Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-02
POWNAL

Mrs l.. E. Niles Of Amsterdam was
recently entertained at 7. II Halls.
Jay Ensign Of Williamstown was a
visitor 10 town Sunday
Mrs b. f., Kellogg who has been
quite III, is reported better
0. II. Marden and wife Of Waverly,
Mass, are visiting their daughter,
Mrs John L. Mason
Earl S. Eaton of WILLIAMSBURG was
The guest OF Edward Z. Jepson from
Saturday unit Tuesday.
Only one letter was advertised at
local post Office July lst. 1t was for
Charles Il. Gardner
The rural letter carrier handled 30
less pieces of mail matte~ in June
tnan he did in May. His collections
OF mai matter we're much better col
Letting 81 more pieces than in the pre-
vious month The total amount Of
the stamps cancelled was 1913
Miss Anna Hogan Of Salem 10 visit
ing Miss Winnie Wrigl t.
Dr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Miner Of Rut-
land we're in town recently. Mrs
Miner assisted the Baptist choir last
Sunday.
q A large gang Of Italians are at work
here laying new rails on the side
track. This siding is probably used
more extensively than any on the road
and the old rails were in a bad condi
tion
Miss Florence Lewis aud Miss
Sophie Norwood have returned from
Castleton whore they graduated at the
State Norma school
Miss Maria Martin Of North Adams
spent Sunday at her fathers here.
The ladies supper at the Baptist
Misses N. and NJ. J. Lincoln aud Mrs
John W. Gardner.
Plants Moving Picture company Of
New York will give an entertainment
in the Methodist church tomorrow
evening. This kind Of entertainment
is first class aud Should be greeted
with a crowded house.
Mrs Carrie Hemiuway of Beuning-
ton has returned from Weston, n. Y,
where she was the guest of our former
pastor Of the Baptist church, Rev. A.
ID. Clark and Of her son Herbert Hem
inwsy. Mrs. Heminway is visiting
her daughter here Mrs Glen +. Clark
The Pownal Red Stockings defeated
the White Oak team in the deciding
game Of the series on Stone field Sat
uFday in a close and exciting contest
6 to 3. The Red Stockings have leased
Birmingham field which is the finest
ball Park 10 town. They have also
chosen purple and white as their
coloIs.
Monday issue of the Troy Tunes
contains an item which says the spec
ial agents Of the post Office depart
ment have finished their work in this
congressional district. They recon
mended the establishment OF "a r. f.
ID. -outes only ono of which is In this
county and that in North Bennington
1t was expected that the North Pow
nal post Office would secure one Of the
routes and IL is 20 be regretted that
the agent did not see 81 TO recommend
the ore from that town.
Pownal Center was stirred Sunday
by the refusal Of the town authorities
90 allow the Methodist church the use
Ut the school house for az afternoon
service. The Union church building
is being repaired, and last week the
Methudists asked permission to use
the school. No objection was expect
ed, but Saturday night the local trus-
tee announced thBt the school could
not be used for that purpose. The
Methodists finally secured the town
hall for their services This action
was especially the cause Of comment
from the fact that for some years the
Adventists have been allowed to use
the scbool building at East Pownal.