The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-05-23
North Remington.

Lug hclluIlhl stTNlCcb Ou DeCOIhLlOD
Day Thursday, the Both, will as usual be
held in the cemetery. There will be ad-
dresses suitable to the occasion, and the
graves of the sleeping heroes will be fit
tingly strewn with flowers. The Ben
nington q. A. r. Post, with the Guards
and Band, under the direction OF the
President and officers of the day, will
come over in special train from Ben
nington. when the ceremony will be
held. The soldiers graves in the Ben
nington Falls cemetery, will be decorat-
ed at 0 o'clock a. m.
The bed Of roses upon the depot
grounds, are to be supplemented we I'M
derstand, by two more, one of Geran-
iums and the other of Colinses. The
natural situation of the grounds and the
pains taken by the r, r officials, ma Ike 3
the place the admiration Of the travelling
public.
The copious rain of Monday and Tues.
day .supp!ementing as it did 80 generous
ly the slight shower of Sunday night,
has made the earth and verdure to re-
joice, and will 20 far to insure a good
crop Of hay and oats, as well as all
other farmers produce.
There was no preaching service in the
Baptist church last Sabbath, Rev. Mr..
Gilbert being in attendance, at the asso.
citation held in Boston, which lasted over
Sunday. 1t gave some an opportunity,
who had not before had one, to hear
R4v. Mr.. Peck.
Charles Thatcher is suffering, with a
difficulty with his eye. He is under the
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for inflammation Of the iris. 1t necessi-
tates keeping the light from both eyes as
there Is strong sympothy between them.
S. Brackett is in North Adams. His
hand, from which two fingers were
sawed some months since, has not done
very well, but is know improving. His
wife and daughter have returned to their
home here.
Our friend Olive Green has taken the
job to finish up the shingling Of the Bap.
list chuch. We are glad his health, so
long poor, is permitting him to do some.
thing at his trade,
The parents and aunt, of NJ. G. Holt
spent last Sabbath with him. They came
from Albany tn stop in the new home
he having since his marriage, always
boarded.
The front yard OF B. G. Surdam, has
been much improved. by filling and
grading. Such changes are perma'
nent addition to the attract ions of oul
village.
A new and substantial division fence
south of tue premises Of James yelling
is being built, which will tend to close
up runway across the premises.
Another correspondent says: Pa tol
Gilbert has returned from attendance or
the Baptist anniversary at Boston and
reports large gathering, full OF enthu-
siasm in missionary work. with gener
al advance all along the line in both the
Home and Foreign fields. He intends
to give a report of the meetings mex
Sunday morning.
The funeral services of Mary Percy
were held at the residence of her father
L. S. Percy, Wednesday, the god, anG
were attended by large number of PEG
pie in expression of sympathy for thu
bereaved family, and as a testimony t
the high esteem in which Miss Percy
was held. She ha been member O.
the Baptist Church for number o
years, and an active member of tn,
Young Peoples Union as long as healtl
would permit. Her life was constan
testimony for Christian truth, modest
unasumiUg yet firm and earnest il
Christian work, was loved by all WIKI
knew her. At the funeral her pastor
Rev. Mr.. GILBERT gave very appropriat,
discourse from the Ssviour's words
"She is not dead, but seepeth.'
Since the opening of spring with set
tied weather and good travelling. the at
tendance at the Baptist Church has beef
steadily increasing.