The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-01-04
PowNAL.


Ernest Burgess is lying at'his home
ID "a very critical state.
Mrs Ellen G Towslee OF Bennington
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs Ella j
burlington.
Frank Moon and wife OF Troy, N.
Y, are the guests Of Mr. Moons father
Abner Moon.
Miss Elizabeth j burlington has
gone to Schuylerville, N. Y, to visit
former schoolmate.
The Wright Health Underwear Cos.
mill here commenced work again Tues.
day morning after a weeks stoppage
for ST ok and repairs.
Miss Mary Purcell OF Bennington,
VT, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs James Doyle for the holt
days, has returned home.
Miss Grace Blanchard has returned
to her studies in Schuy lerville, N. Y,
and Miss Jannette NJ Gardner to YER
mont Academy, SaXton's River.
Fred r Harder has taken position
with the = d VI Il II with headquarters
at Greenfield, Mass. Mrs Harder
went to Greenfield Tuesday to remain
indefinitely.
Mrs Geo | Smith and two daughters
1 have returned from weeks absence
| from town, part of which was spent
with Mrs Smiths mother, Mrs George
Reed, in Brainerds, N. Y the rest as
the guest of Mrs II l. LIE Barron in
Nassau. n. y.
The denial" which appeared in a
recent issue of the Banner in reference
To the resignation of the Rev Owen
James which We had announced in a
previous issue, falls rather fat since
Mr. James has actually read his resig-
nation from the pulpit. Ii the North
! Pownal correspondent needs any ice TO
cool bis fevered brow we will gladly
send him a cake.
Pownal is certainly a paradise for
hunters. Mr. Paquetts the Williams
town baker while on his way to the
town Saturday saw fox in the road
which he was lucky enough to kill
with only club for weapon. The
fox was magnificent silver gray
which is worth somewhere about $50.
Mr. Paquette thinks his New Years
gift was fine one this year.
A large New Years gathering was
that of the family of Joseph Bechard
at his home on Orchard street Sunday.
Besides those OF his family who live
in this town there we're present, G /
Potter and family and f c Bechard
OF Erving, Mass A Paradise and
family Of Adams, Mass, the Misses
Raby of North Adams, and Alfred {
Bechard of Williamstown. There were
"a present.
Miss l. S r Gardner died at Crock
House" the home OF Col Merritt Bar
Der in West Troy, N. Y, Thursday
morning following shock of paraly-
sis Monday morning after which she
never recovered consciousness. Miss
Gardner retired the night before the
shock came, in excellent health after
having enjoyed the Christmas feast
and gathering at the Coils. Miss
Gardner was born in thisto II years
ago being the youngest child of Cap
tdIu DdNlu dDu EuuiC6 NdIuDtTs OH
was the last OF the family to pass
away surviving the late Hon Samue
Gardner by four years. The greater
part of her life was spent in beinl
helpful to others, She remained will
her parents caring for them in theil
declining years after which she CANE
to this village to perform the same
office for her aged aunts Misses Ruth
and Sarah Wright. After the death o
her aunts Miss Gardner resided for a
time with her brother, but for the last
II years his live with her nephew 4
b Gardner at Cedar Hill. A de7ou
christian, she had been for years q
member of the Pownal Baptist church
The funeral took place Sunday at hcr
late home, the funeral sermon beinl
preached by Rev f w Klein on the
text. blessed are the dead who die IL
the Lord"