The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-29
PoWNAL


spent Saturday with friends in NORTH
Adams.
Edward Morrissey Of Pittsfeld
Mass, is the guest OF his sister
Mrs. p. T. Barnes for the holidays.
Abner F. Towne got home Sunday
morning from his weeks run. He re
ported that the volume of mails hand
led on his trains far exceeded any
previous year.
Frank Peet of Easton, Pa, and
Frank Peet. Jr., of Schenectady. IN
Y, were guests Saturday OF Rev. c.
E. Green. On their way hon they
stopped in North Pawnal and called
on Mr. and Mrs. C. o. Burt.
The Banner correspondent was out
during almost all day Saturday and
although the mercury was "a degrees
when he left home he suffered but
little from the cold. Had there been
a stiff wind the day would have
been uncomfortable.
Miss Bridget Tighe died at her
home on Main street Sunday aged 81
years. She was born in North Pow
nal being the daughter of Thomas
and Mary Tighe Her parents NOV
ed to this town when she was still an
infant and she has always lived in
this village. There are in fact but 2
or families in this village who are
older residents than the Tighes.
Mrs. Tighe has for years been suf.
ferer from asthma and her life has
been one long fight for breath. Her
courage under such physical handi-
cap has been wonderful. During the
last few months her condition has
gradually grown worse and this frail
feeble body even thouh her will never
faltered, had to give way under the
strain She was employed for years
in the knitting room OF Wright's mill
and superintendent, the late, VIM. A.
Herman, always looked on her as one
of the most capable and dependable
of his employees. Bid" as she was
often called had the friendship OF the
entire community and they all rallied
around her in her last illness. The
funeral will take place from the Cath
Ollie church at North Pownal of
which church she was devout
communicate Tuesday morning at
a. m. The burial will be in the fam
lily lot in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Methodist tree and concert
passed off pleasantly Saturday even
ing. Notwithstanding the severity of
the night. people attended from sew
eral miles out of town and they were
well repaid by the excellent program
rendered, as we'll as by the ice cream
and cake which was served after the
entertainment The program as car
ried out was as follows: Song. Joys
OF the World" school; recitation.
Peace on Earth. Florence Reed; rect
tation, The Christmas Tree. Ruth
Harrison; recitation, The Letter TO
Santa. Helen and Edward Prelps.
recitation, The Christmas Wish. Paul
Harrison; recitation, Santa up to
Date, Earl Dorman; song. The Silent
Night. school; recitation II were
Santa. Ralph Harrison; recitation.
Mothers Gift. F. Mason; dialogue, A
Christmas Tree. Harriet Barber, and
Elizabeth Wollschleger; recitation.
/ want to Talk TO Santa Claus, Edna
Mayhem. recitation. Santa Claus,
Wilfred Proud; Other Gifts, Daniel
Mason; recitation. Christmas, Mabel
Rathbun; recitation. Santa Claus,
Frank Mason. Jr. recitation, A
Christmas Tree. Rhoda Pratt; recita-
tion. A Merry Christmas. Philip Do.
ma; recitation, Poor Santa, Dorothy
Dorman recitation. Christmas Mary.
Harold Dorman; recitation. Family
Troubles, Julia Barber. recitation.
Description of St Nicholas, Warren
Mason An additional feature was
the reading by Miss Helen Lewis,
The Knight and the Page. Miss
Lewis readings are always delightful
and har effort was murh annrapiafad