The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-27
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C. l.. Holden went to New York
Mrs. Samuel Tacey OF Salisbury
Is town today
Harry Wllloughby Is In Saratoga
today on business.
Alfred Bennett OF White Creek was
in town Wednesday
Zebra Quackenbush OF Hoosick is
In the village today.
Mrs. F. B. Edgerton has returned
from visit In Cohoes,.
Born Wednesday son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. e. Curtis OF North street.
Miss Helen Toohey OF Cohoes is a
guest OF Mrs. + b. Edgerton.
James II. Barney is spending the
day on the Bushnell farm In Pownal.
The deacons OF the First Baptist
church will hold meeting at s o.
clock at the parsonage Friday night.
Carnations 80 cents per dozen for
the balance of this week for cash
only. School street greenhouse. 58t3
Rev. VIM F. Meyer will speak at
the First Baptist church mid.week
service tonight on Christian Perfec.
ton"
Charles Nolan OF Utica, N. Y, has
been called here by the illness OF his
mother Mrs. Charles Nolan OF Gage
street.
Mrs. e. C. Eddy and daughters Mar
garet and Marion of North BennIng-
ton were the guests Wednesday of
Mrs. Kelley OF Adams street.
]. X. Dawson who has been over.
seeing some matters for the Benning-
ton Gaslight company, left today for
a business trip to st. Adams.
Ford and Wesley. dancing and sing.
ing comedians, arrived this morning.
They are engaged at the Library the
atre for the rest OF the week.
DR.. F. S. Pratt has sold his Pope
Hartford automobile to the Paddock
brothers, who will use 1t as a deliv-
cry car In their grocery business.
Mrs. Nellie Stone OF Ferndale was
guest yesterday OF her son Edward
and left this morning for Schenectady
for visit to Mrs. Mary c. Brownell.
The postponed business meeting of
the Epworth League will be held this
evening after prayer service. A large
attendance is desired. Arrangements
will be made. for the anniversary day
observance.
Among those from here who at.
tended the Candon-Harte wedding in
Rutland Wednesday were John b.
Charles and James Harte, Miss Alice
McDermott, Miss Anna Murphy and
Perry Murphy.
) Reports from Robert Mallory who
was shot twice during a quarrel at
the Eagle Square plant in South
SALISBURY last Saturday are encour-
aging and his complete recovery is
probably only question of days.
The household furniture belonging
to the estate of the late Frank G. and
Ann M. Day will be sold at the late
residence of the de,eascl on Adams
street Saturday at 10 u. m. The prop
erty to be sold includes furniture OF
all descriptions and quantity of car.
penters' tools.
The Nash and Hutchins agency to-
day sold to Sharon Harrington for
the estate Of Clark Houghton, the
Houghton family farm lying about
one and one-half miles north of the
village on the east road. The farm
consists of a little less than a hun
dred acres about 30 of which Is tim
Der territory.
Stark lodge No. 9 /. o. o. f.. last
= evening observed in most enjoyable
manner in their rooms the end an
niversary of Odd Fellowship About
rs Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and their
escorts were present with visitors in
attendance from Rutland and Burling
ton. Following the meeting a supper
and refreshments were served. The
: meeting was pleasant affair, AFFORD
r ing an enjoyable evening to all pres
ent.
e William Callahan, who has been the
5 cook at the Carroli restaurant or
North street, is llt at his home In
: North Adams. His affection is an un
:. usual one, which apparently puzzles
;. the physicians, In that lie has parti
ally lost the power of speech. He
went to his home the first OF the
!, week His illness was sudden, com
d ing without any premonition He !!
0 now able to be about the house anC
his friends here are hoping for {
.. quick and permanent recovery,
y John Murtagh, one of the Murtagl
h brothers who for a time occupied tn,
It Healy farm in the east part of thu
S town, was arrested Wednesday nigh
on a warrant issued by States Attor
n ney w. j. Meagher for a breach o
q the peace. Some three months age
= residents of River street made a com
4 plant against Murtagh and the wal
= rant was issued. He could not b.
found at that time, however, havin
gone to his former home, Malone, n
N Y. He returned to the village yestei
N day and was at once arrested. Il
" municipal court this morning he wa
n convicted and fined. including costs
lie 1874.
J. A. N. Williams had an annivel
e, sary Wednesday, the 50th of his Ell
TT llstment into Company A, Second We
'. mont, for service in the Civil Wal
e. The regiment made one of the bes
r records in the war and It's losses /
In battle were exceeded by only % on
Of over 1000 enlisted in the fedora
- army Company A was largely re
- cruited in Bennington county an
there were about so enlistments fror
. tho fnwn Of Ranninpt There or