The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-19
North Bennington.

The Baptist Sunday school is making
arrangements for an excursion soon
and have extended an invitation to the
Congregational school to unite witt
them. This seems a good move, lei
Sunday schools in the same village unite
in the joyous occasions. 1t shows the
right spirit.
Samuel Wright is on a vacation, and
will spend while at his fathers.
George Walbridge is home from Cor.
nell University, Ithica, N. Y, for q
time.
Miss Alice Ripley has returned from
Troy, and will remain during the warm
season.
Master frankie Sanborn of North
Adams, Mass, was so delighted with
his visit short time since that he has
come back to spend few weeks more
with us.
There will be no preaching at the
Congregational church next Sabbath,
but Sunday school as usual at Il
O'Clock.
Quite large party of young ladies
had picnic on Lake Paran Tuesday
afternoon, taking tea upon its banks.
Boats were brought into requisition, and
it was conceded to be a very enjoyable
occasion.
The funeral of Mrs. Betsey Corey of
North Adams was attended at the resi-
dence of John r. Hunt last Tuesday
morning at IL o'clock. She was born
in POwnal in 1906, and was therefore
80 years old. Her husbands name was
Stephen, and of their nine children, six
of whom are now living, two served
in the Union army with their father,
who was tiity-five when he enlisted.
They at one time lived in this village,
but for many years resided in Adams,
where he died some sixteen years since.
She was the last of a family of ten chill
dren, and had been member of the
Baptist church since she was eighteen.
She came here more than year since
to live with her daughter, Mrs. Hunt,
and has been failing for months, and
though fondly cared for, has looked for
forward with hope and confidence to
the time when she would be relieved of
the trials and pains incident to great
age. The services were conducted and
appropriate remarks made by Rev. G..
X. Hewitt. The hymns, Rock of Ages
and Shall We Meet Beyond the River
were sung by quartette. The remains
were taken on the O'Clock train to
North Adams for burial.
The boad house on Lake Paran in
process of construction by some of our
citizens is nearly completed The
building is 20X30, and the work is being
done by G. NJ. Colvin and William
Hurd.
The "0lympics" went to Cambridge
last week to play the Cambridge nine,
and returned with banners flying, the
score standing 9 to 8 in their favor.
VIM. II. HarwOod, on account of his
health, is about to break up housekeep-
ing. His children will be distributed
among friends in the neighborhood,
which. under the circumstances, will be
better for all concerned. The house oc-
cupied by him is to rent.
Mr.. Pearson has been here to finish
packing the machinery which had been
set up for carrying on thsshirt business.
1t is not sold as yet, but should business
revive it will be ready for sale.
Work upon the cemetery lot of j. G.. |
Houghton is being carried forward.
The fence has been taken down, and but
one rail left around it. The inscriptions
are being put upon the monument and
markers erected by C. NJ. Lambert #
Mrs. T. Buchanan and daughter Lille
are staying a while in Cohoes, N. Y.