The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
H00SICK FALLS
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at the news rooms of Peter Gaff-
ney and N. schweizer.

Miss Agnes Leonard is in the metrop
oils.
Mrs. Robert Ball has returned from
Valley Falls.
r. p. Haswell is able to be out again
after his recent illness.
Harold Moseley has been confined
to his home by illness
Miss Helen Mclean has recovered
from a severe attack of Illness
Miss Jennie Nesbitt has returned
from Troy after pleasant visit.
Miss Surdam of North Bennington
has been the guest of friends in town.
Miss Mary A. Murphy of New York
is spending ten days at her home
here
The Junior League of the Methodist
church will meet on Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Stephen P. Hector is able to greet
his friends on the street again after
two weeks illness.
There will be q meeting of the men s
| association of the Presbyterian church
on Monday, March l6.
The Misses Anna NJ Harmon, Mar.
| garet and Mary Quinlan have returned
after few days spent at East Airing
ton.
Miss Lillian Baer has returned from
Albany and vicinity. David Baer of
Schenectady is spending a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. l..
Baer.
At the close of the annual meeting
of the Woman's Benevolent society OF
| the Presbyterian church this afternoon
the officers Of that organization tender
ed reception to the ladies of the
congregation.
The recently elected officers of the
association to investigate the social
| and hygienic conditions Of the village
will meet with the clergy of the com
munity at the Presbyterian parsonage
this evening for the purpose of form
ing the society's constitution and by
laws.
Chairman Watson NJ Holmes OF the
committee on the improvements OF
streets, Trustee Matthew +. Meara
Village Engineer Henry p. Jones and
Street Superintendent John j. Red
mond madetan inspection of the streets
and avenues of the fourth ward Sat
urday and Monday, for the purpose OF
making plans and estimates for i'm
proving the thoroughfares.
The much talked of match game be
tween the Rexall and the Emerald
bowling team took place on Monday
evening at the O'Meara alleys, the for
mer winning by rs pins. The score
was. Rexalls- 229l; Emeralds, 1866
The match was for turkey supper
at the expense of the losers and viii
be held this week at the Hotel Phoe
nix.
The disbanding of the Company N
basketball team and the engagement
of Walter Gill by the Ohio Champion
basketball team, the latter makinl
other contests quite out of the Ques
ton, is source OF great disappoint
ment to the local followers of tn,
game. who had hoped to see the sold
iers in match game with the social
ed worlds champions, Company G o
Gloversville.
Howard King, lineman in the EN-
ploy of the Hudson River Telephon,
| turn 10 he
ing knocked from a Berkshire stree
railway car on the Bennington-Hoo
sick Falls division near North Hoosicl
at 2::30 o'clock Monday afternoon
Near the Stevens place at the hill, h
ran his head out too far, striking
with great force against trolley pole
King was thrown violently to tn
ground Conductor Mahar picked hir
up and rushed him to his home o
Rensselaer, street. Later King was re
ported to be in serious conditio
during the night. but was slightly in
proved this morning.
The village officers to be elected q
! the annual charter election to be hel
on Tuesday, March IT, are as follows
J Edward Carroll; a trustee In the SCI
= ond ward to succeed Willis l., Thorpe
, a trustee in the third ward to succee
, George W. Clark; trustee in tn
5 fourth ward to succeed Watson
\ Holmes, and a village collector to SUI,
| coed Joseph Burns. The polls. whic
: will be In the fire department BULL
$ ing in each Of the four wards, will b
open from 1900 a. m, to 500 p. n
4 The only proposition to be voted upo
}. will be that for the establishment {
4 a separate board of water commission
Q ers to consist of five members to b
4 appointed according to law.