The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02


Z. L. Nichols's. Remember this is the
Main street dry goods store.
THERE was frost here this morning,
and from Woodford comes the BANNER's
first installment of the beautiful Autumn
leaves for which the Green Mountains
are famed.
WE note by our exchanges that the
notes of industry heard in this town are
also potent all about us. Especially is
this true of Berkshire county, Mass. In
those towns mills, long idle, are starting
up, new ones are projected and every
body is at work getting good wages.
Bennington workmen will you vote to
continue these times? If so cast a
straight Republican ticket next Tuesday.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVE n. NJ.
PUFFER and wife expect to start for
Portland, Oregon. the Sth. Col. Puffer
goes to attend the annual session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
that meets in that distant city this
month beginning the 10th. The Order
has arranged for receptions all along the
route, and the New England delegation
are to go together this year.
The telegraph brings the news of the
death of Judge McMillin Shafter, whom
we suppose is one of the family so well
III WIS anu VIM NlCh III
San Francisco Monday night, aged 70
years. The deceased held the position
of Secretary of State of Vermont, his
native State, for seven years, and subse-
quently became Speaker of the House of
Representatives of Wisconsin. He
served two terms in the California Legis-
lature, and was appointed Supreme
Judge. At the time of his death he was
a regent of the Stanford Junior Univers-
ity. He left an estate valued at mil
lion dollars.
WE have the pleasure of introducing
to our readers this week a new firm of
energetic men,. E. Lapointe& Company;
or, rather, an introduction to the present
River street concern as recently consti-
tuted. The Company is VIM. E.
Hawks, Jr., young man well known,
backed with ample capital, and who has
shown himself a capable business man
in several Western enterprises carried
through successfully in connection with
his fathers extended affairs ''out West"
Mr.. Lapointe came here several months
ago and Jumped into trade that has
made his competitors hustle. The firm
as now constituted will greatly enlarge
the field of their operations and we wish
them deserved success. They will speak
for themselves in our columns weekly
watch for the Old River street store
announcements.
THE excursion to Bennington yester-
day was not attended by many people
from Brandon, and did not prove an en-
tire success. Those who did participate
were obliged to undergo the pangs of
hunger, for as is usually the case in Ben
nington, nothing could be had in the
&c, l,n 10, aa1
and the hungry eXcursionist was repealed
with the startling and decidedly character
istic Bennington remark: "Cleaned out
of everything we had cooked, by the
boarders this noon" We might suggest
that some enterprising citizen of that
town should cook up few pies and
cake or two and have them in readiness
before the next battle monument is dedi-
Gated or the next excursion to that town
is held.-Brdndon Union. This refers
to the excursion from off the Rutland
road the oath of August. The Union is
reminded of the fact that the people who
patronize the Central Vermont ex-
cursions, whether run to Providence
Island or to Bennington, are supposed to
bring their own picnic dinner. We are
not chargeable with slight to excursion
lists because occasionally, an editor, like
the UniOns, rolling in wealth, wants to
get a square meal long after the dinner
hour had passed.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Should the columns of
the RefOrmer for some time to come be
filled with terrible editorial warnings
against NEGRO domination" and should
it from week to week relate the harrow
ing details of the indignities that will be
heaped upon the pore white trash in
this place by the colored man when he
comes to be protected by the force
bill" there will, in all probability, be a
sense of deep, mysterious uneasiness in
the clouds and in the community. The
people may fear that something is going
TO happen. Some may think it is
"cholera" while the superstitious will
believe the general uneasiness portends
the eruption of Mount Anthony. Here
and there men will look each other
suspiciously in the face and ask what it
is going to be. Some will say in scarcely
audible tones, whisky" and Others
looking up to the smoking mountain will
say "cigars." But we must prevent
trouble. In this grave emergency we
hope you will hold yourself ready to
calm the public mind, and to tell the
people to keep themselves steady under
the apparent danger. The dark cloud
will soon pass by. There is really no
danger of negro uprising. The Refor-
mer will be black in the face, but so was
Mr.. Livingston. In fact things were
black all around. This has naturally given
q new turn as well as tinge of reality to
Livingston's nightmare about the practi-
cal workings of NEGRO domination" and
made him see new danger in the
"force bill" Let the people, however,
be at peace. The negro may be trusted.
The cOlored troops always fought nobly
and perhaps they will again. $50
THE retirement of Brigader- General
VIM. L. Greenleaf from the command of
the National Guard has occasioned much
regret. He is so well known here be-
cause of the active part he took in the
Sixteenth of August celebrations of 1887
and 1891, that locally we hear many ex-
pressions of kindly interest. lie never
sank tho man and gentleman in the
military commander, and was beloved
by his entire command, regardless of
grade. During his long connection with
the Guard he has, by tireless attention
to its necessities, the exercise of his
military genius, and his winning person
al qualities, brought it to its present
state of efficiency. We quote from his
late announcement to the troops, in
dicating his retirement, as follows: ''As
this is probably the last time shall
meet with you as your brigade COM
mander, desire to tender you my heart