The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-19
North Bennington.

The seml-annual business meeting O
the Y. W. G. 7. U, was held at Miss La
tilla Walbridge's Monday evening. Marcl
10th. The following officers were elected
President, Miss L. E. Tombs; vice-presi
dents, Miss +. TOwsley, Mrs. Nelli
LOOMS, Miss NIL Carpenter; recordini
secretary, Miss Frances Colvin: core
spending secretary, Miss N. A. Tombs
SUPERINTENDENT flower mission, Mis-,
Wardell; superintendent of literature
Miss Bessie Mosher: superintendent Of
hygiene, Miss Latilla Walbridge. Mis-,
Elizabeth U. Yates, the acknowledged
Frances Willard of Maine, may deliver I
lecture during the week.
f. D. Whipple has rented the C. F.
HOughton dwelling, and will move from
South SALISBURY to occupy it. Thi,
move will be gratifying to his friends
here, aud will tend to increase his already
established machine shop business.
Miss Mary Howe is at home from her
school in Norton, Mass, during the va
cation.
Mrs. Reed, daughter of Mrs. J. IT,
Walbridge, of Carmel, N. Y, has been
visiting here. She returned Monday.
leaving her son, bright young lad. to
reap the benefit of the excellent schools
of our village.
Mrs. 4. Morris Henry left for Winter
Park, Florida, where her husband has
been the past winter. He has had a
severe attack of Ia Grippe, and she has
gone to care for him. The return of this
malady, is in many cases severe.
Clarence HAYES, a young man from
RaymeTtown, N. W. came TO visit in the
family of Henry Roster, who is cousin
OF his father, some, two weeks since.
Having an acquaintance with A. j..
NOyes, he was invited so spend few
days with him, and was taken with in
fiammation of the bowels, The doctor
was summoned but the patient being
apparently better,his attendance was dis,
continued. Soon he became worse, and
was taken to Mr. Rosters last Friday.
and another physician called to prescribe,
lie seemed to improve so, 1t was Thought
LIE needed little or no medicine, and
all symptoms appeared favorable. On
Monday morning he relished his break
fast, praising its good qualities, and
thought he was going to eat his dinner.
bnt was unable to eat much. About
half-past one the physician called and
found there was decided change for the
"OioCf anu All Jlldb COulu ne uOne seemed
to be of no avail and he sank away.
dying about four o'clock p. m. A tel.
egram was sent TO his father, Alanson
W. Halves, when tho case was deemed
critical, but he was unable to survive
before death occurred. The remains
were taken by undertaken j. Ed Wal
bridge to tine friends in Raymrrtown for
burial.
The corporation meeting in Bank Hall
on Tuesday evening, passed off with little
excitement There was considerable
scratclnngOf names, ind a portion of each
of the two tickets which had been pre-
sented by the caucuses, was elected as
follows: Moderator, II. 4. Cushman:
trustees, l.. w. Mosher, NJ. Scott Minott.
}. II. Watson, G.. ID. Madison and w. j.
Hurley; treasurer, S b. Hall; collector.
p. II. Nc Carthy; clerk, G.. ID. Phillips;
auditors, w. G.. Shaw, II. b. Cunning
ham and q. w. Houghton. The report
of the auditors showed an indebtedness
of about eighteen dollars. The motion
to district the village into wards was
lost and the street which has been called
M,chapir, was voted to he so entered
upon the records ms slch
The Ladies' Aid Suci'ty nf the BAPTIST
Church will give soeiable in its church
parlors Friday evening, March 10th. al
which new maple sugar will be served,
All are cordially invited,