The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-06
STATE NEWS.

The st. Adams Messenger says? THE
passenger and freight trains on the Cen
trail Vermont are being furnished with
Jackson's self-ignitIng fusee signals fer
use by brakeman in warning, at night
an approaching train Of any trouble in
The movements of their own trains
This, in connection with similar use OF
a ,gs in the day times as already in vogue
will. il lie expected, greatly aid in prt-
venting trouble. The signals are 80
made as to be easily stuck into tie and
left standing, and they will burn for ten
minutes or more"
1t is a fact that since the war lawyers
have held the Office Of governor in thu
State 90 out Of 20 wears. II was Pau
Dillingham; in '65 81. P-g- 81 SO, Wash
burn and Hsndr- $500. st wHri 10 70
Con verse '72.74. Pick "a 76, Fairhark-
1918, Proctor 1880 F,rnhsn 80 SO,
Ba stow '82 a. Pingree 1886 o, msb%t
'S6 SO, w. Dillingham; 80 80. Page
F irbanks and Barstow were the only
lay men in the lot, though Proctor fol
lowed tn law but a short time.-Wood-
stock Standard
Col. E. II Powell and wife of Rich
ford have returned from their Southern
"trip, and report delightful time.
Fifty UT 81 carloads of ice per day are
being hurried down the Central Yer
mont line in response 10 the imperative
drmands of New York dealers who are
ANXIOUS 10 have a full supply Of ice and
had to come to Vermont for it.
Rev R B. Fay, recently of the Con
gregatiOnsl church OF Rochester, ba'
been invited to supply the church a
Sheldon, and will enter at once upon hi
duties.
The Vermont Fertilizer Co., located a
Vergennes, lie Shipping large quantitlt'
Of The msterial to different points.
Sunday evening. March I'd. a memor
ial service will be held in the vestry o
Unity church at Stowe, in memory o
MIRA. A nah Marshall, wife Of Rev. Perry
Msrshall.
J,mes Geary Of Burlington, 20 years ole
and q well known clog dancer, died OF
Sunday in New York from pneumonia
He was q native OF Burlington.
Last year there was 20 births, 81
deaths and 3 mar iages in Norwich. Il
'68 there were 81 births, 81 deaths anC
II marriages
The Swsnton Granite Co. are erecting
working sheds near the east depot, anC
quantities of granite are beginning Il
arrive from Hardwick.
The Barney Marble Co. OF Swantor
has purchased the old brick tannery ad
j lining, which will be added to it, plant
The building is TO be demolished imme.
d tey, new one erected in its place
adding 10 gangs ofsaws to the eight now
running.
THE Rev. l. II. Elliot Of Waterbury
Corresponding Secretary and Agent Of
the Vermont b Bile Society, says that
more than one-half of the people in Yer.
mont do not attend church. THIS would
seem to indicate that our State is NJ
least good fighting ground for some mis-
sionarv Efforts.
State Auditor E. Henry Powell az
wife have continued their zip n m
Washington gong 10 New o lesrs 10
company with G. g. Benedist Of Bur
liugton. and from New Orleans they q
to Houston, Texas.
Rev. L. L Beeman Of Barre will moi
take work at the next session OF confer
ence, saws the Zion Herald. A yed',
relief from the rrs u NJ pSslOrafe 10 made
necessary by his own health and th'
new conditions Inv lived in the death ri
Mrs B-pman'A father. Mr.. B-emHn " il
remove To Brooklyn at the close OF The
conference year.
The debt Of about 1926 on the St. Johus
bury Free Baptist church was raised or
Sunday, Feb. 18th.
The auditors Of the town OF Stowe find
that q tax Of 40 cents on the dollar Of
the grand list lie all that lie necessary tC
rai-e for 1890.
In addition to her engagement to sinl
at Greenfield and Northanmptnn, Mis-
II we OF Brartleb no has dates fixed fnl
st Johnsbury March 7tb, ADD Pitts6eld
NasS, March lsvb'