The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-20
HOOSICK FALLS
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Locklyn Jones, son OF Surveyor vii
liam c. Jones, is confined to his room
by illness.
William Tierney on Thursday re
Petersburg.
Camp No 9O2l, Modern Woodmen OF
America, will meet next Thursday eve
ming at the Pythian castle.
| Mrs. John s. Roberts, Mrs. Robert
+. Roberts and Mrs. Fred Smith OF
Granville are the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Edwin Coutts.
The Esquires of the Holy Grail on
next Monday evening will debate the
question. Resolved. That Baseball is
a Better form of Athletics for Devel-
oping Manhood than Football"
Arrangements for the annual con-
cert and ball of the local council Of
the Knights of Columbus are being
rapidly perfected, the committees
working zealously to make the event
huge success.
Leonard A. Benson, carpenter EN-
ployed on the new garage of the Hoos-
lex Falls Automobile company, was in
jured Wednesday by ladder on which
he was standing, slipping to the floor
His nose was broken and he received
minor body bruises.
Village President Putnam has dir
ected the special committee on esti.
mates and plans for street improve
ments to prepare its report at an early
date. II is expected that a taxpayers
meeting to hear this report will be call
ed on Friday evening, March 81, at the
court room Of the municipal building
The Clayhillers in a bowling match
at the O'Meara alleys Wednesday eve
ming defeated their rivals, the Bunker
Killers by 40 pins. For the former,
Anderson Mulgarvan, Remington and
Ward made up the team; for the Bun
kerhillers, Martin, Foley, Carroll and
Fennessey. The latter got Sal, sol and
ga, total 1856 The bridge men got
551, 515 and $50, total 1886. Another
contest will be arranged with full
teams.
II. c. Prentice, employed in the
blacksmith shop OF the Walter A.
Wood Moving & Reaping Machine Co.,
was injured this morning by falling
from beam in that department. He
was picked up and conveyed to the
Office of a physician who found that he
was seriously hurt about the head and
had broken one rib. After having his
wounds dressed, Mr.. Prentice was re
moved in a carriage to his home on
Burchard avenue.
Next Sunday being review Sunday
at the Methodist church, the pastor
has planned to make the session one
of unusual interest and profit. There
will be extra singing by the Sunday
choir and short talks by Judge Hcaton
and the pastor, the Rev. George NJ.
Moody. The latter's subjects for next
Sunday are as follows:-In the morn
ing. 1.-THE Question of Curious Dis
ciple," in the evening. 1.-THE Dr. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde of the Old Testament"
There will be an official meeting in the
church on next Monday evening.
There will be regular meeting of
the Nousaskian Debating society on
Monday, March 90, during which a
special program will be rendered. The
subject for debate is, Resolved, That
the Tariff is a Source of Public Evil"
The affirmative will be upheld by Ed
ward Jones as leader and Dwyer and
Cottrell as colleagues; the negative
side will be sustained by Herbert Tut
tie as leader and Brimmer and Quin-
Ian as colleagues. The program COM
mittee consists of Mauro Lamariano
and Herbert futile.
The case of Edward Daley, arrested
on Wednesday night, charged with the
theft OF coal from the Boston and
Maine railroad, will come up before
Police Justice Moon on next Thursday
morning, March 26, and promises to be
Cause Celebre," the accused man
being fortified by eight witnesses who
will appear to give their testimony
which is said to be favorable to Daley
| The arrest was made by Special Off
Ger Stapleton of the Boston and