The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
James McBreen is visiting his par
ents In Wells.
Lewis J. Carpenter, the piano tuner,
is in town for few days.
Nathan Sykes, who has been visiting
at Frank Woods, has returned to his
home in Wells.
Mrs. Ellen Wood OF ConTress street
is with her daughter, Mrs. Statia In
Granville for the holidays.
Miss Adeline Minor of Great Bar.
rington is spending few days with
Mrs. Frank Wood Of Gage street.
Mrs. NJ. A. Bentley, who has been
visiting for the past few weeks In Mid
dlebury, St Johnsbury and Canada,
has returned to her home on Depot
street.
f. L. Nichols & Son have every
thing ready for the Christmas shopper
In the way Of presenting beautiful and
useful gifts in variety never before
equalled by the firm. The two stores
are trimmed with evergreen and red
bells. The stores will be opened every
night beginning next Monday.
At meeting Of the atheletic league
| Of the local high school held Thursday
evening 1t was voted to have a base
ball team to represent the school as
usual next spring and the following
| officers were elected for the team:
Captain. John Fassett; manager, Le-
Roy Denley and assistant manager,
Francis Smith.
The Pacific Engine Co. of Man
chester Center having recently reor-
ganized and voted to purchase new
uniforms, have also joined the Yer
mont State Fireman's Association and
will be represented at the annual con-
vention this year. Their secretary, L.
H. Stevens has also been unrolled as a
member.
f. Estabrook was in Glens Falls,
Johnstown and Amsterdam three days
the first Of the week and secured a
monumental contract in each of the
two first cities. He left for the quar-
ries Thursday and will return next
week. bringing a skilled workman to
fit the heavy bronze hinges etc, on the
granite doors and bronze gate to the
Graves mausoleum. George Stratton.
his foreman, will also be here and he
expects to finish the work in four or
five days.
There was good attendance at the
social held by the Father Matthew 7.
A. b. society in their rooms In the
Academy building on North street
Thursday evening in honor of the Goth
anniversary of the founding of the
society in this town. Cards were
played and dancing enjoyed until a
late hour Much of the success of the
evening was due to the committee who
had the arrangements in charge which
was composed of the following mem
bers: John Hayes, John Whitney and
Patrick Dunn. Goldsmith's orchestra
furnished excellent music for the dane.
ing.
According to the by laws of the
athletic association of the high school
any member OF the football team, who
has played in at least three games, is
awarded the privilege of wearing
"B" on his sweater and to one who has
played in at least one game that OF
wearing his class numerals. At re.
cent meeting of that association the
following students were awarded their
81: J. Guy Livingston and Leroy
Denley Of the class of '0S Daniel
Hurlbut, William Il. Hawks, Jesse
Carpenter and yelling Thatcher of the
class of 90; Hiram Fassett, Walling
Dewey Walter Wood and Grin Bowen
of the class of 10 and Joseph Nash OF
the class of II. Leroy Bates 'OS
Maurice Wall 10 and Lee Mcclure
IL were awarded their class numerals