The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-07
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This morning was the ninth In two
weeks that the mercury has registered
below zero.
Mes j, j Lee, q former resident now
! wing In Rutland, Is the guest OF Mrs
NJ. \ Ryan.
Il. L. Nichols, who has been In New
Yor on business trip, is i'll with the
ssh In that city.
Mrs Addie Elwell OF SALISBURY is
taking care AZ her mother, Mrs N. A
Kennon this week.
The thermometer at the Soldiers
Home this morning registered 10 de.
grees below zero.
Mrs N. A. Kennon and Sam Egan
who have been sick the past week with
grip are some better.
Mrs Clarlssa Jspson OF Union street
Is visiting at the home OF her son,
George Jepson, In Schenectady.
The funeral Of Ne Ram j. Ostrander
who died Tuesday morning OF Bri2ht's
disease, was held from his late home
this afternoon.
Nat II. Smith, who has been visiting
In town, has returned TO Cambridge
port, Mass, where he is employed In
furniture facory.
The Beech mschine shop has Just
completed and set up developing ma.
chine at the White sterescope manufact
uring In North Bennington.
The ladies OF the Baptist church are
arranging1o give Dutch carnival
In the church addition some evening
in the last week OF the month.
The adjourned meeting OF the Ben
nington County and Historical associ.
alton which was called for yesterday
vas adjourned two more weeks.
Wanted:-Young man 10 TO 10 years
~ aye In Office. Good chance for am.
bilious boy. No cigarette smoker
wanted. Apply at Banner Office.
For the month OF January the sales
OF the local postoilice Of stamps and
stamped paper was sl3i2.06, sub
stantial gain over the same month last
year.
Mrs Emma Dickinson Is confined n
her home suffering from the scraiche.
~ cat. The scratch Is said to be a
severe one but no serious results are
anticipated.
Amos Johnson, for some time con.
ducior on the Bennington aud Hoosick
Falls electric railroad. has taken q
position with the n. &. White company
a. North Bennington.
Clarence Morse aud wife have pur
chased the John Rickhert homestead
on Brooklyn street and will move there
April lst MIR Rickhert intends 70
move Into the village.
The Evening Banner Is somewhat
! cripple today. Two Of the Office force
sre OJt because ~ illness aud two more
for other reasons, and readers are ask
ed To pardon shortcomings.
10 county court Wednesday after.
noon a divorce was granted Mrs Neitis
6ritiin from her husband james l..
Griffin OF Sunderland. The evidence
showed ttai he vent away aud left her
taking 900 and leavipg her only 20
cents.
IL IL reported that the Westing. house
company IL hguriug on the cost OF
lequipping 40 electric road from Clark.
hu-gh, Mass, TO ReadsborO. This "a
tension OF the road has been discussed
since large lumber interests brought
lp large wood tracts in southern Yer
mont
Attorney G.. A. Weston OF Below
Falls IL here today on business con
nscied with the appeal To supreml
court In the case 81 Barber against thl
Boston & Maize which was tried a
this term Of court resulting In n YER
dict OF 5000 aud costs 10 favor OF ST.
Barber.
Ralph Jones, the only child 81 Mr.
and ar. George Jones OF Albany die
Feb. . from preumonia. The mnihe
q the child Nis formerly Miss Gracl
Matiison, daughter Of Frank Matllsor
Of North Bennington. The funera
will be held Ia North Bennington Fri
day Afternoon.
VIM Austin was admitted 10 the So
di,rs' Home from Piitsford Monday
lie sas - years Of age. served durinl
The rebellion Ia Company y, 9Th Yer
mont Volunteers. lie sas Ia poo
health Wien be reached the home ans
died Tuesday afternoon. A sister cam
this afternoon aud the funeral was bel,
n 40 this afternoon.
After the trial ~ tie Papers div0rc'
Gaze In county court Wednesday
Judge Hall paused the proceedings 4
remark that this was the fourth div
nrcc case coming before him this ieru
a. which The contracting parties Will
minors had gone over To White Cree
ADD gotten married. Judge Hall nd
vised parent. % consider this matte
and endeavor tn prevent their childrel
from marrying before they reach year
~ discretion.
Editor Of the banner: The story O
the "Neighborhood House" ~ Ber
nington Falls seems quite unvrltts
with no record made 81 the self sacrI
icing devotion aud wise counsels give
the work by the Rev Warren Morse
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