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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-05
Our Village Rnthera.


Regular Trustee meeting April 2, 1888.
President and all Trustees present.
The following bills were presented and
ordered paid
]. II. Kelso, services as Clerk for quarter
- ending April LIST, 1888 49,. .......... S25 90
j. H. Livingston, printing Auditors re.
G. N. Powers, rent Of house occupied by
Tiffany Hose Co..................... sS3
s13.S3
Voted, That the Auditors bill be laid
on the table until the next meeting.
Voted, That the bill Of the electric
lights be laid over until the next meet
ing.
Voted, That the petition of A. J. Dew
ey relative to walks be laid on the table.
Voted, That the petition Of the Stark
Hose Co., presented by E. l.. Bates, be
referred to Fire Department committee,
with power to act.
Voted. That committee on lamps be
instructed to take action in regard to
moving gasoline house by request Of
yelling Thatcher.
Voted, That bills Of A. c. Sweet and
James Z. Hurley, for police duty, be re.
ferred to police committee.
The following officials were elected
for the year ensuing: James B, Meaoh-
am, Village Attorney Dir. II. J. Potter
and Or. u. B. Daley, physicians to board
Of health Henry NJ. futile, Road Com
missioner; James E. Hurley, Chief of
the Police.
Voted, That the Street Commissioner.
H. NJ. Tuttle, be Instructed 10 take
charge OF work on the streets and not to
employ an asslslant foreman,
The following were elected Fire War.
dens: o. A. Pierce, ward A. J.Dewey,
ward 81 Mike McKeon, ward 3; Chas. W.
Wakefield, ward 4; A. j. Downs. ward 8 /;
E. l.. Bates, ward 8, Geo. NJ, Sibley,
ward Z.
Voted, To adjourn two weeks from
date at half past seven O'Clock.
j. II. KELso, Clerk.
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This event wss a great success Tues
day evening. Library Hall has seldom
seen as nice a spread, and the promise Of
the Methodist ladies, to make this one Of
the most enjoyable entertainments ever
given. was fully verified. The receipts
were generous sum. Below we give
the
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-05
MENU.
CHowDER.
Fish. Clam.

OYSTERS.
Raw. Stewed, Escalloped.
Fried Picked.
Mayonnalse Of Lobster. Shrimps. Lobster.
BAKED FISH.
Lake Trout, Cod. Haddock. White Fish.
FRIED EIsH,
Fresh Cod Fish Tongues. Pan Fish,
Fish Balls. Scollops.
POTATOES.
Baked. Mashed. Lyonnaise.
Boiled. Saratoga Chips.
BREAD.
Hot Rolls. Graham. Wheat, Steamed Brown
PICKLES. ..
Cucumbers. Tomatoes. Cabbage.
Beets. Lettuce. Radishes.
PASTRY.
Cake. Doughnuts. Pies.
Tea, Coffee.
Ice Cream and Cake Fruit and Confectionery.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL,

The Methodist church was beautifully
decorated Easter morning with flowers,
plants and vines, The sermons both
morning and evening by Rev, Mr.. Tator
were elegant and appropriate, and the
choir and organist never rendered finer
music than st these services,
SECOND CoNGREGATIoNAL.
Easter was observed according to the
plan noted last week. The choir rend
dered in good taste and excellent expires.
sion the part assigned to them. In fact
some of the very best singing ever heard
in town was given to the large cOngre-
CATION present. The Rev. Mr.. William
sons sermon in the morning was upon
the fundamental truth that il Christ be
not raised then is our faith vain and
also our preaching. This thought he
treated in an able manner.
FIRST BAPFIsF.
The praise service by q choir OF eigh-
teen children. boys and girls, Sunday
evening, was a very beautiful and re-
mar kable exhibition Of juvenile music.
The children had been instructed By
Mrs. Parmenter, and seven carols aud
the chanting of the Lords prayer were
executed in an earnest and quite fault
less manner. The young voices were
wonderfully touching and in the Lords
prayer brought tears to the eyes OF some
Of the listeners. The service in the
morning, under the direction OF Prof,
Squire, was elaborate and grand, aud
will be repeated next Sunday even
ing.
ST. FRANCIS DIX SALES CHURCH.
At this church the Queen Feast was
kept with due solemnty. AS on other
Sundays two masses were said. The
reason for this double morning service
is-the building has not the capacity to
give accommodation at one sitting TO all
the members OF the congregation. High
Mass was celebrated at 1890 and ser
mon appropriate for the occasion was
delivered by the pastoT He developed
the truth that Qhrist risen 10 Christ God.
for no one but God could raise Himself
to life. This act alone proved His divin-
ity, He has risen as He said he would.
So with His church let us rejoice and be
glad at the peaceful triumph Of our Say
Jour. The choir was present IN full
force and showed good training. The
mas was we'll executed, particularly
the full chorus-'Et Incarnstus Est, and
offertory hymn, Regina Coeli Laetare
Alleluia.' The altar was tastefully
trimmed and banked with flowers, and
the many lighted candles added not .
little to the cheerfulness Of the oeFe-
monies. The service Of the day closed
with the benedictipp Of the Blessed Sac
rament,
ST. PETERS CHURCH,
MEMORIAL GIFTS AT ST. PETER's-NUsIc, etc,
Easter being the elimination Of free
ouent and well attended Lenten services
manifestations Of the new life in this
Parish and to which reference was
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ST. PETERS CHURCH,

MEMORIAL GIFTS AT ST. PETER's-NUsIc, etc,
Easter being the elimination Of fire.
ouent and well attended Lenten services
manifestations Of the new life in this
Parish and to which reference was
made a week or two ago, bore tokens
everywhere Of increasing zeal and deep
ened spirituality. Beginning with the
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Remember

These prices are for the month
of March only, as a special in
ducement to purchase early.
A, Drysdale 81 Son have al
ready sold large quantities of
papers and trade is still boom
ing, so come at once and get
a pick of the choicest designs
and colorings.,
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A Word IN SEASON.

however, is never out of place.
A. Drysdale & Son would
forcibly remind all those hav-
Ing paper hanging to be done,
of the trouble in all former
seasons, of buying after the
rush commences.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-05

The Methodist church was beautifully
decorated Easter morning with flowers,
plants and vines, The sermons both
morning and evening by Rev, Mr.. Tator
were elegant and appropriate, and the
choir and organist never rendered finer
music than at these services,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
A FINANCIAL CLIMAX.
A Connecticut Town Disturbed by tR
Tricks of Bank Officer.

A Connecticut Town Disturbed by the
Tricks of a Bank Officer.
WLLIMANTIC, Conn, March PA finan-
cial climax that has for long time been
pending was reached yesterday in the af
fairs of the Willimantic Savings Institu-
tion, when shortage or misappropriation
Of the banks funds to the amount of $780,
600 was announced, owing, it is said, to a
series of transactions by Treasurer III. F.
Royce without the knowledge or consent OF
the directors. 1t is alleged that the trans
actions of Cashier Royce are tantamount
to defalcation. When the present board
Of directors were chosen in June, 1886, they
soon found that Treasurer Royce was float
ing about $152, 900 of accommodation paper
for New York parties whose names are
not now given and in October, 1886, they
passed vote directing that this paper as
fast as it matured should be taken in. In
this way the amount was reduced to about
$4,000.
The directors also discovered a system
Of floating checks between W illimantic
and New York, amounting anywhere from
$100.0 200 to 100000 per month, all Of which
was done by Treas urer Royce without the
consent Of the directors Measures were
at once taken to stop this. A year ago the
uhuk Icccitcu OH dPp4iCatlOA loE D Sau,uUV
loan on real estate of the United States
Stamping Company, Of Portland, Conn.
The directors found the loan would not be
safe for over $4,000, and none was author.
lied.
On the next examination it was found
that the 1000 loan had been made on a
mortgage Of that company's property, but
no record of the mortgage could be found,
and it was subsequently found that the
whole property was covered by prior mort
cages. Efforts to collect this loan have
been unsuccessful, but it is expected some
thing will be realized.
Yesterday the directors suspended Treas
urer Royce and voted to scale the deposits
fifteen per cent. Frank F. Webb, assist
ant treasurer, was chosen to succeed
Royce. The bank commissioners pro-
nounced the institution sound after the
fifteen per cent. scale. 1t IS said that
criminal proceedings will be instituted
against Royce at once, but he has not been
arrested.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31

A STRANGE upheaval occurred on the
farm Of Mr.. Eotf, on Duck river, Coffee
County, Tenn, a few days ago. A
rumbling noise was heard by the men,
bers of Mr.. Eoff's household. There
were thoughts Of an earthquake, and
many were badly scared After the
noise subsidized Mr.. Eof found, a few
hundred feet from the house, strange
cause for the unusual disturbance
and noise. He found for measured
distance Of forty-eight feet that huge
chunks of rocks, weighing ten tons,
had been shattered in many instances,
and in other instances had been split
In twain. The work was done by no
human hands. and there was nothing
to indicate that it was other than an
upheaval and explosion tof unknown
elements underground.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31

An important decision has been rem
dered by United States Commissioner
Smith, Of Seattle, Washington Terri
tory, In the case Of the United States
against six sailors of the ship Fannie
Tucker. charged with disobedience and
disorder. The only authority for the
punishment Of these seamen was an act
OF Congress of 1872. known as the
Shipping Commissioner act, which de-
lined the reciprocal duties Of master
and seamen. In 1874 Congress passed
an amendatory law which prescribed
that none Of the provisions OF the act
OF 1872, relating to Shipping Commis-
missioners. seamen and masters should
apply to vessels engaged In the coast
wise trade. So far as coastwise vessels
are concerned it was urged that the
Law Of 4S72 was practically repealed,
and that there was no law bv which
the acts complained of could be pun-
ished. The Commissioner decided this
ground well taken and the sailors were
discharged. According to this decision
no master has any protection from dis
obedience, desertion or mutinp.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
WESTERN INGENUITY.
Western Men Who Have Been Grante
Patents During the Past Week

Western Men Who Have Been Granted
Patents During the Past Week
WASHINGTON, March M.-The following
patents were issued last week to inventors
in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri: Mis-
souri, Cartridge-loader, Francis p. Dew
ins, of Kansas City; interfering device for
horses, Michael Haughey, of st. Louis;
self-heating sad iron, Gustavus Heidel, OF
st. Louis; fish trap, Elijah Jenkins, of
Milford; piston, Amos M. Morrill,, Of Ra-
wanna; upper and lower plate for fire
bowls, Albert 8. Newby, of Kansas City !;
gas engine, Jay Noble, Of st. Louis; cable
lever hook, Morton E. Pugh, Of st Joseph;
railway grading and excavating machine,
Morton e. Pugh, Of st. Joseph; guard for
switch points, Peter r. Randall, of Agency.
Kansas-Animal releasing device, Baker
Borton, OF Clyde; automatic oiler, Alanson
B. Griswold and j. III. Bradbury, Of Bunker
Hill; listing plow or cultivator, Joseph
Crum, of Stockdale; thill coupling, Thomas
II. B. Millsap, Of Harper; combined feed
boz and end gate, Howard Gamble, Of Lam
sing; flexible pipe coupling, Patten M.
Askren. of CircIeville; automatic regulat-
ing device for wind mills, Charles r.
Batham, of New Chiliicothe; nut-lock,
John B. Crossley, of Clay Center;
plow, John Macarthur, Of Wallace. Ne
braska-Two wheeled vehicle, Frank w.
Bovine, Of Lincoln; table, Oliver F. Groves,
of Aida; thill coupling, Thomas g. Ingra-
ham, Of Central City; ditching and grading
machine, David d. Kuhlman. OF Oakland.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
ELECTRIC ENERGY.
Electricity Made a Salsble Article Lii


Electricity Made Salable Article Lifra
| Pills or Plaster.
In the old Grecian mythology Jupiter
was king of the thunder. He welded
the lightnings of Heaven. But the
modern scientist, without making any
vainglorious pretentions, is really get
ting supreme control of the vast pos
sibilities of electrical energy. The
modest way in which man obtains
domination over nature con ceals even
from himself the marvellous powers
within his grasp. What can be more
astonishing than the annihilation of
time which comes by the use of the
telegraph. Suppose Aristotle orPlato
were told the day would come when q
message could be sent from one end
of the earth to another in a few Sec
onds of time; in other words. that
distance would be annihilated
in the communication of in
telligence The old Grecian
philosophers would have said that the
man was insane who would believe so
wild fable. But the latest marvel is
the ability to store up electric energy.
This makes electricity salable article
like pills or plaster The value of
electricity in disease has long been
known. Hereafter it will be more
readily av ailable, as the cells can be
charged and sold at retail at the
stores. Mr.. Woodruff. of Brooklyn,
daily removes superfiuous hair, birth
oplyp ,,,o1oc yo,.fc ohpN
NAL growths and blemishes by elee-
trolysis. 1t will be valuable in cases
of spinal exhaustion and nervous de-
bility. 1t may create revolution in
medicine when physicians realize that
the surface of the body can
be medicated and that there is
no need of pouring nauseous drugs
down the throat The difficulty with
electricity, heretofore, has been its inn
mediate dissipation upon being pro-
duced; that is to say, there was no
way of saving it Now it can be
stored like water in cistern, and can
be used in connection with lamps. car
ried in the hand and on railways to
generate force to run cars without
using coal or causing smoke. Elec-
tricity may be used to split open
mountains, to sink mighty shafts into
the earth, to tear asunder icebergs
and perform labors that make the
marvels of the Arabian Nights seem
tame and commonplace. What a
wonderful era we are entering upon,
and how it makes one long to go to
sleep and revisit this earth after a
thousand years. by which time, per-
haps. man will have obtained supreme
control over all the forces of nature
Christiafs at YORK
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31

PRoF. ELISHA GRAY, of Chicago,
who claims to have invented the first
speaking telephone. was not party to
the suit which the Supreme Court OF
the United States decided recently,
and therefore his rights in the tele-
phone litigation were not affected by
that decision. He has an interference
case against Prot. Bell now pending
before the Commissioner of Patents
which he proposes to press vigorously
and TO take to the Supreme Court If
the Commissioner of Patents decides
against him. He said that his counsel
had discovered fraud which would
make q sensation and which would
doubtless secure a reversal Of the
decision of the Supreme Court. He is
backed by the Gray National Tele-
phone Company, an organization of
Chicago capitalists.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
THE BuRLlNGTON's TROUBLES.


| gineers and Firemen by Striking.
| CHICAGO, March 24.-At exactly twelve
o'clock last night strike was inaugurated
among the switchmen employed by the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway.
Whispers of such move had been heard
ever since the beginning of the strike OF
the Burlington engineers and tiremen but
aot until the past few days did the rumors
assume tangible shape. Verifcation of the
reports was lacking and yesterday the i'm
portance at first attached to the matter had
dwindled almost to nothing. The inactiv
lty at the headquarters of the engineers
and firemen all day and evening was so no
ticeable as to cause the remark that 1t was
studied, but no outsider, it is safe to say,
suspected the surprise that was in store.
Owing to the unexpectedness of the
event, the exact details of the situation
were difficult to obtain. The general i'm
pressionis that the strike was general over
the entire Burlington system and would
include the brakemen. A basis for this
supposition lay in the fact that emissaries
from Chicago and elsewhere are known to
have been at work among the switchmen
and brakemen along the entire line Of road
for some time past and considerable active
sympathy had been shown by these two
classes of employees with the engineers
and firemen, and in addition plea of self
protection had frequently been entered.
The plea was that the switchmen and
brakemen were in constant danger of life
and limb from the alleged 1ncompetency of
the engineers and tiremen who had taken
the places of the Burlington members of
the Brotherhood.
At midnight the $50 switchmen EN-,
ployed in the local yards, or as many Of
them as were on duty at the time, picked
up their lanterns and walked away from
the tracks. There was no noise and no
confusion. They gathered in little groups
and were joined by their comrades from
more distant parts of the yards, discussing
the situation with more or less warmth and
making their way to the Twelfth street
hall, where the meeting at which it was
finally decided to strike was still in pro-
gress. Not switchman refused to obey
the order, but each willingly threw up his
place and joined forces with the striking
engineers and firemen.
The effects Of the new strike were illus
trated at once upon two locomotives that
were out on the tracks switching cars in
the vicinity of Sixteenth and Canal streets,
both being compelled to cease operations.
The switchmen after the strike were as
mum as before, except to intimate that
they had assurances that none of the many
knights of Labor among the new engineers
and iremen on the Burlington would work
with non-union switchmen.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

IT is reported from Pittsburgh that at
the Labor conventions In Cincinnati, May
II, efforts will be made to unite the differ.
ent Labor parties, the Greenbackers and
the Changers.
THE inhabitants of Padas have revolted
against the British Borneo Company, and
have murdered four policemen and burned
the town OF Batu. They also attempted to
destroy Mambakuk, but were prevented
by the interference Of the British man Of
war Rambler. The company recently ac-
quired Padas, and the Inhabitants have
since been discontented.
TIE Massachusetts House has defeated
the biennial election resoiution-126 yeas,
7S nays, not the required two-thirds.
DEMOCRATIC primaries were held at New
Orleans ON the I'D and passed OF quietly,
except in the Tenth and Eleventh wards,
where disturbances occurred. In the Tenth
ward number of shots were fired, but no
one was hurt.
COLONEL. THOMAS MCKIssoCK. the well
known railroad manager, died at st. Louis
on the 2ad.
THE Moscow Gazette, in an article discuss
ing the subject Of imminent international
combinations, again urges the necessity OF
England joining Russia and France.
THE Ohio Legislature has increased the
Dow liquor tax to $3.50 straight.
THE irish Times says: .sThe Government
meditates introducing bill in the House of
Commons erasing arrears Of rent, the
measure to be antedated two years. Es-
tates on which the plan Of campaign was
adopted will be specially exempted from
the benefit of the act. Tenants will be sub
ie<,S al - ~s,,,v>lo hon trru rtoy fny the laCal
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
RUNNING INTO DEBT.

Practical Words of Advice to oung Men
from DIR. Coilyer.
So common is the habit of borrow.
ing or getting things on credit that
the average young man thinks no more
concernedly of doing it than if it was
recognized and honorable business
privilege. Robert Collyer. in his ad.
mirable Talks to Young Men," makes
the following wholesome remarks on
this subject:
sIknow of few things in our life so
full of peril to young man as run
ming into debt. 1t has done more
damage to our finest manhood than
any other thing I can think OF. except
drinking whisky. and to good many
men there is no danger from that,
even, SO long as they stand free from
this curse of debt. But q man is
driven into the second evil often in
trying to forget the first, or to abats
its burden. Z" It is not true, as
we might imagine, that only those of
poor and shiftless sort drift into
debt. . The worst of the curse
is that it SO very often takes our
choicest young men captive, and drags
them down to this shame-young men
of a genuine honesty, so far as good
intentions go. when they set out In
life. 1t is like a thread of
golden wire, SO fine they do not see it
at first or feel it; but day by day other
threads are bound about them. and
these twist themselves at last into
cable from which they find it very
hard and bitter work to get free. .
Do not spend money you can not
well spare. II you buy a Bible, even,
you can not afford to buy just then,
you wander to where the wires are
set. and may do more harm to your.
self thereby than the Bible will ever
do you good. Nay, / will say more
than this: Hyou so misread your Bible
as to trust God will take care of
you when you ought to take care
of yourself in this most sacred busi-
ness OF paying as you 90, you had
better sell your Bible at the first old
bookstore and buy Poor Richards
Almanac, or The Autobiography Of
Benjamin Franklin like that word
of sound divine who says that next
to the grace of God, paying our debts
right along is the best means Of grace
in the world to deliver US from thou
sand snares. Do not run
into debt then. Save that you NAV
spend. Do what a true man may do
to provide things honest in the sight
OF all men. Owe no man any thing.
in this noble way, and then you will
make all men your debtors for the
sterling and noble example you set to
the world about IN r Yoice.