The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-17
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Sunday evening.
Exior Pellerin recently visited rel
atives in Bennington.
Truman ]. Mallory was in Ben
nington Monday on business.
Chris Hogan of Bennington is driv-
ing team for G. d. Sawyer.
Elmer Shnltz of Bennington is
working on the Dewey lumber job.
Henry Qua of Bennington was in
Woodford and Searsburg last week.
Ray Dinwiddie is attending the
Moody school at Mt. Hermon, Mass.
VIM. Cutler, Jr, passed Sunday
with relatives and friends In Ben
nington.
Alfred Sorrell of North Adams was
a visitor in Ferndale the most OF
last week.
Mrs. Carroll Stone of New York
city is passing few days here with
her husband.
Mrs. Nellie Stone visited Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Pratt of Bennington.
Carl Bugbee was a Sunday guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
LIE Ray in Searsburg.
Master George Toney OF Benning-
ton passed Sunday with his young
cousin, John Labranie.
Cortland Elwell of Bennington has
finished work for C. ID. Sawyer on
the Little pond lumber job.
Louis Bowdin of Nottingham visit
ed relatives and friends in Benning-
ton and Woodford last week
Albert Shultz OF Bennington is
working in the lumber woods for his
brother-in-law, Dexter NJ. Gleason.
John II. Boland OF Troy accompan-
led by James Cleary OF New York
was in town Monday on business.
A mild snow storm prevailed on
Monday. During the day mercury
climbed up above the freezing point.
The ice famine scare is entirely
dispelled. Several ice houses have
been filled for next summers sup
ply.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stone and
New York friends had dinner at the
Putnam house, Bennington. Sunday
evening.
o. r. Hill has finished work for
George w. Knapp and Is now In the
employ of Charles Sawyer at Lit
tie Pond.
While working In the kitchen Mrs.
Dennis Hall made a misstep which
caused painful lameness OF several
days duration.
Loren B. Harbour OF Bennington
is stopping a while with his grand
mother, Mrs. Amos Aldrich and
aunt, Mrs. Janet Harbour.
Edward Shultz and Lee Hart of
Bennington have been in Ferndale
rabbit hunting. Lee shot two bun
MES at one pull Of the trigger.
While working in the woods q
Witty beech tree limb struck Elmer
Dinwiddie in the face causing a
wound which necessitated the care OF
physician.
Edmund p. Howe, Roy c. Quinlan
and Paul @. Moses, three Bennington
youths OF evident vim and vigor were
in town fore part OF the week with
big snow shoes and enjoyed q hike
on the mountains.
The thickness Of ice and prolon'
cation of the cold wave, accompanied
by snowfall arouse doubt as to the
accuracy OF those predictions Of an
open winter But the proverbial
thaw is liable TO occur any time.
Mrs. James A. Anthony. Mrs Ed
ward Adams mother. died at her
home in Pittsheld, Mass, last Friday
after a protracted illness. Mrs. AID
ans was with her mother when she
died. and attended the funeral In
Pittsheld Sunday.
| Samuel ruler OF ttedTlWellNllle
many years ago resident Of Wood
ford, was recently In town. Sine,
leaving here Mr.. Fuller lived severa
years In Massachusetts,. Sam
withstands his three score years ant
ten remarkably well.
The lowest point reached in th'
cold wave last week was "a below
zero Friday morning. On Sunda,
morning mercury was up to fou
degrees below zero and rose 20 II
above at midnight, when the piping
Of blue jays and cawing of crow
was heard.
The interesting account OF thu
spelling bee In Bennington 81 year
ago in a recent issue OF The Evening
Banner reminded us OF like good oil
} times In Woodford in the Tong ago,
. and also the interesting lyceums hel
here then In which several Bennine
ton debaters participated. And W
would enjoy them just as well nov
as ever.