The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-15
DEFERRED STATE NEWS.

DEFERRED STATE NEWS.
The St. Albans Gold Storage Co. have
completed the finest cold storge depot
to be found this side of Boston. 1t is
three stories in height, and has an ice
chamber capable Of holding 900 tons of
ice. The capacity of the six rooms to
be used for storage purposes is 1880 80 !
weight tubs, or L000,000 pounds of but |
ter. The temperature will be brought
down to 349, and every facility for
handling and,caring for fruits and prod
uce of all kinds has been supplied. There
is now on the way from Chicago, a large
shipment of Western butter for storage
here. The local buttsr market will be
we'll provided for, and it is expected
that st. Adams will more than maintain
her reputation as the chief butter mar
ket of New England. .. ...
Mr.. G. @. Grove, late principal of
Drury High School North Adams, Mass,
has been elected head master of Cary
Institute church boarding school for
boys at Oakland, N. Y. The Rt. Rev.
A. c. Coke, bishop of Western New
York, is the president of the trustees.
After his ordination, which will occur
at an early date, Mr.. Grove will become
rector of St Michael's church in the
same town. Last Sunday, in the alb
sence of the Rev. E. H. Randall, he Of
ficiated twice at st. Johns, Poultney,
and once at st. Pauls in Wells. Mr.
Grove is we'll remembered as a former
principal at Beeman Academy, New
Haven, and his many friends in this
state will be plee sed to learn of his ad-
lYancement.
The asylum committee met with Gov.
lDnlingham, at Waterbury, on Monday,
and staked out the location for the pro-
posed buildings. They will be 80 rods
from the main street, and will extend
900 feet parallel with the road when all
are completed. The new wing which
will be built at once, is to be 1884 feet
long. The hospital will be 50xl54 feet
and three stories high. The criminal
ward will be 92x50 feet; and the dining
room will be 20x43 feet. The wards
will be circular, so feet in diameter.
These buildings will be separated by
corridors, so to 30 feet apart.
The Herald truly says: The difficulty
of editing newspapers is not appreciated
by its readers. Any one who should take
an unedited sheet, like any one OF the
many PACED journals that are offered
for public sale on Sundays, and try to
reduce it so as to save the wheat and
blow away the chat, would get an in
sight of the thankless labor of revision
and compression. 1t is true, as writ
er in the Saturday ReUieiU observes,
that sit is more trouble to write an alb
stract than an original article"
A petition is out for the establishment
of mail route between South London
derry and Winhall Hollow. Some six
: months ago similar petition for mail
route and q postmaster was sent to
) Washington. The postmaster. was
appointed but no route was established.
, Louis Williams, the postmaster ap-
} pointed, soon after resigned, leaving
the people without a postmaster and
compelling them to go three miles alter
their mail. An Office there would ac-
+; commodate about sixty patrons.
: The prudential committee of Brattle-
: boro have engaged Mr.. Bngham's sue
2 cessor. He is Mr.. F. II. McLachlin,
aged 80, of Westboro. Mass. He comes
! highly recommended, is graduate OF
: Dartmouth, and has been teacher in
the high schools ofgGroton and West
{ boro, Mass. Mr.. McLachlin is II mar
: ried man, and, with his wife, will board
, at the Brooks. He is said to be ma
tive of Peacham, in this state.
e A special meeting of Canton Lafayette,
Patriarchs Militant, l. o. o. F.,was held
Monday evening for the purpose of
t working the degree upon nine candi-
r dates from st. Adams. This branch OF
1 the order is progressing rapidly and is
I probably making more advancement
e than any other canton in the state, I'M
der the able management of Capt. l.. u.
g Burnham.
Cider drunkenness is said to be on
Z the increase in Weathersfield. There
never has been time when so much
drinking and carousing was carried on
) as at present. There are some places
the law ought to be able to reach, but
no one is willing to disclose, and it is
impossible to prosecute without
q One of Rutland's prominent citizens
J, startled reporter with the questioning
statement, "did you know there was q
detective in town." The scribe's in.
terest quickened and then it dampened
as the information was added: Yes
he's here looking after the man who
q prayed for rain"
: The total appropriations made by the
- state for monuments, grounds and
/ expenses to commemorate Vermont val
S or at Gettysburg amounts to ST., 500, in
4 addition to which sum contributions
t aggregating S4,lls.5O have been made
by citizens of the state to the monument
Y fund.
: Brandon's new industry, the iron
! mines of the Carnegies, are running
j with a force of some fifteen men, and
S more will be added soon. The civil en-
G gineer sent there has located several
r shafts, and the work of sinking the
S same is being rapidly pushed.
Nearly forty names are already signed
! TO the roll of prospective members OF
] the Canton of Patriarchs Militant, to be
$ located at Montpelier. The members
; are to be adorned with superb sixty dol
: lar uniforms. and several have already
: been measured for them.
i Chamberlain Post, G. A. R. of ST.
, Johnsbury, the largest in Vermont,
= unanimously endorses Commissioner
Tanner, and pledges its support to his
just and liberal construction of the pen
= sion laws.
? A gooseberry bush growing out of the
side of tree 90 feet from the ground,
was sight seen by St. Johnsbury PEG.
: Pile last week, as Stearns Lawrence
! felled large tree in the Court House
i yard.
= 1t is understood that Bishop De Groes-
e BRAND will erect a college building on
S land recently purchased in Burlington.
e 1t will have a capacity of $50 students.
St. Adams is to have a telephone ex-
s obonna