Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-31

JOHN NASH took John Hay, thirteen
year old son of William Hay, to the
Work House yesterday, to serve the re-
mainder of his minority. The charge
was truancy.
E. P. HOPKINS Post, G. A. r., of Will
Jamestown, Mass, is to have rousing
campfire to morrow, New Years, even
ing. Quite delegation from the local
posts are intending to go down and at
tend the same.
IN the county court Saturday, decis-
ions were rendered in the following
divorce cases, all being in favor of the
petitioners. Maggie Marsh VS.. Dyer
Marsh, Della A. Lindley VS.. James S.
Liddley, Caroline T. Mattison VS.. Frank
G. Mattison, Moses Vidal VS.. Anna Vidal
and Mrs. Martin VS.. Ira Martin.
FRANK L. MONEY was in town yester-
day and to-day, in the interest of the
Sound Currency Committee of the Re-
form Club of New York. He interviewed
number of the prominent citizens, in or
der to gain the sentiment of the com.
munity on the currency question. He
has visited various sections of Vermont
and surrounding states.
MEN who want to be uD to date may
be interested in the following from the
Troy Times, which ought to be an au.
thority on the subject, as it is published
in the leading collar and cuff city of the
country. 1t says: ''All kinds of very
high collars, and specially the high fold
collars, will continue to be the most pop
ular throughout another season. At
least all indications point in that direc-
ton. AS yet the fold cuffs have not at
tanned the popularity of the collars in
the same line. The link cuff is being
manufactured almost to the exclusion of
every other style"
A CAROL service was rendered at the
st. Peters church, Sunday morning,
and the pastor spoke to the children.
Goldsmith's orchestra furnished music.
At the evening service, Miss Mary
LOOMS sang an offertory solo, "Star of
Bethlehem" in manner that has won
her much praise from those who heard
her. An anthem, the words by the pas
tor and the music by r. o. Goldsmith,
vas also sung. At the Methodist church,
special Christmas music was furnished
at the morning services. In the evening
an elaborate programme of music and
speaking was carried out. A solo was
| lnu Mics Moru I comic Tho IN
der of the service being mostly the work
of the younger members of the Sunday
school. Two selections were pleasingly
rendered by double male quartette
consisting of Messrs. Maurer, Towne,
E. B. and ID. p. Hurlburt, Carpenter,
GriswOld, Hollister and Sibley.
An elaborate musical programme was
carried out at the morning service in the
Baptist church, under the direction of
II. w. Downs, the musical director. Ex-
cellent music was rendered by a chorus
of twelve voices. An interesting Sunday
school concert was given in the evening,
a large audience being present
JAMES GUNsHANNON died at his home
on Park street Friday evening at 730
o'clock, of stomach trouble. The de-
ceased was born in Ireland, June, 1885,
coming to this country when he was 20
years old. He settled in Bennington,
was married here to Katherine Terrill of
North Bennington, and has lived the
greater part of his life here. He is the
last of four brothers, all of whom lived
the greater part of their lives here, and
ers, John and Edward, were members of
Custer Post, the Post attending the
funeral in a body. The services were
held at st. Francis de Sales church Sun.
Francis Guiltinan, Michael Maloney,
Patrick Griffin, Nicholas Phalen, John
Healy, Thomas Ryan. Mr. Gunshannon
leaves wife and six children-John,
James, Margaret, Helen and Catherine.
In the early spring the deceased rented
his old home in Ireland and spent the
summer months there in hopes that the
change would be beneficial to his health.
Those who attended the funeral from
out-of-tow were: Mrs. Michael and
Misses Mary and Annie Wallace of Rut.
land Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy of Rutland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerrity of Williamstown,
Mrs. Hennessey, Misses Katherine and
Name Hennessey, John and Morgan
Hennessey of Cohoes, n. Y, Thomas
LAWNS and Miss Annie Lawns of Schen-
ectady, Mr. and Mrs. Delore Miriam of
BlackinIon, Joseph Levin and the
Misses Levin of North Bennington, Ed
ward Gunshannon of Hoosick Falls, n.
| Y, and Annie Gunshannon of Schenec-
tady. The requiem mass was celebrated
yesterday morning.
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