The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for B1sy Readers.

Goodal.
A rev flag pole is being erected
today in the yard Of the Bennington
graded school.
Miss Julia Hayes of Pittsfeld Is
spending a few days with her sister
M IS Margaret Hayes,
George Wyman of Mitincague
Mass is spending few days with
his brother John Wyman.
s. Turk, manager of the Lurie
s ore, has returned from business
trip of few days in Troy.
OHenry"s finest story, Jack pick
foed's finest picture, THE Double
Dyed Deceyer" at Opera House to-
nigh.
A Zig vital drama of human ono
tons Elaine Hammerstein in Great
er than Fame. Library Theatre to.
day. ADV.
Mrs. James f. Scarey and son
James, ir., returned Thursday from
ysi- Of a few days with relatives in
Eagle Bridge N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Hawks Of
School street returned Wednesday
from an outing Of ten days on the
Massachusetts coast.
Mrs. Emma Dickinson of Main
street is spending vacation of two
weeks with friends at Catskil, n. Y,
and Ayerill Park, N. Y
Initial National offering, Just
Wife" with a galaxy of stars and a
good comedy, Excess Baggage.
Hartes orchestra. Harte Theatre to
day. Adv.
Mrs. Nicholas Morrissey and
daughter, Miss Lillian Morrlssey Of
Albany are guests at the home of the
Misses Margaret and Helen Morris
sey CT Depot street.
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Parish and
| little daughter Of Oneonta, n. Y, are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
James F. Scarey Of Spring street.
Mrs Parish is niece Of Mrs. Scarey.
William e Hawks, 3rd., of Detroit,
Mich, and brother Douglas Hawks
OF Grand Rapids, Mich, who are east
on a business trip TO Boston, are
stopp ne en- route for a few days with
relatives here,
Ms Mary Healy of Washington,
! Z. c., is a guest OF Miss Margaret
IIealy Of River street Miss Heaiy,
who IS employed by the government
at Washington, is former residen,
Ioi Bennington.
Misses Gertrude and Mary Carney
and Miss Teresa Daley, teachers ir.
the GRADED school, and Miss Mary
Hyde who teaches at the Cora b.
Whitney school, returned today from
the HCyt cottage at Carpenters Hill
whore they have been in camp for
the pas. three weeks,
Eugene Walter wrote "Just a Wife"
fer Just a WIFE That is, the well
kncwn author wrote the story being
told in photopley form at the Harte
Theatre today Tor Charlotte Wa kcr,
his wife, who used it with great sue
cess on the speaking stage a season
or two ago Are ycu single? Arc
you married? In either case you will
find some hing to think about in This
splendid picture. Read the ad. Ady,s
Plans and specifications for the per
manent highway on Weeks and Wash
ington streets. and for which the
village NEE ing Of 1919 made All ap
preparation Of $4,000 have been re.
ceivcd from (ho state engineers dc
partmen Street Commissioner b.
S. Buss expects to begin work on the
new construction Monday morning.
The road will be built of water
bound macadam and the plans have
been made that he street may bc re,
surfaced la'er with concrete or other
material
/ Mss Elzabc h Leahy, who since
the close of school has been employ
ed as clerk in the Woolworth store,
has resigned ana will leave Saturday
for Utica n. Y, where she Will spend
several weeks with relatives On
Thursday evening Miss Leahy enter
ia ned her work mates of the Wool
wor II ere at her homo on Spring
street Music from the yictrola was
enjoyed throughout the evening sup
memen ed by dancing and various
games. Refreshments were served.
There was a meeting of the village
board Of trustees Thursday evening
Icalled for the purpose of considering
ma ters in connection with tie build
ling Of the permanent highway on
Main street General Superinten'
dent C. @. Richmond of the Berkshire
Street Railway system, and George
w. Green, superintendent of the
Iloosac Valley division. were in at.
tendance. Because of the absence OF
Corporation Attorney Henry Chase,
who was detained at Manchester
where he is employed as counsel in
the Pe'tibone murder case, no def
mite action was taken.
The Green Mountain club announ-
Ices another afternoon and evening
excursion for Thursday, July % The
marty will leave the Y, M. c. A. at
1:30 p. m. and ride to Woodford city
from which point they will hike TO
TIager clearing and down Hell Hollow
Ito the Green Mountain camp where a
stcp will be made for supper The
trip from the camp to Bennington
will be made by moon light as the
moon will be full July goth. The
parry is not restricted to members of
the club bus all friends are invited
mach ONO is rennested to hring q