The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-08

ception and social hop, in their new hall
January 18th.
THE Daily Messenger has this item
Lieut. Col. Warden, who is at Boul-
der, Col, hopelessly stricken with
paralysis, will soon be brought to the
Soldiers Home, at Bennington. He has
had hard time in Boulder, where he
went last year as agent for school sup
ply house. He was tricken with par.
alysis and was unable to talk or write
and it was with great difficulty that the
names of his friends could be learned.
When they were written TO they ans
wered that they were unable to help
him. He was kindly cared for by Grand
Army comrades and finally he made
them understand that he had been Lieu
tenant-COlonel in Vermont regiment
and later still that Col. Platt, of the Den
yer paper-works, had been his Colonel
A letter was sent to the Soldiers Home
of Vermont asking place for Warden.
The letter miScarried and went to the
dead-letter Office, and from there was
sent to its proper destination. Word has
finally been received that the Home
would take care of him if his transporta-
ton was provided fer, and the Grand
Army is now endeavoring to secure this,
when he Will be brought East. He is a
man of fine education and culture, but is
beyond all hope of recovery"
THE item last week concerning the fire
department and recent alarms having
been misunderstood, as we are informed,
we take the opportunity to explain as
well as to enlarge upon the S, bject. In
the first place the BANNER is in favor of
| the electric fire alarm, advocated its
| nj "a nd of 10
| generally are satisfied with the alarm
thus far, Notwithstanding what may have
| been said as to false alarms or otherwise.
| The great value of the alarm is the time
it saves in properly locating the fire, the
facility with which the alarm may be
rung from every part of the village, com
municating alike to officers, firemen and
people the seat of the danger. No other
method known does this and the amount
| of property saved in a short time on ac-
count of this fact will pay for the ap.
paratus many times over. Chief Tiffany
has been the means of putting this etfec-
tive alarm into working order in town,
sparlng neither time, money nor eX-
penSe, and he has been admirably sup
ported by the department inasm UGH as
the tiremeu are themselves paying the
expense of this preliminary test of the
system. Two false alarms only have
been rung thus far by reason of lax
custody or carelessness of key holders,
and reward of $25 is to be offered by
Chief Tiffany to prevent recurrence.
When one considers the circumstances
attending the putting in of new system
this is very good showing. But one
alarm only has been rung by the officials
and that was the one that called the de-
partment out on inspection day. So far
then as our words may have been con-
strued to reflect on our department
officials, we withdraw them in the inter-
est of fairness to all concerned. 1t is
only just to say, inasmuch as people,
generally, have supposed several false
alarms have been rung, other than the
ones stated, that we have investigated
the subject and find that burning Chin
neys, etc., were the means of calling out
tile department several times, and al
though its services were, fortunately,
not required, yet under the old method
fire might have gotten under way-the
prOmptness of communicating tie dan
ger under the electric system reducing
the danger to a minimum. This is in
favor rather than against the alarm
whatever may be said to the contrary
notwithstanding. We shall have more
to say Oh this subject later.
The Unionist Gazette of Somerville,
n. j., under date of Dec. 3lst, has an
obituary notice of the late Mrs. f. G..
Read which we copy: Mrs. Read was
born in New London, Conn. the daugh-
ter of the late Samuel Barry, long ship
merchant in that city. When about
twelve years of age her family removed
to Brooklyn, and afterwards tu Elizabeth
I'd Crawford, N. j. At the latter place
she formed the acquaintance OF Mr..
Read, whose father was then pastor of
the Presbyterian church. She finished
her education in Wilmington, Del,
where two of her brothers were in bust |
ness for many wears, and where her |
father later resided. She was married |
i'll that city To Mr.. Read in 1866. Last |
June the people OF the Second Reformed |
church observed the twenty fifth ann |
verSary of the marriage of their pastor |
and his wife, by the gift of generous |
purse, Mrs. Read being in health too !
feeble to admit of any social reception.
The funeral took place on Monday, Dec.
18th, at the parsonage, Rev. Mr.. Searle
officiating. There was large atten-
dance OF members of the congregation.
Mrs. Read was very ayerse to a public
funeral. On tuesday morning the re-
mains were placed on the cars 10 be taken
to Bennington, VT, where they will be
inferred III the family plot. The mourn
ers accompanied them. A number of
friends were at the station to see them
off on their sad trip" From the contri-
button OF friend we excerpt: Her en-.
tire period of residence in Somervile
was marked by more or less lnvalidism,
which prevented her exhibiting to others
her strongest qualities of helpfulness to
and interest in the detailed work Incl
dent to pastOrate, but to her husband
she was vigilance itself in learning of
those details, and in inspiring him with
her own strong convictions in solving
this and that grave problem as it arose to
be met. If she WAS not able to go odt
and personally put her hand to the
plough, she could direct the hand which
held the handle, and here is where a
wife's greatest tact appears. She as
sumed no functions beyond wumans
but her will, from its very
sweetness, made its reality felt in the
household. No mother or wife en-
leavOred more wholly to fill her station
Than she, and her friends all know it
vas with loving success"
"Gamp Comfort"