The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-02-17

tended:
ITO the Green Mountain State wend my way.
In Bennington County pass the day,
At North Bennington Station / will stop,
In box II, please let me drop,
Until Mister" shall come t'lat way,
hen he will take me without delay"
Comment is unnecessary.
The charming operetta entitled 1.-THE
Seven Old Ladies of Lavendar Town." is
soon to be rendered by the scholars of
our graded school. The proceeds are to
be expended for school library. The
operetta is one which has been presented
by many schools with successful results.
Its humorous parts, we'll balanced cho-
ruses, and fine solos ought to insure a
raising funds for school library-is one
deserving the price of admission. <
In the death of Mrs. Mary 4. Mattison,
which occurred late Saturday evening.
the 11th. inst, from consumption, the
husband, German D., has sustained the
loss of faithful wife, the children of a
loving mother, the community of kind
neighbor and the church of a consistent
member. She would have been SO years
old the 22nd of next April. She was the
daughter of Barney Sprung, formerly of
this town, but now residing in Akron,
leaves of her immediate family besides
the husband, six children, Harry D.,
Susan L., Myrtle l., Mary Belle, Birney
and Bessie Ella. all of whom will greatly
miss her affectionate oversight and wise
counsel. She united with the Congregs-
tional church six years since, being bap-
tized with her children, and has ever
shown deep interest in its prosperity,
but during the whole time has been in
feeble health, so as to be able but Occa-
sionally to attend public services, or the
stated weekly prayer meetings. 1t was
a pleasure and privilege which she much
enjoyed in the years of her sickness to
have the fir ends meet with her in her
home and unite in the celebration of the
Lords Supper, the last occasion being
within few weeks of her death. The
funeral was largely attended from the
house at 10 o'clock a. M, on Tuesday OF
this week. The Rev. Chas. III. Peck of
ficiated, basing his remarks upon the
text. "Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord" and in their presentation was
enabled to make such an application of
the great truth that he gave consolation
to the mourning friends and awakened
aspirations in many hearers to desire
that the same religious experience
might with equal fitness be vouchsafed
to them. The inclement season of the
year kept the friends from Akron, who
are in advanced years, from being at the
funeral, as also Mr.. and Mrs. A. Birney
of River David, Canada, P. O., uncle and
aunt, who recently remembered one of
the children for his name in the present
of house in Bennington Falls. Mrs.
Prescott Brown, = cousin, was assiduous
in her attentions during the last few
weeks of the sickness, which closed as
Mrs. Mattison prayed it might, without
a struggle. The flowers were many and
beautiful. The singing was by the choir
assisted by Miss II. S. yelling. The
bearers were: Seth Lawrence, Edmund
Brown, Thomas Mahan aud Daniel
Tompklns, and the remains were placed
in the receiving vault at Bennington. Mr.
Mattison and family desire to express
as far as they can in words, their appre
citation of the attention of the many
friends in their acts Of love and neigh
borly kindness; in their remembrance in
the beautiful flowers, so generously be
slowed, and the sympathy shown in al
their sickness and sorrow.