Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
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N. II. Johnson has moved into Ed
mund Pratt's house on North Church
street.
Most OF the sugar makers in town
have tapped, but as yet the run has
been small.
Mrs Carrie +. Heminway Of Ben
nington is visiting her daughter, Mrs
Glen f. Clark.
j. Lewis Moon, our veteran cobbler,
is seriously i'll with pleurisy at the
home OF John w. Service.
G. T. Parker, who has been in Hot
Springs, South Dakota, for Eve weeks
is now stopping in Sioux City, Iowa.
The NJ, 3, church supper last week
was in charge OF Mrs "A. a. Mason,
Mrs II. n. Pratt, Jr., and Mrs Good
rich.
james Doyle Of this village, who is
an overseer for Sundstrom q Stratton
of New York, large contractors of
public works, is home somewhat brok-
en- in health.
Gordon Niles. who was somewhat
severely burned by molten lead spat-
tering In his face, is again able to re-
sumo his duties, making needles IN
Wright,s mill
The only advertised letter for the
month of February at the local post
Office is for Mrs Elmer Gardner. This
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office,
April /, il not delivered before.
Mrs Ella ]. Burlington and a. b.
Gardner and wife attended the annual
birthday reception OF Mrs Ellen c.
Towsley at the residence of II. w.
Myers in Bennington Wednesday.
Henry Cakes, aged 42, Of Stamford
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs
NJ. Hilliard The funeral took place
at the Baptist church Tuesday after
noon. Rev B. +. Kellogg, assisted by
Rev r. Il Washburne, officiating
Patrick T. Barnes. who has had
blacksmith shop here for a good many
years, has accepted a position in a
machine shop in Schenectady. Mr.
Barnes win leave at once TO take up
his new work, but his family win stay
here for some time yet.
The funeral services of Mrs Zadoc
White took place Monda ming at
the Union church in Pow. .,Sr. Mrs
White was a member of the Baptist
church in this place and the sermon
was preached by Rev B. F. Kellogg of
the local Baptist church.
VIM Galusha and Merton r. Davis
resigned their positions in Wright's
mill Saturday. Mr. Galusha will pro-
badly move TO Bennington, and Mr.
Davis has gone to Greenfield. Their
positions are filed by Hiland G.
Pratt and Oscar d. Turner.
A sugar eat was given by Mrs Hib-
bert w. Gilmore to both schools one
afternoon last week. We understand
that Mr. Gilmore has been engaged to
teach the grammar department the
coming year, an appointment which |
the district meets with approval.
Mrs Geo w. Hudson and Miss Mary
Frances Hudson were in town recently |
the guests OF Mrs Hudson's brother,
Geo w. Hout. Mr. Hudson has sold |
his business in Little Falls, N. Y,
and now expects to engage in business
in North Adams where he has already
hired house.
Rev Arthur Day, for many years
pastor OF the Baptist church here, died |
recently at his home in Hartman,
Tenn. The remains were brought |
North by Mrs Day and uttered in the
Albany Rural cemetery. Besides the
widow, he leaves four daughters, two
sisters and one brother.
Mrs Thos V. McCumber is staying
at her sons, Celia McCumber, in this !
village. What makes this so remark |
able is the fact that this is the first
time in IL years, that Mrs McCumber,
who is a confirmed invalid, has been !
out of the door Of her own home. Her
friends all wish that her restoration
to health may continue.