The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
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There viii be a regular meeting OF
the Eagles tomorrow evening
Edward Z. Hart. ir.. Of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting AZ his home here.
George Chandler is confined 10 the
house by a severe attack OF rheuma-
tism
Branch No. viii meet with Mrs.
Charles Burt. Thursday afternoon.
from 3 10 5.
l.. c. Holion will offer carnations
at 50 cents dozen for the rest of
this week. Adv. 67t2
One OF the Potter tenement houses
IN the rear OF the residence OF c. II.
Potter is being painted.
The Fortnighuy Recreation class
viii meet Tuesday afternoon az two
o'clock. instead OF Wednesday. this
week.
Clark Spencer OF Cambridge was
the guest over Sunday OF his father
in-law. Henry W. Marsh OF School
street.
There will be two match games OF
hand.ball in the gym" tonight. Visi-
tors are entirely welcome TO see the
games.
Mrs. Linas White and daughter
Carolynwho have been the guests Of
Mrs. 5. IL. lockwood, have returned
20 their home. Hoosick Falls.
The Y. ". c. A. bowling alleys are
unfit for use until the water recedes
in the pits. The match game for to-
night will be called OFF indefinenty.
Miss Zenobia Royce returned to
Syracuse university this morning at-
ter passing the Easter recess with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Z.
Royce.
Misses Mildred and Mary Kendall
and Miss Ada Stevens. who have
been the guests OF relatives in town
since Friday, returned this morning
TO their homes in Pittsheld.
Lewis V. n. Potter OF the middle
Pownal road is unable to do much
work because Of a case OF blood
poisoning in one hand. The trouble
originated from a slight scratch.
The ladies of St. Monica's society
are requested to meet at the home
CT the late Mrs. Thomas Cullion this
evening at 1850 and tomorrow morn
ing at $3.50 to attend the funeral in a
body.
Mt. Anthony lodge. No. 10. F. and
A. NJ. will install the oflicers-elect at
the regular meeting Tuesday April
2lst, 100 p. m. The Past Masters de
gree will be conferred. Reports OF
trustees and other business. All
Pas Masters are requested to be
present.
At the trial Of F. L. Bottum at
the New Court House" this evening
several new witnesses have been
summoned and discovered. among
others Postmaster X. NJ. Houghton,
while sitting on the new postotlice
steps says he saw Mr.. Bottum fish
ing on South street in front Of the
residence of DR.. Putnam. Reference
may be had to the views now on eX-
hibition in Griswold's window.
The following members of the 10
cal relief corps are attending the de
partment encampment OF the Yer,
mont c. A. r. at st. Johnsbury this
week. Mrs. Lucy A. Gibson Mrs
Emily A. Marsden, Mrs. Hattie j.
Hudgins, Mrs. Bertha Rudd, Mrs. L
A. Booth, Mrs. Laura Lambert Mrs
y. NJ Puffer. Mrs. Electa Murphy
Miss Lucy Cutting. Miss Laura
Chase. Mrs. Ellen Hanncn, Mrs. Ell
sic A. Wood OF this village and Miss
Katherine Gibbins of North Benning
ton.
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah f
Hill. who died Friday at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. Martha Cranston
was held from Green Mountain
chapel Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. +
Meyer. pastor OF the Baptist church
officiating. The bearers were G. NJ
Lambert, r. NJ Houghton, AlonzC
Bent and Thomas Whitman. Mrs
Hill was the daughter of Capt. Aaron
Ketchum and was born rs years age
in Bennington. She had passed hel
| entire life in town. Sixty years age
she was married TO parle Hill who
served in the civil war as a member
of the tenth regiment of Vermont
volunteers and who died about SO
years ago. The survivors are three
sons, Herbert f. Hin, Aaron f. Hill
and George +. Hill, residing in Ben
nington and two daughters, Mrs. ]
II. Cranston of Bennington and Mrs
Edward Madison of Salisbury.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation of the many acts Of
kindness extended during the fna
illness of our mother, Mrs. HANNAH
+. Hill.
Herbert f. Hill,
Aaron +. Hill,
Mrs. ]. u Cranston,
George e. Hill.
Mrs Edward Mattison