The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-27

cold but his heart was too weak TO
endure. Funeral services have not
been completed but it Is thought that
the body will be buried in Stamford.
VT. beside his mother. He is sur
vived by his father. John Sumner,
with whom he had been living and
one sister in Colorado.
Christmas services in St. Joachim's
church were very well attended. Sun
day evening a special train left VIII
mington at o'clock reaching here at
7.45 and people from Somerset, VIII
mington and Mountain Mills attended
midnight mass. About 230 received
communion at this mass. The sec
ond mass was held at Monroe Bridge
at $50 and the third, high mass. at
1890 in St. Joachim's church. The
former choir director, p Calcari, now
of Athol, came up to take charge of
the singing.
A Christmas cantata, king Win.
ter" was presented in the Baptist
church Monday evening: Cast Of
characters. King Winter Ernest
Barre: Queen of Sunderland,
Blanche Sprague Kings page, Per.
cey Barre; ladies' quartet, Mirth,
Marion Carter. Hope. Gladys Hicks,
Love, Audrey Whitmore, Joy, Dorothy
Stoecker; Autumn, I've Taintor; Win.
ter, Evelyn Brown; Spring, Eta Do.
Ian; Summer. Mabel Brown; Santa
Claus. Roy Howe; Dream Fairy, Dap
hene Chase; Court of Sunderland,
Kinder Chorus. Organist Mrs. Fred
Choate: Directors, Mrs. Lena Jillson
and Mrs. Charles Cain.
Leo Alphonse Perry, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Albert Perry, age II years,
died Friday morning at his home on
School street He was born Deem
Der 20, 1895 and has lived here all his
life. In July he was operated upon
for kidney trouble. but had been able
to be around up until Thursday even
ing he was taken with a hemorrhage
about six o'clock. which caused his
death Besides his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Perry, he is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Charles Beckman of
Gardner and Mrs Dora Crosier. two
brothers. Archie of North Adams and
William of Gardner. Those who at
| tended the funeral from out-of.town,
were Mrs Paul Murray and sons. VIII.
| liam. Edward and Fred of North Ad-
ans. Funeral was held Monday at.
| ternoon at / o'clock in st. Joachims
| church, Rev. Charles Delnotaro, Of
floating.
A fire was discovered in the home
| of Frank Crosier Monday evening
| about Ills. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosier had
been spending the day with Mrs.
Crosiers sisters, Mrs. T. d. Goodell
| and Mrs. b. A. Stowe of Adamsville at
the Goodell Farm in Sherman where
| Mrs. Crosier intended to spend the
night. Mr.. Crosier came home about
6 o'clock and lighted fire in the
living room stove but left the house
to prepare the Masonic Hall for NOV
| ing pictures in the evening. While
passing the house in the street, Phil
Barre saw the flames through the
windows and Immediately housed the
neighborhood. Fortunately all doors
leading to other rooms were closed
and the fire was confined to the liv-
ing room, which is completely ruined
The damage being between $500 and
$500. The house is of two tenements
and the occupants of the other part,
Mr.. and Mrs, Ebert Reed. who had
no notice of the fire until told of It,
II was soon under control but would
no doubt have resulted much more
seriously il it had not been discovered
in time Mrs. Crosier was notified of
the incident and Immediately drove
home.
Stable Blankets.