The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-06
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Conn Vas Ia Town Monday
YIN. n. Wyatt Of Cleveland. Ohio.
Vas in this village over sunday.
Mr.. and Ms. Chas. r. Green have
returned from a trip 10 New YORK
Abner p ToWne OF Albany spent
the week end with his family IN
town.
The repairs 10 the roof OF the resi-
dence OF Miss Harriet Durham. have
been completed.
The Pownal blue SoN" were beat
en- in their recent game az North
PoWnal 10 10 >.
George r. Lewis has taken a posi-
ton with the West Va. Pulp and Pa
Co. n North Pownal.
Charles o. Burt resumed his work
AZ the North PoWnal station Tuesday
morning after an absence OF several
weeks.
Miss Constance Potter returned
Saturday from a weeks absence In
Washington. ID. {. she reports a
very interesting trip.
DIR. Potter is out with his Ford
which looks like new car. II is
painted battleship grey and being
trimmed with black gives il a very
nobby appearance
Since the close OF the bar az the
Brookside Inn IL has ceased TO be
conducted as a public hotel. and is to
be occupied as a private house by
the owner, Patrick Colwell.
Mrs. Nancy Bechard OF Cohoes.
y. Y, has sold her Orchard street
house to Edw. Olcombright. This is
the first real estate transfer OF any
consequence which the village has
seen for some time.
George II. Dunn and wife. Chas. o.
Burt and wife. and Daniel T. Bates
OF this town attended the Masonic
dedication in Pittsfeld Monday
From the north village DR.. f. r. Pot.
ter, A. n. Smith and ]. Colby Lewis,
Jr.. attended.
John w. Gardner and family re-
turned home Monday from Albany il.
their new Buick Six They were ac-
companied by an employee OF the firm
where Mr.. Gardner purchased the
car, who did the driving and instruct
ed Mr. Gardner in its management.
Beginning with the first Sunday in
Nay the Baptist church has adopted
tho use OF the Duplex Envelope"
for collection. One side contains our
gifts For ourselves" and the other
our gift For Others" The latter is
to cover benevolent and missionary
contributions.
A number from this village went
TO North Pownal Saturday evening
to the amateur production OF the
play Cranberry Corners. The lend
ing parts were taken by Henry J.
Tatro and Mrs. Norman Parkhurst
Both did clever work. The remand
er OF the cast did splendidly and
the play was a treat to the large
audience present
F. A. Wilson broke an axle to his
auto on Burgess Hill Friday. The
car was towed to the village by the
Oldest car in town. Mr. Wilson put
new axle in his car on Saturday
The amusing feature of this accident
was that Mr.. Wilson stopped his car
at the foot of the hill to assest Dr.
Potter. who II appeared on inyesti-
cation, was stuck for want of gaso-
line, and when he tried to start his
car 1t would not move although the
engine was going fine. When the
car came which furnished the doctor
with gasoline it was given towing
job as well.
Taking for her text the words.
This is the Victory that overcometh
the world, even your faith, Mrs.
Cora Seaberry gave a thrilling TEN
perance address at the union ser.
vice in the Baptist church last Sun
day morning After the service
initial steps we're taken toward form
ing local W. c. T. U. Ms. A. II.
Potter was elected President and
Miss J. l.. Gardner. treasurer. The
first meeting is to be held in the Bap
fist vestry at $3.50 p. m. Friday, May
18th. All women in town, both
young and old are cordially invited
to join. The requirements of mem
beTship are; taking the total absti
nence pledge, using all proper means
to prevent the use of intoxicants and
paying an annual due of fifty cents.
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