The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-28

Dear faces that we miss tonight.
Have gone beyond the skies;
For them the joyous Christmas day
Now dawns In Paradise;
But they seem to hover near us,
In the firelight's fitful glow,
Sweet spirits of the Christmas time,
Dear Christmas long ago"
f. j. Chilson of the Boston Milk Co.
was in town Thursday on business
Misses Elizabeth and Ruth Cheney
arrived home from T. c. A. last week
Frederick Gilbert and sister Ma
bel arrived home from T. c. A. last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Manley OF
Bratleboro are holiday guests Of Mrs.
Mary Harwood.
Mrs. Jennie Kline OF West Rupert
is visiting at the home OF her niece,
Mrs. F. f. Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Graham OF
Wallingford are guests of relatives
during the holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis are Wis
iting at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Lille.
George N. Chambers of New York
arrived Saturday at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. E. II. West.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Caldwell Of Pro
whence, r. l., are passing the holt
days with Mr.. and Mrs. George Lille.
The Christmas entertainment of
the Sunday school will be held at the
lecture room Tuesday evening, the
9th.
Miss Lizzie Harwood has returned
from Brattleboro where she has been
the guest of her sister for several
weeks.
Deacon G. NJ. Sykes is greatly miss
ed from his store being detained at
home by i'll health. We hope for his
speedy recovery
Among the students spending yaca-
ton at home Is Lewis Batchelder who
is taking the Electrical Engineering
course at L. " NJ.
Richard d. Campbell Of Williams
College is at home for the holidays,
and is assisting at j. NJ Armstrong;
store during the rush.
Santa Claus visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Berniss Kline just a little
previous to Christmas and left a
small son TO be cared for
On Friday Health officer C. B. Kent
sent 26 samples of milk from the
Dorset cheese factory to the Labora-
tory Of Hygiene at Burlington.
Frederick Gilbert and sister Mabel
Miss Mary Roberts and Miss Anna
Harwood. all of T. c. A., are spend.
Ing the holidays at their homes here
Rufus Gilbert. student of the Agri-
cultural Course vi U. V. NJ, Is at
home for a vacation. He ably assist
ed at the West road school Friday
when Santa Claus made his appear
ance.
A Christmas entertainment of large
proportions was given by the pupils
OF the village school at the hall Fri
day evening. The affair was conduc-
ted by the teachers, Mrs. Snyder and
Miss Leary and the participants re-
port a fine time.
The death OF Mrs. Silas lanfear
occurred Friday morning after a long
and painful illness. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
In the absence of minister, the SER
vice was conducted by Deacon Rollin
Sykes Mrs. Lanfear was 46 years OF
age and much of her life had been
Ipassed here. Besides her husband,
she leaves two married daughters,
Mrs. Monte Tiff and Mrs Herman
Dorr.
The large contract just received by
the Norcross West Marble Co, will
necessltate starting work at the quar-
rles here much earlier than expected
The building to be erected is a muse
um Of art In Montreal, and the spec
ifications call for four monolithic col
umns weighing about 90 tons each
WHICH eACetuS the size Vi any nOnO
llths OF marble In this country. AND
the fact that such huge blocks Of
sound marble can be quarrled In Dor
set, with promptness and certainty
Is most obvious reason for securing
the negotiation.
Many friends of Mrs. James Kelley
were saddened by the unexpected
news of her death which occurred OF
Thursday at the homo OF her young
est son, NJ. +. Kelley, who is heat
machinist for the Norcross-West mar
BILE plant In Dorset. Mrs. Kelley wat
SO years OF age and leaves severa
children. to whom her death is a grea
grief. She was the widow Of the lat,
James Kelley whose affecting dealt
befell while he was acting as pail
bearer at a nelghbor's funeral. Tn,
burial services for Mrs Kelley tool
place at the East Dorset church Of