The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
HOOSICK FALLS

Owing to the critical condition of
Lynn Spauding of North Hoosick
whose life is despaiI'ed of, the local
lodge of Elks has indefinitely postpon-
ed the turkey supper scheduled for to-
night at Woods opera house Mr.
Spaulding who is a member of the
Hoosick Falls lodg9Tof Elks, has been
i'll with typhoid fever and pneumonia
set in on Saturday night.
Smith f. Noyes. whose death notice
was printed in the Banner Saturday
was a native for some time of Ben
nington. In 1867 he was married to
Emily Whttle of Hoosic in Troy. For
II years he was a resident of Pitts
town and Johnsonville. In 1894 he
removed to this village which has
since been his home. Mr. Noyes had
been IL for about three years with can
GER A short time ago there was
turn for the worse and his friends
knew that he could not long survive.
Although great sufferer, the. deceas-
ed was of jovial nature and had
made host of friends in the town of
his adoption who will greatly miss
him.
The following officers of Star lodge
Knights of Pythias, have been install
ed by District Deputy Grand Chancel-
Tor Edgar l.. Peddie of Cohoes, assist
ed by Henry Louden and Charles
Schultz: commander, W.
Il. Clark; vice chancellor, Louis Scri.
vens; prelate, Charles o. Pike; master
of work, Charles Klaer; keeper of rec
ords and seals, John Anderson, mas
ter of finance. Peter Springer; master
of exchequer, Louis Pincus; master at
arms, Morris Peterson; inner guard.
Jacob Dahlhein; outer guard. Jacob
FOrkle trustees. David J. Wright.
Morris Lurie and Louis Pincus. The
representative TO the Grand Lodge will
be George w. Van Hyning; alternate,
John Marshall. John Anderson was
reappointed ianitor.
Mrs. John Finn, well known All
highly respected resident of Hoosick
Falls, died on Saturday night after a
weeks illness of bronchial pneumon-
ia. Deceased had been in poor health
for the past eighteen months. She
was born in County Limerick, Ire
land 63 years ago, and had been a
resident of Hoosick Falls for ~ years.
Her marriage to Mr.. Finn was solemn
lied at Cambridge, N. Y, 80 years ago.
Deceased was a woman of fine char
acter and during her life here had
made large circle of friends who
mr.
her husband and one son, Thomas L..
Finn of Hoosick Falls. The obsequies
will be held at the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception, of which the de.
ceased was devoted member. on
Tuesday morning at o'clock when a
requiem high mass will be said. The
interment will be In st. Mary's GENE
terry at Hoosick Falls.
The basketball game at the state
| armory on Saturday night was an ex-
hibition OF roughness, with brilliant
spots of work, in which Company NJ
defeated the AllCollegiates of East
hampton. Mass, by score of 2S to s.
The first basket was made by Hall of
| the visitors after two minutes of play
on a very neat pitch. Soon afterward
Gill threw clever one for the soldiers
and duplicated the trick within sixty
seconds. Rough work was then In
evidence Carpenter broke away from
| cover and scored, after which Hall
made his second basket after lodging
his man. Gill got another after get.
| ting out of scrimmage, followed by
Fairbanks doing the same act Col.
Inns, after bit of fine floor work mad
| plenty of time to make good and did
so. Gill watched for anopening. got
It and again scored. The hard play
| then became very pronounced, each
side entering protest as to unneces.
sary roughness but without avail as
the referee watched the play closely
and found both sides offending. Fair.
banks did some fast work. but did not
have his usual luck in dropping them
in for counts. Hall got in a sure
throw for the visitors, making their @
tai of six points for the half and Gill
scored again before that period closed
by making two baskets while on the
run. The half closed with the score
Company NJ, IA; All-Collegiates. 6
The second half went along for three
monutes before Shelter scored. Roth
sides were sufficiently fast and kept
their men well guarded In spite OF
this, Smith dropped back close to the
side lines at the southeast corner OF
the court and scored again on a high
throw that was the sensation of the
! game. Collins, for the visitors
| s0uirmed out of a hot scrimmapo and
scored for the visitors on long throw
Shelter did not wait long. long pass
enabling him to annex two points
more.