The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-15
NORTH BENNINGTON.

Many are improving the smooth ice
and fine skating, on Lake Paran.
Morris E. Jones of Troy, N. Y, spent
Sunday here with Mrs. f. Ripley.
Miss Aria Mckay left Wednesday for
New York to spend the holidays.
Mrs. F. G. Mattison OF Bennington,
spent the day, Tuesday, with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Hall
VIM. S. Montague, recently of Ben
nington Centre and now of Troy, n. Y,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Hall.
Mrs. j. Atwood has returned from
Brooklyn, N. Y, where she went to at
tend the funeral of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Wood, whose husband died about
ayear since.
B. L. Henry is placing in his grist mill
at Riverside, new run of stone with a
boiling apparatus of the latest approved
methods, by which to furnish the best
buckwheat or other fiours that can be
produced.
Rev. C. H. Peck will exchange in the
morning of next Sunday, with Rev. Mr..
Rogers OF South Salisbury. In the
evening at the union meeting, service
commOrating tho pilgrim Fathers"
will be held.
Mrs. Foote of New York, who is en-
gagged in missionary work in connection
with the Christian Alliance, is still with
her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Shaw.
She is pleasant speaker and has adj
dressed several meetings here.
G. H. Houghton & Company are out
with handbills for the holidays of 1893
From the prices and variety of goods
mentioned our friends can purchase at
home as well as abroad, suitable Christ
mas gifts. Remember the place.
There is considerable sickness here of
la Grippe species. We hear of Mrs. II. T.
Cushman, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Houghton,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Bracket, James
Clements, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Hunt and
Byron Clark, as being more Tor less af.
ticted.
What has become of the pledges of the
Dam, Gratis here and otherwheres, who
agreed u give employment to those
thrown out of work, if business went
down under a Democratic administra-
tionP The President appears to desire
! to carry out the plan Of his party as to
0tariff reform" even if i ruins every in
.dustry of the country, the evils OF which
can only be obviated by Congress going
back on the platform, as it now LOOKS
that it may.
The. ladies of the Congregational
church and society will hold fair and
festival on Friday evening the 22nd,
when will be served a turkey and
chickenisup with the usual condi-
ments and. extras. Supper at six o. clock.
There win be fancy table spread with
articles of taste and beauty, and many
.Of less value suitable for Christmas gifts
for children and wee ones. All are in
Nited. Supper 25 cents with 10 cents ad-
mission at the door.
The following communication, which
has been received within the week, tells
in fitting words of the great loss to the
husband, children and friends of one
who for ten years, dwelt with MS as help
meet to the pastor, and who in earnest
work for the Master and in constant eff
fort in the various ways of Christian or
benevolent activity, sought the welfare
of this community. We know not, but the
hOpe that a removal to the South would
lengthen the life which seemed SO frail
here, has been indeed realized, and that
her life work was prolonged for years.
The Sunday school of which she was a
member while here, passed resolutions
of coincidence last Sunday, and voted
unanimously to have them forwarded to
the stricken husband and family: MRS.
L. G. Partridge died in Jellico, Tenn,
November "a, 1893, and her remains were
brought to Oberlin for burial on Sun.
day, services being held at Stewart Hal
and in the chapel of the First Congrega
tional church, DR.. Brand officiating.
Mrs. Partridge was the daughter of Rev,
John Croker, was born in Vermont in
1885, has been very faithful and sue
cessful worker for Christ in the church
Sunday school, Christian Endeavor
missionary and temperance causes. ShC
spent zen weeks in 0berlin last summer
just prior to her daughter, Mar
Louises departure for China as mis-
sionary of the American Board. He
four remaining children are here in thu
college, hence her desire to be brough
here for interment. Mrs. Partridge pos
sessed rare excellencies of mind anC
character. She was kind, hopeful, cour
ageous; wise to plan work for Chris
aud untiIing in execution. Opposition
only increased her ability and determi