The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-05-16
STATE NEWS.

W.
bury, says: The business part of the
village OF DanvIlle was wiped out by fire
in one hour this afternoon, only the bank
and the hotel escaping Twenty-three
buildings were burned, excluding barns,
and twenty-seven families are homeless,
mostly poor people who saved nothing
and carried no insurance. A high wind
prevailed, and there was no watersupply.
The fire caught in FIN. Kittredge's barn,
either from manure by spontaneous com.
bustion or by children playing with mat
ches, The loss is $40, 900 to $50, 1000. In
sured for about $50, 900. The postoffice
was burned and all the mail. Three
horses were burned, including one worth
$1,000. Among the property destr Dyed
were the town Hall, Grand Army and
Masonic Halls and furniture, town II.
brary, North Star newspaper. office, "A. B.
Hoyt publisher, Other losers, some of
whom were insured, E. s. Pierce tin store,
$500; Sylvester Day, house and barn,
$500; Methodist parsonage, $1,000; H.
Q. Dantorth, house and barn, $1,000;
Mrs. Flora Haviland, house, $1,000; Old
Eagle hotel, $4,000; and Judge Palmer's
house and barn, $1,000, Over dozen
other families were losers of amounts
under $1,000 each, The fire burned over
eight acres, setting fire to grass for two
miles away"
j. Grafton Griggs now OF Lancaster
Mass, Enthusiastically writes to the
Herald on the "cider clause" in the Pro.
hibitory law as follows: THE farmers
OF Vermont are using some rather crisp
bible words, not employed in prayers,
about the doings OF the last Legislature
prohibiting them from selling cider. 1t
is hopeful sign and reminds me of the
minister OF the gospel who, in terrible
storm at sea, became frightened and
thought the ship would surely go down,
and asked the captain If there was any
chance of their being saved. The cap
tain took the reverend gentleman to the
forecastle and showed him the sailors
who were swearing and carousing as
usual. There, said the captain, do you
suppose these men would be swearing
like that If there was any danger of the
ship being lostI A few days later an
other storm came on and the minister
sought the forecastle, and walking back,
said to himself, thank God, they are
swearing yet. There is positively no
excuse for the farmers of Vermont using
dul OuoC "Oiuo hDOul lDt laws OY
the Legislature"
A prominent B )ston politician is quot.
ed as saying he has it on the best OF
authority that Judge Veazey is more
likely to receive the appointment to the
vacancy on the Board of Interstate Com.
merce Commissioners than any other
man named, unless there is an unfore-
seen turn in affairs He has very
strong Grand Army backing, aud so far
there is no opposition assigning reason
able objections, except that Vermont
has already had her share, which it is
said is not the kind of argument that
has weight with the President, W no seeks
the best man fCE the place.
When ground was broken recently
for new sewers at Burlington almost the
first thing that was reached was group
of three skeletons. There we're shreds OF
a blanket. and it is supposed that they
are the remains of soldiers buried dur
ing the war Of 1912, as they were but a
short distance from the battery. After
the excavation hal made some progress
six more skeletons were discovered, to
Rether with number of relics two iron
buttons with u. s. on III m and one
WIN Iilt IkuItb III all OIu COlD,
pin and small green glass bottle.
The trial of the case of the estate of
James A. Stone, killed in the Hartford |
bridge accident in February 1887 against
the Cen raj Vermont Railroad Co. for |
$40 600 benefit for the widow and four
minor children was begun Monday after |
noon in the Chittenden County Court. |
Most of the time was taken up with a
sele ton Of a jury. Hard & Cushman,
Governor Dillingham;, A. A, Hall of st. |
Adams and p, NJ. Meldou of Rutland for |
plain iff q. w. Witt rs, Henry Ballard, |
e. c. Noble and B, F. Fifeld for defend |
ant.
The POuliney Journal says Moses |
E. Cheney, life long resident of Bar n
ard, has been stopping temporarily at
Rutl md, started for South DIkota on
Monday evening of this week. Mr..
Cheney is among the eighties and as
smart as a boy. He very likely takes
his pitch-pipe along, and will probably
teach singing school for quarter or so
while in Dakota. The Dakota plains
will ring with "Old Hundred" and
China" while Moses is there"
Mr.. Josiah Bowtell, who died in Bel
lows, Fall, VT, on Wednesday of last
week, drove a mail coach before railroad
times, and then. from 1S49 until 1880,
was in the employ of the Rutland Rail-
road, principally as conductor. He was
born in Charleston, N. H., March II.
1916. On the Both Of last April Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowtell celebrated their golden
Besides widow he leaves
hree children.
A committee OF fouteen was appointed
Tuesday at St. Johnsbury to aid the tuf
erers by the Danville fire of May 0.
Fifteen families are entirely destitute.
The insurance reaches $2S, 900.