The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
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Florist. ADV
Albert Haynes has recovered from
short illness and is able to resume
his employment.
Special-Saturday only six pairs
mems sox, soc. Guaranteed six
months. Harris. Adv
Special for Saturday, rs cent chrys
anthemums for 10 cents at Burtt's
the Florist. ADV.
Don't forget the band dance at Ii
brary hall Thanksgiving eve. Music
by band and orchestra. ADV.
Myron Chandler of South Branch
street has left for ,Woodford where
he will spend the next two weeks on
a lumber job.
Mrs. Paul ]. Broduer and son Paul
Jr., of Rensselaer, are the guests OF
her sister Mrs. Clinton Russell OF
Old Bennington.
Ward Lyons and Grover Lyons OF
County street will leave tomorrow for
their camp in Somerset where they
expect to spend the next week deer
hunting.
Mrs. w. II. Niles, who has been the
guest OF Mr., and Mrs. Ralph Niles,
left today for Detroit, where she will
join her husband, DR.. w. II. Niles OF
Grace hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Graves left
this afternoon for Cleveland, o., to
attend the funeral of Mr. Graves
brother, Eugene, who died in Clifton
Springs, N. Y, Wednesday. They
will return Monday
so cent books and 80 cent high class
stationary at IS cents, removal sale
at Evans. A number Of 10 and 10
cent burnt wood broom holders, pipe
racks, tie holders, etc, at cents.
Bundle sale OF music, 3 sheets 10
cents. Adv
C. Lynn Wood Of Main street who
has been at Elizabeth, n. j.. has re-
turned home and resumed his duties
at the post office. He was accom-
panied by his sister. Mrs. w. j.
Parish who has come home to recu-
perate from an illness.
Many friends OF Miss Hazel Hart
will appreciate the opportunity OF
hearing her play at The Fortnightly
tomorrow afternoon at High School
hall She will open the program with
group of selections by Edward Schu
EFT, including one of his brilliant CON
cert waltzes, which have become gen
eral fayorites. and other numbers not
so well known.
Girls. If you have never played
basket ball and have any desire to do
so, come to the first practice tonight
at Library hall, at $50 o'clock and
learn how There is going to be a
very interesting inter-community
schedule later extending through the
winter and you will regret that you
didn't start practicing in the begin
ming.
An enviable record was completed
today by Philip Jacobs, the milk man,
who owns the Healy farm IN the
southwest part Of the town, one Of
the best farms in southern Vermont.
He began peddling milk fourteen
years ago to day, has never been so
much as an hour late in serving his
customers, however severe the
weather, has rarely lost a customer,
and has many still taking milk that
began with him fourteen years ago.
Hardly score Of days has he person
ally been absent from his cart in all
those strenuous years.
The bugaboo of the turkey supply
for the Thanksgiving trade is rising
again before the local market men.
That genuine Vermont turkeys are
scarce this year is conceded by all
and it is doubtful whether even this
years western supply will be
adequate to supply Thanksgiving de-
mands. Western turkeys are not suf-
ficient in size to kill profitably for
the Thanksgiving trade. Most west
ern birds that are now on the ranges
require the extra month of December
to fatten which brings them just
right for the Christmas trade. The
genuine Vermont raised turkey is
becoming more and more OF search
ty every year. This is due partly to
tie trouble which turkey-breeders
encounter with wet weather in the
eastern states, rainy season always
being fatal to the turkey chicks.
Consequently more and more each
year the western breeders, who allow
their birds TO roam through the arid
regions of the west, requiring almost
no attention, are encroaching on the
trade of the New England states and
particularly Vermont until they have
almost destroyed the profit in the
business for Vermont dealers. There
is also a peculiar germ known as the
BLACK head" which seems to attack
Vermont birds more than those from
the west and the experience is com
mon where out of a hundred eggs
breeders would not get more than a
dozen full-siZed and marketable birds.
Many Bennington market men, how
ever, have been busy scouting the adj
iacent farms for birds the past