The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-11
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George A. Wood Is driving team for
William s. Knapp.
County Court Juror w. s. Knapp was
at home over Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers Is quite Ill
from pulmonary trouble.
T. Mallory and son Jesse Of Fern
dale were In the city Sunday.
s J. Bennett, an aged citizen and
veteran Of the Civil war Is quite sick.
Judas Bartlett has finished working
for David Crawford and gone to North
Adams.
NJ. s. Knights and wife were guests
Sunday Of II. j. Bugbee and wife OF
Bennington.
Mrs. Ella Knapp Of Hoosick Falls Is
staying for a while with Mr.. and Mrs,
|. w. Newell
]. H. Harbour of Bennington Is In
Woodford daily to see to his lumber
and wood business.
Carl Bugbee is driving the stage
again on his mail route between Wood
ford and Bennington.
Mrs. Ethel Loveland and her brother
Merrill Cutler are visiting at Mrs. Belle
Cutters In Bennington.
Edward Brandigan of Buskirks, N.
Y, passed Sunday with his mother-in-
law, Mrs. j. r. Hathaway.
Cotton and Hagar were on the war
path Monday for bears. Tuesday morn
ing they had not shown up.
The wires have been strung between
Woodford City and Bennington and the
telephones will soon be put in
Miss Margaret Marns of Fair Haven
who recently taught school In Sears
burg is now teaching in Benson.
Ernest Biddle of North Bennington
was in town Monday en- route to Sears
burg and Somerset for few days stay.
James Higgins and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
S. Knights were enrolled Sunday even
ing as active members of the Y p. S.
G.. r..
Emmett Brundage of Troy is having
such wild and romantic sport that he
has decided to stay with Albert Shultz
another week
Mrs. George A. Knapp of South
SALISBURY formerly long time resi-
dent of Woodford Is recovering from a
serious illness
The weather Sunday and Monday
was sunny and warm like mid-April.
Tuesday it rained and took off the
sleighing and the first thaw of winter
is in progress.
Woodford people extend coincidence
to Mr. and Mrs George l. Holbritter of
Croydon, n H., because of the death of
their oldest son, Forrest. The family
were formerly residents of this town.
Albert Shultz and son Elmer and
Emmett Brundage of Troy followed a
bear in the Pine Valley last week and
had several shots al Bruin. But the
animal got away with blood running
from his wounds. They followed the
trail next day but did not oyertake the
bear.
Allen Briggs Jr, of Searsburg had
the misfortune to break one OF his
legs last week while working on lum'
Der Job in Somerset Young Briggs
is undergoing treatment In the hospit'
al at North Adams. Some member OF
the family Is with him most of the
time His brother Eugene went there
| Monday.
Elmer Gleason is passing few more
days with relatives before returning
to his home in North Dana, Mass. Mr.
Gleason partook of a Thanksgiving
dinner at A. ], Dewey's in Bennington
where those present represented four
generations. Mr. Gleason is great
grandfather to Mr.. Deweys son
| Charles.
John Wall of New Jersey who had
been in the employ of d. NJ. Gleason
several seasons went to the home OF
Edward Belknap in Searsburg last Sal
urday evening in company with three
young men, 1t being late when they
arrived the party stayed at Mr.. Bel
knap's the remainder of the night
When Mr.. Wall was called Sunday
morning it was found that he was deat
He had been afflicted with heart dis
ease and this was doubtless the cause
| of his sudden death. The body ha:
been taken to relatives in New Jersey