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Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-10
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The morning WAS cool, aDd sIhSrt Ehis was the reason why some of ttsg worknten engaged al the targets on the Garrison ranges say the serpent tbey saw Has not more tbau fifty feet hong and the siZs or 8 mans body, ire story, as told by one 0f them, is in sub. stance as follows: Between s and g o'clock, while placing tne targets in DO SItiuu on No. ] range, 8 boy rushed UP saving shat tbere WUs 2 queer thing Beating near gBe shore. Some Cf tEs men were curious cunugh to leave iler work and hasten down to the shore There. sure enough. was 9 large bluish- gray mass floating lazily near tLeshUrs t had every appearance 0f being asleep. as its body yielded to every ripple. Par Was submerged. but Ehe upper portion of the head Guuted jHsi above the water. That part which was visible was covered with short. stiE bEistlrs iu frGHL which increased in length toward the sides and extCuGei for Q distance Uf about fen feet 0D eaeh side The back, or at least that portion of 1t which appeared above Lhe eater, was lighter cOtOToj than tire head. \ g0cd view Sas had of tise monster for upaard of threa minutes. wbeB, suddenly raising its nsad out of E.s water, 1t gave sWisb with its tail aEd started directly south Ia the direction of one of the steamers Its head. as it raised it above ihe wafer. was very much like that of an eel, wiki uBe exception of the long, trailing haig ar WhiskerS its eyes were small. agd as it dashed UG one of the men said he thought he beard iL give a short, sharp bark 4 line of foam marked ils pro grcss oui iutc the fake for about had 6 miie, when, turning sharp around, # dashed toward the ENhibiGDa wharf, and again cat iHfo tbeIakc, where they soUG igsl sight of it. The men did noi aprsear st all anxious Go speak of tbg matter, as they feared their vsracity would be questioned As it Is, thsiV story is given for what it is worth, bui surely the word of tlIEee men who saw t is worth that of thirty who did not
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Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-10

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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12

Children's day will be observed by
the churches here.
Mrs. d. F. Bates is able to sit up from
her relapse of Ia Grippe.
A fine child arrived at the home of Mr..
Bruso of the factory ground and was
christened last week.
Pownal is not to be "sneezed att by
her sister towns in the county. Eleven
new cases and some old ones on the
court docket If they are not evidences
of activity what are they evidence of?
Miss Jessie Blanchard, who was Sc
verely injured by being thrown from a
carriage, receiving conclusion of the
brain, has recovered from dangerous
conditions and is convalescent.
Miss Althea Thompson, a well known
and highly respected resident among us,
died of shock of apoplexy on Friday
afternoon. The funeral was held Sun
day from the Baptist church, Rev. A. d.
Clark officiating. G.. Il. Parker, Il. Ii
Hall, Joseph Norwood and d. J. Bates
acted as pail bearers. Miss Thompson
has been lifelong sufferer from hel
results of typhoid fever, but her uniform
and quiet endurance of pain and he
candid Judgment, made her influence
far-reaching. In the words of tn
pastor, "who found her found a frien,
and in her loss lost a friend" She wa
buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
Stewart Lyman, n well-known citize
of Willamsto yn, was kicked by youn
stallion which he was leading, and SUI
vived but short time. He was we
known among the farmers of Pownal.
Hampton Stewart of North Pownal II
ceived severe kick from horse thi
week, bruising his face badly.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
STATE ITEMS.

The trees in Corinth are showing the
effects of the frost
S. L. Jacobs, Brattleboro baker, has
filed petition IN insolvency.
The commencement of Goddard semi
nary at Barre, begins with sermon by
DR.. J. C.. Adams of Brooklyn, Sunday,
June 2lst, and ends with a reception
Wednesday evening, June path.
In Wilmington, on the east side Of
Haystack mountain, is one of the most
remarkable snow banks in New England
or the country. 1t is said by those who
have frequently visited the spot that the
snow remains there always and has never
been found less than 20 feet deep.
Parties, it is said, are preparing TO
drop down on Marlboro pond, which is
owned and controlled by certain men
who have stocked the same with trout
for private preserve, and try their luck
at fishing The club, however. threaten
to arrest them, and as yet it has served
to warn the fishermen away
Vermont sent to the Boston market
last week 10 cattle, 80 sheep and lambs
and 30 swine. The drOvers who went
from western Vermont say that the
smallest amount of stock was taken to
the market from this state they have
ever known in their experience, which
was due to its iiattened condition for the
past month. New England cattle sold
so much lower than western that Boston
dealers purchased them in preference,
though with no very good results to do
nestle drOvers.
Chittenden county court opened at 2
o'clock Monday and the case Of state
against Mrs. Resale Limoge for selling
liquor was called up by tile states at
torney. Mrs. Lilhoge pleaded guilty and
was fined $40 and costs. L.
+, D. Thayer, the octogenarian presi-
dent Of the Brandon National Bank,
moprns the loss Of S40,ObO IN notes and
mortgages stolen from his seat in a Rock
Island sleepingicar near Chicago on
Tuesday. He went into the dinine-car:
leaving his valuable satchel ON the scat,
and when he returned it was gone.
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state Congregational Convention

The General Convention of Congrega-
tional churches and ministers of Yer
mont was held in BrattleborO June 9th.
10th and 18th, of this week.
The Centre church welcomed the large
number who gathered, kindly and gener-
ously. The business session on Tuesday
afternoon, with reports upon the differ
ent branches of church work, followed
by a meeting of the Womans Home
Missionary Union Of Vermont, including
various papers and an address by Mrs.
II. s. Caswell of New York, was an in
spiratiOn in the direction Of the necessity
of more and well defined work for the
Master within the bounds of our own
State, and gave high keynote to the
convention. The evening session, with
the theme "Our country for Christ. -
with "HOme Missionary Rally" Jointly
with the w. II. NJ. Union. was made one
of the best. speeches. being made by
evangelistie laDOTers from various parts
OF the country rs well rs our own State,
uiz. by Supt ~ J. GFassie Of Wisconsin,
MRS. Joseph Ward of South Dakota, Rev
III. s. Ice Of Massachusetts, Rev. j. 81.
Male and Miss Lydia Hartig of Yer
mont. Miss. .Abbie y. Moves of Mhssa-
clIusetts' Rev. II. G.. COrwin of Missouri,
Miss Ninette Hayes of Tennessee, and
SEQ. l., H.. Colt, ID. d., of New York.
The COMMUNION and celebration Of the
Lord s suppefOccnued Wednesday even
ing, and the day was filed with good
things, principally bearing upon the i'm
pOrtance OF reaching the needs of the
population in our own borders, and Of
the work which has been done and Is
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Such a feeling has been aroused to-
wards the Italians in New Orleans as to
bring about regular boycott and they
are coming north, crowding into the
large cities where there is little to do,
thus increasing their own suffering and
that of others. In this case again, the
innocent are made to suffer on account
of the guilty .-Herdld and NelCS.
"Abou' fifty thousand dollars is the
estimated cost of the presidents late ex-
cursion. That means years salary"
remarks a rabid democratic exchange.
The democrats are beginning to worry
little for fear it means reelection,
too.-LdWrence, Kun, journal.
The local paper is the best paper in
the world. All the city papers cannot
supply the place of the home paper.
Everybody reads it, and that is why the
local paper is the best in the world, and
the best advertising medium for its cir
culation extant.-Whiteldlr Reid.
Woman suffrage has been rejected by
the Michigan legislature, and voting in
that State will be confined to Michi-
gamblers instead of being extended to
Michigeese. Bill BdrlOlpS Budget.
All OIL pOIlIdlJ VI MI. CleNtlduu WHICH,
he has never seen has been placed in the
White House. If he waits until he is re-
elected president before he sees it his
eyes will never be set on lt.-N. Y.
Press.
Rev. Sam Jones is modest man. He
estimates the number of conversions
under his emotional preaching at 200, 600.
The backsliders he probably hasn't
stopped to count.-TrOy Press.
The mooted question of the residence
of Senator Calvin S. Brice is again under
discussion in the West. 1t can be set
tied by hyphenation, and recording him
as Senator Brice of Ohio-New York
N. Y. Press.
Boston must own the street railways
or the street railways will soou own
Boston.-Belldmy in Neg Nation.
When the big New York dailies cease
to print sensational news about our pub
lie men the millennium will be near
CdledOnidn.
The Vermont farmers have sensibly
decided that they will not enter politics
as a separate party, but will strive to ac-
complish desired reforms through the
instrumentality of the party to which
they individually belong. That's the
way to do it.-TrOy Budget.
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West Arlington.

Miss Zuie Hanaman spent Saturday in
Manchester.
Henry Conlin recently purchased a
fine pair of three-year-old colts of par
ties in Sandgate.
Rev. r. G.. Soaring was in town Tues
day, looking after the schools.
We have tennis court on the green
again this summer
II. T. Eaton was in Bennington one
day last week, doing cemetery work.
On account of the absence of Rev. j. E.
Metcalf, there will be no services at the
church next Sunday.
Miss Kate Barr and Robert Fisher of
Cambridge, N. Y, were guests at A..
Hanaman's Saturday and Sunday.
Ralph Bowen received news Wednes-
day morning of the death of his grand
mother, Mrs. Kent of West Sandgate,
which occurred Tuesday.
Miss Minnie JillsOn of Whitehall, n.
y, who has been visiting with her
cousin, Mrs Il. G. Mckee, has returned
to Cambridge.
A terrific thunderstorm visited us
Tuesday afternoon of last week. Rain
poured down in torrents, but there was
no hail in this vicinity, and no damage
resulted from lightning
Chas. w. Sherman and family arrived
in town Friday of last week. Mr.. Sher-
man returned to Rupert Monday after
noon. Mrs. Sherman and children are
visiting with relatives here for a short
time.
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being done by evangehstio labor, The
new departure in the employment of
young lady evangelists, which has been
done during the last year in the north
part of the State, was highly commended,
and the result of personal effort by them
has been highly blessed. A bountiful
dinner was served for all in the town
hall, after which an hour for social re-
unions and introductions was enjoyed in
the chapel and parlors of the church.
Tea was also served in the hall, so that
there was but little lost time between
the sessions, In the evening there was an
address by Secretary N. G. Clark, ID. d.,
on foreign missionary work, and the
annual sermon by Rev. Edward Halves
of Burlington. They were both of great
interest, and the sermon was of such
practical importance, the text being
Christ's own words "Ye are the light OF
the world" that the large audience sat
spell-bound during its delivery. Revs,
NJ. l.. Severance of Bennington Centre,
and j. d. Adams of Rupert, with Dea-
cons o. p. Simonds of Peru, and II. d
Hall of North Bennington, were present
rs delegates from Bennington county
The meeting closed Thursday morning
all its sessions being of marked interest
and with large attendance. The mod
orator, Rev. c. M. Samson of st. Johns
bury in fitting words expressed tn
thanks of those who had been so geneT
ously welcomed and entertained, ant
was followed by the pastor of Centr
church, Rev. Mr.. Day, who felicitously re
sponded, and the convention adjourne
sine die.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12

Mrs. S. E. Gleason was able to visit
the house of her brother, John Bugbee,
last week.
j. W. Hogan has recovered from his
illness.
John Bugbee and wife are visiting
lover the mountain"
Major Evans was in town Wednesday
evening, the first time for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Hall and wife of
North Bennington have visited here this
week.
Miss Nellie Hurlburt of Bennington,
is visiting in town few days; also, Miss
S. f. Park.
The social Wednesday evening was a
success. There was goodly attendance
from Bennington, including the Metho-
dist Sunday school orchestra, which fur
nshed excellent music. The weather
was fine. The literary exercises were
good. The recitation given by Miss
Flora Murphy, "A Revolutionary Ris-
ing" was interesting and well rendered.
OF course every word in the remarks of
the Rev. Mr.. Seymour was received with
a relish. All in all it was an enjoyable
affair.
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Sunderland.

Mr.. Perkins and daughter from Massa-
chusetts, are visiting MIS-. James Wy
man.
Mrs. Laura Hill is with her daughter,
Mrs. G. W. Bradley of Manchester De-
pot, this week.
Eugene Hosley of Hartford, Conn, is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Abbie Balch of Manchester De-
pot spent last Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Tarbell.
Elmer Robbins and wife are stopping
at Mr.. Gregory's, where they expect to
remain some time.
Until further notice, services will be
held at the new Union church Sunday
morning at 8 o'clock, the Rev. II. G..
Soaring officiating. The Rev. Mr.. Law
renee of East Arlington has services Fri
day evening. Grading has been done
around the church and other work is in
progress, so that it must soon be ready
for dedication.
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South salisbury.

Charlie Martin is in very poor health.
Mrs. C. S. Mattison has cousin visit
ing her, Miss lie Page.
Cole Sickle of Rexleigh, N. Y, made
flying call in town this week.
The Workers met with Mrs. L. j.
Barton last Friday afternoon.
c. F. Chaplin and family left Thursday
for their home in Waterbury, Conn.
Jack Ridout left for his home in
Toronto. Ont, on Tuesday of last week.
Henry Marks of Oneonta, N. Y, came
to work for the Eagle Square Co., as a
carpenter last week.
Ed. May and Clarence Mcirs visited
their respective homes in Manchester
and Dorset last week.
Charlie Carpenter is in town assisting
his father in business connected with
the Eagle Square works.
Business is crowding at present in the
building line. l.. w. Coles house is
about to 60 up.
Albert Percy has been obliged to give
up work for the present. He is a great
sufferer from rheumatism.
william Madison, known TO many
former residents, visited town this week.
lie was a clerk in the employ Of j. G..
Houghton when in business here.
Frank Mochrie of Bath-on-Hudson
came this week, being employed at the
Eagle Square works running the wood
moulder.
Mrs. Van Horn and daughter Carrie,
from New Jersey, have been spending
short time with her sister, Mrs. Peleg
Cole,
David Howard, who has been visiting
friends in and out Of town, has returned
10 his home in Kansas. lie is n brother
of Solomon Howard.
The Eagle Square Co., have the con
tract for the new hospital of the Ben
nington Soldiers Home. Contractor Car
penter has been estimating on the work
land knowing what this compa y has &C
.complished in the past, there is very. lit
tie doubt that the work will be well
done.
Thomas II. Dunlap and Addie N, Mat
tison were married at the home Of the
brides parents on Wednesday by the
Rev. G. A. Bradford. A few OF the near
friends Of the parties only were present.
Congratulations are extended.
On "Clildren's Day. next Sunday,
the ipastOr will give blackboard exer-
else TO the children in the morning An
excellent concert has been planned for
the evening, TO be given by the chill
dren.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12

A few days ago Chauncey NJ. Depew
arrived in New York from a prOtracted
western trip in which he combined bust
ness with speGch-making. He says that
great interest was taken all through the
west in the religious issues raised in the
Briggs, Heber Newton and DR.. Brooks
cases, respectively. In fact it was "all
the talk" Railway men are unanimous
in expecting a better fall business than
for several years. On one engrOssing
subject he saws: 81 found that the
Farmers Alliance, since the determine
ton at Cincinnati to form it into third
party and chrstcn it with the new pane
of The Peoples Party has been rapidly
organized by its leaders into Il close and
secret corporation. How many votes it
can hold from the two old parties the
best calculators, both Democratic and
Republican, are in doubt about. The
leaders have enforced rigid rules that
the members of the new party shall read
only its own papers, and penalties are
imposed for taking those which are
either Republican or Democratic. l
know of some gentlemen who thought it
a patriotic duty to combat the heresies
of the Cincinnati platform, and proposed
issuing pamphlets to the members of the
Peoples party to argue the question;
but after the most persistent effort they
have been unable to get access to the
rolls of members, the leaders fatty re-
fusing, saying that they don't propose
to permit their followers to read any
thing but their own publications. In
Ohio the Republicans are unanimous on
Mckinley and the Democratic party is
hopelessly and bitterly divided on Camp
bell and his denomination. The Demo-
cratic division is SO venomous that it
cannot fail in bringing about strong
Democratic revolt, whether Campbell is
renominated or defeated. The judg-
ment of both Democratic and Republi-
can observers whom | met-and l met
some of the best in the State-was that
in Ohio the Farmers Alliance will draw
more votes from the Democratic than
the Republican party"
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Arlington.

Paul Waterman of New York is the
first summer guest at the Arlington
House.
Rev. E. II. Garfield, D. D., is able to
be out OH the street and to take daily
rides.
The family of Charles S. Whitmore of
N. Y. are expected very soon to occupy
their summer home here.
Mrs. Whitney, who has spent the win
ter in California, has opened her summer
home here.
Mrs. L, NJ. Lathrop went on Monday
to Michigan to visit her relatives in her
former home. She will be absent a
month or more.
The pony turnout belonging to the
children of William Smith of New York
was on the street Tuesday with a load
of happy children, the grandchildren of
II. A. Hale of East Arlington.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12
IN THE NORTH STAR STATE.
Her Farming, numbering and Fishing In
forests and Her Lake Resorts.

SANDSTONE, Mimi, June It'll, 1891.
Editor Banner:-As the time of my de-
parture nears feel an increasing interest
in my farewell rambles to the romantic
points along the river. As to the ETY.
mology of the name the boys point to a
pile of logs stranded in the middle of the
river and say that a man named Kettle,
who was an early explorer here, was
buried there by the Indians and the river
is called Kettle River in honor of him.
| am acquainted with perhaps five
miles of its route. 1t has steep and
rocky bed with numerous rapids and lit
tie falls. In places the banks are nearly
perpendiculaT-l30 or 40 feet of solid
sandstone. In many places there are
round and kettle-shaped holes i'll the
rock of various sizes and depths. This
suggests to my mind another reason for
the name, but have never heard any
one say that this had anything to do
with it.
am watching with interest the few
efforts that are being made to tame the
wilderness of Nature down into quiet
submission to the plan. Those who have
the courage to undertake it have my
sympathy and best wishes, but l don't
envy them their chances. Potatoes and
other vegetables do well, and after a
while, when then numbering interests be-
gin to wane, the farming may become
successful in that line.
Some of the pioneers have horse or
yoke of oxen while others have only q
grubbing hoe and pick.
There is good deal of swamp up here
and one pioneer who has taken claim
a few miles above, with the intention o.
moving to it this month, finds he vii
have to build $500 worth of corduroy fol
his benefit alone before he can gain com
Portable access to his claim. Being un
able to do this he has postponed hi
move and gone to work in the quarry
In the southern part of the county
twenty miles below, farmers have
brighter outlook.
The 10000 lakes in Minnesota max
fine resorts, which are being util
lied by pleasure-seekers from the cities
A few miles up the Snake River iron
Pine City is Pakegama Lake, nam
which means "a lake by river" 1t /
a lovely place and has an interesting
local history. Mission Farm on tn
shores was the location of the first print
ing-press in the State. l camped on tn
shore one night last week to fish.
A great many logs 90 down here and
steamer is just now engaged in TOWING
them to Pine City. At Chengwatonna
three miles below, is dam that increase
the size of Cross Lake and Pakegam
both. G. E. BRECKENRIDGE.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12

How rare it is to see hale, hearty,
vigorous old man like this, who is adj
vanced in years but is good for many
years more. Too often we see old men
and aged women weak, broken, sickly,
constantly suffering, miserable most of
the time.
They look back upon their early years
with longing, and they look forward
with dread. And yet no matter how
much their constitution may have been
impaired, there is no reason why they
should not live the rest of their DAYS in
health and comparative strength This
has been done by many in the past, and
Is being done by more to-day. There is
a way for those who care to follow it,
Do you ask what this way is? We an.
swer by the use of that great life-givel
and strength imparter, Hunts Remedy
1t is not only 2 tonic, but food for the
life. 1t awakens to healthful action the
sluggish liver, the weakened kidneys, the
poor circulation. 1t makes the BLOOD
better and gives a warm glow to thu
system. 1t has been used for more than
fifty years, and is unquostionably tn,
best of all modern discoveries. Reat
what has been said in its favor:
81 cheerfully recommend Hunts Rem
edy. 1t has almost raised the dead. -
DIR. l.. A. PALMER, Westerly, r. l.
Hunts Remedy saved me from dealt
by Brights disease. "-JERE SMITH
Kingston, n. Y.
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Leopold Hasner, Baron Van Art, the
Austrian Statesman, is dead.
The soup season at Newport, X. L.,
is over, and the last large shipment was
Friday night
The solar eclipse was successfully
observed at the Lick Observatory, Cali
fornia, Saturday morning.
The census of London shows n popu-
latiOn Of /, 422, 276.
Lewis Wilson, aged OF years, the
oldest resident of st. Croix, Me-, died
yesterday morning of Ia Grippe.
The school committee of Leominster,
Mass, has ordered all the schools closed,
owing to the prevalence Of diphtheria.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, with the
Misses Sartoris, sailed from New York
on the steamer Seryia for Liverpool Sat
urday.
Under the Newfoundland permanent
act il is proposed that each man-Of-war
shall carry a judge TO try cases of alleged
violation of treaties, the captain being
the complainant, and applying TO the
Supreme court Of the colony.
The Senate of France has passed the
bill reducing the duties on corn.
"A Russian official report says the
yield Of winter wheat is expt ct d to be
below the average aud large deficit in
the rice crop is certain. .. ..