The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
EAST ARLINGTON


Wesley Walker IS improving after
his recent illness,
Mrs. ?. c. Wilder has been on the
sick list the past week
Mrs. Alfred Nlcholovis and sister
Miss Helen Smith of New York are
IN town.
Frank Walsh student at the Yer
mont University Is spending week
at his home here.
Miss Pauline Webb who attends
school in Rutland has been home
sper ding her vacation.
Mrs Ralph Gaul OF North Bennng.
ton recently visited her parents Mr.
and Mrs. S. c. Warner.
The Village Improvement associa-
ton met at the home of Mrs Scott
Gray Tuesday afternoon.
The schools opened Monday for the
spring term with Miss Helen barrow
and Miss Bessie Haskins teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reynolds Of
Seymour, Conn, are guests at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs |. ]. Warner,
Mrs. Harley Hasklns and daughter
Daisy spent Friday with the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elihu McDon-
aid.
The Misses Pauline and May Shut
fiction returned to Bennington Mon
day after spending Sunday at their
home here.
Rev and Mrs. o. j. Harvli expect
to leave town Friday for Albany
where they will visit before going to
their new charge in Massachusetts.
The remains of George N. Burt
were brought to this village Monday
afternoon from Bennington where he
passed away Monday morning at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Powers.
Death was due to a shock. Mr. Burt
had been in poor health the past two
years but had been feeling better for
a few weeks than he had for some
time and was with Mrs. Burt in Ben
nington for visit. Mr.. Burt was IS
years old and for the past As years
has been resident Of Sunderland. He
is survived by his wife and daughter
Eleanor and three brothers, William
Burt of Bennington. Hubbard Burt OF
SALISBURY and Henry Burt of Sun
derland. The funeral will be held on
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
News was received here Tuesday
of the death OF Rev d. Perry a former
pastor of the NJ. f. church Of this vii
lage. Mr.. Perry's last charge was in
Mendon where he preached until
April, 1906, when he was superannua-
ted and went with Mrs. Perry to Clio
yersville where they have since re
sided Mr. Perry had been in good
health during the winter and Sunday
morning attended church as usual
and returned home in the best of
spirits about o'clock. Sunday even
ing he was stricken with an attack
of apoplexy from which he did not
rally and his death occurred about 3
o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Perry
was &C years old. He was born in
Mayfield, ~ Y, September ., 1914,
where he attended school until young
manhood when he decided to enter
the ministry and went to Fort Ed
ward institute where he worked him
self through college. While attend
ing school at Fort Edward the war
between the north and south broke
out and he enlisted in the 115th reg
iment of the New York State Volun-
teers on December Is. 1862 After
serving several months in the army
he was taken i'll and was honorably
discharged He returned to Fort Ed
ward and graduated in 1868 From
there he went to the Boston School
of Theology from which he graduated
in 1874 Mr. Perry then entered the
Maine NJ. Z. conference where he
was transferred to the Troy confer
ence He was twice pastor of the NJ.
+. church of this village serving for
three years each time. Both Mr. and
Mrs Perry made many friends here
who are saddened by the news Of his
death. He is survived by his wife
and a son by former marriage, Her
bert l.. Perry of New York The fun
eral will be held Thursday. A prayer
service will be held at the home at
$3.50 and the public service will be at
| the North Main street M. f.. church
at 3 o'clock. Rev. A. D. Angel pas
tor of the church will oficiate assist
ed by several other clergymen of the