The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Briefly for Busy Readers.
II. p. Hutchins was In Williamstown
Saturday on business.
Guy and Allie Morse spent Christ
mas at the farm OF Myron DEMO.
Misses Anna Murphy and Ella Morri-
ssey spent Sunday In North Adams.
Misses Mary Purcell and Mary
Casey spent Sunday In North Adams
Daniel Cantwell OF Hoosick Falls
was the guest OF friends In town Sun.
day.
Miss Irene Paris of Rutland Is the
guest of Miss Maude Belden OF Silver
street.
Miss Margaret Canary OF Pleasant
street Is spending few days with her
brother I'M Rutland.
Ebert McKeon of Gage street is
spending the Christmas vacation with
his brother, Harry. In Chester.
Harold Sweet and Roger Ramsdell
are spending few days In Pittsfield
with Mr.. Ramsdell's aunt, Mrs. Stone.
Miss Mamie Bowen, who has been
the guest of friends In town for the
past few days returned to her home in
New York today.
Mrs. E. II. Brown has returned to
her home In Schenectady after spend.
ing week with Mrs. Michael II. Nc
| Keen OF Gage street
lockwood & Howe, real estate deal
ers, have sold for William West 40
acres of the Charles lockwood farms
to Romano Crawford.
Miss Helena Cunningham, who is
attending the sisters school In Burling:
ton, is spending the holidays with her
father, Frank Cunningham of Brad
ford street.
Mason Lille, formerly of this place
but now connected with the General
Electric Co. at Schenectady, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. G. A. Baker
for few days.
A large number of people are expect
ed from Hoosick Falls and North AID
ans Wednesday to attend the New
Years hops given by the Mt Anthony
social club at Academy hall. AIT:
Mrs. C. s. Morse and daughter
Eleanor Morse, and sister Mrs. Addit
Elwell, who have been spending sew
eral days with their sister, Mrs. Fred
Lyons Of Greenfield, Mass, have re
| turned.
The funeral of Miss Florence Wilson
who died Friday at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Wilson
was held this afternoon at o'clock
The burial was in the family lot In the
old cemetery on the hill.
Thomas Morrissey of Stamford was
In town Saturday to pay last visit t.
his old comrade-in-arms. Patricl
Sullivan, who served with him in the
same company of the First Vernon
Cavalry during the civil war and who
died at the Soldiers home Sunday.
There is a flourishing gymnasium
class this winter at the NeighbOrhoo(
House. Bennington Falls, conducted b,
j. A. Asphalt of the Y. NJ. G. A. Tn,
1
ing this competent instructor, who II
making the work most interesting Il
the boys.
A good resolution for 1908. To the
man or woman without home of thei
own. We must get home before W.
are much older. When? Right ava!
then We will be able to avoid that rem
monster who is continually keeping
our nose upon the grindstone. How
BY watching the hundreds of offers II
lockwood & Howe's advertisements Of
better still by calling upon them ant
talking the matter over. Thus, while
we are seeking homes, bargains arr
seeking us. Call In we have hundreds
of houses and farms also building lot
for sale. lockwood e Howe AIT.
Col. Thomas Harmon, superintendent
OF the soldiers home, went this morn
ing to North Adams with the remains
of Thomas Sullivan, who died at thu
home yesterday after lingering Ill
ness. He enlisted in company M
First Vermont cavalry December II
1863 and served until August 3, 1866
being In the meantime transferred Il
another company. He has tw'
brothers and several other relative
living at North Adams where tn
funeral was held this morning. TIL
deceased was admitted to the hom
Oct. 2, 1906. He was SO years of age
Probate Judge E. c. Bennett has jus
received from the state printer tn
second consignment of blanks for tn
: use of the probate Office. This give
Judge Bennett a complete set OF tn
new blanks which will hereafter be Il
use in all the probate offices In tn
state. Hitherto each probate judg
has been in the habit of formulatin
blanks for the use of his individua
Office and while the differences hav
been immaterial the absence of un
formity has been something of
: bother. There are over 80 differer
blanks end 101 fcrr..s In the complet
set. Every blank is printed on tn
sauna ciyo nanar which will add Prea