The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
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superate In health.
Letters received here announce the /
safe arrival at Cairo, Egypt, of Mrs.
A. p. Childs.
the Baptist church at Pownal, is in |
town today.
Mrs. Norman Bassett, daughter OF |
Mrs. John s Holden, is visiting with |
her mother here.
Frank r. Archibald OF Manchester |
has recovered from his recent severe |
attack of the grip.
Frank e. Howe went to Brattleboro !
last evening after witnessing His |
Honor the Mayor"
After inventory clearance sale at
Noveck's all seasonable goods are
price cut a to y off.
G.. NJ. Lambert & Son have pur.
chased of Miss Clara B. Barber the
sand bed property by them leased for
number Of years.
Sheriff Fred Godfrey is again in at
tendance upon County court having
now practically fully recovered from
his recent attack of pneumonia.
1t is believed that the coming sea.
son will witness the erection of at
least three fine residences in town as
plans are now being prepared for the
same.
Margaret Walker of Branch street,
who has been seriously i'll with diph-
liberia for the past two weeks is able
to be around the house. The quaran-
tine was removed today.
Mrs. Callahan, nurse from Troy
| City hospital, who has been in at
| tendance upon Leroy Bates since his
recent attack of appendicitis, returned
to her home in Troy yesterday.
There will be birthday party at
the Bennington Club next Friday eve
ming. All members are requested to
be present If possible for it is said
that good time may be expected.
Bennington's Mayor" was an inter
ested spectator of HIS Honor the
Mayor" last evening and seemed to
thoroughly enjoy some of the semi
Official antics of his colleague-the
Hon. Teddy Todd.
| The quarantine has been removed
from the house of Peter Legassa at
Bennington Falls where Mr.. Legassa's
young son and a young man who has
been boarding with the family have
been Ill with scarlet fever.
There will be two bowling matches
in town this evening. The Bruins
wick second team and the Y NJ. c. A.
second team will roll at the Y. M. c.
A. alleys and the Colonials and the Y.
first team will play a match at the
Corbett-Grennan alleys.
BY decision in the matter of Har-
riet C.. Beck's estate, just given by
the Vermont Supreme Court, the
will get $4,000. That amount was
left in her will, which has been in liti-
CATION for several years.
Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
ending Jan IS show more of the in
ldustries of the state have resumed
work after short period Of Illness.
| Bennington reports nearly all of knit
goods mills employed to full capacity
while in other lines they are operat-
ing with part force. Retail trade on
ly little less than normal with buy
ing for future limited.
Henry Greene of Burlington, admin
istrator of the state of Truman p.
Fuller, has brought suit against The
Central Vermont Railway Company
for damages of $4,000 for the death of
Mr.. Fuller, who was travelling man
for a Boston, Mass, drygoods house.
Mr.. Fuller received injuries in Novem-
Der, 1905 it is alleged, by falling
through a hole in the baggage
room at the Burlington
station of the company, the room be-
ing dark at the time. He died two
months later
The Brotherhood of st. Paul held its
annual meeting last evening at the NJ.
Il church. One candidate was initial
ed and four elected to membership.
The following were elected as officers
for the ensuing year: President, A.
NJ. Torrance; vice-presdent, Fred
Stickles: secretary, G. r. Austin:
treasurer, A. II. Hollister; chaplain,
A. +. Barber; chairman of spiritual
work, o. b. Cleveland chairman mem
: bership committee, G d. Gibson chair
man social work, j. l.. Griswold;
Masters of ceremonies, A. w. Half
and c. w. Evans.
The Salvation Army has been en-.
abled after being without hall for
nine months; to secure place for
public worship. The new hall will be
located at the corner of North and
River streets in the old Drysdale
block on the second floor, the entrance
from River street. The hall will be
opened February first with a special
service. Major and Mrs. Crawford
the Divisional Officers are expected
to be here for the opening. While the
Salvation Army has been without a
hall so long the work has not stopped
but open air services and cottage
meetings have been held at various
times. All are invited to the opening
of the hall.
Mrs Margaret Pratt, aged eighty
six years, widow by a few days of
Stephen Pratt, died at the home of her
son, Stephen Pratt at Pownal Sunday
morning. Mrs. Pratt was formerly
Miss Margaret Green of Wiliamstown,
Mass. Sixty-five years ago she mar
ried Stephen Pratt of Pownal and be-
gan housekeeping in the house where
she died. Mr.. Pratt died Wednesday
and was buried Saturday. She is a
third member of the family to die with
in few weeks from the grip. Be-
sides her husband and herself a
granddaughter, Bertha Pratt, died
from the disease Mrs. Pratt was a
member of the Pownal Methodist
church. She is survived by four sons,
Frederick, John, Charles and Stephen,
of Pownal and daughter. Mrs. Ida
Malin of North Adams, Mass. The
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