The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-07


ter visit to her sisters here, Miss Wood
ward and Mrs. DIR. Streeter.
HART & COMPANY have special adj
vertisement in to-day's paper that our
readers should note. Hart is a hustler
and when he moves laggards must "stand
from under"
EDWARD W. BRADFORD and wife go to
! New York this week to consult Professor
| Polk in regard to Mrs. Bradford's health.
Miss Merry of Pittsfield Hospital and
DR.. r. W. Bennett accompanied Mr..
Bradford.
THE State Convention of Congregation
al Churches last June took action relat-
ing to petitioning the Legislature to pro-
hibiU the running of Sunday trains.
The petitions are now in circulation
and are returnable so that the roll may
be sent to Montpelier by October goth.
THE Centennial Book is great sue
cess and the remainder of the extremely
limited edition is going off rapidly. The
editor is in receipt of many compliment
tary letters, written by prominent men
| of our country, and even from Europe.
The work has had very wide circu-
lation.
TUESDAY evening, at the residence of
the brides father, Mr.. NJ. H. Chandler,
the Rev. u. Marten united in marriage
Mr.. NJ. B. Burnham and Miss Carrie Ii.
Chandler. These parties are known to
many of our readers and congratulations
are in order. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham
will reside in Bennington.
THE following is list of letters adver-
tised in the Post Office at Bennington
for the week ending Oct. 1st: NJ. NJ. Bro
ga, w. P. Davis. Miss Winfield Connolly,
Miss Nellie Makey, Miss Nellie Powers,
Miss Lizzie Warren. These letters will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office on Oct.
18th, if not delivered before. In calling
please say advertised" giving date of
list.
WHERE the Vermont Democracy lost
its one vote at the late election has been
a mystery. 1t now transpires that E. II.
Moore, finding he could not be in town
to vote Sept 9th, paired with a prOmi-
nent Democrat, and the mystery is ex-
planned. The following Monday, in
Maine, ex-Secretary Blaine did the same
thing.
DON'T forget the Firemen's Fair at Ii
brary Fall Oct 18th to 2lst. There will
De a change of programme each evening,
and you should hear the Blackinton
Glee Club, Polyhymnia Quartette and see
the other attractions. Our firemen are
doing their level best to get up good
thing, and are going to succeed in so do
ing, and we hope the people will support
them in it.
MAJ. L. S. FROST is to open fish
market in the Stewart Block, tenn
porarly, or until some of the stores
down town are finished. He will have
the rooms back of the printing Office
entering the side door next to Hudson's.
Next week Maj. Frost will have some
thing further to say in our advertising
columns. Already his order trade has
gone up to about 200 regular patrons.
He deserves success.
LAST Sunday Mr.. Cyrus Edison, father
of Mrs. Edward Norton, died at the
home of his daughter in this village. He
was born at Minot, Me-, May Goth, 1905,
and was a member of the Baptist church
in Rutland from 1881 to 1869. Mr..
Edison was received by letter into the
First Baptist church of Bennington Sept
9th, 1886. He was a regular attendant
at church and Sunday school wherever
he lived. he was fond of the old hymns
, of the church, cherished them as an ex-
preston of the aspiration and devotion
of the saints of God in all the centuries.
They were on his lips continually during
his sickness and until his death. Sixty
one years of long life were devoted to
the service of God in the church of
Christ. Though strongly devoted to his
own denomination, Mr. Edison was in
hearty sympathy with all that is good in
other denominations. His long life was
} beautiful christian testimony. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon and
the interment was at Mendon near Rut-
land. The Rev. Mr.. Marten will read an
in memOridm on Sunday next, in which
his people will be interested.
JOHN LAWRENCE, one of our well
known and respected citizens, died Sun
day afternoon, Oct. End, in the SEVENTEEN
year of his age. Mr.. Lawrence has suf-
fered from rheumatic govt for years and
it terminated fatally in paresis. For the
latter trouble there was no help. Mr..
Lawrence was one of the landmarks of
Bennington, he having died at very near
the same spot where he was born and
had lived during his life time. Deceased
was a kind, genial man, much loved by
his family and many friends; and al
though the last of his immediate family,
his children and friends will miss him
greatly. Mr.. Lawrence besides being an
owner of large and we'll cultivated
farm has actively engaged in different
business transactions for many years sue
cessfully Mr.. Lawrence was twice mar
RED First to Miss Harriet Barber, who
died in 1862. OF this union there were
three children, only one surviving; an
unmarried son, Mr.. George Lawrence,
who lived with his father and still occu-
pies the home. The second marriage
with Miss Polly Hull of Berlin, in 1854,
was severed by the sudden death of the
wife in March, 1890. The fruits of this
marriage was daughter, Minnie, now
the wife of Mr.. Edward w. Bradford of
this village. The funeral was held from
the Lawrence Homestead Wednesday af-
ternoon, the Rev. Mr.. Martin officiating.
AS advertised, the DIN excursion left
Michigan on Tuesday, the 4th inst, con-
sisting of three trains, the last of which,
bearing the DIN Family arrived in Ben
ningtOn little before midnight of We'd
nesday. The Ohio delegation having ar
rived several hours before. The Putnam
House was again chosen headquarters
until they all left on the morning train
for South Salisbury, where they were
met by the Olins living in that vicinity
and with conveyances were taken to the
house of w. F. Stockwell in SALISBURY,
where delightful time was passed in
handshaking and renewing of old ac-
quaintance. After a substantial dinner
the company arranged themselves in
front of the Stockwell residence and were
photographed by the artist who accom-
| panied the family from Michigan. 1t was