The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-08
HoosicK FALLS.
News Items From the Other Side Of
the L inc.


the Line.
The Rensselaer, County Republican
Committee, in SEES lion at Republican
headquarters in Troy Saturday after
noon. former y designated the follow
+ ing candidates TO be voted upon IN
the Republican Primaries in Septem
Der.
/ For County Judge-Hon. Pierce H.
Russell of Troy.
For County Clerk--John II. Quack.
enbush of Schaght coke.
For sheriff-John +. Williams OF
North Greenbush.
/ For Coroner DIR Charles II. Sproat
Of Valley Falls.
Over 200 iovial Elks from the
Local lodge are expected to put dull
care aside on Thurs. Aug. %, and Join
in the annual frolic which Is scheduled
to take place on that date at Saratoga
Lake. The date. which had ben set
for August IS, was changed because OF
the desire OF many of the purp G
brothers TO attend the grand. great and
glorious Cambridge Fair. The big
feed will be held at Newman's fam
ouse restaurant and the management
is preparing to take care of $50 breth.
IN. The trip will be made in automo.
biles.
The annual bake of the Rensselaer,
county Republican Club will be held
on Augu 9th at Brookside Park. All
Republicans desiring tickets may pro.
cure the same at Republican Head.
quarters. 4th ST.. Troy, or from John
Doyle treasurer 1t Is hoped that
Governor Miller Lieut. Governor Wood
chairman Glyn and other prominent
state Republicans will be present. The
committee of arrangements consists
OF Farnam p Card, William d. Thorn.
as, John F. Munger. Warren ]. Pine.
John Doyle, Mrs. George j. Miller.
Mrs. Abbott II. Jones and Miss Mark
X. Cross.
Michael Fitzgerald. who has now had
the contract for the Stone School
House-Vermont State Line Road for
about four years. will have to rush
work on that highway of he expects to
retain his contract. according to a
statement Monday to Frank NJ.
Baucus, President of the Troy automo.
bi Club by Highway Commissioner
Herbert S. Sisson. The statement was
made in repy to request from the
President of the Troy Automobile Club
asking that Mr. Titsgeralds contract
be cancelled and given to someone else
who will work " The Highways Com.
mission is evidently not ignoring the
fact that work on the road has been
going too slowly for the convenience
of the public, for, as the Commissioner
stats, a ten day notice has been issued
to the contractor. that he must ar.
range to provide additional equipment
and labor in order to rush the work to
its completion or the present contract
will be cancel ed. He further SAYS.
that strict watch will be kept on the
progress made and unless a change
Is evident. the contract will be relet.
The neople of Hoosick IA Is were
filled with hope that the village had
taken another jump into the villages
OF the first class last Tuesday, when
the office Genus taken by tn Board
of Education revealed the fact that the
population OF School District No. /
had reached 5,139 II was said at the
time, however, that number of fami
les, although they resided within the
school district were just outside the
corporate limits of the vi lage. This
led to through investigation. and
the result dashed all hopes to the
ground For Il was discovered that
just l04 people resided outside the