The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-18
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The animals for the Y NJ. C A. cir
Gus are being well trained.
The advance sale Of Uncle Toms
Cabin is remarkably large.
Marion Miller is visiting friends in
North Adams for few days.
Judge Norman L. Madison OF Glas-
tenbury Is in town today on business.
Joseph Pinsonnsault has gone 10
Hoosick Falls where he will engage
In the liquor business.
A W. lockwood and Trsnor Gregg
have returned from a picksrel fishing
trip at BARRIERS pond.
Walter Strunk, George Bentley and
Misses Grace Bentley and Mabel Lee
spent Sunday in Arlington.
Miss Jennie Henderson OF Hoosick
Lodge n. +. o. P. North Adams, is a
guest of Mrs. Herbert Marsden
Mrs. E. A. Jewett has returned TO
her home in Williamstown after
spending few days with relatives.
Miss Esther Shook of Pine Plains.
, n. Y, is a guest of her sister. Mrs.
Herbert Van Steenburg of Main st.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Barber of Pitts
field are in town, having been called
here by the death of Hull Chandler.
Mrs. Clara Jewett OF South street
has returned from visit with friends
in Fort Edward and Glens Falls, n
Y.
Mr. and Mrs George Atwood of
Brooklyn were here to attend the fun
eral Of her father the late e. +. Raw
son.
Augustus O'Hare, Edward Gun
shannon and John Tracy spent Sunday
at Sucker pond entertaining Mart
Green.
The Philatia club OF the Baptist
church will hold a monthly business
meeting tonight. All members should
be present
Regular communication of Mt An
thony lodge No. 13 F. and A. NJ. Tues
day, Jan. 19, at 1880 p m. Work on
second degree.
~ u NlONh NulS dlltIHOOn lIe
thermometer at the Eddy News room
registered 10 below. This has the
famous one at the post Office skinned
mile"
The North Adams lodge of Elks has
issued invitations for the dedication of
their new home on February End. The
local lodge expects to attend the dedi-
cation exercises.
The fourth quarterly conference Of
the Methodist church will be held this
evening. District Superintendent, P.
L. Dow, will be present and a large at
tendance is desired
The Senior Y. NJ. C. A. gym" class
will meet tonight. Practice for pyra-
mids will also take place. On Tues
day afternoon the business mems class
will meet from 4:30 to 6.
The Eagle hose company had ladies
night in their rooms Saturday even
ing. A large number of the members
and their ladies' were in attendance.
Refreshments were served.
The noon train from the north
this afternoon was several minutes
late due no doubt to the inability OF
the engineer to make sufficient steam
on account of the cold weather.
The w. H. Bradford Hook e. Ladder
company held their annual banquet In
their rooms on Stafford street Satur
day evening. A large number OF the
4 members were in attendance. Music
was furnished by FraZier's orchestra
f. r. Griswold has a force of men al
work cutting ice off his pond on
Weeks street. Those desiring to get
their supply for their ice house from
this source should apply at once to
Mr.. Grswold and he will be pleased
to accommodate them.
The snow plough of the Berkshire
street railway was in town early this
morning and did good work in clear
ing off the track on Main street. The
village snow ploughs were busy Sun
day night and early this morning on
the sidewalks in the village.
The annual business meeting OF the
Young Woman's club will be held in
their rooms tomorrow evening at
O'Clock. The club wishes to thank the
local manufacturers and the Banner
for the cordial reception of their rep
resentative, Miss Hamilton, during the
past week.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Ayres fell on this
4 sidewalk approaching the Episcopa
a church Sunday morning, while on hel
way to attend the regular service, and
as result is suffering from badly
+. sprained ankle. The injury is very
4 painful and 1t will doubtless be severa
I weeks before she will again be able tC
/. walk to any extent.
/ Holden's pond at Bennington Cen
ire was opened today and the ice 'croI
4 of 1909 will be harvested beginning
A tomorrow. There is considerable
q snow on the surface and it will take
n day TO get il in condition for cutting
The ice is about ten inches thick anc
of the usual good quality
Waloomsac lodge, N. E. o. +. nae
another big night at their fair SAT
a urdav evening. About 25O people
were in attendance and were highl!
nleased with the local talent enter
II tainment. A total of about Sl25 was
a cleared on both nights entertain
ment. Both financially and sociall!
Il tho fair was a grand success an'
q sneaks well for those in charge.
The funeral of the late 4. r. Rawsoi
was held privately from the hous'
saturday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
George S. Mills pastor OF the Secoh,
Congregational church, olhclateG
The bearers were DIR. Henry Goouai
Of Lake Kushaqua, ~ Y, Dr. Ell
Goodall of Pottstown, Pa, George Az
wood of Brooklyn and Fred Is. PacR
ard of this town The interment wa
in the Park Lawn cemetery,