The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-26

A beautiful day was Sunday with
bright skies overhead and tolerable size
walks underfoOt. As factor in filling
empty pews such day was a phenome-
nal success, and was, no doubt, appre-
ciated by the various clergymen-a walk
to church being positive luxury, the
walking being easier and safer than here
tOfore. There remains yet, however,
abundance to be done by our street
workers. An old-fashioned winter was
a desideratum devOutly wished for by
both business men and pleasure seekers,
but now that the end is apprOa hing it
is the prayer of all that it be FASTENED.
There are more liquor drinking places
running under a full eld in the village
of Rutland than ever before in its his
tory. 1t is in a measure attributed to a
local press and police that favor drink
ing places and shield them from punish
ment so far as it is able and denounees
every officer who executes or attempts to
execute the prohibitory law.
Charles Constantine, a Canadian
pugilist, was arrested on the New York
and Montreal sleeper, on charge of
alleged criminal assault upon Am liza
Williams of Poultney. Constantine
hired team and started out for ride.
meeting the woman Williams and gill
named Gould at the corner of Merchants
Row and West street. and invited them
to ride, to which they assented. After
driving about town an hour or more he
took the Gould girl home and started
ostensibly to take the Williams's woman
to her stopping place. He drove to
Lafayette street, q new and unfrequented
locality in the extreme Eastern section
of the village. Here he attempted a
criminal assault, and the cutlery of the
woman attracted the attention of the
few residents, who went to her. rescue.
He started up his horse and lifting the
woman up threw her out of the wagon
on to the frozen ground. She was
picked up and taken to the nearest resi-
dence. The police were at once in
formed and they made thorough
search. but were unable to find the Gu
prit. Deputy Sheriff Edward S. Whit
tlker boarded the Montreal sleeper
bound North, and at Proctor, six miles
away, his man came aboard. He Iasked
for ticket for Montreal and the con
ductor said he could sell tickets only tC
St. Adams, and he paid for one to thai
point The officer approached him anC
entered into conversation, and at Bran
don told him he had warrant for hi
arrest. Then desperate tussle ensued
during which car windows were broker
out, but with the assistance of the con
ductOr, brakeman and policeman
club he was finally put in irons ant
brought back to Rutland. He was al
raigned in the police court, waived al
examination and placed under 5000
bonds, IN default of which he was sen
to prison. He is powerful fellow
weighing upward of 200 pounds, and i
five and One-half feet high. He had
revol yer, two razors and knife. He i
a trained boxer and prize fighter. He i
, said to have killed policeman In Mon
, treal few years ago.
An applicatio will soon be made t
t the trustees of Evergreen Cemetery 70
3 the assignment of location for til
E erection of crematOry.
r Rev. Charles Martin Niles, the pOpr
3 lar rector of Trinity church, preache
an interesting, instructive and brilliar
5 discourse before the Rutland Youn
! Mems Christian Association on Sunda
, evening.
I In six years the Village of Rutlan
will have been incorporated half ceI
: fury.
= Rector Niles of Trinity church is pusl
: ing his hospital project with grei
energy and plans are being prepared.