The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Nathan Levin has returned from a
short business trip to New York.
Earl w. Williams, proprietor of the
Bennington garage, is confined to the
house by illness.
For Sale-Leather upholstered par
Tor suit, fine condition, PIP Elm ST.,
phone 979-R. Adv.
"Evangeline"-the most beautiful
love story ever torn from history's
pages, Harte Theatre tomorrow. Adv.
]. f. O'Brien, who is employed in the
Office of the General Electric company
in Schenectady, was in town for the
weekend.
You can say what you ike but you
can't beat the entertainment at the
Harte Theatre for the money. See
Harte Theatre ad today. Adv.
George Benedict, who has been en-
ployed at the H. T. Cushman Cos.
factory at North Bennington, has been
engaged as driver of the village truck,
Miss Fannie Levin, a student at the
University of Vermont, who recently
arrived at her home here for the Easter
vacation, has gone 20 Springfield, Mass
to visit her sister, Mrs. Aaron Levin.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Barton
of SALISBURY was held Saturday af-
4 ternoon at 2 o'clock from the church
I in Center Salisbury The interment
was in the Center SALISBURY ceme-
terry.
The Kingsbury Construction COM
pany has finished the larger portion
of the foundation for the new Ben
nington garage building and has made
some progress ON the west wall of the
structure.
Regular meeting of Benninnton
Lodge, B. P. o. e. Tuesday evening,
March 80 The District Deputy Grand
Exalted Ruler will make his olficial
visit at that time. Initiation, music
and refreshments.
Troy annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church opens its SEES
sions one week from Tuesday, April
9th. A. e. Hollister is delegate from
the local church and N. A. Greenslet
lis alternate delegate.
The local boys and girls clubs are
at present at work preparing baskets
which will be distributed at Easter
to persons who because of infirmities
or illness viii be unable to attend
church services next Sunday.
| Miss Marjorie Luce, assistant state
leader in the boys and girls club
work, arrived here this afternoon
from Burlington and will be with
| Miss Martha Pratt, the Bennington
county leader during the remainder
of the week.
The story of the sinking of the Lusi-
tania which will be given by Risca
Williams Wednesday night at the
Methodist church will be of special in
terest to the many friends of the late
Charles Jones, who lost his life in the
disaster.-Adv.
There will be special meeting of
the Loyal Comrades Tuesday even
ing March 80. All candidates who
were unable to be present for initia-
ton at the last meeting are urgently
requested to be present this week at
s O'Clock sha p.
A letter recently received by a
Bennington friend from Miss Mathil-
de Vossler, formerly recreation in
structor for the local Welfare associ-
alton, states that the write. is again
in Constantinopse after working for
some time among the refugees in
southern Russia.
The Young Woman's Club will en-
terrain the membe of the gym"
class which has been meeting on
Tuesday evening during the winter,
in the club rooms this evening. All
young women who have attended
these classes are cordially invited.
Come and have a good time.
Mrs. Flora NJ Willard, aged 43
years, wife OF Reuben Willard, died
Sunday at the Putnam Memorial hos
pital. The funeral will be held Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock from the
home of her daughter Mrs George
. eenslet. Rev. j. A. Perry will of
fciate and the interment will, be in
the village cemetery.
Warren NJ. Marshall has bargained
for the property at the corner of South
and Hillside streets. This property
was formerly owned by William E.
Hawks and is part of his estate.
There is frontage of rs feet on
South street and nearly 800 on Hill
side. There are three houses on the
property and the slope is such that If
Mr., Marshall should build a garage,
as his plan is supposed to be, it would
be possible to drive directly onto the
second floor from the street.
The Bennington County Improve
'ment association has been making
collection of records to be used as
an educational help In the county
district schools. The collection has
been growing rapidly and now con-
tains some of the best records to be
found in the market. An excellent
case for the records has been made
by the student of the manual training
class at the North Bennington
school, At the present time nearly
every district school in the county
has a machine and it is the intention
of the Improvement association that
all shall have opportunity to use the
record collection
Meetings in the Methodist church
this week as follows: Monday even
inor with q cnnnioI ranuact for tho ,oro