The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-22
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mIh ourhh anu mioo maiy haiio's
are quite Ill.
Mrs Charles G. Cole OF Bennington
was In Ferndale Sunday.
The toad's whistles we're frozen up
again Monday night.
Nathan Niles is in White Creek as
slsting on It. J. Mallory's farm.
o. NJ. Barber and family Of Ben.
nington were at their cottage Sun
day.
]. f. Smith returned Friday from
SALISBURY with nine pound bas-
ket OF trout.
Edward Maxwell has moved his fam
lily from the Red mill into the house
near the lake.
Peter Galipo OF North Bennington
has visited Mrs John Plant, his sister
ter. and family.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. w. Wood OF Ben.
nington were guests Sunday OF rel
atives In the city.
Mr. and Mrs James Dinwiddle pass
ed Sunday with Mr. and Mrs A. J.
Dewey OF Bennington.
A number from this town saw the
isle OF Spice" at the Bennington
opera house Tuesday evening.
While trouting Elzer Pellerin fell
on a rock causing lameness keeping
him In the house for a few days.
Leon Parker and DIR Bristol OF Ben
nington were nj Loafmore In Fern
dale Saturday night and Sunday.
As a result from STEPPING on n rus.
ty nail Master Dexter shultz couldt
touch his foot TO the moor for two
days.
James Higgins returned Monday TO
his work for Evans a Bugbee OF Ben
nington, after spending a week at
home.
Mre l.. s. Norton and maids were
at Fir Grovecabin Monday and Tues
day making arrangements for the sum.
mer opening.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Harwood and
Mrs Fred Wood OF Bennington were
guests Sunday at the home OF Miss
Mary Mallory.
j. y. Smith has In his possession an
officers sword said TO have been found
on the Bennington battle field after
August i6. i777.
Members of the Joe Fife Fishing
club have had an executive session
and are now organized for the sum
mer's recreation.
Emmett Brundage OF New York and
his brother. Wayne. OF North Benning
ton. have been In town on fishing
trip and visited Albert shultz.
Joan -Belrose Ia getting Miss Anna
c. Parks cottage Sunshine ready and
Il is hoped Miss Park viii soon be
able TO occupy her pleasant sum.
mer home.
Sunday the weather was fine with
balmy breezes. Monday morning n
turned cold and before night there
were snowfakes In the air. Tuesday
morning mercury stood at rs degrees.
Mr. and Mrs John Eddington
Charles Winsiow and Eugene Craw.
ford and Dr Illingworth OF Bennlng
ton and a friend from New York were
among Sundays Ferndale visitors.
Arthur Knapp and wife OF South
were In the city yesterday
and took Mr. and Mrs John Belrose's
baby boy home with them 20 care for
while she II In the Samaritan hospit.
nj at Troy. Mr. Knapp Is Mr. Belrose's
brother.
John Hayes and Earle Smith OF Ben
nlngton stayed Saturday night at Deer
view cabin on the old turnpike near
Sucker pond. At intervals during the
night n wildcat made amusement for
them 10 they did not once fall into
the arms Of Morpheus"
A Bennington man was fishing on
one OF the Woodford streams Sun
day morning before daylight He
said he didn't sleep n wink the night
before more than when a Md and was
promised n new pair OF redtopped
boots his mind was 20 filed with antic-
ipationof the forthcoming days sport
which terminated with the provcrbi.
al fshcrman's luck.
James Houghton. Albert PillIngs.
Fremont Barnes. Frank Gallagher. w.
A. Wall. II. J. Cole. 0.P. Endresa.
Mort Knapp. Leslie Carrier. I'D Stone
Anthony Rock. Rob Prentice. Joseph
Iubb. Chas Potter. Fred Harmon and
two score more from Bennington prac
ticed the anglers art on the Wood.
ford brook one day recently. Their
catches run from one 10 two trout
each up 10 n dozen. Truth II there's
not enough OF the fnny tribe 10 40
round.
While digging In the ground near
his home Hiram Knapp unearthed
a curiosity and interesting ancient
relic In the shape OF an Indian dirk
knife about nine inches In length.
The handle n made Of deer's horn
and has guards on H. Old residents
say that II has been handed down
and that before the town was settled
more than a hundred years ago the
red men had n camping ground In
the woods back OF Mr Knapps house.
They held such high carnival that
they were finally driven up the state
by white men. The knife was proba-
bly, left by the belligerent Indians nj
that time.