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

The Society of the First Vermont Ar
tillery, Eleventh Vermont Volunteers,
has voted to have its secretary, II. G. II.
Lewis of Bellows Falls, compile and is
sue roster of the segment, with data,
etc., of post reunions. The book will
be of from 60 to 70 pages, large size, and
will be furnished to the members for 25
cents each. The book will also contain
large sized portrait of Col. James M.
Warner. Although the plan of the book
is mapped out as above, it will not be
published unless sufficient number Of
subscribers are obtained before the
work is begun. All who desire to sub
scribe, may forward their names to the
secretary, II. G. II. Lewis of Bellows
Falls.
Supervisor Cilley of Chittenden Coun-
ty, says the Burlington Independent,
and his examination of teachers have
been heard from. Eighty-iour persons
presented themselves for examination,
and 70 of them were approved and will
be given certificates. We are solry fol-
the credit of the county that only
six certificates Of the fl ST grade were
given, and still more that only 81 were
found equal even to second grade GER
fcates, and Al received only third class
permits TO teach. Where are the teach
ers for the remaining schools of the
county coming fromP
The new iron bridge across the Con-
necticut has been completed and is now
in use. The bridge, built by the Boston
Bridge Co., is as handsome a single
track overhead structure of its kind as
can be found in New England. The es-
timated expense is about $4,000. 1t
has four spans, resting on piers or
abutments, each span being ABOUT 100
feet in length and independent of others.
But for delay occasioned by the log
drive, the bridge would have been ready
for use several weeks since.
The eleventh annual festival ofparish
choirs will be held with st. LuEe's
church, 81. Adams, Thursday, Oct. 81,
and Friday, Nov. l, Mr.. S. B. Whitney,
of Boston, conducting. The order of
music will contain the service for Even
song and Woodward's setting for the
Communion Office, and an anthem for
All Saints. 81. Luke's parish will enter
tain all clergy and members of choirs.
Tickets will be sold by the railroads for
fare one way.
There was asingular accident at High
gate Falls on Sunday. A young man and
companion were driving at the Falls.
enjoying the scenery, when the road
suddenly gave way beneath them, horse,
buggy, driver, companion and all slid
ing down the bank about 10 feet, and
bringing up in the midst OF lot of
stumps. Fortunately, the occupants of
the buggy, and the horse were unhurt,
but the carriage was badly damaged.
The pension district, over which Capt.
Homer Riggs has for four years been
presiding as Special Examiner, has been
re-arranged, and Capt. Riggs's district
will hereafter comprise the following
territory: Addison, Chittenden, Frank
lin, Grand Isle and Rutland counties in
Vermont and Essex county in New
York. Capt. Riggs will have his head
quarters in Middlebury as heretofore.
Hon. E. S. Fay, the new mayor of
Portmouth, N. H., is a Vermonter and a
former resident of Windsor. He is the
son of Major L. G. Fay, and for num-
Der of years previous TO Portsmouth,
was engaged in business with his father
and brother, Collamer T., in Windsor.
Canton Rutland, Patriarchs Militant,
is making arrangements to give bur-
lesque performance of the initiation of
a candidate into the order, at Odd Eel
lows Hall, IN about three weeks. The
public will be invited to attend.
E. B. True of Newport has recently
procured a complicated machine for
digging potatoes by horse power,
which he is using on his large fields in
Derby. The machine is drawn by four
horses and works well.
Senator William M. Evarts is passing
few days at his summer residence in
Windsor. He is suffering with serious
affection of the eyes. and is preparing
to go to Europe to consult the leading
specialists there.
Mr.. l. H. Frost who, for the past 81
years has been in the employ of the
Fairbanks Scale Company, has resigned
there to accept the position as superin'
tendent Of the local electric light COM
pany.
The Saith anniversary of the Dlack
River Academy will be observed Tues
day, Aug. 81. The new academy build
iDgs will be dedicated at that time.
1t is now expected that work will
begin in the new mill of the Vermont
Marble Company at Center Rutland on
Sept. l.
Earl, the 10 year old son of A. II
Mitchell was drowned in MILESTONE
Brook, near the Estey sawmill, on Sat
urday.
Mr.. j. S. Plat, well known business
man of Winooski, died very suddenly
on Saturday at Swanton.
The Central Vermont locomotives are
all to lose their names; numbers viii
be substituted.
The date for the Vermont officers re-
union at Middlebury has been changed
to Nov. 90.