The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-26
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Ihomas Heaiey OF Bennington spent
Sunday in town.
Lewis Potter is III with the chicken
pox; also Miss Lode Gardner.
George W. Bigart who has been very
Ill with the grip is now much on the
gain.
Robert M. Potter is to conduct the
farm the coming year now occupied by
his father.
Mrs. Frank ]. Lyon and daughter
have rejoined Mr.. Lyon in Schaghti-
coke, N. Y.
William III. Niles OF Amsterdam, N.
Y, was the guest of his father, Tice
Niles over Sunday.
The c. e. meeting at the Baptist
church Sunday evening was lead by
Mrs. Arthur G. Parker.
Miss Florence Nutting of Westmin-
ster, VT. is the guest of Miss Janet
NJ. Gardner at Cedar Hill.
Mrs. Henry w. Myers, Mrs. Robert
Watt and daughter of Bennington were
the guests of relatives in town a por.
ton of last week.
Miss Elizabeth burlington returned
Saturday night from Salem, N. Y,
where she had been for week, the
guest of her former schoolmate, Mrs.
Carpenter.
Mrs. Abner f. Towne is In Troy,
getting ready to commence housekeep.
ing. Her mother, Mrs. Elite P. Par
ker was with her from Wednesday un-
til Saturday.
Tracy W. Dorman who has recently
installed one of Fl. c. Simmons new
style boilers, says he has to work hard
to keep the temperature of his house
below 80 degrees.
The town reports are out and are
the subject of much comment around
town. 1t seems evident from the talk
that there may be an unusually warm
session at town meeting next Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jaques of New York
are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Jaques' aunt. Mrs. Celestia Rosenberg.
Mr.. Jaques has charge of the selling
department in New England for the
American Steel and Wire Co.
The town Sunday school conven.
ton comes off Thursday morning and
afternoon OF this week at the local
Baptist church, The item in last
weeks Banner which spoke of the
Sunday school worker who would be
present as mfr" Balch was a misprint
and should have read Miss" Balch
There was slight difficulty last
week between Mrs. Sarah Pratt and
Milton Barber over the right to pass
over Mrs. Pratt's land to get at some
wood which Mr.. Barber had sold to
Edw. Alcombright. 1t proved to be a
misunderstanding however, and when
the parties met everything was ami.
cably adjusted.
The vote on the ministerial money
was as follows; Pownal. Ad., Bap..,
26; M. e., Al; Cong, o; total, IS.
North Pownal-Ad., 0; Bap., s; M. E.,
4; Cong, SO: total, 60. Pownal Cen
ter, Ad., s; Bap., 8; NJ. f.. "a; Cong.
O; total, 40. AS there is SITS to be
divided 1t becomes evident that the
votes this year are worth Just about
$1.00 each. so that each denomination
will receive as many dollars as they
had votes.
Saturday being legal holiday there
was no delivery of mail on the r. F. d.
route. The postoffice was open all
day and mail deliyered to all rural pa
irons who called FOR 1t. The postmas-
ter and carrier Proud wish to thank
the patrons of the route for the atten.
ton they have paid to the request OF
the postmaster that stamps be purchas-
ed in advance of their needs. There
has been vast Improvement in this
respect.
We are pleased to announce that
DR.. William c. Mitchell who recently
passed the state licensing board so
successfully is to locate in town. DR..
Mitchell has secured an Office in the
Leander Thompson house at Pownal
Center and as there is no physician at
that point there is no reason why he
should not have splendid success as
there Is a large country to draw on.
DR.. Mitchell. who is the son of Rev. j.
G. Mitchell, the popular Methodist
pastor, has received splendid educa-
ton. After spending two years at
Lansingburgh seminary he went to
Troy Conference academy where he
took the entire course and from there
he went to the medical department OF
the University of Vermont, graduating
last summer with flying colors. He
has had considerable experience prac
ticing in Burlington. Mr. Mitchelrs
family consists of his wife and one
child The Banner wishes him a large
measure of success.