The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nems Of the TOwn and ViIIsge Told Briefly
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Ralph Borten is III.

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Ralph Borten is III.
Jonathan Morse is III of the grip
There will be dance tonight at
n. E. o. p hail.
Born, a daughter TO Mr. and Mrs.
b. J. Harmon Friday.
William Benton is assisting at
Coles store evenings
n. L. Bates has returned from
few days stay in Montpelier.
Max Broadway Of New York City |
visited friends in town yesterday
Mrs. George Moore Of Weeks street |
is confined 10 the house by illness.
Philip Jacobs was called to Wal
/ loomsac yesterday by the severe i'll
ness of his nephew.
Mr. aud Mrs. e. F. Greene and
/ daughter Ida are visiting Mrs. Har-
riet Williams OF Park street
Miss Lila Krogman of Hancock,
Mass, is spending her Christmas va
cation with her parents here.
Miss Lulu Robnsons Christmas
sale will begin Monday the 18th and
continue through the week. 49t2
The alias Jimmy Valentine Co..
which is to appear here tonight ar
rived this afternoon from Brattle-
boro.
The regular meeting OF the F. NJ. T.
A. b. society is to be held Sunday
for the purpose of electing officers
for the coming year.
Luther r. Graves has returned to
his home here from the Tome school
for boys at Port Deposit Maryland
for the Christmas vacation.
The letter carriers team and the
Methodist church bowling teams of
the Y. NJ. c. A. will roll a tourna-
ment match on Monday evening.
Barbara, the nine months old child
of Mr. and Mrs. NJ b. Bates of North
Pownal died yesterday The funeral
will be held Sunday at O'Clock, Rev.
G. S. Mills officiating.
J. b. Harte, Lessee and Manager of
the Library theatre wishes TO an
nounce that there has been n new
boiler installed and that there will
be plenty of heat in the future.
There will be a meeting of Miriam
Rebekah Lodge in Odd Fellows hall
on Monday evening, December 49,
AS there will be initiation a good at
tendance of officers and members ia
requested
Edward l.. Stolliker states that he
has sold the garage property former
= ly owned by him to J. b. Manley oil
Brattleboro. The garage will con
= tinue to be operated by Mr.. Stollkei
. as manager.
/. The deeds have been recorded for
' the sale of a plot of land of between
five and six acres by s. IIullng Black
h mer to Clarence H. Holden. The plot
is on the east of the highway above
the Charles Sanford property and be
. tween the Harwood and the RAND
houses. 1t adjoins the present resi-
o dence property of Mr.. Holden.
he iHttlhtIS anu AlltHudHln Ol
5 the Second Congregational church
who failed to make their contribu
, tons to the two benevolences which
u were appointed for last Sunday. tC
the Church Building society and The
y Ministerial Relief Fund are kindly
t. asked to come prepared to max,
;. their contributions tomorrow Spec
- ial envelopes for the purpose will b,
" found in the pews
Because of the naturally low sup
+, ply Of water and the fact that durini
-" the prevailing cold weather peopl
allow The water to run to waste a
sr night making il impossible to ell tn
N reservoir, the Bennington Water Co
will be Obliged TO shut off the waite
+. at the streets where Il is found tn
% residents allow the water 10 run dul
ing the night II the water is shu
OH at the cellET walls IL viii proven
m freezing and save the waste Of IN
70 water.
Probate Judge g. C. Bennett an
at his assistant Miss Grace b. Holt ha
a q lively few minutes this mornin
when a frozen water pipe on the Sc,
NJ ond floor burst and deluged the O
IN fee. Some lively stepping in the di
NJ. ection of The shuton In the celia
checked the food I'm time ,o Jim
the actual damage To- the soaking {
't a bookcase and the running of ID
a finish on the west WALL Had the ~
j. cident happened an hour earlier "a
entire Office would have been badl
nd flooded and a large amount of damal
m. would have resulted. A similar acc
dent happened @ year ago
ie Services at ST. Peters church 8.
.p- Sunday I'm Advent--Holy communio
me at 1880 q. M, Sunday school at 9:,
TO a. M. morning service and sermon
by 1880 Even Song at 8 p. m You al
cordially invited to these service
- Services Christmas-Hoiy Euchari
aud carols az 1880 a. M. choral Euc
artist at 1880 q. m, Especial Chris
mas music, program Of music later
Children's service at D. M, vii
carols and presentation of gifts e
St Mary's hospital New York A
communicates are expected to mai
their communion Christmas. N
! people in Bennington are beginniI