The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-05
MRS. ELI TIFFANY.

The death of Mrs. Eli Tiffany, Satur-
day morning at 9.45 o'clock, was great
surprise to the public, and was quite un-
expected to her Immediate family as
we'll. She had been out of health for
more than year, the moving cause of
her decline being an attack of la Grippe
from which her system never rallied.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock a large number of people at
tending. at once attesting their regard
for the departed and sympathy to those
who survived this excellent wife, mother
and friend.
The Rev. NJ. D. Jump, former pastor,
officiated. He paid a touching tribute
to the character of Mrs. Tiffany, and
his words will not soon be forgotten by
those who heard him. The quartette,
composed of Messrs. Edward E. Long,
Jas. Habberley, r. o. Goldsmith, and
F. N. Squire, sang two hymns, the re-
quest Of the departed; Nearer my God
to Thee" and "We sh II Sleep, but not
Forever" 1t is seldom that this service
of song is equalled, and, the services
ended, the bearers: Messrs. John V.
Carney, l.. f. ABBOTT, VIM. r. Morgan,
VIM. r. Graves, bore the casket contain
ing the remains from the home, and
pointed for all living" on this occasion
robbed of half its gloom by the flowers
and evergreens that lined its sides and
base. Amid such surroundings, and in
the chill top" referred to below, the
committal was said while the sympathiz-
ing multitude stood around. At the
house there had been profusion of
floral offerings. The employees of the
Tiffany shops and mill, the Sunday
school, the Village Improvements Society,
the Order Eastern Star, each had con-
tributed with loving hands the emblem.
attic piece, to cheer the afflicted and
honor the dead. At the park, forming
the entrance t. the Cemetery, where the
two roads meet, the Sixth Corps, w. K.
c., had erected an evergreen Gates
Aiar," supporting a bank of elegant
flowers. The arched gateway was 10
feet high, II foot span, and the two gates
opened aiar, through which the pro-
cession moved on its way to the place of
burial. This was a most fitting offering,
as will be seen by Mrs. Valentines eulo-
gy, below.
Mrs. Tiffany was daughter of the
late James Cooper, and was born IN Not
tingham, England, March II, 1S41.
About 1884 the family came to this
country ana SeJJleu IN lnOnpsOuNllle,
Conn. coming to Bennington in 1870.
OF her fathers family, Chas. and George
Cooper are well known to our people,
and of the daughters, who have visited
here, are Mesdames Clark, Farwell and
Griswold of New York City. Mrs. Tiff
fanny was married to Mr.. Eli Tiffany in
1863, who survives, together with three
sons, Frank NJ, Louis L., and w. j.
The Messrs. Tiffany have been known to
wide circle of business people for
many years.
The family request us to extend thanks
to their friends, to the different organi-
cations who assisted in the obsequies,
and to all others. The remembrance of
these faYors will ever be cherished.
The president of the V. l. S. has
handed us the following, which we re-
gard as very timely and appropriate
enlOgy. She says: SIN Mrs. Phoebe
Cooper Tiffany, the Village Improve
ment Society has lost its strongest, and
most valuable member. OF the work
which has been done by the Society
within the last five years, Mrs. Tiffany
has borne the larger part. Our pretty
Cemetery Park, and the Cemetery, re-
deemed from its condition of disgraceful
neglect, bear witness TO her faithful la
bors. The hundreds who enjoy walking