The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-09
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menced Tuesday. 4
Kenneth Moore led the C. %. ser
vice at the Baptist church Sunday eve
ming
Miss Helen Paddock of Petersburg .
was the guest of Miss Alice Dunn over
Sunday
George b. Flood and family of No. |
Adams were guests of ID. T. Bates
Sunday.
Grace Blanchard has returned to
Schuylerville, N. Y, where she is at
tending school
Mr. and Mrs. William Jepson and
daughter of New York are visiting at
Paul Wollschleger's.
Willard A. Munson has gone to Am
herst, Mass, where he has a large
job of landscape gardening to see to.
Mrs. Mack of North Bennington and
Mrs. BoaTdman of Hoosick Falls were
guests of Mrs. p. T. Barnes on Labor
day.
Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Fulton and chill
dren who have been In town for
month have returned to their home in
Schenectady.
Miss NJ. E. Parker went to Troy
Tuesday to attend Old Home Week
there as the guest of her niece, Mrs.
Abner F. Towne.
James Babcock of Petersburg who
is working for Byron Brimmer fell off
a load of straw recently and sustained
several had wounds in the head.
T w. Dorman has nearly finished
painting Dr. B. o. BARRIERS house.
The color is well chosen and the
house looks very attractive in its new
dress
Ernest h. Tatro of Williamstown,
and Miss Estella lesser of North Ad-
ans, were married Labor day at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. ]. c.
Mitchell.
Ray Collins, the U. of V. pitcher
who is pitching for North Adams this
week is staying with Marcus J. Bur
rington Jr., who is the receiving end
of the battery.
Rev and Mrs. c. +. Van Setback
Miss Grace Van Schaick and Miss
Elizabeth j. burlington attended the
county convention at North Benning-
ton Tuesday Mr. Van Setback is the
president.
There will be business meeting OF
the Baptist Ladies Industrial society
for the election of officers and other
business in the vestry Thursday, Sept
10 at p. m. Every member is urged
to attend.
Mrs. Polly Burgess has been enter.
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Eldred OF
lOneonta, n. Y, on their wedding tour
Mr.. Eldred is the son of the late Mrs
Eunice Brownell Eldred, former
teacher in town.
Miss Constance Potter sustained q
painful injury at her home Monday
J While playing croquet her opponent
, missed the ball and the head of the
mallet left the handle, striking Con
stance In the back of the head and in
fiicting a deep wound. DR.. Potter
dressed the injury.
Whosoever is responsible for order
ing that the old acadamy building now
our graded schools should this time
be painted white certainly deserves
the thanks of all who are interested
in the scenic beauty of our village
The white building amidst it's greer
surroundings on the hill is conspicu
GUS object for miles around and is {
F1aacaVlt nhinnt m lDnly
II is surprising how destructiv,
boys and small men can be. The sci
ectmen have placed about town
handsome set of guide boards which
are weather proof and indestructbl,
against ordinary wear The boar,
, near the McCumber bridge on tn,
road to North Pownal has been com
Ipletely riddled with rifle bullets b.
some smart alicks who have no regart
for decency or respect for themselves
Arthur G. Parker won the Potte
cup which carries with 1t the champi
onship of the North Adams Countr
club, defeating w. r. Witherell OF
Labor day, at the Country Club GO
l-6,6-2,6-0. Mr.. Witherell won the Sc
ond set in easy fashion but after tina
the result was never in doubt. Thi
being Parkers third successive win OF
this cup II becomes his personal pre-
perty.
The Baptist church is to have ne,
stained glass windows in the near fl
ture. The eight windows have a
been pledged by different Individual!
land Sunday the church voted to max
the necessary alterations for the sas
etc and to paint the church. A con
mittee consisting of Rev. c. f. Va
Schaick, A. b. Gardner and j. w. Gar
ner were elected to cooperate wit
the regular church committee in NAL
ing the repairs.
The election passed off In the mos
orderly fashion The Representative
vote was quite surprise as 1t wa
the largest majority given in years
The vote was: H. w. Morgan, 1871;
w. Patterson, ia. The Justice vot
was as follows: b. o. Barber, 2S5;
S. burlington, 2S1; ]. A. Pattrell, 274
Joseph Norwood 202; C. H. Myer
POI; F. A. Lille, 1893: A. Dean, 192
f. Harrington, 9S; John Barber, sc
- John Hathaway, S4 Merritt Gardne
q "a. There were 1874 straight Repu
lican votes and 80 Democratic and
\ Independent, Barber, burlington an
| Pattrell being on three tickets got
n more votes than the other Republ
y cans elected. DR.. Barber got II
most of the split tickets, 25 H.
>, burlington, 81 and Joseph Norwoo
81 lis.