The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Told
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c. A, Maurer has been In New York
for few days.
A son was born Dec, ~, 10 Mr. ADD
Mrs Leslie Potter.
Mr. aud Mrs Robert Guillinan are
home from Schenectady.
Miss Margaret Laughlln Is spending
her holiday vacation here,
DIR II. G, Day has gone 10 Spring
held for 4 short visit
Miss Maude Bottum who Is teaching
In Stamford Is home Tor the holidays
Mrs VIM II. Graves II spending u
part OF the holiday season with frleads
here.
Joseph Rogers OF Templelon, Mass,
Is here for \ couple OF days with
friends.
Miss Annie Laughlin who Is teaching
10 Readsboro IL at home spending her
vacation.
MIR and Mrs John Buckley OF Schen.
octady are spending the holidays With
her parents.
Looking Backward" will bc the
topic nj the Baptist church prayer
meeting tonight.
Charles Roche has been home from
Pitlsheld for u few days visiting at his
former home here.
John V. ID s Merrill Is again out
OF doors after n few days confinement
TO the house with grip.
Clarence Monroe q Hartford, Conn.
native OF Bennington, Is u guest al
the home Of VIM Tiffany.
Mr. aud Mrs Frank +. Nolan and
children are 10 West Rutland ~ spend
the holidays with her people.
James McDermott and Frank and
Cornelius Mcmahon have been home
from Schenectady for few days.
The nine months old daughter OF Mr.
and mrs Michael Cronin died this
morning after an illness OF several
days.
Mrs +. NJ. Gaudetts and daughter OF
Springfield are spedning the holidays
with her parents, Mr. aud Mrs c. a.
Kennon.
j. w. Hurlburt who has been 10
town for q Christmas visit with his
family returned this morning 10 Bel
lows Falls.
Prof Carl W. Woodbury. who was
Christmas guest OF Rev and Mrs @. 5.
Mills, returned this morning to Nor
wlch university.
Misses Ann and May Clark will
close their residence at the Center Jan.
uary and will spend the balance OF
the winter In New York and Washing.
ton.
Miss Fannie ID. Fillmore went TO
city hospital last night where she will
be operated on for appendicitis. Her
father, Maj II. ID. Fillmore accompan'
led her.
There will be exercises at the guide
board Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. l, at 30
will occur the usual festival and gift
living.
Mr. and Mrs johnson, Edward La
Grang and Miss Edith Cordes of
Schenectady were guests over Christ.
mas at Mr. and Mrs NJ. =. Armstrong;
OF Gage street.
Mrs Arthur w. Russell is confined
10 the house as the result OF a fall on
an Icy walk. One arm was badly
sprained and she will not be able TO
use II for some time.
VIM Kennon, wife and daughter and
Louie Kennon and wife who have been
spending Christmas with their parents,
MIR and Mrs &. A. Kennon have re.
turned TO their homes in Schenectady.
Ice on the Benton pond is in fine con-
dition and the surface Is covered dur
ing the day and evening with merry
skaters who are enjoy ing capital sport.
Thus far there have been no accidents.
Manser Encampment at its meet
ing Monday evening made choice OF
the following officers: Chief priest, M.
b. Middleton; high priest, w. j. Gal
pin; S. W., Ii. b. Htrrison; j. W., A.
w. Half; scribe, o w. Harwood;
treasurer, Fl. ". Myers.
Stark lodge IOOF has elected these
officers for the year, Noble grand, l..
L. Story; vice grand, NJ. B, Middleton;
recording secretary, A. NJ. Jones; hn-
ancial secretary, o. w. Harwood;
treasurer, j.. +. Royce. The appoint
i've officers will be named later.
Mrs John Webber died at her home
on Dewey street yesterday. She was
30 years of age and had been married
| II wears and six of them she had been
In poor health. Beside her husband
she is survived by one child. The fun
eral will be held from st Francis
church Friday morning at 8 O'Clock.
The Primary and Kindergarten de-
partments of the Baptist Sunday
school entertained 80 OF their own
number yesterday afternoon and more
than 80 guests we're present including
several of the cradle roll and home
departments. Songs and games were
followed by the coming of Santa Claus
and a Christmas tree.
Col Thomas Harmon, Rev. G. W.
Rowley, Norman Putfer, l w. Hurd,
j. M. Hyde went to Sunderland this
morning with the remains of Emerson
Hill who died at the Soldiers home,
Dec. 25. Mr. Hill who was 6S years Of
age when a young man emigrated to
California and made three trips back
and forth before the trip could be made
by rail. At the outbreak of the Rebel
lion he enlisted in the third California
regiment. Rev. Mr. Rowley will preach
the funeral sermon at Sunderland to
dav and hJessrs puffer Hurd and