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Thomas II. Hall and A. B. Gardner
were In Bennington Monday.
Rev. j. c. Mitchell has been appoint
ed reported for the Pownal Grange.
Miss Sarah Phillips is confined to
the house with severe attack of grip.
Fred r. Harder of Springfield, Mass.
a former townsman, was in this village
Monday.
Mrs Electa McCumber and Mrs. c.
b. McCumber are on the gain after
their recent illness.
Mrs. Frank Lyon and daughter of
New York are In town at Mrs. Polly
Burgess, until after Christmas.
| Robert NJ. Potter has purchased the
Edmund Evans house and lot which
adjoins his property on Mountain st.
Several people from this town and
the North village have joined the Tues
day evening dancing class In Benning.
ton
| A number of local people are plan
ming to attend the chicken pie supper
at the Baptist church in Bennington
Friday evening.
Last Friday evening Misses Genev-
ieve Barber and Helen Lewis took
part in the Wiliamstown high school
debate and they have been chosen as
the best debaters Of the freshman
class. Later they are TO meet the
best debaters of the sophomore class.
At a regular meeting OF the Pownal
Grange, No. 800, held in the Pownal
Center church on Wednesday evening
| December 4th. seven candidates were
initiated in the first two degrees and
one candidate was elected TO member
ship. There was large attendance.
fhe time of good and welfare of the
order" was nicely carried out by Wor-
Thy Lecturer Mrs. Frank Davis, an ad-
dress was given by j. c. Mitchell and
a recitation was given by Mrs. Ethel
Merchant. The regular meeting night
Is on Tuesday but the anniversary of
the order came on Wednesday night
this year and the meeting was called
for on that evening. This is an order
that every farmer ought to join. 1t is
educational and the social intercourse
is beneficial IL has over one million
members and is growing rapidly. Send
in your name.
Rev. A. d. Clark who recently died
in Penn Yam. n. Y, was pastor of the
Baptist church here for nearly seven
years and greatly endeared himself to
his people His faithful labors in be-
half of the church were greatly bless
ed and he had the privilege of receiv-
ing into the church 36 members by bap
tism, besides several by letter. Under
his leadership the church also prosper
ed in material things as il was during
this time that the parsonage was pur'
chased, the vestry added to the church
the horse sheds built and the interior
of the church thoroughly repaired and
new pews placed therein. He remov'
ed from Pownal to Poultney In 1896
and was pastor of the Baptist church
for several years. After resigning
there he purchased a house In Penn
Yam and made that city his home unit
recently when he removed to Ham
mondsport, n. Y. He was born In
New York, and spent most OF his life
i'm that state and when he returned
there after his two Vermont pastorate'
his services were in demand and he b,
came pastor of the church in Reading
7 IN. Y. His son, Glen F. Clark of THU
town was with him during his las
sickness. He is also survived by ;
wife who was Miss Emma Carpente
of Poultney.