The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Fancy native turkeys % cents a lb.
at the Cut Price market. Adv
There will be a meeting OF the
Sons of Veterans at G. A. r. hall at
o'clock tonight.
Mrs. Laura B. Cole, grand matron,
made her official visit TO Temple chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, at
Burlington Tuesday evening.
Prof, Fred Burt of the Michigan
state agricultural college at Lansing
is with his mother, Mrs. Lucy j. B.
Burt, for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Charles e. Patterson is closing
her summer home in Old Bennington
and after weeks visit in Albany
will leave for Augusta, Ca, where she
will spend the winter.
DR.. A. Barron Fitzgerald is spend
ing week as the guest of Louis l..
Nc Dermott of Park street. Mr..
Fitzgerald was called home on busin-
ess connected with the will case on
trial in county court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy r. Murray, sum
mer residents of Old Bennington,
have rented an apartment in Albany
for the winter. Mr.. Murray has re-
Gently opened law office in that
city.
A short business meeting of the w.
| r. C. will be held Friday evening at s
o'clock. There is business of impor-
lance which must be transacted at
this meeting. A large attendance is
therefore expected
Adventure follows adventure thick
and fast in "a Runaway Match" chap
ter nine OF the great romantic novel,
THE Diamond from the Sky with
Lottie Pickford and Irving Cummings,
opera house, today, Adv.
The second rehearsal OF the Birds
Christmas Carol" which is to be given
at Library hall Dec 81, viii be held
tomorrow afternoon in the hall at 4
o'clock. Every member of the cast is
requested to be present at this rehear-
sal,
The snow of the last few days was
welcome to the lumbermen OF Ben
nington county. many of whom have
already begun to haul logs. About
two cars OF pulp wood per day are
being shipped from the County street
spur, drawn from Bald mountain.
On Christmas Eve, Friday next.
the Carol service at St Peters
church will be at p. IN. as usual On
Christmas day services win be at
and $50 a. m. On Sunday, Dec.
26th the only service in the morning
will be at 1916 a. III. Subject OF SER
mon, The Virgin Birth
The members of the family OF John
j. Murphy of Rutland, who has been
missing since November &c, are send
ing broadcast through the south and
southwest circulars giving a descrip-
ton. including a photograph, Of the
missing Rutland banker and asking
the aid OF police and other officers in
searching for him.
Leaping from the top OF a depot to
speeding train, "Choo Choo' Helen
Holmes cuts off the escape OF two
crooks. RECEIVERS a batch of stolen
mail and frees her brother from the
cloud OF suspician which hangs over
him, in two.part Bison railroad thrill.
er.-,"+As desperate Leap" opera house,
today ADV.
The Y. NJ. c. a. directors have
been working since November first
TO raise funds sufficient to close the
year with all bills paid. and are now
within $500 of the goal. Every effort
| is being put forth to secure this
| amount There have been few large
| contributions, but many modest sums,
and it is to few more of such that
the Association is looking to make up
| the balance.
The recent benefit performance Civ
en- at the Harte theatre for Jessie
Russell, the injured vaudeville per
former, netted u fairly good sum.
Mrs. Russell is still confined in the
| North Adams hospital where owing
| to the breaking oil the X-ray machine,
| 1t was necessary to set the arm with
ont its aid. Several people were
most generous in their contributions
for admittance the tickets selling
| from SC to 81.
The Philathea Union OF the First
Baptist church held very successful
meeting at the home OF the president,
Mrs. Fillmore Paddock. After the
regular business had been transacted
the following officers were elected
President. Mrs. Fillmore Paddock;
vice president, Miss Minnie Frazer;
treasurer, Miss Lillian VanKleeck;
secretary, Miss Winnie Elwell; class
reporter, Mrs. Sarah Evans; teacher,
Mrs. Fillmore Paddock; chairman Of
social committee, Mrs. b. +. Lewis;
chairman of Lookout committee, Miss
Edna LOOMS. After the election of
the officers very dainty refreshments
were served and every one present
enjoyed a very pleasant evening
The Civic League have completed
the decoration of Putnam Square for
the holidays. Four trees have been
placed on the four corners OF the
square, with festOons OF lights over