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The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-20

BUSINESS MEETING OF THE VETERANS
Camp Ethan Allen, 8 o'clock, evening. Aug
IS, 1877, Col. Jas. H. Walbridge, present
COMMUNICATIVE presiding officer.
Many different places were suggested as
the proper one for the next reunion, but after
full consideration, Montpelier was selected
Gen. VIM. Wells, of Burlington was chosen
commander. Capt Jno. w. Clark, Montpe-
lier, Senior vice-commAnder. Fred. E. Smith
End vice-commander.
The time voted was the second week in
August, 1873.
On motion of Col. Aldace F.. Walker, oil
Rutland, it was voted to instruct the officers
in charge Of the next reunion to enlist and
organize the soldiers by counties as hereto
fore, but allow them TO go into camp by regi-
ments.
Col. F. v. Randall made happy remarks on
what might be said to the Legislature about
assisting the manned aud poor soldiers who
are unable to attend these annual gather
ings.
Geo. Clark and Hank" White Of the cele-
brated mi nstrel troup rendered several OF
their best songs and duets. These gentlemen
were at the headquarters of Gen. F, G.. But
terrified, commander of the I'd brigade.
The meeting closed with the grand "auld
lang syne," by the whole congregation.
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MARRIED.

ESTES-NILES.-In Pownal. Aug 14th
by Rev. ]. L. Cook, Oris L. Estes and Han
nah W. E. Niles, both of Pownal.
PRoUDE-TURNER.-At North Pownal
August 9th, 1877, by Rev. j. l.. Cook, John
of Shaftsbury.
HURLBUT-HoUGHToN.-At the resi-.
dence of the brides father, Boston High.
lands, Mass. August 18th. 1877, by Rev. G
ID. Babcock, ID. D., Harmon Hurlbut, of Chi.
caGo, ILL.,, and Elizabeth Houghton, NJ
cards.
.WINTER-P0MER0Y,-0n Aug 18th, 1877
at the Baptist parsonage. Benningfon' by
Rev. X, NJ. Luther, Mr., Frederick Winter
and Misc Clara A. Pomeroy, both of Che shire
Mass
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FNHEsE Organs excel others in ALL INPoRTAxr cuARAc
l. TERIsrics. Comparing them with instruments Of TIL
kind from the best Makers placed in competition at TIT
UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION Al
PHILADELPHIA lS76, the very able Jury, after the
thorough examination and comparison,
signed to the Mason HSmln Organs THE FIRST EAKu
IN THE SEVERAL REoUlsITEs or THE CLASS; viz EnoOh
and equal diaribiOa otOAe scope Of epreOn
GHes and singing qudty freedom and queeiS IN action
isvs and bslloTs % 1oroughns ftsorHGEfp eoElJinsl
9th simplicity Of detionn This includes all tho more I'm
portsn qualities Of an Organ, and other Organs
bund worthy to rank with the Mason Hamlln, Ia any
one Them.
This emphatic Judgment Is entirely in accord with thai
reached at ALL WORLDS HxHIBHioES REcEN7
In competition with the best makers Of the world
they awarded hst medals highest honors at the
great E1posi:i in PARIS 1867 VIENNA 1876 SAN.
TACO, 1875; and PHILADELPHIA, 1876; being the
The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-20

WE take pleasure in cordially endorsing
the following from the Concord IN. H. Mon
itOr. concerning our New Hampshire visitors
of last week. The Monitor says: THE citi'
zens of the Granite State present at the Ben.
nington celebration write in praise of the
appearance and department of the military
companies sent to represent her 10 the pro
cession and parades incident to the occasion
On the route, both going and returning, and
while at Bennington, there was not the
slightest breach OF discipline nor of decorum
but every officer and soldier carried himself
as gentleman should and with due appre-
citation of the fact that he was representa-
tive Of the grand old Commonwealth whose
heroic sons of one hundred years ago did so
much toward winning the battle Of Bennlng-
ton"
TIE Boston Globe criticises last weeks
celebration in thiswise
The editor of the Lowell Courier, who was
there adds his testimony to that Of others re-
garding the slight put upon the representa-
t1ves Of this State ct the Bennington cele-
bration, aud he says that all those present
from Massachusetts, very generally endorsed
the following sentiment which somebody
Great Britain furnished the occasion, New
York the battle ground, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, the men, and Vermont the
celebration"
There is really no good cause to magnify a
mistake. rectitied as soon as It occurred, and
liable to happen during any large celebration,
to such proportions as q portion of the press
seem DESTROYS of doing, of which the above
is a fair sample. There was no "slighp in
tended and If our brethren of the press are
not satisfied with the explanations made a.
the time and since, they must take the impu-
tation of some meroenary motive IN keeping
up so long continued howl.
A LADY's waterproof and striped gray and
white shawl, picked up in the street during
the centennial, await the owner at this Of
flee.
FoUND,-Near the banquet tent, Thursday
afternoon, a Brig. Generals badge G. A. R.,
which the owner can have by calling at this
office.
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DIED,

TlFFANY--In Pittsford. Vt, on the Goth
inst, A. j. Tiffany Esq, aged 70 years.
JUDD-In North Adams. Aug. 18th 1877,
knsseu b. Judd, aged 81 years. Formerly Of
this town,
Is, by Rev. H. B. OsgoOd, Homer A. Leisure
and Miss Anna K. Barber, both of Stamford
MERR1LL.-August 18th, 1877, Sophie
Hurlbut, infant daughter of j. Edward and
Sophie l.: Merrill [Corrected.l
HAWKS-In this village, August 10th,
Bessie, adopted daughter Of Ira c., and Mary
Hawks, aged @ months.
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only American Organs which ever any medal In any
European Worlds Exhibition.
The judgment Of tho most ,kul musicians respecting
these Organs scarcely less uniform and emphatic THEo
DoRE THOMAS the distinguished former and conductor
Of THOMAS ORCHESTRA, pronouneeI them "ihe best
Instruments Of the class made either In this country
Europo" adding that wide acquaintance with musicians
enables him to say that they generally regard the Mason
Hamin Organs as unoqualsd by any OthsrI." OLE
BULL whose Judgment especially Of qualities Of tone Is
perhaps highly cultivated and discriminating as that Of
any living says They excel all instruments OF the
class have Scent" adding that "thsr Emo qualify OF
tone Is in contrast with that OF other Reed Organs"
JOHANN STRAUSS, the famous Vienna composer and
conductor, wrote, when in tbs country, 81 know Of
similar instruments, anywhere, at all comparable 70
them" DR.. FRANZ LIST, than whom no living musi.
clan is highly esteemed and for whose especial
Mason Hamn had recently tho honor TO make ono Of
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ParIOr and Churcn Organs.

A FLoURsHING ENTERPRISE IN NEW HAVEN,
The shoninger Organ Company--A concern
which has turned out and has in use 5000
of their Instruments.
Having heard so much about this
The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-20

ION. My BACKp How often we hear
these words. Pain n the back arises from
Kidney Disease. HUNTS REMEDY cures
all Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder and
Urinary Organs. Family Physicians use
HUNTS REMEDY.
Clarke's Toothache Drops cure instantly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05
For the SPECTATOR.
Baldwin Augusta Fair.

MESSRS. EDITORS There seems to.
De pretty general opinion amongst the
corporators of the Baldwin Augusta
FAR that their stock is not transferable
at death -consequently much dissatis-
faction en- that score-while if they will
take the trouble to examine for them
selves they will find published each
year except for the year 1876 in the
catalogue of premiums offered, the fol-
lowing extract from the Minutes of the
Board OF Directors:
Resotred, That the privilege of MEM
bership of the Baldwin Augusta Fair,
represented by the certificates granted
to corporaters, shall be transferable at
the death of any corporator, as part OF
his estate, to any white citizen OF the
county OF Augusta, provided such citl-
zen was not before corpOrator, and
| that no person shall hold more than
| one membership.
| This being a bylaw of the Associa-
ton, is as binding until repealed as the
charter itself.
1t was wise provision in the charter
making the shares nOn-transferable
during the life of the corporator, for in
that event. no matter if the Fair was in
prosperous condition and the stock
actually paying a dividend, there has
already been issued such a large num-
Der of shares there would always be a
sufficient supply of old stock on the
market to supply the demand, and in
terfere with the officers of the Fair in
disposing of new bonds. So that it was
fortunate that the Directors of the Fair
failed in their application to the Legis-
lature last Winter to strike out that pro-
vision in the charter, for in the present
financial condition OF the Fair any guam
tity of old stock could be bought at ten
cents on the dollar Nowsif the Board
of Directors think, owing to the in
debtedness of the Fair, they will not be
justifiable in carrying out in good faith
the verbal promise made to each corpo-
rator when he gave his bond, viz that
himself and family, during his life,
would be admitted free to the exhibit
lions of the Fair, let them, by way OF
encouragement to the corporators to
work with them in getting more new
stock taken and for the general welfare
of the Fair, do the next best thing, by
giving each corporator six tickets good
for the three days of exhibition, which
will be equivalent to six dollars, the in
terest for one year on his one hundred
dollars invested. That will stop all
complaint as to having been deceived
and swindled. Then when a corpora
tor solicits friend or neighbor to take
stock in the Fair, he can promise him
the interest on his money, lin tickets at
least)-a strong incentive to county
pride. CORPORATOR.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

MAJ. JNo. w. DANIEL.-The Rich
mond Enquirer that has heretofore re-
manned quiet on the question Of the
candidates for Governor, in it's issue OF
Saturday last came out strongly in IA
vor Of Maj. Jno. w. Daniel Of Lynch :
burg, and published an interesting BIZ
ographical sketch of him, from which
we learn that he has relatives in this
city, his grandmother having been a
sister of Judge Briscoe G.. BALDWIN,. Mr..
John w. Daniels father. William
Daniel, Jr., was born in Winchester
Frederick county, Virginia, in 1906
His mother was Miss Baldwin, q sis
ter of Judge Briscoe Baldwin of Staun
ton and a cousin of Hon. A. III. H. Stu
art. Her father, DR.. Baldwin, was a
surgeon in General Washington's ar
my.
Maj. Daniels heroic military RECORD
and his intellectual ability and goot
character make him one of the mos
prominent and popular of the rising
young men of the State. He ranks al
ready among the finest speakers of tn
State, and this State has many goot
orators. If he should receive the nolni
natien, he would be able to make a goo'
o2Gsy41-.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05
TOT CNe SPECTATU1
Letter from "A Traveller"

A short time since I had an occa-
sion to visit Churchville in this county.
l was much pleased with the appear ance
of the country. Everything here and
around the village denoted, if not affiu-
ence, at least plenty. The numerous
herds of horses, cattle, swine, sheep, and
1locks of fowls, l saw RECALLING them
selves OH the green pastures; the many
orchards laded with fruit the vast fields
of waving grain, all spake eloquently of
industry and thrift; all said enough and
some to spare, and caused me to raise
my heart in gratitude to the Divine be-
slower Of every good and perfect gift
But, sirs, on entering the village I saw
that which filled me with the most
painful emotions of sorrow. It was the
shameful neglect Of the dead by their
friends and relatives. The enclosure
around the burying ground attached to
the Lutheran church was broken down,
and the swine Of the village were vigor-
ously roofing up the mounds; and the
cattle, as if by mutual consent, were re-
posing undisturbedly amongst the mon
uments. See that notwithstanding bull
lock, throwing hither and thither the
grave of that little babe, once the dar-
ling of its mothers heart, which so Of
ten and SO lovingly entwined its tiny
arms around its mothers neck and pill
lowed its helpless head upon her bosom,
and, when taken from her, she felt as If
| a portion of her own life had been taken
with it. That mother who nurtured
! you in infancy, who cherished and
taught you in childhood, who loved and
counseled in manhood or womanhood,
sleeps there. That father who toiled for
you, protected you. and was ever ready
with his counsel to guide your footsteps
Alright, repOses, but not Enthusiastically, be-
meath that mound The aged grandpa
rents are there. The gentle sister, the
son and daughter, the affeetionate wife,
the fond husband, all are there; all
seem to have passed from the memory
of the living not one thought of the
loved dead disturbs their nightly repose.
Ladies of Churchville, employ some
of the numerous devises, for which your
brain: is SO fertile, for raising money,
and enclose the burying ground and re-
new the mounds. Your friends and
kindred in the spirit-land will bless you,
and the humane living will smile on and
second your efforts. An appeal to the
sterner sex would be futile Let it not
he said by strangers passing through
your village that you have no respect fol
your dead.
| Behold! We people passing by,
| AS you are now. so once was 1;
| AS am now so must you be-
| Prepare for Death and follow me.
TRAVELLER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

POPE Plus IX-PLENARY 1NDUL-
GENcE.-Pope Plus TX was appointed
Bishop of Spoleto in 1927, just fifty years
ago, and on the death of Pope Gregory
XVI, was by the conciave chosen Pope
June 18th, 1916, after short session OF
forty-eight hours, and the next day he
was proclaimed Pope, under the title OF
Plus TX.
This year being the golden jubilee OF
the Pope and the fiftieth anniversary OF
his elevation to the bishopric, was
celebrated wherever the Catholic reli-
gion extends last Sunday.
The Pope has issued q brief granting
to all of the faithful who attended mass
and partook Of the communion "a pie
nary indulgence with the remission OF
all their sins, which can be applied by
way of suffrage to the souls Of the faith
full in Christ who have departed this life
in union of charity with God"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

LUTHERAN MINISTER DROWNED. -
The body Of Rev. Jno. M. Friday, pas
tor of the Lutheran Church at Harper's
Ferry, w. Va, was found drowned in
the canal near that point Friday morn
ing. He crossed over from the Ferry to
the Maryland side Thursday evening to
perform marriage ceremony, and not
returning during the night, anxious
friends Instituted search with the above
result. 1t is the impression of many
that he was foully dealt with. Mr.. Fri
day was married man, and was native
of Frederick Co., Md, aged about thirty
years. He graduated at the Pennsyl-
vania College, at Gettysburg, and enter
ed the ministry in 1872. He had fine
abilities and stood well in the church,
and was much beloved by his pastoral
| charge
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Wayne MacVeagli TO 3. Z. Butler.

AN ANSWER FROM THE FORMER TO
THE PITKIN LETTER OF THE LATTER
Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh has addressed
the following letter to General B. f.
Butlerin reply to @ letter from General
Butler to Marshal Pitkin, of New Or
leans, published in the N. Y. Times:
PHILADELPHIA, May 81, 1877.
Gen. b. +. Butter, Washington, D. c.:
Sir,-I have just read your letter to
the New York Times. Your Inform
ant" happens to have told you the exact
opposite of the truth in every statement
respecting me. Colonel Wharton did
not aid Tue at New Orleans, but was
one of the adherents of the Packard
government to the end. He did not
manage Or transact any kind of business
for me. He did not receivea any promise
from me in respect to any office. I have
not asked the President to appoint him
Marshal. So much for that portion of
your letter. Where I am known I do
not need to deny the silly story about
the use of money, or to declare it to be,
as you welli know it to be, ,asbase and
cowardly falsehoOd. For those who do
not know me perhaps l ought to add
that apart from any repugnance on my
part to the crime there were two practi-
cal difficulties in the way OF committing
it: had no money of my own,to spare,
and it is only a military commandant Of
New Orleans i'll time of war who can
safely appropriate any considerable
quantity OF the property of others to his
own USE. The fact is that the enemies
of reconciliation in Louisiana waste
their time in trying to discover or
invent some kind Of bargain with
which to account for its success and to
dissredit it. Strange as it may seem to
some of them. political results are still
attainable in this country by straight
forward and honest methods and the
country will judge the result we secured
by it's fruits in comparison with the
fruits of the opposite policy pairing
the four years to come of honest and
lawful government with the eight years
lust ended of hatred, intimidation, out
rage, corruption, anarchy, and murder.
Therefore from the bitterness of good
men misguided and of bad men disap-
pointed, I appeal to the generous judy
nent of the American people, and
await their decision upon the subject OF
our labors in Louisiana, not with mis-
givings or excuses, but with confidence
and pride. Yours truly,
WAYNE MACVEAGH.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PUBL
CATION.-In the General Presbyterian
Assembly at New Orleans the following
were elected to constitute the. Executive
committee of publication for the ensu-
ing year:
Rev. J. X. Hazen of Prattville, Ala,
Secretary, vice Dr. q. L. Baird; Charles
Gennet, treasurer; Revs. M. D. Hoge
D. D., w. Brown, D. D., G. H. Read
D. D., T. L. Preston, D. D., w. A
Campbell, and w. F. Taylor, B. R
Wexford, E. H. Fitzhugh, R. Ould, S
H. Halves, and M. M. Gillian.
Rev. DR.. Hoge offered a resolution ap
pointing committee of three business
men to go to Richmond at once anc
make thorough examination of the af
fairs of the committee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

Baseball GAME AT LEXINGTON
In the match game of base ball at Lex
ington on Monday of last week between
the representative mines ofthe Universe
ty of Va, and of the Washington & Lee
University, the former was successful.
A correspondent of The State says that
Washington and Lee was three runs
ahead in the eighth inning, when the
catch of that club, Randall. who had
played splendidly all along, was stunn-
ed by very severe blow from the ball
The misfortune so demoralized the
Washington and Lee men, with the
considerable change it wrought in the
distribution of the nine, that at the
close of the ninth inning the score stood
nineteen to seventeen in favor of the
University of Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

PoKING FUN.-At the banquet giver
to ex-President Grant at the Town Hall
Liverpool, on Tuesday, the mayor o
that city proposed the health of "Gen
eral and ex-President Grant, the distin
guished soldier and statesman present
To this bit of humor the eX-President il
represented as having responded with
unusual gayety of manner" which is
not to be wondered at.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

REFUSING TO INDoRsE THE PREsI-
DENTAL the meeting of the republican
city convention of Philadelphia, on
Tuesday evening, resolutions indorsing
the action and policy of President Hayes
were laid upon the table. The Philadel-
phia Inquirer thinks the President can
stand this action if the republican lead
ers in that CITY can.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05
For the SPECTATOR.
Edwin e. R0Ofh. Esq.

Mr.. Editor II find that the South
Side Sentinel, Burkville, Virginia, in a
late number, was full of communities
lions from various quarters urging this
gentleman as candidate for Governor.
Inasmuch as he is HARDLY Mr.. Booths
native place, he must know that he is
eligible. I understand he is q large
property holder in Virginia, on which
he pays taxes, and, although he remains
in Philadelphia, regards himself citi-
zen of Virginia. No one will for mo-
ment question his qualifications, and as
it will be difficult to discriminate
amongst the military aspirants, why
may not Mr.. Booth be selected as the
immediate representative of the
| PEOPLE.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

INCREASE OF BAPTIsTs IN THHVAL-
LEY OF VA.-The increase of Baptist
conversions in the Valley and South
west Virginia during the past year has
been remarkable. Their missionaries
have been active and successful, and the
conversion the past year in the parts OF
the State named were 1921, nearly as
many as in the five preceding years
which numbered $500. Many of these
converts united with other churches,
and about l 800 were baptized by INNER
sion and joined the Baptist church, Of
whom 677 were baptized by missiona-
ries.
The receipts Of the missionary Board
for the year amounted to So, 273.79; paid
out, $S,O73.56; balance in the treasury
81 ,200.23. There will be due the mission
aries on the 1st of June SIS, 1915, which
it is expected will be sent up to the AS
ISOLATION at Danville, OR be received by
the treasurer at Richmond during the
month.
1t will require $4,000 next year to
hold the missionary stations now occu
pied, and $4,000 if favorable responses
are made to the appeals for missionaries
and for aid to feeble churches which
come up from all parts Of the State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

REVIVAL IN UNION MONROE, Co., w
VA.-On Sunday evening, the 9th ul
timo, the ten days meeting held by
Rev. J. R. Harrison, Baptist Evangelist
closed, resulting in the protested CONVEX
sion of Sc persons, who expressed theil
purpose to connect themselves with
different churches as follows: M. E
Church, South, 80; Baptist, 26; Presby
terrain, %; NJ. E. Church, Episcopal
l Cumberland Presby terrain, l Seceder
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

A WOMAN SHOOTS HEEsELF.-In
Charlottesville, on Sunday morning of
last week, Mrs. Harlow, while careless
ly handling pistol n her room, on
Vinegar Hill, shot herself very serious
ly, the bali entering her left breast and
passing up under her right shoulder
where 1t lodged.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

Princess Demidoff, young Russian
lady, wearing the full uniform of a hus.
sar and mounted On a magnificent charg
err, rode at the head of splendid regi
ment of cavalry through the outskirts
of Bucharest not long ago. She is the
daughter of the honorary colonel ant
proprietor of the regiment, who is re
ported as spending $4,000 a year upon
it. No Russian cavalry is so we'll mount
ed, the horses averaging 16 hands, com
prising chestnuts, whites, browns and
bays, respectively.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

FROST IN WEST VIRGINIA.-On Fri
day morning, the 25th Of May, there
was a biting frost in Greenbrier and
Pocohuntas counties, and wesuppose in
other counties of West Virginia, which
killed early garden vegetables, and
much INDEPENDENTLY peaches and
cherries.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-06-05

murder was committed in the neighbor
hood of West River, Anne. Arunde
county, Nd, on Saturday week. A
young married woman went out to gath
er salad for dinner, and not returning Al
the time she was expected, search was
made for her. Her. body was found il
the field where she had filled her baske
with salad. There were wounds upoI
the head which showed she had beer
beaten to death with a club. Her hus
band is suspected of having perpetratet
| the murder,