Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-09
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North Bennington,

Mrs. John Quackenbush of Hoosick
spent the Sabbath with her mother, Mrs.
NJ. J. Colvin.
Charles Hall of Springfield, Mass, and
Harry r. Hall of Jackson, Mich, ARE Wis
iting friends here.
S. B. Hall has been to Saxtons River
to visit his son Robinson, who is attend
ing the academy there.
Fred H. Colvin attended the wedding
reception of his cousin last Friday even
ing in Brunswick, N. Y.
We understand George Atwood, who
is still at Saxtons River, is improving in
health, though very gradually.
Dr. Woodruff of South Salisbury has
taken up his residence here. He, with
his daughter, occupy the dwelling with
Mrs. j. G. Wright on Main street.
DR.. L. B. Newton has repaired his of
flee, putting in new hard pine ceiling
and papering the walls. 1t is a great
addition to his convenient rooms.
Frosts have held off remarkably, so
that cucumbers are being picked in some
of our gardens, and eaten as fresh and
palatable as in the summer months.
George Snow had the misfortune to
loose the first joint of a finger on one of
his hands, and one finger on the other
was badly split open, while at work in
the pulp mill at Bennington Falls last
week. With unusual pluck he had them
done up, and has continued to work on.
The people of this village should look
over their premises and clean up. The
rules call for an overhauling of rubbish
and clearing out of closets, twice each
year-once in May and again in October.
The Board of Health purpose to- enforce
the rules as printed in the town reports
for the information of the people.
The case of scarlet fever at George
Whites, on the Burden farm, has been
so effectually quarantined that no fears
are now entertained of the spread of the
disease. 1t is one of Mr.. Whites men
who is sick, and he very foolishly ex-
posed himself to the contagion in Graf
| ton, N. Y, where scsrletina is prevail
ing, and where there does not appear to
exist any effectual regulations. Mr..
| Whites little daughter, aged about six
years, was sent away as soon as the dis
ease was known, and has apparently es-
capped, which will be good news to the
| friends.
Mrs. Louisa, wife of Henry H. Darling,
died IN North HoOsick, N. Y, the 4th
inst, of typhoid fever, and the funeral
was held from the Baptist church here
on Saturday afternoon, the 9th. She was
the daughter of James and Clara Biggart
of this town, was married Feb. 18th, 1877,
and was A years, months, and II days
old. She was a consistent and much re.
| spected member of the Baptist church
and the large number who came from
Hoosick, with the friends who attended
the services from here, testified to the
high esteem in which she was held as a
christian wife and mother. Besides her
husband, who is sadly stricken, she
leaves two sons and daughter to mourn
her loss. Rev. r. B. Tozer conducted
the funeral service, assisted by the pastor
from North Hoosick, who was in attend.
ance.
The funeral of Mrs. Leavings Percy
occurred Saturday morning, last, at her
! late residence in the southwestern part
of Salisbury, at 10 o'clock a. m. She
was sick about seven weeks, and would
have been sixty-four years of age the
| 18th of this month, had she lived. Her
maiden name was Miss Olive Agan, her
parents residing at Potter Hill in or near
| Pittstown, N. Y. She made confession
of faith in Christ when twelve years old,
and had been married forty-one years.
She was beloved member of the Bap-
fist church here, and it was a sad day for
its membership to bury two of its num-
Der, she and Mrs. Darling, in one day.
Four of her children are still living,
Frank in Michigan, Charles in this vii
lage, Fred on the homestead and Mrs.
Anna Filkins in Hoosick, N. Y. The in,
terment was in the family lot here, Rev.
R. B. Tozer officiating on the occasion.