The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-04
SOUTH sHAFTsHuRY

Miss Edith Harris was at home for
q short stay last week. I
Miss Nettie Fleming spent Saturday
and Sunday out OF town.
Miss Edith Buss OF Bennington Is
In town for the Moon party.
Mrs. d. Baldwin and daughter, Mrs
Beagle were In Bennington on Satur-
day.
Miss Bessie Mirned spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Potter of Ben
nington.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. Moon gave q
birthday party to their son Ralph on
Wednesday evening Of the present
week.
Lemuel Buck visited his sister, Sa-
Irah, In Manchester on Sunday, who
Is great sufferer from complica-
ton Of diseases.
Mrs. Myron Whitcomb who has
been spending couple OF weeks with
} relatives here left town this week for
her home In Springfield
Mrs. l.. w. Cole attended the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary convention
held at Pittsheld The gathering was
one OF great benefit to all who are In
|, terested In that work. Mrs. Cole had
. paper, and II was OF interest sufiic-
lent to be recommended to the consid.
,, Grafton OF every auxiliary.
The village schools made fine
oil N ~. nj tlf. IA hAs, 81.
. served Decoration day. The exerci-
? SEES were fine at Cole hall. Mr.. Brad
ish was the only veteran to march to
the cemetery with the scholars. The
. pastor accompanied them to the GEM
: etery where they placed their floral
Q tokens.
On Friday evening OF this week
\ there will be q social at the parsonage
y and cake and Ice cream will be serv-
q ed. The ladies OF the society are par
= tlcularly DESTROYS that there should
J, be large gathering as their needs
:. are urgent. Come one and all and
!. help the good cause along.
L The funeral OF the late Hiram Mat
tison was quite largely attended on
!. Sunday afternoon. considering the
: threatening weather Mr.. Madison
= had been member OF the M. T.
y church for number of years. His
many losses and Affections through
= life had In a great measure drawn him
to One who has promised to be with
p you always. even unto the end. AL
Of his later life he had been drawn
nearer through afIliction, the death Of
his daughter Mrs. Il. Hastings ant
y, - some years ago their little daughter
D. which left him quite broken, yet hi
trusted In Him who had promised
% never to forsake his children. Hi
"a last night on earth was one of agon,
q In the flesh, but the summons came
= soon to go hence He had retired af
i. himself into his Makers care. Mr.
Madison will be missed by his shop
mates and in the community and es
pecially In the home where he ha
|. lived so long. He was always pleas
n ant and kind. He has left few nea
81 relatives. two invalid sisters. Mrs
Sarah A. Turner was able to be pres
OF ent at the funeral, one brother, Dalla
C. the son-in-law. Il. Hastings. were ais
a present and few nephews and ME
ces. Rev. w. Cashmere preached tn
usual sermon on such occasions Of tn
y NJ. Il. service which was very earnes
D and just to all, one that must hav
made all who heard stop and reflec
There were many floral tributes. tw
ESPECIALLY he merited from shopmate.
THE pillow was beautiful: anothe
piece from Rutland friends that wa
u beautiful that came from railroad me
~ When younger Mr.. Madison was
tie railroad man and some will remembe
. the accident that befell his train q
u one time at Wallingford when he wa
- thrown from the cab into the rive
from which he was taken after hour
partially submerged. He never wa
the same In body or mind after tina
n He devoted much time to his daugl
IN, ter during her protracted illness. TIL
md daughters husband. E. Hastings, fee
the loss greatly. He had been h
best friend. The bearers we're a
10. shop men. L. w. Cole, Edgar Matti
" on, Edward Millington. Frederick r.
dy. l.. ]. Barton and Harmon Nile
= The interment was In the village cen
n etery In the family plot.