The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-23
BEN MN GTON BRIEFS
News of he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

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ford, Conn.
Rev. p. l.. Dow will preach Sunday
morning and evening at the Metho-
dist church.
The condition of Chauncey Teal of
County street who has been ill has
improved slightly.
Exercises were held Friday after
noon at district school No. 10 at Old
Bennington.
The condition of Jerome B. John
son of Gage street who has been crit
ically ill, remains unchanged.
Hubert Daley of Middlebury will
arrive home today to pass Christmas
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. B.
Daley.
Miss Georgiana Pendleton who is
teaching school in Rose Valley, near
Manchester, is home for the Christ
mas recess.
Marcus burlington who is employ
ed by NJ b. Middleton has gone to
Pownal to spend Christmas at his
home there.
There were exercises for the chill
dren of the Old First church Sunday
school at the Academy library at Old
Bennington Friday afternoon.
Come and see our stock before buy
ing. New York state turkeys &c per
Id. Home dressed chickens 1Sc.
Burkes Cash Market, South street
56t3
Misses Ann and May Clark will
close their home at Old Bennington
January | and will pass the remain
der of the winter in New York and
Washington.
Communication received this
morning from REV. Frank X. Morris.
state that he has left the Hopper
hospital at Detroit, Mich, and is now
at Mrs. Morris home in Oneonta, ~
Y.
John Nash Jr., VINO has a position
as conductor on the Boston Elevated
railway, has returned from that city
to spend Christmas with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Nash OF West
Main street
Taft Commandery X. T. will hold
the Christmas observance in their
asylum at high noon on Monday, De
cember 25tb. All Sir Knights resid.
ing or visiting in town are cordially
invited to participate in this cere-
mony.
Louis Crone of Pownal who was
sentenced to year and six months
| in the states prison at Windsor for
breaking and entering a house in the
north section OF Pownal and stealing
az Cvcrcoat was taken 10 that insti
tuition Thursday by Deputy Sheriff
/ Hur,~y >. Lincoln OF Rupert
Are you a member or attendant OF
the Second Congregational church
Plan to De present at, the morning
service tomorrow There will be
only this one preaching and specia
musical service See notice else
where. Strangers and visitors vii
also be cordially welcomed.
Unless there are developments dur
ing the next As hours necessitatinl
the attention OF the authorities, Sher
III Frederick Godfrey will be calleC
upon to serve a Christmas dinner L
but two guests at the county jail
Both are wanderers, one under sen
tence Tor yagrancy and the other 70
furnishing liquor.
Mr. and Mrs NJ j. Lawrence VIII
have been employed for some month
at the Putnam House left this morn
ing Tor ST. Adams where they wi
visit with relatives until January
With the opening Of the new year NJ
, Lawrence will 20 TO Gardner, Mass
where he has position as clerk /
( one OF the hotels.
Mr. Mills Will lead the Congreg.
tional G. l.. meeting tomorrow nigh
at $500 II will be a Christmas NEE
e ing 4 particular invitation is gi'
r en- to all the young people of tn
+ church and others to come, help IN
the Christmas songs, consider III
Christmas lesson, and prepare for
! happy Christmas day.
J. Wright Lorimer the young actC
who committed suicide in New Yor
recently is we'll known in Bennin
!, ton. having played here with Mi
dred Holland in 1901 in THE Pow,
Behind the Throne" The compar
remained in town week for rehea
n sails and during that time MIR. Lol
r mer made many friends.
n Only fourteen envelopes were +
:, turned for the contribution last Su
u day at the Second Congregation
i church to the Church Building soci
ty This was a surprising and di
q. appointing showing. The past
e makes special request that the usu
x contributors do not forget this re
10 possibility tomorrow II is the la
ID opportunity before the end of Il
Is year.
+ County Clerk ]. J. Stakeholder l
A. turned Friday evening from Sta
m ford where he had been called
business in connection with the bur
ing of the plant Of the. Stamfo
: Chemical works. Judge O. NJ 81
/, Der OF the United States custor
4 court of appeals, who is one of Il
officers of the company, is expect
to come to Stamford at once to asst
In the adjustment of the company