The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-22
HoosIck FALLS

atives In this vicinity.
Edward Cody has purchased the
premises OF Mrs p. King, located at
AZ Railroad avenue and proposes max
ing many improvements to the proper
ty.
II. w. Van Etten, John II. Bell, Jud-
son l.. Puffer, w. Irving Shaw, George
A. Armstrong, II. Vincent Allen and
Reuben G. Austin have joined Com
pany Ms ranks.
Jared d. Howe has purchased the 20
acre DR.. Il. f. Hoyt farm located south
OF Carey avenue on both sides OF the
east bound Boston and Maine tracks,
known as the Horseshoe and the Lit
tie Falls"
The Hoosick Falls high school COM
mencement will be held this year In
Woods opera house, on Tuesday even.
ing, June %. The baccalaureate SER
mon will be by the Rev, G. M. Moody,
pastor of the Methodist church.
Miss Mary T. johnson has returned
to Huntington, Long Island, to resume
her duties as teacher In the public
schools OF that place, after a weeks
vacation, when she was the guest OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. John
son.
The annual meeting of Saint Marks
church was held at the church on Mon
day evening for the purpose OF elect
ing two wardens and eight vestrymen,
the polls remaining open for one
hour after eight o'clock. The election
resulted as follows: Senior warden,
Nelson Gillespie: junior warden, Dan
forth Geer; vestrymen, Walter. A.
Wood, Jr., Frank II. White. Derrick
l.. Hall, James A. Beckett, George II.
Nichols. Jr, Hugh p. Blackinton,
Charles H. Goldman and Dean j.
Brown.
Word has been received here by rel
atives of the death at Abel, Iowa, OF
Franklin B. Chapman, former resi-
dent of Hoosick Falls. He was born
here on January %, 1860 and on March
16, 1882 was married to Caroline Finn
who with family Of six children, sur
wives. He had been identified with
the interests Of Iowa In many promi
nent ways. having at one time been
county recorder while resident oil
Colfax. Iowa, and had held other Off
Ices of trust in which he showed ex
cellent business capacity.
The next game In the bowling ser
les at the Company NJ alleys will be
played on Tuesday evening between
the ex-members of Company NJ ant
the band team. The remainder of the
schedule follows: Company NJ versa.
the band members, Friday, April "a,
honorary members versus the ex-mem
bers, Tuesday, April 2S; Company N
against the honorary members, Fri
day, May |; ex-members against thu
band members, Tuesday, May s; Com
pany M against the ex-members, Fri
day, May s; band members agains
the honorary members, Tuesday, Ma,
IL; Company NJ against the band men
bers, Friday. May Is. The series hal
now reached the point where the int
est has become sufficient in the matcl
and a large gallery greets each of TIL,
contests. Two games are played eacl
week. Up to date the honorary mem
bers hold the last position.
A case of unusually sad aspect oc
CURED during the night Of Sunda
when Christopher Wilson, aged
Years. died at IL o'clock from exhaust
! ion following q months illness of gri
J followed two hours later by the deaf
of his son, Edward Wilson, 81 year
old. prominent citizen who ha
searched during the last two years 4
every supposedly favorable place 70
, his health. Death resulted from pu
m0nary trouble. The funeral Q
father and son from the same hom,
6 Mechanic street, where both death
occurred, will be held on Wednesda
| morning at nine o'clock at the Churc
OF the Immaculate Conception wher
q solemn requiem mass will be celebr
!. ted for the repose of their souls. TIL
, deceased father is survived by fou
; sons, Michael J. Wilson of Scheme,
tady, John of Johnsonville. James {
Schenectady and Thomas ]. of Gree
Island. Edward Wilson is survive
by his widow. who was Miss PREF
|dergast, a daughter, Mary, and sol
Edward Wilson Jr.
The regular meeting of the Hoosic
Falls Athletic association was held o
Monday evening at the municip;
+ building for the purpose OF reviewin
the subscription papers which hay
been In the hands Of the committees {
= three men In each ward. The inspe
ton showed good amount of cas-
! and promises to pay, but all the paper
were turned In so that the tot
amount could be arrived at. but theI
was sufficient interest indicated Q
shown by the few lists presented
A insure the success of the project.
hurry matters along. it was decide
that the directors and officers shou
!, start new paper to contain their ow
: contributions In order to make a ca
= vass OF the business men and outsit
OF the field already covered, which W,
II that of the Walter A. Wood company
s works. the Noble and Wood machiI
d shop and the Superior Knitting col
t. pany's plant. All papers must
>. turned In on the evening of the ne
n special meeting which will probab
10 be on Thursday night. Charm,
Hughes named as the chairman of u
"A committee to interview the busine
\ men, Louis Haussler who was Ell
N powered to name two more of the d
a ectOrs to act with him. He cho
,s George A. Ross and George w. Cha
~ as his colleagues. William A. Cab
a OF the board of directors was autht
20 lied to care for the matter of outsi
~ subscriptions. except those of Nor
70 Hoosick, Hoosick and Wallooms'
~ which will be looked after by pror
:, q nent residents Of those places a
ID who will be appointed later.
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