The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
Tor Busy Readers.

j. II. Wnllney Is III Albany LOudy
on business.
Collins NJ. Graves went to Troy last
evening on business.
The library will be closed New
Years day but open at p. M
William Patterson of Troy is Wis
iting his sister Mrs. Leroy G. Brant
of South street.
Harvey Hutton has gone to VIII
Jamestown where he is to be the New
Years guest Of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schwartz have
leased a portion of the J. H. Potter
house on Main street aud will begin
housekeeping in a few days.
The regular meeting of the w. r.
c. will be held this evening at o.
clock sharp. Let every officer and
the newly elected officers be present
The annual New Years social and
dance of the Canadian club will be
given at their rooms this evening. All
honorary members are invited to be
present
The officers of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be installed on Saturday,
New Years day, January 1. There
will be a Joint installation With the
post at 1880 in G. A. r. hall
January LIST is the Feast of the
Circumcision and there will be a
celebration of the Eucharist in st.
Peters church at $50 Start the
new year right by going to church
A letter was received this week
from Uncle Melvin Wadsworth at the
Gill Odd Fellows home at Ludlow.
Uncle Mel" is in his 97th year but
writes that his health is good and his
letter showed that his mind is all
right
Addison Brimmer of Hoosick was
in Bennington today to renew his
subscription to the Banner for the
ffty-second year He began taking
the Banner when a young man at
school at Bennington Center and has
taken it without break ever since.
Remington & Wood have put near
ly all the firms carpenters at work
on the o. e. Reimer house at Ben
nington Center A large addition is
being put on to the house and the in
terror is being remodeled Electric
lights are also being put into the
house for the first lime
During the year which closes to-
night 80 foreigners have filed the nee
essary papers at the county clerks Of
flee declaring their intentions to be-
come citizens of the United States.
The larger portion are natives of
Austria at present living in Reads
boro
The o. b S. will give a box social
Ibis evening. December 81. common
cling at nine o'clock Each lady VIII
furnish lunch for two and members
having husbands or wives, who are
not members viii please invite them
to come and watch the old year out
A pleasant time is planned for all
who attend
I The Guideboard Sunday school Will
hold it's Christmas celebration at the
chapel tonight The school. under
the direction Of Mrs. Harry e. Daley.
will present a cantata entitled Foxy
/ santa After the musical entertain
ment, the distribution of gifts, candy
and oranges will take place Admis-
sion to the entertainment is by tick
ct and any friends of the school who
would like to be present can obtain
/ tickets as long as they last from Mr.
1 Pope, Edward Burgess or Mrs. Harry
I Daley The school would be glad to
have as many friends present as the
capacity of the room will allow
Forasmuch as il hath been most
/ prefingly desired by many perfons,
( Certain of We goode old Anthems, Flu
cues and other Sette.pieces, will once
( more be Pleyed and Sunge at ye
Fortnighuy Gathering on Saturday ye
/ 1T day of January in We yere OF our
Lord 1910. We mufick will begin to
sound at three of ye clocke, and yc
price to see and hear, will be Two
Yorke Shillings We first who do
come will find We beft places. Mister
Frank Phillips will beat We time and
] Miftrefs Keeseman will play on the
spinet. Miftrefs Mary Abigail Wal
bridge and Mftrefs Ellen Mehitable
Bettina Coffey will see that all is con
Quoted after a goodly fashion.
Before a small crowd the Drury Y