The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-23
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North bennington.

The Ladies Aid Society connected with
the Baptist church held its annual meet
ing with Mrs, Gilbert Tuesday afternoon,
Oct. goth. The report of the treasurer
showed S1O3.47 on hand. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs Jay LOOMS; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. G. W. Stanley; secretary. Mrs.
C. l.. Percy; treasurer, Mrs. J. O.
Bangs: assistants, Addie LOOMS and
Alice Ball; supper committee, Lucy Has
well, Eva Roster, Stella Madison and
Inez Harwo0d; directors, Mrs. e. p.
Brown, Mrs. II. S. Durham, Mrs C. D.
Phillips, Mrs. NJ. Clark and Mrs. G. S.
Madison; entertainment committee,
Mary MatJison, Lottie Mattison, Clara
Bottum, Addic Loomis, Alice Ball, Bert
Hathaway, Fred Endress, D. Thompkins,
Harry Phillips and c., p. Miles,
Ed. Ii. Burgess of Burlington teller in
the Howard Bank. is at home on his va
cation. He has two weeks and will visit
New York during the time.--IIumph-
rey Simpson and wife of Watertown, n.
Y, have been detained by sickness at
the home of their cousin Chas. E. Wei
lin where they came on q visit. Anoth-
er cousin Mr.. Julia Norton of Pitts
town, has been here to assist in carrying
for them, and they are much improved.
w. K. Ramney of AndOver, Mass,
after attending the American Board
meeting at Pittstield, Mass, last week,
spent the Sabbath with his parents
Mrs. Michael Maloney who had been in
usual health, fell, at six o'clock p m.
last Friday, and expired. Her funeral
was attended on Sunday morning from
st. John Baptist church at o'clock, by
a large concourse of friends, the Rev.
Chas. Provost officiating. The interment
was in Cambridge, n. Y.-One of the
furnaces in the Congregational church,
is undergoing repairs. Fidelia
Phelps II missionary in South Africa
among the Iulus, gave an interesting
account of the work in that part of the
world, on Sunday evening last to aunion
meeting at the Congregational church.
Her former home was South Deerlield,
Mass. but she has been at Clifton
Springs, n. y, for about Il year for her
health and is expecting TO return soon
to her work in South AfTica.-Mr.
Devens of New York, a reporter on the
Tribune staff, with his wife, came here
by rail Monday and started for II car
riage drive of week or ten days. lie
left for Brattleboro, with the intention
OF going some distance down the river
: through Amherst and into Connecticut.
Miss IL. S. yelling has returned from
"a visit to Springfield and other places in
Mass.-NeXr Sunday, will be Il rally
day of the Congregational Sabbath
school, under the uperintendency of H.
T.Cushman. All who have ever been con-
nected with the school, are kindly invited
ding took place at the ST. John Baptist
church on Wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock. William Powers of this place,
and Miss Bridget McGraw of Mechanic
vile, II. Y, but who has resided here for
several wears, were married, Father Pre-
vosU officiating, a large number of their
friends present to witness the ceremony
and to testify their interest in the welfare
OF the happy couple. They commence
housekeeping in the stone mill boarding
house, which will be convenient to his
work at the mill OF IL. G. White. They
. were the recipients of many presents of
value from their friends, a list of which
there is not space to note.-lt was ex-
pected the Rev. A. 5. Gilbert would
preach his farewell sermon at the Baptist
church next Sunday, but a meeting of
the society on Tuesday so changed the
aspect OF affairs that 1t is not quite GER
tain what the outcome may be. Mr.. Gil
bert has large number of friends and
they are not alone in his own society, and
the closing of his labors here would be
source of regret to them all.-On the
18Th occurred the tenth anniversary of
double wedding, that of Chas. Percy of
this place, and Asa F. Loomis of Ben
nington. The occasion was observed by
family gathering at the residence of
Mr.. Percy. The fifth anniversary was
jointly observed Mr.. Looms giving the
reception as some of our readers will re-
call. Of the LOOMS family all were
present except two brothers, and pleas
ant visit was enjoyed by everyone. May
these two families live to celebrate many
more fifth recurring anniversaries,
without depleted RANKS, is the wish of
the writer.