The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-05
STATE NEWS.

Hon. and Mrs. Joseph Poland of
Montpelier, go to Los Angeles, Cal, to
remain all winter.
Alpine Lodge, No. %, Odd Fellows,
was Instituted at West Burke Saturday
night by Deputy Grand Master II. w
Hall of Burlington. The following of.
ficers were elected Noble Grand. Ed.
ward McGinnis; Vice Grand, w. w.
Zoe; Secretary, L d. Burns, Trearurer.
Z. A. Way The work in initiatory de
gree was done by team from Union
Lodge. LyndOnvile: first degree by a
team from Caledonia Lodge, st. Johns
bury. Ton new members were initia
ted. The lodge has nice hall and
ecu pmCnts for work. A banquet fol.
lowed,
The reports show that fifty seven
oranges in the State have gained over
200 in membership during Tire past year.
The financial condili, II of the order is
good.
Jedediah Stark. postmaster at South
Halifax has held that Office contin-
uousy for forty-seven Year,, during
which time he has been absent but three
times when the mail was opened.
lutlt are lHItt ives vi ltNbiuNlIllhlN
soldiers in Vermont who draw pensions,
Esther S. Damon, aged IS, Plymouth,
Lucy Morse, aged rs. Barnard, and Pat
ty Richardson, aged SO, Bethel
A Good Templar course of study has
been arranged for the world and the
first years course commenced Jan.
1t includes monthly magazine called
the International Good Templar at ii 80
per year. The registry fee is % cts and
the necessary hooks and the magaz ne
will cost $500 in cloth or 50 IN paper
Send all subscriptions to the r. w.
Grand Sec. b +, Parker, Maustun Wis
consin.
The prospects for numbering at Go
ton are excellent. One man has 100
men and teams at work, and another 50
horses and oxen; and at one mill 1000,
600 feet are expected to be cut this
winter,
DR.. j.. II. Jones If Bradford, gran
patriarch of Vermont, has been appoint
ed assistant surgeon general. with rank
of lieutenant colonel, on the staff of
Lieut., Gen. j, c. Underwood of the
Patrarchs Militant.
There are eight couples living in
WaiIsfield who have been married over
81 years. There are eight persons over
IS years old that were born there. Sam
uel Dana is the oldest, aged IS There
are II persons between 80 and 90 years
old; A between 20 and go. There are 81
pensioners,
Henry w. Tewksbury of Royalton.
who was terribly injured in the railroad
disaster at the old Woodstock bridge
last February, has SO far recovered as to
be able to walk with crutches. One OF
his legs contracted considerably in heal.
ing.
If you have Kidney trouble or Rheumatism
you may be assured that your blood is in an un-
healthy condition. Try DR.. Green's Blood Purie
fer and Nerve Tonic 1t does not fail TO purify
the bl2od ?gd tne the nerv1gs system F9E IN; Wv
The stockholders OF the POultney In
dustrial society have voted to wind up
its affairs and divide the funds among
its members.
Hon. f. r. Hard OF Burlington has
entered complaint against 90 prominent
citizens for ObstTucting the street in
connection with cOasting and lively
time is expected
Mr.. Edward Barlow, a prominent
business man Of Burlington, has retired
from business.
Mr. Z. N. Bissell of Shoreham has re
Gently returned from London.
The Burlington Board of Trade has
issued an interesting pamphlet, setting
forth the beauties and attractions OF the
city.
Judge II II. Powers has been engaged
10 deliver the memorial address before
Post johnson at Mortified.
Fines amounting to over $4,000 have
been collected in Rutland since March
for violation of the liquor law.
A. NJ. Rowell of Boston is building a
large creamery at West Randolph
The Lane Manufacturing Company of
Montpelier will soon shrpa large saw
mill to Cuba.
The late John p. Howard of Burling-
ton bequeath the sum of 800, 900 to en-
dow the new diocesan school for gIrls
in Burlington. This sum was last week
paid over in New York to Edward l..
Temple. treasurer of the diocese OF Yer
mont. in trust for this purpose. and was
by him invested in interest bearing Sc
curities
The marble quarry and mill at Man.
chester Center, recently sold by the
Kent & Root Marble Company to the
Lyman Strong Marble Company of
Cleveland, will be started at once.
On account of diptheria at Ripton and
at Montgomery, all public gatherings
there have been prohibited.
There lie a movement at South Rye
gate toward organizing a new stock
company to take the place OF the Blue
Mountain Granite Company,