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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-12

of offiee-SeekerS, gladly complied with
my request to refer the settlers petition
to Assistant Secretary Muldrow. Secre-
tary Muldrow called in Assistant At
torney-General McGammon of the in
terror department, and Uriah Baxter,
his chief law-clerk, to get their view as to
the matters set forth in the petition which
was TO this effect: "A patent has issued
to the Maxwell grant claimants; this
patent is now called in question before
the United States circuit court in Colo
RADIO, as having wrongfully included the
Colorado portion of the so-called grant
The department is precluded by these
proceedings from taking any further ac-
ton in the premises. 1 replied:
Secretary Muldrow, win this depart
ment have enforced a valid decision
of a secretary of the interior?
Eyes, sir, - the secretary promptly re-
piled. Gwen, then, this petition sets
forth that the decision of Secretary Cox
of December 81, 1869, in the Maxwell
grant case is valid, that it cannot be,
and therefore has not been, reversed by
any collateral proceedings. The sec
rotary replied: 81 will send the petition
down to Commissioner Sparks for Inves-
tigation and report. - This was done,
and the commissioner made report in
June, 1885, Land Office Report, 1885,
page 1881 that the decision of Secretary
Cox of 1869 was final--res adjudicata
that Commissioner Williamson had no
authority of law for meddling with it;
that il was unreversed by any action
Of that department. The commissioner
report, however, to the effect
that the seeretary's decision, as
claimed by the settlers, was final
and valid, availed nothing for the set
tiers; for Secretary Lamar, in reply to
the petition, which was addressed TO
him, represented the settlers as having
asked for something they did not ask
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01

The five-year old daughter OF Frank
Lucier was badly hurt last week. being
struck by the 30 east bound train on
"Wednesday night at the crossing in this
village. The child crossed with some
other girls ahead of the train and in at
tempting to recrOss the track was struck
by the pilot and carried several yarde.
Her right leg was broken in two places
and her back injured. DR.. Potter, who
took charge of the case, thinks she will
recover.
William Wills and Checker" Arbour
went to Pownal for ride on Thursday
evening. and as they were returning be-
tween POwnal and North Pownal they
collided with an ice wagon smashing
their carriage and throwing both out.
Checker" escaped with slight scratches
but Wills was badly hurt about the
spine.
Frank Potter, teamster for w. j.
Briggs, was badly hurt by falling from
load Of wood, one OF the wheels pass
ing over his body. He is confied to the
bed at present.
The scare caused by the appearance Of
wild cat on the mountain does not
stop the berry pickers much. Vermont
people are not easily scared.
81. G. Miner of the North POwnal
Manufacturing Company, is on a short
visit West.
Mrs. K. Service of Troy, N. Y, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Conkey the
past week.
Martha Wilcox is on the sick list. DR..
Rogers is attending.
A. j. Donnelly made short trip to
Boston last week.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01
vERMoNrERs IN ILLINOIS.

One of those Vermonters who emf
grated carly and settled in Illinois, was
John Deere, inventor Of the steel pillow.
He was born in Rutland, resided In Mid.
dlebury and Burlington and went to Hi.
nois in 1887. He founded at Moline in
1847 the vast establishment that now
makes 10000 plows a month. He was a
typical Vermonter, strong, frank, kind
and religious. Among other Vermont
ers who are prominent in Illinois, may
be mentioned Hon. Richard s. Tuthill,
educated at Middlebury, a popular Chi
cagoan, formerly United States d strict
Attorney for Northern Illinois and now
judge uf the Cook County Circuit
Court Hon. Rollin S. Williamson, also
a Cook County Circuit Court judge, born
at Cornwall, thoroughly conscientious
and kind hearted Rev. George N.
Boardman, born at Pittsford, widely
known professor in the Congregational
Theological Seminary of Chicago and
Rev. John II. Worcester, an able preach.
or and successful pastor of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
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The coming annual muster of the Yer
mont National Guard at West Randolph
August 1924, promises to be one Of the
most interesting and important ever
held in the State. The arrangements
for the encampment of the State militia
have been completed and general orders
issued from brigade headquarters relat-
ing to the details for duty at Camp Dill
hngham during the week OF muster,
Quartermaster General Gilmore has made
transportation arrangements 30 as to
bring all the troops into camp in season
for dinner the first day, most of the
companies arriving before 1890 a..
M, Tuesday. The First Regiment, COM
prising Companies A. of Rutland, B. Of
St. Albans, G. of Brandon, d. of St,
Johnsbury, E. OF Barre, F. of Mortified,
G, of Bradford, H. of Montpelier, l. Of
Brattleboro' and X. of Bennington /; the
First Separate Battalion, composed Of
Company A. OF Newport and Company
B. of Richford, and the Fuller Light
Battery of Brattleboro', aggregsting a
force Of $50 officers and men, will con-
stitute the Brigade Encampment under
the command OF Brigadier General Will
liam L. Greenleaf. Music for the mus
ter will be furnished by the First Regi-
ment Band of West Randolph. Hon.
William P. Dillingham;, Governor and
COMMANDMENT Chief, and staff will go
into camp on Wednesday, August 81.
Thursday will be Governors Day, when
the National Guard will be reviewed by
the Commander-in-C Chief.
The National Guard will be bonored
during the muster by visit from Secre-
tary of War Proctor and Major General
John NJ. Schofield Of the United States
Army, both of whom have accepted in
vitations to be in attendance. The Bur
lington Cadets will also visit Camp Dill
bingham on Governors Day. The Sec
rotary OF War and General Schofield will
be the guests OF State Treasurer Dubois
during their stay in West Randolph.
Col. Julius J. Estey Of the First Regi
ment is preparing course Of instruction
in infantry tactics, to include all com.
pany and battalion movements and
drill and each days move.
ments will be explained on the previous
meeting at the officers school.
An interesting and valuable feature OF
the muster this year will be the estab-
lishment OF rifle range on the muster
grounds. Rife practice has heretofore
bpen among the lost duties at the an
nual musters, and its revival is hailed
with much satisfaction by the members
Of the National Guard. Major G. II.
Spooner, Brigade Inspectator, will have
charge Of the rifle practice, assisted by
an officer of the United States Army.
The militia have recently been armed
with new Springfield rifles, "Model g."
calibre 45, and have also lately been
new equipments. The fact
has already been noted. that the Fuller
Light Battery Of BrsItleboro had been
furnished by the United States Govern
ment with four steel 8-2-10 inch rifles
with limbers and caissons complete thus
honoring this organization with the first
new standard pattern breech-loading
guns issued TO a volunteer battery in the
country,
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A "pegradeds and shadow Record. .

The Argus and Patriot says "The
pusilIanimous fellow who publishes the
Bennington Reformer first tells mslic-
Ious lie about the editor of the Argus and
Patriot, and then asks the editor TO prove
that it is not true, thus demonstrating
what a contemtible cur he is. II is usu-
ally somewhat difficult to prove mega
tive, but in this case the editor of the
Argus and Patriot has written proof in
his possession, but it will be time enough
for him to make use Of that after the
BLACKBOARD of the RefOrnler has even
made primd facid CAGE. He is dirty
dog at the best, being simply tool in
the hands OF a clique of persons who
think they can use him TO attain their
purposes"
The same paper of yesterday, cOntin-
ues: "The whelp who Is the ostensi-
BILE editor of the Bennington RefOrmer,
talks about the depth of degraded SEN
timent to which some newspaper men
can co. such talk from that source
being an evidence of monumental i'm
pudence and cheek. A man so 'degrad-
ed that his record casts shadow upon
his wife and children ought not to talk
about degradation or a guilty con-
science. The RefOrmer charged that
Hiram Atkins sold the post Office at
Wilmington to John l.. Pike. 1t COM
ing to the knowledge of Mr.. Pike that
something of that kind had been alleged
against Mr.. Atkins, he wrote to that
gentleman saying, 1t is a falsehood
from beginning TO end The attention
of the Reformer having been called to
this statement from Mr.. Pike, instead
of retracting its falsehood it attempts to
cover it up by pettifogging inconsis-
tencies that are quite destitute of truth.
Hiram Atkins never made any assess
ment upon Office holders to cover his
frequent trips to Washington in the
interests of Office seekers and did moth
ing all through the Cleveland admins
tration that he is not willing should be
proclaimed from the housetops. If the
editor of the RefOrmer were TO tell the
truth instead of attempting to pander to
soreheads and malcontents by lying, he
might ascertain the facts by asking
United States Marshal John Robinson,
Herbert w. Martin, Postmaster Of his
own town. NJ. G. Huling Of North Ben
nington, the postmasters at Manchester,
Factory Point, Arlington, and every
other Office in that county that was
changed during the Cleveland admins
tration."
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MAsnNIO MATTERS.

A despatch from Washington, Of the
2Sth, ult., says 1.-THE controversy
which has been general among the Ma
sonic fraternity throughout the country
respecting the Cerneau Scottish Rite has
eliminated here in the issue of an edict
by Harrison Dingman, Most Worshipful
Grand Master of Masons Of the District
OF Columbia, under date Of July 20, pro-
nouncing the Cerneau organization
clandestine, and warning all members
OF that rite that they are liable to disci-
pline from the Grand Lodge unless they
at once withdraw from said Cerneau
body, The main reason for the edict,
aside from other questions arising in the
Scottish Rite controversy, ia stated to be
that the Cerneau organization has estab-
lished relations of amity and Masonic
correspondence with the Grand Orient
of France, the governing body Of Masons
in that country, which is under the ban
of at least every English-speaking Grand
Lodge in the world, because the Grand
Orient has stricken the name OF God
from its rituals. The Grand Lodges Of
this couutry,it is said have an additional
grievance against the Grand Orient OF
France because the latter persists in re-
cognizing the negro GrandLodgeS OF the
United States.
"Grand Master Dingman's edict directs
that all visitors to Lodges in the District
Of Columbia shall be required to state
before admission that they are not men,
bers of the Cerneau organization. The
meeting of the Cerneau organization in
any Masonic Hall is also prohibited"
Following this comes another despatch
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, under date Of
the Both, as follows Gan action was
begun yesterday In the Dictrict Court at
Marion that will startle Masonic circles.
Judge Preston of the Eighteenth Judi
cial District, on the petition of G. E.
Barnes of Burlington, j. U. Graves and
Henry Bennett, plaintiffs and grand
officers Of the Iowa consistory Of that
branch Of Scottish Rite Masonry COM
monty known as the Cerneau, ordered a
temporary injunction against the Grand
Lodge of Iowa, Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, putting into effect the
| legislation of the last session Of the
Grand Lodge which commanded Master
Masons to leave the consistory Of Iowa
of the Cerneau rite under punishment OF
expulsion. The petition states that as
the body Represented by the plaintiffs
does not confer the Blue Lodge degrees,
and as the Grand Lodge or its suborji
nate lodges do not confer the twenty
nine higher degrees, the Grand Lodge
has no Jurisdiction, and its action is
illegal and hurtful to their standing as
good citizens. This is the first time a
Masonic body has appealed to the State
courts, and the action Of the Supreme
Court will be a precedent for other
States. The arguments for a perpetual
INDUCTION will be heard at the October
term"
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West Arlington.

Haying progresses slowly owing to
the rainy weather. The crop is album
dant and so far has been secured in good
condition. Rye and oats are mostly
housed. Corn and potatoes are look
ing fine.
Miss Julia Buck of Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, is spending few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Buck.
Fayette Lackey and family visited
friends here recently. Master Herbert
has returned to Pawlet.
Mr.. Chas. Derrick. family and Miss
Kate Mckee, attended church in this
place last Sunday.
Mr.. Sheldon Young and daughter
from the West, were guests of Mr.. Chas.
Young last week.
Fred and Libbie Maynard and cousin
visited their sister, Mrs. r. G. Mckee,
one day recently.
Mrs. M. j. Eaton has completed the
improvements on her house, including
new. blinds, etc.
Mrs. Phillips, who has been spending
several weeks in Pawlet, returned Sum
day.
Miss Kate Barr of Cambridge, is WIS.,
iting friends in town.
Lemuel Buck of East Arlington, was
in town last week
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ArIInRtOu,

A most enjoyable and recherche must,
Gale was given at the residence of Mr.,
NJ. II. Deming last Friday evening for
the benefit of st. James parish. Our
quiet neighborhood boasts of no mean
array of musical talent among our own
citizens, while among our summer
guests we have many fine musicians
who kindly give the benefit of their rare
talent in our behalf as well as valua-
BILE musical treat. The programme
was as follows:
Piano Duet.
Mrs. DR.. Stewart, Miss Cora Miltimore
Song, Solo, The Woods" Mrs FIN. Garfield.
Violin Solo, Miss Bertha Behrens
ri no Solo, "Falry Fingers" s B. Mills
Song Duet. Piano and Banjo,
Miss Baldwin, Miss Du Bols
Violin Solo Willie we Have Missed You
Miss Be- ems.
Song Solo, Miss Lizzie Mckinley.
Piano solo, praise of Tears List
Song Solo, Waiting Mrs. T. q. Woodwork
WRistllng solo, Miss GrAeia HOyt, Manchester.
Ice cream and pake was served and
last but by no means least, the musicale
was not only socially but financially o
success,
An afternoon tea was given Monday
Goth, from four to six o'clock, at the
Of Mrs Whitney.
Rev. Mr.. Pratt has returned to New
York after vacation OF month.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01

G. F. Orvis, of Manchester, has recent.
ly put into the Battenkill river fine lot
OF fresh water shrimp, valuable food
for trout. They are desirable for streams
containing these game fish because of
the likelihood that their being planted
therein will increase the number OF trout,
inasmuch as any addition of insect life to
such bodies Of water helps wonderfully.
Fresh water shrimp are some what diff
cult to get, and Mr.. Orvis should be
thanked for his energetic and persever-
ing efforts to get these for the Battenkill.
Rev. DIR. G. II. S. Smyth of New York
has bought the James Sheldon place and
will fit it up for summer residence,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howell OF WorcCs.
ter, Mass, are at the "Woodside' for 9
few weeks.
Mrs, William II. Hills of New London,
Conn.,, is visiting at her home here.
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Rupert,

The Rev. G. A. Perry and family are
spending their vacation in Maine. The
Rev. Mr.. White Of Hebron occupied Mr..
Perry's pulpit on Sunday:
Miss Julia NJ. Beebe and sister Alice,
daughters Of DIR. D. G. Beebe OF Sparta,
Wis, are spending the summer hers
with friends.
Miss Mary Favlor and Miss Amelia
Gum Of New York and Miss De Witt OF
Albany, are guests Of Mise Julia A.
Beebe.
Charles Horton of West Hebron is
painting the parsonage and other build
ings of the Methodist Church soplety,
DR.. ]. II. Guild and family are at bis
cottage, Lake George.
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ShAnAburY,

The Mite Society has furnished new
burners and chimneys for the chandelier
and pulpit lamps in the Baptist church,
so the building is well lighted At even
ing services. The church organ was re-
Gently tuned by Prof. Woodruff OF Bos-
ton and is greatly improved in tone.
Mics Kale A. Graham, the sole appli-
cant. from the Center, for a teacher
certificate has heard favorable from the
County Superintendent, Prof. Howe, as
to her examination, We congratulate
Miss Kate on both her pluck and success.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. w. Montague, OF
New York city are stopping with Myron
Barton's family. Mrs. Montague is a
daughter of William Barton, OF Mason
city, Iowa.
The rivalry between Troy, and North
Adams dealers in organs and pianos has
already lowered to,Shaftsburylbuyer the
prices of those instruments.
Myron Huntington of Belvidere, ILL
nois, a brother OF Mrs. II. B, Bottum
was in town Tuesday.
Heavy rains Monday and Tuesday
kept farmers out Of the hay fields.
Covenant meeting at the Baptist
church Saturday at 3 p. m.
Miss Mercy E. Niles is taking a short
trip 10 Massachusetts,.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01
"GARNETrED" WOOL.

During the last campaign we wrote up
quite fully this question, which atfects
the entire wool growing interest OF
America. We lately gave the new rul-
ing, but two notable dispatches this
week, one from Washington, and the
other from Columbus, Ohio, bear so di-
rectly upon the issue that we copy them.
The Washington correspondent says :
"a large business has sprung up in the
importation of so-called garnetted wool
waste, which has been let in as dutiable
at 10 cents pound. In the first three
months of this year 1929, 1856 pounds OF
bogus waste was imported from Brad
ford, England, where business of man.
ufacturing it was started while the DEM
ocrats were IN power. Garnetted wool
waste is practically manufactured
secured wool. They use it for identi-
cally the same purposes and are dutiable
at thirty cents pound. The fraud was
exposed soon after the Republicans got
control of the Treasury Department, and
means were taken to check the importa-
ton of bogus waste at 10 cents a pound
duty when it should pay 80 and 80 cents,
according 10 quality. The Appraisers
unanimously decided at their meeting
the other day in New York to impose
these higher rates, and now. in the first
case that has come before him on ap-
peal, the Acting Secretary Of the Treas
ury has affirmed that decision"
At Columbus, July Both, the National
Wool Growers Association passed reso
lutions approving the recent decisions Of
Treasury Department in relation to
broken tops and garnetted waste, and
asking that like decisions be applied to
ring waste and soiled laps. which are be-
ing imported in large quantities, as they
allge, in violation of the tariff laws.
They also ask the President to call q
special session of Congress to revise the
tariff laws and congratulate the wool
growers of the United States on the
somewhat improved condition of the
wool industry, owing, as they believe, to
the recent Treasury decisions. A COM
mite was appointed to present the reso-
buttons to President Harrison and Secre-
tary Window.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01

Trustees of the Vermont State Asylum
at Waterbury adopted, Tuesday, the
plan Of Rand & Taylor, Boston archi-
tects, which the Free Press describes as
follows /; The buildings will have q
frontage Of 300 feet ana will be built Of
brick with atone trimmings. There will
be a central group of administration
buildings, the front containing the su-
perintendent's Office, library, stewards
and board rooms, dining room for Off
GERS OF the institution, reception and
consultation rooms, while to the rear is
the chapel and still further back the
kitchen. This building will be three
stories high. From the centre there will
extend OIL either side a onerstory cor
rIdor, with a general hospital for curas
tive cases, one ward being for men and
the other for women. The hospital will
be $50 feet long, SO feet wide and three
stories high with accommodations for IS
patients Each floor has its own dining
room and everything complete and on
each floor there ia a dormitory for six
beds and another for five beds, besides
10 single rooms. Beyond the hospital
ward on each wing there will be three
two-story circular wards for chronic in
sane. These will be connected with
each other and with the main building
and with an associated dining room by
one story corridors. Each ward consists
of d9y room on the first floor and q
dormitory for % beds on the second floor
with the usual accommodations OF at
tendant's rooms and bath ROOM. There
will also be ward at each wing for the
criminal insane With Rccommodstions in
each for about 30 patients. IN the rear
of all will be the boiler and heating APP
paratus. The trustees will build with
the present appropriation only the south
wing, which will accommodate $50 pa
tients, the central Building and the
north wing being built as coming legis-
lature recognizes the need for them 10
additional appropriations, There are at
present about 450 insane poor and insane
criminals being maintained by the State
at an expense for the year ending July
81, 1883, Of 500, 141 80. The board will
hold another meeting August 8, when
further details looking toward the con-
struction Of the building will be decided
upon.
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A despatch from Chicago of Tuesday
evening says: 1.-The Grand Army of the
Republic Department Commanders Of
eight States were in session nearly all
day at the Grand Pacific Hotel debating
the stand they should take in reference
to the annual Encampment next month
at Milwaukee. The result of the meet
ing was positive and unqualified in
dorsement of the announced determine
ton to discourage general ATTENDANCE,
in view OF the refusal of the railways to
make satisfactory rates."
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DER.

BLACK.-Ip Manchester, July "a, Sarah A.
Black, g years and months.
HARRIS.--In Bennington, July 2sth. Edward
Harris, aged IS years.
NORTH.-In North Pownal, July 9th, Mrs.
Elihu North. aged 50 years.
RUSSELL--In Bennington, July 18th, James
Guy RUSSELL infant son of Archie and Ella Russell.
CUSHMAN.-At her home, Mayfiower cottage,
Lake George. N. Y, July 9th, Mrs III. =, widow
Of Charles Cushman, aged 81 years.
CANFIELD. In Arlington, July 30th, Of heart
failure, Miss Rhebe canfield, aged y years,
DIGNAM-In Bennington, July q, Ms Helen
pigpam, aged S. years,
RARTLETT.-In North Bennington, July -,
Harry, infant son Of David Bartlett, months,
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Camp Comfort.

The first excursion of the season from
Rutland TO Camp Comfort on the Glast-
enbury railioad will take place TO- NOR.
row and will be under the auspices OF
the knights OF Pythias. This ia new
summer resort and already there have
been several excursions from points In
Massachusetts, and New York state.
After leaving Bennington the road
winds up among the hills to an altitude
Of 1000 feet and the ride is a most de-
lightful one. A special train will leave
Rutland at 8 a. M, stopping at stations
and arriving at Bennington at 1910 and
Camp Comfort at IL O'Clock. Returning,
the train will leave The camp at 0 p. m g,
arriving in Rutland at 0 o'clock. The
Cornst Band orchestra will accompany
the party, and there will be dancing in
the new pavilion, 4 game Of base bs j
has been arranged to take place between
the Hustler9 Of Rutland and Avenues
Of Bennington. Among the attractions
which the excursionists may visit al 0
the Bennington monument, 100 feet high,
G:''ier6' Home and the fHuntsin nm the
grounds, said to be the highest in the
world, and which will be in operate
on that day Herald Yesterday.