Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-01

ton for the holiday season.
Miss Amy Surdam was the guest Of
friends in the village Christmas.
r. ]. OWES Of Schenectady was here
over Sunday visiting his parents.
Miss Sarah Little is passing the
holidays with her brother in Troy.
Lester Nichols is home from Brown
University spending the holidays.
The graded school re-opens next
Monday after the holiday vacation.
Russell C. Graves is in Brattleboro
for a few days visiting friends there.
Miss Mary Thompson went to Arl-
ington and spent Christmas with
friends.
DR. George Partridge of Burlington
came home and spent Christmas with
his mother.
John Parrish of the r. r. Y, M. C.
A. at East DeerHeld, Mass, was home
for Christmas.
Human Nevils and wife OF Spring
field, Vt, is visiting the formers
mother here.
Hon A. B. Gardner and Chas Bar
Der of Pownal we're among the visitors
to the village Friday.
Edward Wickwire of New York was
here Christmas visiting his aunt, Mrs
Kate Green, on Imperial avenue.
A social dance was given at Armory
Hall last night, Butts orchestra of
White Greek furnished the music.
Frank Mcmahon from Troy and
Chas Dryer from Bellows Falls spent
part of last week at their homes here.
Walter Wells of New York, former
ly well known shoe clerk of this
place, is visiting friends in the village.
oChas Roche, superintendent of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
at st Adams, was home for Christmas.
Charles G. McNary, wife and chill
dren spent Christmas with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Foster of Beech
st.
Hiss Mamie Lonergan, who was in
Troy hospital several weeks, return
ed home last Wednesday afternoon
much improved.
German & Ford's dramatic company
are booked for q weeks engagement
at Library Hail beginning next Mon
day evening, Jan. 5.
DR. Chas F. Healey aud Thomas J.
Healey came home from New York and
passed Christmas with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs NJ. c. Healey.
w. S. wilkie, wife and baby Of
Schenectady we're guests of Mr. and
Mrs VIM Mcdonald at Bennington
Center most of.last week
Miss Florence Walbridge left last
week for Bainbridge, o., where she
VIII spend several weeks visiting her
sister, Mrs harold Harmon.
James and Frank McDermott, Frank
Guiltinan, James Ryan, James Nolan,
James Murphy all came from Schenec-
tady and spent Christmas at their
homes here.
Paul Goldsmith and wife of Troy
We're in the village last week and re-
manned over Sunday visiting his
brother, r. O. Goldsmith, and his
mother and sisters.
A special chartered car filed with
young people came over from Hoosicll
Falls last Thursday to attend Prof
Hughes twilight hop in Foresters' hail
and all reported an enjoyable time
A dinner and entertainment VIII be
given at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms this
New Years evening. There will be
music, and an address by DR. L. L.
Daggett, president of the Association |
Training School at Springfield, Mass.
William Cronin, lumberman,
while chopping a tree on the mountain
IA pAuotOhbulg ~ was atIuSh ny the bitc l
in falling in such way that both arms
and one leg were broken. He was un-
der the fallen tree quite while before
he was discovered by his associates,
The Banner and Reformer wishes all |
its readers a happy New Year There
are more OF them than we're ever before
clients of Bennington county news
paper and while most OF them are I'M
known to the writer, ne hopes to be-
come better acquainted as time goes on,
The fine memorial hall and the
Childs tavern at Wilmington we're APP
propriately dedicated Monday even
ing. The program included ilve-min-
ute talks from former and present resi-
dents, interspersed with music and |
stereopticon. reproductions of old-time