The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-15
POWNAL

Marcus j. burlington Jr, played his
last game with Bennington Saturday
Leon Eldred and wife of Benning-
ton were guests of Mrs. C. J. Rathbun
recently.
Mrs. Glen F.. Clark is receiving a
visit from her mother, Mrs. Caroline
d. Heminway.
Farmers are commencing to fill
their silos. The corn generally is tall
and well cared out.
Rev. ]. c. Mitchell went to Cam
bridge last week to ofiiciate at the
funeral of q child of one of his for
mer parishioners
The work on which G F. Clark has
been employed being finished, he has
gone to Pittsfeld Mass, where he
has a fine position.
Miss Ethel Chaplain of Albany. ~
Y, who has been visiting Miss Mar
garet Brown for a couple of weeks,
has returned to her home in Albany
Miss Julia Hitchcock who was the
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for several days, left Friday for
Brooklyn to take up her last year of
work at the Pratt Institute.
William Van Sleet OF North Adams
and Pittsheld the well known balloon
pilot and chauffeur, was laid up on
Main street here Sunday for a long
time with a tire blowout
Schools throughout the town com
menced Monday. In this village the
teachers are the same save that Miss
mediate room in place of Miss Mar
ion Niles who resigned.
Old Home Week at North Adams
is now matter of history, but the
Pownal people who attended in large
numbers remember il as an event
which added considerable zest to ex-
istence and affords a pleasant topic
IF interest for long time to come.
Sunday was an ideal day for motor
ing and a party consisting of Mrs
Elite p. Parker, Miss Janette NJ
Gardner and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Par
ker enjoyed the pleasant afternoon to
the limit. The trip taken was to
Great harrington, Mass. The down
journey was made by way of Han
cock. Lebanon Springs and West
Stockbridge, and the return run was
made by way of Stockbridge. LenoX
and Pittsfield The trip was begun
at trifle before l p. m, and home
was reached at 6 p. m. after traver-
sing distance of 105 miles The
Ford car used ran without a skip
from start TO finish, making a total
of 1852 miles which this car has been
run since the LIST of July. The beau
tiful cottages in LenoX and Stock
bridge were very interesting. and
worthy of notice. being nearer to the
common idea of palaces. The run
from Lenox home 33 miles, was made
in less than l IL hours.
There was a very pretty nome we'd
ding Saturday evening when Marion
the oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliot l.. Niles, was married to Wal
lace +. Perry of Springfield, Mass.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
II. G.. Mohl of the Baptist church, the
ilhB StlNiCc sDtiliB uStu. he Weu-
ding march was played by Miss Ma
bel Niles. the sister of the bride
Mrs. Perry is one of Pownals most
charming young women and all re.
greet that she is not to remain in this
town. She Is member of the To-
cal Baptist church and until recently
was the efficient teacher of the Inter
mediate room of our village school.
She is a graduate of the Castleton
Normal school The groom is the cid,
est son of Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Perry
of the Mason Hill road, and is a
young man of push and integrity wac
has gone out into the world and cary
ed out a place for himself. He has a
fine position in the book keeping de
partment of the Knox Automobile
Works in Springfield, Mass. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry will be at home in Spring
field, Mass. after September 2lst,
their home there being now ready for
occupancy. They went on a wedding
trip which includes Boston and other
eastern points. Numerous friends in
Pownal all unite in wishing the rosi-
est future for the newly welded pair