The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-09
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News OF the TOwn and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

friends in North Adams.
James Delaney of North Hoosick
visited friends here Thursday.
Mrs Mary Il. Adams of Arlington
spent Thursday with friends in the viii
lage.
Michael Guiltinan of Saratoga is
passing a few days with relatives
here.
A group of young people from the
Baptist church go to the Burgess road
school house tomorrow, afternoon to
organize a Sunday school.
The North Adams Transcript says
that the first game of base ball to be
played by the recently organized nine
in that city will be with the Benning-
ton nine, May IA.
The Baptist ladies wish to remind the
public that their fair will be again
open this evening to close out the fan
cy articles, groceries, etc. There will
be music and refreshments.
The YPSCE meeting at the Congre-
gational church at 6p. m. tomorrow
will be led by Robert Pike. Topic:
Glow the Worlds Standards Conflict
with Christ's." All are welcome.
Hon Mason S Stone, former state
superintendent of education, but now
connected with educational work in
Philadelphia, was married Tuesday,
April 5, in Brooklyn to Miss Alma G.
Wright, formerly of Castleton.
William II. Durphay of the Soldiers
Home died last night. He served dur
ing the civil war in Company c, Sixth
Vermont, and was SO years of age,
He was admitted from Quechee, where
the body will be taken for burial.
A meeting of the base ball team and
others interested will be held at the
rooms of the Stark hose company
Monday evening at s o'clock to COM
plete arrangements for the dance Fri
day evening, April 10 and also 10
make plans for team practice.
A barn containing six tons OF hay
and some farming apparatus belong
ing to w. N. Stevens near Walloom-
sac took fire from sparks from pass
ing engine on the Rutland road Thurs
day and was entirely consumed, loss
partially covered by insurance..
At the First Baptist church to-
morrow morning and evening the
preacher will be the Rev John Greene,
Phi. D., Professor Of Latin in Colgate
University. The pastor will be present
and conduct the services. Bible
school at u noon. You are invited
to these services.
The concert given by the YMCA
Glee club at the FMTAB society fair
at Academy hall last evening was a
decided success and gave much pleas
ure to the large audience present.
Mrs II. w. Downs who assisted, was
especially pleasing in vocal selections.
The fair closes tonight.
John Powers, who for several
months has been connected with the
Office of the chief engineer of the N. Y.
c. Il II. r. r. r., in New York City,
has been transferred to the western di-
vision with headquarters at Buffalo,
and has already commenced his dut-
les there, which will be of an out door
character.
At the session ofthe Troy Conference
in Gloversville Friday, the following
delegates to the General Conference,
which meets in Los Angeles, Cal, in
May are; Clerical, Revs Edwin Genge,
r. 4. Stevens, Homer Eaton, John w.
Coleman, Carl Grismer and w.
Hughes. Lay delegates, Judge Lin
coin of Albany, Daniel Klock, Troy;
Fred Schemerhorn, Gloversville; S.
w. Hewitt, Granville; Edison Hall,
| Saratoga.
The armory of Company X. is drap-
ed in mourning in memory of the late
sergeant o. Perry Gokay. The young
man joined the company but few
months ago. He recently took the eX-
aminations for non commissioned
officer and so proficient was he that he
was recommended for sergeant, and
expected his warrant from the, colonel
of the regiment every day. The mem
bers of the company feel that they
have lost one of their best men. They
will attend the funeral in a body.