The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16
NORTH BENNINGTON.

Miss Ella Mckay has been spending
some two weeks with friends in New
York and Brooklyn.
Miss Jennie Robinson of Bennington
Centre. has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
S. B. Hall, for few days.
Mrs. DR.. Newton has been visiting an
aunt in Bridgeport, Conn, for fort
night back. We learn the change is ia
vorably affecting her health, which has
for some time been poorly.
The Rev. Geo. F. Poy, who is in town
in the interest of Rochester nursery,
preached at the union meeting last Sun
day evening, at the Congregational
church. The sermon was interesting
and practical.
Mrs. Georgia Bisbee, sister of Fl. F.
Lamb, left for her home in Norway,
Maine a few days since. She was
called here by the sickness and death of
her mother, and on account of her
health her stay had been somewhat pro-
tracted.
At the present, it will not be necessary
to ask advice as to starting for Cam
bridge with sleigh or wagon as was
done Monday, for the frequent relays of
soft snow make it reasonable to expect
good sleighing for several days. The
snow pillow, so effectullly used, has Civ
en- us good paths throughout the vii
lage.
The social in the parlors of the Congo
gational church, Tuesday afternoon and
evening, was largely attended. The
sewing work laid out for the. afternoon
was accomplished, and more than usual
were seated at the supper tables.
Among other things to fill out the enter
tainment were selections from the writ
ings of Shakespeare, applicable as an
swers to questions asked with reference
to the Chicago Worlds Fair. These
were read by members of the audience,
and being very pat, were well received.
We understand they wero published by
the Golden Rule" and being cut from
that paper were circulated for use.
There will probably be but one more of
these gatherings this season.
The remains of Miss Charlotte V.
Walbridge of Albany, N. Y, were
brought here on Monday of this week,
she having died on Sunday, the II inst.
She was born in this town, November Is,
1904, and has for years been living with
an older sister, Mrs. Sophia Winnie, who
is in her ninety-seventh year, or will be
ninety-seven the 2Sth of July next, if
living. The deceased, as also her sister,
have been for many years members of a
Presbyterian church, in Albany, and in
their old age have had the consolation of
the gospel of Christ and the strength of
deep religious faith to cheer and sus-
tain them. Their agreeable converse
tiOnal powers, and easy corresponding
gifts in the way of letter writing, have
made them rare and pleasant acquair-
tances outside of their immediate kim
dred and friends. Services, appropriate,
were held at the home in Albany, and
on Wednesday, at two o'clock, the read
ing of Scripture and prayer by the Rev.
Thomas Rogers of South Salisbury at
the residence of Col. j. H. Walbridge,
in whose family she had often been a
welcome guest, and who have done
much for her comfort, the wife being at
the bedside during her last hours, pre-
coded the placing of the casket, beauti-
fully adorned inside and out with taste
fully arranged flowers, in the tomb at
Bennington, until the return of warm
weather. Mrs. Winnie, it is expected,
will remain in Albany for the present
We learn that the needs and comfort of
these aged sisters have in a great
measure been supplied by the hand of a
generous nephew in New York, DIN
G.. Walbridge, Christian gentleman of
considerable wealth. There is a brother
now living, Ebenezer Walbridge of Os-
wego, N. Y, who is in his eighty-fourth
year, the large family being among the
most respected in town, all having lived
to good old ages, but now reduced to
two. There were three nephews, Col
j. H., Henry S., and Edward Walbridge,
and two great nephews, j. Ed. and Her
bert S. Walbridge and their wives pres
ent on this occasion, with other relatives
and friends, Mrs. Winnie being too
feeble to leave her home at this inclem-
ent season.