Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-29
BENSON.


BENSON
John Balls & Son, of this place,
have 200 acres of grass to cut.
The Roncop sketch for Miss Homen-
,,.o,,,l Cola++oor /, NOW hoinr nrintod NV
49, C,1a',a,,,o,,+ Jorufoo+nrin@c tCo,,non,5
'"~ -, ,''' N''''' $50,
Wo very me pores nave Deeh pro
cured Tor tle' GRANT anu wilson nag,
saturday. the oISC OF august al
CLOCK ,. m, IS the tlhe IlAeu loT inc
rally. COL joyce Is 10 DC tne speaker,
and the Cambman Band, OF falfhaYch'
are to furnish the music. h
v1DDrFRrRy
ne departure ny "edIli oi LOU
man from com5nuiiil} MIeic ne I"S
hFgi TOT more IMAM Iaii century
ana TO when ne mas adIicu III ms sphere;
be II humhTe or "Ie'attu' what ne Goulu
TO adIahc' liS grown III illa'e'i :l' VI
moIa'' or ItiI@I"19 PoH,yilvS' - a.,
event. Ihat dellIiii'i7 more VIlail ia d '"N'dL
notice or passing reilllfE. ne P"N'
week has witnessed lhc deaiA' IN our
village, OF ITS OLDEST ana lnoSt respect
able citizens, IN the person OF Mr. re
man R1chafdS0n. agel ~ years, ne
was born IN HoIden, Mass. N"Fonber
23d, 1913, ana came 10 hIuufenuiE 0rp-
TENDER, 1916, re was married 10 MISS
Sally Barber, OF benson, Vt, Srptem-
Der 28th, lo20 In 1872 ne cN-
perienccd religion and united with the
Methodist church, retaining an unbrokrn
MEMBERSHIP therein until his death, maA-
ing a continuous CHRISTIAN NE lot ~
years. lie was Tor years very accept
able class leader and steward Oh 'l'
church. lie was bookDlndef ny lfa!'.
and until mcapacltated oy lnuFiAitleS
carried on quite an extensive business,
being the only bookOnder IN our pace
He was a quiet unostentlouS man IN ms
general demean0r, ana was lh' S"'1 Oh
tfuthldihcsa ana honor' re i''NN'>H''' d
good sound NINA ana lu iSI4Gh' h.''ur-
cd ny reading ana thou8hI: re ia""it"
WITH much earhcSlileSS anu He@' ~ con,
1ripN" 10 cile CROWN al" T"J'ud,
prosperity on our NlIIa8e' never "tn,."
his fellow cluzenS TO the extent o. ms
ao!lity Ill aloln@ 10 give moral zone /"
tl' community. through lh' Various nI-
neFoitLl "I|td''oiiS t,'"1 70" VI VIZ"
inc ntCeSNiutH o. '"t '''IIS' III '"'
church ne WA" i"F very many years III,
acjlNr lncin1GF' an" MS prayers I III.
C"UhSriS WIZ i"iI@ "' F'ihc'il""!''.
I0Fr fof 'hs G"dryh wa, onI'","l''.'.
me cause o. I!le 7aFI"' I34 very near
MS hc4rl' ne IlN'd 70 see v'i' cIl'IcH III
our FlIa4I HciEa91 rom ~" H"iI"
,'G"'It" III''" IL, 'Nli"Li'' - a ID!
lao"iIh2 uo'4 VI ut"'> I'S' sS'NI.'3 'I''
T 7I. o. ".'' ''' ''r S'' "'' Gtf e" "i W.
us lH"'F Was Ioii@."aI H"i bI'"'' MS
La,l" M ",t"I5 "'n| S'L"';.: "",5 N ~.
ldNleo tll'lI ~ we r'i'' % Ire "a iis
IngllS lli,4T,i 'l' .1 u in' a.
1Yt,. t,' ~ ''1''t IN; S,, W
t tlg r .as stas1, nvhiLi+id If t1
,'nr ,r'( h; faitI ~ cas ,,nr ,,h;h
nnnofIod hin, amid al the ,fr;ssitnday If
Iifn ~ sIrn,o1nf o1.e.ac7ps If no common
nl,orantor and Of Ioof triI,,nL in Ma
Ionr Of mortal dissolution. awaitinr
with inv the simmons of release from
eartIis tolls TO heavens reward. He
soucht not the aDnlause of the world
Firm and decided in his convictions Of
dn+v and rirbt he never bnsifatnd in his
rorrsn Of action Genial and charitable
in his intercourse With and love for all
christians he nevertheless was constant
and ardent in his love for and attach
mrnt to the church of his choice. In
short in him were combined most excel
lent traits of character as q christian and
citizen have known him from NV
bovbo0d. and | never heard. aught said
AGAINST him as an rpright man and con
siStont christian He has left willow
and five sons who fhouob mourninr the
loss of a kind husband and indulornt
father. are consoled with the fact. that !
his tolls are past. his sorrows ended. and |.
his soul rests in the mansion above. He
was NV christian brother, counsellor and !
friend I pray NAV be enabled to saw
for nv last, his expiring exclamation.
Come Lord Jeasus. come onicklv."
Thronob the Kindness of Coorra
IIo,or1n,,d ESQ made q thorough IN
gnontinn last Taoll Of tho naHy nannr
Iii now IN nronooe If con11,Io+ipnP i,
onr yiiIago The new hniIdinG is vastly
s1narior to the one bnrned The now
rro ron, orts oro rnr, s,Inorior and tho
chi Of tbo iost lind Croat
llr'dit'i IL d,,o n NJ Hommond ond biS
oacoao+oe Co.. +ni, 800, y, ,rIool+
th now, ~ b,' ' how o Jo,i+
te, 'IT lii ,oot Iyith e,ro Success ,0t tho
a of NO anor ond io homo l Il
1'1(tt ro,oa H. ~, anu all +bn ,G CO.. ~
I I. oP 49, ~ III th az 'iUtl eo of
o ,1l, yi = lace and co,,nt2 This amman Of
o,,arrofic yol7n@ ,,1aT onrtai,1y- daceI1voe
tbo t6onI-S Of 70 ron,,1a Of uidJIoh,,rIr
e., raI1I,iIdi,,o. 49,, r,~rl, 49, Iii
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