The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-08


Potter, the McDanlels homestead. o
South street.
Mrs. LYMAN PATCHEN is quite i'll. Sh
was taken suddenly Monday with some
thing resembling a shock and partis
paralysis ensued. She is now more com
Portable
MRS. WALLACE CUTTING of Soutl
SALISBURY, daughter in law of Mrs, Elz
Cutting of this village, had fall som
TWO weeks ago, lock-jaw succeeded AM
she died on Tuesday of this week.
THE town superintendent of school
requests all school district clerks to re
turn to him as soon as possible tn
school registers of 1887 So. A neglec
in this matter may result in the loss o
the public money to such district 81
neglecting.
The commune ttion in last week
BANNER signed III T. Cushman" wa
written by the son of Maj, j. Halsey
Cushman a former editor of this jour
nal. All concede that he wound up
his antagonist as far as argument anC
logic are concerned.
On the 4th, inst, Joseph Damars. o.
the Vermont Soldiers Home, was award
ed an original, invalid, pension. This il
the veteran whose record in the adult
ant generals report was recently cor
rected as stated in our columns. We
are glad to note that the pension certifi-
cate issues so promptly.
Mrs. w. d. Newton came into posses
sion recently of family heir loom, q
solid silver tooth pick. She is the eldest
daughter of the seventh generation in
the family, whose ownership has claim
ed this keepsake. 1t comes down on hel
fathers side (the late VIM. A. Burtis
whose mothers name was Ireland, and
the claimants increase with each sue
ceeding generation.
THE appointment, March lst. of Mr.. j
P. Hopson, recently superintendent OF
the n. Y, R. & NJ railway, to like po
sltion on the New Haven & Derby rail
road, shows that first class men like
him are not long idle, Taking mold OF
a failing hope in the old Lebanon
Springs track, roadbed and debts, it is
the wonder that the thing held its own
as long as it did. We hope Mr., Hopson's
lines of business have now fallen in
more hopeful quarters.
HAVING turned over the Vermont end
of the late n. Y, R. & NJ. railway to the
receiver of the Lebanon Springs r. R.,
Mr.. j. H. Dunn returned to Bridgeport,
Conn, on Tuesday of this week. Mr.
Dunn came here from the New York
office of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, with which he was
connected as train dispatcher of the
New York division. Superceding Mr.
Hopson as superintendent, he, now that
this line passes into other hands, goes to
take one Of tn" several positions offered
elsewhere.
Hon. THos. WHITE has just procured
a "mother's pension for Mrs. Emily
Burnham of this village. She is allowed
little over So 463.OO being SIS pei
month from 1868, and an increase from
1886, making $l2 per month since that
time, and $l2 month during her life
time. Mrs. Burnham is over eighty
years of age and we are glad she is thus
requted for the services and sacrifices
Of herself and family, and that she il
alive to enjoy this 10 herr competency
ALREADY the agitation looking to
ward the enlargement of the Soldier.
Home has bad an effect to rally the pro
posal of furnishing contributions. From
all parts of the State we hear of offer.
to furnish, whether the plans shall finally
be to build one large edlfice (presenl
main building enIarged) or cottages. OF
both. The home fund has about $4,000
to its credit; it will take about $4,000 t.
subsist it,Ieavlng $4,000 for building pur
poses. This is a very fine showing.
In line with what was said by III
last week. the Boston Journal editorialIy
says: vermont Republicans propose t.
send strong and influential delegation
to the National Convention at Chicago
Among the names most frequently men
toned in the state press for delegates-at
large are those Of ex-Gov. j. Gregory
Smith, ex-Gov. Redheld Proctor, Hon
Frederick Billings and Gen. J, G.. Nc
Cullough.' In this connection we wouIC
correct an error in widely published
item that the Republican State Conven
ton is to be held April Gath, and the Is
District Convention the 23rd. The date
are April 4th and Bird.
THE mask was thrown completely of
at the Town Meeting Tuesday by thu
Prohibition ballots. 1t was not becaus,
the third party had better man, or on,
well qualified for the office of County
Commissioner but that Voters wishing
to support the Prohibition party will
please vote this ballot to indicate thu
strength of the party, and where 10
cated,' just this and nothing more
Whence has gone the claim of create
virtue in the temperance cause thai
their fellows? The regular prohibition
town ticket bore the legend: "Enforc
the law" 1t is significant that IN state
where this party has the creates
strength the Democracy are in powe
and are more frank than their deputies
because they candidIy admit they 9TH
Democracy don't believe in prohibition
IL justice to "Uncle Fred. Hancock
we correct an item of last week. Tn
Conformation" given us was from wha
we considered a reliable source. Mr.
Hancock's birth place in England wa
| Nurslum, and it was one of the frs
places he visited after landing. II
came from there So years ago, but hat
| lived at Swanzey. Vurslum is in Stat
fordshire and in the midst of the grea
English potteries, there being owe
seven hundred of them situated in tn
villages which occupy some ten mile
area. When Mr.. Hancock left Englant
these villages were scattered, but the.
have grown into one long chain. tel
miles or more in length. He found tn
house in which he was born; it was still
standing and occupied as a dwelling.
WE find the following item in tn
Plattsburgh, n. Y, Republican, an
print it for the benefit Of our Methods