The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-11
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Town Clerk Dinwiddie is housed
with bad cold.
o. r. Hill is working for John Reed
ut Williamstown.
Charles /. Wood was in Bennington
on business.
Mrs. Alice tombstone is visiting in
North Adams this week.
The Winslow brothers of Benning-
ton were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Mallory was in North
Adams Monday on business.
Dennis Pratt was guest Sunday of
his son Oscar of SALISBURY.
Algie Cutler spent Sunday with his
cousin, Guy Cutler at Ferndale.
Mrs. M. S. Knights went to Ben
nington Monday to visit friends.
Mrs. William s. Knapp is GONZALES
cent and able to be about the house.
Hiram Knapp is in the employ of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Knapp were
guests Sunday of friends in Ferndale.
Miss Alta Cutler of Bennington has
been visiting relatives at Woodford
City.
Francis A. Gleason of West Cheshire
Conn.,, is in town a few days on bust.
ness.
Mrs. Eveline X. Stratton has been
passing few days with relatives In
Ferndale.
We were pleased to see Edward
Maxwell over from Somerset one day
last week.
Mrs. Albert Shultz has been passing
a few days with her sister, Mrs. James
Dinwiddie
Darrell Sawyer and friends from
Bennington were in town Saturday
rabbit hunting.
Miss Mary Mallory is at home for a
day or two, but will resume her can
vassing this week.
Miss Margaret Sheldon of Benning-
ton was a guest Saturday and Sunday
of friends in Ferndale.
The selectmen and other town ofilc-
ials held meeting at the town clerks
Office Saturday afternoon.
George +. Cotton has been appoint.
ed deputy fish and game warden. by
State Commissioner Thomas,
Raymond Higgins and Richard Din
widdie were guests Saturday night
of Darrell Sawyer of Bennington.
Earle Weld has recovered from his
illness and resumerd work In Wins
lows hardware store at Bennington.
Newton Hagar and Miss Clement of
Searsburg were guests Saturday OF Mr.
Hagar's brothers at North Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Sawyer of Ben.
nington were guests, Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. William II. Cutler of Fern
dale.
Mrs. Sears Smith is caring for her
father, Stutely ]. Bennett at his red
mill home. Mr.. Bennett is little
better.
Nathan Niles is quite i'll at White
Creek. He was on business there for
his son-in-law, T. J. Mallory, when Ia
ken Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Hall of Viii
mington came here Monday TO work
several weeks for Mrs. Martha Temple
and sons.
Members of the City Glee club will
join with members at Ferndale fol
the benefit of the church there, In the
near future.
The venerable Stephen 4. Gleason
showed good fortitude by coming VI
from the Soldiers Home to vote u
March meeting.
John j. Gleason, a former towns
man, was reelected road commission
er for the town Of Wilmington at the
annual March meeting.
Charles Crawford has finished worl
| for John Reed OF Williamstown ant
is now In the employ of the City Wat
er Works of North Adams.
George w. Bowles who has been II
with pneumonia for six weeks, an(
was able to be out last week has hat
relapse and is confined to the house
| again.
Mrs. Fred Bowles of Ferndale |,
passing a part of the week with hel
daughter, Mrs. Fred Woodward OF thu
| Burgess road, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. L
Harbour of Bradford street in Ben
nington.
Last Saturday was Mrs. j. F
Smiths 10th birthday. In the evening
a party was given at her home. Re
| freshments were served, and Mr.,
Smith received quite number Of use
full presents.
The great blizzard of 1888 began a
1880 o'clock of the evening of Marcl
II. just twenty years ago Wednesda,
and continued hard until after mid
night of March 13. The mean dept
of snow was about four feet. TIL
great storm taught us to expect sprint
only after it has actually come. It 1
a sensible idea to have the snow pillow
ready even as late as April 1st, in thi
latitude.
Last week Wednesday was Georg
w. Knapps 72nd birthday. In tn
evening party of relatives an
friends gave him a complete surprise
the good time lasting until after on
O'Clock in the morning. Mrs. KNAPP
gave an oyster supper. George wa
the recipient of several valuable gift.
including bible in fine morocco bint
ing presented by his children. TIL
occasion was one of much enioymen