The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
Edward Carrigan spent Saturday In
Troy.
Fine lamps for Christmas presents
at Ramsdell's.
Pamer's perfumes, from 25c to s4.0o
at Wards.
Miss Stella Mars6en / as owed from
Grove to Valeatine street.
Christmas paper bells, post cards
albums and calendars az Evans. 34t7
Fred Burt, stud ent of Collegiate
University is home to spend Christ.
mas.
What makes better Christmas gift
than a dinner set? Ramsdell has some
nice ones.
Misses Hilda Pratt and Beulah Bates
of Vassar college are home to spend
the Christmas vacation.
Mrs Herbert Barney has returned
from Holyoke where she has been
spending week with friends.
Mr. and Mrs John Buckley and son
are the guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Edward Green of Dewey street
Mems velvet and Alligator leather
slippers selling at 40 cts, at the Ben.
ningtou Shoe Store, actual worth rs
cents. 35tf
Christmas Post Cards, Christmas
Cards. Christmas Holly Tags and
Santa Claus Stickers In great variety
at Quinlan's pharmacy.
Fl. S. Bingham has been appointed
administrator OF the estate OF the late
G. NJ. Wood. The commissioners are
|. L. Gibson and Enward l.. Bates.
Miss Florence Barney who teaches
school In Mittineague, Mass, arrived
here Saturday to spend Christmas
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Martin
Barney OF the Burgess road.
The funeral Of Mrs Ellen M. Fuller
was held Sunday from the home OF her
sister, Mrs L. G.. Evans att o'clock,
Rev G w Rowley officiating. The bur
ial was In Heartwellville today.
The entertainment given Friday eve
ming last In the district school number
l6 OF which Miss Murray is teacher,
was q great success. A very pleasant
program of recitations and songs was
carried out.
lockwood & Howe, real estate deal
ers, have sod for John H Leahy bis
two story house on West Main street
to Hiram Fl. Allen. Mr. Allen will
take possession OF his new home where
he intends to live Jan. l.
Elijah B. Thompson, aged So. of
Pownal died Sunday from the effects
Of shock. The funeral will be held
Thursday at 10 o'clock from the
house. The burial will be in the Tows
/ ley cemetery in Pownal.
Miss Catherine Pike, who some time
ago underwent an operation in the
hospital 10 North Adams, returned to
the home OF her brother, Robert b.
Pike, OF School street Saturday. Miss
Pike is rapidly recovering from the ef-
fects of the operation.
Overseer of the poor. George A..
Mathers took Veda Pereault to the in-
sane retreat in Brattleboro this morn
| luz Olf'S tTtdult o'Sh SpPhp-
ed in jail he has caused no end nj
trouble. The retreat Is undoubtedly
the best place for onein his condition
Sheriff Godfrey in behalf OF some
| OF the creditors in the G.. ID. Sawyer Il
| Son in bankruptcy case. replevined a
large number Of goods which had been
stored in John Roonevs house Friday
evening There is quite a controversy
over the distribution OF the assets in
| this case.
Dennis Mccarthy died at his home
In North Bennington Sunday. Mr. Nc
Carthy was the son OF Mrs Honora Nc
Carthv who was famous in that she
lived to be 1l6 years old Bier son did
not. however. seem to take after her
as he was only 70 at the time of his
death. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning at $50 O'Clock from
the church OF st John the Baptist at
North bennington. The burial will
be In the old Catholic cemetery at Ben
nington Center.
Grant & HAYES moving pictures will
he at Library theater Friday and Sat
Dec 9th and 18th. Special return en-.
gagement of these famous pictures
with two special matinees torthe ladies
and children. Absolutely everything
new featuring the greatest moving Dic
ture film ever shown here, 1.-THE
Eleventh Hour" and many others, new
colored pictures, new illustrated songs;
splendid entertainment pleasing to
all. Special matinee prices, children
&c adults l0c. Evening prices, chjl.
dren l0c, adults zoe.