The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-16
North Bennington.

care-it is wonder some child has not
been killed before.
North bennington.
Mr.. Burgess and Miss Roberts of New
York, have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Jennings.
Mrs. E. D. yelling has returned after
a visit of few weeks at her former
home in Luvonia, N. Y.
Three Misses Sayles, two aunts and a.
niece, of Albany, N. Y, relatives of Mrs.
j. q. Houghton, are visiting her for
awhile.
Mrs. Willard of North Adams, and her
daughter, Miss Estee of Clarksburgh,
Mass, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Bruffee.
Mrs. Tebbets and her sister, Miss Ella
Camp, who have been spending some
| time at Fairhaven, left for their homes
last week. Miss Camp is from New Ha-,
ven, Conn.
The different rooms of our Graded
School are well filled, and the High
School, from which class of seventeen
graduated last term, is being increased
beyond expectation.
Rev. G. H. Peck attended the evening
session of the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor at West Rupert,
| Wednesday, leaving here after the funer-
al of Mrs. TOwsley.
The Young People of the Baptist.
church will give Golden Tea" at the
church parlors Friday evening, Sept. 23d.
Refreshments will be served from 6 to 8
! o'clock. All are cordially invited to
come.
The Rev. Mr.. Rogers of the Methodist
church in SALISBURY, in exchange with
Few. g. III. Peck, gave two excellent ser
mons last Sunday. Both services were
fully attended and the minister heartily
commended.
J. R. Hunt and wife visited, last week,
North Adams and towns in the Berk--
shire hills, going with their carriage.
| When needing most the services of the
horse it gave out and they were obliged
to return on the cars. The horse and
conveyance have not yet arrived.
The II. T. Cushman Manufacturing
| Company have leased the stone co ton
mill, which has so long been idle, with
all the property connected with it, and
will move into it Immediately, or as soon
as some repairs, which are being done,
are made. Their business has developed
to such size that the mill which they
have occupied had not the capacity to
furnish half the goods the market re-
quires. Success to all such enterprises
among us.
RUFUS TOwsLEY.
The death of Rufus Towsley, on Sun
day evening last, has taken from our
midst one of the oldest citizens, and
among the most highly esteemed. He
was born in Minerva, N. Y, Sept. 18th,
1912, and would have been eighty years
old had he lived two days longer He
was one of seven sons, all the children of
the family, his father and mother dying
when he was seven and eight years old,
respectively. Thus was the family
broken up, he coming to live with bis
uncle, Solomon Towsley, of Pownal. At
the age of eighteen or nineteen he COM
menced learning the carpenters trade
with the late Benjamin Sears of Ben
nington Centre. After pursuing it for
time in the neighborhoOd of Paper Mill
village and Irish Corners, he married
at the latter place Miss Maria Doane,
July Sd, 1888, who became the mother
of five children, and now survives him
at the age of seventy-three. Leander NJ.
resides in this town; Linus NJ. and Adel-
bert were soldiers in the late war with
the South, and lost their lives defending
the rights and institutions of the Union,
the latter coming home to die of disease
contracted in the army; Nancy married
Edward Hinsdill and some eighteen years
since went to Grand Rapids, Michigan,
to live. Florence has remained with her
parents and has made their home pleas
ant and comfortable, though infirmity
has fallen to the lot of the father for sew
eral years. Mr.. Towsley was mechanic
of more than ordinary merit, and in the
capacity of builder and worker at mill
machinery, found ready employment
while his bodily health was sufficient to
allow their prosecution. On July Sd,
1881, at the age of nearly seventy, he
united with the Congregational church
on Confession of faith, and was made a
deacon in June, 1888, which Office he has
filled with acceptance until his death,
living life of piety and setting an ex-
ample worthy of imitation. The funeral
was attended Wednesday at II o'clock
at the house. His pastor, the Rev. CHI.
Peck, officiated with timely remarks, ap-
plying the teaching Of Christ to Nichode-
mus. in his conversion as being spiritu-.
ally "born from above" thus changing
his entire course of living, taste for read
ing and manner of thinking. The daugh-
ter and two granddaughter of Michi-
gan were telegraphed, but did not arrive
till after his decease. He leaves, also,
another granddaughter, Mrs. hedneld,
her two offspring being his great grand
children. The hymns were selected
with reference to his choice, and were
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Cush-
mar, Miss Martha Worthington and
S. B. Hall, assisted by Robinson Hall,or-
ganist The bearers were w. e. Hawks,
Geo. A. Bruffee, j. II. Walbridge, j. o.
Bangs, ii. d. Hall and c. E. Yelling. j.
Ed, Walbridge had charge of the under
taking department The weather, which
was very rainy in the morning, deferred
friends from Pownal from being present,
but it changed so that there was no in
convenience to the ceremonies at the
cemetery. The family desire to express
their gratitude for the many acts of kind
ness and sympathy shown during the
sickness and burial of the deceased by
their neighboTs and friends.
GEORGE II. SIMMONS.