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Ne carried his Coffin measure with Him.

James Owens, 4 travcli,i sal,4s-
man, sixty years old, was found
lie 4 ii his room in the Coleman
House. New York; Monday morn
ing. and his death was supposed 10
have been caused by apoplexy. lie
was a man of forid complexion,
weighing about $50 pounds, and for
two weeks, while staying in the
hotel, he had been under the in,
fucnce Of liquor. Two or three days
ago, when he was really i'll from the
effects of hard drinking, he showed
to the hotel clerk = card which he
said he invariably carried about with
him. On the card was written his
name and address and his measure
for q coffin. He said in joking
way that it was always well to keep
such information handy in case any,
thing happened.
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No news as yet as to where the
u. S. Building will be located

The booms arc booming. The one
on the Southern side of the town
has two plants in process of nego-
tiation and the one on the northern
side is making arrangements for a
plant that VIII employ 125 men and
doa business ofabout $50 GOO dollars
annually, paying out for help alone
$4,000 dollars. That is the way to
work Secure the plants first and
tie booms will be a success
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Nlauuco.

HESS. -HELFERsTAY.-A At the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Wm. Helferstay in this city,
Feb. oath, 1891, by Rev. j. r. Ridenour,
Mr.. Peter Hess, to Miss Florence Heller
stay, both of North Mountain, this county
SHAULL.-GALLAHE the brides
residence, in this city, on Friday, Feb
Goth, 1891, by Rev. j. A. Hoffhein's, Mr.
w. S. Shaull to Miss Kate B. Gallaher
both of this city.
HERMAN. -HELFERSTAY.-A the NJ
Z. Parsonage, in this city on Thursday
Feb. 26th, 1891, by Rev. W. Ell. Chapman
Mr.. Jno. II. Herman of Washington, D. G :.
to Miss Nora Helferstay, of this city.
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O;oo.

In baltimore city We'd
nesday, Feb. 18th, 1891, after a lingering
illness, Rogers Withrow. son of the late
DR. W. i MI formerly OF this city,
aged 30 ycat-. lie leaves wife and two
children. He was u brother-in-law of Mr..
Horace Tabb. b. & o. Telegraph Operator
In this place.
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SATURDAY. FEB. %, 1891.

Congress will expire by limitation
on Wednesday next.
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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
LOCAL POSTSCRIPT.
Arlington.

The Journal of the Centennial Conven-
ton of the Episcopal Church in Yer
mont, held at Arlington last June, has
just been issued and is really the most
important book connected with the his
tory of Vermont printed in several years.
Three especially good steel portraits of
Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, ID. D.,
who as Bishop of the Eastern Diocese
had Vermont in his See, Rt. Rev. John
Henry Hopkins, d. D., the first Bishop
of Vermont, and Rt Rev, W. II. A. Bis
sell, the present Diocesan, give the
churchmen of Vermont and others so
fortunate as to become the pOssessor of
a copy of this volume ikenesses of three
men dear to the memory of all interested
in the history of the Church in this
State. OF the 3S4 pages of the book 1888
are devoted to the ordinary proceedings
of the Centennial Convention, with the
usual appendices, and the remainder of
the volume consists of historical papers.
The first of these is the report of the
committee appointed upon that portion
of the address of the Bishop relating to
the centennial, the adoption of which
was moved by Rev. ]. Isham Bliss, DID,,
and seconded by Rev. w. H. Collins Of
st. Michaers, Brattleboro, Rev. William
f. Weeks, Rector of st. Thomas's, Bran
don, and Hon. Geo. Briggs of Brandon.
Then comes a sketch of the Second
Episcopate, by Rev. Homer White, Rec
tor of st. Mary's, Mortified, an able
summary of the early legal troubles of
the church in Vermont, by Col. Kittridge
Haskins of Brattleboro, and addresses
by Rev. William S. Langford, d. D., OF
New York city, and Rev. Joseph Carey,
d. D., of Saratoga Springs, n. Y. The
next paper is an exhaustive one upon the
part taken by laymen in the formation
of parishes and in founding and main
tanning the church in Vermont up to the
present time, by Thomas H. Garfield oil
Burlington, whose ancestors were at Ar
lington prominently identified with the
church in its earlier days, and himself
the devoted and eminent layman who
has for so many years been the Secretary
of the Conventions; and the closing one
is historical review of the first century
of the church in Vermont, after its par
tial organization as a diocese in Airing
ton, September %, 1890, by Rev. A. H
Bailey, D. D., of Sheldon, with a list Of
the clergy for the century, including
those of other dioceses h; wing temporary
charge of churches in Vermont, as al
appendix, a list that we doubt if any
other man living had the facts at his
command to compile. The merits o.
these papers will be at once recognized
but few will realize how much patience
thought, compilation, conversation, anC
looking up of musty documents they re
quired; if any see imperfections, they
may rest assured that none feel how i'm
perfect their work has been more keenly
than the authors. 1t would have beer
much easier for the writers had they haC
800 or 1000 pages at their command t.
fill, instead of brief PA. Besides, thu
time was limited, and it was necessary
to do in about three or four weeks, witt
other business pressing, what profes
sional historians would have taken {
year or more to accomplishments d
Patriot.
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Rutland,

DR.. L. NJ. Pond, assisted by DR.. Benz
G.. Seaton and Charles S. Caverly, per.
formed delicate and unusual surgical
operation upon the wife of Prof. A. II.
Campbell of the johnson Normal School,
at the residence of her father, Samuel T.
Kingsley in Rutland, on Saturday. 1t was
case of strangulatiOn of the intestines,
which were removed, cleansed and put
in place. The lady sustained the opera
ton in good strength, and the physicians
are confident of her recovery. 1t is Q
surgical operation not often performed
by the most skillful of surgeons.
The Grimm Manufacturing Company
of Rutland, makers of sugar evapOrators,
have more orders than they can get out
this season. The farmers are preparing
to make large quantities of maple sugar
and syrup.
Intelligence has been received here of
the quite serious illness of pneumonia
of Gen. Wheelock G. Veazey, at his resi-.
dence in Washington. Suffering from a
severe cold and hoarseness, he attended
the G. A. r. Department Encampment
at Baltimore on Wednesday, and had
secured night passage to attend General
Sherman's funeral on Thursday, when a
Baltimore physician advised him to seek
his home at once as he was earnestly
threatened with pneumonia, and he re-
turned to Washington and took to his
bed.
The Rutland Free Library Association
at its recent annual meeting elected Off
GERS as follows: President, Mrs. C. r.
Dorr; vice president, Mrs. H. Henry
Baxter; secretary, MS. Edward Dana (;
treasurer, Mrs. John w. Cramton; audi
tor, Mrs. George r. Bottum; directors
for three years, Mrs. Henry Clark. Mrs.
Warren Z. Ross; for two years, Mrs.
Levi G. Kingsley, Mrs. John w. Norton;
one year, Mrs. Charles Sheldon. Num-
Der of volumes in the library, 5,367;
books loaned during the year, 33,767;
average days delivery 10; largest days
delivery Nov. 10Th, 500; smallest days
delivery, June 18th, 81. The appropria-
ton for its support $1,000.
Col. Charles H. Joyce and wife will
spend the spring months in Washington.
The annual report of the town of Rut-
land show the net liabilities to be $780,
$50, some of which is bonded. The
amount to be provided for the coming
year is $4,000; town poor expenses,
81, 154; inmates of town farm, p. A tax
of 40 cents will be required. Rutland
dogs bring in 1866, just one dollar day,
all of which is required to pay damages.
Rutland's legal rum shop makes a
higher showing this year than last, prob
ably because of the competition with
so large a number of drug store rum
shops. The profit this year was SS69.62;
in 1889, it was SlOl2.35. 1t cost 5000 to
run the shop.
Miss Mary Howe sings at the Rutland
Opera House March 10th.
The family of Secretary of War Proc
tor are expected to return from Wash
ingtOn this week.
The Rutland County Court convenes
March 10th, the Hon. Henry r. Start
presiding. The last day of service Feb.
10Th. 1t is rumored a special grand jury
has been summoned to look after vioa-
tors of the prohibitary law.
George r. Bottum, cashier of the Bax-
ter National Bank, shows but little i'm
in his illness.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.

Last week the President chose ex-Gov.
Foster of Ohio, to succeed the late VIM.
Window. This appointment was re-
ceived in Washington with EXTREMIST
favor. The verdicts Of the Jury of the
vicinage," says an old-time Washington
correspondent, always carry weight, and
as Mr.. Foster lived for years in the Ma
tional capital, people will be naturally
interested to know that his old time
neighbors and fellow citizens are de-
lighted at his preferment, as at the pros
pect of his living again among them.
Secretary Fosters views on the silver
question being the subject of inquiry, he
said: 81 am entirely in accord with the
financial views of the President and Of
the Republican party. 1 am convinced
that the free coinage of silver would be
detrimental to the commercial interests
of the country"
The Republican press is a unit in
commenting this selection, and among
the Democratic papers is heard only now
and then criticism. The Troy Press is
a sample of the Democratic estimate (:
"Charles Foster. the new Secretary of
the Treasury, was business man before
he was politician. His father was also
successful in a business career. Some
apprehension has been expressed in re-
gard to the ability of the new Secretary,
probably because he has never figured in
the theoretical discussions about finance
in which some supposed experts delight
TO indulge. A successful business career
ought to be a guarantee of mans ability
to fill the place of Secretary Of the
Treasury. Mr.. Foster was very popu-
lar man at home. This is an indication
that in achieving his business success he
has been thoughtful and considerate for
his neighbers."
The Herald says: Secretary Foster
will be an officer of the hard headed sort
who will maintain the financial standing
of the administration, while his appoint
ment will probably strengthen it politi-
cally. There appears no reason why
both the public and the Republican party
should not be well satisfied"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
Neutrality-suspicious. WOMEN.

The eligibility of women to member
ship in the general conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church has been
put to a vote in a great many churches,
and the returns are practically received.
1t stands as follows: for admission,
216,960; against admission, 1872, 949.
Majority for the women, S4,0l1.
This is a strikingly significant result,
and unerringly indicates a revolution in
sentiment in the Methodist denomina-
ton. 1t is an expression so emphatic as
to exert great moral influence, and en-
list on the side of the majority many
members who heretofore have taken a
hostile or Indifferent view of the propo-
sitiOn. Nothing succeeds like success,
and diplomatic Methodist clergymen
will in the future be very cautious in
committing themselves against giving
the sisters in their church their un'
doubted rights.
The vote taken, however, has no bind
ing legal force upon the conference
which is at liberty to exercise its owl
pleasure in admit ing the women dele
gates that will be found knocking at its
doors.
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The Huntington ScnooI Fund.

Arunah Huntington, a native of Yer.
mont, died in Braptford, Province OF
Ontario, Dominion Of Canada, leaving by
will to this State as common school
fund, an estate supposed to be worth
over two hundred thousand dollars.
The State by resolution passed by. the
Senate and House of Representatives.
jointly, in November 1878, assumed the
duties of the trust, and from that time
held itself in readiness to receive the
funds, as soon as the estate could, by the
executor in trust, be converted into
cash. The Legislature in Novem-
Der, 1884, authorized the treas
urer of the State in his discretion TO con.
vert into cash the securities of the
Huntington fund and annually apportiop
the interest at @ per cent. on the amount
converted TO the use of the State. with
any income from unconverted securities
10 the several towns, in proportion IN
their inhabitants, for distribution Sin
the same manner that the interest of the
United States deposit money is distFib-
uted to towns which do not elect trustees
oil the public money, and unorganized
towns and cores in accordance with the
provisions Of Section 645 of the revised
laws. No school or school district
which has not maintained twenty-four
weeks of schooling in the preceding year
shall be entitled to receive any share of
the funds. The law provided that the
first division of income and income should
be made in the year 1886, which should
include income and interest accruing
after January LIST, 1885. .-
The above was sent in by correspon-
dent. Does the opinion of the Supreme
Court ON school matters touch this
special fund? In other words will the
ruling apply TO this fund inasmuch as
the statute referred to is not any portion
of the act of 1898? -.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
ANISrEREsTING MEETING.

There lisa convention in progress at
Washington of the safety valve order.
Conventions are of various kinds, and
when the result is a harmless blowing off
of steam they are properly of the safety
valve kind.
The convention is nominally the trien-
NAL meeting of the WOman's National
Council of the United States. Susan b.
Anthony, Frances E. Willard Julia Ward
Howe and lot of other old timers are
there, with some of younger blood, and
they will talk and wave handkerchiefs
and resolve and generally take exercise
in behalf of woman suffrage. The mem
bers are all good, and some are wise, but
mighty few are pretty.
When the convention adjourns the
members might take look in the inter
est of woman's right over into Pennsyl'
vania. A lot of laws have been made
there expressly to give women advan'
tages over men, but it is found that
something has been omitted in regard to
equality, for they cannot be incorpor'
ated. The Attorney General tells the
world that a unanimous vote of the Leg
islature cannot incorporate the Century
Club of Philadelphia, simply because
some of the incorporators have hus
bands. And they are, doubtless, Phila
delphia husbands at that.-Herdld.
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NOTICE,

This Is to notify and warn all the inhabitants Of
the Town OF bennington. qualified by law 10 vot,
in Town Meeting, to meet at Free Library Hall
IN said Town, Tuesday March Bird, A. d. 1891, Al
10 o'clock in the forenoon to transact the follow
ing business, TO wit.
I. To hear the reports Of town officers,
z. To see what sums shall be raised by Tux OF
the Grand List Of the town, for the payment o.
the principal and interest OF the town debt, fol
schools and for support Of poor for State Ia and
highways, and for all other town expenses and
TO see when the tax shall be paid.
To see what sum, per day. shall be paid to
the town officers and board OF civil authority fol
their services the past year.
4. To see what sum. II any the town will vote
to pay Custer Post, q. A K, toward the expenses
o. Observing Decoration or Memorial hay
D. 10 see II the town " III vote to eXempt from
payment OF poll taxes members Ofthe State Ma.
litia residing in said town.
Z. To see the town will vote TO extend the
turisdic ion Of the cOnstables over the State
l. To see u the town will vote to pay from the
general fund In the town treasury such sums ms
are necessary to make good the deficit in the
s. To see In what manner the highway tax shall
De paid according to Sec. /, of Act il, session
laws OF 1890
9. To see il the town will vote to instruc. the
oelectmen 70 place at interest in some safe bang.
Ing institution any surplus funds, that NAV &C.
cutnulate N the town trea uTy.
~; 10 see II the town will vote 10 place the
tion, UNIV
II. To elect all town officers.
II. To transact any other business found nec-
EMORY S. HARRIS.
ALFRED RoBINsON,
Bennington. Feb. 18th, 1891
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
NONRESIDENT TAX SALE.

The non resident proprietors of the Town Of
Woodft I'd In the county OF Bennington, are here
by nouhedthat the taxes assessed by said town
within theJelrs next pr eceding this date remain
either IN part or In whole unpaid on the following
described lands IN said town to wit:
II being Int No. In the first division bounded
on the east itjoinE on lot No. 10; on the west on
" otefF part OF the same lot whiehiwas decided
70 JOSIAH Sntlrr; on the north on the lands now
owned By Rama lie Bailey; on the south by No. z
IN secOnd' 'ditls,on, estimated at about thirty
acres on which the taxes remain unpaid on the
Irand lAsf0f 1873; Town tax, 81 05: highway
tax, 70 cents; school tax. 80 cents; OF tie Grand
List OF 1859 Town tax ofSI cents; highway tax
~ cents; Rnt on the Grand List Of 1890 town tax
Of " cents; highway tax OF 52crnts; a school tax
OF 30 cents, amounting to s. II; and so much Of
'aid lands Will b. sold at public auction at the
dwelling house OF James r. Smith in said town OF
Woodford, on Tuesday the 3ist day Of March at I
O'Clock 10 the afternoon as shall be rpqui lite TO
dischar= said taxes with costs, unless previously
s. Z, GLEASON, Collector Of Town Taxes.
Dated a. Woodford, this 25th day Of February,
A. d. 1891 SIS
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NOTICE TO SELL REAL ESTATE OF
BENJAMIN F. SEARS, Deceased.

DENJAMlN T. OEAho, DeceaSeu.
STATE OF VERMONT
District of Bennington,
In Probate Court, held at the Probate ofHce Ia
Bennington, In said District, on the 18th day o.
FebrI ary, A. d., 1891.
Present, Hon. Alfred Robinson Judge.
Chas. F. Sears and Geo. B. Sears, executors oil
the last will and testament Of BENJAMIN +. Sears
late OF Bennington. In said district. deceased
makes application to said court for license 10 sell
oil Of the real estate Of said deceased situate ia
Bennington, in said district, described as follows
One lot Of land containing about % ares
bounded on the north by the Walloomsac river
asst BY the highway leading to Bennington Cen
ire; south by lands Of John II. Bahan, and the
Lebanon Springs X. R.. west by lands Of Sam1
L. Robinson,
One lot Of land. acres, bounded on the north
by lands OF The estate OF u. NJ. Robinson: east by
the highway aforesaid; south by Monument
grounds and lands OF estate If Daniel Robinson;
west by lands Of Samuel L. Robinson.
Home place bounded on the north and east by
lands Of John II. Bahan; south by Monument
grounds, and west by lands Of highway.
One lot, six es, bounded on the north by
lands Of John H. Bahan; east by lands Of the es-
tate OF DIR. +. s. Clark; south by lands Of IL s.
Brown; west by lands Of $. b. Sanford.
The farm known as the "Walbiidge Farm, - CON
tanning nearly one hundred acres. situated at
Bennington Falls. for more particular description
OF which see land records OF Bennington, repre-
SEEMING that the sale Of said real estate would be
beneficial TO said estate and all persons concerned
therein.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred TO asession thereof to
be held at the Probate office In Bennington, in
said district. on the 9Th dAv of March
d. 1891, for hearing and decision
thereon; and It Is further ordered, that all per
sons interested be notified hereof by publication Of
notice Of said application and order thereon. three
weeks successfully in the Bennington BANNER, .
newspaper published at Bennington, and which
circulates In the neighborhood OF those inter-
ested, before said time of hearing that they NAV
appear at said time and place, and II they see
cause, object thereto
BY the Lourt. Attest,
SIS ALFRED ROBINSON, Judge.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
'EsmembrAnos." of BennInston's Clergy.


Remembrance" Of Bennington's Clergy.
MARsHALTowN, Iowa, Feb. 20, 1901.
In last weeks BANNER your CORE
spondents Joseph lockwood and w. Il.
II. gave remembrances of much interest.
| well remember "Elder MattisOn's
Church. with its sounding board"
When the nelU church was built on
the corner of Deacon Halls farm just
east of Gen. Nc Cullough's, Justin A.
Smith was secured as pastor. He had
been, or was then principal of Union
Academy (then standing a few rods
south of the Baptist Church in Benning-
ton village), and was regarded a very fine
preacher, being selected to preach the
funeral sermon of Col Martin Scott,
killed in the Mexican war. He is now
living in Chicago the honored editor of
The Standard, the great UNCONVENTIONAL
paper of the Baptists of the Northwest
On the bank below Paper Mill Village
bennington Falls), once stood small
wooden chapel where Father Beeman
preached many faithful discoures.
DR.. Hooker occupied the old FIR
Church on Town Hill and at "Algiers,"
Rev. Aretas Loomis was pastor of the
Congregational Church-a tall, spare
man of peculiar mild and measured
manner. The rector of tie Episcopal
Church was Rev. n. o. Preston who died
some years since at Manhattan Kan, a
professor in the State Agricultural Col
lege. While living in Bennington he kept
home or boarding school, George ID.
Harrington, then lad whose father lived
in Manchester, was a pupil
Elder Stephen Hutchins was the Bap-
fist pastor. When Rev. Jacob Knapp
came to Bennington to hold revival
meeting, there came from some point
where he had previously been II think
on FOOT, "a praying band"-some yonng
men named Raymond, Cobb, ETC., anC
assisted for weeks in the exercises at the
Baptist Church and at other place;
about town where meetings were held.
Whoever heard Raymond pray had al
experience not soon to be forgotten,
S. p. CHASE.