The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-18
SOUTH ShAFTSBURY


Fred Eddy was In Albany on busi'
ness last Saturday
l. W. Cole will have the usual fam
ily gathering at Christmas lme'
MIR. David Cone has n nephew who
has come 20 i've with her.
]. Ball has been on the invalid
list for few days the past week.
Fred slickles Jr will spend Christ
mas week al his home Ia aandgale'
John Il. billiard spent Saturday and
SunuAy vita irie ios al Manchester
John Il. Hi.lard will spend the hot
idAy Vacation Win his people ~ lNuF
iand
The village schools will close for the
hoiluay vacation Friday OF TIC rrv'
cnt week.
Thu streets and walks are la a very
treacucious condition. loo "oh m"h
ana beast
Fred Eddy aud VII leave iJ"u on
Monday ~ 10 10 spuagieie - are""
Cars.mAs.
Mi,,es Bessio Mlraeh aud Iu!a
Bronson NIli come uJne ios sac ""''
day vacation
Miss Aurilia Oalusha Is qaile lame'
not auiu 10 .et aUout uucn ui any bu'
10 sIeaIiiy Improving.
The schools will nave pleasant and
interesting Christmas eAvrcisvs Ontri'
aay la AL departments.
The Sunday school will have Christ.
mas exercises al Cole hall some nignt
duriug the week Of Christmas.
Rain began falling on Friday night
anu continued most OF the day Satur.
DAY, making tue walking very bad.
James Adams Is having trouble With
one vi DIS eyes caused by u slight hem
oIrhage of an artery. He went 10
sp.ciarsl in Troy. The trouble Is
nothing permanent aud with care he
will SOON Dc over II.
Frank Pierce who has been Associa.
Ted with his brothers Charles anu Den.
mis- 10 travelling for his health. A card
has been received here by friend.
His abiding at the time was In Mexico
with intentions OF journeylng " San.
lago, Cal.
The free will Offering OF the womAn's
Foreign Missionary society surpassed
the expectation OF all present when the
boxes we're opened ana contents count
ed. There was sl6 less 81 cents which
one OF the membe q made good. Very
goou Tor eight months little savings.
Mrs Mary l.. Moon heard from her
brother. smith Noyes at hoosick Falls
last Friday aud he is not able 10 leave
his room and is In a bad condition.
She goes To visit him and assist IN
caring for him II necessary She WIS
tied her niece who has L. Russell there
Mrs Moons brOther-in
Friends Of Herbert George regret 20
hear of the condition he is In, Ia a far
country whittier he had recently
thought 20 try. Golddeld, Arizona. He
has been stricken with typhoid fever
and is very III among strangers In a
strange land. His. family have the
sympathy OF many here who remember
Mr. George as one of our promising
young men.
Through the kindness OF Mrs I. ii
Dunlap, letters OF interest were read
TO your correspondent from former
townswoman, Miss Bertha Bottum,
giving very graphic description OF
her summer outing travels IN the Tar
west. We note particularly one visit
to former Benningtonian, Russell
Fish. He is hale and hearty a. 81
years. His wife Is about ten years
younger. They are enjoying life sur
rounded by at least some of their chill
dren yet remember the friends back
east.
Or interest to relatives and friends
here and in Arlington who may some.
time visit Washington, D. G. Rear
Admiral Franklin &. Priudle has been
able through the courtesy Of the war
department to remove the remains OF
his wife and little ones that we're inter
red in Mt Moriah cemetery, Pbiladel-
phia, to his lot in the National ceme'
terry at Arlington, Va, beautiful
spot on the eastern slope in front OF the
old mansion and flower garden, facing
the Potomac, a spot that will always
be cared for as long as our nation ex-
lists