The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

news OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Miss Edith Buss is visiting In Shafts
bury.
Prayer Books and Rosaries at
Evans. 34t7
Municipal Judge E. L. Bates is in
Albany to-day.
The Christmas number OF the Roar
ing Branch was issued Monday.
Painters have finished work on the
interior OF a. E. Bradford & Co. s
mill.
The store OF Charles G. Cole will be
open every evening until after Christ.
mas.
There was one case of intoxication
heard in Municipal Court Monday af.
ternoon.
Dennisou's seals, tags, paper bells.
garlands, ETC., fountain pens, toy
books at Evans. 34t7
Rev Williams OF North SALISBURY
was in town Monday. He is soon to
move to Pawlet, VIII re he has accepted
call.
The Drysdale store will be open
every evening from now until Christ
mas in order to accommodate Holiday
shoppers.
The Bennington Basket Ball team
will play game at Library hall
Thursday evening with the team from
the F NJ T & A of Blackinton.
John Hackett OF Grove street has re-
Gently been appointed manager of the
Guideboard Stars for the season
of 1908 Challenges from all other
local teams are now in order
A full line Of Frederick o. Burt's
photographs, both colored and in black
and white, also calendars and folders
wi be kept on sale at the millinery
store OF Miss L. NJ. Barney, Library
building. Orders taken for those not
In stock.
The time OF County Court Monday
afternoon was occupied with the di.
vorce case Of Fideia Dyer VS. Hiland
Dyer. The decree was granted the pc.
titioner with the privilege of resuming
her maiden name OF Fidelia Elwell.
Mrs. Fl A. Marsden and daughter
Beulah, Mr.. and Mrs. George Prem
tice, Luther Fiske, Mrs. Ida Barrett
and Miss Sarah Moon visited a class
initiation of the Hoosac Lodge, N. E.
O.P. in North Adams Monday evening.
The divorce case OF Victoria Florent
Ketchum W. George II. Ketchum was
heard 10 County Court this morning.
The parties have lived In the East part
or the town not far from the Shafts.
bury line. The ground alleged was
intolerable severity and a decree was
granted. Bennett Il Graves appeared
for the petitioner.
Bennington Court Of Foresters, Mon
day eveninr, elected the following off
GERS Chief Ranger, Frank E. Tai
ham Sub Chief Ranger, Schuyler
Dean, Jr; Financial Secretary, John
NJ. Ryan; Recording Secretary, Frank
Shaw; Treasurer, Michael Kean
Senior Woodward, T. McCale Junior
Woodward, H. s. Alard Senior Bea
die, Joseph st. Mary Junior Beadle
II Shanahau; Lecturer, Fred Peak
Physician, DR.. w. b. Stewart JAM
tor, Fred Silver.
The second OF series OF crib games
between the American House team ant
one representing the Washington Club
was played in TIE lat,er's rooms Sun
day evening The first game was wor
by the sturdy followers of the founder
OF our country but in the second they
went down to defeat The rubber
In which great interest is being dis
PLAYED, will come off soon after Chris
mas. The American House was REF
resented in these games by ID. f
Cronin, John Sullivan and James Co
Inns the Washington Club by John p
Gavin, william Z. Hogan and +. p
Nolan.
Tags may be found at the local ex
press Office to be used In the sendips
of Christmas presents. The tags
which are conspicuously printed IL
red ink, read. :" Do not open unit
Christmas. The tags are provided
to enable persons sending presents t
distant points, opportunities to maxi
these shipments at an early date an,
at the same time provide against tn
recipients ascertaining what the pack
ages contain before the proper time
Every year many presents are delay {
on the way and are not received unit
after Christmas because people do no
send them il time. The express Is s,
large during the last few days befor
Christmas, that these delays are I'm
avoidaole. To make sure that you
friends will receive their presents OF