The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-10
STATE NEWS,


The Argus and Patriot says: I'VE are
neither an advocate of nor believer In
prohibitory liquor law, but we do be-
lieve that all laws upon the statute boob
should be strictly enforced, without re-
gard to color, race, or previous cen u
ton Of politics, and as every States AT.
torney in the State is a Republican, that
party should be held responsible for
" hat has been almost an absolute failure
to enforce the laws in every large town
from Canada to the Massachusetts, line.
This is Just what the Third Party Pro-
hibitionists say, and yet these latter are
not ~ an annex to the Democracy.
The first person to be sentenced under
the new liquor law, which went into eff
feet with the new year, was Michael
Parry, who was tried for intoxication in
the city court at Burlington last week.
The new law permits both fine and i'm.
prisonment, and Parry. who was up for
his third offence, was fined $2S.Ol and
sent to the House of Correction for two
months.
s. l.. Griffith of Dandy has contracted
to furnish the Walter A. Wood Moving
and Reaping Machine Company OF Hoo
sick Falls, N. Y, with 100000 feet Of
birch and maple lumber, in addition to
300, 900 feet of the same lumber previous
ly contracted for, making an aggregate
of 000, 900 feet Of hardwood lumber to
be delivered within the next there
months.
On Monday we published an Associa-
ted Press despatch from Rutland an
nouncing big marble deal, and stating
that $500 900 had been paid by the Yer
mont Marble company for the properly
of Gibson & Woodfin. The Associated
Press made an error in the amount Of
800 900 as the price paid was only $780,
600. --Rutland Telegram.
Notwithstanding the fact that st.
Johnsbury voted at a special meeting
held not long since to sustain the action
of its trustees in the electric light ques-
ton, the village elected an entirely new
board 1T the annual meeting last We'd
nesday.
The jury in the Cheney-C ilderwood
breach of promise suit at st. JUhnsbury
found that DIR. Calderwood did promise
to marry Miss Cheney and awarded her
$500 damages and costs. She demanded
$1,000. The case will go to the Supreme
court.
Superintendent Really of the Reform
School at Vergennes has resigned, to
take effect Feb. /. Sumner A. Andrews
of johnson has been appointed to sue
coed him, with Mrs Andrews as Matron.
William Stratton of Rutland was XII TX
ed by horse last week, one of the calks
the skull 80 that the brains
ooZad out. At last accounts he was
alive.
Mr.. Charles E. Nelson of Derby Line,
has been appointed deputy collector and
inspector at that place to succeed
George d Wyman who resigned the
office.
The advent of the new year was cele-
brated by the st, Adams police by a rad
on the saloons. resulting in the seizure
Of large quaint les of the cheering fluid
Rev. G, W. Perry. the State geologist,
and pastor Of st. Paul's Unversalist
church at Rutland, has resigned both
positions on account of failing health.
c. II. Hadlock, agent for the Boston
& Maine road at Thetford, disappeared
December 20, ard an examination of his
books shows an Indebtedness Of $500.
w. d. & j. L. Stockwell's store at
West Brattleboro was burglarized last
week Friday and goods snd money to
the amount of $50 were taken.
George Arnold of Rutland, while rio
ing horseback, was thrown, having his
right arm broken and receiving a pad
cash on the back of his ear.
A gang of burglars have been travel |
ng through franklin County lately
blowing open safes, stealing horses and
-obbing private dwellings,.
There were forty six deaths in Wood.
stock in the past year, among the num-
Der being sixteen persons over eighty |
years of age.
A. Ii. Porter. who kidnapped boy,
mas been sentenced by the Rutland mu.
licipal court to two years in the State |
prison.
John Cal ihaD's barn at West Rutland |
with the content+, including Two cows |
and horse. was burned last week FRI |
lay,
Fostina w. Willis, who has heen on |
rial in the Orange County Court for
oigamy, was last week found not guilty. |
Mrs. Hiram F. Dickinson OF Bar e,
suicide last week by poi,oI-
ng herself with morphia.
Charles F. Weeks of SUNNI, nv lie has
,een appointed postmaster in pace of |
Volney w. Powers.
A fire at Rutland in the basement of
7. A. Cliffurd's drug Store, caused loss
If $1,000; insured.
The Hon. Frederick B lings and his
wife are arranging ~ sDeud the winter
It Pasadena, Cal.
Hon. Elihu B. Taft of Burlington will
make trip through Europe, starting
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