The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-13
BENNING ron BRIEFS
News Of the 'fowr and Village Toll.
Briefly for B.sy Readers

News Of the rowr and Village Toll.
Briefly for B2sy Readers
4 Miss Eva Dano is confined to her
home on Scott street with grip.
THE Master Mind" at Library The
atre today. Read big ad. ADV,
NJ SIS Elizabeth Smith Of Waterford,
n. y, is visiting the Misses McCue of
School street
Dennson's wrappings, seals, tags,
decorations, the best there Isl at
Evans Adv.
Miss Marion Hicks of Gage street
spent the weekend with her grand
parents in Pownal
Robinson Hall Of Troy spent the
weekend with his mother, Mrs. S. b
Hall OF Old Bennington.
Mrs. Thomas Burns spent the week.
end with her husband. who is under
going treatment at the Samaritan
hospital in Troy
A Christmas suggestion our
attractive line of blouses, petticcat ats
and sweaters The Murray's, Putnam
House Blk. ADV.
Robert H. Merrill of the General
Electric company OF Schenectady, Is
spending few days with his family
at Old Bennington.
An Oakland car belonging to Joseph
Pierce, local taxi driver, Was con
siderably damaged by fire on the
'Flats" Sunday afternoon.
Roul Laflammes Overland car was
badly damaged by fire late Saturday
afternoon while the owner was on a
trip ovr the main stream road for the
purpose OF bring ng out party Of
deer hunters.
Robert Dewey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. W. Dewey of Union street, under.
went an operation for hernia at the
Putnam Memorial hospital Saturday
His condition is as well as can be OK
pected at this time.
John Spargo of Old Bennington left
4 this afternoon for Cleveland where
he is to deliver his lecture, THE
greatest failure in all history" which
is also the title of Mr. Spargo's latest
I book on soviet Russia.
Preholiday reduction at the Muir.
rays. Putnam House Blk Goats.
lined throughout. with or without fur
\ collars $27.50 to $35: coats formerly
sos at s45; coats formerly $50 at $65
suits formerly SOS at $40. Adv
Miss Hilda Pratt. Bennington coun-
4 ty leader CT boys and girls clubs,
Il has been compiling statistics concern
n ing the agricultural activities Of the
q club members and finds that they pro
Il duced foodstuffs to the value of $4,000
q from Which they made a profit OF
q $3.50
"A Judge Zed S, Stanton OF Roxbury
a who is presid ng a t the December
n term Of Bennington county court, re
y turned this afternoon frtm the week
q end recess taken last Friday The
81 case against Henry Bowen, charged
N with statutory offence, will be tax
a en- up tomorrow morning This will be
8 followed by one or more state cases
n and ii was necessary to draw an extra
i panel of 20 jurors
B. A. Quinan is making prelimi
q nary plans for the opening OF a new
q drug store in the Main street store
= now occupied by Manual &Dally. con
a fectioners and ice cream dealers Mr.
a Quinlan does not expect to 0pen the
n new store until late IN the present
"a winter r early spring which & YES the
b present occupants OF the building SUI
y fcient opportunity to make new 10
g cation Mr. Qhinlan will equip the
& new store with entirely new fixtures
y The floor space is nearly four times
a that of his present quarters on Nortl
4 street
a II is expected that the loose ends
: left upon the suspension OF perman
= ent street work in the village las
month will be picked mp during tn,
D next two or three days. D. d. Thorn
son, assistant fer the consulting en-
gineer, who has been town sine,
g the work began will leave Wednes
day or Thursday for New York III
will be employed during the winter a
Mr. Breeds Office The contracto
n and Mr., Breed will retain possession
t. OF the headquarters on North stree
4. during the winter in order that the,
n may be sure Ct place from which t
= transact business when work Is re
= sumed in the spr ng.