The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-07
EAST ARLINGTON
Mrs D. BIodgess is Ill.

Mrs d. Blodgett ID Ill.
b. r.. Lawrence was In Bennington
Monday.
Mrs Julia F. Shepherd who has been
Ill is improving.
Mr. Howe of Rutland spent Sunday
with Hugh Webb.
VIM Andrew has returned from Q
visit In Syracuse.
Helen Farnham OF Bennington has
been spending q few days In town.
Mrs Ralph Gaul fell on the Ice Sat
urday sustaining quite serious injur.
les.
Arthur Shepherd Of North Beuuing.
ton visited his mother, Mrs Julia shep
herd Sunday.
B. ]. Hayden has gone to South
SALISBURY where he has work In the
Eagle Square shop.
George Mcdonald and family of
South SALISBURY were st his tatner's,
Elihu McDonald's Sunday.
Leo Grout returned 10 Burlington
Monday morning after spending few
days with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs Irv
Ing Grout
Miss Edith Grout who was home
from Mlddlebury TO attend the anniver
sary OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs J.
Frank Grout, returned Monday.
A. p. Saunders Of wsverly, N. Y,
gave M Interesting address on temper
ance In the Congregational church
Sunday evening.
On Feb. 18th about so friends and
neiehbors gathered ut the home OF Mr.
and Mrs ] Frank Grout to help them
observe the 18th anniversary OF their
marriage. Refreshments we're served
and Q pleasant social time was enjoyed
by oil, old and young. They left with
many happy returns OF the day and
hoped they might live 70 enjoy their
golden wedding. Those from out OF
town we're Mr. and Mrs II. N. Shaw Of
Manchester. Mrs GUY Buck OF West
Arlington, Edith Grout OF Middlebury
winifred Grout OF Manchester and Leo
Grout Of Burlington. The following
people we're present both at the we'd
ding 25 years ago and at the auniver.
sary: Mr. and Mrs II. N. Shaw, Mr. and
Mrs George Stafford, Mrs Guy Buck,
Mrs Reuben Andrew, Arthar and Irv-
log Groul ]. Webb made Q short
speech and this poem was read.
Some years ago In 20
when all q you were young
There happened IN the olden days
A deed for long unsuns.
Bu, . win tell Is 10 you nov
Although it's rather late
Il happened many years ASo.
Upon this very date.
| 10 chaneed there dweit In Ariington
Upon the Roaring Branch
Aswet and winsome little maid
with charm 10 ever glance.
she dwslt there through her ysu,hful
yeau
Ana vent TO district school
And there OF course. We nssdnr ssy.
she cherished every rule.
nut IN this self same towa u seems
hre dvelt valiant boy
Through all his younger slAd-oms days
his mothers pride and JOY.
He too attended district school
And met the maiden there
Butin those days he iittis thought
For her he'd ever care.
The years passed bye and abe became
wosan fair and street.
The light that cleaned within her sys<.
Brought many 10 her fest
.Bu, she refused untn twas thought
she live her iiie alone
ny giving ksowiedge shs would earn
A living Of her ovp.
But nnaIly there came 10 200
Tho boy. grown 20 man
And then that maid throws up hef drai
And mArri.s fAsts she can.
They have four dsushisrs. bosr,d Thing.
who teeps them on The 90
And tell them Ill the things they mink
They'd really ought 10 kno wn'
But new rejoice and help them both
; To tell their pride and ioy
For they can nov most proudly sins
, We've ouiy Just one boy.
Mrs Elisabeth Shutfie,on died ai
North Adams Friday afternoon 81 the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. John Pow
ers, with whom abe had been spending
the winter. Tbe remains were brought
here Saturday morning and the tuner
al vas held Monday morning ~ the
homo OF her son, Henry Shufieton,
Rev 4. Is Harris oficlsting. Mrs
Shuiieton was one OF the Oldest resi-
dents OF the village and had h~en men
Der Of the n q church . great many
years. She vas highly esteemed BY the
entire community Who ertc q sheir
sympathy 70 the family in their Der
rsvcmeni. ehe 10 survived BY two
daughters and one son. Mrs. John Pos
.. ere Of North Adams. Mrs George Burr
and Henry shufiieton OF Sunserl lnd. .
ooe brother and sister, Willis Phillip,
OF Bratsleboro sod Mrs Milo Huline
of. North Beauiaeton, also III grand
children. Among those from ont Of
y town present % the funeral we're Nj
and Mrs John Powers Of North Adam,
wllired Sbufiston OF Gardner, Mass,
Albert Shufiieton OF New York, Mr. ant
Mrs Robert Shunieton OF SALISBURY
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Huling, Mrs Cha
Phillips and Mrs Myrs Endress o
Bennington.