The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-22
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chas Bowlos is quite M.

John Rooney was in searsburR
Monday.
Gladys and Kenneth Knights are
quite H.
leslie Hyde is passing the week In
Petersburg.
Fred Mclaughlin has returned TO
his home in Troy.
VIM s. Knapp Is cutting the grass
on the Beatty place.
The selectmen are putting IN new
bridge at the foot Of the mountain
Mr. and Mrs II. J. Bugbee and son
George have been In town since the
10Th.
Rev o. l.. Cox and wife OF Rutland
passed portion OF last week at Chas
Bowles'.
Floyd Livingston and Frank Hanna
OF Rutland, former employees here,
we're In town last week.
"And little child shall lead them"
will be Rev G. III. Baldwin's text next
Sunday In both churches.
Mr. and Mrs WIN. II. Bradford and
son Henry OF Bennington we're guests
Sunday az the Dewey lodge.
The Columbans will play a game OF
base ball next Saturday with the vii.
mingtoDs on their home grounds.
Mrs Caleb Briggs and Mrs Eugene
Briggs OF bennington were guests OF
Mrs John Rooney Saturday afternoon
Last Saturday son was born TO
Mr and Mrs Geo Mallory OF Manches-
Ter. They formerly lived In Wood
ford.
ID. M. Gleason, w. Carpenter and
Frank Stevens returned Monday from
"a three days camp out at the Kelly
stand 10 Sunderland.
Mrs Mabel Hoyto OF New York and
Mrs Elizabeth Sprague OF Washing
ton, ID. c., are at the Fir grove cabin
for the remainder OF the season.
Mr. and Mrs A. w. Bowles and chill.
dren are visiting Mr. and Mrs Geo w.
Bowles OF Bennington before return
ing 10 their home al Leominster, Mass.
Raymond Higgins is studying farm
work. lie has sold II bushels OF peas
raised on little parcel OF land his
father gave him 10 the spring. And e
has other things.
The board OF civil authority began
a revision OF the check list Saturday.
Another meeting will be held at the
town clerks office Saturday afternoon
Sept 20 complete the revision.
Mrs T.. l.. Stratton, accompanied by
her granddaughter, Mrs Mabel Mer-
cier, and great grandson. OF Ferndale
passed a portion OF last week at her
house in the city"
Mr. and Mrs q. L. Eudress OF Ben
nington and Mrs Wilbur Shelton and
daughter Helen of Boston, were la
town from Saturday until Tuesday,
occupying Miss A. G. Parks cabin.
Miss Annie J. Cation was score keep.
err for the Stars of bennington and the
Columbians Of Woodford at their
game of base ball he. e the 10th. Miss
Cation has had like experience In
Massachusetts,.
Geo w. Knapp sustained an injury
TO one hand by falling onto sharp
rock while looking for his cows. Fred
Stone was the Victim OF similar &C
cident while blackberrying, but his
wound is on his face.
Alan Golden OF Troy and Carl
Stevens OF Hoosick who have been at
Lakeside cottage several weeks, left
Saturday. Before returning TO his
home in Troy Mr. Golden will visit Mr.
Stevens two weeks at Hoosick.
At an independent republican eau
Gus ID. NJ. Gleason was nominated d
candidate for town representative.
The next evening Geo w. Wood was
nominated by the democraies, and Mr.
Gleason withdrew At the republican
caucus Saturday evening james T..
| Rooney was nominated a candidate
for that ticket. James Is a son OF John
Rooney.
The following is a tribute to Deacon
w. II. Park by Rev. Austin L. Park Il
Redlands, California, as taken from a
recent letter:-"He has left remark.
able record as a good and most useful
man. in his family, in the church and
in the memories OF all who knew him
He was one OF my playfellows In early
life and | cannot remember any fault
in his conduct, even as boy, nor in
later years. Generous, kind, unselfish
and conscientious thro' life; few per-
sons leavelso noble and unsullied mem
cries. A memorial service will be held
for Deacon Park In his home church
in Boston the first Sunday in October.
1t would be BETTING to hold like
service the same day in the Union
Christian church OF Woodford In
which Mr. Park always had deep in
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