The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-05-16
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Hon. Barnes Frisbie in the Poultney
Journal says: at seems quite we'll I'M
derstoOd that the settlement OF the state
began at Bennington in 1851, There
had been prior to that time some stray
settlements or occupations in different
parts of the state, but the settlement at
Bennington was intended as permanent
at the time 1t was made, and followed
in contiguous towns, until the settle
ment spread over the state or main por-
tions of it. The occupations prior to
Bennington were substantially military
posts. Lake Champlsin was discovered
by Frenchman by the name of Cham
plain as early as 1909 and the regions
along the borders of that lake were ex
plored not long after that date, and the
almost continuous wars between the En-
glish, French and Indians from Cham
plain discovery down to 1850, the terri
tory which is now Vermont, was made
a highway for hotsile forces, including
English, French and Indians, But soon
after the conquest of Canada by the En-
glish about 1850, then the settlement of
Vermont began to be contemplated by
the New England people and the settle
ments rapidly followed after the settle
ment at Bennington in 1851"
"Here is a curious study in figures"
said the expert accountant. Multiply
the figures /, 9, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, s, 8, by As
and we get this result: 5,555, $50, sos,
Reverse the figures thus: 8, 8, 10, 8, A,
3, 2, /, and use the same multiplier, and
we get another curious string as follows:
IA ,444, 444, AS. Taking the same fig
ures as a multiplicand and reversing the
figures 40, "a, we get an equally curious
result: 6,666,666, 606. Again reversing
the mulJiplicand and using the same
multiplier, make the sum total of all IS,
except the first and last figures, to wit:
1888, 1873, 1884. You will perceive that
the first and last figures put together
make 81, the multipiier, Take the half
of "a, 81, or reverse and Z and use it
as the multipier, and the result will be
Just as astonishing, all IS or Is. There
is a witchery in these figures thstl can't
understand: can your
In the case of Asahel w. Sawyer, ct
al VS.. Elijah B. Philips, president of
the Fitchburg Railroad Company. ct al,
the Supreme Court has issued decree
dismisslng the plaintiffs petition. This
is the case of certain stockholders OF the
Fitchburg Railroad against President
Phillips, to have him removed from Of
flee under the statute forbIdding the
soliciting of proxies by any officer of
corporation. The court says 1.-The
statute under which this petition ia
brought having being repealed the plain
tlffs cannot maintain their petition as OF
right. 1t the court has the power under
this petition in its discretion to cause
the removal of the defendant Phillips,
we are of the opinion that the case is not
one in which this power should be exer
cised."
The following story is told at the ex-
pense of the Hon. Chauncy M. Depew,
during the Wa hngtonlC entennial. Mr.,
Depew was struggling to get ex Presi'
dent Hayes into the Equitable Building,
and the 'longshoreman, big as a house,
blocked his way protecting his girl.
Come my friend" said Mr.. Depew,
"let me pass want to get this gentle
man, who is an ex-President of the
United States, into the reception. " ooh,
if he was the President of heaven,
wouldn't let him squeeze my girl" was
the answer, and the 'longshoreman held
to his place.
The reason that Vermont does not get
the "boom" that the state press is cry
ing for is that she is located in the sec
ton where most of the capital goes from
that builds up the new and undeveloped
country. If this state could be dropped
5000 miles west in some wilderness, her
rich resources would not long remain
undeveloped. New England capita
would soon discover her natural fine and
valuable resources and the pure water
and exceptionally invigorating air would
be at premium. This appears to be
the only chance for booming Vermont
Clipper.
The somewhat astounding statement
ia now made that during the past year
Argentine Republic has received m ore
Irish and Italian immigrants than ever
came in the same period to the United
States. If the statement is even approx
imately true, it demonstrates in start
ling manner the rapid strides in material
prosperity which are being made by the
enterprisiDg young nations to the south
of us. For such a flood of immigration
to South America would hardly continue
for any length of time unless business
WtlG DIiNh anu luG DGWCOllCIS easily
obtained employment,
Clinton b. Fiske's idea of a union of
the third party Prohibitionists of New
Jersey with the Republicans on plat.
form acceptable to both is a good one,
but it comes rather late. 1t was third
party votes last November which gave
New Jersey over to the Democracy and
the saloon. To dislodge these two allied
elements from power now will be task
a good deal more difficult than if they
had not had a whole session of the Leg
islature in which to intrench themselves.
The defeat of the high license bill in
the Missouri Senate is unfortunate, but
not altogether unexpected, In order to
obtain really wholesome and effective
legislation the probabilities are that Mis- |
souri, will have to become Republican |
state. AS general thing it is safe to |
lay down the rule that before you can
master the saloon in any given section
you first have to defeat the Democratic |
party.
George H. Wells, son of the late Leon
ard Wells of Cambridge, N. Y, is re-
ported to have lost his life in the destIuc-
ton of the United States ships at Samoa,
He was a veteran of the late wars hav-
ing served in Company G, one hundred
twenty-third New York regiment.
Walter Adams, a son of General Sup
erintendent Adams of the Fitchburg
road, died in Boston Saturday night
after protracted illness. The deceased
was a promising young man, and his
early demise will be regretted by many.