The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-27


returned to Mechanicville.
Miss Edith Cronin Of Adams, who
has been spending few days in town
returned home this morning.
Mrs. c. A. Maurer has returned
from visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Harbour in Stamford
J. j. Risdon and daughter, Helen
of Arlington. former residents, passed
the week end with friends here.
A leap year box social will be held
by Catamount Commandery, U. o. G.
c. Wednesday evening. All invited
Mrs. Edward Ball of Pittsfeld, for
merry of this village, is a guest OF
Mr. and Mrs Fred Houghton of Val
entine street
The young son OF Mrs. John Waite
was taken to the Troy city hospital
this afternoon for an operation for
appendicitis.
Marcus burlington of Pownal, who
has been in the employ of NJ b. Mid
dleton, has returned from a week S
visit in Burlington.
Edward Guiden and daughter Han
nah of Hoosick Falls visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Cummings of the Ben
nington flats Sunday.
Rev. F. A. Eaton and daughter
Ethel of Syracuse visited Mr. Eaton S
cousin Mrs. Thomas Cummings of the
Bennington fats Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Remington are
moving from the Remington house on
Jefferson avenue to the Stark house
on the opposite side of the street
II. A. Albyn hehorticulturalist who
has charge of the orchards on the
Edward II. Everett property, return
cd Monday from a trip to Burlington
Sherman Ladd, aged 81 years, died
Monday at the home OF George
Scrlvens at Pownal Center. The
funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed.
kid" Casey. the boxer whose ad
dress is given as Bennington, is billed
to appear in the seminal bout with
Billy Roberts at the Century club in
Pittsfeld Monday evening.
Rev. w. w. Brunk, former pastor
of the local Methodist church now
located in Buffalo. was in town yes
terday the guest Of Miss Anna Park
lie left this morning for Troy.
Word has been received of tn,
birth Feb. 20. of nine pound son
TO Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Irish Of
Dandy. Mr.. Irish is a son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Wallace Irish Of Bradford Place
Charles Pillsbury, the civil engi
neer, who has had charge Of the worl
of running the line for the new
through cable to be laid between
Bennington and North Adams, has
gone to Worcester.
The kindergarten opened Monday
morning after a two months recess
| The two months vacation during Jan
uary and February was due to Ben
nington having an outdoor kindergar
ten during the summer months.
Miss Eugene McCandliss, who il
recovering from a recent severe III
ness, Is spending a few days Will
her grandfather, Zebra Quackenbusf
who is at Pittsleld She was &C
companied by Miss Frances Ernst.
James Hamilton Barney of Putnam
street is quietly observing the 18th
anniversary of his birth today. Mr.
Barney was born in 1885 in the south
western part OF the town and his an
cestors were among the early settlers
of Bennington. In 1852 he went &c
New York and for a long period was
engaged in business in that city.
The trustee of the Cole Mortland
company. bankrupts. has filed with
the referee in bankruptcy, Daniel A
Guiltinan, a report stating that II
would not be to the advantage OF the
creditors to complete the work on the
Pownal church for which the com
pany had the contract. The trustee
has been instructed by the referee "a
act In accordance with the report.
John Aspinwall, a former Physical
Director OF the local Young Mems
Christian Association, now holding a
like position In large association at
La Porte, Ind Is meeting with great
success In the west. His services are
In much demand as a basketball ref
cree among the clubs in that section
He has just been appointed official
referee In the Northern Indiana High
School League and at the Indiana
State Tournament that is TO be held
In March.
Philip Turner OF Pownal went to
North Adams Saturday and INDUCED
In the feat of consuming two pounds
OF raw beefsteak and then washing
Il down with something strong
About Sunday morning he suddenly
had trouble mentally and left his
hotel and made dash up state
street, dressed in scant undercloth
ing. A police officer finally intercept
ed him and took him to the police
station, where he was locked up "a
complete his celebration. Yesterday
in district court he was permitted e
have few hours to get out Of town
and took advantage of the opportuni
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