The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-13
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ton Sunday evening.
William &. Hawks Jr., was in Fern.
dale Monday afternoon.
Charles Wright is in the employ Of
Jacob l.. Harbour as teanister.
Adelbert Harvey of Williamstown
has been In town on business.
Mrs. Adolphus Deforge of Pownal
visited relatives here last Sunday.
Edward l.. Bates was at Ferndale
In his new auto Monday afternoon.
The Y p. s. G. Il. social Friday eve
ming at G. w. Knapp's was success
The law suit of Henry Bent VS.. A.
X. Bishop has been Adjourned to the
9th inst.
The Maxwell brothers of Somerset
attended the funeral Of s. j. Bennett
Friday.
Harry Willoughby OF Bennington
was In Ferndale MonaSy e.eniLy on
business.
Henry G. Sumner of Searsburg was
n guest one lay last week of Hiram
and Preston Weld.
Fred and Allen Briggs of Searsburg
were present at the funeral Of 8. j.
Bennett last Friday.
Road Commissioner Bugbee Is out
with a force OF men this week work
ing on the highways.
Miss Harriet Smith of Troy attend.
ed the funeral last Friday of her grand
!. father, Stutely j. Bennett.
Mrs. Anna Il. DEMO who is passing
a few days with her sister, Mrs. J.
+. Smith, is In poor health.
John b. Knapp was In Bennington
I last week doing carpenter work for
his aunt, Mrs. William Bowles
The Summit House is undergoing re-
pairs. 1t is hoped that Mr.. and Mrs.
Sawyer will have successful sum.
mer there.
The Board Of Civil Authority held
a business meeting at Town Clerk
Dinwiddie's this Wednesday after
noon.
Hugh NJ. Townsend, formerly of
Woodtord, now resident of Manchcs-
ter, has been elected village commits
sinner OF that place.
The weather Is more seasonable
now and is getting down to business.
Shad plum trees are in blossom and
apple trees nearly so.
Luke Morse has been doing lattice
work and making other improvements
on the residences OF James Higgins
and George w. Wood
John Belrose will again be over
seer this summer at the Dewey and
Park cottages, position which he
has efficiently filled for eight years.
Preston ~. Weld, one OF the school
directors, attended meeting of school
officials under the direction of State
Superintendent Stone at Bennington
recently.
Benz. Brooks Is the possessor Of q
new style auto. and is eagerly wait
| ing for the time to come when he can
| load II with cells and transport them
to Bennington.
Arbor day was more observed than
usual. Henry A. Knights planted
several fine naples. and ID. M. Gleas-
on set out variety of trees. Several
others did the same.
The storm last Thursday was sew
ere. The wind blew down large trees
and fences. Telephones were out of
commission the following day because
of limbs striking the wires.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Hall have NOV.
ed from Readsboro Falls to Jackson
| vile. Mrs. Hall was Miss Florence
Harvey before her marriage and lived
IL years with Mrs. Martha Temple.
T. J. Mallory and his workmen have
made extensive repairs and improve
| merits a; Camp comfort. preparatory
Ter Inc summer opening. new
frame has been Fat TN the bridge
| that crosses the 81 ream 10 the camp
The White Crow Inn will be opened
before the last of June.
Mrs. G. Il. Adams did not return
from Pittsfield where she has been
visiting her parents until Monday. On
Sunday the list anniversary of her
fathers birth. James II. Anthony, was
observed, there being present - chill.
dren and grandchildren. Mr.. An
, thony was a veteran of the Civil war
and was in 20 battles. He came
home with his daughter to spend a
week In Woodford.
The funeral of Stutely j. Bennett
was attended from the Union church
last Friday afternoon, the Rev. Phil
| lp Schuyler OF Bennington officiating
in consoling and able manner. Mr..
Bennett was born In Petersburg, N.
| Y, October IS, 1881. He came To
Woodford in 1878 and worked for
Francis a. Gleason for q number of
years. He had lived at the Red Mill
six years. Deceased was veteran
Of the Civil war. He leaves two chill
dren Mrs. John Perry. an own daugh-
ter, and Mrs. David Crawford, an
adopted daughter. and several grand
children. Uncle Stutely was kind
and good man and was respected by
all who knew him. Interment was In
the Woodford City cemetery.