Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-01


in Dandy to spend Christmas.
Arthur McNaughton is visiting
sister in Mechanicville, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs T. Harry Southall we're
in Pittsfeld Sunday visiting relatives.
Bradford Godfrey, son Of Mr. and
Mrs Fred Godfrey, is III with diph-
liberia.
Miss Louise t. Purdy of Manchester
is spending week as the guest of Mrs
H. L. Stillson.
Walter Patterson, Fred Rickert and
Fred Knapp, all former employees Of
the Valentine Knitting company, have
secured positions in the Brooks Knit
ting mill at Cohoes.
Daniel B. Keller, for some time SUI
perintendent Of the Glover Knitting
mill in Waterford, N. Y, has been
appointed superintendent Of the Brad
ford Knitting mill of this village.
BY the terms of the last will and
testament Of Mrs Patrick Toomy, late
of Cohoes, the property, valued at
about $1,000, is divided between her
three children, of whom William
Toomy of this village is one. Mrs
John Lyons Of Cohoes is executrix.
The house on Church place in North
Adams in which Mr. and Mrs G.. Well
ing Thomas and Fred d. Burt, who
are temporarily in that city, have
rooms caught fire about 8 O'Clock Sun
day evening from a defective chimney
but the blaze was soon extinguished by
the use of hand chemicals.
The f. M. T. A. B. has elected these
officers for the coming term: Rev A..
]. Barron, spiritual director John
Gibney, president; David T. Murray,
vice president; Herbert Daley, record
ing secretary; John Meredith, CORE
ponding secretary; Thomas Loughlin,
financial secretary; Thomas Norris
sey, treasurer.
Superintendent Harmon Of the Sol
diers Home went to Chelsea, Mass,
Monday, and took back to the Massa-
chusetts Soldiers Home, Cyrus Pres
colt, who deserted from that institution
several weeks ago and who, when he
turned up here, had both feet frozen
and was otherwise frost bitten. He
has fully recovered from the effects.
The six-round sparing match be-
tween George F. Kincaid of Hoosick
Falls and p. F. Roche of Westfeld,
Mass, at Academy hall last Friday
evening was the best ever seen in town.
The men are we'll matched and both
are clever boxers. Kincaid, however,
had the best staying powers. Blows
had no effect upon him and he won
out in the fourth round. Edward Hig-
gins was referee. About 200 we're
present.
Mrs Frank Peckham received pain
full injuries Friday evening She was
coming across Main st when single
rig in which we're Frank Smith and
Oscar Gates came down Main st at
fast gait The wheels we're rubber
tired so that she did not hear it in
time to get out OF the way and the
young men apparently had not OBJ
served her She was struck, knocked
down and dragged short distance,
She was up around the house Monday.
The next attraction at the Opera
House, after the performance tomor-
row night by Vogel's minstrels, will
be the popular Irish comedian and
sweet singer, Andrew Mack, in his
latest comedy success, entitled tom
Moore, which he is playing this week
in New York city. This viii be Mack's
first visit to Bennington since he be-
came a star, and local theatre patrons
are anticipating his appearance here
with considerable pleasure. Mack's
date is January %
Miss Mary Scott daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Scott of North-st,
has been seriously i'll for the past fort
night with acute Inflammation of the
stomach, and it is thought she will be
compelled to undergo an operation in
a hospital before her recovery can be
complete. About two weeks ago, in
attempting to swallow a peanut, Miss
Scott suffered severe pain and the
physician who was summoned found
that the little particle had lodged in
the oesophagus and he had some diff
ficulty in removing it, Her serious
illness followed.
The January number of the New
England Magazine opens with an ar
ticle on "Boston's Playground Sys-
tenn, by Joseph Lee, whose connec-
ton with many of the public philan-
tbronias NJ Roston Is cr,1arantea If It's