The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

for Busy Readers.
The gate at the entrance of the
Putnam house lobby have been re-
modelled.
Fred Percy of Rutland is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Fred Percy of
North Bennington.
Mrs. c. S. Morse and daughter Ell
eanor visited relatives In Greenfield
Mass. the past week.
Hubert Daley of Middlebury is Wis
iting at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Daley.
Gilbert H. Ransom has sold the old
village team which he recently pur.
chased to parties in Troy.
Mrs. Lahn Flynn and daughter Sar-
ah of River street have returned
from a visit in North Adams.
F. 4. Hopkinson and family return
ed Monday from Brattleboro where
they spent Christmas with his par
ents.
Miss Lucy Haines is ill of scarlet
fever She contracted the disease 1t
is thought while caring for patient
in Troy, i'll with the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Settlement have
moved from Worcester, Mass, to this
/ town. Mr.. Settlement has accepted a
position in the Cooper machine shop.
Mrs. George Mayhem of Brandon Is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Darling of North Ben
Inington.
| James Gregg returned to Amesbury
Mass, today after a visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. F.. Gregg
of Gage street.
Cards have been issued for dance
to be held at Academy hall on Wed
nesday evening. Woods large or
chestra will furnish the music.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Morse of North
Adams spent Saturday night and
Sunday with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs.sC. S. Morse of North Branch st.
Robert Bentley, manager of the
| Ping restaurant, recently cut his
| finger so badly that he is laid up.
Five stitches were required to close
the wound.
| Mrs. y. A. Kennon and daughter,
Mrs. Eleanor Stratton who have been
spending the past two weeks In
Greenfield, Mass, have returned to
| their home.
The Bennington city band will hold
a dance at Foresters' hall on New
| Years eve Dance music will be fur
nished by the band and Woods
large orchestra
| S. Everett Harwood returned Mon
day from New Haven, Conn, where
he spent Christmas with his family
Mrs, Harwood and children will re-
turn in few days.
| The annual election of officers of
Walloomsac lodge, ~ Z. o. P. will
take place this evening. A large at
tendance is desired. Friday evening
the class initiation will take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Van SAINT
voord and family left Monday for
Number Four in the Adirondacks,
where they have a camp They will
entertain party there over New
Years Day
The Y NJ. c. A. clerks gymnasium
class will meet this evening The
juniors will have the floor Wednesday
afternoon This class is planning to
give a free exhibition to parents and
| friends in the near future.
Who says there cannot be senti-
ment in business Witness to the
contrary the wreath of holly above
the stamp window in our post office.
| The thanks of the community are due
to the official, who, in the rush and
| scramble of the holidays, raises be-
fore the public this silent reminder of
Peace and Good Will"-An Obser-
yer.
I Frederic Remington, painter, sculp-
tor and writer and for quarter of a
century a brilliant and distinguished
delineator of American types and life
on the Western plains who died in
Ridgefield, Conn, Sunday received
his early education at Yates seminary
at Bennington Center. When at
school, it is said that he displayed a
remarkable artictic ability.
The funeral of the late Mrs Thorn
as d. Ryan was well attended at ST.
Francis de Sales church this morn
ing. Rev. A. ]. Barron celebrated
| the requiem high mass. There were
an exceptionally large number of for
al tributes including a garland of ro-
ses from the employees of the Brad
ford mill. The bearers were John
Leahy, John Purcell, John McGurn,
T. F. Morrissey, NJ. J. Schwab and E.
j. Graham. The interment was in the
old Catholic cemetery.
Never in the history of the Hoosac
Valley or Berkshire road on its north
ern division was the public less in
commoded because of big storm
than yesterday, for depite the snow
and the gale, the cars on the north
end kept to schedule through the
hard work, night and day. of Mana
ger c. Q. Richmond, Superintendent
William T. Nary and his men. Start
| ing the plows with the storm at 2
O'Clock yesterday morning Superin-
| tendent Nary kept the Bennington,
Briggsville and Cheshire lines open
| by the hardest kind of work. The
plows ran throughout the day and
throughout the night, the last one
reaching the barn at 1880 in the
morning -North Adams Transcript.
Ohtuing the Lady.