The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-23

day afternoon, having completed jour
ney covering 5,460 miles of railway
through the United States, Mexico and
British Columbia. They lived on spec
ial train of x luxuriously furnished
Wagner cars. When the party reached
st. Adams the cars were decorated with
grasses plucked in the various states and
territories through which they had jour
neyed. The party went to Chicago from
New York, thenceto New Orleans, to
Monterey, Mexico; to San Francisco, to
Yosemite Valley, to Portland; thence
over the Canadian Pacific through Great
Falls, Helena, Yellowstone Park, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, and Duluth to Chicago,
where four days were spent in visiting
the fair. Then the party were whirled
to Mia CARA Falls, and from there to Ne
hasane, DR.. Webb's park in the Adiron-
dacks, where one day was spent. DR..
Webb's hand was on the engines throt-
tie from HerlIimer to Burlington.
There were in the party, beside DR.. Webb
and his family, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Har-
riman, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James Law
renee, William A. Potter. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Egerton Webb, Julian Ii. Kean, Mr..
Webb's private secretary: G. II. Burnett
and DR.. A. II. Grinnell of Burlington,
who joined the party at Yellowstone
Park. The entire party enjoyed the best
of health throughout the trip.
A DESPATCH from Mortified, dated
June II, says; The 59th annual COM
mencement of the Norwich University
will occur Thursday, June 20. The ex-
ercises for the week are as follows:
Monday, June 19-Annual EncampmenT
begins, continuing through Commence
ment. Sunday, June 25-4.00 p. m,
BacGclaureate Sermon at the Methodist
church, Rev. Sylvester Donaldson. Mon
day, June 29-2.30 p. m, Company Drill
Cadet Captain Nattison. 400 p. M,
Riding School Dress Parade. Tuesday,
June 27-3.30 p. m. Bayonet Drill. Ca
Diet Lieut.. Hurlbut. Dress Parade. 500
p. IN. Sheldon Prize Speaking. $50 p.
M, Banquet of the Alpha Tigma Pi Fra
ternity. Wednesday-10.00a. m, Annual
Trustee Meeting. 2.30 p. M, Battalion
Riding School Dress Parade. 7.S0p m,
address before the Alumni by Geo. w.
Hobbs, Esq, 80. $50 p. m, Banquet of
the Theta Chi Fraternity. Thursday
900 a. m, Escort of the Trustees and
Faculty, and distinguished visitors. $50
a. M, Commencement Exercises. 2.30
p. M, Review of Battalion before His
Excellency, Gov. Fuller and his Staff,
followed by drills. 500 p. m. Com
mencement Concert 1000p. M, Cadet
Hop. Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge, one of
the principal benefactors of the college,
will be present.
THE Rev. Cyrus Meeker, d. D., the
Oldest minister in the Troy Methodist
I,nl 10 Of l;g
at ,Buskirk's Bridge. DR.. Meeker was in
his ninety-fourth year, and as preacher
and religious worker has a career with
few parallels. He was an Inherent min
lister in the Methodist Episcopal church
for f0rty- years, and his connection
with that church as a preacher began
81 years ago Although having been at
the time of his death in superannuated
relation, it had been his custom to per-
form clerical ministries without inter-
ruption. He preached several funeral
sermons this spring. DR.. Meeker at
tended the meeting of the Troy Confer
ence in April at Albany where he deliv
cred an address full of interesting rem
iniscenses, and which was intently lis
tened to by his younger colleagues in the
ministry. While attending the confer
ence he caught cold, which developed
into an attack of la Grippe, and had
fatal termination Wednesday. DR..
Meeker was born in Vermont, Novem-
Der u, 1900. He joined the New York
conference of the Methodist church in
1926. When the Troy conference was
organized in 1927 or 1925 he became con-
nected with that conference, of which he
had been a member since. The de-
ceased was known from end to end of
the TROY conference, owing to his long
service, the fact of his having been the
oldest minister of the conference, and
also because of his gifts as preacher
and worker.