The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Coming soon Lafayette We Come
Don't miss it. ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Barrett Of
Grandyiew street spent Wednesday
in Albany
The prayer meeting at the Bap-
fist church this evening will be led
by Frank Center.
Don't forget the food sale at the
Baptist church on Saturday from to
3, Telephone orders to 6S-W. ADV.
Mrs Guy Mexico of Park street
who has been with relatives in Ar
| lington for nearly two weeks. has
become ill.,
Manager w. T. Bissell of the local
telephone exchange has been confn-
ed to the house for few days by
severe cold.
Mrs. Mary Healy and daughter. Miss
Katherine Healy. of School street left,
today for New York, where they viii
visit for a week
| Mrs Edward Rel and Miss Eva
Clark of Adams street were in Hoos-
lex Falls Wednesday to attend the %
herty-Grady wedding
Harry Wiloughby is much improv.
ed today and is able to be about the
house Mr. Willoughby was i'll for
over week with hiccoughs
The engagement of Miss Eulah H..
Belden of Bennington, formerly Of
Hoosick Falls. to Lewis w Riley Of
Troy, has been announced
Frederick Howard, little son OF Mr.,
and Mrs r. f. Howard, is slightly
| Improved tcday He was taken sud.
denly and seriously III last week and
is under the care Of a trained nurse
Don't fail to see Carlyle Blackwell
and Evelyn Greedy in "The Colder
| Wall a charming and delightful
story-one that is sure TO please
levery member Of the family, and Z
Sunshine Comedy at Harte theatre to
day Ady
II Miss Helen Rudd a former resi-
| dent. underwent an operation at the
Mary Fletcher hospital IN Burlington
| Wednesday Miss Rulds NAM
friends in town will be glad to heai
that she was resting comfortably
| Wednesday evening
Marian Lathrop. the heiress. at
| tempts to strike Charles Fontaine be
lievng that he abducted her to tn
| tower and locked her in with hin
See The Golden Wal" feaiurin
| Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greel
and a Sunshine Comedy at Har;
theatre today Adv.
II Daniel Fitzgerald left today for hi
home in Gardner. Mass Mr. Fitzgei
aid. formerly employed here by N
Ii New England Telephone compan.
was recentlyidischarged from the Sc
I vice in the navy and visited brief
with friends and relatives in tow
4 Wednesday. u
II Mrs Morris Levin. ST. Of Rive
i street delightfully."- entertained O
I Tuesday in honor Of the third bird
day anniversary Of her only SON Sai
ford Levin The occasion was tho
| oughly enjoyed by the party OF lit
: boy friends and he was the recipiel
Of many beautiful gifts
Supt. George p Martin of the So
n dlers Home is getting along nicely a
a though it viii De some time before i
n viii be able to get around without at,
n Mr., Martin fell on the ice sever
z weeks ago and injured knee sever
B ~, He was taken To the hospital Il
n treatment and the knee was place
n In plaster east. He was able to r
y turn home q few weeks ago.
+ The Modern Woodmen will give
\ moving picture entertainment Satu
! day evening at ~ f. o. p hall for ii
I benefit of members. their afmilies an
4 invited guests. The pictures wi
= mostly be scenes from the home ma
tanned by the national organiZatio
n There will be no admission bl
II guests must be provided with tickle
obtained from members Adv III
z What appears TO be freak azalt
4 plant is blooming forth in the we
n window of the h. b. Patterson gr
h Gerry store. The plant has all OF 81
II ty blossoms and the fact that thu
are OF two distinct hues. Is puzzlin
Four years ago the plant WI
II bought of l.. C. Holton and has q
4 ways been kept at the store. II hi
been given no special attention AZ
d each year has increased the numb
II of pink blossoms This year. ho'
4 ever on two new side shoots, purp
n blossoms have appeared. Not on
H have the shoots produced flowers
\ a different color but from each bl
y comes three flowers.
\ Among the convalesceat patien
n recently discharged from the Putna
n Memorial hospital were: Miss FL
u Wilcox, Miss Josephine Elwell, Nh