The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-18

The appointment of Hon. Lyman E.
Knapp of Middlebury, to be Governor of
Alaska by President Harrison places an
other Vermont Republican in an import
ant Federal office. Judge Knapp's name
was not included in the published list of
Vermonters who had been recommend
ed by the delegation in Congress from
this State for Government offices, but his
candidacy was undoubtedly Endorsed by
the Vermont Senators and Representa-
tives. Lyman E. Knapp was born in
Somerset, VT. Nov. 5, 1887, from which
town he enlisted IN the Sixteenth Regi-
ment, Vermont Volunteers. During the
war he was made Captain of Company /,
and subsequently promoted to be Lieu
tenant Colonel of the Seventeenth Yer.
mont. He was Assistant Clerk of the
House of Representative in 1872, and
since 1879 he has been Judge of Probate
for the Southern District of Addison
county. Judge Knapp represented Mid
dlebury in the Vermont House in 1888,
and was Chairman of the Committee on
Corporations. The salary of the Cover
nor Of Alaska is $4,000 per annum. Judge
Knapp will shortly leave for Sitka, where
the Governor of the Territory resides.
The appointment of Judge Knapp will
commend itself to Vermont Republicans,
The Granville, N. Y, Sentinel says:
j. II, Reynolds, Granville's wit and
the only station agent she ever had, re-
lates story at the expense of a former
Pawlet resident lone Bradshaw whose
veracity was not of the strict orthordox
order. In fact, Pawlet, or Algiers, had
an outside reputation of containing more
reticent truth-speaking people than could
be found elsewhere on the earth. This
was about century ago, when Mr.. Rey-
nolds was a young man. The common
expression was 'Algiers against the
world" 1t appears that Bradshaw was
witness in some case which had gone
to the courts for adjudication. and hav-
ing given his statement the lawy er or
the other side sought to weaken it by
calling another resident of the town to
show that Bradshaw's statement should
be taken with a grain of allowance.
The witness was little delicate about
saying that he would not believe Brad
shaw under oath. "What is the impress
sion your townspeople have of his vera
city," asked the lawyer. THE impres.
sion down our way is, 'Algiers against
the world and Bradshaw against Al
giersW responded the witness.
All arrangements for the grand Masonic
Jubilee, to be held in III lodges through
out the state Of New York. on the evening
of the Oath inst, have been completed.
About $4,000 Masons will take part in
the celebration, commemorative of the
release from debt, after fifty years of
financial servitude. of the Masonic fra
ternity Of the state of New York. In
1912 the Masonic hall and asylum fund
was established. 1t was founded for the
purpose of erecting hall in New York
city, which was opened in 1874, the rev.
enue derived from it being devoted Ia
establishing and maintaining an asylum
for indignent Masons, their widows and
orphans, The temple in the metropolis,
with all its appointments, cost about 81,
0O0, 900. II is this fund that has burden.
ed the Masoms of the Empire state for
many years past, aud which il was
thought was likely TO prove a financia
drawbac to them for long time Il
come; but through the energy, bUsinesI
ability and courage Of Grand Master
Frank h. Lawrence the fraternity ia nov
rid OF the burden, while balance o
about So, 900 is already in the hand o
the grand master.