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returned to Bennington, and like Young
LockinVar, who also "came out of the
West" stole one of BenningtOn's fair
daughters and carried her off as his wife
to his Western home in Iowa. His wife
was a daughter of John Hicks, Esq, a
native born citizen of Bennington and
one Of ller substantial men. Ee was a
sen of James and Elizabeth Hicks and
litth child of family OF thirteen child
rcn, seven daughters and six SONS, all
born in Bennington of one father and
mother. and only one of whom is now
living, viz Uel Hicks, now past ninety.
three years of age, living with his
daughter, Mrs. Stone, i'll the town of
Mexico, n. Y.
The father of Mrs. Lull was man of
iron constitution, great energy of char
acter, of genial disposition and true
Christian gentleman, who, after holding
many positions of honor and trust in his
native town, among which was that of
post master before the office was moved
from the Centre village, sold his prop
erty in Bennington and with his wife
and only remaining daughter, Ann,
moved to Iowa to join their fortunes
with Mr.. and Mrs Lull, where he died
IN April, 1887. Had he lived until the
next June he would have been ninety
years old.
Mr.. Lull continued in the mercan.
tile business at the same time holding the
Office of Postmaster of Walnut Forks,
Iowa, under President Buchanan and
through both terms OF President Lin.
coins administration. About four years
ago he disposed of his mercantile bust
ness and established the first National
Bank of Anamosa, Iowa, with capital
OF $4,000, himself becoming its presi
dent, his son-in.law g. 5. Millard Its
cashier. aud his son John H., teller.
Mr.. and Mrs. LuIl have been blessed
with five children, one son and four
daughters, all married and comfortably
Sc tied in life. Six grand children is the
present number of the third generation
Mr. A. j. Aiken is located in Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, and is editor and
proprietor of the Wisconsin Evening, he
is patentee of the patent outside so
generally used by country editors of th c
present day and from which he derives
handsome royalty.
Mr. and Mrs. Lull have been spending
a few days in Bennington visiting IA
niece of Mr.. Lull's who is daughter of
his diseased sister, Mrs. DIR. E. n. S.
Morgan. They find Bennington very
much changed for the better, but miss
many of the old land marks, especially
in the Centre village, where but two of
the men in active life when they left,
now remain, namely. Mr.. Franklin
BIackmer and Mr.. Charles w. Swift.
Verify this is world of changes,
some saddening, others gladdening, the
latter taking precedent of the former in
one instance, from the fact that wuen
Messrs. Aiken and Lull left Bennington
they were both staunch Democrats
whereas now they are both staunch Re
publicaus
More than a generation has passed
away since Mr.. and Mrs. Lull left Ben
nington, yet on their return after an alb
sence of more than forty years, they fine
many friends to take them by the banC
to give them a cordial welcome and {
friendly greeting, and when they shall
leave Bennington and return to theil
Western home, they will carry with then
the best wishes of their friends and the
earnest prayers of many that their future
may be as prosperous and bright as theil
past. ONE OF THEM.