The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
hsws Of the rswa and Village TsIa
Briefly fer, quay Readers

the opera house. Adv.
The Riddles viii all want to see
the lit lie Bassett sisters dance at
Harte Theatre tomorrow. Adv.
The boys and girls OF the First
Baptist Church are reminded OF the
Craft school held Saturday morning
at $3.50.
| The Bassett sisters VII appear
again Saturday afternoon and even
ing, Harte Theatre, Adv.
ing Harte Theatre.
Ethel Clayton's picture, THE Mys-
terry Girl" is based on George Barr
McCutcheon's novel Green Fancy
1t is humorous, dramatic and appeal
ing, Harte Theatre today. Adv.
Commencing tomorrow and every
Saturday following at Library
Theatre will start as fol ows: Matt
nee, 2 p. m, and $3.50 p. m; evening,
$3.50 p m, 8 p. IN. and $3.50 p m. Adv.
Among the young people from Bell
nington. who left this morning for
Burlington to attend the annual Kate
Walk were. Edward Ransom, Freder
ick Phillips, Guy Sumner and Earl
Chase.
| The worlds most famous living
beauty--Lina Cavalieri In THE Two
Brides" IA Paramount featured
Hearst News and Christie comedy
Library Thea re today Regular
admission. Adv.
| The spelling match In class one OF
the Junior high schoo was neld 1nurs
day afternoon The W inner was Flo
renee Houston and second place went
! o Ralph Thompson These cont sts
are a ousing much interest among the
pupils.
Ethel Clayton in the Mystery
Girl" Paramount Feature and Hun.
cry Lions and Tender Hearts, Sun
shine comedy, Pathe News and Cap
tain Powers & Co., in big venrilo- |
quist act. Harte Theatre oday. |
Admission s and II cents. Adv.
Assistant Postmaster II. r. Robin
son has not been at the Office during |
the past few days. Mr. Robinsons |
heal b has not been good for some
time and he has been kept In by the
condition OF the highways between
Bennington and his home in the
Downs district.
Special matinee for children at
Harte Theatre tomorrow afternoon.
Captain Powers will entertain them
with his big ventriloquist act and the
little Bassett children with their
dancing and costume changing act
Every child, from ages / to loo will
enjoy It, Adv.
Manager ], B. Harte OF the Ben
nington opera house announces that
Fiske O'Hara, who was to have ap-
peared here Thursday evening bu
was prevented from filling his engage
ment because of the company's failure
to make railroad connections, will ap-
pear IN Bennington at a later date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beach of Bur
lngton, who haveabe n guests the
past several DAYS of Supt. and Mrs,
G. p. Martin OF the Soldiers home
leftS Thursday tor Hendarsonville,
North Carolina. MI and Mrs. Beach
expect remain . In Hendersonvil q
for some time in the interest of Mr..
Beach's health.
One Of the biggest double-feature
ever offered in Bennington
at regular admission, can be seen at
Library Theatre tomorrow-Charles
Ray In The SherifFs Son" thrilling
Western production in parts, and
the seasons sensation, Jack Demp-
sey In the million dollar serial
Daredevil jack % par 81. See our
big adj Adv.
While the sugar situation is an I'M
one for the housekeep-
ers, the residents Of Bennington have
not suffered nearly 80 much inconven.
fence as many sec ions of the state.
There has been no time when It was
actually impossible to secure sugar
here although some dealers have
had no supplies for short periods.
Stocks received here have been dis
tributed In such manner that a fam
Inc has been avoided 1t has also
checked in large measure attempts
a. boarding by individual purchasers.
The evening train from Troy, due
here at 8 3S. did not arrive Thursday
until after 10 o'cock Deep snow
uiiAlS az nlclIObe kLOIl ulSlAuNt tOul
OF Troy blocked he line for number
OF hours and delayed al traffic tow
ard the west and north. The strong
northwest wind piled the snow in o
the narrow cuts on the railroad lines
and delayed traffic at many points
west OF Bennington. Eary in the
morning the snowplow was sent over
The Chatham division of the Rutland
railroad to cut way through the
drifts.
Fiske oHara the popular Irish CO.
median who was booked in Down
Limerick Way" at the Bennington
opera house Thursday evening was
unable to appear as the company
failed to make railroad connections.
Money was refunded to hose who
had purchased tickets. The company
was nine hours on the road between
Utica and Troy where 1t failed to
connect with the afternoon for Ben
nington. The evening train became
J allied in a snow drift at Melrose, the
next station north OF Lansingburgh
making II impossib' Q for the company
TO fill Its engagement Two Of the
nen attached to the company arrived
In town late in the evening for the
purpose of reshipping some Of the
baggage that had come through on an