The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-25

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| the industrial prosperity of the pros
porous village with which he has SC
long been identified. Mr.. Cushman
has been village president of North
Bennington, in all, II years. He has
been deacon of the Congregational
church for over twenty years, was
superintendent of the Sunday school
for II years and was chorister for 20
years, Mrs Cushman being the lead
ing soprano during this long period.
He is member OF the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion and Is the presi-
dent of the Bennington Battle Monu-
ment and Historical society. He
represented Bennington county In the
state senate Of 1910.
Mrs. Cushman is daughter of the
late Henry d. Hall and a grand
daughter of ex-Gov. Hiland Hall.
She enjoys the unique distinction of
being of the sixth generation in sue
cession in the Hall family to observe
the golden wedding. Her paternal an
cestors back to John Hall who was
born in Kent county, England, in
1854, and who emigrated to America,
all are known to have lived welded
lives of half century. The list in
direct descent, father to son is John
Hall, born in 1884; Samuel, born In
1926; Thomas, born in 1911; Hiland
born in 1903; Thomas. born In 1926.
Nathaniel, born in 1903; Hiland born
In 1895; Henry, father of Mrs. Cush-
man, born in 1928. Mrs. Cushman
was treasurer of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety of her church for many years.
succeeding her mother in that posi-
ton. She has been president of the
same society for Is years and cqn-
tinues to hold that office.
At the anniversary Thursday, Mrs
Cushman wore an ivory white dress
white shoes that she wore at her
wedding 90 years ago. Someone pro
duced the identical bonnet that
graced her head on that occasion,
fashioned in harmony with the pre-
vailing styles of those days, the
crown being three inches wide with
ribbons that tied under the chin.
The bridegroom's gift to the bride at
the anniversary was diamond prin-
cess ring
Among the guests present from out
of town were Mrs. F. E. Choate and
daughter Helen of Brookline, Mass.
Rev. George r. Hewitt, former pas
tor of the North Bennington Congre-
gational church, and Mrs. Hewitt Of
Enfield Mass, Mr.. and Mrs John
Knox of Troy, Mr.. and Mrs Delmar
Runkel of Hoosick Falls. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stevens of North Hoo
sick, Miss Florence Sweet of Hoosick
Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens of
North Hoosick, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Franklin of Cold Springs, ~ Y, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry A. Harmon of Rut-
land, Mrs. Henry F. Lord of Irving
n-on.the-Hudson, Miss Cora Town
send of Buffalo, n. Y, and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hall of Springfield,
Mass.
Congratulatory kilograms were re-
ceived from large number OF
friends in various parts of the coun-
try including Shreveport La, Chi
cago, Springfield, Mass, Danbury,
Conn, and Rutland.
Few such youthful appearing coup
les as Mr. and Mrs. Cushman become
the central figures at golden wedding
They have demon
strated that one may continue TO
grow young with the years by con.
tinually maintaining an interest in
the life of the community in which
one may live. Mr.. Cushman has been
a factor in the public affairs of his |
town and state and Tho business of |
the village in which he lives. Mrs.
Cushmans long activity in the work
Of her church is an evidence of her
vital interest in the welfare OF that |
Apparently there is no
reason why their lives should not |
flow peacefully and joyfully onward
through many more anniversaries |
md that this may be so is the heart. |
'elt wish of host Of friends
More than hundred and fifty per-
sons we're present at the house dur
ng the evening. Nj any more from
his village would have attended had
hey known that there was trolley
service between the two villages.
Service was suspended for a time
md this led some intending guests
o believe that it would be impossible