The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-05-06
North Bennington.

Norman Colvin has moved into his
new house, and VIM. Darby will occupy
the one he has vacated.
Mrs. James yelling is repairing her
residence artistically. The work is be-
ing done by Richard Newman, who has
before drawn the brush on the same
premises.
The vestry of the Baptist church has
been thoroughly renovated and put in
repair, new carpet laid in the social
room and the kitchen painted and other
wise made as good as new.
S. B. Hall has about finished the i'm
provements around his premises and
their appearance attracts favorable re-
marks from those whose attention is
called to them. Edward Colvin has
done the painting and decorating.
James Laurette and family, who have
been in the employ of the Vermont
mills for several years have moved to
North Pownal. They have been an in
dustrious and peaceable family and such
ones we are sorry to part with.
Mrs. H. 1. Spafford continues to i'm
prove under her treatment in Albany,
N. Y, and it is hoped will be so far re-
covered as to be able to come home per-
manently in two or three weeks, which
result will be hailed with joy by her
many friends.
L. B. Newton, NJ. D., was married at
Bridgeport Conn, April 9th, by the
Rev. j. G. Davenport, minister of the
Congregational church in Waterbury.
Conn, to Miss Emma j. Newton of
Bridgeport, Conn. They arrived at
their home here, on Saturday last.
Chas. Barnes of Bennington has very
much changed the appearance, and for
the better, of the home of Mrs. j. G.
HoughtOn and daughter, by painting the
outside so as to completely change its
appearance, and papering and painting
the inside with the selections made for
the work, makes it a model of a home.
Hiram Towsley of Chester, N. Y,
brother of our esteemed FRIEND, Deacon
Rufus Towsley. who has by infirmity
been very closely confined to his home
for years 1.-THE youngest, and the two
are all that are living of seven brothers
who grew up to manhood), is spending
few days with him on visit. Was
their physical condition alike, they
would almost answer to personate
Shakspere's dromeos in his Comedy of
Errors.
Freddie Cushman, lad six years old,
came near being injured in riding his
velocipede on Saturday last. He was
going fast down the walk in front of the
Houghton store as George Houghton
came from the other direction leading a
horse harnessed to wagon, and was not
able to stop and so ran in between the
wheels, but fortunately was not injured
though badly frightened. The horse
was a gentle one, or Mr.. HoughJon |
would not have been able to lift the |
wheel which had run back upon the lit |
tie boy and taken him up unhurt, so |
quickly. After the fright was over,
somewhat, and the tears were drying up,
the little lad asked his papa privately, |
''If it was any matter if he was so scared |
if it didn't kill him?"
1t was pleasure for your correspon-
dent and his wife to spend few mo-
ments with Mrs. S. II. Brown of Ben |
nington, Wednesday morning, May 4th,
which was her birthday, and although |
the call was an early one by reason of |
the departure of the train, we fOnnd her |
on her eighty-fifth birthday in readiness
to receive us, and with welcome, too. |
1t was truly a rich treat to converse if |
only for a short time, with one who has |
been so intimately and favorably known |
in the best society of Bennington for
more than sixty years. Coming from
Connecticut, where the best of New
England blood has been raised, she has
done much to mould the society here for
the best principles, both social and re-
ligious. May she lOug be spared in
health to bless her family and friends.
Fred Bottum while out on his drum
ming and delivery tour Wednesday, lost
from his inside breast pocket large
pocket book containing S67. He missed
1t on his return and on thinking over
where he had been started for Sodom
where he remembered of using it last,
but could not find it. On entering his
store Nelson Elwell was there with a
little Stewart boy from his neighbor-
hood some six or seven years old, who
had picked the the pocket book near a
trough and brought it to him,
with the money safe. When bill was
put into the hands of the noble boy, as
! reward of his honesty, he looked up to
Mr.. Bottum's face and innocently asked,
SIS this mine?"