The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29
NORTH BENNINGTON.


University at Mortified, is visiting a
brother student here, A. II. Cushman.
Rev. w. II. Hurlbutt. who is holding
a series of meetings at Manchester,
spent Christmas with his sister, Mrs.
r. B. Tozer.
Mr.. Clifford of Bennington, who has
been in the employ of j. w. Wakefield,
is at present with the H. T. Cushman
manufacturing company.
Clarence Cooper of Salisbury, a
brother-in-law of VIM. Darby, has taken
his house, furnished, and will keep
boarders connected with the business of
the stone mill. Mr.. and Mrs. Darby will
board in the family.
The Stark Paper Company have run
their mills so far, on regular time, and
HenryS Walbridge has manufactured
and shipped stereoscopes as usual to
date Our village up to now, has suf-
fered as little, we think, as most any
other. All the circumstances connected
with this result, in these times of de-
preston, we are not aware of.
Although the weather was not favora-
BILE Monday evening, there was large
number present to witness the Christmas
tree and concert given by the Junior
Society of the Baptist church. The
children, in carrying out their parts, did
credit to the training which they re-
ceived from their faithful leaders, Mrs.
+. D. Ranney and Mrs. j. H. Loomis.
The Sunday school presented the pastor
and his wife with splendid oil heater.
On Wednesday evening, the Y. P. S.
G. E. connected with the Congregational
church, held meeting for the election
of officers for the next six months.
John II. Cushman was elected president,
with the usual corps of officers and com
mittees. Short addresses were made by
friends and members present, among
them Arthur H. Cushman. Revs. G. II.
Peck and w. W. Ranney. Refreshments
of cake and nuts were served and a
pleasant time was had all around.
A pleasant gathering of the primary
class of the Congregational Sunday
school, was held in the chapel of the
church, Thursday afternoon, from four
to six o'clock. The teacher, Mrs. Peck,
arranged to have two or three of the
younger classes meet with her, and with
some exercises of the children, have a
few short talks by the friends, and then
some gifts presented which would be
remainder of Christmas, and the great
importance of realizing its full meaning.
1t was an enjoyable occasion, and all
were highly entertained and very happy.
The death of VIM. j. Tombs, one of
our most respected ,citizens, occurred
Tuesday afternoon, the Goth inst His
decease will make vacancy in the vii
lage which will be long felt, as he has
been in business here his life time, ex-
cept few years he was In Milford, Mass.
He would have been SO years old in JAN
uary next, and was married twice-the
first time in 1849, to Miss Sophia Barney,
to whom were born three daughters,
Nellie, Florence and Nettie. The first
is at the head of his home, the second is
Mrs. Morey of Wilbraham, Mass, and
the third has been an invalid for several
years. The second wife, whom he mar
ried in 1873, was Miss Eliza Hinsdill,
who became the mother of two sons,
Lyman, who is now in Williams college.
and Elbridge attending school in viii.
braham, Mass. In early life he taught
school, and has been engaged since in
the boot and shoe trade, and has held
offices of responsibility in the village
corporation. He has also been con-
neeted for many years with the Hinsdill-
vile Methodist church, taking an active
part in its mission and in bearing the
w buCll ICldJlOubs MI
and Mrs. Frank butcher, and Miss Grace
butcher, children of his sister, the late
Mrs. Warren butcher, and Mrs. South
wick, another sister of Hopedale, Mass,
were present at the funeral. as also the
friends from Wilbraham. The circle of
relatives is quite large, Mrs. Hiram
White, sister of Bennington, being
among them. The funeral was from
his late residence and was largely at
tended, beyond the capacity of the
house, to seat those present.
One day last week, one of our fami-
lies in town, whose table is not always
blessed with those chSice viands that
its members so greatly relish, had a
practical demonstration of the old
adage: There's many slip 'twixt the
cup and lip" Just prior to the time
above mentioned, sister of the hostess,
living in an adjacent village, sent them
chicken of enormous dimensions, all
prepared for the cook. Chick was duly
cooked, minced, made into croquettes
(ffteen in number), baked, and left upon
a table near at hand, while the rest of the
meal was being prepared. OF course
the family's appetite was whetted up to
a high pitch in expection Of rare
treat. All being in readiness, the GRO
quotes were sent for, when lol "presto,
change" not one was to be found.
Then surprise and CONSERVATION ran riot
in the household. All was shrouded in
mystery. What had become of them?
Suspicion at once rested on the grand
parent; but, no. one stomach could not
contain so much as that, all gulped in so
short space of time. OF course a Gull
prit had to be found and the dog was
the most available. Eyes, the dog, the
dog ran from lip to lip, and all fell to
condeming and beating the poor limo
cent brute, from the master down. Had
they known, as does the writer, the
enormous capacity of a dyspepnc's
stomach, the innocent would not have
suffered for the guilty. The only la
inevitable feature in the case is that dog
gle has not had a morsel since, doing
penance for the guilty. The poor brute
has my sympathy, for know what it is
to innocently bear the sins of others,
@. L. o.