The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Schools will open for the winter term
Wednesday.
Ella Cummings Is the guest OF Mrs
WIN, C.. Meagher At North Bennington,
The Elks will hold their annual Nek
Years eve reception aud banquet this
yenlnF.
Rev FIR GALLON OF Montpelier l.
spending the week with bis parens 90
Maple ~.
l.. h. Sioathas given uphis position
as agent for the Metropolitan Life To-
surance Go.
ID. j. Culllon Is home from Bridge
port where he has been visiting his
brother Thomas.
Guy %. Edison returned this morning
10 North Adams 10 resume his studies
at Bliss Business college.
There was meeting this forenoon
before W. Is. Sheldon. referee In bank
ruptcy, la the case Of Olis Smith.
DR. 4. Is. Pierce Is Lere for few
days from the Adirondaeks. His
health has been much improved during
his absence.
The warden OF walloomsac lodge
NEOP calls u special meetlng for Jan.
|, 1907 In X OF z hall TO transact i'm
porlant business.
Mrs T.. j. Cummings and children
have Just returned from a weeks visit
with her sister Mrs Anna Robinson ~
So. SALISBURY.
Miss Daisy Richie Saturday even
Ing entertained u numbar OF her young
friends In honor OF her guest, Miss III
olse CASTOR OF North Adams.
Angel Baker, formerly IN charge Of
he local express vfilce but now station.
ed at Pla,tsburg. arrived 10 town Sat.
urday evening for short visit
This annual banquet OF the Stark
Hose company will be held tomorrow
evening at o'clock. The annual cleo.
ton will be held before the supper
Lost.-Live turkey In sack on way
from SALISBURY TO this village Satur'
DAY morning. Reward will be given
u returned TO ]. B. Parsons, RID ;
Bennington. 43l2
Most OF the holiday guests at the +.
q. Jennings residence attended church
az Bennington Center Sunday morn.
ing, the pastor OF which Is brother
OF the entertainer.
The children's play "In Santa Claus
Land, 4" which was 10 have been given
In the Baptist social rooms tomorrow
afternoon, has been postponed until
Saturday owing 10 the Illness OF some
OF the children.
The Troy Times 10 its illustrated
supplement Saturday eyesing contain
ed cut from photograph entitled
Rocks and Rills" taken by n. W.
Holt OF this village and which was
awarded second prize In the last
months Photographic contest In that
paper.
The Masonic hall and adjaceit
rooms have been undergoing the annu
al renovating during the past week.
Some OF the rooms have been newly
been taken up and cleaned and every
thing now is spick span clean, ready
for the district meeting.
Tuesday will not be generally observ
ed as a holiday. Most OF the mills
and factories will operate, but the post
Office will observe holiday hours, and
the banks will be cl, sed. The Metho-
dists will watch the old year out and
the new year in With watch meeting
services. =
+. G.. Cram, for some time assistant
superintendent of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, has resigned
his position and In he future will de-
vote all his time to writing ordinary
insurance. He will be succeeded as
assistant superintendent by j. r.
Houghton OF Mortified.
About o'clock this morning a sud
den gust OF wind came around the cor
ner OF North and Pleasant streets and
carried into the street two upright show
cases filled with goods that had been
standing in front Of II. Harry Levin's
store. Most OF the glass in the cases
was shattered but the goods escaped
without mucL injury.
The funeral of Mrs Catherine Hy-
nick, who died at the residence OF her
daughter Mrs Priscilla Lockland Fri.
! day was held from st Peters church
Sunday afternoon Rev Philip Schuy-
Ter officiating. The body was placed
in the receiving vault at Bennington
Center and later will be taken to Graf
ton for burial.
The body Of Albert Vetel, who died
suddenly in New York Friday morn
ing, arrived here Sunday morning &C
companied by his wife and brother
and some friends, and was taken TO
the residence Of his mother on Silver
street. The funeral was held at 3 o..
clock Rev Geo s. Mills officiating
The burial was in the village cemetery
The Young Womans club following
the custom of several years gave d
Christmas gathering 20 about fifty
children In their rooms in Apollo hail
building Saturday afternoon. There
was a Christmas tree which contained
presents galore for the young ones,
who in addition each received bag
of candy. The children we're also
amused by the playing of games and
light refreshments we're served.