The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-09
NORTH BENNINGTON

II. Il. Spencer was in North Adams
Sunday.
Mrs X. X. Durham Of bennington
was IN town Sunday.
William Burke Of Pttsheld was a
Sunday guest at the home of Mrs.
Josephine Brundage.
Miss Edna Genung leaves tomor.
row for North Dakota for an extend
ed visit with her sister.
Mrs. II. r. Spencer had a bad fall
on the ice Saturday. breaking two
bones in her LETT foot
Mrs. John lalley Of North Adams,
Mass. was the guest OF Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Remington Friday.
Mrs. J VI. Barber and grand-daush
ter. Alice Barber, spent Sunday With
relatives In Penn ngton.
a telephone, number l71.W has
beon installed IN tie residence OF
John Walsh Of Main street,
The condition Of = y. Well'Dg.
who has been quite III for several
days, is improving slowly
Mrs. William picket Of Stuyyesant
Falls. y. y. IS the guest Of her
daughter. Mrs Josephine Brundagc
Mrs. II. a. Davis Of Church street
who has been confined to the house
by llncss for several days is rec3'-
cr.n-
Miss Eva Barker. who is spending
the winter with Mrs Frank Mattison,
Is at her home in White Greek for a
few days.
The moving picture shows in Bank
HalI Saturday a ternoon and even
hg. did not matefiall2e, as the films
failed 70 arrive.
4 Harry Harrington spent Saturday
in Albany. where 1e visited his sister
Miss Florence Harrington whc is
taking nurses training IN the Albany
city hospital
The teachers IN the Junior High
school and grades. VIC have been
spepdinz lhe holiday vacation al
their homes. have returned FOR The
opening Of school today.
The brotherhood OF the Baptist
church will meet at the parsonage
Fr day evening. Men all ages OF
the church and congregation, aud
those having no other churcn nome
are urged TO be present
Miss Harriet yelling left SUNDAY
Tor Troy where she was joined this
morning hy Mrs. 4 b. Carter and
tiey proceeded on their way TO Day
tona Florida. where they expect tol
spend the remainder OF the winter
The Woman's Missionary society
o the Baptist church vi hold IT'S
January meet ng with Mrs. Devote
al the parsonage. on Thursday after
noon at 2.90 O'Clock This is tie
ffst meeting OF the New Year. ana II
Is hoped for a large attendance. the
program promises to be of unusual
interest. as Mrs peWolfe has con
sented to give some OF her persona
experiences on the foreign mission
fields.
Was 1t the excitement following
the Gre or the disappointment oCcas
ioned by the non-arryel OF Satur'
DAY s. movie Nlm. or what could rave
been the reasonable excuse o, citl'
zon good and true who attempted ~
drive from Mechanic street to Pros
rect without making use OF tao high
way9 Save 1r the mute evidence
of a badly cripp cd car our triend
might hopc even yet p awake @n'
find twas but q dream
4 large delegation . Masons from
Tucker Lodge called upoa T. d. Kan
ney at his home Sdnday evening
and escorted him q the RailWay
station 10 bid aim goodbye as he was
leaving for Wash ugton, H. c., where
he is To rnter the National Sold erS
Home MI Ranney was a meroe
of the Regular army from 1877
1gSo stationed IN the Southwest j
no Is rontented In Washington ne
will return in the spring to dispose
of his property Mr. Ranncy for
many years Ia, held poSit onS
trust In all of the Mason bodies m
the villages of Bennington ana NoJu
Bennington, and h. viii be great }
missed by many friends, whose kind
est wishes follow him to his Ae"
home
There was an alarm of FIRE 5atur
day evening abou o'clock, when the
large barn on the Charles Hall prop
erty. east OF the village, formerly tue
George Elwell furm, was discovere'
To be- on fire. \ gang Of mon unde'
Leon pertoy had been work nc thrr.
durns the week and Saturday hol
ng the hay half Of which be'oNEe
to Fred u. Harrington The buildm2
and contents. including balins ma
chinery we're completely destroyed |
being such large building it mad
a spectacular FIRE aud the on,ooker'
we're helpless to retard its progres'
in any way. All that could be done
was to keep the residence and othel
buildings from taking fire, and the
night was so very still, there was
not much danger Both building anc
contents are reported to be we'll COY