The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-27

There will be bag sociable' in the
Congregational Church parlors, on Tues
day next, with sewing by the ladies in
the afternoon, tea at six o'clock, and the
entertainment in the evening.
ing was done this week by James Hurley
of Bennington, on the slate roof of the
Congregational church. good new
picket fence, has been built between the
Skinner and Knapp places, which adds
to the good appearance of bOth.--W.
G. Shaw and family spent Thanksgiving
day in Troy, n. Y.--H. d. Hail and
wife and II. T. Cushman and family
spent Thanksgiving day and eG5 turkey
with Mr. and Mrs. f. G. Madison, max
table of sixteen.--C J. Mckay and
daughters, Aria and Ella. came from
New York to have Thanksgiving dinner
in their home, where his sister, Mrs.
Huntington and two children have been
Monday, to take up his winter residence
in New York. The funeral of Dayton
II. Colvin was attended from his late
residence on Tuesday, of this week, at
two o'clock in the afternoon. He was
born i'll North Bennington January 18th,
1916, and died the 22d, inst, after short
and peculiarly difficult disease to com
bat, being a complication of rheumatism,
neuralgia and paralysis His family
friends and physicians were diligent in
their efforts to counterfeit the approach
and triumph of the grim messenger, but
aiffi>%aS unavailing. He was the only son
of Reuben and Lucinda (Steele) Colvin,
there being two daughters beside, Mrs.
A. J. Madison and the late Mrs. C. L.
Graves. The father was one of our most
respected citizens and died about ten
years since. He was at the time of his
death proprietor of the grist mill here,
to whose estate Dayton succeeded, hay
ing settled with the other heirs and has
since carried on the milling business.
He married seventeen years since, Miss
Ella Hulihan of White Creek, and leaves
with her as the fruit of the union, three
children; George r ten years, Mary L.
seven years, and Katie A. 2 years old.
He descended from large and well
known family, had always resided and
has been good citizen, an accommo-
dating neighbor, and indulgent father
and kind and loving husband. 1t
seems an unusual sad bereavement, as he
seemed to be the chief reliance of the
mother, wife and children, as well as of
more remote kindred. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. A. S.
Gilbert assisted by the Rev. c. II. Peck,
and were largely attended. The remarks
of Mr.. Gilbert were practical, and not
only of a consOlatOry character for the
comfort of the friends, but he called the
attention of men of business to the fact
of the uncertainty of life, and the fire.
quency of the busy man being taken
with one hand upon the wheel of his
mill, or when figuring at the desk OF
planning for more extensive business,
while the other was being clasped in the
icy grip of the destroyer and presented
the everlasting God as refuge at all
times, to whom all may and should go
for consolation and hope. The singing
was by quartette composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Cushman, Miss IT, S. yelling
and S. B. Hall, and the undertaking de-
partment was in the hands Of J. Ed. Wal
bri6g' of Bennington.-T flag at
haIf-m st upon The Graded school build
ing Tue day morning, led to inquiries
which corrobJrated the fear that it
might be for the death of Miss Addie C..
Brayton of White Creek, a member of
the High school here, and who was ex-
pecting to graduate at the close of the
present year. Her brother, a lad of four
t en- ears had be, sick with diphtheria,
and she left school short time since on
account of it, and to assist in caring for