The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-23
ARLINGTON

Mrs. Gilbert Vaughn has returned
home from visiting her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Comstock of Cleveland,
Ohio, are at Mrs. Clarence Gilchrist
Mrs. Ralph Walker and children of
Orleans, VT, are visiting her mother
1t is understood that w. c. Farnum
a former resident OF this town, is work
ing in Bennington.
Mrs. Sarah Kendall Of Bennington,
who has been visiting Mrs II. d. La
Bait returned home Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Mosley, who
have been in town for the past few
days have returned to Bennington.
Mrs. Mary Somers of Pittsfeld
Mass, is here in town having her
household goods shipped to that place
Mrs. George Griffith of North Ben
nington has been visiting at William
Stanley's. Mr.. Stanley is critically III.
Mrs Keech Of Burlington. who has
been visiting Mrs. W. l. Jones has re-
turned home earlier than expected on
| account Of her son expecting to be
called to Mexico.
Royal Walker left Wednesday for
| Burlington where he is a member of
the military company Thus far he is
the only young man from town who is
a member of any company.
Leander Walker, has been very i'll
the past few days with an attack Of
appendicitis, Kenneth Vault is sub
stituting for MIR. Walker taking the
mail from the station to the post office
and vice versa
Miss Elizabeth Hard, who has been
i'll for the past year and for the past
two weeks has been critically ill,died
at her home on South Main street with
pneumonia Saturday morning. June II.
Miss Hard was born in Arlington, June
18th 1896 being the daughter OF Orion
and Beulah Holden Hard She had
lived in town all Of her life and in her
younger days was one OF the most
noted and prominent school teachers
Of the day. She was a member of St
James church and The Woman's Aux,
iliary When a young girl she took
charge OF the infant class in Sunday
school and only short time ago was
Obliged to resign on account of i'll
health Miss Hard was woman
whom every one liked and was known
to all as Miss Libbie. If any one was
in trouble or i'll the first one we would
call on would be Miss Libbie and she
would always respond cheerfully ant
give all the assistance possible. She
viii be greatly missed in large nun
Der OF places especially n
home where she and the lone
y sister who is lett. AWAY.
lived together and in all the year.
have been separated only about ST,
months, The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon at 2.3O at St Jome.
church, burial in south cemetery. Rev
Thomas Turner officiating. The bear
ers were Fred Bronson, Reuben An
drew, Albert Buck, win Hard Franl
Garfield and Frank Holden of Cam
bridge. Miss Hard is survived by on,
sister, Miss Abbie Hard with whom
she lived, brother Zadoc Hard an,
Two nieces. Miss Sadie Hard of Arling
ton Mrs. William Bevis of Schenect
ady and one nephew, Charles O. Har
OF ST, Louis. Among the friends an
relatives from out of town were Mr..
Ella Douglass of Brooklyn. n. Y
Frank Holden Of Cambridge, Mr.. an
Mrs. William Bevis OF Schenectad,
Mrs. Mary Adams and Edward Holde
OF Bennington, Dr. and Mrs. Beat
of Shushan, Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins an
Mrs. Herbert Shaw of Manchestc
n Mrs. Ellen Bundy Of Troy, Mrs. Sara
Kendall OF Benninpfon