The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-02
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Briefly for Busy Readers
Fresh bluepoints and soft shell
CLANS at Estes market Adv.
Miss Lila PERCY of Gage street is I
spending few days in Lee, Mass.
Mrs E. d. Bennett has returned TO /
. her home here after spending several 4
days in Rutland.
Burnam and Morrill, and Under. |
woods, clam chowder in cans at Estes ]
market Adv.
The Bennington city band VIII give
dance Friday evening in Black Cat |
! A. A. hall from to II. Admission
soc Adv.
I J Warren Kerrigan in Three X. Il
Gordon and a Sunshine comedy en- (
titled "A Tight Squeeze at Har.e
theatre today only. Adv. \
: Miss Anne Joyce resumed work this /
morning at the Bennington County 1
National Bank after spending several
days at her home in Springfield.
Sanford Lyons, who has been in ser.
} vice, stationed at Washington. d. c..
/ for several months has been dis.
charged and is at his home here.
The prayer meeting ut the Metho-
dist church this evening will be led /
, by f. A. Greenslet. Subject Some /
Memories of Former Official Board
Members
Mrs, Frank Berald has returned
from Montreal. p O.. where she spent
the holidays with her daughters Miss
, Donalda and Miss Irene Berard who
have entered convent in that city.
Howard Estes and Carl Chase. stud
( ents at the University of Vermont
r left Tuesday TO resume their studies
( after spending several days at their
/ homes here.
The Night Cometh, also the Day,
is the topic for the Second Congrega.
tional chapel service this evening at
1880. Come and have part in a.
thoughtful meditation upon the les
sons of the old and new year
The Misses Marion Crathern and
Edith Sibley left Wednesday for Mid
+ dlebury 10 resume their studies at
Middlebury college after spending the
Christmas recess at their homes here
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison ! Norton
have returned from West Point
where they have been spending few
days with Capt. and Mrs. f. A. Engle
hart Mrs. Englehart is a daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. Norton.
Howard Hicks who has been in the
service for more than year and who
has recently been stationed at a naval
base at Charleston, S. c is spending
few days furlough at the home OF
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. j. Hicks
Don't fail TO see the matinee idol, J
Warren Kerrigan in his latest screen
success, Three X Gordon wonder
ful story by Kenneth r. Clarke and "a
Tight Squeeze, one of the famous
Sunshine comedies at Harte theatre
today. ADV
Paramoant-Artcraft day at Hartc
theatre tomorrow. Thos. H. lnce pre-
sents VIM s Hart in blue I.lages
Rawden." by VIM G. Hawks. Its
one Of those westerns full OF thrills
and punch 4 Pathe News will also
be shown. ADV.
The Second Congregational church
society held it's annual meeting Wed.
: nesday evening in the chapel of the
: church The following officers and
trustees We're reelected for the ensu-
ing year: President. G. W Thatcher;
l lsi vice-president. r. f. Bottum: 2nd
vice president. a. W Braisted, treas
urer. Homer H. Webster. clerk, DR.
l. H. Ross collector w 5. Boynton.
auditor. II. 4. Wilkinson; trustees. c.
: W Thatcher F. T. Bottum A. w
. Braisted n n Webster and DR. L. II.
Ross Among other matters Of bust
ness discussed 1t was voted to in.
n crease the pastors salary $50
The funeral OF Mrs. bridget Leor
ard was held from st John the Bap.
:. t'st church Ia North Bennington on
= Tuesday morning at o'clock. Burial
- was in the Catholic cemetery at Nc.
Bennington The bearers were John
. Hewson, Bryan Flood. John Kenney
John Scarey and W. Hewson and Ed.
ward Murphy Among the out of
IS town relatives present were Mrs
e, Joseph Keogan. Mrs VIM Flanagan Of
81 Cheshire Mrs J h Hanrahan. Miss
Margaret Hanrahan, Miss Margaret
=. Clancy of Pttsileld. Mrs VIM Cava.
naugh Mrs Edward Arbour. Mrs.
: Eliza Rowley Mrs Larmer Louis of
North Adams.
s. The Methodist Brotherhood held an
r interesting meeting in their rooms on
so Tuesday evening from to IL The
"a principal feature OF the program was
the talk given by W. D. Policy on his
experiences in Siberia and Japan \
r. radioptlcon showing many views was
used In connection with the address
= Solos were rendered by f. T. Long
and George Small and there were sew
\ eral chorus songs. \ special featur,
IA was the reading by the secretary Of
ID the various guesses as to what dat,
~ the war would end These guesse,
wv were made by members present at ,
8r meeting more than a year ago and tn,
III slips upon which they we're writer
MI have been carefully preserved Thu
~ time guesses ranged anywhere From
I'D three months to three years from tn
fx time of making the predictions. Les