The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-16

tive, Orvis Brenensthul, Edward Jones
and Leo Brimmer.
Regents examinations VIII be held
in the schools during the last week of
the month, and the high school tests
will be conducted on February &C.
2S.
Miss Eta Kobell has been awarded
handsome gold medal at the Troy
Business college. The medal was won
in connection with the monthly SPELL
ing contests at that school.
Under the auspices Of the Willing
Helpers of the Methodist church there
will be a colonial entertainment held
in Woods opera house on February Fl.
One of the attractive features will be
a TON Thumb" wedding.
Van Rensselaer, Lodge, F and A NJ
has received official notice that 1t will
receive an official visit from Ensign s.
Homer of Troy, d. d. G.. NJ, for the
18th Masonic district. The date for
the visit is March 3.
James A. Seward is suffering from a
painful injury received while at work
in the shop on the flats, one Of the de-
partments of the Walter A. Wood
Moving and Reaping Machine COM
pany While running piece Of wood
through a planer, the wood struck a
snag and fired back" with the result
that his index finger Of the right hand
fell onto the knife cutting small
piece of flesh out of 1t, clean to the
bone.
William II. Berry, well remembered
here as an inventor in the employ Of
the Walter A. Wood company, who
later removed to Chester, Pa, subse-
quently having been elected state
treasurer of Pennsylvania, as can
ddate for the Democratic and Prohib-
ition ticket, is now candidate for the
second place on the Democratic ticket
and is said to have the backing OF
many Of the most prominent Demo
Gratis in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Berry Is
also accredited with having unearth-
ed the great state capitol scandal.
AS a result of a visit by the mem
bers OF the town board to the spot on
the White Creek road, reported by
r Highway Commissioner Hathaway as
in need of a new light iron bridge in.
! stead of the one now temporarily In
use, il has been decided to have an
engineer from the state engineers de-
: partment make survey. The point
: where the bridge is requested and rec
commended by the commissioner is
near the old fax mill, where the last
{ seasons freshets washed away a small
/ structure. A new light iron bridge
: would be the proper solution and save
needless expense later on.
e Supervisor William C. Jones is in
r receipt of a communication from State
4 Engineer Frederick Skene informing
the supervisor that this department
had arranged schools of instruction, to
{ be held in towns in which the money
system is in operation. and requesting
the supervisor to arrange for meet
ing to be held on Thursday, January
o 80, at teno'clock in the morning. The
, object Of these meetings Is to instruct
and advise the town officials and the
: public In general with regard to their
respective duties pertaining to the
care. repairing and maintenance OF
4 highways.
The installation of the recently
/, elected officers of Golden Crown, Re
= bekah lodge, will be held with elab
crate ceremony on Tuesday, January
1 81. The business meeting will open
e at 1880 p. M, and the installation will
Y follow at s o'clock under the direc
S ton of District Deputy President Mrs
S Hattie Faulkner and staff of Troy. Ar
invitation has been extended to the
, members of l. o. OFF. lodge and theil
!. wives, to be present at the installat
, ion exercises At the conclusion oil
: the work of installing. refreshments
!, will be served and social time en-
ioyed The out of town officers will
be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
e Harrington.
I The annual meeting of the Hoosicl
|. Cooperative Fire Insurance company
= for the election of directors and Off
S GERS for the coming year was held al
the Municipal building in Hoosicl
:, Falls on Tuesday afternoon. The fol
II lowing is a list of the directors chos
:, EN-. NJ. Haswell, H. d. G. Osburne
. Dean A. Kellyer, Jay c. Cottrell, Amos
= Broughton, Charles NJ. Whittle. s. A
= Barker Josiah Richmond and John A
y Harrison. Later the following officer.
were elected by the above directors
r President, J. W. Haswell secretary
Q Henry d. c. Osburne; The following
l. were appointed surveying agents: ia!
IL c. Cottrell, John A. Harris and JOSIAH
e Richmond. The reports Of the pres
y ident and secretary were read and &C
a. cepted. The reports show that thu
:, company was organized on Februar!
- 16, and insures principally farm build
. ings and live stock that the humble
- of policies issued during 1907 wa
- SO. Whole number Of policies writ
Z ten since organization 795; policie
:, cancelled and expired since Feb. &c
~ 1898, 500: policies in force Decembe
81. 1907, 2S9; amount of property in
If sured during the year 1907, $217,725
'e amount withdrawn, cancelled and eX
d pired during the same year. 10000
v. insurance in force December 81, 1907
n s705,425. Receipts-Amount in treas
'e ury, January l, 1907, s12.09; receipt
It from all other sources during the yea
1907, $ll75.90; total receipts, $11S7
SO. >Disbursements-Pai for losse
u by fire and lightning, sl0S0; salarie
~ and commissions. $4S; for other e1
s. penses. $6S.77; balance in treasur
IS December 81, 1907, deficiency 1878
T. sl196.77.