The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-15
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Watermelons and cantaoupes at
Estes Market-Adv.
Mrs.t T. F.. Slattery of South street
lis in Troy for the day.
Bert Lytell in lombard Limited"
at Opera House tomorrow.-Adv.
Gale Kane in Loves Law" and
Hank Mann comedy. Library Theatre
today ADV.
A telephone has been installed in
the home of Mrs. Anna Lyons on
School street. The number is 27R-13.
Summer squash, string beans, to-
matoes, cucumbers, green peppers new
cabbage beets, ets-Estes' Market
ADV.
Tom Mix in THE Feud" a thrilling
dramatic production Of the Old South
before the civil war, at Harte Theatre
today.-Adv.
real hummerl Mabel Normand
in "The Slim Princess and a Larry
Semon comedy at Opera House today
ADV.
Rev. James A. Perry motored to
Bennington this afternoon from Round
Lake, accompanied by Prof. Walter S.
Athearn of Boston
Mrs. j. H. Stuart oil Middlebury, Mrs
George Chaffee of Rutland and Mrs. L.
f. Holden of Brattleboro were guests
yesterday OF NJ IS Jennie A. Valentine
Does a family foud prevent Jero
Lynch from marrying Betty Summers?
For the answer, see The Feud' star
ring Tom Mix at Harte Theatre to-
day.-Ady.
4 Friday and Saturday The
atre--Rex Beach's mighty sorry OF
Alaska THE Silver Horde" q reels)
a big special Goldwyn feature-just
released see our big ad. ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grant of
Northampton, who have been visiting
a. the home of Mr.. and Mrs A. Parte-
nope of South street, have returned
home Mrs. Grant is a sister of Mrs.
IPartenope.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurley, who
have been visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Biggs of Maple
street lef, this morning for Ware,
Mass, where they will spend a week
before returning to Seymour, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stevens and
two children arrived today from New
York and will sop for several weeks
lad Il, Nr II nd Afrg
Jennings at Old Bennington. Mrs
-eyens was formerly Miss Margaret
Cultivate
Has the Sunday school changed any
p in the last 80 years? Is it worth
while? Prot. Athearn's address this
A evening in the Methodist church will
be of vital interest to parents and all
others who appreciate the place of
4 religious education in the life Of
Young America. Everyone is invited
to hear this great teacher and writer
The churches Of Bennington and No
bennington will hold q union meeting
[. Tonight at 1880 in the Bennington
r4Methodist church, The Graded Union
will also h0a its regular meeting at
this time Walter s. Athearn, profess
sor Of religious educate on in Boston
+ University will be the speaker and
Gftcrward hold a conference with all
church school officers and -tenehers,
Graded Union mqmbarsl Bring yo1r
questions to tAe conference tonight
! for Prof Athearn to answer There
ha been no greater authority in Ben.
nington on the organization, purpose
. and scope of tha church school His
/ book, "The Church School, is widely
. known and studied as the most com
plete work of It's kind treating Of mo-
, dern methods Of religious education.
! There will be a Special Meeting of
Bennington post Of the American
. Legion, Thursday July Is at 1880 p.
, m, in the G. A. r. hal The purpose
is to consider the proposed amend
ment to the bylaws, changing the an
nual meeting and election of officers
: to the third Monday in November aud
to receive report of committee To con
fer with Bennington Battle Monument
association in regard to a memorial
. hall
Lyman II. Howe, father of moving
+ pictures on the screen, and Mrs Howe
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, visited few
/ hours in Bennington Wednesday af er
y noon en- route from Brattleboro
a where they have been stopping for
I abou week as the guests of Mr.. and
r. Mrs H. L. Holden, who brought them
Q over the mountain in their car.
Q Mr.. Howe is known from one
0 end of the world to the eth.
S er being the first person to put NOV
g ing pic 'uros on the screen for enter
tainment Howe's Travel pictures
have been known to every small boy
and most grown people for quarter
Of a century, but Mr.. Howe told
; friends here that he has recently civ.
On up that end of the business and
the company of which he is head Of is
deyoting itself entirely to the manu-
g., .