The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-06

Mrs. George w. Tracy and son of
Boston are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rebecca Haley.
A large number of Pownal young
people started in Tuesday at the VIII |
Jamestown high school
Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Barnes of |
Canaan, Conn, were guests OF the |
Misses Lincoln last week.
Mrs. John Coones and Miss Blanche |
Brom start Friday for Lynn, Mass,
to be gone a week or more.
Joseph Norwood Of High street has
been appointed administrators OF the |
estate of the late Miss Mary Dun
ham.
f. N. Senif and Miss Cochran of
Wallingford were guests at r. Pur-
cells Labor day, coming down in a
Chalmers car
Mrs. L. l.. Potter OF Hoosick
Falls. N. Y. who has been the guest
of Fred Potter for week has re
turned home
Mrs. Frances Campbell and daugh-
ter OF Springfield, Mass, are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Joseph Barber and
Mrs. r. w. Dorman.
A large audience enjoyed the ser
mon delivered to the Baptist congre-
lgation Sunday by the Rev. A. T.
Brooks OF Tarrytown, N. Y.
Pownal turned out in full force to
the North Adams fair. 1t is probable
that Monday the grounds held the lar
gest number Of people in the history
OF the fair.
Miss Theresa Haskins and Miss
Grace Boldly of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
have been at Wallace Blake's for
month have returned to their homes
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Trayers and daughter
of New York are occupying for a
month, one of the Benjamin cottages
on Orchard street Mr.. Trayers is
an illustrator and artist.
David A. Thomas was called to
Middle Granville, N. Y, Monday by
the death of his mother. During his
absence the local station is in charge
of Roger Ramsdell OF North Pownal
MISS Claire Beech who has been
the guest OF Miss Gardner at Cedar
Hill for week has returned TO her
home in Charlotte, Vt. Miss Gardner
went with her and will spend few
days there.
: Il. p. Benjamin bought the Brook.
side Inn of Miss Haskins and has
brought suit against =. Colwell fer
: its possession. The suit of Miss Has.
kins VS.. Colwell was discontinued as
she sold the property.
We note that in a recent editorial
! the editor of this paper gives Pownal
credit for the first settlers in Ben
nington county. This fact has always
been known in Pownal but we thank
} Bennington for the belated recognit-
ion.
The motor trip made by A. G.. Par
ker Sunday OF 163 miles was II pos.
= sible even harder than the 223 mile
journey the Sunday previous, as this
. one had but four miles of macadam
road and was wholly on the noun
. tains, and 30 miles of the trip we're
+. covered with crippled car Mrs.
i Parker. Miss Lodeska and Daniel n.
Gardner were the passengers and
4 their destination was Westminster.
VT, where Mrs. Gardner is visiting
I her parents. The trip owes was by
North Adams, Readsboro, Wilmington,
4 and Brattleboro. Just beyond Davis
Bridge. Parker lost control and the
machine went into a ditch but forum.
ately did not overturn. II was run
\ out under its own power but the
n steering gear was so wrecked that Il
was impossible to run much faster
n than n horse could trot On reach.
4 ing Brattleboro the damage was soon
] remedied. Only a short stay was
d made at this destination and they
came home through Saxtons River
where all OF the party formerly at
tended school. Londonderry, Pert
/. and Manchester. Peru mountain /,
in fine shape now. The party stop
A ped In Arlington and took supper
with William p. Wilson. Home wat
reached at 1880, leaving Arlington
at S:45.