Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-02-12
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Briefly For Busy Readers.
Mrs Carrie Hawks is visiting in
Pownal.
Policeman Fred Tiff is the latest
recruit received by Company X.
Judge Edward Kinsley of Hoosick,
formerly of Bennington, was here on
Friday.
John Parish, who went to East
Deerfeld to take position, has re-
turned to Bennington.
The board of civil authority was IN
session Friday and abated taxes to
the amount Of about $500.
John H. Warren, the veteran ex-
press man, has been confined to the
house several days with illness.
On Tuesday, February 18th, Mount
Anthony Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will
work the first degree. A full attend
ance is requested.
At the last regular meeting of the
pension examining board, six appli-
cants, for increase mostly, appeared
for examination.
Miss Ruby Rudd, teacher in the
Warren school district, is off duty by
reason of caring for her sister Daisy,
a teacher in the graded school, who is
ILL.,
About 100 cars OF freight from the
North Bennington and Bennington
yards were moved Sunday, most of
them going over the Chatham and
Lebanon Valley division.
A farmers institute, under the di-
rection of the state board OF agricul-
ture will be held in Dorset, Wednes-
day, February 18th, 1t will open at
10 a. m. and continue through the
afternoon and evening.
While attending to the fire in the
cellar at his store Sunday noon, B. A.
Quinlan stepped on a nail that pro-
truded through a board. The nail
went clear through his foot, inHicting
a painful but probably not a serious
injury.
The insurance on the Oatman build
ing and contents has been adjusted by
the companies holding the risks. Mrs
Oatman, the owner Of the building re-
ceived 1914, Morrissey q Gibney re-
ceived SIG for damage to their stock.
Mrs VIM Barratt has been confined
to the house several days, the result
of falling down cellar hatchway.
Hlr hand was considerably cut and
there were other bruises but fortunate
ly no bones were broken.
Chas L. Jewett announces that un-
der no circumstances will he again be
candidate for road commissioner.
The names of Chas Wilson and Eu.
gene Moon for the position in one of
the districts are being mentioned in
some places by their friends.
Mrs Odilla Gallipo, wife of Joseph
F. Gallipo, died at her home Friday.
She had been i'll with a kidney trouble
some time. She was 81 years of age
and leaves a husband and family. Her
funeral was attended from the Church
of the Sacred Heart Monday morning,
Rev Chas Provost officiating The
burial was at Bennington Center.
1t is expected that under a law re-
Gently passed by congress, the Ma
tional Guard Of Vermont will soon be
equipped with Krag Jorgansen rifles
in place of those they now have. A
regular army officer is to soon visit
the several companies in the state and
inspect the old rifles and soon after
the new ones will be issued
There was a good attendance at the
conclave of Taft commandery, X T.,
Friday evening, the occasion being
the annual visit and inspection by one
of the grand officers, who found every
thing connected with the commandery
in good shape. He was especially
pleased with the way the Red Cross"
degree was conferred. After the work
there was a social hour with supper
and some short speeches from several
Of those present.
The mail train from Troy was near.
I
ly two hours late Friday evening. The
delay was caused by head on col
lision at Jacksonville when a freight
train ran into the engine of the pas
senger train which fortunately was
standing at the station. Both engines
were badly broken, The shock was
quite severe, but none of the passen-
gers were hurt although the collision
knocked the passenger train back