The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-27
EAST ARLINGTON

days.
George Stafford spent Friday in
Troy.
Mrs. Ezra Buck is spending a few
weeks In Troy.
N. B. Case visited relatives in Troy
the past week.
Ralph Walker is confined to the
house by illness.
Reuben u. Phillips has returned to
Providence, r. j.
Ralph Gaul of North Bennington
was in town Friday.
M. M. Dean of South SALISBURY
was in town Tuesday.
C. l. Hendee of Bennington was a
visitor in town Tuesday
Mrs. Thornton Of Troy is with her
daughter, Mrs. s. X. Gray.
Rev. R. H. stebbins has been in
Shushan most of the week.
Mr.. Stafford recently visited his
brother, Ira Stafford In Burlington.
Edward Phillips and Ralph Gaul Of
North Bennington spent Sunday in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Madison
spent Sunday with her parents in Sun
sderland.
Mrs. Jane Stacy returned from a
few weeks visit In Green Island Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Nella Cole OF North Adams re-
Gently visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Cole.
Mary w. Hurd who has been teach
Ing in Dorset is at her home here
spending her vacation.
Carlton A. Hendee of Bennington
spent Sunday with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Scutt.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Shaw of Man.
chester were In town Sunday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs Julia F. Shep
herd
Presiding Elder p. L. Dow was in
town Monday and held the fourth
quarterly conference at the M. Z.
church.
The Rev. Mr. Stebbins of Tinmouth
was in town Wednesday and accom-.
panied his brother, Rev. X. H. Steb-
Ibins TO Shushan.
DIR. and Mrs. Scott X Gray have
been Ill with grip for few days. The
ioctor is again able to be out but Mrs
Gray is still confined to the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertrand Marshall and
Mrs. Pauline Webb of Rutland have
been In town this week called here
by the death of their grandfather
Hermon Webb.
The donation for the benefit of Rev
R. II. Stebbins given at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Scutt Tuesday eve
ming was decided success in every
way, over $27 being netted.
Mrs. John Mann and Mrs George
Budro went to Bennington Tuesday
to see Mrs. Mann's mother, Mrs. j
F. Shepherd who is critically Ill at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Helen M
Farnham.
Ernest Hubbard who has held the
position of superintendent of the Jud
son factory, the past few months, has
severed his connection with the
company and will return to Fitchburg
and Mr. Bassett Of Fitchburg win fl
the vacancy.
James Murtha is confined to the
house by injuries he sustained the
past week while drawing wood from
the Hale chair factory. Mr.. Murths
! was sitting on the edge Of the loaC
and while turning around In yart
the sleighs slowed fastening him be
tween a shed and the load. II 1t hat
not been for the timely assistance O
r. Webb who was with him he woult
have been very seriously injured.
At the last quarterly conference O
the M. E. church the following on
J cers were elected: Recording stew
ard, Frank Dunlap; district steward
Walter H. Whitman; trustees o
church and parsonage property, Hen
Try Shuffleton. F. Dunlap, M. Cole; cor
mittees-Missions. Frank Dunlf
MRS. Orcha Loziar; church extenss
Mrs. NJ. o. Scutt, Mrs. 4. A. Nc
aid; Sunday schools, Henry 81 =
: ton, Frank Dunlap, Walter H. Whit
man; tracts, the pastor; temperance
Henry Dunlap and Myron Cole; edu
cation. Flossie Whitman, Robert A
Shuffleton; church records. Robert A
: lShuffleton: parsonage and furniture
Mrs. Anna Walch, Mrs. Orcha LoziaI
Germ Warner; finance committee
) Henry Dunlap, M. Cole, Mrs. Orch
Loziar; treasurer, Germ Warner.
/ The funeral Of Mrs. Julia F. SheI
, herd was largely attended a. the Cor
gregational church Sunday mornin
at IL o'clock. Mabel ]. Dustin COZ
Quoted the services. A Quartette COZ
sisting of Mrs. Robert Shuffleton, Mr.
IC. A. Fields, e. l.. Buck and Seymou
Hard sang, "Sun of my Soul" "In tn
Hour of Trial." and Lead Kindl
Light" during the service. Unit
failing health prevented, Mrs. SheI
3 herd had always been an active worf
! Ter in the Congregational church @
0 which she was a member. She was
woman who was highly esteemed 4
the community, and will be great
missed by large circle of friends
? Among the floral tributes was a clus
: ter of carnations given by the Ladie
= Aid Of the Congregational church G
: which the deceased was a member
She is survived by two sons, Arthu
: of North Bennington and Harry G
: Troy and one daughter, Mrs. job
. Mann OF this village, also a sistel
, Mrs. Helen M. Farnham of Bennint
= ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shepherd
Gertrude and Clifford Shepherd G
!, North Bennington and Mr.. and Mr.
: Harry Shepherd and son of Troy wer
- present at the funeral.