The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-20
Arlington,

% We take this item from the argus and
Patriot of last week. Dan Clark, the
general money order clerk in the post
Office, officiated as postal clerk on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad lasI
Friday aud Saturday, in the absence OF
Willard Holden. who was detained at
home by la Grippe"
The enterprIsing rector Of St. James's
church, 1.-The R v. Richard G. Soaring,
issued neat little paper eDtitl, d
Our Parish Life 1; was issued last
week from the BANNER job office. and
distributed through the parish. The
Editor says "Our paper gives the life
of the Parish. and is an index Of our
present condition, and our intentions for
the coming season Of Lent" The pas-
toral letter to his people is q thoughtful
paper and the complete calendar for
Lent and Easter must be handy thing
for reference. This Parish is well Or
Ganized and directory is given on thu
first page.
Our regular correspondent contributes
the following, In addition to the item in
another column from the Kansas City
Journal, called out by the recent mar
rage Of John N. Hills, E q of Chicago
Mr.. Hills is native Of Arlington ana
was engaged in BUSINESS 10 Burlington
several years previous to his removal a.
Chicsgo.N or the anarchists, our CORE.
spondent says: HE approved of tn,
sentence of all concerned To that bloody
affair. except that Of Oscar W. Neebr,
whose conviction was brought about
through public sentiment and who was
sentenced under very insufficient cir
cumstantial evidence. Strong Efforts
are now being made to obtain his I ar
don with every prospect Of success"
The car-wheeI litigation betw cen G
W. Miltimore Of this place and Chicago
parties is well known. The cause ap
peared on both the county and supreme
court dOckets at the late terms of thos,
courts. Last Wednesday In Chicago.
according to the Evening Times Of that
city, another of o series Of develope-
ments was reported 90 follows;
"If it were an attorney practicing be.
fore this court who had done This thing
Mr.. Ferry, l would send him over thu
river mighty quick" said Judge TuleS
just before the adJpurDmen Of court.
The courts severe remarks were ad
dressed to a nervous youn man occupy
court. He had been cited to appear be-
tore the court to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt.
Five years ago Charles w, Ferry was
part to a litigation between himself
and G W. MiltimOre, The dispute wa
over the ownership Of some car-whee
springs. One day all Of the papers in
the case belonging to Mr.. Miltimor.
mysteriously disappeared. Among thu
papers were some private letters. A. |
though the Gaze proceeded the loss Of
the papers injured Mr.. Miltimore's side
Of the litigation to great extent. Al
most three years after the loss Of his pa
pers Mr.. Miltimore was one day dumb
founded by Ferry coming into his Office
end handing over the long lost docu.
ments. Ferry coolly admitted that b,
had possession Of the papers all the time,
hut said that court attache had giving
them to him, and he had taken them
away.
1t was on Ferry's confession that he
was brought into court this morning.
Judge Tuley after hearing the case pu
Ferry on the stand. Ferry declared
that he did not know who the court at
taohe was that gave him the papers.
Judge ruley thought q moment and
then said that he did not know whether
or not he could punish Ferry. he then
scared the young man az printed above.
lis that ment for reflection on meH
asked Ferry,
I'm sure no honorable man would
have done as you DID," observed the
court. Ferrys face flushed, and the
court said he would take the matter
under advisement,