The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Briefly for Busy Readers.
Prayer Books and Rosaries at
Evans. 34t7
Miss Nellie Tracey OF Park street Is
visiting relatives 10 Willianstown.
Mr. and Mrs John Carr OF North st.
have gone to Rutland TO spend Christ
mas.
Mrs f. L. Bottum NJ South street
Is confined TO the house by severe
cold.
A regular meeting OF the X. OF p.
was held Wednesday evening AZ
O'Clock.
Mrs Carrech and Mrs Clansen of
M anchester were visitors In town re-
Gently.
Miss Emma Grace OF Mechanicsvi
Is the guest of Miss Minnie Mahar OF
Main street.
Dennisou's seals, tags, paper bells,
garlands, ETC., fountain pens, toy
books at Evans. BAIT
Miss Della Dupie OF Arlington is
visiting her sister, Mrs David Murray
| OF Pleasant street.
John Bishop, Edward and Hollis
| Duncan have all taken positions on q
big lumber job in Dunville.
Harry White of Bennington Falls
has taken position with the Metro
| politan Life Insurance company.
Mrs G. 2. Rodgers, who has been
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs F.
o. Graves, returns today to her home
In New York.
The United States Senate yesterday
confined the nomination OF Charles
A. Prouty TO be interstate commerce
commissioner.
Rev Philip Schuyler is 10 take
sleighride party of young people to
the Tibbits school at Hoosick tonight
for the annual Yule Log festivities.
Goldsmith's orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish the music for the
leap year dance to be given by the
senior class OF the high school Janu.
airy 3rd.
Hand decorated china painted by
Mrs. A. O. Cummins of Montpelier is
on sale at the Womans Exchange.
This makes a very acceptable Christ
mas gift. 31t2
| The basket ball team OF the Univer-
sity of Vermont, Burlington, defeated
the Massachusetts Agricultural College
at game played In Burlington last
evening, the score being q to IL.
| Congressman ID. j. Foster has IN.
troduced 10 the national House Of
Representatives bill to repay POST
master Z. j. Reed of DANDY, S30l.20,
stolen from his Office 10 April 1906.
Anything relating to Old Benning.
ton touches chord in the hearts of
her absent sons as nothing else can.
Among your Christmas gifts include
the story OF the old white meeting
house on the hill from Griswold's.
The annual turkey supper in com
memoration OF Forefather Day will
be held In the Second Congregational
chapel tomorrow, Friday evening,
Dec. Goth, at 6 30 O'Clock. A most
cordial invitation Is extended to all.
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The local lodge NEOP will hold an
other of their pleasant socials in their
rooms this evening for the members
and their Invited guests. Cards aud
dancing will be enjoyed and a general
good time is assured TO all who will
be present.
A banjo and horn the.property OF
F. G. Warner we're sold Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock at public auc
ton. Deputy Sheriff John Nash was
auctioner The instruments were sold
as part OF the property In the chattel
mortgage held by b. G. Slade.
Lists OF letters remaining uncalled
for in the postoffice for the week end.
ing Dec. 10, 1907: Miss Orph Cyr,
Mrs Patrick Finn, Mrs Frank j Ste
vens, Mr. E. Ii. Chatiee, Mr. s. F.
Hale, Mr. Chas. Gardner, Mr. Herbert
Lyon, Il. b. Smith, Robert Wood.
Reports to the comptroller Of The
currency show the condition of fiji y
national banks ia Vermont at the
close OF business December 3 to be as
follows: Loans and discounts, SIS,
4S2, 639: gold coin in bank S4l3. 99l !;
total money reserve in bank, 81 800,
907; total resources, $780, 226, 1874. LII.
abilities. Individual deposits, Si4,.
, 708, 1888; percentage of legal reserve to
deposits, 1901.