Brains Benton Encyclopedia

Sarah Pruett		Montgomery and Gustav
AKA "The Widow Pruett", Lived above her stationary store in downtown Crestwood. She was ..."a peevish old number with a face that would've looked just dandy on a prune" She accused Will Parslow of stealing the Crestwood Community Camp Fund money (SD, Pg 39)		Two Characters that JC meets when he goes to the old Madden house to try and sell a subscription to the Crestwood Daily Ledger (MM, Pg 20 - 21) The cover art of MM reflects this scene

Rhodes, Stony		Stinky Green
Also a newspaper boy ( 1959 speak ) for The Crestwood Daily Ledger and the kid JC figured he had to beat in the annual subcription drive for the paper (MM, Pg 17) Met him while transporting the Senator to the Lab. (MM, Pg 82) JC does not like Stony (MM, Pg83) Has a summer job as copyboy for the Crestwood Daily Leger (SD, Pg 39) BB had him stake out Harvey Beal's real estate office so he and JC could go on a mission. Stony reported a man dressed all in black and wearing rimless glasses. According to Stony he looked like a mean type. After the stakeout BB thanked him and told him that he knew who "The man in black" was . Turns out BB was introduced to him the previous day by his mother. He was the new minister at the Congregational Church. But BB didn't tell Stony that. (SD, Pg 114 and 119 submitted by Alan Meyers) Stony wanted to know how he could get his name in the paper like BB a JC and JC told him to throw a brick through Sarah Pruett's window. (SD, Pg 100)		It seems that his one and only job was to take Jimmy's paper route whenever it got in the way of a story (MM, Pg 123)

Bimbo		Cleopatra
One of the main characters of MM. Since he used to be a clown in the Fenton Circus and was used to quick changes he was both Montgomery and Gustav (MM, Pg 61) His real name is Leopold Duval (MM, Pg 78)		Bimbo's wife, AKA The Queen, former fortune teller and mind reading mystic of the Fenton Circus (MM, Pg 64)

Alf Fenton		Otto Gruber
Skeets father, was owner along with his wife of the Fenton Circus. They had been trapeze artists. They had come over from Hull, England many years ago. (MM, Pg 55 & 99)		Alf Fenton's cousin (MM, Pg 55) Showed up at the circus one day looking for work. When Skeets father and mother were killed in a car accident he became owner of the Fenton circus . More information about Otto from a Fenton Circus program (MM, Pg 128)

Skeets Fenton		Mrs. Ray
Real name, George Skelly Fenton (MM, Pg 55)		The Benton's housekeeper (MM, Pg 70) JC has a short phone conversation with her. She did not like how BB's parents were allowing him to grow-up. (CC, Pg 14) According to JC she really could bake pies (SD, Pg 16)

Mr. Worts		George Wright
Circulation manager for the Crestwood Daily Ledger (MM, Pg 95)		Baseball player with the Crestwood Colts (Semi-pro) team. Hit 3 home runs VS Welton City to help win championship. Was in a plane crash and now is a clerk at Hotel Westmore in Middlebury. (SD pgs. 126-127) Note: It is interesting that there was a real George Wright who was one of the first stars ever in professional baseball. He played on the famous 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. - Contributed by Charles Morgan