The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
BEENiNG TON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

on business.
Christmas postals cents to 25
cents at Evans
Miss Hllda Pratt is home from
Vassar college for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs Leroy G. Brant have
returned from a visit at her home in
Troy.
c. G. Philpot of North Hoosick is
moving into the Dr. Potter house on
Main street
Mrs. Fred Thebarge accompanied
her mother-in-law to Bridgeport, CT,
this morning.
Miss Eleanor Burt has returned
from Arlington where she spent Sun
day at her home
Mr. and Mrs L. S. Norton and
daughter, Dorothy went to Troy this
morning to spend the day.
Henry oglesby Of the Soldiers
Home who has been i'll for several
days is slowly improving.
Ernest and George Brown of the
Pownal road have moved to the
White house on Beech street for the
winter.
Prof. Russell Of Williams college
officiated at the morning service in
the Old First church Sunday and de
livered very able address.
Goldsmith's orchestra will render
the music at the Christmas musicale
to be held in the Congregational
church next Sunday evening
Philip and Alex. Beebe of Spring
field, Mass. who were called here by
the death of George B. Lawrence re-
turned to their homes yesterday af-
ternoon.
The holiday social which was to be
held in G. A. r. hall by the ladies' Of
the w r. c. this week Wednesday,
has been changed to Tuesday even
ing, December 2S.
Miss Phyllis Schuyler of the Nat
ional Cathedral school at Washington
D. c., is spending the Christmas va
cation with her parents, Rev and
Mrs. Philip Schuyler.
A new tabernacle will be placed on
the altar of ST Francis de Sales
church this week The Christmas
crib for use this year will also be
one of a new design.
Rev G. S. Mills went this morning
to st. Johnsbury He gives the adj
dress tomorrow at the Forefather's
day meeting of the Northern Vei
mont Congregational club
1t pays to advertise your business.
Since Mrs. Walter Woodward has
been advertising in the columns of
the Banner she has sold a pair of
high priced ducks to parties in Cam
bridge, for a large sum for the noted
fowl.
Owing to the high price of eggs.
many families in the village are ar
ranging to keep hens James McCaf-
fiery of Putnam street has built
large hen house. Edgar S. Buss of
the same street has changed his har-
ness shop into an up-to-date hennery. 1
John Grennan is also planning to en-
large his present hen industry
A Washington dispatch states that
ID. j. Foster of the first |
district has recommended !
the re-appointment of Postmasters
Collins NJ Graves of Bennington,
John a. Sheldon of Rutland and Ray |
nand c. Ransom of Castleton. Their |
names will be sent to the senate inn
nediately after the holidays. 1t is
expected that all other Vermont /
misunderstanding becoming vacant at
early dates will be filed by reap |
The funeral of the late George y |
Lawrence was held at the house on
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. A
arge number of friends and rela-
lives were present. Rev Phillip |
Schuyler OBLIGATED assisted by Rev. |
R. NJ. Martin. The bearers were !
Charles II. Dewey, Edward L. Bates,
Philip and Alex Beebe of Springfield, |
Mass The floral tributes were num-
erous and beautiful The interment
was in the family lot in the Benning-
ton Center cemetery.