Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-08-13
HoosICK. N. Y.

Vim Arnold of North Adams was in
town Thursday the 3oth
The Baptist Sunday school expects
to have an excursion later
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Dennis left for
Wilhamstown Thursday afternoon.
A Fremont Reynolds left for Illinois
and Iowa Wednesday to be absent
several months.
Richard G. Brown has been to Prov
idence to dispose of carload of pres
sed hay and beans.
DR. j. II. Donnelly and w. f. Bah
cock attended the ball game at North
Bennington last Saturday.
Burt Crandall of New Haven was in
town recently visiting at r. c..
Browns and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Henry c. Myers and
Mr. and Mrs Edward Mathers are at
Lake George for a weeks outing.
During the severe electrical storm
the Dist ult lightning struck the resi-
dence of Ernest r. Rudd but did very
little damage.
Elmer Melio who has been in Cen
trial, Mass, for the w. A. Wood Co.
of Hoosick Falls returned home here
Monday evening.
Mrs Henry H. Packer of Peekskill-
on-the.H Hudson arrived in town We'd
nesday for few days visit amony
her many friends.
Samuel Bratt who has been i'll with
typhoid fever has sufficiently recover
ed to return to his work as fireman on
the Boston & \ aine railroad.
Mrs w. f. Babcock, accompanied
by Misses Helen and Lelah Lewis of
Pownal visited the Fresh Air Haven
at White Creek Saturday the lst.
The new manager of the Babcock
house is greatly improving the spaci-
GUS grounds around the hotel. IL is
a fine resort for summer visitors
Mrs Abram Levy and baby daughter
of Buffalo who has been at the Bah
cock House for three weeks has left
for Valley Falls to visit relatives.
Charles Hahn of Providence, r. l.
is in town at his wife's parents, Mr.
and Mrs Peter Minkema. Mrs Hahn
has been here for the past three
months.
A terrific thunder storm accompan-
led by lightning visited this section
Tuesday the 2lst. The rain fell in
torrents and the streets resembled
rivers for half hour,
William Thompson left for New
Britain, Conn.,, Monday the p ult.
after a three weeks soiourn here.
Mrs Thompson and their three child
rem will remain longer.
Oliver NJ. Fisher and wife of Brock
ton, Mass, we're in town the 18th ult.
en- route to Saratoga, Mrs Fisher has
been at her old home in Potter Hill
for several weeks. She was Miss
Emma Richmond.
Joseph Dennis, proprietor Of the
Babcock House, has engaged Martin
Leonard, late of the Schuyleryille
House, Schuleryille, N. Y. TO manage
the hotel for him. He commenced work
Monday the Both ult.
Mrs Thos. L. Babcock and little
daughter Mildred left for GAINESVILLE,
Wis, the evening of the 2Sth TO be alb
sent for about two months. Mrs Bah
cock goes TO visit her mother who re-
sides there and whom she hasn't seen
in several years,
Sherman Benn who has been here
for the past three months left Friday
for Newburgh, n. y, and will some
time in August go TO Glen, n. Y, 10
reside with his daughter, Mrs Hugh
Boyd.
Mr. and Mrs Harry B. Kenyon Of
Utica, N. Y, and their three children
are sojourning for several weeks in
H. G. Breese's cottage in Breese Hol-
low near his residence. Mr. Kenyon's
health is impaird and he is rusticating
to recuperate.
The building for pressing hay and
straw is fast nearing completion un-
der The supervision of John NJ, Percy.
The former building with its contents
and the straw press was burned a
short time ago. 1t belonged to W. j.
Phelps of Boston.
Thomas +. Howe having purchased
the stock of general merchandise Of
Gordon & Mathews, took possession
last Monday the 10Th ult and will con-
duct a strictly cash store, keeping only
one book and that a check book. Mr.
Howe has been connected with rail-
road work for over is years.
DR. w. T. Stevenson of Oswego, N.
Y. accompanied by his bride, visitsd
MIR and Mrs Elmer Melio ut the Lo-
Gusts the early part of the week.
They we're married July LIST at Balls
ton Spa, the home of Mrs Stevenson.
Mrs Melio attended the nuptial cere-
monies. They left the 2Sth ult. for Sa-
lem, n. Y. to visit relatives. The
doctor expects to begin practice in
ATa1g ~, ,,t,{y,,r o,,t,,,pp