The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-24
wooDfORD.

Nathan Niles Is la White Creek for
a few days.
G. J. whitney OF Jacksonville has
been 10 town.
S. y. Gleason returned to the Sold
ier's home Monday.
Arthur Bancroft OF Nottingham was
In town over Sunday.
Geo Cotton passed Sunday and
MoLday In Heartwellville.
A daughter was born Saturday 10
Mr. aud Mrs Vim X. Cutter.
Miss Mildred Wright Of BENIN yton
Is attending the "city" school.
Miss Caroline Wilcox was n guest
Saturday Of Mrs Geo w. Knapp.
Capt WIN Newell Is improving In
health and Is able 10 be out OF doors.
G. d. Sawyer has recovered from
an illness caused by an abcess on his
face.
VIM +. Pellier and Joseph Martelle
OF Bennington have been guests In the
village.
Eugene Siratton nj son Earle and
Wayne Brandage OF Troy we're in town
Sunday.
Local "Nimrods" and sportsmen
from out OF town are In pursuit OF the
festive deer.
Frank McNally OF West Pawlet has
been In town and went 10 Wilmington
on business.
Mr. and Mrs Exior pellerin have re-
turned from visit with relatives IN
Jacksonville.
The sum OF sl2 so was taken In at
the q. h. social aud oyster supper on
Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Warren Wood OF Heart
MELVILLE have visited relatives here
and In Bennington.
Mrs Belle Cutler has recovered from
quinsy OF the the throat and now her
little son Leslie Is quite sick.
John Osburne OF Danbury, Conn. is
guest for few days OF Mr. and Mrs
ID. M. Gleason ard Geo w. Scott.
Mrs Geo W. Knapp and Mrs Geo A.
Wood are delegates to the YPSCE
state convention at Bennington.
Mrs l.. II. Bowles and children re.
turned Monday from q weeks visit In
Wilmington TO their home in White
Greek.
Miss Rhea Hervey OF Bennington
and Mrs Louise Bolster OF Munches-
ter have beer guests Of Mrs Georgiana
Greenslet.
Henry Ryder has moved into Pres
ton Yields house and Mrs Il. L. STRAIT
ton has moved into the house vacated
by Mr. Ryder.
Representative Rooney has intro.
duced bill In the legislature to legal
lie the quadrennial appraisal and
grand list of Woodford.
Miss Anna G. Park is making i'm
provements on her grounds. The
stagecoach has been moved southwark
but is still in conspicuous place.
The two racing balloons sent sky.
ward In Pittsfeld Monday were seen
little past noon from Woodford city
over Mt Anthony in Bennington, veer-
ing quite rapidly In a northeasterly
direction with one balloon considera.
lily in the rear.
L. O. Collins and w. F. WEIGH of
Hinsdale are Ia town offering more
for ferns than Il. w. Drew OF STAN
ford. e. ID. Maxwell Is agent for Col.
Inns and WEIGH and competition is
waxing quite warm.
Elmer Gleason has placed new
coat OF shingles on Rev. VIM SCOTS
cottage and is now doing the same on
the post office. Although 80 years
old ''Uncle El'' is handler with car
penter's tools than some who are
younger.
Miss Grace Kimplin died with fever
at midnight Friday. The funeral was
held from the house Monday afternoon
Rev Frank Morris officiating. Miss
| Kimplin had for several years been
| housekeeper for Hiram Knapp. Her
death is the third one in the same
neighborhood within three weeks.
The funeral of Geo OsterIie was at.
tended from the house Friday morning
Rev. Philip Schuyler officiating. Sey
mour VanSantvoord for whom the de-
ceased had worked several summers,
made impressive remarks as to the
faithfulness and integrity OF Mr. Oster-
lie and children have closed the home
here and are living in Bennington.
A meeting organized for an old FASH
Toned hunt was held Monday evening
at Geo w. Knapp's. s. M. Bowles
was chosen chairman and Albert
Knights secretary. Daniel Sawyer
and Frank Hagar are the captains
and each chose ten men. The hunt
will occur the first week in November,
and the defeated party is to pay for an
oyster supper at Mr. Knapp's in the
evening. Another meeting is to be
held Friday evening to make bylaws
and appoint the day for the hunt.
Much enthusiasm prevails.