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Strictly FOR Busy Readers
If you want a good laugh see Fatty
Arbuckle in THE Cook" at Harte
Theatre today. Adv.
Wanted-Laborer and Woodwork
ers at the II. T. Cushman Mfg, Co.,
North Bennington. ADV. Aft
The chorus choir, E. E. Long, lead
err, will hold practice as usual Friday
evening 7.30 in the NJ. f. church.
On Tuesday evening 100 the class
meeting is held in the Methodist
Episcopal church under the direction
OF Frank Center
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Rice, who have
been visiting at the home of her
brother, j. A. Evans, have returned to
their home in New York.
Is a woman's sense of honor great
er than a mans? The absorbing play
Secret Strings" win give you an OPP
portunity to compare the two. ADV.
Mt. Anthony Chapter o. E. S. has
been granted a dispensation by the
Grand Matron to hold a special meet
ing to receive a petition Wednesday
evening, Septem Der "a at 8 p m.
Monday evening at the Methodist
church the Woman's Home Mission
ary society holds its monthly meet
ing at 7.45. All the ladies are invit-
ed. Missionary address by Mrs ]. A.
Perry
Mrs. c. ]. Kinsley, bookkeeper at
Fillmore Farms, left this afternoon
for Springfield Mass, where she will
be the guest of her sister Mrs.
George II. Shurtleff. Before return
ing to Bennington she viii visit rela-
tiyes in Boston and Holyoke, Mass.
Miss J. Edna Walbridge, who has
been at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Ed Walbridse. during the
summer, left today for Brooklyn to
resume her duties as instructor at
the Pratt institute.
superintendent Grover c. Lyons of
the water system is putting in an eX-
tension on Stafford street to give
service at the two houses being built
by Charles Sawyer and LiscOmb
Touchette The distance is about two
hundred feet and the superintendent
will say that it is mighty tough Dig
ging.
Is a man entitled to absolute obedi-
ence from his wife-should he not
obey her as well? Secret Strings
will show you the wife's opinion at
Harte Theatre today.-Ady.
Thursday 7.3O finds the midweek
7 60 fy, h9
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. j.
A. Perry, the minister in charge. An
especial invitation is issued to all
new Corners who are or care to be af-
fliated with the Methodist church
This will afford an opportunity to get
acquainted. and it is hoped that many
people old and new, in the church
will take advantage of the same.
Charles Briggs, who has been en-
ployed for the largest portion Of the
time during the past 20 years by the
Cooper Manufacturing company and
its successor. the Black Cat Textiles
company left today for Troy where
he is to work for n concern identified
| with the collar manufacturing indus
try He will not move his family 10
Troy Immediately but expects to do
so eventually
See Fatty Arbuckle in THE Cook
doing the fried egg garotle at Harte
Theatre today. Adv.
The October meeting of the Ben
nington Minister'S Association will
held in the parlor cf the Second Con
gregational church on Wednesday
October LIST at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. The annual election Of officers
will take place and the appointment
of committees for the fiscal year.
Rev. j. A. Perry will give an address
on Evangelism and plans will be dis
cussed in relation to united church
work in Bennington Everyone who
is interested in the program is cor
daily invited to this meeting.
The Ford taxi driven by Wil,red
Lawrence was badly wrecked Friday
night at the South SALISBURY rail
road crossing. The Ford ran into the
locomotive hauling a fright train and
Lawrence and young man who was
in the taxi at the time had a narrow
escape from injury and possible
death. The taxi was on its way tow
ard Arlington about II o'clock and
was descending the steep hill when
the accident took place. The automc-
bile was dragged for some distance
but the occupants were spilled out
without injury,