The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-14
H0OSICK FALLS

John McCaffrey is recovering from
the attack of the very prevalent grip.
Thomas Garfield has been confined
to his home by severe attack of the
grip.
Miss Minnie Fuller OF North Adams
is being entertained by Miss Lura Will
cox. Miss Fuller is former resident
of Hoosick Falls.
Mrs. Thomas ID. Wood, Mrs. William
c. Millett and son Kenneth left today
for Fulton Chain, N. Y, where they
will spend a week or more with Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley /. Wood former res
idents of Hoosick Falls.
The fifth annual concert and ball of
the Iron Moulders' Union will be held
in Woods opera house on Friday eye-
ming, February 7. Music will be fur
nished by Cusson's orchestra and
James Shea will act as prompter. Re-
freshments will be served in the hall.
The annual meeting of the Walter
A. Wood Moving and Reaping Mach
inc company will be held Tuesday
morning, Feb. 6, at the office of the
company in Hoosick Falls A special
car will be attached to the train leav.
ing Troy at 10 o'clock, and returning
will leave Hoosick Falls at 2:30.
The theme for the midweek meeting
at the Presbyterian church on next
Thursday Is Jesus the Transformer"
At the Christian Endeavor meeting to
be held at that church next Sunday
evening, the theme will be Songs of
the Heart; How God Speaks to Men"
Mrs. Elmer ]. Kimpton will act as
leader of the meeting.
The annual report of the secretary
| of the Baptist Sunday school give
membership OF 212. The total atten-
dance for the year was 6,l25, an aver
age of 100 for each Sunday. Twenty
eight scholars have been awarded gold
| pins for perfect attendance. and lis
new scholars were brought in during
the year just closed.
The Baptist boys club will meet
this evening to complete the arrange
ments for debate. A business meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor socie.
ty of the Baptist church will be held
| on Thursday evening The Ladies'
Aid society of that church will hold a
food sale in the Wilder building on
next Friday afternoon.
1.-THE Secret Power for Service" will
be the theme Of the Epworth League
meeting on next Sunday evening at
the Methodist church and the meeting
will be under the leadership of Mrs.
b. Franklin Agan. The Willing Help
ers of the same church will hold an
experience social in the chapel of the
church on next Wednesday evening.
Arrangements are being made for
the presentation of a play at an early
date by the St Mary's Dramatic socie-
ty of the Immaculate Conception
church, under the direction of Rev. P.
A. Lynch, o. s. A. This organization
has presented several successful
dramas In Hoosick Falls and vicinity,
and the coming event is pleasurably
anticipated.
Manager Edward F. Gill is endeav.
oring to arrange basket ball game
with the fast st. Johnsbury, VT, five,
but has been unable to secure any re.
Spouse to his offers. The Vermont
team recently played Co. e q very In.
ter6sting game, having been defeated
by q score Of 81 to II. Manager Gill
Is making every effort to secure only
the very best aggregations in the field
| J. l.. Mccarthy ran up from Troy
Monday with George P. Hollis In a
new Ford car. Mr.. Mccarthy has
leased the Lettridge building on
Church street and proposes erecting
a new structure which will extend
over the Wood brook onto the old
piers. This building will be used Al
wash room and storehouse for auto
mobiles In connection with the gar
age. Mr.. Mccarthy has secured the
agency for the Ford and Franklin carr
and the Indian motor cycle.
At the annual meeting of the FRS,
National bank held this morning the
following directors were elected
Directors: e. p. Markham, Frank l.
Stevens, A. H. Sherwood, Edgar Leon
ard. H. 8. Mosley. e. P. Estabrook. c
w. Easton. Joseph Buckley, David 4
Gardner. Walter A. Wood. Jr.. Salem
H. White, Carroll H. Getty, Ira J
Wood. The following officers were
elected: President, e. P. Markham
first vice president, Walter A. Wood
Jr.. second vice president, C. w. Eas
ton; cashier, Ira J. Wood; teller Ar
thur J. Colgan.
The annual meeting of the Perman
ent Savings and Loan association o.
H0osick Falls was held on Monday
evening at the offices of George e
Greene, for the purpose of electint
officers and directors. The officers arr
President, G. Frank Rising; vice pres
ident, Charles A. Cheney; treasurer
Delmer Runkle; secretary, Morgan F
, Percy; trustees, Joseph Buckley, Jr.
, George E. Greene, William ]. Hyland
, John J. Redmond, John B.. v Quacken
bush. DR.. William B. Putnam, William
c. Jones. William Portman, William
: B. Norton, G. Walter Willis, Loui,
| Haussler. M. Clark Milliman: auditors
William Portman, I. Burke Surdam, j
and Charles H. Goldman. M. Clarl
Milliman Is the new trustee taking tn,
: place Of Morgan F. Percy who ha
, been elected secretary; I. Burke Sur
:, dam and Charles H. Goldman in plac'
Of Frank v. Milliman and Morgan
= Percy, the latter having been an audi
= tor as well as trustee. The report o