The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-22

OdbulAtdl3 d-Ou ~ gONAo' I'M ASet'S 49,
children, the oldest of whom is 10.
TRAMPs are applying for help in large
numbers in Rutland, and the house of
correction has more inmates than ever
before in its history. Most of them are
skilled wOrkmen out of employment,
who commit some petty crime for the
sake of getting sentenced to the institu-
JiOn.
THE wit of the Vermont press, Bro.
Harris of the Hardwick Gazette, has this
to say of discussion now going on in
the State papers: 1.-THE inadvertent, I'M
scrupulous and wholly reckless journal
istic bushwhaclSer who inaugurated the
present scramble of half the male pOpu-
lation of the East side for favorable men
ton as possible lieutenant governor mat
erial should be banished to perpetual
solitude at Montpelier or somewhere.
Like Sir Isaac Newton's dog, he little
realizes what he has DONE"
A RAILROAD agent who claims to be
on the inside said to a Free Press re-
porter this week, that the Boston and
Maine. and Concord and Montreal rail
roads. which have long been hostile to
each other, have at last come to friend
ly understanding, and that the non-re-
the results. 1t is said that nearly every
man in New Hampshire of any influence
is furnished with pass, by either one
or the other road, while many politicians
have one from each road.
AGENT WARREN cautions people
whose custom it is to remember friends
Christmas, that it is better to send their
packages early SO as to ensure their az
rival on time. While generally it
would do to calculate on package trav-
cling by express as fast as person
could, it is folly to do so during the hol-
iday season, as it is sometimes impossi-
BILE for the express company to handle
with despatch all the goods shipped.
Mr.. Warren suggests that goods be
sent early and marked: ITO be opened
Christmas morning"
THE Kings Daughters are in position
to realize that the coming winter will
be one of great hardship to many; and
in the desire to help alleviate the suffer
ing, would ask for contributions of pro-
visions, laid by clothing, house furnish
ings, such as bedding, ETC., for this pur-
pose. Mr.. +. Ii. Putnam has most gem
erously given room, in the Opera
House block, to be known as the King s
Daughters Emergency room, where
donations will be gratefully received.
Mrs. Frank w. HARDWOOD Secretary of
the Emergency Circle of The King S
Daughters.
A DESPATCH from Brattleboro of the
10th, says ASHLEY Stone, aged rs
years, probably the oldest ex-member of
the Vermont Senate, died at his home
in Hinsdale, n. H., last night, from the
effects of paralysis. He represented
Searsburgh in the Vermont Legislature
in 1S40 and 1871, and was a member of
the State Senate from Windham county
in 1852 and '53. He vas a merchant in
Wilmington over 80 years and a prOmi-
nent member of the Baptist Church
there, where he will be buried Tuesday.
Ho leaves a widow and three sous. De-
ceased has been blind since 1888"
FREDERICK H. ROBINSON, an old resi-.
dent of this town, died last Friday, at
his home on School street, after long
illness. The funeral was attended Mon
day, the Rev. Chas. r. Seymour officiat-
| ing. The bearers were: Albert A. Nor
ton, Henry w. Marsh, Henry Silver and
| A. G. Patchen. The burial will be in
the Centre cemetery. Mr.. Robinson was
| "a years of age, and was son of the late
| s. Mason Robinson. He leaves wife
and four children: Gilbert F., Ethel and
Edith of Bennington, and Mrs. Albert
H. Mcdonald of North Adams, Mass.
The family request us to return thanks
to friends and neighbOrs for many kind
nesses received and sympathy extended
all of which is hereby gratefully &C
knowledged.
THE funeral of Mrs. Harriet Shaw,
widow of Chauncey L. Shaw, was held
| from the homestead on Beech street,
yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Chas. S.
Hale officiating. The ladies of Miriam
Rebekah Lodge, I. o. o. F., of which
| deceased was charter member, attend
ed in body. Following her husband,
who was buried week ago Sunday, so
soon the appointments of the obsequies
were the same as for Mr. Shaw: the same
bearers, etc. This aged couple had been
very dear to each other and in their de-
parture they were not long separated.
Mrs. Shaw was % years of age. They
had lived to bury all their children and
are survived only by grandchild, Mrs.
Roy Barney. Several relatives, brothers
and others. from out of town, were pres
ent yesterday.
OUR readers will recall the address by
Gen. VIM. w. Grant before the Sons and
Daughters of Vermont, at Chicago, last
January. The General took occasion to
! give in an admirable form the character
istics Of our people; that they fought for
home in early days, against all the
world, and held the fort; that they
wrote, adopted and maintained con-
stitutiOn that has been ever since the
admiration of the world, and, in closing,
alluded to the picket line of the Yer
mont brigade that did not regard war
etiquette enough, when attacked, to re-
tire, but fought the battle and won it,
etc., etc. The Illinois Association has
published this speech in pamphlet form,
one of which has reached the British
Museum and the Curator writes on a
postal as follows: "Gen. CIRCUITS speech
| is most interesting, and makes out a
clear case of heredity. Vermont was an
/ American Castle Dangerous Refer
ring to Revolutionary tines Naturally
only the most valiant Knights vOlun-
tered to garrison and hold it; equally,
naturally their sons inherit their quail.
ties. Gen. Grout sees this perfectly, and
if the meeting had been scientific in.
stead of cOnYivial one, would have in
sisted upon it in scientific terms"
THE Bennington correspondent of the
Sunday Budget, has the following: "Iu
a special line the winter will be unusu.
ally lively. Entertainments begin next
Thursday, when Miss Holden gives g
dance and card party at her home or
Main street, in honor of Miss Sara