The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-08
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by laboring.
Harry Willoughby was in Ferndale
Sunday evening
Heavy frost Monday morning, the
first of the season.
Edward Townsend of Bennington has
been a visitor in Ferndale.
Mrs. Charles Lathrop and daughter
have been guests at Dewey lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j, Gleason of
Wilmington were in the city Sunday.
Buell. Cutler is passing the week
with his cousins in tne city, picking
ferns.
Several from this town contemplate
attending the Brattleboro Fair, Sept.
2S, 20. 80.
John S. WILDER, wholesale lumber
dealer of Troy, was in town four days
last week.
Miss Ida Bowles of Bennington has
been a guest of Woodford City rela-
tives for a week.
Quite a number of guests have gone
from Camp Comfort. The camp will
be closed the 18th.
Dennis Pratt of Green Mountain
Valley, Bennington, was recently
visitor in Ferndale.
Alfred Harbour of Bennington is do
ing business in town for a grocery
firm of Bennington.
Leslie Hyde was a guest Saturday
night and Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. NJ
s. Knights of Bennington.
A genuine hobo has been in town
picking up cigar stubs. He said he
wanted them to cnew next winter.
Hundreds of bushels of black Der
ries have been carried out of town
this season; and still the picking goes
on.
Edward Rooney OF Bennington ac-
companied by his uncle, James of
Brockton, Mass, were in town Sun
day.
Billy Bontin and friend of Benning-
ton were here Monday and carried
home lot of blackberries on their
bikes.
j. w. Newell, who has been in quite
poor health, is all right again. Mr..
Newell was in Bennington Saturday
on business.
Gee! How young and old are
"squabbling" for fernsl Verify, tne
mountains yield their products, and
will move and move as time goes on.
Stephen E. Gleason came up again
from the Soldiers home to pass few
days with Jesse Bugbee and family.
Mr.. Gleason loves mis- old homestead
Chas. H. Dewey moved his family,
Monday, back to their home in Ben
nington, earlier than usual. Most al
ways September is a lovely month in
the mountains.
Carl Bugbee and Charles |. Wood
we're guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bron LeRay of Searsburg. Hon.
Everett LeRay was also present
Mrs. LeRay's health is much improy-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gleason of
North Dana, Mass, have been visiting
several days in town, returning home
via Wilmington, where they were
guests of Mr.. Gleason's son John and
wife.
After staying a week with relatives
in .Woodford, William w. Bowles has
gone to his home in Bennington. 1t
will be several weeks before he can
work. because of the accident in
Searsburg when he broke two bones
in his left wrist.
In the horse trade law suit between
Carl Bugbee of this place and Maui
rice Levin of Bennington, Justice La
Franchise awarded 800 and costs to
Bugbee. Levin says he will appeal
the case to the December term of
county court, but hesmay change his
mind.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holbritter and
adopted daughter Hazel Dele of Croy-
don, N. H., have been visiting rela
tives and friends a few days in Graf
ton, N. Y, Bennington and Woodford.
They will visit in Wilmington before
returning home. Mr.. and Mrs. Hol-
britter formerly were residents of
Woodford and Wilmington.
Rev. Lynn Armstrong pastor of the
euler Presbyterian church of Brook
Ign, preached a powerful sermon
from the Acts SO, Sunday afternoon
at the Ferndale church. Miss Helen
Niebehr of New York City sang very
efficiently, the solo ''Hark Hark, My
Soul Elder Thomas Catur of Mr..
church was present.
Next Sunday Mr.. Armstrong will |
preach morning and evening at the
Baptist church, Bennington.
George Jackson and son-in-law c.
D. Smith and wife and son Kenneth |
Smith, of Worcester, Mass, were !
guests Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. !
W. Knapp. Mr.. Smith is manager of |
ne Norton Grinding Co, of Worcest-
er. Mr.. and Mrs Smith have been |
a vacation in the White |
Mountains and North Adams. The |
party will pass a week with relatives |
md friends in South SALISBURY and
Mr.. Jackson is leading |
owner and general manager of the
Jockson Wire Mfg, Co. of Worcester.
Forty or more years ago Mr.. Jack |
sons father lived in Woodford and
worked for the late Lyman Bowles.
Mr. KnaDn is Mr. JackSOn's uncle !