The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-12

n ton of life a matter Of short duration
Mr.. Hathaway was born in Bennington
and enlisted for three years in Co.
d Cd Vermont regiment on May z, 1851
and WAS discharged from the service a
q Alexandria, Va, for disability, Feb. II
n 1862. He was a son-in-law Of Mr.. Chas
II. lockwood and lived on the HON,
farm south of this village, a portion o.
= which, together with the homestead hi
Il had recently purchased. He was one oil
= the most faithful workmen possible. A
steadfast friend he was always ready Il
perform any service required, and was
J therefore more than an ordinary assooi.
} ate. Mr.. Hathaway was member Of allthe
bodies of the |. o. o. f. located here
and Of the G. A. R., in both societies Of
which he was highly esteemed. At the
obsequies Sunday afternoon about one
hundred members of these two orders
turned out and assisted in the funeral
rites. The s. o. V. performed escort
duty. The services were under the i'm
mediate direction of Canton Bennington,
with Custer Post assisting. The Rev.
Mr. Marten assisted by Prof. Bascom,
officiated and held the service in the
Second Congregational church. which
was crowded with people The floral
offerings we're an elegant G. A. R. floral
badge from the W. R. c., "three links"
and ''sickle." from the D. of R, and
other memorial emblems. Upon the
casket lay his chevalier's sword and
chapeau. In general the ceremonies
were conducted by Major Puffer in strict
accordance with the we'll known wishes
Of the deceased. The Post have a word
to say in another column. The bearers
were from the members of bis company, |
as follows J,W.and j. A. N. Williams,
Jos. Clifford, Dwight Rudd, Henry Sib-
ley and A. ]. Downs.
tently omitted mention Of what must
have been to many, one Of the more i'm
portant features Of the entertainment
at the Parish hall of St. Peters parish
on Monday night, April I'd. This was
the recitation by Mr.. Frank Bradford OF
Bret Harte's Luke" The friend who
corrects US, as above, writes I'VE can
not speak too highly of the pleasure that
Mr., Bradford afforded us on that occa-
sion. 1t could only have been increased
by repetition. We are inclined to
think that DIR. Bradford gives us too few
opportunities for enjoying his delightful
power of recitation. Papers from other
places tell us of the great success that :
has attended him elsewhere, until we
EEL that we must go abroad to find out /
what we have at home. More than for.
y readings this season Mr.. Bradford has
yiven, attest his wide spread popularity. c
Not town of any size or pretension in I
Vermont. but has listened to him. st. J.
Adams, Burlington, Vergennes, Bran t
lon, Montpelier, Rutland, Castleton, St. d
ohnsbury, are among the 1910 names
# Vermont cities and towns where he T
las read, and in Burlington, Vergennes d
nd Rutland he was obliged to make a !,
econd engagement. He has read twice ii
With great success in Albany, Troy Ian. o
ingburgh and COhoes, and among his
lew York audiences we find also Am
terdam, West Troy. Waterford. Cam T.
ridge, etc, making in all forty one h
ines that he has read in public this l
eason, and among his engagements soon L
D follow are, North Adams and Pitts
ED, Mass Nor do the mere names OF a
laces form correct index to the degree y
I satisfaction and pleasure that Mr.. r.
bradford has impaired to his audiences. N
nat was reserved for those who were r,
enough to hear him on the Cd,
lst., in Parish hall. There were many
resent who had heard and enjoyed Miss p
Outhoui at her recent readings, but they o.
slt after listening to Mr.. Bradford that n
greater than Miss Couthoui was there. u
We can congratulate ourselves upon OF
aving among US a man so widely
nOwn and 80 greatly sought after as fl
IT, Bradford and we heartily cnnOratu | nj
tie Mr.. Bradford on his we'll, merited
lccess and hope that we may soon again
ave the pleasure of listening to him." is