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

Miss Edith Barber of Troy was
at her home here over Sunday.
There was a good attendance al
the NJ. e. supper last Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. b. o. Barber is i'll at her
home on Main street. Her sister
Miss Rose Emory of Troy is attend
ing her.
There was another meeting of the
soc. of Equity at A. B. Gardners
Saturday evening. Four new mem.
bers were admitted
NJ. J. Burlington, Jr., has gone tc
Burlington, VT, to visit the Universe
ty of Vermont from which he gradu
ated several years ago.
Miss Sarah Phillips, who has been
out of town for a number of months
visiting her brother in Stuyvesant
Falls, N. Y, has returned home.
Miss Lodleska Gardner returned
Sunday night from a visit to Troy
Conference Academy at Poultney
W, where she formerly attended
school.
A number of young people surpris
ed VIM. Brown at his home or
Church street Saturday evening. Re
freshments were served and q very
pleasant time was enjoyed.
d. T. Bates and Geo. H. Dunn tool
a trip to Greenfield, Mass, Saturday
going via Pittsfield and Springfield
All they had to do was to buy ticket
for Hoosac Tunnel which ticket gave
them the right to 60 to their destina
ton owing TO the recent wreck which
had blocked the tunnel.
The result of the voting in the min
isterial money throughout the towr
was as follows. Baptist, Pownal 46;
center Pownal, IL; North Pownal, l;
total 5S. Congregational, Pownal, o.
Center Pownal, 0: North Pownal, Al,
total Al. Methodist. Pownal, SO;
Center Pownal, So; North Pownai
4; total 76. Total OF all the churches
combined is IFS. AS there is s175.Ol
to be divided each denomination will
receive the same number OF dollars
as they had votes.
There was considerable excitement
at the services at the Congregations
church at North Pownal Sunday
morning. Something was the matter
with the heater and Il was pourinl
deadly coal gas into the room. Tn,
one affected worst was the Rev. II. G
Mohl of the Pownal Baptist church
who was preaching. Mr.. Mohl ha,
been in the church for about an hou
before service so had thoroughly i'm
pregnated his sytem with the poison
He had barely started his sermon
when he collapsed and became un
concious He was taken to the oper
air and after a time revived although
he was seriously Ill for the rest o.
the day. Monday morning he wa.
feeling much better. Others in tho
congregation were III from the results
OF the gas, but none as serious a:
Mr. Mohl. The Baptist services Sun
day afternoon had to be omitted ow
Ing to the pastors illness.
Sherman Ladd. 81 years of age dice
at the home of George Scrivens IN
Center Pownal Monday morning at !
a. m. He had always been a vigorous
man and refused until too late e
consider himself sick man, so thai
his system became much weakened
before doctor could be called. III,
had been a school master for II
years and there are but few In Pow
nal 20 years old and more who hav,
not at some time had him for teach
or. While stern man, he always in
tended to be just, and his schools
were always models Of department
The writer looks back with pleasur,
on the year of schooling he had will
Mr.. Ladd. remembering him as
teacher who had the knack OF maxim,
a scholar see light through difficult
question or problem which was
sharp contrast TO those who had pre-
ceeded him. He was thoroughly tenn
perate, and very clean man in Mi
personal life. and he has now gone I,
his reward In the great school wher,
he will be no longer teacher, but
scholar He will be buried in IN,
family lot in Pownal Center Tn,
date OF the funeral has not yet beef
announced.