The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
STATE NEWS.


Mr.. and Mrs. Henry of Ferrisburg re-
Gently celebrated their golden wedding.
In one of the school houses in Hart
ford hangs bell which was cast in Eng
land in 1777.
The Call cotton mill at Perkinsville
was put in operation last week. Nearly
$500 have been spent in repairs.
A farmer In Franklin county picked a
second crop of field strawberries and
raspberries the fret of last week.
State Geologist Perry has recently ad-
ded over 100 specimens of Vermont birds
and animals to the collection in the State
cabinet.
Col. Robert s. Kimball of West Ran
dolph has been elected a trustee Of the
Vermont Academy, vice Guy Q. Noble,
deceased.
New granite works have recently been
built at Williamstown by Lyude q Che
ney, with capacity for six polishing
machines.
The Ottaquechee Wooden Co., North
Hartland, is soon to start work on new
kind of cloth, all wool and nearly yard
wide. 1t has it's new dye works nearly
completed.
Orrice Ballard of Georgia and Cyrus
Danforth of st. Adams have been ap-
pointed to positions in the Vermont Gus
toms District by Collector Benedict, and
entered upon their duties at St. Adams
this week.
The bridge question still agitates Grand
Isle. There is yet lacking some $4,000 10
be raised by local subscription, and
meeting has been called for the town OF
Grand Isle to see if that town will vote
to make further appropriation.
The Committee of Arrangements for
the dedication Of the State monuments
at Gettysburg on October 9th request all
Vermonters intending to visit Gettys-
burg on that occasion to send their
names to the AdJutant Generals office
at Montpelier, stating at the same time
what route they desire to take going to
New York.
The University of Vermont at Bur-
Iington has opened with, Freshman
class OF nearly 30, The only changes in
the faculty are the transfer of Prof. EN-
erson to the new history department,
and the election of Wheeler, 80, to fill
the chair of Greek thus made vacant.
Electives in Italian and Hebrew have
been added to the course.
western corn is being set down here
for 4S cents per bushel, writes w. W.
Higbee in the Nelc England Homestead ;
''and still young men who wish to be
farmers talk of going West for profitable
grain raising. To net the same amount
of cash every acre of corn raised in Yer
mont would require from elk to 10 acres
in Kansas or Nebraska. The same ia
true of other grains but the tide has sci
in, and we must wait for the ebb."
Judge L. E. Worcester of White Hall,
ILL.,, was the guest through last week OF
his relative, w. II. Northrop of Castle
ton. The Judge is Vermonter by birth,
a native of Windsor, which place he left
fifty-three years ago. He has since been
a resident of Illinois. He has been Judge
of his County Court for many years, was
a member of the Illinois constitutional
convention of 1S47, and numbered among
his personal friends Abraham Lincoln,
Stephen A. Douglas and John A. Logan.
The State House grounds at Montpelier
have been very much improved during
the past season under the direction OF
l O6TRtdut-db AtIllb anu
lite steps leading TO the main entrance
have been taken up and relaid in cement
and the granite fiagstone walk has been
entirely removed. In place OF the gran
tie slabs concrete walk has been laid
extending the whole width OF the main
entrance. Some $500 square yards OF
concrete have been put down. A con-
crete sidewalk has also been laid on
State street, fronting the State House
grounds.
The bronze statue of Major General
George j. Stannard, which is to sur
mount the State monument erected on
the Gettysburg battlefield, has been
completed and will at once be placed in
position on that historic battle-ground
The statue was designed by Karl Ger
hardt of Hartford, Conn, and weighs
eOS9 pounds. The figure is grand in its
proportions and outline. The face,
which is q portrait, is shaded by the
broad felt hat the empty sleeve is
pinned across the breast the left leg,
encased in a heavy cavalry boot, is
slightly advanced, and the left hand
rests on the sword-belt.
The term of the United States Circuit
Court to be held in Rutland, beginning
October LIST, promises to be an impor,
tant term, as there are a number of
cases to be tried involving the violation
of the Internal Revenue laws. The
most important civil case set for trial is
that of the Eastern Townships Bank VS.
the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
Railroad Company, in which the plain
tiff seeks to recover the payment OF
bonds issued by the Canada junction
Railway. These bonds were transferred
70 the plaintiff by Bradley Barlow, and
their payment was guaranteed by the
defendant railroad among others.
The third reunion of the Sixteenth
Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. " i'll be
held at Brattleboro, Tuesday. Oct. LIST,
The procession will be formed at the
station at 10 o'clock a. m, under the d.
rection of Major George II. Bond, Mar.
shall. Dinner will be served visiting
members at the rink by the Woman's
Relief Corps. The business meeting Of
the association will be held at the Town
Hall at Q p. m followed by camp fire
Music will be furnished by the Brattle-
boro Military Band. Col. w. G. Yea.
zey, Major William Rounds, Col. George
W. AlOOhCls OuuBO huSu 1lOui ahu
others are expected 10 be present and
address the meeting.
The yearly meeting OF the Freewil
Baptists of Vermont was held at Hunt
ington on Sunday. There was large
attendance. The whole of Vermont ant
part Of Canada was represented. Tht
reports show a year Of fair prosperity
with some new fields occupied and old
fields recovered. Rev. NJ. G. Henderson
of st, Johnsbury gave an interesting his
tory of the Freewill Baptist denomina-
ton from its earliest days. Rev. Walter
R. Davenport of Waterbury presented
the greetings of the Vermont Methodist
Conference. Rev. L. II. Elliott of Wa
terbury represented the Vermont Bibl'
Society. Vermont has 40 preachers, a
churches and 2673 members. There are
: 80, 900 members and 10000 preachers il
: the United States.