The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-31
DEFERRED COUNTY ITEMs.
NORTH BENNINGTON.

The audience room of the Methodist
Episcopal church at HinsdillVille, will be
reOpened Sunday, April 2nd, at o'clock
p. m. The Rev. Thomas Rogers of South
SALISBURY will preach the opening ser
mon. The pastors and congregations of
the surrounding churches are cordially
invited to be present and participate in
the services.
The tidings which came last week, to
our aged and beloved friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. E. Hawks, from Topeka, Kan,
of the sickness of their daughter, Mrs.
A. w. hawks, and followed 80 soon by
the news of her death, was startling,
producing sorrow and sadness not only
in the immediate family, but throughout
this community in which she was well
and lovingly kRswn. She was the daugh-
ter of James huntington, her mother
sister of the late Richard w. Henry, of
this town, her maiden name being Mary
A. She was taken sick with peritonitis
on Wednesday and deceased on Sunday
the 18th inst, after a short but painful
illness. She was born IN Rome, N. Y,
and was fifty-three years old; was mar
RED to Alfred w. Hawks October 9th,
1864, by Rev. George G. Baldwin of Troy,
n. Y, in the church of which he was
pastor. She was for many years men,
Der of the church here, in all its relations
doing by example and iced the things
which make for peace and the prosperity
of Christs kingdom, and since her resi-
idence in Topeka had taken letter and
united with the First Baptist church
there. 1t was great trial to be away
from her friends, but as it seemed best,
she would make long visits here, caring
for and administering 10 their comfort
and wants. The blow to the husband, to
whom she has been united for nearly
thir y years, is sad indeed, and the loving
daughter and only child, Susie with
whom she has been a constant and affec-
tionate companion has the heartfelt SYM
pathy OF all her acquaintanees. The aged
parents who had been looking forward to
a long visit the coming summer from the
family, and who so bravely and uncOm-
plainingly await the Lords time for the
bringing about of His purposes, were
overwhelmingly saddened by this provi-
denoe, but are sustained by the hope and
trust which has long been their conf
dence, and which enables them by faith
to look through the dark cloud, beyond,
and feel that in this severest affection,
HE doeth all things well" In Topeka
she was greatly Beloved, ana the en-
ployes of the Santa Fe Railroad, in the
Office of which company the daughter
had been for some time engaged, were
unremitting in their attentions during
the sickness, and bountiful in their floral
gifts at the service, before leaving with
the remains for the East. Rev. Mr.. Tozer
ofiiciated at the service here, Thursday
afternoon, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Peck.
The singing was by the Baptist choir and
the bearers, Myron Clark, NJ. G. HuliAg,
II. w. Spafford and Alfred Robinson. j.
II. Huntington and daughter of Troy,
he brother of the deceased, Mrs. Bur
tbs and daughter of Hoosick Falls, and
other relatives were present. The house
was filled and the sympathetic tear we'll
ed from many bosom as the great loss
and crushing grief were thought upon.