The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Thomas Donnelly motored to Rut-
land Sunday TO spend the daw with
relatives.
The Young Woman's club will hold
their regular monthly business meet
ing tonight at o'clock.
She was reared in the gutterl How
did she win the heart of a man Of
letters? Viola Dana as the star will
show you in THE Microbe" at Harte
Theatre today.-Adv.
The bans of marriage between.I.eaa
Allard Russell OF bennington and
Henry j. Pierce of Rutland were
called for the first time on Sunday at
the Sacred Heart Church.
Mrs. ], II, Powers. who has been
spending several days with her sister,
Mrs Minnie Burt in Arlington, return
ed home Sunday accompanied by Mr., |
Powers who was in Arlington for over
the week end.
Pathes! Love. Romaneei Humor--
are the qualities that envelope the
charming and whimsical drama "The
Microbe" starring Viola Dana and cpl
sode No. of Smashing Barriers a
proper mixture of romance and roguery
with plenty of thrills-action-
starring VIM. Duncan at Harte Theatre
today ADV,
Miss Josephine Grennan has return
cd from a visit of several weeks with
relatives in Montreal. She was ac
companied as far as Rutland by her
sister, Miss Bridget Grennan. who has
also been visiting in Montreal but. who |
will remain in Rutland for few days
before returning home.
A regular meeting Of Bennington
Grange will be held Wednesday even
ing and at that time a class of candi- |
1lates will be initiated in the first and
second degrees. An invitation has
been received by the local Grange to
attend Neighbours Night meeting to
be held in Hoosick Falls, Nov. 10.
Opera House today. big vaudeville
show, three high class acts, Al Benson
the animated picture singer, Guilty &
Nelson. lady and gent in musical
act and Gold, Bell e Edwards In
singing. dancing and skating act. |
Forest Rivals" five act part World
picture OF the wids OF Quebec will
be shown. One show at o'clock !
Patrons arriving as late as nine o'clock |
will see all the vaudeville show.-Ady. !
The management of the dance 20 he I
he'd this evening at Hawks hall are
offering as a special feature attraction |
The Rogers, highly refined AMI well |
known vaudeville act Mr.. Rogers is |
totally blind an affliction he easily |
masters on the dance floor In each !
city he has appeared there has always !
been a big demand for future en-. 4
gagement. Hurley's five piece saxa-
phone orchestra Tonight is the night.
ADV.
Mrs. Nina l.. Duryea of New York.
4 recent guest OF Mr. and Mrs. Michael
NJ Shoemaker at Old Bennington. and
well known throughout the country as
head CT the Duryea War Relief in
France, has received from Premier
C.emenceau of France, the grand cross
of the Legion of Honor This is the
highest honor that one can receive
recognition of the wonderful relief
work accomplished by Mrs, Duryea an
her assistants during the war. At the
time war broke out Mrs. Duryea was
stopping in Dinard France. AS the
effects of the war began to creep over
France and conditions became serious
Mrs. Duryea took it upon herself to
make an appeal to the American peo-
pie. She wrote an article telling of the
need in the war stricken countries and
sent it to Life for publication The
result of that appeal is unbelievable.
1t wa sthrough Mrs Duryea's COM
to Life that the Duryea
Var Relief was founded and the recent
decoration of its founder is signifi-
ant of its accomplishments.