The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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Ferdinand Streeter OF Manchester is
Ia town today
II. G. Limdloff has returned from a
visit ia New York.
Mrs. W. II. Nichols of Silver street
Is spending the dav in Troy.
John A. Connolly Of North street is
confined to the house by illness.
Truman Amadon OF SALISBURY was
in town to-day calling on friends.
Miss NJ. A. Sheldon OF River street
is confined to the house by illness.
Charles s awver and John Rooney
were in Rutland Friday on business.
Charles Fiske, Richard Bentley and
w. S. Holt of Sunderland we're in
towr Friday.
Mrs John Grant of Mccall street
left this morning for visit in West
Chazy, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Webb of Airing
ton are spending few days with
friends in town
Mrs Morris Levin OF River street
left this noon for few days visit with
friends in New York.
Rollin Jenuey is home from the Uni
versitv OF Pennsylvania at Philadel
phia for the holiday vacation.
Mems velvet and Alligator leather
slippers selling at 40 cts, at the Ben
uington Shoe Store, actual worth rs
cents. 35tf
E..S. Siblev Jr., Of the Burr and
Burton Seminary at Manchester Is
home to spend the holidays with his
parents.
A gang OF section men are having
rails on the Chatham division Of the
Rutland railroad between Lebanon
aud StepbeptowD.
Christmas Post Cards, Christmas
Cards, Christmas Holly Tags and
Santa Claus Suckers In great variety
at Quinlan's pharmacy.
Miss Catherine Pike. who underwent
an operation some time ago in the
hospital in North Adams. is improv-
ing rapidly and expects to return
| home soon.
William Rowles and son Harley of
West Main street, have gone to Rupert
where they have taken contract to
get out large amount of lumber dur
ing this winter.
Mrs Samuel French who has been
the guest Of her cousin. Mrs NJ. T..
Brownell Of Main street for the past
few DAYS returned to her home in Sche.
nectadv today.
Rodney Es'rahrook, the well known
old soldier who some time ago broke
his hin bv falling on the sidewalk on
North street, is getting along as we'll
as one of his wears could expect.
Ricoard s. Balkan who has been in
Germany foe some time studying music
arrived in town FRIDAY and will spend
some time AT the home of his aunt,
Miss Kate Pool of Walloomsac st.
The district sch ol in the Moses w =:
son district Of which Miss Marv On
ting Is the teacher. closed vesterdav
with Christmas tree celebration The
children all enjoyed the treat very
much.
Col Thomas Harmon, superintendent
Of the Soldiers home, recently pur-
cha sed registered AYRSHIRE bull for
the home. II is expected that tine bull
will arrive at the home early next
week.
Miss Na~raret Edgerton Of Provi
dence. r 7 Il graduate Of the city
hospital in that CITY, is spending a
few DAYS at the home nj her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. EdPerton oil
Dewey street.
James n. Hahherley has rented his
tenement on Elm street formerly or.
cnpied nv James Thomas. 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Tompkins. who recently moved
here from North Bennington and have
been living on Dewey street.
Harry Burndage Of Troy. who has
heen stopping ut Albert Schultzs iu
Woodford City for some time, iu
hopes NJ baggiug hear. is in town IT,
dav. He will remain over Sunday as
the guest of T.. J. Stratton OF Union st
Pi-ture framing at reasonable prices
from % cents M, also pictures readv
to frame for sale. have on hand all
kinds offrames and moulding. Wor!;
neatly and Quickly done nv Zephorir
NORM, 1873 Park street. At home eve.
nings.
The report Of the Soldiers home fol
the ten DAYS ending December 10Th Is
as follows: Average present, SO: aver
age accounted for present and absent
9S. On the morning of Dec Goth there
wore "a present "a OF whom were in the
hospital.
The condition OF Patrick Sullivan
one of the best known old soldiers If
, the home Is critically III. Mr. Sullivan
was taken sick while on fDrlough In
Hoosick Corners and was brought tC
the hospital about month ago. A
first he seemed to gain little, but 70
the past week he has failed rapidly.
The work on the new addition Of tn
Soldiers home hospital is progressin!
rapidly. At present the work is de
laved on account of the non. arrival O
the boilers. 1t is hoped, however, t.
have the building ready by the frs
week in January, All the availab
beds in the old part are in use.
! r7Veda Perrlault, whose escapade FIR
day morning caused considerable ex
element about town, became so vi,
; lent during the day that 1t was though
best to confine him in the country jail
This was done late yesterday afte
noon. Since he has been ip con6n
ment he has caused much trouble ar,
has broke nearly everything he cOul