The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-10
LOCAL POSTSCRIPT.
North Pownai.

There was little ebuilition of patriot
ism before this day but the fires had so
far expended themselves that on the 4th
there was no gush or movement on the
surface to indicate the presence of any
internal heat
School in District No. 4, closed Friday
June 70, for the summer vacation. The
list Of pupils not absent during the term
are as follows: Rosina H. Potter, Agnes
NJ. Potter, frankie E. Gardner, Florence
L. Wilcox, Clarence +. Gardner, Herbert
A. Potter. Mrs. Elida Merchant, teacher.
The 4th: This day passed away quiet
ly, many OF our citizens being absent at
North Adams, to witness a game of
''balr' between the North Pownal and
North Adams clubs. The score stood s
to 10 in favor of North Adams. This
was the second game between these
clubs, the first being given to North
Pownal Another game must be played
to decide which of these clubs is the vic
tor.
Mrs. ]. L. Cook: This lady, to whose
illness reference was made few weeks
since, died Wednesday evening, July 1st
She came with her husband to North
Pownal in 1868. From that date until
his death in the spring of 1878 he was
pastor Of the North Pownal COngrega-
tional church. Many will remember this
excellent Christian gentleman, as he was
a regular attendant upon the county and
State conferences of the Congregational
churches. After the death of her hus-
band she continued to live at her home
the remainder of her life. In many re-
spects this lady was a remarkable wo-
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ture and daily read their lessons. She
had clear ideas of its doctrines and was
steadfast in her faith in its promises.
At the last she waited anxiously for the
change which should set her free from
mortality. She loved home better than
any other place in the world and was al
ways there. She despised gossiping as
she did lying and desired always to live
in peace with her neighbors, and il this
was not realized at all times the fault
was not hers. She was very quiet and
retiring in her ways, and for these rea-
sons she will be long remembered and
we hope initiated by her neighbors. Her
funeral was Friday afternoon at three
O'Clock, from the house.
On Sunday the Rev. Thomas Munro
preached very stirring sermon from a
JeXJ which ne invited the congregation
to find if they could. Such challenge
from the pulpit to a congregation like
ours so familiar with the Scriptures, so
interested in the Bible, could not but
excite activity among its members and
their distracted and puzzled looks in
dictate that many of them are still in
search of that text. The words of the
text may be found in John ~, 81, but il
is there used as quotation and the
caprioiousness of our pastor on this Sun
day may have been due to his readings
in the Greek authors, some of whom
used this very expression, although his
sermon in its illustration and argument,
followed the meaning given it by our
Saviour, when he used it as represented
in John ~, 81. We wish also to remark
in this connection that the choir ex-
hibited its usual average of excellency,
and that the 'bass''and tenor, "notwith-
standing their rambling among the Gin
terludes" on a just previous occasion,
maintained well their parts and were in
tune with the rest of the singers.