The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-27
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Archie Stewart of the soldiers
home went Friday to Rutland to visit
relatives over Christmas.
Miss Mary Mcguire of South street
left Saturday morning to visit at her
former home in Salem
Mrs. Carrie Goldsmith of Boston is
visiting her mother. Mrs. John II.
Warren of School street,
Little Miss Cleo Lovett has return
ed from several weeks i stay with
Mrs. Lovetts mother in Brandon.
Mrs. Maud ]. Gregg of Albany arriv
ed Friday evening to pass Christmas
with her mother, Mrs. William l.
Frost.
Clifford Aldrich of Rotterdam juno
ton was at the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Aldrich, over
Sunday.
Mrs. John C. Richters of Syracuse
is at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George f. Graves, for the
holidays,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick d. Burt and
daughter Of Pittsfield, former resi-
dents, were Christmas guests of
Charles r. Burt
Hiram Hall, one of the veterans at
the soldiers home went Friday to
SALISBURY to pass Christmas at the
home of daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard II. Godfrey
of Springfield, Mass, are the guests
of Mrs. Godfrey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Kelly of
Troy were in town over Sunday, the
guests of Mrs. Kellys parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Davenport.
The recently organized Bennington
basketball team will play the Bliss
Business college five at North Adams
on the evening of January %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Peake of Pow
nal and granddaughter, Miss Julia I'll.
well, were Christmas day guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Frost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Hudson and
little daughter of Schenectady arrived
Saturday evening at the home OF Mr..
Hudson's father, C. l.. Hudson. !,
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Martin OF
Pittsfeld are at the home of Mrs
Martins parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Potter, for afoliday visit
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. James Harwood OF
Long Meadow, Mass. Mrs. HARDWOOD
formerly was Miss Effie 'Fllwell ol
Bennington. Her friends here will be
| deeply grieved to hear of her death.
Miss Gladys Fauley is at home
from the University of Vermont az
Burlington for the Christmas vace
ton. She is substituting at the Eve
ming Banner office for the hookkeepel
Miss Eda Waldron who is passing
the holidays in New York. y.
The death of the year old son Of
| Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shuts OF Bath
| N W occurred recently in Buffalo
n. Y, where the child was under the
care of a specialist Mrs. Shuts was
formerly Miss Rena Wood of this
town. She has the sympathy OF
many friends in her sad bereavement
Bronson Mattison on Friday attend
ed the funeral of his brother, James
Madison who died Tuesday at his
home in Greenwich. The deceased
was a native of SALISBURY, but hat
| passed larger portion of his life il
Arlington. He was II years old. The
family survivors are a widow Il
whom he was married A years ago
brother, Bronson Mattison of thi;
village, and two sisters living in IL
linois and Connecticut.
But for the illness of u. S. Cassel
man of Dorset, the fish culturist whC
is acting for State Fish and Game
Commissioner Titcomb in the matter
| work on the sub.station at the Duel
pond in SALISBURY would have begur
last week. 1t is the intention of the
commissioner to install between 81
| and 60 tanks with the necessary built
ings, which will be of temporary
nature, for the purpose of testing the
water before any permanent struc
| ture is planned.
The annual turkey dinner with al
the lixings was served at the Vernon
soldiers home on Christmas day
This year Superintendent HannoI
made change in the program. The
dinner was served in the main din
ming room and the superintendent
and his family, the employees and the
old vets including as many as pos
sible OF the invalids in the hospitals
were gathered about the tables. Hur
ley's orchestra OF seven pieces were
present and after the dinner tn,
cigars were passed and a smoker con
cert was given.
| Warwick S. Carpenter, the publici
ty man for the New York conserva
ton commission, arrived here Frida,
and returned this morning to Albany
Mr.. Carpenter stated that the quartz
of moose meat which he secured iron
a friend in New Brunswick had beel