The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-15
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Mrs. II. l.. Hover and Mrs Emma
Harwood have gone TO SchOdack, y.
Y, TO visit Mrs. Hover's mother,
Mrs Martha Westfall
Miss Florence Northouse, who has
been one of the guests at house
party given by friends at Great Bar
rington, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Churchill are
occupying the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. \. Williams during the lat
ters' absence on their western trip.
William Myers, of the firm Of H.
w. Myers q Son. is confined TO the
house by a sudden and severe illness
which his physician fears is neurits !
The first annual banquet of Benning
ton Aerie of Eagles will be held this
evening at the Putnam house. Fol
lowing the banquet there will be post
prandial exercises.
The bowling tournament at the Y
NJ c. A. opens this evening. Ten
entries have been received The |
tournament is to be an individual con |
test each bowler rolling against |
every other contestant,
Roy NJ. Paddock, who recently UNI |
derwent an operation for appendicitis |
at the Samaritan hospital in Troy, is |
making good progress toward recov.
cry Mrs Paddock went to Troy this
morning to visit her husband.
w. H. Phillips of Belle Fourche,
South Dakota, who was called here
by the illness and death Of his wife,
has gone to North Adams, where he
formerly resided, on a short visit be
fore returning to his headquarters in
the west.
The funeral of Mrs. Albert Har
wood was held from the residence of
her sister. Miss Harriet Slbley at
2:90 o'clock this afternoon, Rev
Isaac Jennings, pastor of the old
First Church at Bennington Center,
officiating.
There will be a mems meeting at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon
which will be addressed by Rev
Isaac Jennings of Bennington Center
The meeting will be a patriotic gath
ering and the military organizations
of the village are invited to be pres
emit
The cold spell will last two months
| longer but who cares. Charlie Potter
| has a few of the Parlor Heating
stoves left which he offers very cheap
to make room for his spring stock
You had better look them over. Did
you get one of his mattresses? There
are a few left 91t2
A general meeting of ST. Mary's
Guild of St Peters church including
all the women members Of its church
and congregation will be held at the
/ parish house every Wednesday after
noon at $50 during Lent for mission
study and serving to complete work
on missionary box. A general atten-
dance is desired.
Fred S. Morrison, a member of the
state committee of the Y. NJ. c. A..
for the state of New York, was the
guest of honor at supper given at
the local Y NJ c. A. house last even
ing to the members of the standing
committees and the directors of the
association Mr.. Morrison. gave an
address on the duties due the assoc-
alton by the members of his audi
ence.
Collins NJ. Graves went this morn
ing to Albany where he was this af-
ternoon one of the spectators in the
senate gallery of the bribery hearing
being held in the case of former
| President Pro. Ten Aids. This eve
ming he goes to Schenectady where
he will attend the banquet OF the
Brown university alumni at which
Governor Hughes will be the guest of
honor
The regular weekly drill Of com
pany X, " n. G. will be held at the
| armory this evening Captain Frank
X Newton this morning received
from Adjutant General W. II. Gil
more of Fairlee the general orders
announcing the annual inspection OF
the companies composing the regi-
ment. The inspecting officer is Cap
tain Louis H. Bash of the Fifth In
fantry and the date of Company KS
inspection is March %.
The civil suit of the Frederickson
company of Chicago against II. Mey-
er of this village was tried before
| Municipal Judge H. II. Holden and a
Jury in municipal court yesterday az.
ternoon. The plaintiff brought suit
to recover for an order for calendars
The Jury composed of Martin ~
| Lyons, T.. +. Hart, Henry c. Knapp
| Ward H. Lyons. A. H. Winslow and
II. b. Hutchins returned n verdict
for the plaintiff c. II. Mason APP
peared for the plaintiff and b. h.
Bates for the defendant.
Owing to the failure Of the exami
nation of Oct. %, 1909 to furnish a
sufficient number of eligibles to meet
the needs of the service, eXamina
tions will be held on March 5, 1910
for clerk, messenger assistant mes
senger, Waterman, in the Census OF
flee at Washington, ID. c., at salaries
ranging from $500 to $40 per annum
with rapid promotion to 5000 to those
| who render satisfactory service. APP
plcants are desired especially from
the states of Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont Rhode Island and Connects
cut, in the First Civil Service District
and examinations will be held at con
venient points in each. Age limit
10 to 50 years at the time of exami
nation. The required application
blank and full instructions can be
secured from Edward r.. Stebbins
Secretary, Room 14l, Postollice Build
ing, Boston, Mass, or of the Local
secretaries at the postofllces in the
principal cities In the aforesaid