Bannisters

The marriage of these two and the union of the estate of Cobhurst with the wealth of the Bannisters was a project which, as I told you, had grown dear to my heart, and for which I was thinking and dreaming and working.

The Girl at Cobhurst Frank Richard Stockton 1868

Southampton, called Bannisters, the name of which charming place calls up the image of my friend swinging in her hammock under the fine trees of her lawn, or dexterously managing her boat on its tiny lake, and brings back delightful hours and days spent in happy intercourse with her.

Records of a Girlhood Fanny Kemble 1851

The Bannisters were a wealthy and historic Alaskan family, and Kate doubted there was a cop or a prosecutor, or more importantly a judge, in the state who wouldn’t have done their utmost to see that a crime against any relative of his did not go unavenged.

A Grave Denied Stabenow, Dana 2003

And here's my in-progress photo of my Fluted Bannisters sock from the Six Sock KAL:

October 2004 2004

And here's my in-progress photo of my Fluted Bannisters sock from the Six Sock KAL:

Actual Knitting Content 2004

The Pilzes made their money in coal, the Bannisters in supplies, and then they merged by marriage, and it was like the whole state was served up on a plate to their offspring.

A Taint in the Blood Stabenow, Dana 2004

The Bannisters would never have gone that far — they needed the customers, and Alaska Natives spent as much money on groceries as anyone else — but the no-no was there for anyone to see.

A Taint in the Blood Stabenow, Dana 2004

Maybe the Pilzes and the Bannisters really were out of money.

A Taint in the Blood Stabenow, Dana 2004

If the Bannisters had been broke, they had certainly recovered well.

A Taint in the Blood Stabenow, Dana 2004

Up till then, he had a good wife, three kids, a paying job with the Bannisters.

A Taint in the Blood Stabenow, Dana 2004