The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-22
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from an illness.
Louis Contois of North Adams
spent Thursday here.
c. Harrington of North SALISBURY
spent Thursday in town.
Miss Daisy b. Wood is recovering
from an attack OF the grip.
Dancing class tonight at N. E. o.
p hall from to II o'clock.
Miss Sadie Center of SALISBURY
spent Thursday in the village
Mrs. George Howard of SALISBURY
spent Thursday in the village.
Il. ]. Cooper returned Thursday
from business trip to New York,
Hamilton and Elizabeth Shields of
Old Bennington are visiting in Troy
Miss Dora Monast and Miss Nellie
Griffin are assisting in Noyecks
store
A supply of ice is being cut on
Big pond in Woodford for the Hamlen
ice house.
Mrs. Albert Peake of the Pownal
road visited Mrs. Jane Johnson
Thursday.
Miss Bessie Reynolds of Pownal
passed Thursday here and in North
Bennington.
Mrs. J. Elmer Ayres Of Mystic,
Conn, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Thatcher
Thomas J. Healy, student at Col
gate University came home Thursday
to spend the holidays.
There will be a special candy matt
ness at Library theatre for the chill
| dren Christmas afternoon.
New York state turkeys &c per ID.
Home dressed chickens 1Sc at
Burke's Cash Market, South street.
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Mrs. X. h. Healy left this morning
for Binghamton, n. Y, where she and
Mr.. Healy will spend Christmas with
Or. and Mrs. Forker.
The sale of holiday boxes at the
Bennington Paper Box factory Will
be continued this afternoon and eve
ming, also Saturday afternoon
Come and see our stock before buy
ing. New York state turkeys &c pc
ID. Home dressed chickens lSc
Burkes Cash Market. South street.
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Deputy Sheriff Harvey Lincoln
who has been in attendance upon the
December term of county court re
turned this afternoon TO his home il
Rupert.
George v OrthngtonJra student a
Il.s aA.te4s4ty, 10 at the summer
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Worthington at Old Ben
nington.
While DR. Wright. specialist o
North Adams is in New York attend
ing special clinics. ecember 1923
his office will be open daily for re
pairing glasses. AT
Miss Susan Colgate was among tn,
guests present at the dance given b!
Miss Ada Hoilstot for her niece, Mis-
Helen Hoftstot Thursday evening a
Sherry's New York
The funeral of Alanson Hawkins
will be held at o'clock Sunday afte
noon from his home in South Shafts
bury. The burial will be in th'
South SALISBURY cemetery,
Abe Noveck, who is studying music
with Prof Won Ende OF New York is
expected home today to pass Christ
mas. He will be accompanied by his
cousin Miss Essie Noveck of New
York
John Morgan who has had chargt
of the plumbing on the new Everett
house now in process of construc
tion at Old Bennington. left To-Day To-
his home in New York Tor a Christ
mas visit
Barrett r. Wellington. a son o.
George b. Wellington of Troy one o
the members OF the summer colony
at Old Bennington, was on THURSDAY
re-appointed United States commits
sioner Of the Troy district for
period of four years
The invitations to the Leap Yea
ball TO be given by the Senior girll
of the High school were issued today
The dance will be given on the nigh
of Jan. 6, 1912 in Foresters hall
Music will be furnished by an orches
ira of eight pieces. The patronesse
will be announced later.
, William j. Brougham, local agen
for the past four years for the Metre
politan Life Insurance company, ha
received notice from the company O
his promotion to agent unattached
This promotion gives Mr. Brouehar
full management of all the bushes
he controls in Bennington, Powna
Center, Pownal and North Powna
Mr.. Brougham has been faithful
employee and the company appreo
ates 1t BY promoting him to a highe
position.
The Imperial Japanese Governmer
through the Central Sanitary Burea
OF the Home Department. is about [
issue Japanese translation OF 9TH
Common Sense OF the Milk Que
tion," by John Spargo the well. konw
sociologist The book is to be use
extensively in the campaign for
: better milk supply which is part
the general campaign OF the cover
4 ment to lessen infantile mortallt
i IL will he Widplv dictrghvtoa 80,