The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-09
NORTH BENNINGTON.

Mrs Seth Lawrence who has been III
Is improving.
n Miss Harriet Center is studying mu-
sic In Boston.
Mrs John Scriyens is caring for Mrs
Mary Piper.
Frank Frazier of Troy spent Sun
day In town.
Gilbert S. Madison is confined to
the house by severe cold.
Dewitt Lewis an oculist from Sara.
toga is in town for few days.
Rev r. B. Tozer was in Troy Mon
day attending minister's conference.
Miss Amy Surdam is spending a
week In New York City with relatives.
Mrs Margaret Watson is visiting
her sister Mrs Keefe in North Adams.
Miss Eta Tinkham left Monday
morning for Burlington for a weeks
visit
Miss Lucy Haswell OF Bennington is
a guest of Mrs Frank Madison for
few days.
Frank Madison is in SALISBURY
caring for Horace Bottum who is crit
ically i'll.
Miss Laura Mosher returned Satur-
day from two weeks visit in will
Jamestown.
a daughter was born Sunday morn
ing to Mr. and Mrs Patsy Mccarthy of
Church street.
The ladies' missionary circle OF the
Baptist church will meet with Mrs To-
ger on Thursday.
Miss Bessie Madison who has been
a student at Wilbrahsm has entered
the Troy Business college.
A cottage prayer meeting will be
held Wednesday evening with Mrs
Amelia Douglass at a. S. Hathaway's.
Rev Charles II. Peck accompanied
his mother to New York Saturday
where she will spend some time with
relatives.
A hash supper was served at the
Baptist church Tuesday night at 6
O'Clock. The women met in the after
noon to quilt.
Mrs A. w. Hawks very pleasantly
entertained several ladies at sewing
bee Friday afternoon. A dainty sup
per was served.
A. N. Shepherd is confined to the
house by illness. Charles Dyer is
clerking in A. 5. Hathaway's store
during Mr. Shepherds absence.
The boys and girls are invited to
meet at the home of Mrs Church Sat
urday afternoon at 3 O'Clock for the
purpose Of organizing chapel car
circle.
Rev F. =. Dawson, state missionary
preached two excellent sermons Sun.
day at a union meeting at the Baptist
church. In the afternoon Mr. Dawson
met with the Juniors at their regular
3 O'Clock meeting.
DrR. B. Carter of Akron, Ohio, is
in town. He will accompany Mrs Car
ter and her sister, Mrs f +. Burgess
of Burlington and their mother, Mrs
Amelia Huling IN Florida Tuesday,
where they expect to remain through
February and March.
Mrs Honora Fitzgerald who resided
short distance from here on the
South Salisbury road died at 2
O'Clock No onday morning after long
and painful illness She is survived
by two daughters, Mrs II. Hurlburt OF
North Adams and Anna Fitzgerald
who resided at home and cared for her
mother, and six sons, John, William,
Frank and Michael of this place, and
Martin and Thomas ofLawrence, Mass
all OF whom are in town for the funeral
which was observed Wednesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock from st John the
Baptist church, Rev T. +. Schaeffer
celebrating solemn high mass. The
interment was in the North Bennington
Catholic cemetery.
The funeral services of Mrs Mary j.
Emerton were held Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from her late residence,
Rev r. B. Tozer officiating. A quar-
tette choir sang "Face to Face" and
deceased, Misses Mamie and Florence
Piper of Worcester, we're present, also
a cousin, Charles Piper ofMiddlebury.
The remains were taken to Middlebury
Monday morning for interment Mrs
Emerton was born in Middlebury ga
years ago, but has resided in North
Bennington for nearly 40 years. She
was member of the Congregational
church, very estimable woman; like
Mary of old, "She hath done what she
could" She is survived by one
daughter, Miss Clara Emerton and an
aged mother, Mrs Mary Piper. who is
critically i'll