Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

Two carloads OF egg coal afflNeu
Saturday evening for Loring & Co.
Miss Mary Potter spent a portion of
last week with her brother in Pownal.
Charles Bovia of Readsboro has
been granted pension of So per
month.
Mrs w. H. Nichols and Miss Potter
visited Mrs H. H. Packer in North
Hoosick last Friday,
Mrs Joseph Madison OF Gage-st has
gone to Eagle Bridge to spend few
weeks visiting relatives.
DIR A. R. Bixby, father of Mrs L. H.
Ross, is quite ill at his home in Poult-
ney. Mrs Ross has been with him
number of days.
Jesse Anderson was arrested Friday
on the charge of selling liquor con-
trary to law. His hearing was set for
Tuesday, and not being able to furnish
S4OO bail he went to jail.
The newly elected officers of Ben
nington Court, American Foresters,
were installed Monday evening by
John A. Ryan, deputy grand chief
ranger. A supper was served after the
exercises.
Mrs Caroline Greenslet has returned
from North Adams, where she has
been for the past four weeks attending
her daughter, Mrs George Hall, who
has been seriously i'll.
Mrs Charles H. Darling, wife of AS
sistant secretary of the Navy Darling,
was one of the party which assisted
President and Mrs Roosevelt in re-
ceiving at the New Years reception at
the White House.
1t is expected that the mills of G.
lockwood & Co. and H. E. Bradford
& Co. will soon be ready to start oper-
ations upon full time schedule.
Spring orders are coming in rapidly
and the outlook is quite promising,
Milo Walsh, son Of John Walsh Of
Beech.st, who has had a very severe
attack Of diphtheria, is much i'm
proved. During his illness his father
and brother Harry were placed In the
singular position of being quarantined
out of the house.
The current number of the Firemen's
Herald has an illustrated article on
the Bennington fire department by f.
d, Moore. The illustrations include
pictures OF Chief Buss and his assist
ants, Fred Silver and p. J. Steinbur-
ger, the three hose companies and the
Bradford Hooks, and also the Putnam
hose house
Mr. and Mrs William Barron enter
tanned some twenty OF their relatives
and friends at a pleasant gathering at
their home Thursday evening, The
time was spent with cards and social
chat, during which refreshments were
served. The party left late in the
evening, with good wishes for the new
year to their host and hostess.
The Elks entertained the vocalists Of
Voge's minstrels at their lodge rooms
last Friday night after the perform
ance. Refreshments were served and
the visitors entertained the lodge with
some of their choicest vocal selections,
The local lodge has become the most
popular one in the state for their hos
pitality to visiting members and the
atrical people.
Andrew Mack, the popular Irish
comedian and vocalist, will appear at
the Opera House Tuesday evening,
January 20, in his latest success, Tom
Mooren Mack has been playing two
pieces this season, but of all his plays
his portrayal of the celebl ated Irish
poet, Tom Moore, is considered by
competent critics to be the best bit OF
character delineation he has under
taken since he became a star in the
theatrical ornament.
Mr. and Mrs Seymour Van Sant
voord celebrated their fifteenth we'd
ding anniversary with reception at
their home Saturday night. Both the
older and the younger set were present,
which made a charming commingling
of people. Doring's orchestra fur
nished the music for the evening and
supper was served to the guests. The
affair closed with the Virginia reel in
which all took part Mr. and Mrs Van
Santvoord received many presents.
The officers of Sixth Corps post and
w. r. C. were installed jointly Satur-
day evening, Past Commander j. w.
Williams acting as installing officer
for the post and Mrs Olive Francesca
Puffer, past department president,
acting for the W. r. c. Mrs Carrie
Booth, the new president OF the Relief