The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14

As
day, returning this morning.
On Sunday evening there will be a
union service at the Methodist church,
at 7.3O. Mr.. A. W. Millbury of New
York will speak.
THE firm of Russell and March have
word to say in their space on page one,
to-day This concern has a number of
new contracts and are building up an
immense trade.
ONE fare tickets are now sold by the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad company
good for an over Sunday excursion to all
points North. The arrangement will be
continued until the middle of Septem-
Der. We copy this item to suggest that
Vermont roads might adopt like idea
out of Bennington.
The Troy Press of Monday, says:
"Harper Brothers circus arrived at
Granville Saturday afternoon in a Grip
pied financial condition. Soon after the
performance opened severe wind storm
struck them and completely destroyed
the dilapidated tent, putting the finish
| ing touches to financial demoraliza-
ton. The circus remained at Granville
until Sunday, when it left for Manches-
ter, where it will attempt to show with
out tent. Granville creditors were I'M
able to collect their bills, but did not in
terfere with the concerns departure
from town by attaching property which
was practically worthless and no doubt
owned by some one else. Landlord
Rutlidge of the Central house took COM
passion on the penniless crowd, which
included ladies, and fed them without
compensation. The circus showed last
week in towns between Granville and
Bennington, the latter town being the
only place where it had paying
patronage.
IT was known to the writer at the
time the Special convention elected DIR.
Hart as Bishop BisselPs successor, that
Thos. H. Garfield, Esq, had letter from
DR.. Hart stating that he would not &C
cept an election as bishop of Vermont,
or words to that effect. The fact is now
published, although it was hoped he
could be prevailed upon to accept. The
burlington correspondent of the Sunday
Budget says: SIT was known that two
positions would soon be open TO him,
the presidency of Trinity College and
the place of bishop of Connecticut, and
it was expected that the chances were in
favor of his declining. The
natural thing to do under the circum-
stances would be to select the man for
bishop whose vote was second when DIR.
Hart was elected. This would mean the
election of the Rev. DR.. G. Nee. Fiske,
of Providence, between the followers of
Hart and Fiske was really between, the
low and high church men respectively.
and under the circumstances it can hard
ly be expected that DIR. Fiske will be
elected. 1t is intimated that number
of new names will be voted fol- next
time and some one not yet named may
be the next bishop of Vermont"
On Sunday, July 9th, 1893, Mrs. Nancy
Wheeler Boynton attained the age of
one hundred years. There was family
gathering Monday at the residence OF
her daughter, Mrs. Chas. J. futile, in
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, where the vener-
able lady has lived for the past "a years.
Before that time she lived for time on
Pleasant street, in this village, where her
husband died. Mrs. Boynton was born
in Fitchburg, Mass, July 8, l793. She
was the daughter of Captain Aaron
Wheeler, who commanded company OF
Massachusetts militia, and of the family
N of eight children she was the second.
They all lived to a good old age, the
Youngest being IS years of age at the
time of death. In September, 1914, she
was married in Fitchburg to Paul Boyn
ton, and the most of their welded life
which extended over period OF f1tty
four years, was passed in FltchouTg
Newton Falls. Mass. Lansingburgh, n
Y, and at Bennington, as above stated
OF ten children born to her, six daugh
tiers and one son are now living. Severa
of the daughters were present on sun
day and Monday, coming from different
parts of New York, Ohio and Pennsyl
> vania. The age of the oldest daughter
present was II years, of the youngest 80
The aggregate was 800 years, the average
age of each being 81 years. OF the llv
ing twenty grandchildren and ten grea
grandchildren, large number were also
/, present to Join in the celebration event.
I Mrs. Boynton's mental faculties are re
markably good, and her hearing and eye
; sight are but slightly impaired. She re-
quires but little waiting upon. AL
though she cannot read very much she
! takes great pleasure in being read to
, and her memory appears to be remark
ably clear. From her appearance Sun
, day, says a reporter who called upor
! Mrs. Boynton, one would say that hel
prospects were good for several more
Years. One of her grandchildren II
Frank Boynton, for long time a BAN
NER printer and several years forman o.
this paper. In attendance from Ben
J nington were Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Loring
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Kelso.