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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27

(Received too late Tor last week.
GEOLOGY. Abbie Sherman. 100; VIM.
Gone, 9S; Rose Lindley, 9315; Bertha
Griswold, 9le5; Nelson Murphy, 80
Mary Rawson, 9S13; Maud Townsend
90; Jenny Cady, 92.5; Edward Dewey. so.
MODERN History. Mary Rawson, 95
Abbie Sherman, 9l25; Rose Lindley, %
Nelson Murphy, 81 SO
ARITHMETIC: Fanny Benton, 100;
Perez Harwood, 100; Maud Wheeler, 49,
Nellie Can't, 1T. %; A. WinslDw, 95
Filth Dewey, 90; Fred Rice, SO; E1w.
Rudd, So; Abbie Sherman, 50; Geo
Smith, 20 8; Nellie Rice, SO 5.
7. L. Thomas, 100; Ruth Squire, so s.
Harrison PeckhanI, 9S; Mile Parsons
90; Fred K-nron. 95; Grace England,
So; Thos. Vpnable, 50; Russell Graves,
81; NJ. F. Kinney, So; Melissa Morse
So; Drusie Dakin, rs; E1w. Rugg, SO. g.
CHEMISTRY. Maud Townsend, 975
Edw. Dewey, 90; Mile Parsons, rs SO
Fred Packard, 90 5; Abble Sherman, SO
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY: Fred KennOn
1891 Grace England, 81 8; A. Winslow
975; Willard Widmer, 922a: Homer
Rudd. SSl5; Filth Dewey, 81; F. NJ
Kinney, IS; Nellie Rice. Sl.5; George
Smith, 9724; Fred Rice, 975; Chauncey
Plumb, 9I5; Una Swift, 90; DIueit
Dakin, SO; Eddie Rugg. s6l4; Melisss
Morse, So; Nellie Ctnfield, ~.
PHYSIOLOGY. A. Winslow, 81; Melissa
Morse. 95: F. NJ. Kinney, 95; Nellie Can.
field, %; Nellie Rice, 90; Geo Smith. 90
Fred Rice. 81; Cora Armstrong, SO;
Drucile Dakip, s.; Homer Rudd, 81
Grace England, 95; Edith Dewey, 90
Fred Kennon, "a; Eddie Rugg. 90: VIII.
lard Widmer, 80; Una Swift, So; Chaun'
cey Plumb. So.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
VERMONT PENSIONERS.
MOVEMENT TO GET THE AGENCY AT
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

Facts and Figures Regarding the Number
of Pensioners in the State and the
Amounts That Have Been Paid Them
How the Pensioners are Classified -
Number of Applications in the Last Fis-
cal Year.
The petition which is being numerous.
~ signed by Vermont veteran OfficpTe
and soldiers in the war, and other cIti-
zens of the Stat, for the transfer OF the
Pensiun agency, embracing the States Of
New Hampshire and Vermont, from
Concord TO White River Junction, 81 ates:
"A glance at the map of the two States
composing the district will show the &C
feasibility of White River junction as
the geographical and railroad centre OF
the pension district. that it will better
accommodate all Vermont pensioners
and a considerable portion of those of
New Hampshire; also, that investigation
will show that that point will insure
superior postal facilities and dispatch to
the great majority Of the pensioners in
both States"
Copies of this petition are being circu-
lated throughout the State in the inter
est of Ex-Gov. Samuel E. Pingree of
Hartford; and a petition of a similar
character IS being signed by many vet
Grams and citizens requesting the sp-
pointment of Major John G. Slearns of
Bradford as Pension Agent.
The Vermont pension district was
abolished about 10 years ago and consol
idated with the New Hampshire dis
trict, the agency for the two States being
established at Concord. There are Is
pension agencies in the United States
the compensation of the Pension Agents
being $4,000 each. Vermont stands 10Th
in the order of States in the number OF
pensioners residing within its borders.
Three New England States only have a
larger number of pensioners, viz; Mas.
sachusett with 22,221, Maine with IA, 7O1
and New Hampshire with 1857.
The last annual report of the Commits.
sioner of Pensions shows the number OF
pensioners in Vermont to have been on
July /, 1888, $751;. The amount paid
pensioners in this State for the year end.
ing June 30, 1888, was $685., 3O1. This
sum does not include the amount of ear.
rearages" paid, which is estimated al
5000, 900, making the total amount paid
to Vermont pensioners during the yeaI
over 81, 100000. The number of pen
sioners IN Vermont and the amount paid
them during the last fiscal year, by
counties, is as follows
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
WHAT PROMINENT VERMONTERs
THINK OF THE ANNEXATION
SCHEME.

A Washington dispatch to the Boston
Journal says Governor Redtield Proc
tor of Vermont, who is here, speaking of
the Butterworth resolution as to COM
mercial union with Canada, says The
candid opinion about Canada is that she
will not desire annexation as long as she
can have certain privileges of trade with
US without it. Annexation depends very
largely upon the ttude our Govern
ment observes toward Canada. II, for
instance, Canada could secure CONNER
cial reciprocity she would have all she
wants, and would prefer to maintain her
nationality intact, II we are firm with
Canada, IL we show her no favors that
she does not reciprocate in kind, she
may finally come to see annexation as a
commercial necessity. This in brief is
my view of the question"
Congressman Grout has given a good
deal of attention to the annexation prob
lem. He says: "At present the Govern
fnent party in Canada is vehemently OPP
posed to annexation. This is very much
the stronger of the two parties, and is
of course the one that leads
in public sentiment. The Government,
or conservative party, is mainly made
I'D of Englishnien, or the defendants Of
Englishmen, who are intensely loyal to
the English crown. / believe they are
even more jealous 10 their loyalty than
the conservatives IN England are. They
would never consent to annexation with
out being reduced to some desperate ex-
tremity. There is large element in the
Canadian liberal party that would great
ly welcome annexation, but II vote
were taken on the subject today Canada
would vote down the proposition by a
large majority. The French Catholics
would be q serious obstacle IN the way
of annexation. or course they could
not live under a republican form of gov.
eminent without surrendering some OF
the church privileges they have 80 long
possessed. / don't of course, mean
church privileges as they apply 10 the
right Of worship in whatever manner
they may desire, but privileges now ex
ercised by the church in the temporal
affairs Of communicates. Taking all
this into consideration | do not think
annexation at all probable within the
time of this generation. There is
but one way it could come, and that
would be in case we should go TO war
with England. In that event Canada
would fall TO US at once as a military ne
cesssity. But war with England is hard
ly to be considered a probability; we
ought to remain at peace with England ,
and most likely will do So"
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The right of state to prohibit, to any
extent that it chooses, the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors within
its borders, so far as the constitution OF
the United States is concerned, seems to
be settled by the recent decision of the
supreme court in the Iowa case. The
full text Of the opinion, as delivered by
Justice Lamar, is given in late number
of the Chicago Legal NeUS. The ground
taken by the court is that there is moth.
ing in the deral constitution, or in any
of the amendments, to prevent any state
from prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors within its
own borders; that the police power oil
a state is az broad and plenary as the
taxing power; that property within the
state is subject to the operation so long
as it is within the jurisdiction Of the
state; and that the power to regulate
commerce, vested IN congress, does moi
protect a person in manufacturing in
toxcating liquors in the state Of lows
against the statutes of that state,
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Albums at Rock Bottom Prices at Frear',


Really the most complete and elegant
assortment of Albums that people have
ever had the privilege ofinspecting, may
be seen at the Holiday Book Depart
ment at Frear's Troy Bazaar. The pri-
ces, as quoted below, cannot be beaten
in the State
AT 80 cents you can buy n handsome
leatherette Album with colored inside,
several designs of cover, reduced from
so cents.
At 50 cents Frear is selling large
sized leatherette Album holding 30 cab
met pictures and "a cards, covers in a
number Of handsome designs, former
price IS cents.
At rs cents Frear is offering a hand
some plush album with shield on cover,
colors red and blue. Really worth 81.
At IS cents Frear shows a genuine
leather Album, handsome and well
made.
At $l.00 Frear has several styles OF
plush Albums, either embossed or plain,
with the word Album in nickle or
embossed letters on the cover, white or
colored inside. These would be cheap
at Sl.25.
AT Sl.25 you can buy at Frear's a silk
plush Album with new design of colored
inside and nickle word Portraits" on
the cover.
AT $3.50 Frear shows several styles Of
handsome silk plush Albums in red
blue, gold and culver. These are equal
to any 80. so Album sod last season.
At $500 you cannot fail to find some
thing 10 suit you as Frear has six differ.
ent styles of plush Albums in all the
new shades, red, blue, gold. orange
electric blue, pistache, culver, etc This
is very choice line.
At $500 each Frear has the handsom.
est Albums to be found in this city
They come in number of beautiful
shades, with word Album in artistic
letters on the covers, extra fine silk
plush, will hold 40 cabinet pictures
These Albums are made especially fol
Frear and cannot be equalled at less thar
$500.
In oblong Albums, to hold from 70 to
so cabinets, Frear has many handsome
and exclusive styles at $500, S2.75
1915, $500, $3.50, $500 and $500.
Frear shows by far the largest line O.
leather Albums to be found in this vi,
cinity, and at prices to suit anybody's
purse. Prices range from IS cents tc
$500 each. In the finer grades of leath
er Albums Frear has magnificent line
in Seal, Russia and Turkey Morocco
English calf, etc. The variety is moi
equalled anywhere, and the prices are
at least 30 per cent. lower than at any
other house in the city.
A large line of Album Easles at 81
cents, SO cents, 70 cents, Sl.00 and Sl.5(
each.
At this department you will also fine
a very large assortment of all kinds o.
Autograph and Card Albums.
FREAR's Troy BAZAAR,
Troy. n, Y,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27

The colossal proportions the coming
inaugural ceremonies have assumed may
be gained from the following Washing.
despatch Quarters have been engaged
at the Arlington Hotel for General Har
rison and party prior to the Inaugural
ton ceremonies. There will be in the
party Gen. Harrison and wife, Russell
Harrison and wife, j, r. Mckee, wife
and two children, ex-senator Saunders
of Nebraska and wife (parents of Mrs
Russell Harrison,) E. w. HaIford, priv.
ate secretary, wife and daughter. The
guests will arrive about a week be.
fore Inauguration day; and on the
morning of Inauguration day they will
go to Wizards Hotel, 10 Pennsy lvanis
avenue, and occupy parlor on the
second floor, whence they will view the
possession as it forms. In accordance
with precedent established by Andrew
Jackson and observed by every presi.
dent but two since then, President
Cleveland will call for President-elect
Harrison at Wizards, and escort him 10
the capitol The number of civic organ
izations that have informed the inaugu-
raj committee OF their intention to take
part in the inaugural parade is SO up to
date. Twenty-six of them comprise
15,45S men; and the number of men in
the other organizations has not been re-
ported. Quarters have been secured for
the majority of these organizations,
The military organizations are not in
cluded in the number given above. Al
organizations that will be here are moi
yet reported; but from data now in pos.
session of the inaugural committee, il il
evident that the parade is going to be Of
colossal proportions.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27

double dividend, making up for the
absence of dividend the first year after
issue. New policies receive a double
dividend five years from date Of issue.
The comparisons of dividends paid Civ
en- above are very interesting in view of
the estimates" now used by the New
York Life on Semi-Tontine policies. The
surplus under these policies consists Of
the sums which would have been paid as
dividends under the sa me policies Without
the Tontine accumulttive feature, com.
pounded at interest and divided among
only such policy as do not die or
take paid-up policies, during an accumu-
lative p, Rod of ten, fifteen or twenty
years. The management of the New
York Life claim that their estimates"
are conservative. As the annual divi-
dends in the Northweste.n Mutual are
nearly double the dividends of the o,her
company, and are accumulated at
much higher rate of interest, it would
seem fair for soliciting purposes if the
agents Of the Northwestern Mutual were
TO simply double the estimates" of the
New York Life as examples of probabl.
results for their own company. North
western agents, however, present no
such figures, as bu mess men-not
knowing generally the vast difference in
the dividends of that company as COM
pared with the dividends of other com
would not believe such results
possible.
The following letter speaks for itself
as to how conservative the estimates of
the New York Life haye been
ALBANY. N Y, April 8, 1888.
The NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE Co.
GENTLEMEN On the third instant
received from Messrs. + II. Underhi
q Co., your agents in this city, a com
munica'iOn showing the results of nv
policy, No. 80 523, for $4,000; at the ex-
plrstlun of the fifteen years tontine per-
iod. The benefits respectively offered
by you on my policy are so widely and
manifestly dispropOrtionate to the rep
resentations contained in the prospectus
i''NNN ~ gOua OOu pdhg az i've Tune
took the insurance. and which now
have in my possession. and the benefits
which your former agents, Messrs. VIII
liam Lacy & Co., OF whom took h.
policy, assured me would accrue to the
same, that am constrained to request
you, first 10 extend the period for the
exercise OF my option as to which bene-
fit will take thirty days, and also to
explain wherein the benefits have been
so greatly impaired or reduced.
The following table shows what the
benefit upon my policy would be at the
expiration of the period according to the
prospectus referred to and the benefits
you notc offer, through your agents, and
the difference (loss to nle) between the
two.
The total amount Of premiums paid by
me for the tonline period $2043.
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POwnal.

Chris mas was marked by beautiful
day and merry time. Night before
Christmas was celebrated by Xmas
tree at the Baptist Church and gifts t.
Sunday school. Among others the
friends Of the pastor, Raw. Z l.. Scott
presented him win a gol1 watch.
Chrislm Eve the NJ. E. Church gave a
supper in the new church pariors, and
a fiLe entertainment in connection.
The funeral of Mrs. Warren Welch OF
East Powna'. was held her home Satur-
day afternoon. For long time che has
been i'll of typhoid fever, contracted by
caring for sImilar sick members of the
family Two children are now prostral.
ed by the same disease.
The Aid Society festival in spi Of
bad weather, gave nearly $50 IN the
fund, besides a very erj iysble even Dg
to those attending.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27

The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Association of Democratic clubs,
has issued an address to the 5000 clubs
in the United States, declaring that the
next campaign will be fought on the
same lines as the last, and urging the
clubs to keep up constantly the work OF
educating the people upon political, eco,
nomical governmental questions. so that
in the congressional election of 1890 and
in the presidential election of 1892 the
party of the people may be successful.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
SPECIAL OFFER.

As will be seen on references to our
club rates that we this week make The
the unpara lsled offer Of the New YOrl
Daily Press and the BANNER for only
1890, THIS cffer wi rem ain open but {
shore time. The Press has the largest
circulation Out one) Of any paper pub
lished in the country, rs contents are
condensed and it gives the news of the
world. Just the paper for everybody.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
SPECIAL BUSINESS LOCALS.
Isaac Surdam offers his furniture
business for sale and store to let. 12tf.


There is nothing more conducive to
the enjoyment of the Holiday season
than Good Health, to secure and perma-
nently remain free from Paralysis,
Heart Disease, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia,
Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Use Anti
Apoplectine, price Sl.0O at your drug
gist's. Henry Abbott of Augusta. Me-,
says Anti-Apoplectine has done me the
most good of anything | have ever taken
for paralysis of the legs.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
WOOdfnrd.

Mrs. Brt-ey Gleason died at her Ton
Franks house on the "a h. aged eighty.
seven years. She was a kind mel hbOI
and slways doing some kind act for her
friends. She will be sadly missed by
her family and ighbOrs. She lef' FIVE
som, Stephen f Elmer, Daniel W.,
Frank A. and Eugene. Mr.. Gleason
died nearly 20 years ago. The funeral
was hell on Wednesday, the Rev. Mr..
Pierce OF Wilmington officiating.
Calvin Cook Of Willisms'own, Mass
is in town to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
Gleason.
Chas. Cutler cut himself quite badly
on saw in f. A. Gleason's saw mill.
The snow is about gone again. II does
not come t1 stay this year.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27

Fourth Benefit. s 900 90 800 90 1900 90
II the representations or estimates
contained in the prospectus of yonr con-
pany were so wholly conjectural az your
present offer would seem to imply. it
suggests the inquiry whe her or not there
can be much security or assurance of
perpetulty in company practicing such
methods. and as to Whist measure of pub
lie support such company should re-
ceive.
Trusting you will grant my request to
an extension of time, and that the exam.
ination of the offers made will secure
such revision as will more fully justify
my expectation. ! am very truly. yours,
(Signed) WALTER MCEwAN,
Corner Maiden Lane and James Street.
The second benefit is cash dividends.
third benefit is cash surrender value,
fourth benefit is paid up policy.
And, though the Neto York Life has
had many tontiHe policies mature, yet
not one has reached its estimate.
We might naturally infer. therefore,
that it is not 50 much Of consequence by
whom the estimate is made as how con.
servative it il. We doubt il Mr.. McEwan
derived much comfort from the meager
results of his policy, even though the
estimate was made by the New York
Life Insurance Company.
We append the results, so far as at
tanned, upon policy No 1l2 776 in the
Northwestern Mutual Life, $4,000 ten
year life, ten year TOnline, age 81, j. V,
Farwell of Chicago in 1882 (The North
western first issued tontine insurance
about years ago.
Reserve on policy $3.50 IS over the guar:
Surplus already declared .............. $50 81
And we have. ........................S4, 400 ~
The present estimate of the New York
Life, of cash value ON $4,000 ten year
life, ten year limited tontine at age 81 is
$4,000, or $40 lass for the entire periodof
ten years than Mr.. Far Rell's policy al
ready shows in the Northwestern, with
three dividends still to come, and four
years additions from lapse profits, loss
profits and interest to be added.
Again. il the surplus on the above
policy increases in anything like the
proportion i has so far maintained. the
final cash yslue will exceed our esti-
mates by more than 10 per cent.
Which is the better. their kind of es-
Inmates or our kind Of results
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
PUBLISHER.

The Steamer John 81. Hanna, loaded
with cotton, from Ouachita, burned al
Plaauemine, niDety-five miles north OF
New Orleans, Dec. 25th. The boat ano
cargo are total loss. The number Of
prisons who persisted is estimated al
thirty, and the loss of life may be much
greater, as the boat had nearly 100 per
sons on board, and only about dozen
SO far have been accounted for. This is
the second Mississippi horror within
week.
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Amount
yaarly

The pensioners are divided by classes
as follows : Soldiers of the war for the
Union soldiers, 1444; soldiers of the war
of 1879, 2S; widows of 1912 soldiers, n.
The number of applications for pensions
filed during the last fiscal year was 7l6.
The records at the office of the Adjutant
and Inspector General for Vermont
shows that theSiate furnished "a, 1888 for
the Union cause from 81 to '65. OF this
number 1924 were lost by death and
5022 were wounded or discharged on &C
count of sickness. 1t is estimated that
there are in the State upward of 1900
surviving Uni, veterans.
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Arises from various causes, but principally il
may be attributed TO early neglect or the indis-
criminate use of tooth powders and pastes, winch
give a momentary wilderness to the teeth while
they corrode the enamel. The timely use Of
that delicate aromatic tooth .wash, Fragrant
SOZODONT, will speedily arrest the progress of
decay, harden the gums, and impart a delightful
ges which people sustain In their teeth from the
use Of sweet and acid articles.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27
Masonic Elections.

TEMPLE CHAPTER. No. Sc. d Phil
lips, H. P; j. T. Shurtleff. King; C. L
Shaw, Scribe; q B. Sibley, Treas; c
NJ. Lambert, Sec; A. S NJ. Chisholm
c. of h j. L FINN, p. s; H. S. Bing
ham, R A C:F H. Mattison, NJ. Sd V.
E. S. Chandler, NJ 21V.; G. A. Bruce
NJ. v: Albert Parsons, Marshall; j
A. N. Williams. Sentinel.
BENNINGTON COUNCIL, No 81 S
Niles, T. l.. NJ: J. L. Finn, D. l. M; E
G. Hough,on, P. c. of w: G. B S bley
Treas; g. NJ. Lambert, Sec; j. 7
Shurtleff G. of g.; A. q. Parchin, G. o
c.; II. s. Bingham, Steward. G. L
Shaw, Chaplain; Thos. Wilson, Marshal
j. A. N. Williams, Sentinel.
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Interested People .

Advertising a patent medicine in the
peculiar way in which the proprietor OF
Kemp's Balsam, for Coughs and Colds,
does It is indeed wonderful. lie author
ICES all druggists to give those who call
for il a sample bottle free, that they may
try il before purchasing. The large bot
ties are SOC and Sl.0O. We certainly
would advise trial. 1t may save you
from consumption. For sale by j. L.
Shurtleil, Bennington, Vt.
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Odd Fellow Elections.

NANsER ENcAMPMENT. No. o: NJ. w
Stewart, G. P; B. c. Barker, II. p.
John p. Daley, S. W.; Frtnk II. Scott,
Scribe; II. C. Lindlof, treas; A. 2
Cutler, J. w.
STARK LODGE, No. 8: +. II. Scott,
N. G.: John II. Ayres, V. g.; o. W.
Morrison, r. s.; N. NJ. Puffer, p. S.
Jos. Schwarz, treas.
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Scholars not absent during the term in
District M. 3, Grammar school were :
Anna Barrier, Eunice Barber. Ethel
Whipple, BrOwnell Bates. II. V. Place.
intermediate -Rly Barber, Clarence
Gallup, Chester Card. Primary.-Julia
Gallup, Grace Gallup, Eddie Reynolds.