The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-21
HOOSICK FALLS

George III. slavery is nome Win the
Grip.
Miss Helen C. Grant has recovered
from severe illness.
Mrs. Charles M. Wyman is confined
70 her home by illness.
Charles G. Wilcox has severed his
connection with the Rensselaer, Coun-
ty Standard
Mrs. Sarah Birmingham is suffering
from injuries to her left side, caused
by heavy fall on the ice.
Capt. Walter A. Wood Jr., is able
to be out around again after his re-
cent attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. E. A. Beckett, mother of James
A. Beckett, is in critical condition
and her recovery is doubtful.
A meeting of the Town Board of
Health will be held at the Municipal
building on next Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock.
Rev. George M. Moody, pastor of the
Methodist church will assist the Rev.
George E. Robbins of Mendon, VT, in
revival meetings to be held at that
place during the present week.
Charles E. Blake, former we'll
known resident of Hoosick Falls, who
later became manager of the London,
England Office of the Walter A. Wood
company, is being entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Harry W. Blake.
William II. O'Hearne is suffering
from an injury to his right foot, sus-
tanned by jumping from train in mo.
ton at Buskirks. The wheels passed
over a portion of the foot and badly
crushed three toes so that amputation
was necessary
The Epworth League meeting on
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church will be led by Miss Lois II.
Easton. 1t will be in the form of a
missionary service. The topic will be
THE Planting and the Training of the
Church in Foreign Fields"
The funeral services of Mrs. John
Finn We're held this morning at the
church of the Immaculate Conception
where a requiem high mass was said.
The bearers were John Dalton, John
H.. Ford, Thomas McGrath, James
Shea, John j. Redmond and Owen
Doyle.
Rev and Mrs. C. T. Pike of the
Church of God tundenominationaD
Pittsfield, Mass. accompanied by one
or more workers, will conduct a Cos
pei service in G.. A. r. hali ON Friday
evening of this week The services
will commence at half past seven o.
clock and Mr.. Pike will preach.
Lynn Clinton Spaulding, who has
been i'll for about Is days with typhoid
fever, died this morning at the home
| of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Ed.
ward Spaulding of North Hoosick
The funeral will be held from his late
home Thursday afternoon, Rev. Geo
Webster the Methodist pastor otiici-
ating.
The Methodist class meeting will be
held as follows this evening The
church class and the east side class
| In the church; west side with Mrs. NJ
c. Paddock; south side with Mrs. New.
ell II. Masten. Mrs. Caroline f. DUEL
entertained the members of Mrs. l.
Burke Surdam's Sunday school class
on Monday evening.
Next Saturday evening the Company
NJ basketball five will play the Worces
| ter Mass, professional team. The lat
| ter has beaten many of the best bas
| katba11 faamc I'm tho on 6 arn ctntac nm "A
Manager Gill believes that in securing
| them for game that he Is furnishing
high class drawing card to the fol
lowers of the game here. Ii Is expect
ed that large number from other pla
ces will witness the contest
The funeral services of the late VIM
| II. Slocum were held at the home on
Main street Monday afternoon, Rev
William +. Webster, pastor of the
Baptist church officiating. There was
J large attendance of friends. The
bearers were from the Office force OF
the Walter A. Wood Moving and Reap
ing company. as follows: William II
Copeland, Charles II. Goldman, William
II. Wheeler, Eugene J. Bristol, William
| II. Buck and Charles A. Stllman. The
floral offerings were most beautiful
lnterment was in the family plot al
the Maple Grove cemetery.
Town Clerk William p. Haynes ha:
at last issued his first license under
the new marriage laws. Florence
Smith of Center SALISBURY and Edgar
Bowen of the same place were the ap
| nj txrhn
which was issued on Saturday after
noon. The only other application wa.
made week ago by another Vernon
couple, but Mr. Haynes refused t
grant the license because of the ex
tremely youthful appearance of tn,
bride, who claimed to be 10 and looked
four years younger The coupl,
promised to return soon with certifi
cation as to the girls age, but the cou
/ le has not put in an appearance III
to this day.
The annual meeting of the Mems as
ISOLATION of the Presbyterian churcl
was held at the church Monday even
ing The deliberations were proceed
ed by devotional exercises, followin,
which the secretary read the minutes
OF the last meeting which were approx
ed as read. The roll call showed tina
the membership was composed of la
men, % of whom were present at tn,
roll call. Secretary Jones read an ex
cellent review of the years undertak
ings. The members rendered a vot,
OF thanks for the report and tn,
grounds 1t covered; also 1t was vote,
that the report be printed in pamphle
form for circulation. The chairman
of the various committees made verba
reports which being satisfactory wer
accepted. The treasurer reported
small sum in the treasury. J. II. Nc
Eachron reported that the local brancl
OF the Humane society had undertake.
to attempt to enforce the curfew law
and had asked that the Mems asso