Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
NORTH BENNINGTON
THOMAS F. RING. Correspondent

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Thos McDermott of Sunderland was
in town over Sunday.
H. 1. Spatford was in Troy and Al
bany Saturday on business.
Noel Scully of North Adams was
the guest of Roscoe Cole Monday.
Miss Mary Colvin is visiting rela-
tives in Manchester for few days.
Miss Annie Burnes of North Adams
was the guest of friends here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Thornton Jackson are
rejoicing over the arrival of son in
their family.
James Cheesebro has returned from
vacation spCnt with relatives in
North Adams.
Miss Reda HILBERT of Shushan has
been the guest of her mother here dur
ing the week.
Several from this village attended
the funeral of Peleg Madison in
SALISBURY last week
Miss Ennid Lakin of East Arlington
returned home Monday after spending
week with her cousins, the Misses
Cole.
Rev Thos Schaefer was called to
New York Sunday night on account of
the serious illness of his sister, Mrs
JAS Conroy.
Mr. and Mrs Chas Daley and Mr.
and Mrs James Daley Of Rutland
were here last week to attend the fu
neral Of Mrs JAS Mackin.
The Congregational Sunday school
held their Christmas exercises and tree
Sunday evening in the church. A
special musical program was also rem
dered.
The Bachelor" club held their
social last Wednesday evening and
was a pronounced success. Another
social will be given by the club Friday
evening, January 10.
Mrs Elmer Burgess and children who
have been the guests OF NJ. G. Huling,
returned to Burlington Friday. They
we're passengers on the train that was
wrecked near Shelburne, but escaped
without injury.
Mrs Callie Howe of Missouri will
speak at the union service in the Bap-
list church next Sunday evening. Mrs
Howe is a most eloquent speaker and
brings with her the fire and zeal Of the
south and west. All are cordially In
yited.
The annual report, January 4, of
the secretary of the Baptist Sunday
school, announced that the school is
in good standing, the finances salts
factory, and that the class OF Mrs Jay
Loomis is again the banner class for
the year.
Rev Geo W. Morrow of Burlington
delivered a temperance lecture in the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon at
, O'Clock, This was the initial lecture
OF a series to be delivered throughout
the county previous to the license cleo
ton in February.
John II. McDermott severed his con-
nections with the Rutland railroad at
the local depot Monday and left to
visit his parents in West Rutland pre-
vious 10 going to Boston to engage in
business. Warren Marshal of South
SALISBURY has taken his position.
Mrs Mary Mackin, wife Of James
Mackin, of New York died Thursday
at the home of her sister, Mrs Andrew
j. Nash, after a long illness. The
deceased is survived by her husband
and two small children, a father, four
sisters and three brothers. She was
well known here, having resided here
most of her life, previous to her mar
riage The funeral was held Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock from the st John
Baptist church, Rev Thos +. Schaefer
officiating at the requiem mass The
remains we're inferred in the cemetery
at Bennington Center.
VIM H. Phillips, well known resi-
| dent of this place, died in Brattleboro
Friday, Deceased was prominently
connected in the knit goods business
/ in Bennington until recently, having
! retired on account OF i'll health. Dur
ing his business career in Bennington
he was we'll known by most of the
trade in this vicinity on account of his
superior abilities and knowledge of
/ knit goods. He held a responsible po-
sition with II. S. Bingham and the
late VIM Campbell, and other manu-
/ facturers in Bennington. He is sur
| vlved by his parents, Mr. ana Mrs I.
d. Phillips, one sister, Mrs Myra En-
dress, and three brothers, Harry, Ed
ward and Arthur Phillips, and his
wife. The remains were taken to Bur
lington and were inferred there Mon
| day.
The Christmas and New Years con-
cert by the Congregational Sunday
school was held Sunday evening, the
4th inst. In addition to the rendering
of music. published by Geibel & Schu-
man of Philadelphia, under the leader
ship of j. II. Cushman, there were
duets and solos by pupils of different
ages, bringingto the observation ofthe
large audience assembled in a pleas
ing and happy manner, the truths and
sentiment connected with the two events
commemorated The decorations of
the church we're not profuse, but in
keeping with the real Importance of
the occasion presented to the minds of
the hearers, and the recitations aud
songs of the youth as well as the
primary class were excellent. Miss
Center, who presided at the piano