The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-07
ARLINGTON

Jonn ROBINSON spent rev days IN /
Bennington recently.
MIS- Flora Fields is taking care of !
-drs Metcalf at The Burdette House. |
Super intendent Whittier of South
SALISBURY was in town Wednesday.
Miss Frances Killion has resumed
her position as teacher in the North
Bennington graded school.
Mrs. S. Vault, who has been assist
ing Mrs. Charles Garfield the past
two weeks, has returned to her home
Orlando, Ruth and Gregory, the
three children of Mr. and Mrs. George
Cullinan are quarantined for whopping
cough.
Miss Marion Coucklin, stenogra-
| pher at Refg. Co., is spending al
weeks vacation at her home in Rut-
land.
Mr. and Mrs. n. ]. Jones and son,
Leslie, and Miss Madeline Plunkett
returned home Monday from an auto
trip to Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. La Bait and two
children returned Sunday from a two
weeks visit with friends in East Wal
lingford, Cuttingsville and Rutland.
| Cortlandt Palmer is i'll at the home
| of Mrs. Clarence Gilchrist. Dr.
Hahn OF Albany was called Thurs
day morning in consultation with the
local physician.
Miss Mildred Cressey, who has been
visiting her mother at Horace VII
liams', has gone to Bellingham, Mass
where she has accepted a position as
principal Of school.
Mr. and Mrs Earnest Garfield and
two daughters, who have been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Garfield, left Wednesday for their
home in Peterboro. Canada.
Miss Margaret Killion, who has
been spending the summer with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs NJ f. Kill;on,
returned Tuesday to her position in
the schools of New York city.
Mrs. Nora Stanley, who has kept
her rooms at The Nichols House
since the death of her husband, has
moved her household goods to North
bennington She is to teach this
year in the graded school.
Roger Higgins, who is stationed at
Portland, Maine, with his company
is spending the week with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higgins He
was called home by the sudden death
Of his uncle, Edward S. Higgins, OF
Bennington.
! The many friends of Edward S
! Higgins were shocked to hear of his
sudden death. He was great fay
orite in town and every one, old and
youn, knew him as Ed. sympathy Is
extended to the widow and daughter
! sisters and brothers, The obituary o.
, Mr.. Higgins has already been print
! eG
G The four year old daughter OF Mr.
+. and Mrs Frank Surdam OF Nortl
= | Hooisck, who was injured while visit
4 ing her aunt, Mrs Winnie Bixby II
3 bennington has visited at the home
4 of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Canfelt
/. with her mother, who was well know
|. in town and before marriage wal
t Miss Kate Madison.
Miss Madeline Plunkett and Mis-!
Margaret Wilson are attending th'
North Bennington high school, Las
year they were students of the Ben
# nington high school. but this year al
L rangements couldn't be made witt
l. the Bennington school people so i
!. was necessary for a change whicl
d viii mean a number of students NOR
e for North Bennington this year
a The schools in the second distric
IT opened Tuesday for the fall tern
y with following teachers: Fast Al
k lington. Miss Caroline Preo q
Schenectady. Miss Marion Beecher O
Bennington; Arlington village, Mis-
Margaret Thompson and Miss Mari
Buck South district, Miss Lois LAT
, lor; West Arlington, Miss Winifre
Bailey; North district, Miss Mar
Powes OF Bennington. Miss Tul
> Dcmison is to teach
u Chissolvile. Miss Demison gradl
$ ated from the Normal school a
! Castleton the past year In the schoC
o at Sunderland Depot Miss Mildre
/ Brown Of Dandy
l. The following is copied from a pal
j err known rs The Signal and Is printe
l. in Boston August 81. 1917. Maste
Signal Electrician Jesse G. Bixby {
II Company u and sergeant, First Clas
l. c, Thomas O'Malley OF Company
d was ordered by the department {
north east to proceed to Fort Woo
+ n. Y, and report to the commander
n officer there. They left Boston on IN
n midnight train on that date. Bixh
Y was a toll wire chief in the BCsto
n toll test station. o. O'Malley hel
W the same position in Concord, n.
- Both are expert telegraph operator
Jesse G., Bixby is native OF Arlin
ton and Is the son of Mr. and Mr.
u Warren Bixby His wife and OF
~ daughter live in Bennington, Il
T. other daughter lives here with h,
p grandparents The many frient
" congratulate Mr. Bixby on his su
10 cess.