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


Mrs. w. E. Green is sick with la
Grippe.
Miss F. M. Ranney OF New York City,
is coming home to spend Christmas.
Miss Alta Tozer is at home from the
Vermont Academy to pass the Holidays.
Rev. r. B. Tozer supplied the pulpit
in South SALISBURY, last Sunday even
ing
The Rev. W. W. Ranney of Phillips,
Maine, is expecting to spend Christmas
with his father.
Arthur H. Cushman and VIM. G. Spaf-
ford are taking the Holiday vacation of
Norwich University, with their pa
rents.
= Prof. Drexel has been under the ad-
vice of physician for few days, but
is now, we are glad to say, able to at
tend to his school duties.
Misses Mabel White and Carrie Huling
are at home from their school in Wilbra-
ham, Mass, a school whose reputation
has been we'll maintained for years.
George Atwood has arrived home from
his school in Burlington, and Elbridge
Tombs was expected yesterday from
Wilbraham Academy, Mass.
Lyman Tombs is at home from Will
liams college to spend Christmas. His
father, w. J. Tombs, has been down
with la Grippe for week or more.
Chester Thurber, an old and respected
citizen, living in the old Hinsdillville
neighborhood, was buried this week.
He was about eighty years old and had
been confined to the house for long
time.
The Baptist Sunday school will give a
cantata entitled: Santa Claus and
Mother Goose" on Christmas evening
MONDAY, the 25th). Ten cents admis-
sion will be taken at the door. All are
invited.
G. W. Walworth has been and is still
sick and confined to the house. A pecu-
liarity of his sickness is hiccoughing for
several successive days, which is very
weakening, and is the symptom of a
serious difficulty.
Mrs. Foote of New York, spenta day
this week with Miss NJ. II. Henry at
Riverside, who, when in the great city a
few years since, made her home with
Mrs. Foote while doing missionary work
and Studying life among the poor and
destitute.
Uncle James Clements, now in his SD
year, has had severe attack of la
Grippe, but we are glad to be able to say
he is now better. He is so as TO read
some, and though upon his bed, sends
funds to renew his subscription for the
BANNER, whloh expires next March.
The sermon at the Congregational
church Sunday morning, by Rev. Thos.
Rogers, was from the text, Numbers
1920, "Come thou with us, and we will
do thee good; for the Lord hath spoken
good concerning Israel" The congre-
CATION was attentive and evidently lis
tened with pleasure to his calculation of
the subject.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma B. Nor
thup was attended on Sunday afternoon,
from her late residence. She died of
pneumonia, in the nth year of her age.
She was kind neighbor and friend, and
will be missed in the vicinity where she
has spent her long life. She had the at
tentiOn of daughters devoted to her care
and comfort, during her sickness. Rev.
Thomas Rogers of Salisbury attended
the services in the absence of Rev. G.
u. Peck, The interment was in the
Hinsdillville cemetery.
The sermon Sunday evening at the
union meeting, on "Forefather's Day.
in which a review of the history of the
Pilgrims was presented, was of more
than ordinary interest and held the at
tention of a good audience. The faith
of these consecrated separatists, was
dwelt upon as to its strength and aim
and the often mistake of connecting
these with the Puritans, was dwelt upon
and the character of the religion which
they taught and lived ably defended. A
Pilgrim Praise Service was used in con
nection with the exercises.