theatre today. Adv. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Roy have re-
ceived word that their son, Eugene Pc
Roy has arrived safely overseas.
c. R. Edison, who was in Atlanta,
! Ga, for the winter, is the guest OF
his aunt, Mrs. Edward Norton OF
Pleasant street.
Mrs. Austin Phelan OF Dorset visi-
ted briefly with the Misses Carney of
Silver street Thursday enroute to
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Lewis S. Eaton left today for
her home in Cincinnati, o. She has
been the guest for few days of Miss
Helena l.. Norton.
Mrs. Josephine Miner Of Cunning
ton, Mass, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. William c. Clark, left
/ for Adams Thursday.
Mrs. George Webster and son of
Rockville, Conn, and Mrs Ivan Bur
nett and children are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Barney
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Maurer
and guest Miss Hattie Smith of Yonk
ers and Mrs. Willard II. Lighthall
were at Hedges Lake Thursday.
Keith of the Border" a great west
ern picture, featuring Roy Stewart.
A mutt and Jeff comery and "The
Eagles Eye" at Harte Theatre tomor'
row Adv.
The condition of Frank +. Howe,
who is at the Heaton hospital in Mont
pelier, is much improved and 1t is re-
ported that he will be able to leave
the institution by Monday.
The Methodist brotherhood and
their lady friends will have an outing
tonight at II, H. Kinney's camp in
Woodford The automobiles will leave
the Methodist church at 7.S0.
Miss Marie c. Nerent of New York
and Miss Helen Morrissey Of
Washington street are spending the
day in North Adams, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs, John Monohan.
Word has been received that Sec
ond Lieutenant Leon II. Boyd, of the
57th Pioneers, now stationed at Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. c., has
been promoted to first lieutenant.
The Rev. John Lavender of Troy
will preach at the morning service of
the Methodist church on Sunday Rev.
Lavender will also hold service sun
day afternoon at the WhiN Chapel.
Irwin S. Cobb's thrilling mystery
play Of crooks and Secret Service
THE Face in the Dark starring Mae
Marsh. A. U. S. Official War Film and
Vod-o-vil at Harte Theatre today.
) Al,
Remember the Pittsheld VS.. Black
Cat baseball game tomorrow after
noon at Morgan Park This ought to
be the best game of the season. Ad'
mission free. Everybody welcome.
Ad'.
Miss Marion Donahue. who has
been the guest Of the Misses Carney
has returned to Proctor. She was
accompanied home by Miss Gertrude
Carney who will visit in Proctor FOL
two weeks.
Mrs. George Worthington pleasant
ly entertained a group of young PEG
pie at tea Thursday afternoon at hel
home in Old Bennington in honor OF
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. George
Worthington, jr., OF Cleveland, o.
The Pittsfeld baseball team, which
comes here tomorrow will be made
up of the best players in the Twilight
League around Pittsfeld. The Blacl
q Cats will have to hustle to win this
4 game. Game starts at $3.50 p. m. OF
Morgan field No admission. Adv.
There will be two shows at thu
! opera house this evening. The hais
er, The Beast of Berlin will b'
4 shown at $50. second at 3 o'clock
Prices of admission, gallery 20 cents
\ balcony. 80 cents, downstairs 81
I cents. Children under twelve any
where in the house 20 cents. Wa
4 tax will be paid by the house. Adv.
: The preservation OF foodstuffs b!
canning Is always Food Thrift Thii
year. however. 1t is of such vital i'm
portance that Home Canning has &C
tually become a national obligation
4 Saturday, August 10, 2.3O and
O'Clock. there will be demonstration
\ of canning at Walbridge's store. A
4 this time the preservation of the var
II ious foods in various ways will be dis
n cussed,
y A canning demonstration will b.
n held at the Cobblestone Schoolhous
q August IL, $50 p. m This demon
n stration is conducted by Miss Luce
q assistant state club leader of boy
B and girls, primarily for the boys AM
n girls. However adults are welcom
d at all times and Miss Hunt. HON
4 Demonstration Agent. urges the We
Il men to attend since there will douh
less be no other canning demonstra
a ton in the community.
A group of young men composed O
h Chief II. NJ. Busch, ]. E. Rider Edga
Rawston, Fred Connolly, Ernest OcaT
fora, Alfred Miller, Leo Larkin. l.. 5
Reed and Raymond Oar of the Eas
Side Y. NJ. c. A. of New York campo
last night on the Soldiers HON