The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-13
Rutland.

According to recent statistics furnish
ed by Secretary OF War Proctor, Yer
mont has Z, 1873 pensioners.
The military committee OF the house
OF congress has reported the bill for the
creation of the Office of assistant secre-
tary of war. 1t Is expected that Mr..
Frank G. Partridge, Secretary Pructurs
private clerk and prospective son-in-
lew, will receive the appointment.
The Kingsley Guard are without a
captain, he having resigned and the sec
0nd lieutenant, F. NJ. Schell, recently
died IN Arizona.
Albany and Troy ice dealers are cut
ting their supply Of ice from ponds and
lakes in Rutland county, and from the
rh, res Of Benson and West Haven in
Lake Champlain. A train Of hundred
cars loaded with ice from Lake Cham
PLAIN is no unusual thing.
The meeting of college men, resident
in Rutland county, on "Wednesday eve
nIng, Feb. 5, was complete success. A
University club was organized COM
posed of those who had received the de.
gree OF A. B., or an honorary degrees
from any college. Hon. James Barrett
LII. D., WAS chosen president and Ed
ward l. Allen secretary, with an rxecu
i've Committee. The ASSOCIATION starti
with IS members, among whom are
Rev. Joseph ID. WIokham, ID D., the old
est living graduate Of Yale, aged 90
Hon. Edwin Edgerton, Dartmouth grad
uate, aged so, and Hon. Merritt Clark
among the oldest graduates of Middle
bury, aged SO. Among the more prnmr
nent members are Secretary of W II
R-dfeld Proctor, Judge Wheelock G
Veaz-y, of the Interstate Commerce.
Commission and Col. Aldace F. Walker
president OF the National Railway
Association. A banquet was se'ved a
he Bates house, and the Rev. DIR. Geo
w Phelps presided. Speeches wer,
made by the venerable DR.. Wickham
who was greeted with hearty applause
he audience rising to their feet. O.he
addresses were made by Preslden
Buckham Of Burlington, President Brain
erd of Mlddl-bury Hon W. Z. Howard
Rev. G. A Reese, Rev. DIR. q, Q. Mcln
tyre and Henry A Hartman.
The Rutland County Court convene
March IL. Judge Loveland MunsoD, pre-
siding.
Miss Susan Pierpoint, daughter OF tn,
la g Gov. Robert Pierpolnt, died on Mon
day after long illness, at sbout 70 year
! of age. She was a most estimable anC
intelligent lady. who In the years o.
Rutland'a elder society, was well known
throughout the state. She is descend
ant of one of Bennington county's old
est and most honored families. She wa
a sister of Mrs. Evelyn Plerpoint.
Travelling men who do the Otter Creel
Valley, report business very dull. C,l
lections are slow and sales slower.
Mrs. F A. Barnaby Of Brooklyn, N
Y, only daughter OF A, II. Tuttle. died
in that city last week. The burial wal
made in Evergreen cemetery on We'd
nesday last.
Rev. Charles NJ. Niles has accepted thu
rectorship If TRINITY church. He lie nov
assistant rector of St. Thomas church
New YuIk ci y He leaves a church hav
ing an attendance OF 8 600 and Sunday
school of about 400 memhprs. He i
81 years OF age, a native OF Vermont
and when nine years OF age resided il
Rutland and has family. He will en-
ter upon his duties Sunday, February %
The high license ripple in Rutland i
dying out, and the prohihitory law will
probably stand, Notwithstanding the
boosted csmpaign TO be made by the
!, New York WhiSkey TTust. Rutland has