The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-22

so delighted our people.
B. G. SLADE has business local that
will bear reading. See, also, how much
81 will buy at his store on Main street
G.. E. STEVENS has been very sick with
la Grippe and catarrhal sore throat, is
some better but still under the care of
DR.. H. j. Potter, Jr.
EVERYBODY turns toward home as
Christmas approaches, some going and
some coming Mr.. G.. +. Leonard and
family left for Boston yesterday to be
gone week or so.
HARRY HARBOUR, son of Charles Har-
bouT, while riding on load of wood at
Woodford, last Saturday, was thrown
from the load by the sleigh 'slewing'' on
the icy road, and was badly injured on
the head and face He has been confined
to the house since and had a physician.
LAST week over 900 sample copies of
the BANNER and the New York Weekly
Tribune were sent throughout the cOun-
try. We trust that those who received
the two papers will read them carefully.
Unless they can find a bigger bargain
than both papers one year for $1.50 we
would be pleased to receive their sub
scriptiOn.
AT the late December term of county
court three divorces were granted, three
! foreclosures decreed, Wilkins against
| wilkins, dismissed; 20 State cases were
taken from the docket and number of
! other cases settled and referred. The
NATURALIZATION case goes to the SUI
preme court on exceptions filed by the
defendants counsel. Forty-eight cases
were added to the new docket, and all
within three weeks counting Sundays
! A fol nf
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoflice at Bennington, Vt, for
the week ending December 10Th, 1893:
Frank Carey, Moses Chaplin, Adrew
Green, Master arthur Hall, Mrs. j. S.
| Carpenter, Mrs Frank Durand, Mrs. B.
j. Townsend, Miss Claudia Hawkins
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office December 30th, 1893, if not
delivered before In calling for above
please say advertised" giving date of
list.
A. p. CHLD7 and II. L. Hover at
tended the meeting of the Vermont life
insurance underwriters in Rutland, FRI
day. Mr.. Childs spoke on the magni-
tude of tho life insurance business done
in this country. The fire insurance UNI
derwriters also met in the same city and
arranged for session in January, when
State association will be formed. II.
l. Norton of this village was appointed
one of the committee to arrange for the
meeting.
EXTENSIVE arrangements are being
made for the convention of the Albany
Catholic Total Abstinence union to be
held in Columbus Hall, Hoosick Falls,
January 10. A special musical and lit
erary programme will be rendered. 1t
is expected that all of the societies in the
union will be represented. A mass
meeting is to be held at the hall in the
evening, after which the visiting dele
gates and speakers will be entertained in
the F. NJ. T. A. B. rooms. No pains will
be spared to make this one of the most
interesting sessions of the organization.
Mrs. MARY CRoNIN, wife of Michael
Cronin, died yesterday morning after an
illness from which 1t was thought she
was recovering. Mrs, Cronin was born
in Limerick, Ireland, and would have
been sixty years of age Jan. LIST. She
was good woman and greatly respected
! by her friends and neighboTs. She is
survived by her husband and six child
rem: Mrs. John Barry of North Adams,
Mass, Mrs. j. A. Casev and d. f. Cron-
in of Hoosick Falls, n. Y, John W.,
| Michael and Thomas of this village. The
| latter is an employee of the BANNER Office.
! The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at o'clock from the new
church of st. Francis de Sales, the Rev.
A. j. Barron officiating. High Mass will
be celebrated. Deceased had three
brothers living: Michael Casey of FL
mira, n. Y, Daniel and John of this
town. Mrs. Cronin was married to Mr..
Cronin Nov IA, 1857, in Bennington, and
so her active years have been passed in
our midst. The husband and family will
receive much sympathy in this sudden
and sad affection.
THE death of Mrs. Elizabeth L. Gay,
who died last Tuesday, removed lady
who was more than ordinarily well
known to our people. She was very pop
ular in her business relations and having
been the Organist of st. Francis de Sales
church, and director of the choir for the
past thirteen years, her name became al
most household word in the parish.
Mrs. Gay was born in Marcellus, n. Y,
and was 81 years old, her birthday being
April 2Sth. Twenty. one years ago the
! 18th of this month, she was married to
Ira Gay of Catskill, N. Y. She came to
Bennington in November, 1872, and has
lived here since that time. Deceased
had not been we'll for some four years,
but she did not take TO her bed until
about two weeks ago. Our readers will
recall that she took trip to Ireland last
| April, returning the last of June, in the
hope that she would be benefited, but
consumption had marked her for its vic
! tim. 1t is pleasant to remember that
she enjoyed the journey to her ancestral
home, that on her return. when obliged
to resign her church office, a handsome
! testimonial was rendered her by the
church people and others, and was
gratefully received, and that in peace
she awaited the summons hence to her
reward. The funeral was held from St.
| Francis de Sales church yesterday morn
ing, large congregation being present.
There was large gathering at the house
Oh North street. to accompany the re-
mains to the church. High Mass was
celebrated, the choir for the occasion be-
ing: Musical Director Bennett, Prof. Il.
Il. Long, Miss Mary II. Loomis, Mrs. j.
Ed. Merrill, Miss Lena MiddlebIoOk, and
| Prof. II. w. Downs. Mrs. Gay is sur
vived by two brothers and two sisters:
William Phalen and Mrs. A. j. Leonard
OF this village, David Phalen and Mrs.
Michael Leahy of Utica, N. Y. From
out of town, aside from the brother and
sister, Michael Farrell of Oneida and Lib
bic and Anna Griffith of CatskIll, N. Y,
attended the obsequies. May she rest
! in Peacen