The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-07
SOUTH sHAFTssuRY


Edward Millington is visiting in
Greenwich.
Fred Mirfield of Schenectady was in
town this week.
Miss Clara Myers of Troy is visiting
at Hugh Cones
Fred Adams is assisting at the F.
l.. Madison store.
Harry Browe and daughter have
been out of town.
Mr.. Balch of Manchester is visit
ing relatives here.
Vincent and Walter King visited in
Manchester recently.
C. S. Mattison had a large house
party for the holiday.
Harry Peck of Schenectady is Wis
iting at T. II. Dunlap's.
E. Hawkins sister of Arlington
spent the Fourth in town.
E. B. Garfield of Schenectady was
a visitor in town this week.
NJ. B. Spencer and family of Rut-
land were in town Monday.
Miss Florence Potter of Bennington
is visiting Miss Dorothy Mattison.
Mrs. Phoebe Taylor of Manchester
has been a guest at VIM. Brownies.
Mrs. Eta Andrews of North Adams
has been visiting friends in town
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Dean entertain
ed out of town friends over the 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Perkins of Ar
lington dined at T. H. Dunlap's on Fri
day.
James Beagle of Springfield who
has been in town for two weeks has
returned.
Mrs. Janette Knapp of Worcester,
Mass. is visiting ner daughter Mrs.
Frank Harris.
John MilIington and sister Miss
Nellie are visiting Mrs. Eben Sher-
man of Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Houghton of
Bennington were guests of j. S. Ball
over the Fourth.
f. b. Mattison of Schenectady was
with his family at the home of F. Il.
Rice over the Fourth.
! Mr. and Mrs. Edward Buck and
daughters of Arlington were at Lem
uel Bucks the Fourth.
Two brothers, sister and the
mother of Mrs. Louis Millington spent
the Fourth at her home.
Rev and Mrs. VIM. Cashmere and
daughters leave Thursday for Burling
ton for short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Barker and fam
lily of White Creek visited at New
man Hawkins this week.
DR.. F. s. Locke returned TO Spring
field Tuesday morning. Mrs. Locke
expects to leave on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders of New
York are visiting Mrs. Saunders
daughter. Mrs. Harry Beagle.
Arthur Dunnam has bought the
house owned and formerly occupied
by Warren Marshall of North Ben
nington.
G. f. Mirfeld OF Joliet, ILL.,. and
Ralph Mirfield of Goshen, Ind, were
called here by the death of their
mother this week
Mrs. Chrissie Mirfield and daugh-
tiers Gertrude and Ernestine of AL
bany were in attendance at the funer-
al of Mrs. Sarah Mirfield.
e. Mathers and family of Hoosick
Falls and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gerard
OF Bennington Falls visited their sis
ter Mrs. John Gordon on Monday.
Miss Florence Lane of Waterford
and the Misses Ella Barney and Edith
Buss OF Bennington were guests at
the home of George E. Moon over the
Fourth.
The SALISBURY Baptist Sunday
school will hold a picnic in Harring-
tons Grove Saturday July 10th. All
are urged to come. Games and
amusements will be provided for the
cnildren. Lunch will be served.
Edward Hawkins. Louis Mattison,
John Gordon Jr., and George Bartlett
returned Monday morning from two
days fishing trip on Lake Cossayuna.
Tney report fine catch. The trip
to the lake was made in Mr.. Hawkins
Buick.
Mrs. Sarah Beaumont Mirfield died
at her home here Friday evening last
at half past ten, after an Illness of
three years duration, the past year be-
ing confined to her room entirely help
less During her illness she had
been very kindly and carefully nurs-
ed by Mrs. Mary Montgomery Galu-
sha. Funeral serices were held at the
late home Tuesday morning at ten o.
clock. Rev. VIM. H. Cashmere officia-
ting. Interment was in the village
cemetery. Mrs. Mirfield was an Eng
lish woman by birth, having lived here
about % years, coming to this coun-
try on account of the i'll health of a
little daughter When quite young
lady she spent two years here with an
aunt, the late Mrs Thomas Dean. Mrs
Mirfield brought with her to this
country beside the invalid daughter
Maggie wno lived only few years,
four sons, Fred. Harry, George and
Ralph-one son Ernest remaining in
England. She also leaves an adopted
daughter, Bessie, whom she took as
very small child and who is now a
teacher. There are four granddaugh-
tiers, one in England, Gertrude and
Ernestine Mirfield of Albany and
Margaret Mirfield of Joliet, Ill. Three
brothers and a sister lived in this
country at one time. One brother,
John Beaumont of the Bennington