The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Drysdale's store will be open every
evening until Christmas
Frank McDermott OF Pittsfeld spent
Sunday with his mother on Park ST.
Alonzo Moore OF Troy spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs Barbara Moore
of South street.
Mrs Frank Davenport OF Dewey st
left Monday to spend week with
friends In Albany.
Percival billiard and Miss McCor.
mick of Pownal spent Sunday with
Miss Georglana Austin OF Weeks st.
Miss Mary J. Taylor OF Hamilton,
N. Y, is the guest OF her sister, Mrs
f r Morris at the Baptist parsonage.
Charles Il Resseguie, who Is in the
hospital at Albany, Is now steadily
gaining and complete recovery is ex
pected.
The tickets for John ". Vogels min.
strels which will play in the opera
house Friday evening December 20,
will 60 on sale Wednesday evening at
$40 IN the box ONCE.
Harry Bates OF Bennington Is the
only one from this town on the Pacific
cruise OF the big battleship fleet. Mr.
Bates shipped al an able seaman on
the ba,tleship Vermont,
A daughter was born last week to
Mr. and Mrs E. Parmalee p. entice.
Mrs Prentice is daughter of John ID.
Rockefeller and the family spent the
summer three years ago at Bennington
Center.
A regular adjourned meeting of the
| Modern Woodmen will To held Wednes
day evening, Dec. Is, at s O'Clock all
members are requested to be present
for the election Of officers for the com
ing year.
DR.. Henry Goodall and family, for.
merly of this town, hut who now re
sides at Saranac Lake 10 the Adiron
dack mountains, arrived here Satur-
day TO spend the holidays with his
father, DR.. F. w. Goodall of Main
street.
Owing to the extensive repairs and
improvements being made at
Academy hall. The Mount Anthony
Social club will not hold weekly hop
this week They are planning on a
big Leap Year dance, New Years af.
ternoon and evening.
The first ba ket ball game of the sea
son will be played 10 the YACA gym
nasium Friday evening, December 20,
when the sophomores will play the
juniors and seniors of the local high
school. The tickets are now on sale,
price 10 cents. EVERYBODY come and
show their school spirit.
An involuntary petition in bank.
ruptcy against the firm ofC. ID Saw.
yer & Son was filed by creditors hold
ing claims amounting 10 about 81 900.
IL is understood the total liabilities OF
the firm will probably reach the sum oil
$4,000. The complete stock is now in
the hands of the sheriff. A week ago
the entire stock was put in the hands
of John II. Rooney as assignee In Ar
effort TO close out enough OF the goods
to raise sufficient funds TO meet urgent
creditors. The plan failed aud as a
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lowed
Extensive repairs and improvements
are being made in and around the
Academy building on North street. A
new walk Is being put in from the
street to the front door. Electric
lights have been put up to light the
entire length of the walk. James Sill
has force OF men making over The
floor OF Academy hall 1t is being
paned, scraped and leveled and is to
be finished in the best possible man
ner. When finished it will undoubted
ly be as good dance floor as there i.
in town, The piano is to be tuned ant
big rubber mats are to be placed a.
every landing on the stairs leading TO
the hall. IL Is stated that every
means will be taken to keep the flool
in as good condition as when finished
The Mount Anthony Social club is to
hold It's weekly hops in the hall jus
as soon as completed.