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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-31
VERMONT CUSTOMS DISTRICT.
Amount Of Importation Made During the
Past Hear-Valuable Facts and Figures.

Amount Of Importation Made During III,
Past Hear-Valuable Facts and Figures.
The total importations into the district
of Vermont from the Dominion OF
Canada during the year ending Decem.
Der 3lst. 1888, for all purposes amount
ed to $40, S7l 1886, on which duties to the
amount of $2,347, 770.70 were assessed.
The amount entered for immediate con
sumption was: Free goods, 81 1853, 1886:
dutiable, $4,00S, 935; dut es. 1880, 466, or,
Entered tor warehousinR, $50, 515 duties,
$5,l00.15. Brought from other districts
and entered for re-warehousing, 1854;
duties, $5l.65. WuhdrL wn from ware
house for consumption, SIS $50; duties,
81, 1908. Withdrawn from warehouse
Tor transportation to other districts,
$3s, 5S0; duties, $4.7l4. Entered for
transportation to other districts, 1867,
523; duties, 1851 7S7,6S Ent, red for
transportation and expectation, "a, 1856,
$40; duties, SLIGO, 372.15
During the year S95 vessalS enter d
from, and 1853 cleared for the Dominion
of Canada.
Among The principle articles entered
for consumption were The fOll1wIng;
Exempt from duty, horses for breeding
purposes, 100. value, $4,000; cattle for
breeding purposes, 81, value, 1904;
manufactures and products of the
United States returned. $l41,0l2 eggs.
2, 1872, 757 doz 'ns, 1877 $50; fruit $40.
ST.: hides and skins, $S2 2S7: immi.
grants personal effects ,$2SS,2l6; paper
rags. 1,64S S73 pounds. $3s. COS ;he MILK
bark, 26,56O cords, 1927 300; round logs.
1925, 7S0, railroad ties, 3SS, 900; $77 1880;
fresh fish, 269, 220 pounds. $l3 469.
Dutiable goods, cattle, 5000 head $49.-
800; horses, 7430 head, $751;. 232; sheen
and lambs, n 945 head. $20l. 1893; barley
1871 ,647 bushels Sl2O, 39S, mault, "a. 3S3
bushtl-; $l9, l43, copper in ore, 4,798;-
PA pounds, 1878 46l hay, S7,212 tons.
1852, TAI beans and peas, so. 46S bushels.
S46 524; potatoes, 15l ,665 bushels. All,
705; boards. 81, IT'S 307 feet. 1889 795.
shingles, 54.22S M, $l19, 282; wool, 1876
9ls pounds, $29 All.
Among the principal importations at
the port of Burlington were 43. 900 600
feet Of lumber. 1i,127,650 pieces latb,
3, 1854 500 shingles. 124,319 pounds of
window glass valued in the aggre gate at
$519, 400.
The leading candidate for tie pod
ton OF collector, under the incoming
are Col. NJ S. Colburn,
Gen Wm.W. Henry L., G. G. Benedict
b. j. Derby and ex-Gov.
Farnham. The friend Of Gen. Henry
say they feel greatly encouraged by the
OF signatures on petition, while
Bennington County IL at least hopeful.
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THE NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN
TIE.UP

The Brooklyn tie-up on the surface
railroads has been followed by more
serious tie-up in New York. More than
twenty Of the prominent lines of that
city is at a stlndstill, and 10 the aggre.
gate an enormous lUss is entaied to the
owners, the employees and the public.
The various companies have refused 10
negotiate except with their own men,
and so District Assembly No, 226 order
ed general strike. The men have de-
cided not to move until fair under
standing can be reached with them
through their executive board. Their
demands have heretofore been evaded
or rejected, and the companies have re-
fused to arbitrate. 1t is said on some
cars, drivers only receive from ninety
three cents to $1.09 per day, and the
men work far longer than the hours pre-
ecribed by the state law, and also that
agreements which makes them a little bet
ter than serfs. There certainly appears to
be good ground for complaints, whether
strike is q matter Of opinion. About g.
900 meu are thrown out Of employment.
II is a lamentable state of affairs, and il
prolonged will cause a great deal Of
poverty and suffering, as well as public
inconvenience,
In Brooklyn affairs have not improved
much. The fact appears to indicate
that the 'scab" Adams was murdered
by the strikers, who greatly injured their
cause by resorting to violence and crime.
We hope there will be speedy adjust
ment OF some sort, as there is an all
around absurdity in the prepetustion OF
such conditions as prevail to-day in
these two cities.
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Remington Centre,

We have been living the past week in
the valley and shadow of death. The
terrible illness of Miss Mary Harwood,
after alternating hopes and fears, ended
IN her death Monday evening, the 2Sth
inst. Her disease was congestion of the
brain, followed by effusion. She was lS
years old last August; had graduated
with the highest honors from the graded
sc DOL at the last annual examination in
June, and was ready for life's work.
She was a very intellectual, amiable,
quiet, modest young lady. and had the
added grace of firm, steady, Christian
character; was member OF our churC h
and had long been assistant treasurer OF
the Sabbath School, and her book OF
accounts was model of neatness and
correct statement. She had just taken
class in the school, but had met with
them but once, when che was called to
the school of the Great Teacher. Truly
this is a mysterious Providence that re.
moves one 80 lovely, so useful and 80
necessary to the comfort and assistance
of her parents, now descending the
western slope. Their home is desolate,
the light extinguished, but still in the
midst of their sorrow, they are ready to
say, The Lord OF all the earth doeth
right" God is too wise to err, and al
though we cannot see our way, we walk
by faith, believing we shall "know here
after" Deacon and Mrs HARDWOOD have
the warmest sympathy of every one in |
the community. Prayers unceasing as.
cended during the sickness, and kind
hearts did everything that affection |
could suggest, TO alleviate suffering and |
to arrest the progress of the disease.
The funeral will be attended from the
home, this Thursday afternoon, at
o'clock.
Mrs. Corsina Severance, mother OF
Rev. NJ. L. Severance, died at Middle
bury on the 9th inst, was buried Tues
lay, the Goth, the Goth anniversary of
Ter birth. She was a member of the
church 80 years, an exemplary Christ
an woman. Eight children grew up,
our some and four daughters, of whom
tx are now living.
Mrs. E. II. Swift and Mrs. s. Waldo
,ibley returned from their visit to Mr..
nd Mrs. Tillinghast, at Englewood, N.
l., last Saturday, and are very welcome.
Mrs. Chas. f. Sears, who was taken
i'll Saturday, has been more
omfur able for the past two days.
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ES-For the benefit of the Relief Fund

tB-For the benefit of the Relief Fund
of Custer Post, G.. A. R., The Wrens
play their inimitable "Sweethearts" in
Library Hall, Saturday evening of this
week. The Rockingham, Pa, Register,
of last October says of this company /:
'Sweethearts, charming little two
act comedy written by Mr.. w. S. Gil
bert, the author of Pinafore, &c. ,abounds
in sparkling mirth and striking situa-
tiOns. Mr.. Wren as Harry Spreadbrow,
and the beautiful and captivating SOU
brette, Mrs. Wren, as Jane Northcott,
were the features of the evening, and
so well did they manage their audience
that they captivated and charmed them
from the beginning to the close of the
entertainment. Their recitations were
good and well rendered. All in all, the
entertainment was clean, chaste and
pleasing, and surely the company should
feel proud of the ovation given them by
our people, as the universal comments
were excellent, the best | ever saw
and other like expressions of praise well
merited. The Wren's have won a
warm spot in the hearts of our people,
and should they ever come this way
again, it will be with great pleasure
that our people will turn out to see them
and to add few straws to the nest that
is to shelter the little Wren's. In our
notice above, we neglected to mention
the acting of Mr.. Horatio Heber, who as
the old man, did his part in fine style,
and brought down the house with his
many happy HRS"
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Mrs. Prof L. A. Austin.

Last week we gave brief obituary
notice of this lady. The Middlebury
Register has a biographical sketch OF
Mrs, Austin from which we quote par
agraph, as follows:
MARY Louise Taft, wife of Prof. L A
Austin, was born at Bennington, VT.
Nov. 20, 1887, and died at Mlddlebury
Jan. 10, 1889. She was the daughter o.
Dea. z l.. Taft, highly respected citi
Zen of Bennington, and grand daughter
of Enoch Winslow, direct descendant
of Edward Winslow, the foreign agen
and thrice-elected Governor of the Plym
outh Colony. Thus she could boast thai
some of the best Puritan blood flowed in
her veins. Her pious ancestry revealed
itself in her own life, when at the age OIL
eight years she became devoted Chris
tian and at ten united with the Church
of God.
I'm her twenty year she mar
ried Lewis A. Austin and thereafter wa,
his faithful companion and helpmate il
his various fields of labor as teacher and
pastor. During the first year of hel
welded life she not only performed the
usual duties of home concern, but also
assisted her husband in bis school work
by giving instruction in piano music
Her services in this department of orna.
mental education were in demand fol
many years, either as teacher or per-
former. In the different places of their
residence, at Jonesville, N. Y, Meriden,
N. H., Winter Park, Fla, Orwell, Man
chester and Middlebury, VT, she alwaye
became useful member of the church,
and generally taught class in the Sab
bath school. and was ready for every
good work. As president of church 80.
cieties she was faithful and efficient.
Mrs. Austin was not a so-caled society
woman. She was naturally timid and
shrank from the more public avenues
that many ladies seek. She was ardent
ly domestic in her temperament and
taste. Her home was her kingdom and
there as wife and mother she was happy,
devoted and satis fed"
In our excerpt from the Journal Of
the tribute paid the deceased by the ven
cradle DR.. Wickham, occurred an error
of commission made by that paper, which
we correct by reprinting the part in
which the mistake was made:
Naturally of retiring disposition,
her yet amiable character won the love
of many friends, who with her aged
father new desoIate. and her husband
and son, sincerely mourn her loss in the
maturity of her days"
Says the Register Prof. L. A. Aus.
tin proceeded from Bennington-whith
er he took the remains of Mrs. Austin on
Monday for burial-to Winter Park Fla.
4, 4. n
fesscr of Latin in Rollins College. His
son, L w, of the senior class Of this
college, accompanied his father. He
will remain few months, but will re-
turn here to graduate with his class.
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Manchester Center.

A number OF deers have been seen at
different points this winter on the noun
taius surrounding Manchester, Three
or four were turned out here about ten
wears ago and the experiment has proved
a success. A more natural home for the
deer cannot be found than the Green
mountains Of this region, covered as
they are by dense forest, ir the midst
Of which lie such fine sheets of water rs
Shatton, Bourn and Buffum ponds, Col
NJ. S, Colburn of this place, who has al
ways acted for the protection of fish and
game in this state, has offered reward
OF $50 for anyone detected in killing
deer. II others will follow his example
in different parts Of the state, this beau.
tiful animal can again be restored to the
forests of Vermont.
H. G Root formerly treasurer Of the
Kent & Root Marble Company, has de-
cided to again make Manchester Center
his home, and will leave Bennington in
the spring. Mr.. and Mrs. Root will be
warmly welcomed back by Manchester
society.
Mrs. NJ, B. Waters of Troy lie visiting
her mother, Mrs. Allen of this village.
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why VIII You

Worry about that palpitation of the
heart and lay awake nights thinking of
that terrible feeling of numbness which
you often experience in your arm and
limb. These symptoms, with many
others, warn you of condition of the
circulation that you can not afford to
have become more serious.
Anti-Apoplectine against Apoplexy)
is a remedy that will relieve these
symptoms and cure Paralysis, Rheuma-
tism, Heart Disease, Liver. Kidney and
Bladder Troubles. Price Sl.OO, at your
druggists.
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POWnal.

Settlement has been made in thl mat
ter of Chas. Turner of this place Id his
wife in Adams. Mrs. T. has corleypd
TO him her interest in the homktead
here, which thus becomes his sole lrop-
erty.
Communion services were held al the
NJ. E. Church last Sabbath. Rev. mir.
Youlen of WIlliamstown gave an instuc-
tive address on the subject OF the "Ltrd's
Supper"
On the Sth, at the hotel OF E. w. Bar
Der, the voting Of the ministerial money
will take place for this section OF the
town.
Waid E. Niles and Henry Burlington
are commissioners on the estate of Ben
jamin Kimball.
A social by the AID Society at E J.
BARRIERS passed off very PLEASANTLY and
netted some $l3.
M. W. Potter VS. John Green for ar
rears on house rent was postponed.
Glad to see Oscar Card able to be sb ut
again.
Mrs. Sherman Kimball is quite IN.
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THE ROUND LAKE FESTIVAL.

1t has been decided TO hold another
musical festival at Round Lake the com
ming summer aud conduct it on a gran
der scale than that of former ones.
Carl Zsrrahn will be engaged as diTec-
tor and some of the most noted vocallsts
Of the country will also take a promi-
nent part. The festival will last fu |
week and will form a most attractive
part of the season, Daniel Klock, Jr.. OF
Troy is president OF the musical society
and will exert every effort to maintain
the high reputation Of these festival.
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Impure Breath,

Among all the disagreeable consequences that
follow the decay Of the teeth, an impure breath
must be the most Notifying and unpleasant 10 its
possessor, and It is the most inexcusable and
offensive in society, and vet the cause of II may
easily be removed by cleansing yourEteeth daily
with that justly popular dentfrice, Fragrant so
zODONT. It purihes and sweetens the breath,
cools and relreshes the mouth. and gives pearl
like appearance to the teeth. Gentlemen who in.
dulge in smoking should cleanse their teeth with
sOZODONT, a. Il removes all unpleasant odOrs
Of the weed. Ask your druggist Tor il.
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DYSPEPSIA

Causes It's victims to be miserable, hopeless,
confused, and depressed in mind, very irrita-
BILE. languid and drowsy. 1t is disease
which does not get well OF ITSELF 1t requires
careful, persistent attention, and remedy to
throw of the causes and tone up the diges-
tive organs till they perform their duties
willingly. Hoods Sarsaparilla has proven
Just the required remedy in hundreds OF cases.
"Ihaye taken Hoods sarsaparilla for dys-
pepsia, from which have suffered two years.
tried many other medicines, but none proved
so satisfactory as Hoods sarsaparilla-"
THOMAS Cook, Brush Electric Light Co.,
New York City,
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MAR RIEU.

CROSS-BARNETT,- AT Washington Court
House, Ohio, Jan. 10. HYDE S. Gross Of White
Greek, N. Y, to Miss Ella Barnett Of Washington
Court House.
STRATTON -GREEN.-In White Creek. N. Y,
Jan. 20. by W c. Niles, Esq Herbert Stratton
Of Bennington to Lettie Z. Green OF SALISBURY.
WHTTE-OLSAvER In Bennington, Jan. q,
by Rev. F. widmer, Clinton IL. White OF North
Bennington to Miss Emma Z. Olsaver Of Ben
nington.
wAXHAM-FAY. I'm Bennington, Jan, 80, at
the residence of the brides mother, by the Rev.
Charles X. Seymour, Mr.. Il. Waxham OF ROCK
ford, Ill, to Miss Alice o., only daughter oil the
late Calvin Fay Of Bennington.
THoMPSoN-TURNER.- White Creek, n.
Y, Dec. %. by W. c. Miles, Esq, Frederick J.
Thompson to Rhoda A. Turner, both Of SHAFTS
hurry
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Shansbury.

SnhlNBDuTy
Wednesday evening of last week,
Social Hall was uncomfortably crowded
by an audience assembled to witness the
performance, by our Young Peoples
Society" of the sensational drama, The
Stolen WILL The chief characters were
sustained as follows:
"Chip Wrinkle. '.............,;.. Martin L, Niles
Viola n....................,Mis Miss Merry Z. Niles.
"Betsey smith,. ..........M Miss Mayette Bates.
Amos Wenley, Geo b. Dunlap.
Hon. Ed. Enriyht, '.........::.. Geo L. Buck.
Madame Loker,' ,;..........Miss b, a. Bottum'
George JAmasOn,' ........ John Huntington
Deacon Cuff" .....,..............G Geo. Galusha.
Marley Loker," ................. Bart bottum'
Minor characters were represented by
Misses May Barton, Ella Galushs, little
Miss L zzIe Barton, Sydney Huntington,
Bert Barrett, Ralph Bottum, Myron
Harrington, Google Wilkins and per
haps other members of the Society
whose names 1--WE cannot recall. The
performance was excellent, the acting
spirited and life like. The parts had
evidently been we'll studied and carefully
rehearsed. Many present regarded the
piece as better presented in all details
than any other previously given by the
Society. After an InteTmission, during
which refreshments were served, farce
was acted, entitled An Irishman's Ma.
nuuvre," which gave John Huntington,
Mrs Anna Dunlap, Misses Eliza Matti-
son and Belle Masten, an opportunity to
display to some extent their abilities In
this line. The entertainment closed at
a late hour. The vocal music on the
programme was pleasing, and Miss
Mercy Niles singing during the perfor-
nance of the drama was appreciated.
We congratulate our young friends on
their brilliant success, one of the results
of (which was the addition of thirty
dollars, net to the treasury. We I'M
derstaud that the entire entertainment
will be repeated at Grange Hall, South
SALISBURY, on Wednesday evening next,
F, bruary 9Th. Better encourage home
talent than spend money on travelling
troupes, is generally safe advice.
There is desire throughout the town
to have Prof. E. w. Howe. principal of
the North Bennington graded school,
selected as County Superintendent OF
, schools, under the new school system.
A better choice could not be made.
/ The Mite Society is having Social Hall
completed by the finishing of the base
= ment kitchen and the placing of window
shutters in positiOn. Now FOR an ear
nest effort to raise $500 or $500 TO repair
the church building.
) Miss Helen Dyer's school closed last
5 week. She has made favorable i'm
5 preston as teacher in the community
t in which her school is located.
e We hear there will be a good a'teu-
dance of the SALISBURY members of the
b fraternity at the Masonic festival in
I Bennington this tuesday evening.
y Surprise parties are in fashion, but we
e haven't heard OF any move to surprise
y the minister of the parish with big
e "doration."
We regret to heat of the illness o.
Mrs Graham, Miss Ellen Murray and K
a F. Galusha, and wish them speedy re
: covery.
Snow fell on Monday and Tuesday
|; Sleighing is good most of the way from
u SOuth Shaftsbury to the Center.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS LOCALS.
tB-C. E. & E. Dewey have some sty-
lish siHgle sleighs for sale. 1t4
A Feast of Reason.

Pastor Widmer will deliver his very
instructive and popular lecture on the
Gulf Stream and Ooean Currents, under
the title OF the Great Wide Sea-" 10 the
Methodist Church. on Friday evening.
Tickets 25 cents. The fund for the ben
eft of the choir.
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GRAND ARMY STATISTICS,

Department Inspector Mark J.Sdrgel I
of South Royalton reports for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1888; Posts in depart
ment, 100, gained during the year, /;
disbanded. |; present membership, 5000;
membeI ship in 1887, 4S53; gain. 1867
number of muskets owned by posts, 37s;
posts uniformed, 8; posts whose officers
and guard are uniformed, 10; having re
lief fund, Al; amount of relief fund
$6763. 20; expended for charity in the
past year, $2636 so; increased expendi-
ture for charity, over that of 1887,
1866 60; number of posts whose officers
are regular in attendance, 80; number
reporting members regular in attend
ance, SO; number whose records are
complete and well kept, 80; number
whose members exhibit an interest in
the order, 80. The department is in ex-
cellent condition and the outlook for the
coming year Is very bright.
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STATE ENCAMPMENT
Preparations for the annual Gathering Of
Comrades at Brattleboro.

Comrades at Brattleboro.
apartment Commander Herbert E
Taylor of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie of Vermont has just issued orders re-
lating to the annual encampment to bt
held at Bra tleboro on Feb. IA and Is
The Central Vermont road will sell
round trip tickets for fare one way, 49, Is
Roberts Post will send large delegation
to the meeting, and it is intImated that
all the posts will throughout the county
| Headquarters will be established at the
Brooks House, where the council of ad.
ministration will meet at 8 a. m. on Fe'
IA. Among the distinguished comrades
who will be present are Commander. in
Chief William Warner of Kansas City,
Mo, Gov. Dillingham; and COmrade Sum-
ner II. Lincoln, formerly Lieut.. Colonel
of the 9th Vermont. The following COM
mittees are announced to act during the
meeting
mander-COmrades Fred E. Smith OF
Montpelier, r. j, Coffey of Bennington,
John q Stearns of Bradford.
Ga report of Assistant Adiutant Gen
eral Comrades d. L. Morgan OF Rul-
land, G. NJ. Russell of Wilmington, C.
II. Forbes of Brandon.
On report of ASST ant Quartermaster
General-COmrades E. w. Jewelt Of
Swanton. r T. johnson of West Con-
cord, L P. Baby Of Putney.
On reports of all other department
officers-Comrades A. S. Tracy of Mid
dlebury, E. r. Hathorn of Ludlow, M.
j. Horton of POultney.
On resolutions-Comrades II. c. Bates
of st. j hnsbury, Albert Clarke of Rut-
land, Warren Gibbs OF St, Adams.
General Committee-Comrades z NJ
Mansur of Island Pond. Barney Cannon,
Jr., of Bellows Falls, H. Trick of Bur-
liDgton, w. II. Gilmore of Fairlee, d L
Herrick of Brattleboro.
The Association of ex-Prisoners of
War will hold meeting at the Town
Hall on Wednesday evening. Feb. 10. at
which Major Moran of Philadelphia, the
historian of the National Association,
will deliver an address.
A public camp fi-e will be held at the
Town Hall on Thursday evening, Feb
A.
The following additional staff appoint
ments are announced Comrade James
2. Elmer of Brattleboro to be Acting
Assistant Adjutant General; Comrade
Oman Prescott of Brattleboro to be Act
ing Assistant Quartertermaster General.
Herald.
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Moodford.

Chas Cutler is out again, after having a
hard time with his arm that was cut n
the saw.
Mrs w. c. Cutler of Benningt 10. is
visiting her mother, Mrs Higgins.
James N. Cutler and d. w. Gleason
are on the sick list, just now.
DR. Hyde is clerking for F. A. Gleason
for few weeks.
Miss Clara Gleason is visiting friends
in Searsburgh.
There is plenty Of snow now for coed
sleighirg