The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-29
STATE NEWS.

Hon. Frederick Billings and family,
Of Woodstock, will spend the Spring
months in South Carolina.
Gov. Ormsbee will probably desig-
nate Friday, April 6, as Fast day.
AT the March meeting South Hero
voted to abolish the town and return to
the district system of schools.
A company has been organized UNI
der the general laws of the state called
the Proctor Marble Co,
The semi-annual meeting of the YER
mont Medical Society will be held at St.
Adams on Thursday and Friday, June u
and 30
Hon. Timothy Parker Redfeld OF
Montpelier, for long time one of YER
mont's best known lawyers and judges,
died of paralysis at his daughters home
in Chicago, Tuesday, age IS.
-Ninety-two carloads of butter tubs,
or 81 900 single tubs, were shipped from
East Berkshire station, during the year
ending March |, 1888. These tubs were
mainly manufactured at Montgomery.
Wilder Thomas has resigned as Post
master at North Fayston, and Mrs. Cath
crime +. Posnett is to succeed him. There
has been quite local quarrel over the
matter. Mrs. Susan l.. Marble also want
ing the place, her desire for it being SO
strong sa to cause her to talk about Mrs.
Posnett in terms that have caused suit
to be brought for defamation of charac-
ter.
Governor Ormsbee has appointed
principal ii. NJ. Willard of the Vermont
Academy at Saxton's Rivera member of
the Commission to Investigate and Re-
port upon the Normal School question,
in place of Hon. A. N. Swain of Bel
lows Falls, resigned.
The Central Vermont Road has been
experimenting with device for eXtin-
gushing the fire in a Baker heater in
case of accident, also a contrivance for
blowing out the lights. They are the
invention of Austin Berry of Warden,
p. O., and have proved very effective so
far as tried. They depend for their oper-
alton on the auxiliary air chamber I'M
der the car. As soon as the car begins
to tip, valves in the air chamber are
opened automatically and the air is COM
municated instantly in the one case to a
machine which forces chemical COM
position into the fire, and in the other to
the lights, extinguishing them as quick
as a flash. The railroad management
seems much pleased and proposes put
ting the devices into practical use.
Capt. John II. Watson of Bradford
some time ago rendered his resignation
as captain of company G., First Regi-
ment, National Guard, as he expected
to move west, but he has not yet left the
state In consideration of his valuable
services, and at the request of his regi-
mental and brigade commander, Gov.
Ormsbee has revoked the order accept
ing his resignation and has reinstated
him in command ofh company.
Georgia has decided to celebrate its
centennial on March 81 land Revs. G. w.
Clark and J. e. LOrimer have been APP
pointed a Committe Of Arrangements.
Rev. +. j. Ranslow Of SwantOn will de-
liver an address.
BY reason of severe illness in his
family, Editor Swain of Bellows Falls
has resigned his position on the Normal
School Commission.
The survivors of the Fifth Vermont
Regiment, to the numder of 25l, have
promised to attend a reunion at Burling-
ton June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Partridge of
Westford celebrated their golden we'd
ding on Wednesday.
The Brandon High School has just
added lO6 new volumes to its library,
bought with the proceeds Of a course of
six lectures delivered during the present
term.
1t is expected that a meeting of the
Directors of the State Board OF Trade
will be held early in April for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for open
ing the board quarters at Burlington.
The new Lake Champlain Transport
tation Co.'S steamer Chateaugay win be
ready for her trial trip by the time the
ice goes out, and the steamers Vermont
and Williams ofthe same line have both
been thoroughly renovated for the Sum
mer's business.