The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-03

GEO, MALLORY Of Woodford, was in
jured Monday while at work on the
East Mountain. Logs rolled over him
crushing the lower bones Of his body,
infiicting perhaps fatal injuries.
IT looks as though Plattsburgh would
have to struggle along through the win
ter with no better "Opers House" than
Academy Hall.-RepiIblicdn, With a.
change of name and locality this remark |
will apply equally as well to Bennington
as to the Lake City" 10 the north Of US.
ONE third of the fools in the country |
think that they can beat the lawyer in
expoundiDg law. One-half think that
they can beat the doctor healing the |
sick. Two-thirds of them think they
can beat the minister preaching the gos
pei, and all of them think they can beat
the editor in running a newspaper.
THE Bennington jail will compare
with most others in Vermont according
to our exchanges. The st. Adams Mes
Senger, for one, is alarm, over the con,
dition Of the Franklin county Jail and
enquiries "What IL some despe, ate
tramp should come along some night,
kick a hole through the walls of the jail,
crawl in and murder the inmates p
MOSES E. CHENEY is now stopping
with his son at Troy, South Dakota, and
writes to friends in Rutland that he is
delighted with the place. He occupied
his time in gardening this summer and
proved himself a successful gardener
His health is good, and in fact, he has
more get up and get to him than the
majority Of our young men.-Telegrdm
This is the "original and only Moses
Cheney" who taught our fathers and
mothers to sing all through Vermont,
many years ago. He must be verging
well on towards q centenarlan.
FOX information of writers generally,
it may be stated that the Harpers, with
four periodicals, receive about fifteen
thousand manuscripts year, and can
use at the outside, not more than five
or six hundred. The Century Company,
with two publications, receives about ten
thousand, and can use not more than
three hundred and fifty. The Scribners
receive five thousand and can use less
less than two hundred. Would-be.writ
ers should take these facts, cold and hard
though they may be. before starting out
to startle the world in the field of litera-
ture.
THE following is Of interest to Odd
Fellows. The Sovereign Grand Lodge
of the Order, in session at Columbus, o.,
recently, endorsed the action of the
Grand Sire IN interdicting the promiscu-
GUS publication of the degree floor work
and provided for the appointment of a
committee of five to prepare a plan OF
floor work for the various degrees. The
constitution was amended to provide for
the election of officers of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge annually instead of bien-
nially and permitting State and terrtor.
ial grand bodies to make laws disquali-
flying persons engaged in the sale Of in
toxicating beverages from membership
in the order.
SPEAKING of former Benningtonians,
we note these items in our exchanges !:
"Mrs. DR.. Dowdell Wilson, who owns
beautiful cottage on Covel Avenue, has
rented it for the winter to the Rev. Fred
Widmer. 1.-THE Rev. NJ. d. Jump,
former local Methodist preacher, and his
family are to pass the winter at Round
Lake, N. Y, location which he finds
highly beneficial to his health" and here
is another mention of q well known
member OF the Troy Methodist Confer
ence 1.-THE Rev. G. F. Burdick has gone
with his daughter, Miss Jessie, to enter
Syracuse University. He will continue
his journey to Kansas, where he will
spend several weeks, hoping for the i'm
provement of his health"
THE Herald says "Mr. John G..
Nordgren of Nebraska, the Swedish gen
tleman who has been looking over Ver-
mont farms with Commissioners Valen-
tine, says that he likes the soil and eli
mate of Vermont, and believes that the
set lement of his countrymen in this
State would prove mutually beneficial.
He proposes to bring none but honest,
reliable persons, but those of very limit
ed pecuniary means, who will need as
sistance in order to make a start. II
will be necessary to furnish them with
teams and farming tools at first, to be
paid for US soon as their circumstances
may permit We are of the opinion
that ways and means will be provided,
but how about those towns? What will
they do?
A GOOD proof reader is almost Of nee
essity a crank says an exchange. II he
is conscientious and intelligent in his
work he will become weary of puzzling
his brain over the intricacies OF orthog-
raphy, punctuation, capitalizing and
compound words; weary of the exactions
of authors who insist that they know
all about it, and who, perhaps, know
less concerning what they are talking
about than anyone else connected with
the work; weary of the stupidity and in
tolerance of the compositors, some Of
whom cannot or will not learn anything
more about their own business than they
are compelled to, and then when he as
serts his prcrogatIves and insists that he
is the final Judge of what is right, and,
by dint of hard study. and labor, brings
order out of chaos, the trials of his tenn
per and patience, will have made him a
crank. In the estimation of most people
every one is a crank who ajheres strictly
to his own ideas of duty and right, and
constant attention to one line OF thought
and study will make crank OF any one.
IA lady wittIly observes that sit is the
crank that makes the wheels go. ")-Rut-
land Telegram.
In the press report, under date Of Sept.
Goth, of the State Convention OF the w.
g. T. u, at Burlington, we find this par.
agraph 1.-THE leaflets left in the seats
by Miss Park were explained by the
president. The decision of the COnven-
ton regarding the letter referred to was
that the error mentioned in Miss Park e
message to the Convention was made by
the Mail Dc Express instead Of the Home
Guard" This is about the circular
which we printed week before last, and
the explanation is very lucid ~ one.
II we read Miss Park Alright, the typo
graphical mistake, which the Conven-
ton laid at the doors of the Mail DC Er-
press, was of little consequence COM
pared to the doctrine Resolve one
way in Convention and do as you please
at home" Miss Park raised the issue of
honor or dishonor squarely-let the an
swer be equally frank. The despatch
adds "Ihe roll of delegates was COM
: pleted at the morning session, and the
election of officers resulted in the unani-
: nous reelection of Mrs. E. T. Housh
= as president. Mrs. G.. E, Davidson, sec
rotary; Mrs. Richmond, treasurer; Mrs.
A. A. Wyman, assistant secretary, Mrs
E B. Lund, auditor, the most humorous
: spirit prevailing throughout" The la
dies at Montpelier have formed non
partizan organic ltion called workers,
and those left recognized the old
Union" The non partisan Woman
: Christian Temperance Union Of Mime
sofa has declared its independence of the
National Union because the latter favOrt
separate political action by temperance
3 people. The non-partisan branch is moi
In favor of mixing temperance and poll
. tics except to the extent OF supper ting
regular party candidates who favor tenn
I perance principles. This is hint to oul
t Vermont ladies that they are not alone
: In their resolve to divorce temperance
] work from Third Partyism." Indeed