The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-26

1u0 heduluB CluD Will meet at MIS-.
AtwoOd's on Friday evening.
Mrs. Geo. F. Houghton has been
spending week in Troy, at the home of
her parents.
The Ladies' Society of the Baptist
Church postpone their supper and social
gathering to Friday evening.
George Brundage is driving the Stark
Paper Co.'S. team while Charley Wor-
Ellington is laid up with rheumatism.
Cashier F. E. Burgess, of Burlington,
spent last Sabbath here. His wife ex-
tends her visit several days longer.
Deming Hall left Washington, D. c.,
where he had been for some time, on
Wednesday, and will stop over for a day
or more In New York on his way.
James Riley, for so long a fixture at
the Park residence here, has had Sc
we're sickness this winter, but has so far
recovered as to be about his work again.
Amable Lawrence has been quite sick
for several weeks at the Catholic par
sonage, where he and his capable wife
are the hOusekeepers for Rev. Father
Provost. He seems to be slowly i'm
proving.
George Hinsdill has been confined to
the house with the grippe and his good
wife has had the assistance of car
buncle on her shoulder to remind Der of
the sweet experience of freedom from
bodily pain
Mrs. Florence Morey, of Wilbraham,
Mass, who is visiting her father, w. j.
Tombs, has been sick, but is now nearly
recovered. In the meantime Mr.. Tombs
hos suffered from trouble with his ear is
at present improving.
The Congregational Sabbath school
are to have "a session in the parlOrs of the
| Church, next Wednesday evening. 1t is
hoped all who are connected with the
school will be present to enjoy the Oc-
caslon. Refreshments it is understood
will be served.
frankie Greene, lad about ten years
old, while playing in the paper mill last
Saturday, fell into the wheel pit, dis
lance of over ten feet and but for the
assistance of the wOrkmen would likely
have lost his life in the revolution of the
OvershOt wheel. Certainly no one would
be more missed from our streets than
he.
Under the auspices of the Young
Peoples Society lecture will be de-
livered at the Congregational church
next Tuesday evening. The subject
will be 1.-THE One Armed Admi rail- or
the Brilliant Carear of Lord Nelson.
The lecturer, 'The Blind Orator." NJ.
| Winslow Farman brings most tiattering
testimonials from Senators Morrill, and
Edmunds, and the President and pro-
fessors of fine University of Vermont.
Public exercises were given in the
graded school in the afternoon of Mon
n q l1n t1TnH inc IN. Ia L.,,Nl,
day. The high school took the laboring
oar, and in presence of the whole school
convened in the assembly room, carried
out part of the program debate on
the question, (which was the greatest
man Washington or Napoleon" The
disputants entered into it with enthus-
iasm on both sides, but as was expected
the decision was in the affirmative, and
undoubtedly would be whatever might
be the weight of argument. RecitatiOns,
songs and readings were interspersed
with singing under the direction of Prof
Downs, the whole making glowing
tribute to the farther of our country"
Notice of the exercises having been
given, they were witnessed by quite a
number of visitors and patrons of the
school.
In calling upon Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Surdam, few days since we were shown
a beauti, ul cake which had been sent
from their children in New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Linns Fuller. of the Burcking-
ham Hotel ON January u, i'll commemora
ton of their golden wedding which oC-
cured fifty years before. 1t is fine
specimen of culinary excellence, exhibit
ing artistic skill in the design of the
trOsting embellishments upon a large
scale, as the cake measures at least four
feet in circumference and weighs twenty
pounds. The chaplets are ornaments of
purest white, in twists and beaded folds,
inclosing, in their falry-hke arrang-
ment, birds with their nests. etc. The
whole surmOunted with leaves and
branches of gold, inclose the initials of
the bride and groom with the dates 1912
and 1892, in the same precious metal.
But the most beautiful of all, are the
words of atfectionate remembrance of
the children to those they hold so dear,
and though the cake is so large and
made to keep indetinently, it does not
make the tilial and permanent Impress
ion of the words 50 fifty and feelingly
written. 1t is no wonder the date was
remembered by the son and daughters.
though nothing had transpired between
remarkable one in the family, as it is
not only the date of the marriage fifty |
years ago. but the daughter, Mrs. Fuller, |
was born just three years after, and |
about ten years later the decease of still |
another daughter occurred on the same
day and month of the year. An init
nation of the occurrence of the event to |
their many friends, would have filled |
their home with those DESTROYS of ex-
tending congratulations and the wishing |
of continuance of health for many |
years. The occasion would also have |
given an opportunity of meeting Mrs. b. |
q. Golden, and renewing old acquan- |
lance with her, who has been spending |
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Sur
dam.
OBITUARY.
The death of Mrs. Charles Thatcher on |
Thursday, yesterday morning, was not |
an unlocked for event, as she had been |
growing weaker from the effects of |
cancer, with which she has suffered for |
over year. Her maiden name was
Eveline A. yelling. a daughter of the
late Edward NJ. yelling a prominent
citizen here, and sister of Hon. Charles
f. yelling of the Stark Paper Company.
She was married to the late Hon. Charles
Thatcher, April 10, 1S4S, first residing in
Bennington village, where he was mer
chant in company with his father. They