The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-24
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of me Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Miss Katherine Jenney returns to-
day from a weeks visit in New
York.
Mrs. E. b. Patterson has returned
from a visit with her sister in AL
bany.
Mrs. A. ]. Norton went to Hartford
Conn. this morning to spend the hol-
days.
Mrs. Annetta HOLSTER and daugh-
ter Florence of School street are Wis
iting in Troy.
Christmas dinner at the Pliny res
taurant Saturday. 80 cents for a five
course dinner.
F. A. Proctor, travelling freight
agent of the Rutland railroad, was
in town today.
Mrs Wild of Albany is the guest
of Mrs. Eliza Dakin of Union street
over Christmas.
F. H. Hewitt who is employed in
Southbridge, Mass, is visiting his
family in this town.
Mrs Henry Spicer of Amsterdam
is visiting her father, Henry Knapp
of the Burgess road.
The local barber shops will remain
open until midnight tonight and will
close at noon tomorrow.
William Mclaughlin of Main street
has returned to his home in Dandy
for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Woodward of Glens Falls is
visiting her daughter, Miss Goldie
Woodward of Beech street.
Wallace j. Burritt, clerk at the
Putnam House, went to Bristol this
morning to visit at his home.
Miss Katherine Grace and Miss
Jennie Grace will pass the holidays
with relatives in Mechanicville.
The private school of Miss Carpen-
ter will reopen after the Christmas
vacation on Monday, January 3.
James Gregg of Amesbury, Mass,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. C. F. Gregg of Gage street.
The postoffice tomorrow will be
open from to 10 in the forenoon
and from to 8 in the evening.
LOUIS u. fuueI VI lTog 10 Sptuuiu6
the Christmas vacation with his par
ents, Col. and Mrs n. NJ. Puffer
Roger G. Ramsdell of New York
will spend Christmas with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Ramsdell.
The Drysdale store will be open
tonight till eleven o'clock-purchas
es will be delivered up to eight o.
clock Closed all day Christmas.
Our store will be closed all day to-
morrow but this evening gives you a
es on your Christmas dinner Every
thing to eat.-E. +. Hart
Rev and Mrs. Isaac Jennings re-
turned Thursday from Orange, \. j.,
where Mrs Jennings had been visit
ing for some time. During his alb
sence DR.. Jennings also visited his
brother F. B. Jennings in New York.
F. l.. Bottum, o. NJ Barber and l.
f. Gibson have returned from New
York. 1t is reported that they bar
gained for the Statue of Liberty but
the deeds will not be passed as long
as the suspicion remains that the SUI
gar trust has a mortgage on ii.
The chidrens exercises at the
Methodist church will take place at
IL O'Clock Sunday morning. A fine
program has been prepared. The
children Will meet at 1890. Sunday
evening at o'clock special music
and address. The Masonic fraternity
is to attend this service
States Attorney w. J. Meagher was
in Manchester today attending hear
ings at the probate office for the re-
commitment to the Brattleboro asy
lum of patients originally sent from
the towns of Winhall, Peru, and Ar
lington. The cases of six patients
were presented at the hearing today
The local postofiice is swamped
with mail today Extra carriers and
office force have been added in order
that the mails may be distributed as
rapidly as possible on their arrival.
J. Guy Livingston used a sled about
his route this morning to carry pack
ages, while an Innovation among local
carriers. it proved a great aid in de-
! liyering.
| ltli the Nulluitu lHdb Ant htoctii-
! ger has a wireless message from San
| ia Claus asking this paper to give
notice that he positively will not
come down the chimney while any
/ little boys and girls are peeking for
him and that little folks that do not
get to bed right off after their stock
ings are hung up tomorrow night will
feel sorry in the morning This
message from the north is authori-
tatively confirmed as genuine by /
took-a-shu. Knud Rasmussen and the
University of Copenhagen. The
King of Denmark cannot be found
and it is believed somebody has ia
ken him with the deuce.-St. Adams
Messenger.
Sundays Christmas services at the
Baptist church are Christmas con.
cert of the Sunday school at 1890;
Juniors meeting at 3, Christian En-
deavor at 6; cantata, The Shepherd
King" by chorus of twelve voices at
Z o'clock The concert will consist
of Christmas songs and recitations
by the children of the Kindergarten
and Primary department. also by the