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

~ OOusln VI 0lrs CnarleH thatcher q
- Q. E. Yelling, is visiting her frier
as, here, Of whom she has large C
ne Gle.
he Miss Nellie Bracket, who has suffer
OF as an Invalid for so long, was tax
A worse last Friday. and her sister W
to summoned from Adams.
es Mrs. O'Bren's condition is matter
y, much solIcitude to her friends, thou
.e the physician hopes she will ga
&c strength and recover,
le One Of our Oldest and most respect,
le citizens, Rufus Bangs. who has he,
rs Kept within doors by the storms az
al cold weather, is making his appearant
IT upon the street, with a pleasant woI
l. for his friends, '
L. Miss Emma Houghton, who has bee
V spending the winter with her cousin
!, Mrs, j. @. Houghton, has returned t
: her home in Stamford. She will b
! missed in our society generally, bu
! more particularly in the home wher
!, ! she has been staying.
4 Mrs, John Sibley of Bennington. su
e long an invalid, made some of he
friends here visit last week, returnin
3 TO her home on Monday. Her physica
{ situation, though one not to be envied
4 is as she says, far better Than that Of
/ many, and 81 she makes all glad by hel
! contented, smiling face.
, Remembering that the birth day o.
, The Oldest resident in town, Mrs. Nancy
Richardson. she having been born in
1913, came on Friday last, April 9th
your correspondent with his wife, made
her call of congratuIauon, that she
had lived to see niuety-five birth days
and was in such comfortable health.
We found her in readiness for company
In conversation and enjoying it with
some who had called to leave pleasing
tokens Of their kind regard for her, She
has three sons living. Eli P, Rollin and
Edwin W., with the latter of whom she
lives, and where the eldest. a bachelor,
makes his home over the S ,bbaths. Rol-
lin resides in Greenwich, N. Y, and Eli
T. has for many years been an almost
indispensable employee in the SQUARE
shop at South SALISBURY, all squares
passing through his hands to he tried
and put 10 the test for accuracy, before
being allowed to go before the public for
inspection and sale.
Mrs. Sisson of Watertown, N. Y,
cousin of G. E. yelling. is spending
few days in town, MIR. Ssson il large
ly interested in the Thousand Islands Of
the st. Lawrence, having real estate of
much value upon them.
Mrs. Mary Cummings, daughter of
Dennis Mccarthy, who has been sick
for long time. died at her fathers rer-
ldence on Sunday last. She leaves a
little girl who will be cared for by her
grandfather,
Mrs. o. F. Coy was here on Tuesday
to arrange things ndw stored in her
house. which is occupied by Leauder
Iowsley, and was the guest of Mrs H. |
L; Cushman,
F. B. Jennings and son Percy made
a short visit here this week, The sleety
weather gave rather cold appearance
to our genial climate and will tend to
put off the time Of removal from the |
city,
Simon Green has gone into the en-
ploy of yelling and Roberts at the pulp |
mill at B nnington Falls. Will Wright, |
his son in-law, has been there for some |
time. using the paint b. ush when not
otherwise engaged.
Mrs. German Mattison has been con.
fined to he house by sickness a number
of weeks
The dwelling of w. R. Worthington
is to be improved by the addition " a
bay window and piazza across the
front Of it. He is also about to build
barn on the premises. These improve
will give him one Of the pleasantest
places in the village, Edward WEIGH is
TO do the work, and has already made a
beginning.
Fred ColvIn, for more than year
clerk in store in Hoosick, is now con-
hncd al home. suffering with inflamma-
tory rheumatism and indigestion, simi-
lar to an attack he had three years
since. -
The Willing Workers Mission Band
will hold sugar festival at the Baptist
church on Tuesday evening. April 18th.
A large attendance is expected,
The gathering at the church parlors
on Wednesday evening, in the interest
Of the Society Of Christian Endeavor. by
The serving OF warm maple syrup and
sugar with the usual 'et ceterd,' was
pleasant occasion and resulted in adding
to its funds as we'll as giving
IN opportunity for social chat and recre
itlon. A more general advertising of
The object to be accomplished, we think, Ic
would have secured much larger at. Il
,endap1e. AS usual the young ladies be- &
ug in the majority showed themselves g
'qual to the emergency and carried the
natter through successfully.
The election Of officers in the Oongre- I
satlonal Sunday school took place last
sabbath The following list was elected :
unanimously Superintendent, Il. 4.
" hmani Assistant B, T. Henry Sec
etary, James Donnelly; Treasurer, E.
Henry; Librarian, 3. N. Ripley; As '
Instant, E. Ii. Burgess; Chorister. B, T. 8
Henry; Organist, II. F. Lamb; Assistant q
Mss Florence Towsley. The rspoFts Of a
he several officers were full and inter d
sting. giving a summary Of the work. t
ngs Of the school and Incidents con- i
lected with It. which should inspire to il
continued efforts 10 this important
ranch OF the church work. 1t appears l.
y the treasurer's report, the school has
made the church q present, TO be used
n its financial needs, Of one hundred o
oIlars during the year, and with ex-
lenses paid has In the treasury about
hlrty dollars, q
A very cleYer son Of Brin,' living
ear the village, was much elated from
he TACT that the recent survey for the
abroad, from the South, went through
is rough piece OF land. Imagining his
cal estate was to be greatly increased n
n value, he began to think Of adding Il
npro Vements tn his dwelling, which is 81
OF very pretentious. Meeting one of "
ur moneyed men, he sCoostsd him say d.
1g he wanted to borrow five hundred n
ollars and give mGrrgdge on his place q
EXPLAINING at length that the railroad v
vas going through his land and he q
ould pay II back in a short time. The q
apitaist quietly taking.in the situation al
voluntarily called to mind the adage liz
here's many q slip 'twiTt the cupl
nd the lips and asked the anxious =,
'ould be borrower In tone Of sympa- .
hetio irony. II he was expecting there u
'ould be a railroad built TO, the moon. 81
he answer was, reluctantly. no, he ;.
idn't know that there would bel and !
udyipg a momen', theiscales dropped y
ram his eyes and he atas Satisfied the o
ash could not be obtained on such pros v
ects Of security. ... %
4 BRILLIANT WEDDING,
A correspondent sends. us the follow.
" notice of an important and pleasant :,
vent, - a,
On Wednesday. the 4th inst, at St, 9,