The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-07
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Feb. 5,-Seventy
five members Of George H Thomas Post,
G. A. r. Of this city called on General
Harrison and through their pos COM
mander, II, Clay Allen, presented him
with an elegant gold button, the badge
of the order. 1t is in the form of star
/ the paint of each star being marked
with a diamond. The center is of black
enamel. in which is the legend 1881
Veteran-1S66" Surrounding the SYM
Dol of the order is veterans shaking
hanes. On the reverse side is the in,
scriptlon George II. Thomas Post No.
II, to Benjamin Harrison, President OF
the United States, 1885,"
General Harrison is member of this
post.
Boston, Mass Feb. ga week ago
the prohibilOTy amendment TO the Con
stltutiOn passed the State Senate. To
day, sitter spirited debate, 1t also pas
sed the House, with seven votes 10 spare
over the required two thirds, 1t now
gees to the people. An effort will be
made to call a special election in May, az
the advocates Of the measure believe the
amendments will pass more readily il
no party issues are at stake simultaneous
ly. The amendment provides that the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors shall be prohibited. The chances
of its adoption by the people are about
even,
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WASHINGTON Feo' o. Inc presence
OF ex-senator warner mliier on the
moor OF tue senate ana 10 the CLOAK
room t1ls afternoon started the tongues
OF the Oaolnet gossipers 10 wagglhg wy
ofoqsIy' he cnattee lhIo'maily WIN
ms republican friends ana insisted 'naI
ne Is not can0iuAse LOT plaCe in tne
Caolnel, thst ne mas never oeen ana tpst
al persons "no nave n'ehtlonsu nIS
without his authority or approval, which
explanation created considerable sur
prise,
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pu'nB q LaolnB confess az ooasS ~
a 'odny on SATURDAY afternoon a loaueu
I, ooo eIeu game III Sohlao. WIN eolle ice
luln'no0Ae, oieaA'nR '"e eE eI'ns
Pana.ue, anu t"e sieu, oon 'ii, I've
oou'se unRuIueu, WIN sreoCve'oV''y iaI
~ o,oMu VI I 80 $685. 80 Ia thoi
10 Was etIu'h, anu ~ oau'S 'nJuI.u U,a
had a leg broken, and a third an arm.
The occupants Of the sled were thrown
in every direction, hut escaped without
serious injury.
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1900 uoy anu 80 Oas "; -" ." H. oin;u,1s'
The Judgement was giving on the
grounds that Mr., Walter, being one OF
the copartnershlp owing the Times, ar
restmentS against him as individual
would be invailed. MI. Parnel will
appeal from the decision.
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80 IA Io'ieo,i W Vi 'nly por' Gsi ouo'e
1870 has heen nresented IN the National
Museum. Washington, by Mrs, Anna e,
DnngIas, dangbter of the Iata Henri
Dexfer the .c1lntor Of Cambriioe Mass.
Mr. Dexter made the collection with the
expectation of reproducing them in
marble, and was arranging to have them
placed in the Capitol at Washington, but
The war interviewed and the project was
abandoned.
Dk,,;o;,,,, a, II,..;,L,,r,L ID, bouo |
discovered an unusnaI case in the nerson
NJ MARY Ynuntz egad 10 vears who js
sufTaTingi from facial naralvsis This
afi,ctin1 ia due 70 chewing gum. she
having employed the use of her jaws so
constantly during the last three months
that the muscles of her face are power {
less and her nerves are in dl!apidated
condition,
The agriculturists Of New England are
in favor of the appointment of Hon.
George B. Lorlng as Secretary of Agri.
culture. and in resolutions passed unani
mOu'ly at the meeting of the New Eng
land Agricultural Society they paid a
lust tribute to the peculiar qusIlficatlons
OF d. LorihH TOT inc positloh'
The Berlin correspondent OF the
London Daily Telegraph says it is GER
tain that the German Consu at Samoa
will be remove Prince Bismarck is
extremely annoyed Dy the consul e1'
ceedlng MS instrucllons'
Mrs: Phelps, who. with Mr.. Phelps,
passed night at windsor Castle, by IN
Vitatlon OF the queen was ladened with
Lnotos Si, 49,, ru ~! at 'o'ii''J ""e"
'ne ,ooA "ei u'pai'u'e'
-High wind at Omaha MONDAY blew
iowH ms,,S Wllon haa oeeL' ,, lev e'anu
,ns SUI S'e nvoem. iia., n'"'"S 'e'e"
NO. n,o,aa.ora .o,noo,oa -,;,h ,ho
pos, mU p' fns,;,ut. ~ P.r;, orn aid ~
have succeped in Identifying the genera.
tive microbe Of diphtbefia,
prp,,v F.b61rdoo 1onbsr, Tr.o
TrniIad S,,ie. M,pis,sr N Rms.,a arrived