The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-30
East Arlington.

Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Wright of Ludlow,
have been spending few days in
town visiting among friends.-Miss
Elsie Case has been TO Pittsford, for a
visit in the Rev. Mr.. Crawford's family.
"A series of meetings are being held
in the NJ. E. church in this village, the
Rev. Mr.. Palmer of Round Lake being
the leader.-GeOrge Coulter, formerly
of this village but late of Wardsboro, was
lately taken seriously i'll from the effects
of a nail wound in the hand. Medical
skill could not save him and the end soon
came. The body was brought here and
the funeral took place on Tuesday after
noon, the services being held in the Con-
gregatiOnal church, the Rev. Mr.. Field
officiating. The burial was in the ceme-
terry at Maple Hill, Shaftsbury.--The
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs, Stewart of
this village was buried on Monday.
George Bundy, formerly of Airing
ton, is i'll of typhoid fever.-We are
having a foretaste of winter. The
ground is quite white with snow at this
writing.-The Loyal Legion will meet
in Arlington village this week Friday
evening. The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. F. B. Eddy of this place, on Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock.-Some
Young gentlemen, friends of Andy S.
Hard came home with him on Friday
night, intending to enjoy days sport in
the woods on Saturday. They did not
bag much game, the weather being UNI
favorable, but those who remained over
the Sabbath Ieturning on Monday, car
ried with them the memory of a pleasant
home and an enjoyable visit.--OBIT-
UARY:-Chduncey S. Sbdr:-After lin
gering and painful illness extending over
period of several years, relief was
brought to Chauncey S, Shaw by the
stern messenger death, on Wednesday
morning, the 2lst, inst. The deceased
was born in Rupert, Jan. %, 1922, and
consequently had lived nearly the three
score and ten years allotted to man. His
boyhOod and early manhood days were
spent in his native town and in Hebron,
n. Y, where he early learned the art of
depending upon his own exertions for a
livelihood, and all through his life until
stricken by disease of the heart which
indirectly caused his death, he was a
Woodworking energetic man. His early
educational advantages were meagre, but
having a thirst for knowledge he man
aged in time to acquire a great amount
of practical information. In the year
1863 he removed with his wife and fami-
ly to Sunderland, where he continued to
reside the remainder of his days, follow
ing his calling of contractor and builder.
Although he never sought prominence
through any form of public preferment,
he was many times called on to serve his
townsmen in positions of trust and re-
spOnsibility and was ever found ready to
do his share in promoting and sus-
tanning the best interests of the commu-
nifty. In the discharge of duties incum-
bent upon him, he was always faithful,
straightforward, and courageous, and
one of the most prominent traits of his
character was his rugged independence.
In taking any position in which he was
convinced he was right the opposition of
one or a multitude was the same to him.
He was a staunch Republican from the
time of the birth of the party. The first
political campaign that he interested
himself in was the log cabin campaign
that resulted in the election to the Presi-
dency of VIM. Ii. Harrison the Wing
candidate, and he has often expressed
pleasure of being able to cast ballot
for the electors of his grandson to the
same honorable position in 1888. He
was an obliging neighbOr, good citizen
and devoted husband and father, and
when his employment did not call him
elsewhere, his time was spent with his
family where he found his greatest COM
fort and delight. He remembered his
Creator in the days of his youth and was
was for many years a consistent, prOmi-
nent and active member of the NJ. E.
church. In regard to dOctrinal points in
the Scripture he had decided opinions of
his own, and in many friendly discus
sion with gifted theologians he has
shown himself to be familiar with the
contents of the Bible and forcible adj
vocate of the views he conceived to be
set forth therein. His funeral occurred
from his late residence near East Airing
ton on Thursday the 22d, inst, at two
o'clock, p. M, the Rev. Mr.. Laurence
his pastor officiating, who read the 10Th
chapter of Job by request of the de-
ceased, and spoke eloquertly and forci-
bly, from the 25th and 26th verses
Mr.. Shaw's wife was Miss Lydia
Parker of Bennington, who, with three
sons and one daughter survives him.
West Arlington.
Mrs. Rand, daughter and sons of
TownShcnd wara Ouasts of bar hrotbaro