The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-21
STATE NEWS.

lne v ermOnt members OF the COlleR
fraternity, Delta Kappa Epselon hsv
formed State organization. of whic
Rev. Edward P. Lee of West Rutland
president; ex-Gov. Samuel E. Pingre
of Hartford. Col. E. &. Smith of St. AL
bans, Rev. G. F. Carter of Burlington
DR.. John A. Mead of Ru'lind, vice pres
ldents; Prof. C. C. Brill of Mortified
secretary, and G. r. Wales of Bristol
treasurer.
The Ryegate and Wells River VALLEY
Dairymeu's Association recently organ
lied in Caledonia County, is a prosper
Gus and educating institution from
which the farmers of that section ar,
receiving great benefit. They have tat
ed institutes in which the farmers anC
: their wives participate. A valuable in
stitute of like character might be sus
tanned in the o ter Greek valley.
Monday morning Oren E. Farr Of
Weathersfield Center, shot a female
lynx under his sheep barn, after he had
killed and partly eaten one sheep and
wounded two others. The animal meas.
ured 80 inches from tip of nose to tip Of
tail and weighed 1915 pounds. This is
the fifth lynx that had been captured in
that town in three years. The bounty is
$40.
Lake Champlain is fast coming into
favor as a summer resort and justly so.
There is no more beautiful lake on the
continent than the historic Lake Cham.
plain, from Cd Fort III to Piattsburgh.
At St. Adams on the Vermont side a
magnificent bay-the MisCquoi-set in,
which is not known to ordinary tourists.
The joint meeting of the Vermont
Sheep Breeders Association and Board
of Agriculture at Middlebury, was a
success. The attendance was not as
arge as anticipated, though there were
about 200 representative farmers pres
emit. Addresses were delivered and
topics of interest to farmers discussed.
The Railroad Commissioners have de-
cided that Joseph Satterly met his death
at Montpelier, Nov. %, 1888, as the re-
suit of his own gross carelessness and
exculpate the Central Vermont Railroad
from all blame in his death.
The Addison County Supreme Court
convened at Mddlebury on Tuesday,
with Judges II. Henry Powers, Whee-
lock e, Veazey, John w. Rowell, John
NJ. Tyler on the bench, and completed
ITS business on Wednesday.
Mrs. Nathan Appleton, died at Vic
tory, Essex County. Sunday, Feb. 10,
aged 95 years, 10 months and 6 days.
She was one Of the original members Of
the Congregational Church in CRANKY,
organized in 1926
The State press are critioising Gov.
Dillingham; quite sharply over his ap-
pointment of Ex-Gov. Ormsbee on the
railway commission and the recent To-
cation of the Insane Asylum at Water
bury,
Richard Dodd, the oy who has been
missing from Rlchford, Franklin Co.,
for the past six weeks and for whose
finding reward was offered, was dis
covered at Manchester, N. H on Fri
day.
Mrs. j. Eldridge, wife of Deacon FL
bridge of Middlebury, died on Sunday
Feb. 10, at 50 yeaIs of age. Her hue
band of the same age survives, and their
married life had been go years last July.
James NJ. Mann Of West Fsiilee, dur
ing the war was wounded by a bullet
between the eyes. After carrying the
rebel shot for 25 years, the other day
took it out from the roof of his mouth
H. Mann, Jr., the Representative from
Wilmington and author of the law
creating a commissioner of emigration,
has declined the office of commissioner
rendered him by Gov. Dillingham;.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Mimms of St.
Adams, sang in the "Chimes of Nor
mandy" produced at Schenectady, N.
Y. under the management of the Sher-
lock Sisters.
The persons owning the telegraph line
from Granville, N. Y. to Manchester, |
through Pawlet, have cut down |
the polls as far as Dorset and taken the |
wire away.
A statement just submitted 10 Con-
eress gives the products of copper in |
Vermont. New Hampshire and Maine at |
FL 63l pounds.
The Rutland County court docket is
loaded with divorce cases. 1t looks as
though marriage was failure in Rut-
land County.
The Volunteer Fire Company of Troy,
n. Y. are to visit Burlington at the time
Of the Firemen's State Convention, at
Plattsburgh.
Col. A. S. Tracy the new department
will soon give series OF
war "reminiscences before Post Russell at
Mrs. Mary johnson, former resident
If Middlebury, now Of Hubbardston,
Mass, celebrated her Tooth birthday,
Feb. 18th.
The coat Of arms of Vermont was not
described or established by any formal
)r legal enactment until the Legislature
If 1862.
Hon. w. d. Perkins, formerly of Yer
mont, has been appointed librarian OF
.he State of California, at salary of
$4,000.
The Woman's Suffrage State
censured the Legislature of
1888, by resolution for their "partizan-
,hip."
The stages have commenced running
between Burlington and Plattsburgh by
he way OF the Grand Islands, on the
Zee.
John Kelley of Burlington has been
sentenced to the House of Correction
Tor one month, for one drunk-30 days.
The Dartmouth College freshmen
Glass. will cit down to a supper at the
Van Ness House. Burlington, Feb. 90
Edward w. Nets a native of Vermont
and editor Of the New York Despatch,
died in New York on Sunday, aged 81.
Rev. Homer Eaton, D. d. of Burling
ton, has been electe agent of the Meth
odist Book Concern in New York.
st. Adams Dramatic Club presented
'Our Boys" Saturday night at Montpe-
Ter, for benefit of the free library.
c. E. RolIeau of Montpelier, is playing
IN the Chimes of Normandy" with the
Sherlock Sisters, at Schenectady.
The encyclopedia of Painters and Paint
ing" have just been added to the library
Of the University Of Vermont.
E. F. Palmer, S ate Superintendent, is
looking over the general state OF educa-