The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Hsws Of the Town and village Teld
Briefly for Busy ResdsTa

Miss Sarah Buck OF Arlington spent
Thursday In this village.
Miss Nellie Wilson OF Arlington has
been visiting friends 10 town.
Chester Mosley spent the first Of the
week with friends In Arlington.
Hosiery In fancy boxes for Christ.
mas giving at the Remington Shoe
store.
Mrs w. G. Vault has heen visiting
her parents, MIR and Mrs Jerome Gault
In Arlington.
Slippers, slippers Of every discrlp.
ton for Christmas gifts at the Ben
ningIon Shoe store.
Mrs NJ. Is. Houghlon Is converting
the barn la the rear Of her house on
Main street Into tenement
The board ~ school trustees has se'
! locted Miss Theressa Daley a. teacher
la room ~ Ia succeed Miss Laura
Stafford resigned.
Mrs j. Elmer Ayres of Oneida, n.
y, IN la town 10 spend the Christmas
| holidays with her parents, MIR aud Mrs
Z. yelling Thatcher
The village schools will close this
afternoon for the Christmas holidays,
The schools will open again for the
winter term Wednesday morning, Jaa,
uary ..
The Ben Venue school taught by
Miss Florence Hollisler will take part
i fHl..lats..a
this afternoon. There will be- reciia.
lions and singing by the scholars
and Santa Claus will make his appear
ance.
Roger G. Ramsdell and Forest he.
hoe, sophomores 10 the academical dc.
parlment Of the University OF Vermont
and William Hayes. n freshman In
the medical department, will arrive
this afternoon to remain over the
Christmas vacation.
The report which has been In circu.
lalion that Sheriff Wilson had resign.
ed 10 take effect after the winter term
OF court IL not true. The sheriff has
not resigned and has hot even positive
| ~ decided to resign. Phe hustle for
the place Is little premature.
Mrs .lary Haynes wishes the Banner
to slate tat she did not decline a re-
election a. secretary ~ the NEOP.
WallcYmsac lodge, and that she Is not
10 poo. health. With the exception Of
orysipelas Shich has laid her up for
several weeks aud from which she h
now troubled .he is as we'll as she has
been 10 years.
Christmas holy. heavily berried and
perfectly fresh; wreuths. holly, ground
pino and moss; cui lowsrs, full AS
,ortment OF seasonable stock; Christ.
mas trees. nice shapoly sp'c mets, q X
l. feet tall. Plants, primruses IN
! bloom, hyacinths, ferns aud palms AZ
Hollon's, the School street green
| houses.
Representative T.. -. Finn has been
appointed By Gov. Proctor . OH the
vacancy on the court Of claims caused
boy the resignation of Judge Frank 6.
Williams Of Newport who was appoint
ed Trustee Of the state hospital for the
| insane az Waterbury. Mr. Finn was
a member Of the House from Spring.
field and oLe OF the leaders In that
body.
The death OF Asa Cutting at the Sol
diers home on the lith of this month
! IS the first that has occurred ut the 10
stiiution since july I last and the
| period between the two dates Is the
longest that has TRANSFERRED without a
| death since the home was established.
Some years ago there was an instance
in which four months and several days
passed without death but ordinarily
advancing years, added 10 the hard.
ships endured in long campaigns
brings around the last roll call to one
or more of the inmates every month.