Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-02-05

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Miss Elizabeth Hayes spent most of
last week with friends in Manchester.
The local lodge of Elks entertained
T. w. Moloney after the rally Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Merriman spent
several days last week with relatives
in Wells.
Miss Fanny Hawley of Dorset has
been spending several days with Mrs
w. b. Sheldon.
Fred Wilder and Valentine Perkins
are home from their school in Boston
for a short vacation.
Mrs Norton Sykes has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs H. N. VIII
liams, for several days.
The Sons of Veterans will hold their
fair February % end "a at their head
quarters on Main street.
The Young Ladies club held a sup
South street Saturday evening.
Miss Henrietta Poore, who recently
accepted position in North Adams,
is at her home here this week.
Miss Celia Vandenburg of Hudson,
N. Y, has been the guest of her sister,
Miss Elsie Vandenburg, several days
Miss Laura NJ. Gavin went to Troy
Monday to take charge of the confect-
onary department in the Mohican Co.'S
store.
Fred d. Burt, for nearly four years
with the Valentine Knitting Company,
has accepted position with f. B.
/ Griswold and Son.
J. F. Batchelder of Somervill, Mass,
formerly agent for the American Ex-
press Company Of this village, passed
the latter part of last week here.
Clarence Holden has been elected
captain of the football team, for the
season of 'O4, at the Lawrencevln, n,
J. school, where he is preparing for
college.
After each, and all Of us have ex-
planned how it happened the news
papers will then be able to talk about
something other than the high license
question.
james Martin, Jr., who was com
PEELED to leave his studies at Saxton's
River and come home on account of
illness, is convalescent and returned
to school this week
Frank House and Mrs Carrie Beebe
who are visiting Mr. and Mrs George
Lawrence, go to New York this week.
Later they will be Joined by Mrs Law
renee who will accompany them to
/ Washington.
Thieves visited the hen coop Of Jas
f. Smith in Woodford Saturday
night and when they left, took with
them 30 Of his choicest fowls. The
coop had been securely locked the
night before, but the lock was picked,
and Sunday morning the door was
wide open. There is no clue.
Forty-eight years ago today the first
train went over the Panama railroad.
Twenty-Five years ago next week the
first shovelful of earth for the Panama
canal was turned. d. G. Burt was
present at the latter He has always
been a firm advocate OF that route.
The marriage Of Miss Anna f. Wat
son to Allison G. Gavin took place
at her home in Albany wednesday.
January 2S' Rev Fl. Clark Colebrook
pastor Of the Memorial Baptist church
of Albany officiated. Both we're former
residents of tue village ana have
many friends here
Captain elect Russell c. Graves will
take his preliminary examination be-
fore being commissioned at the Of
ficers school to be held in Burlington
1 uesuay ana wednesday, FEBRUARY 10
and II. As soon as commissioned, he
will proceed to fiji up the company to
its limit as fast as possible.
A peculiar epidemic among horses,
which, if not checked at the outset, de-
velopes into pneumonia, is raging in
some sections of the country, especial
ly among lumber camps. 1t has been
decided that it is this epidemic that has
recently caused the death of so many
horses on the mountains and last week
it was stated that there was fully 80
cases then known, IS Of which were in
Wilmington.
The town auditors will begin the
work of auditing the reports of the