The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-16
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H. C. Roster has returned from
business trip to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Walker of Pit
tsfeld are passing the day here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Stuppebeen
have returned from visit in Hudson
n. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Strong Of Troy
have been visiting in town.
Miss Donalda Berard Of Division
street is confined to the house by Ill
ness.
Conrad Schwartz, who has been Ill
is reported today to be somewhat i'm
proved.
Jared Howard was out this morn
ing after having been housed several
days by illness.
Clarence Fox of Gage street, who
few days ago dislocated his should
er by falling on the ice, is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sherman and daughter
Katherine OF Troy who have been
visiting Mrs Shermans sister Mrs
]. A. Connolly, have returned to
Troy.
The subscription sale for May IT.
win will start at the box Office at Z
o'clock Wednesday evening and the
regular sale at o'clock Thursday
morning at Coles drug store.
The funeral services of the late ],
B. Wardell, notice of whose decease
appeared in The Banner of Jan. 18th,
/ will be held at III Valentine street
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Miss Elizabeth Rose of Jefferson
street was married Sunday afternoon
TO Rober Baker of Cambridge, N. Y
The marriage took place at the Bap
fist parsonage. They will live In
Cambridge The bride is said to be
only Is years old.
A horse in the possession of Anse
Rice was on Monday taken in charge
by the local agent of the Humane
society and ordered to be killed
The animal was in an emaciated
condition and in the opinion of the
agent not able to work.
NJ. 7. Hamlen, the iceman intended
to begin cutting ice on Benton's POND
Monday morning but some time dur
ing Sunday night jam of anchor ice
formed in the channel and in the
morning the entire surface of the
pond was overlooked A force OF
men was put at work at once cutting
holes and the water was in this way
drained into the pond.
George A. Robinson, clerk of the
village board Of trustees at Old Ben
nington, put in the entire forenoon
Sunday attempting to thaw out the
water pipe in his home on Monument
avenue. Later in the day he learned
that the village had been cut off from
the system because OF the freezing
of the main near the Bottom & Tor
rance company's plant
Parties who visited Sucker pond
on Sunday we're forced to cut
through Is inches OF ice to obtain
water enough to drink. The rise in
temperature which reached here
during the day was evident at the
pond early In the morning. Saturday
night the mercury registered IS de-
grees below zero but Sunday morn
ing II stood at above
A postponed meeting of the Wo-
mans Home and Foreign Missionary
society will be held in the Sunday
school room of the First Baptist
church on Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 18th at 1880 o'clock. A care
fully prepared program is in charge
OF Mrs Agnes Sexton and promises
to be one OF special interest. The
women Of the church are most cordi-
ally invited to be present.
Rev Richard Philip Hart Vail. d.
d., native OF Troy who died at the
home OF his daughter in Williams
town, Mass, Monday was a relative
of several members of the summer
colony at Old Bennington. He was a
graduate OF Williams college. He
was pastor OF the Presbyterian
church at Stamford, Conn, being in
the latter charge for a period OF 26
years. He is survived by a widow
and two daughters.
There will be a regular meeting OF
Bennington Grange No. $3.50 Wednes-
day evening, Jan. II, at 1880 o'clock
when the following program will be
given: Current Events. Miss Flora
Burgess; paper, Benjamin Franklin,
Ernest White; What is the most
Profitable Stock for this Locality?
Clinton Il. Russell; music, Misses
Wilhelmina Hicks and Ella Murray;
When is the best time to sell pota.
toes? VIM. ]. Hicks.
Leon Bushee, who was arrested I'm
Arlington Monday for breaking and
entering the store OF Ralph Walker
was brought here in the even.
Ing and lodged in the county Jail.
The burglary, II Is alleged, was com.
mitted Saturday night and their
took miscellaneous quantity or
goods valued at about 500. Follow.
ing his arrest he was arraigned be.
fore Justice Mcdonald and was held
for the grand Jury under bail of $500
A party Of neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Lighthall on South
street Saturday evening for the pur.
pose OF reminding Mrs. Llghthal
she had passed another milestone on
life's journey. AS an expression OF
their regard they presented Mrs.
Lighthall with an upright piano Re.
freshments were provided by the
guests who came unannounced and
pleasant evening was passed,
A public meeting will be held at
Apollo hall at 1880 tomorrow even.
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