The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-15
SOUTH sHAFTsBuRY.
Lizzie In is very poorly YET.

Lizzie Hill is very poorly yet.
Mrs. Lewis HART is convalescing very
slowly.
Clark Smith is on the sick list. He is
| better at this writing.
The improvement among the sick is
not encouraging in some places.
There were quite large number from
here who attended the Manchester fair.
Clarence Hard of Arlington, has quite
a class in music on the piano and violin
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Fredenburgh and
children, have returned from Client,
N
Miss Rose LeFrance left for home on
Monday morning. She resides in Johns
town, Pa.
viii Whipple and George Bruce ex-
pect to start for the Worlds Fair this
week.
Douglass Miller of Ticonderoga, N. Y,
visited his sister, Mrs. E. Parker, this
week.
Miss Bessie Rogers left for her home
last week. Her people reside at Prince
Edward Island.
Ashley Bardwell and wife, with his
son James, have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. J. Barton.
Miss Sarah Branham left for home on
Saturday, taking her mother with her,
who seems quite out of health.
The Rev. T. Rogers and family were
summoned home quite unexpectedly.
Thomas Rogers, jr., is on the sick list
Work is progressing finely on the
church repairs. By means of wings on
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very ornamental.
There will be temperance meeting on
Sunday evening next, at Grange Hall,
where the church services will be held
until the new church is ready for occu-
pancy.
Peter Mattison is home on a visit from
Springfield. Fred Mattison is home
from North Adams. Both are sons of
Frank Mattison. Hiram, another son,
has position in bank at Norwich.
Mrs. Adelbert Hawkins received the
sad intelligence last Saturday of the
death of her sister, Mrs. Wesley Andrew,
eldest daughter of Simon Bottum. The
deceased's girlhood days were passed in
this town. She married Mr.. Andrew not
long after his return from the late re-
bellion, he then residing in Illinois. In
later years they were residents of this
village. She leaves husband and five
sons, all of them nearly men grown.
Her death was caused by injuries re-
ceived while riding, and she only lin
gered few weeks. Mrs. Andrew was a
devoted wife and mother. She was the
life of her home. The family reside in
Tilden, Nebraska.
Received too late for last week.
Alfred Mattison left town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Bradish have returned
from their visit.
Mrs. Branham, mother of Mrs. Peleg
Cole is quite i'll.
Walter Collins is out again, though
not able to work.
j. Fredenburgh and family have gone
to Client, N. Y, for short visit.
Henry Day and family, of Bennington,
called on their friends in town recently.
Miss Eta Taylor of Troy, n. Y, has
been spending some little time with
friends here.
Mrs. D. j. Barton expects sister and
her husband from the vicinity of Boston,
Mass, soon.
Work is little more brisk in the
Eagle Square mandatory for the past
week or so.
Thomas Rogers is home for short va
cation, and will go to Albany Medical
College soon.
Mrs. G. F. Chaplin and family leave
town this week for Holyoke, Mass, en-
route for Waterbury, Conn.
The Workers met with Mrs. New
man Hawkins on Wednesday, and had a
large gathering. A very pleasant after
noon was spent.
One week from next Sunday the En-
deavor Society will have temperance ex-
ercises at the usual time for their Sun
day evening meeting.
The Rev. Thomas Rogers, Mrs. Rog-
ers and Mary, will go to Esperance, N
Y, this week. On their return Flossie
and Master Will Rogers will accompany
them.
The work on the church repairs is go
ing on well. Services are no longer held
in the old church, as Grange Hall has
been secured, and the necessary church
furnishings taken there, and all services,
with the exception of Mr.. Hawkins's
class, will be held there.