The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Irish
have moved into the Moon home on
East Main street.
Miss Mary Leahy, who has been Wis
iting her father, John Leahy, return
ed today to Utica.
Mrs. A. E. HOLSTER entertained a
number of friends at 500 at her home
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Edgerton of Union street has
returned from a visit with relatives
in New York state.
A meeting of the Putnam Hose com
pany will be held is their rooms Sun
day after late mass.
Mrs. Douglas Mcintosh of Brooklyn,
n. Y, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Armstrong.
Charles B. Wall. Jr., of Winsted CT.
is in town visiting his father c. B.
Wall and other relatives.
The Friends for Life club of Hoo
sick Falls came to Bennington last
evening on a sleigh ride.
Mrs. Adele Smith returned We'd
nesday from several days visit with
her brother in New Haven, Ct
s. B. Krogman, who sustained in
juries a few days ago by fall on
the ice, is able to be out again.
Quite number from Hooslck
Falls attended the play Lost River"
in the opera house last evening.
Emelius B. Hyde OF Springfield,
Mass, former proprietor of the
Shurtleff pharmacy, is in the village.
The Myrkle-Hard company will
produce the modern western play
Texas. This is not a melo-drama.
The Y. P. S. C. E. OF the Baptist
church will hold food sale Saturday
afternoon from 2 until 5. Come and
see, then buy. 9St2
The English study class will meet
at the Y. NJ. c. A. tonight. At the
meeting last Tuesday evening there
were 10 present
John A. Robinson OF Boston, who
was called here by the death of his
mother, Mrs. Daniel Robinson, return
ed home this morning.
The Cooper Mfg, Cos bowling
team and the Professional men will
bowl a match game at the Y. Nj. G. A.
tonight. Spectators are always well
come at these games.
At the mid-week prayer service OF
the First Baptist church tonight the
pastor, Rev. VIM. F. Meyer will take
as his subject THE Ministry" Rom
1O:l.15, John 4:35-SS; $40.
On the opening OF the February
term of supreme court at Montpelier
Tuesday one Bennington county case,
that OF Frances ]. Bishop VS.. the
Readsboro Chair company. was sub
mitted by brief.
The body OF Linus Burt. aged Go
years, an inmate of the Soldiers
home who died there on Tuesday,
was taken to westfeld, Mass, for
burial Wednesday. He was men,
Der OF Company +. 18th Vermont regi-
ment and was admitted to the home
December "a, 1910.
The entertainment committee Of
the n. Il. o. p. held their second
card party last evening which was
largely attended and all report very
pleasant time. The first ladies'
prize was awarded to Miss Daisy
Harbour, the first gentlemans
prize to Henry Seymour and the con
ISOLATION prize to Mrs. Fred Hopkins
The funeral OF William Austin was
held from the house at 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon. Rev. Philip Schuy
Ter, pastor OF st. Peters church ofiic
lated. Those who acted as bearers
were the four sons-in.law OF the de
ceased, Melvin II. Moon, w. A. Peart
George A. Woodward and John Cole
man OF Schenectady. The intermen
was In the village cemetery.
Word received today from Deput,
and Mrs. Charles II. Miller, who orga
nzed the order OF the Golden eros
here, stated that Mr.. Miller woul
finish his work nc Great Barrlngto
this week and that Mrs. Miller lei
today for visit TO her mother 4
| Greenfield. Next week Deputy an
Mrs. Miller will 20 to HollistoI
Mass, to initiate commandery.
III At the annual business meeting {
| the Young Woman's club, the follow
ing officers we're elected: presiden
| Mrs. Wills White. vice pres, dent, MI
Lena Downs; treasurer, Miss Mat
Buss; assistant treasurer. Miss Deli
| Ames. secretary, Miss Edna I,oomis
assistant secretary. Mrs w. Il. Pu
nam. Chairmen OF Committees
Room. Miss Ames; Program, Miss u
Ia Stroeter: Membership, Miss HAITI
Twitchell. Press Correspondent. Mis-
Edna Loomis.
In yesteray's paper Il was state
that there was only one survivor
the public execution at BenningtC
Center ~ years ago, but +. l.. Nicho
OF this village attended Il and WI
but eleven years old at the time.
states that the gallows and Jail we
nearer the railroad on the east sll
than the spot where the monume
now stands. Mfr. Nichols remembe
perfectly every detail. Being only
child, Il probably made more OF
Impression on hls memory than
would on an older person.