The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-22
BErs 3.sistaaaT0M BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

IOT DuSy Nto0CAoe
Dr. J. II. Cole is in Swanton today
on business.
John Robinson is in Arlington to-
day acting as auctioneer.
James II. Habberley is spending
the day Troy on business.
Miss Bessie Costello of Mill street
is confined . the house by illness.
Miss Annie Lyons of River street
is suffering from an abscess on her
ear
Miss Minnie Carey of River street
is in Putnam Conn, visiting her sis
TOR, Mrs Patrick Doran.
Miss Adelaide Merrill of Brooklyn
is spending the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Merrill.
Miss Laura Slade has returned
from Mortified where she has been
employed for some time
". =. Newtcns is the headquarters
for pocket knives. He carries the
best and largest assortment Alta
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles H. Barnes of
Pleasan street went to New Berlin,
n Y, this morning to spend the hol-
days.
Mrs H. H. Woodland left this morn
ing fer Nottingham to spend the hol-
idays with her daughter, Mrs. David
Hastings.
Mises Eliza Hart and Sarah Whit
ney, Students at Middlebury college,
arrived home today to spend the
Christmas vacation.
The majority of the local barber
shops VIII remain open Friday night
until midnight and close Saturday
noon until Monday morning.
Five candidates were initiated by
Walloomsac lodge, n E. o. p, in
their hall Tuesday evening Two ap-
plications for membership were also
received.
Wanted-Morris Levin of 104 River
street wants to buy apples at whole
sale from farmers. Highest cash pri-
ces paid. 45t3
The officers of Company X have re-
ceived invitations to attend a dedica-
tics bali in the new armory of Com
pany in st, Johnsbury on Friday
evening, January Z.
The girls OF st. Agnes Guild of St
Peters church will present a one act
play entitled For the Love of Bon
net" in the parish house on Wednes-
day, December 30
An anniversary requiem high mass
el this morning by Rev A. J. Bar
ron for the repose of the soul OF the
late Rt. Rev. Bishop Michaud, d. D.
Forefathers supper at the Second
Congregational church Wednesday
evening, December %, at $50. Tur-
key supper including ice cream and
cake, all for so cents. Sale of fancy
articles and baskets commencing at
o'clock at the church parlor 46t2
An authority alleges that William
p. Hogan Of Dewey street is about
to resign his position at the Burt
Bros store and go into the hen bust
ness. He has purchased a fine spec
linen of Barred Plymouth Rock of
the Thompson Bros of Massachu-
sets.
Friday being the vigil of Christmas
is fast day Of obligations in the
Catholic churches Saturday, Christ
mas day, is a holy day Of obligation
and masses will be celebrated at mid
night and at 10 O'Clock in both St
Francis de Sales and the Sacred
Heart churches.
/ At Pattersons II large sweet
oranges 25 cents. 3 packages new
seeded raisins 25 cents full weight,
Malaga grapes Is cents, mixed nuts
Is cents a pound, two for 25 cents.
better grade IS cents a pound; best
new dates 6 cents a pound, bannas
% cents a dozen 46t4
Robert Cook and w j. Shaw are to
use a part of the Gatslick store in
North Adams as "a show room for au-
tomobiles, the first of which has been
shipped from Boston Charles II,
Tower of Adams and William Van
OitCl uhutl TIC hdlilt vi lut AONGl
Motor company are to open small
salesroom and garage in the Hoosac
Savings Bank building.
The shadowgraph pictures at the
conclusion of act one in Buster
Brown" in which every member of
the large company takes part. is ir-
resistibly funny and never fails to
win a number of recalls 1t is an old
idea, greatly elaborated, and with the
odd lighting effects introduced is
decided novelty The play is entire
ly new this season and fairly bristles
with good things The date is We'd
nesday, January -.
Charles H. Darling has nearly com
pleted four years term as collector OF
customs in Vermont and, it being a
very fat berth, he wants a reappoint-
ment AS the position is one of the
richest plums on the political tree in
this portion of the orchard, and as its
duties do not require any technical
training, it rather seems as if it
would be better passed around The
two Burlington editors. Joseph Aud
and John l.. Southwick, are in re-
ceptive mood Either is entirely
qualified-and could probably use the