The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-26

IN MISS MINNIE BLACkMER mas OeC
quite i'll for a week.
J., Miss NELLIE NEWTON is to visit i
Pittsfield, Mass, during the summer VI
is cation.
n Miss b. A. COLLINS has accepted he
position in No. II, for another year at a
A. increase of salary.
q w. d. NEWTON and wife will atten
the National Christian Endeavor meet
y. ing at Minneapolis, July 9th, and on thei
!. return will visit the old home Of Mrs
Newton's in Illinois.
COMING from New York last wee
r Henry w. Putnam, caught cold and ha
been confined to his house since by
rheumatic affection which is quite pain
!, full. We hope to see him out agail
soon.
The sudden death Sunday of Ra,
:, Wilcox, youngest son of Alfred b. Viii
cox, is sad blow to his parents. HI
l. was very bright lad, and is mourned by
E large circle of playmates as well rs by
S family friends.
BY the new railroad service the New
Yorn, Troy and Saratoga mails arrive
at 1l.35 a. M, instead of 2.0C
l p. M, rs now, and the time from
5 Troy via Fitchburg and B. q r. is
shortened to one hour and ten minutes
on the flyer" and to one hour and
twenty minutes on the regular runs.
THE Rev. ]. w. Bennett, pastor of
Trinity Methodist church in Troy N. Y,
recently gave pleasant reception. Mi.
and Mrs Bennett received the members
of the official board, their wives and
other friends. We are glad to note that
/ tltn go10rNr nf fhfg p,inictnIs 10 nlapnn 4
$500 and parsonage-it should be several
hundred more.
Mr.. EDITOR: The RetOmer says that
Janitor Rugg has resigned. Reason,
Mr.. Davis Grantin 'the statement to
be tue, would like % ask if the super
intendent had not by this act rendered
another service to the children of the
Graded schools? If this charge is true
many good people in this place will say
it is entirely creditable t. Mr.. Davis.
FerJum SdpieRt salts, Mr.. Livingston.
KS.
TIE members of the late prize speak
ing class in the Graded schools, rein
forced by few of their associates, gave
Prof. Davis an elegant gold headed cane
this week. The long list of names at
tests the esteem in which Prof. Davis is
hSiu ny IlO pupilS VI ulS nNhoOl' nv
tended by n committee of the donors
Mr.. II. j. Hemenway on Tuesday even
ing, made the presentation in graceful
manner taking the Professor wholly by
surprise.
Mrs, f. C. WHITE is the owner of sew
eral interesting relics of the last century.
Among these we note the MS. of SER
mon by DR.. Sewall, endorsed as delivered |
at Boston, July 10, 1854, and at Marsh |
field, August 9TH, of the same year. |
This discourse is written on heavy, |
handmade paper, with ink that retains
its legibility perfectly, and looks now as
if it would last centuries longer. The
paper is folded so that each page is
3fXGf inches in size and the penmanship
is very even-something like old fash
Toned cOpper-plate. The text is Phile-
man II, 1918. The old style ''long 81 is
used throughout and ''ye' for the"
while not an ''a'' or IAN" appears any
where. The sermon is divided into
heads and is much more methOdical than
modern discourses, and longer withal.
BEGINNING with next Monday the in
creased railroad facilities promised some
weeks since so into effect Not only are
we to have the advantages of flyer be- ,
tween New York and Montreal in the
day time, but the service to and from the
Fitchbrrg railroad is pearly doubled.
Some of these changes reach us too late
to print in their regular place this week,
but brief summary will give an idea.
As will be seen by the l.. S. II. X, notice
an extra snort train enables passengers
to Boston to connect with the p. m,
out of Troy, at Petersburgh Junction,
and to arrive in Bennington at 40 from
Troy. Trains for Chatham will leave at
$50 a. M, 1920 and j.45 p. IN. Arrive
from Chatham at ll.3j a. M; Cos and
1910 p. m. For other particulars see no.
tice elsewhere to-day. The Bennington
and Rutland and Fitchburg railways
largely increase their train service as will
be seen by their card next week. The
former put on the two fast expresses,
promised some months ago, between
New York and Montreal. For the south
and upon the Fitchburg line trains leave:
II. 40. 1872, q. M: 12.40, 1892 and }. 10 p.
m. Arrive from those points: l.20, 0.i0
a. m. 2.4O, 600 and G.35 p. m. Going
north. leave: 1910, 9.l0 a. M; 2.15 and
g. 10 p. IN. Arrive from the north, 1.20,
7.5S a. M; Ito, 400 and 600 p. m.
NOTWITHSTANDING the hopes of bet
terment in the condition of Mrs. A. w.
BREASTED, whose critical illness we an
nounced last week, she passed to rest
Sunday morning at 3 o'clock. Mrs.
possessed many friends. She
was the daughter of Mr.. c. V. Daven
port of this town and was married to
Mr.. BREASTED May 2Sth, 1890. They COM
life together with all the promise,
of many years. In their
pleasant home friends were ever wei
come. But this happiness was destined
soon TO be broken in upon, because of
the call for the wife to come to her home
in Paradise. Mrs. Braisted never fully
from Ia Grippe which attacked
her about Christmas. Within few days
of her death acute Bright's disease rem
dered her condition a matter of anxious
with results as stated. The
funeral was attended on Wednesday, the
Rev. Charles r. Seymour officiating and
the choir of the Second Congregational
church sang very feelingly. The inter
ment was in the village cemetery, the
grave being lined with evergreen and
flowers by Stark Hose company, of
which Mr.. Braisted is a member. This
also, contributed an elegant
crescent wreath of flowers. Others con-
tributed like elaborate floral offerings of
various designs, and several friends sent
The bearers were the two
brothers of the deceased, John b. Daven-
port of Brooklyn, n. Y; Frank Daven-
port of Bennington; a brother-in-law,
James Ewens, and an intimate friend,
Geo. McMaster. In this trying time Mr..
Braisted will receive cordial sympathy.