The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-05
Nkws AND NOTES.

The Middlebury Register states a
fact that must soon receive serious con-
sideratiOn, as follows: Zone cause for
the confessed unproftableness of farm
ing in this vicinity, and the chief cause,
is the impOssibility of securing cOmpS
tent helpers, either in or out of doors, at
reasonable prices. Prices necessarily
paid for such helpers are so out of pro-
portion to the prices obtainable for farm
products of whatever sort that there is
nothing left for the farmers. Given
plenty of men willing to work for fair
wages, the farmers of Vermont would
carry on their business in comfort and
make money. But the great manufac-
turing centres have drawn heavily from
this class of the population of the farm
ing districts, till labOrers are scarce
throughout the greater portion of the
State, and those who remain are able to
command larger wages than the farmer
can afford to pay"
Judging from recent events, as indi-
Gated by the results Of farmers meetings
in We mont, there is very little danger
of the form ltion of a farmers political
party in the State. They disagr ed on
what they want, themselves, and don't
know as they really want anything
HdrdWick Gazette.
Died Saturday evening the 18th inst,
at the house of her brother, Rev. ThOs.
Wright, Mrs. Jane Dayton Hitchcock,
aged 81 years. Mrs. Hitchcock was born
in Bennington. On her removal in after
years with her family to Granville, n.
Y, she was married and spent the re-
mainder or her life in that place until
she came to Fenton, her husband having
died number of years before. He was
a graduate of Middlebury college and
fond of literary and scientific investiga-
tons. His wife partook very largely of
his tastes and was extensively read in
| the general literature of her time. While
her husband was leading office bearer
in the Presbyterian church, she remained
from early life firm member of the
same.-Fenton (Mich.) Courier.
"A lady missionary in India is re.
ported as saying that the boxes of cloth
ing sent from New York last year con.
tanned 20O0 pairs of cOrsets, 100 pairs oil
rubber garters and $500 dresses ribbed
with whalebone and steel SO severe
were civilized tortures inflicted by these
fashionable garments that the natives
refused to wear them.
The members of President Harri
sons cabinet have had large share o.
domestic affliction during the past two
years. Secretaries Blame and TRACY
have both sustained sad losses, and the
death of Secretary Windhom adds an
other grief to the record
The Investment fund" companies
and like concerns, which heve latel,
done a fourishing business in New Eng
land by promising large return for
extended their field of operations t.
Vermont; but their work is cut short by
an official circular issued by the State
inspector of finance, in which the com
panies and their methods are denounced
and the companies forbidden to do bust
ness in Vermont, anybody acting a.
agent'for them being liable to fine O.
81, 600.
It's sweet to live, but oh! how bite
to be troubled with cough, day ant
night. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, how
ever, is sure remedy. % cents.
81 cannot sing tonight! NV throat il
sore" "Of course you haven't trieC
Salvation OLE" mo" "Then get it
and you will sing like the birds"
Secretary Windhom was stricken il
the very atmosphere Of enthusiastic ap
plause. Francis b. Ogden fell deaC
while walking to his place of business
and George Fleming, who had given Ont
thousand pounds for the furtherance o.
the Salvation Army scheme in England
died while addressing n London audi
ence in St. James Hall on Friday night
These three sudde deaths of well know
men occurred within space of twelve
hours, and should be potential in sug
ges ion.
An exchange says: Noah advertised
the flood He lived through it and thu
fellows who sat around on dry goodi
boxes, whitfield pine stick and laughed
at him were drowned. Ever since tha
time the truthful advertiser has beer
flourishing and those who didn't adver
tise have been getting left Verify, adj
vortising does pay.