The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-16
finland.

The grand list of the village of Rutland
is some $4,000 over $4,000 more than
last year.
Still they come-twenty pensioners ex-
pect in week to come before the sur
geon examiners.
Henry A. Hartman has been appointed
administrator of the estate of p. Redfield
Kendall.
The fifty cent tax for the village will
raise S35, 900 to be expended this year.
The price of milk has been reduced
from six to four and one-half cents per
quart.
Senator Levi G. Kingsley read an in
teresting history of Roberts Post, at the
Silver jubilee, which many hoped to have
seen published in the local press.
| Henry II. Smith has presented his for
NAL resignation to the court as county
clerk to take effect forty days after the
rising of the present term of the court.
Rutland had fire alarm every day or
night of last week, some of which were
uncalled, the flames being put out by a
bucket of water, before the department
reached the building, and the Others
were quickly suppressed by the prompt
action of the firemen.
| rive UldIIltbc llCtllStS NtIG lSSuCu hul
ing the month of March, among Rut'
lands $1,000 population. Marriage seems
a failure in Rutland.
The Smith divorce cases have been
continued to the September term of the
Rutland county court, when if a trial
takes place, a motion may be made to re-
move them to someother county because
of the excitement that has been created
L., N1,sp lrr fl,n local A
port prevails however thata compromise
has been reached between the parties,
and that divorce will be granted for in
tOlerable severity and want of support.
At a meeting of the Rutland county
bar held on Saturday, Hon. John Howe
of Saturday, one of the assistant judges
of the county court was recommended
for county clerk. Henry L. Clark was
recommended to Gov. Page for county
Judge in place of Mr.. Howe.
'The Hotel Brunswick" opposite the
depot, has been opened to the public
with Ben. WOolley as landlord. 1t is q
unique affair, with eighteen lodging
rooms, dining room, bar and cooking
department. IL is for men only.
The senatorial question excites consid'
cradle discussiol here. Gov. Proctor
now at home, authorizes the announce
ment that he is a candidate for Senator,
and it is generally thought that will be
the outcome. He pronounces the Omaha
despatch that he was not candidate
fabrication.
Rising & Nelson are opening red slate
quarry.
Rev. Sam Mclaughlin will probably
be the Methodist preacher another year,
at the unanimous request of the Official
Board. He has proved popular preach
er Notwithstanding all his Scottish eccen'
tricities, oftentimes the audience room
Of the chapel being too small to contain
the congregation. Every Sabbath lt'
fullest capacity has been tested and it'
enlargement is being made with gallery
to seat two hundred persons.
A Sunday row occurred in the bar
room of the New Brunswick Hotel, OF
Sunday afternoon in which Francis Nc
! Guirk, one Of the regular force of Rut
land letter-carriers, was knocked dow
: and badly beaten, is the talk of the town
McGuirk was acquitted but his assallant
William Fitzgerald, plead guilty and wal
fined SIS and costs. The Brunswick was
, only opened TO the public few day
ago. These is much comment over the
, fact that an open bar, on one OF the prin
cipal streets within thirty feet Of thu
sidewalk and kept open ON Sunday-ir
I utter defiance of law and order, and {
brutal Sunday row therein, is a sad com
mentary upon the morals and the en-
forcement of law. That it should be per
mitted in full knowledge of the Stat
special prosecutor, and grand jurors
seems an enigma TO all law-abiding citi
zens. Shall il be permitted longer? The
public await the answer of the pubic
officials. IL is the outcome of the advo
= cacy Of high license by the local press
| and Rutland is reaping the reward.