The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-05
PoWNAL CENTER

her bed with cold and erysipelas.
Mrs. Mary F. Lampman, who has
been very i'll this week. is improving.
Mrs. Harry Gore is recovering from
a hard case Of grip. Dr. j. 3. Hull of
VIII amstoWn is attending her.
Hugh Mcintyre and Broas Scriven
entered INTO Joint management of the
f. p Amadon farm Tuesday.
Miss Julia Bartlett of North Pownal
Is visit ng her grandmothr Mrs
Adelia Rood for few weeks.
George b. NJ. Goodwin had the m s.
fortune to lose valuable horse,
Monday.
Hamp Sweet Of Blackinton spent a
part of his weeks vacation with his
grandmother Mrs Sophia StarbucR.
Mrs John Barber and grand daugh-
ter, Janice, are sepnding the week in
North Adams at the home Of Mrs
Hattie Patterson
The teachers and directors of the
town school districts he'd their usual
monthly meet ng at the school house
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The ladies' Aid Society Of the Pow.
nal Center church served lunch to
the voters Tuesday An amount of
thirteen dollars was realized.
Mrs. Paul ne Stone Of Greenfield ar
rived Tuesday to visit her aunt, Mrs.
William H. Campbell Both are
spending a portion Of the week In
Bennington.
A surprise party was given the
Misses Ida and LILLIAN Green at the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin F. Green, Saturday evening
Card games furnished the amusement.
There will be no dance at Summit
hall Friday night because OF the bad
condition of the roads There Is to
be q social dance Friday, March II,
Music by Murray Eyeryones invt.
ed
Dogs may now be licensed at the
Town Clerks Office Tax on or be
fore the first day Of April is two dol.
lars for male or spayed female dogs
and six dollars for female dogs. Ken.
mel licenses are thirty dollars
About XIV neighhors and friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Barber met
at the Thompson farm Tuesday eve
nng Cards ana dancing until late
hour provided pleasant time fol
everyone present A plentiful lunch
was served at twelve
Arthur. the youngest son of George
y. NJ Goodwin. returned home from
Post0n Saturday He was operator
upon for a dislocat.on of bone IN his
limb which occurred a few years ago.
Treatment for six weeks was given
him at the Boston hospital II be.
lieyed the surgery Is successful.
The Neighbors and friends Of Charles
~ Holland gathered at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph StockweI SatuA
day evening and surprised the former
Wth various gifts OF provisions Mr..
Holland, who has been in II health
for som time, had returned that day
from the Putnam Memorial hospital
mere be has recovered from an oper.
alton. A very enjoyable time was
spent and refreshments We're served.
AT the Tcwn Meeting the largest
vote In years was cast and had not
the new 'egis.ation permitting the
G. To- NJ cf the polls at two p. m been
fol owed. 1t would have Eeea greatly
increased as many had not heard OF
this ruling a vote TO determine the
number Of Road Commissioners for
the coming year was taken with the
result that both candidates on the
ballot were later elected, being VIII
Fam NJ Crosier and Frank j. Davis.
The former is to have charge of WORK
ng the town roads east Of the main
highway running from Bennington u
Wl.amstown and Mr. DAYS is to
have the roads Of the west side of
atown All other officers were elect
ca e1 nominated, W tn the exception
Cf the office of Selectman. Brownell
r. Wilcox received 100 votes to 50 for
John Barber The list of other Off
GERS as follows Moderator. Nor.
lis NJ TcYs'ee; town clerk, Esther
Fec&ham Niles; town treasurer
George n Myers; first consta5'e
Harry Wilson; second constable Fred
Ryan; collector cf tares, Norris M
Tows'ee. liste", George III Dunn;
auditor Dan el f. Gardner; overseer
of the poor Norris NJ Towslee; trus
tee Of public money, Daniel +. Gard
ner; town agent Clyde A. Peckham;
town grand Jurors, h. Oscar Barber
Clyde a. Peckham. Albert Dean;
, school director, Geo b. NJ Goodw n
THE tax rate voted was, town 10,
highway 40, school, 100.