The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-17

lily we're recent visitors with relatives
in North Adams. over the weekend
w. w. Toilette of Wilmington was
in town the first OF the week, calling
on some 6f hfs Friends and acquain-
tances.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Lauf OF Dan.
bury, Conn, were recent visitors at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. c.
II. Pope.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Brown and daugk-
ters, the Misses Mabel and Caroline,
were in North Adams Saturday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bailey Of Ash
field, Mass, were visitors in town Sat
urday and Sunday with friends and
relatives
Miss Esther White OF Dover, N. H.,
is spending the summer vacation with
her grandparents, MI and Mrs, VIII
liam White.
Frank G. Brainard Of the Burlingame
and Darbys company Of North Adams
was business visitor in town Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Alphonse Bechard were
in North Adams Friday and Saturday
To- attend the funeral of Mrs, Bechard' s
| mother who was buried saturday.
\ Mrs JKAlex Donald and son Kenneth
Of Pohlthey arrived here on Thursday
evehingsto join the pastorfo the Pap
tistichurch, Rev. Donald. who has been
here for some weeks past
| Though an error, II was stated in
these columns that Luigi Erali was the
/ yictim al an automobile accident last
Sunday evening when, instead, e. Cir
ardi, was the person who was injur-
ed II Va lin w
The graduation exercises Of both the
high and grammar school departments
win take place on next Friday even
4 ing June 18th in Masonic hall, the
program of which will be printed in a
llater issue.
Arthur Pellegrini started his two
weeks vacation on Monday last, Miss
Gilmore of the same office force in the
chair shop, having returned the last OF
the week from her vacation in Man
chester.
L. H. Crosier and Charles Wheeler
were in Burlington last week Tuesday
to Friday, to attend the Grand Lodge
meeting, A. f. and A. NJ. in that city
MIR. Crosier going in his capacity of d
D. G. NJ. of this district. They return
cd home on Friday. aae
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.. Sheehan Of Nor
way, Maine, who recently bought the
r. Caron place. moved there for oc
cupation the first OF the week while
Mr.. and Mrs, Caron and son will take
up their residence in Springfield
Mass; in the near future.
Gardner Brown left here Saturday
morning, going by auto to North Adams
where he took the train for niagara
Falls, N. Y, to make visit OF O few
days with friends. Calvin Brown, who
has been attending high school there
for the past year, will return here, al
the same time, with him, for the sum
mer vacation.
A civil service examination will be
held at Readsboro July 10th to fill tht
position OF rural carrier at Readsboro
Application blanks may be obtained al
the locas postoffice or from the U. S
civil Service Commission at Washing
ton, D. C. Applications should be for
Iwarded to the Commission at Washing
for a trip through the northern part
The local order Of Odd Fellows, with
their sister organization, the Rebekahs
held a memorial service in the local
BAPTIST church, yesterday morning
with Rev. r. G Hooper of the Metho
dist church in Shelburne Falls, Mass.
officiating as the speaker, assisted by
the local pastor, Rev. ]. Alex Donald
Speoial stress was laid by the visiting
speaker upon the several principles OF
odd Fellowship, Friendship, Love ano
Truth. whereby the members of this
order might the more readily apprecl
ate the virtues of those gone on be
fore. who had practioed these prin
ciples in their lives while on earth.
Fire broke out in the mill of the Ma
tional Metal Edge Box company shor
tly after six o'clock on Thursday even
ling, June 10, starting just outside theil
buildings, near the 1900 volt trans
former connections of the grinder cir
cult. The fire department quickly res
pended and with the help Of the mil
emp Dyes who also played streams o.
water on the fire the blaze was soor
subdued, with but little damage con
sidering the proportions of the fire
when first discovered, Various
theories have been advanced as to the