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F. Bump has severed his connection
with the Wright Health Underwear Co.
Daniel F. Proud has moved into the
tenement vacated by Joseph j. Bee
hord.
J. NJ Thompson is home from
Springfield, Vermont for a couple OF
weeks.
DR. A. j. Thomas of Jacksonville
was the guest of his brother, D. A.
Thomas recently.
Chas o. Burt took the agents place
at Blackinton for a week while the lat
ter took a vacation.
The Banner correspondent regretted
that owing to his illness, there we're
no Pownal items last week.
Elmer Green Of Williamstown with
his mother and sister we're the guests
of Miss Grace Hermon Sunday.
A few from this village attended the
Glove Moving Picture" entertain
ment in North Adams Saturday.
Miss Flora Belle Morse Of Spring
field, Mass, is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs William B. Harris.
Mrs Arthur D. Houghtleny of Lin
erty st North Adams is the guest of
her sister, Mrs Paul Wollsehleger.
Mrs Benjamine Gadd and Miss
Jessie Gadd Of Hoosick Falls, we're
guests of Carl j. Gadd over Sunday.
Mrs Emmeline Parkhurst of Somer-
set who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs Dorothy Reyes, has returned
home.
Fred Potter and family start soon on
an extensive trip to include Worcester,
Hartford, Providence New Haven and
New York.
Milton Potter has relinquished the
contract for driving the No. , district
stage. The route is to be continued by
NJ. p. Grady
Miss Mary E. Parker is spending a
couple OF weeks with her friends Rev
and Mrs A. II. Simmons in Short
Beach, Conn.
c. NJ. Russell of South Manchester,
Conn. who came up for the hunting
season, is staying at his sister-in-laws
Mrs F. j. Davis.
Paul Wollschleger was i'll so as to
be confined to the house a portion OF
this week, his place was taken by p.
T. Barnes.
Miss Flora Turner was home for
Sunday at her mothers, Mrs Geo d.
Leonards, a young lady friend &C
comparing her.
Dexter Rood has resigned his post
ion as driver for Byron Brimmer and
will work this winter for Charles
Gates on the section.
The recent supper at the Baptist
vestry in charge Of Mrs Nelson H..
johnson and Mrs Samuel Wright net
ted the church about Sl700.
William Harris lost a valuable
horse Saturday night, the animal get
ing thrown and the rein got around its
neck choking it to death.
Geo w. Hudson will move his fam
lily to town December LIST. occupying
the house vacated by William Ashton.
The house viii be extensively repaired.
Miss Alice Barnes was given a party
by her parents recently the occasion
being her 11th birthday. A large
number of her young friends were
present and a very pleasant time was
had by all.
Up to this writing as far as we can
learn but three deer have been killed
in town. The first was shot by Her
bert Estes the second by Walter How
ard, both of these being..::in the first
open day. Last Sunday Major
Whipple of Adams shot fine buck on
the west side Of the river near the dug
way. A, B. Gardner went to Wood
ford to hunt with a party from Ben
nington, but as he had not returned
when this was written cannot vouch
for his luck.
Thomas O'Brien of Buskirks was
run over by the cars almost in front
OF Pownal depot last Thursday even
ing. One leg was completely severed
from the body and otherwise he was
horribly mangled, although his face
was untouched. He lived very few
minutes after being taken from the
track. O'Brien was evidently lifting
ride on the freight and fell down be-
tween thecar. The engine had taken
water and 1t was immediately after
they started that O'Brieh was thrown
beneath the wheels. The train was 60
inr On slowly that IL was stOpDed at