The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

Mrs. Ainsworth, sister OF o. A.
Bruce has recently visited him,
The cold wave has passed overs this
morning Thursday, seems spring like.
On Friday of this week will be the
auction sale of r. w, Hastings place and
belongings.
Mrs. G. S. Mattison and little son,
Archie, are spending little time among
friends at Fort Edward.
The I. O. G. !. people had supper at
A. A. Collins's, last Friday night All re-
port good time and financially it was
success.
The "Workers' gave a tea at the
church parlor last Friday Afternoon.
Mrs. H. Niles and her sister, Mrs. Has
well, served.
w. C. Sickle has been off duty a day
or so, being quite sick. He is much pct
ter and will resume work again to-day,
Thursday.
C. r. and A. b. Hawkins begin to talk
about opening up the ground for the
foundation to their new store to be
erected on the land bought of Mrs. G.. 5.
Mattison, opposite C. E. Hastings hotel
Mrs. A, G.. Goldthwaite of Troy, n.
Y, visited her SON, the doctor, on We'd
nesday, and was very glad to find him SO
much improved. The doctor is able TO
attend to patients in the office, and VIII
soon ride among them.
Every member of the South SALISBURY
Library Association is requested to
meet at the Library room at half past
four o'clock, on Saturday afternoon.
| March 10th as there is some business OF
| inheritance TO attend to.
The reduction in wages is quite per-
ceptible this morning, as one sees the
men usually employed in the Eagle
Square Works, wandering about forget
| ting that "half loaf is better than
none" Work in these times ut almost
any price is something that some local.
ties would prize. Hunger has not Wis
tied our little hamlet. The wants have
been more numerous than the means
many times without doubt.
G. A. Collins is in town again this
week. in the interest of the Loan AssO
citation. The Society here is already es-
tablished and in working order. 1t is
Differed as follows: President, DIR. b.
| L. Godthwaite; first vce-president, ).
w. Monroe: second vice-president, F.
Eddy: secretary and treasurer, G. 5.
Madison; attorney, Solomon Howard; ;
appraisers, Clark Smith, Henry Harris
Jerry Fredenburgh; Board of Directors:
S. Green, A. J. Pierce, Fred Eddy, P. C..
Eddy, G. II. Whitman, S. w. Monroe,
| G. L. Moon, Solomon Howard, James
Adams, Grin VOsburgh, II. Pleasant, H..
Pierce. The Association will hold its
annual meeting in December for the
election of officers. The members will
meet on the 20th of each month
Thomas Dunlap, Mrs. Dunlap and her
sisters, Hattie and Julia, attended the
Golden Wedding" of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Marshal Dunlap, who celebra-
ted their 5Oth wedding anniversary on
Wednesday, About sixty friends gath
cred at their home, and they passed a
very happy afternoon. The aged couple
sat beneath an arch of evergreen with
1874 and 1S04' in gilt a wreath above
which, was suspended with the figures
500 in gilt. There were wreaths on
each of their chairs with the figures
$50" The same bridesmaid was at
Mrs. Dunlap's side that stood with her
fifty years ago. II. B. Bottum acted as
groomsman, with Mrs. Henrietta Whee-
lock as bridesmaid. The presents were
numerous, ard were both valuable and
useful, among which were some gold
coin. silver and paper money. The
home was decorated with house plants.
A heavily ladened board that seated %
filled the large dining The COLA
ton was of the best, enough and tc
spare, the guests all carrying home some
of the wedding cake. May their years
he many and their joys innumerable.