The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-30
DORSET

on business.
Mrs. /. A. Glover is i'll at her home
on the west road.
! Mrs Mary Church spent Christmas
with her parents in South Dorset.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Sheldon of Ben
nington were in town for Christmas
Alfred Seymour is clerking at Phe
Ion and Councils during the holiday
rush.
Miss Dorothy Shipman of New
York city is a guest of Miss Con
stance knight.
Miss Nellie Kelly of Rutland is
visiting at the home of her brother
NJ. F. Kelly.
E. H. West arrived home in time to
celebrate Christmas at his home on
the west road
Marion Wade, who is student at
T. C. A. is spending her vacation at
her home.
Howard and Ralph Starks of Troy
came TO town Monday to spend sever
al days with friends
| Mr.. and Mrs Ed Towsley have
both been victims of the grip but are
reported much improved.
John Farewell of Sharon, VT, came
Friday to visit his sister, Mrs. Mary
Harwood during the holidays.
Louis Batchelder OF Hartford,
Conn, is at the home of his parents,
to spend the Christmas holidays.
Christmas was observed by the
Sunday school on Christmas Eve with
exercises and tree for the children.
John Sherman Of Schenectady, N.
Y, spent Christmas at the home OF
his mother, Mrs A. p. Sherman on
Church street.
Mrs E. H. West and Mrs. S, II.
West are both having a siege OF the
prevailing Illness that is visiting at
nearly every home.
Alton Kent, who is student at the
State School OF Agriculture came
home Friday to spend the holidays
with his parents.
Misses Jennie and Margaret Me
Bride of Bennington spent Christmas
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Mcbride.
Elmer Harwood, our ever-ready r,
F. ID. carrier has been on the sick list
tor several days with the grip Sam
Harwood Is substituting for him.
Merritt Chapman. who is serving
as iuryman during the present term
of Court in Bennington is home dur
ing the adjournment until January
10th.
Mr. and Mrs Forest Montgomery OF
South SALISBURY were Christmas
visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Towsley on South Main
, street.
Miss RUBY Harwood Of I. c. A..
Ponltney and Miss Edith Harwood OF
Syracuse University are spending the
holidays ut their home on the West
road. -
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice B. Sheldon
and son returned Monday from Brook
lyn, ~ Y. where they spent Christ
mas with Mrs Sheldon's mother, Mrs
S. S. Pratt
Mr.. and Mrs John Tanning of Gran
vile, N. Y. spent Christmas with
Mrs, Fanning's father, VIM. Sennett
They intend to spend the remainder
of the winter with Mr. Sennett.
The terrific wind and gale that
ragged nearly all day Sunday did con
siderable damage about town. a
number OF trees were blown down
and many fences were laid low.
Miss Anna Chllds. who had been
seriously ill with pneumonia and un.
der the care of a trained nurse, was
moved Monday to the home OF her
brother, NJ. l.. >Childs at Manchester
Depot.
This town has not escaped the cpl
demic of La Grippe that is sweeping
over certain parts Of the country
during the past few weeks, Most
every household reports one or more
victims, and in a few instances the
entire family are reported quite i'll.
Postmaster Phelon heaved a sigh of
relief when closing time of the post
Office arrived Saturday night. The
large amount Of mails, both incoming
and outgoing taxed the local office
TO the limit, The patrons We're serv-
ed promptly and courteously and the
thanks of the patrons are due the
postmaster, his assistants, as we'll as
the r. F. ID. carrier and the stage
driver.
The Village Green was pretty
scene Christmas Eve with Dorset's
first community Christmas tree il
hImed with colorcd and Japanese
lanterns against a background of light
ed candles in the hotel and resi-
dences about the village. The cele-
bration was planned by a committee
of young people and with the aid of
the Grange, Camp Fire girls and the
church clubs a pleasing little program
was carried out. Following the sing
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