The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-09


turned from visit to her nephew ant
family, Marcus Galusha.
Frank Eddy and wife of East Shafts
bury and granddaughter spent Sunda.
with Hugh Cones family.
The Woman's Foreign Missionar,
society was postponed OH account o
the state Sunday school convention.
Grant Bronson and wife are enter
tanning a newly married couple, Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Mattison of New Der
lin.
David Cone and wife went to visi
her brother Charles Myers on Satur
day, near Troy and returned home OF
Monday.
Miss Bessie Sickle of Sandgate Il
In town attending school. She boards
with her brother Fred at Mrs. Rutl
Mattison's.
G.. Bronson and family had invita-
tons to the Rising Surdam wedding
which was solemnized at HoOsick Falls
on Monday evening.
The Hawkins Bros. have broker
ground for barber shop on the south
side of their tenement on the corner
of Main and Church streets.
The NJ. e. parsonage Is being repair
ed and Is going to be greatly improved
and will be far more cOmmOdiOus. Dur
ing the repairs the pastors family are
occupying the residence of C. s. Matti
son.
Mrs. T. II. Dunlap was surprised by
company Of cousins one night last
week: George Blood and wife and Mrs
William Spear of Pittsfield. Mrs. May
Joy OF North Adams and also Mr.. and
Mrs. Blood Of Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith OF Dandy who
have been visiting friends at Ocean
Grove reached p. G. Eddy's on Thurs
lay morning and remained until Mon
day before returning home. Mrs
Smith WAS Miss Grace Belden, vel
known In town.
Mrs. Arnold Barnes and two children
came OH from their home In Bethle
hem. Pa, to be present at the wedding
of her sister, Miss Alice Ball. Mrs
Barnes left for her home on Tuesday
She has been the guest of MIR. and Mr.!
Harry Brown since the wedding
Mrs. Fred Houghton was in town Oh
Monday picking up the Cole hom'
where J. S. Ball and family have livet
for some time. Mrs. Houghton will
be missed not only in her fathers fan
lily but In the various orders of churcl
work. Her friends wish her a happ.
welded life.
Mrs. Marcia Ingraham will leav,
town on Saturday for Schenectady
She will be accompanied by Mrs. 7
II. Dunlap. They will visit their nice
Mrs. Mollie Bottum Peck. Mrs. In
graham will visit another niece, Mrs
Barrett. formerly Miss Stella BOttum
after which she will resume her jour
ney westward to Ypsilanti, Mich.
F. Eddy and wife were absent iron
home at the time OF the fire that des
troyed William Moons barn with tn
western end Of his coal house and thei
| sons play room. The origin of tn
fire is not wholly known, but SAT
enough to say 1t was little lads wit
matches and jack o'lanterns and the
need to be carefully watched. Som
grape vines and fruit trees show tn
effects OF the fire. Had 1t not been TO
a gathering at Odd Fellows hall tina
night greater damage would have r.
suited Water from the nearby els
terms was the only protection. TIL
fire alarm whistle of the up sleepe
reused some who recognized It and tn
ringing of the church bell brought
valient crew. Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy wer
glad to know that there were thos
among us who were not afraid t
break into their vacant home an
words cannot express their gratitud
to all of their neighbors. Mr.. Moo
also joins In hearty thanks to all VIII
came to his rescue. No other damag
was done.
Fred Eddy and wife have returne
home from quite an extended visit ir
Guiding Penn Yam, Benton. Benton Ce
ter, HammOndsport and from theme
visited Buffalo. the North Tonawand
lumber district on Lake Erie, got
glimpse of Lake Ontario, visited tn
far famed Niagara Falls. the most II
teresting points, took the trOlly rid
around the Falls which was past des
cribing in beauty and grandeur, bu
though seemingly hazardous the tri
was made with safety, but one feels
sense of awe In viewing the wonder
of that tremendous body OF wate
They spent two hours on the Canada
side where one gets the grandest vie
of that terrible body of water. On
can hardly describe their feelings a
they view the falls and the seethin
mass below. They were there at tn
right time to get fine view Of tn
rainbow. The following day they jol
neyed to jamestown, N. ", where the
met a most cordial reception from TO
mer townspeople, G. G. Hall and daug
ter, Herbert George who seems niue
as he did here 2S years ago, called {
Miss Edna George who resides with
niece, daughter Of Charles and Ka
(George) White. Miss George is
poor health. They took the most d
lightful trOlly ride In view Of Chata
, qua lake to the renowned Chatauql
seat of learning. jamestown is
busy and beautiful city withal The
] enjoyed the hospitality Of Mr.. Hall al
, daughter Bessie and 1t was Wis
long to be remembered. They we
untiring In their efforts to make the
I, stay with them pleasant. They reac
ed Albany on Saturday and had a d
lightful visit with their son and fal
Iily