The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-29
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George Lee or Brandon Is visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Digit Lee.
Frederick Gilbert Jr., is at home
from Poultney for the holiday recess.
Lewis Batchelder and Rufus Gil
bert arrived home last week from U.
V. M.
Ned Casselman who has been at
Delaware Lake is the guest Of /. H.
Glover.
Misses Elizabeth and Ruth Cheney
are at home from Troy Conference
Academy.
Deacon and Mrs. C. B Gilbert en-
tertained twenty-seyen guests on
Christmas day
David Caldwell, wife and infant
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Lille
over Christmas.
Gaylord and Harold Gates sons Of
Rev and Mrs. Owen Gates are spend
ing their vacation In tom.
Bernie Connell and Mr.. and Mrs.
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home of Mrs. Sarah Cornell.
The death of the little child of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Eastman occurred
last week after a short illness.
I h. II. West held large family
gathering at a Christmas tree. Great
pleasure was expressed by the guests
Meeting of the Library association
viii occur for business on Friday
evening, December 20 at the rooms
Miss Margaret Gilbert of the staff
of instructors at Burr and Burton
Seminary is at home for the holidays
George N. Chambers of New York
is spending the holiday season at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernest Fl
West.
John Whitcomb and wife have Ia
ken rooms for the winter with theil
granddaughter, Mrs. Bernls Kline Of
the west road.
On Wednesday evening the officers
elect Of the Grange met with r. M
Campbell to talk over prospective
work for 1912.
Rumor has it that Frank Norton IL
about to sell his new house. Tht
prospective customer is said to be
Ernest Edgerton.
Riley Winchell who formerly LIVED
at the home of Rollin Sykes, hai
been the guest of his sister there
during Christmas.
Bernis Sheldon of New York IL
among the holiday guests In town
He is stopping with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs John Sheldon of Church st
On Thursday of this week the an
nual church meeting will occur a
1890 a. m. A large amount OF bust
ness is to be transacted Dinner
will be served at noon.
Frederick Bush Joined Mrs. Bust
at the home of Mrs. Albert Cheney
for a holiday visit Christmas da!
fourteen guests were entertained a
dinner by Mrs Cheney
Under the direction of the teacher
Miss Mabel Gilbert, the pupils OF tn
west road school gave an unusual.
close of the term on Friday evening
John Mcbride Of Virginia is at hi
former home after an absence Q
four years. He reports the conditio
Of his father. William Mcbride a
improving, the climate of the Sout
being beneficial.
J Holley and Wilfred Gilbert, ST
dents at Dartmouth College are wit
their parents DR. and Mrs. Geore
Gilbert, who are also entertainin
their daughter Bertha and COLES
friend from Burlington
The invitation dance at the ba
Saturday evening was enjoyed by
n large number McBride's orchesu
= Of four pieces added to the pleasu
Of the occasion There we're hume
Gus out of town guests.
Last year up 10 the 18th OF DeceI
L Der mercury here averaged five 3
srees above zero for the month. Z
/ lowest temperature during the tiT
, being is degrees below zero. III
Christmas mercury stood 3S degre
: On the coolest north side OF but
ing and rose to above 60 degrees
warmer protected sides.
The Christmas entertainment
the church Tuesday evening "
we'll attended The tableaux fr,
the Birds Christmas Carol. acco
panied by the reading OF passal
from the story by Mrs. Campb'
were exceptionally good. The si
ing by the young misses was a
highly commended and received "
merited applause. Mr. and NJ
santa Claus. impersonated by Mr. q
Us. Clifton Kent In a short dlalol
we're very amusing. Santa was s
ferlng from toothache and "rheuI
tiz" but succumbed to the plot
Mrs. Santa to get the better OF h
A real t?) Santa appeared later 4
distributed the contents OF a la
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