The Newtown bee., 1892-04-01
GREENFIELD HILL.
MRS POLLY BANKS.

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 MRS POLLY BANKS.
 Rev Dr Plumley officiated, last Friday at D m, at the funeral of Mrs Polly Banks, the oldest person in the parish, passing his remarks on the 18th of First Corinthians. Six grandsons bore the re- mains, Fred S., Jesse L., Edward B. of New Rochelle, William and William Banks and William H. Hull. The re- mains were inferred at the old Greenfield Hill cemetery. Mrs Banks, who came to her death by the lamentable accident that broke her hip, retained her vivacity and interest in life to extreme old age. She was born, November l, 1902, daugh- ter of Daniel and Eunice Banks of Wes- ton. Marrying Bradley Banks, they be- gan their home life in the Nathan Wheel CT place, now levelled to the ground and afterward moved to the house that MT Banks built, where she died. Of their children, Nathan Bradley died at Hull's Farms; William EdsOn at Fairfield; Ru- fus Blakeman lost his wife and returned to the old home, where he still lives; Henry Burr died in Greenfield Hill; Sa- rah M. died at the age of 26; Polly Ma hala is now the widow of Alfred B. Hayes of Bridgeport; Catherine Ann of Albert Hull of Greens Farms; Mary Eliza is unmarried; Berzillai Benjamin is the postmaster and merchant at Green field Hill; Harriet is widow of Henry AnHraWS of RriA EA Ayuin lives in East Bridgeport; Amelia s. mar ried Merritt w. Davis of Port Jefferson, l.. I. and both she and her husband are dead. Besides these members of this patriarchal family, two, Martha J. and Daniel B., died young. Mrs Banks left seven children, Il grandchildren and P great grandchildren. She united with the Congregational church in 1S43 and now sleeps in hope of ot a glorious res urrection.
 The community was startled, Satur- day, by news of the sudden death of Mrs Henry G. Wilson at Elizabeth, N. J., where she had been since October with widowed sister, Mrs Lotte Noe. Mrs Wilson had expected to return home on Saturday, but was detained by Mrs Noes illness and, during Saturday, her two sons, James Morris and William Henry, received telegram announcing her sud- den death at l q m that morning. They immediately left for Elizabeth. Mrs Wilson had suffered with grip during the Winter, aggravating heart difficulty of long standing and, indeed, she had been in miserable health since the sudden death of h9r husband, who was killed by the cars, year ago last May. Her was born in February, 1927. She was ia consistent member of the Congregational church. Besides her two sons, she leaves four grandchildren.
 Mrs w. H. Lockwood, who returned from caring for Mrs Harriet Coley of Ly- on's Plain, feeling about sick, is much better.
 M and Mrs Jonas Nissan, with Miss Grace and Misses Holley, are to sail for III 1CW udyS here will not be opened, probably, this year.
 Mrs Moses Banks, who has had can- cer twice removed, is again great suf- ferer with the same trouble.
 Mrs Serene B. Bulkley of Scranton, Penn, has been guest of c. H. Bradley.
 Elmer F. Bulkley has a new trotter, a gray four-year-old from Canada, bought of Gates of Bridgeport to match tte horse that he bought, last year.
 William Hoag has been painting the interior of Hezekiah Burr Ogden's house.
 Burr Disbrow has been laid up for some weeks with grip.
 John W. Ferris has shingled his house and barn.
 Charles Henry, son of J. Morris Will son, has been sick with croup.
 The macadam road has been badly rut- ted and heaved by the frost and F. Bron- son, with characteristic promptness and liberality, has been patching the bad places with crushed stone.
 The academy bell is cracked and can- not be used longer.