The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
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Joseph Bepzel OF Park street Is Wis
Ting 10 Albany.
Mrs. ]. J. Nevils OF School street Is
confined to the house by illness.
Mrs e. H. Peelor is clerking ut
Ramsdell's during the holiday rush.
Charles A. Green Is working at L. II.
Buss' blacksmith shop for a few days.
Thomas O'Malley of Hoosick Falls
spent Wednesday with friends In town.
Cut glass, china, Apollo chocolates
at Geo. A. Ross, HUosick Falls, NY.
Mrs. Ella Towsley OF Union street
has returned from visit with friends
in Pownal.
The Friday night meeting Of the W.
K. G. has been adjourned to Friday
evening, Dec q.
Miss Laura VanGorder of South st
has taken a position as clerk at Girls
wold's durirg the holidays.
Free car fare to Boosick Falls and
return II you buy your Christmas
presents OF Geo. A. Ross. 35t4
Miss Sarah Burch OF Gage street
has returned from weeks visit with
friends In North Bennington.
The Mount Anthony lodge, F OF A
M conferred the apprenticed degree on
several candidates Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Robert Shufleton and son OF
East Arlington, who have been the
guest OF relatives here, have returned
home.
L. j. Carpenter, the piano tuner,
left Wednesday evening for Athol,
Mass. Mr. Carpenter was in town
about week.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Hicks and son
John who have been visiting James q
Hayes and family OF Gage street have
returned to their home In Springfield
Mass.
Remember the B. B. B. will play
the Blackinton FMTAB society's has.
kst ball team this evening in Library
hall. The game promises to be live
y one as the teams are well matched.
In the contest for the dol which
closed Wednesday evening at a, Q.
Roster & Co.'S store, Miss Edith Hur
ley took out the ticket Mrs. Roy
Paddock was the holder of the dupli-
cate and thus won the doll.
Owing to the non arrival of the as
sociation's new piano, Cluett & Sons
kindly allowed the YMOA to use one
of their instruments for the concert
last night. The piano will remain in
the building until the new one arrives.
The annual turkey supper in COM
memoration of Forefather's Day will
be held Ia the Second Congregational
chapel tomorrow. Friday evening,
DEC 10th, at $50 O'Clock. A most
cordial invitation is extended to all
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The first basket bal game OF the sea
son will he played in the YMCA gym
nasium FRIDAY evening VIII IN the sopl
mores OF the local high school will
meet team composed of seniors and
| juniors. On Saturday night the "Elec
trio" five and the YMCA team will
play game in the gym"
The concert given by the Shubert
| Symphony cllfb in the YMCA gymnas.
ium was enjoyed by an Intelligent and
appreciatiye audience. Those who
we're so lucky to attend it, state that
no better musical has been given In
this town for some time. The company
left this morning for Manchester
where they will give concert this
evening.
The funeral OF the late Charles NJ.
Wood was held Tuesday afternoon
from his late residence on Union street
Rev. Philip Schuyler, rector of the
Episcopal church officiating The SER
vice was private. The bearers were
Grant l.. Harbour, Geo. M. Mathers.
e. j. Morrissey, f. D. Moore, Henry
Fuuda and Roy M. Paddock. The in.
torment was in the village cemetery.
The committee on the revision OF
the Vermont Statutes is making good
progress 10 completing the work and
the end of December will see this
labor practically completed. The en-.
tire force is now engaged at Montpelier
in reading the final proofs OF a part
OF the work and the mechanical p art
OF the Job Is nearing completion No
figures can be given as yet to the TO-
tai cost OF the work, in comparison
with the last revision OF the public
statutes, but this Information will be
given out when the work is completed