The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-01
STATE NEWS.

st. Joseph's Academy at Burlington
re-opens September 4.
DIR. F. II. Miller, who has been for
the past ten months studying and travel
ling in Europe, has returned to Burling-
ton.
Capt H. E. Tutherly, 1st Cav. U. S.
A., has been detailed to succeed Capt.
H. S. Foster as professor of military
science and tactics at the University of
Vermont.
Rev. Thomas Bell, for some years
rector of st. Stephens parish in Middle
bury, has resigned and accepted call to
Island Pond, and will begin his work
there, about September Is.
H. II. Pitkin, of Fairhaven, charged
with being accessory to the crime of
abortion committed on the person of
Miss Eva Shaw, of California, at Rut-
land. waived examination Ind was held
in the sum of $500 for his appearance
at the September term of Rutland Coun-
ty Court, Ira Allen, of Fairhaven, being
his bondsman.
Fairs are announced to be held in
Vermont as follows: State, Burlington,
September 5-S; Caledonia, st. Johns
bury, September 12-14; Orleans county,
Barton, September 12-14; Franklin,
Sheldon Junction, September 1915; Rye
gate and Wells River Valley Dairymen's
Association, South Ryegate, September
20, 81; Northern Caledonia, Lyndonville,
September 20, 81; Windham, Brattle-
boro, September 27, %: Windsor, Wood
stock, September 1928; Western Yer
mont, Fairhaven, September 1920;
Rutland, Rutland, October 35.
Mr.. Kipling will have to modify his
opinion about American newspapers and
transfer some of his dislike to those of
old England. Here is Labouchere de-
scribing the burgher of Brattleboro as \
British braggart of blatant type" Kip
| lings nceit is colossal" his 'imbe-
cility'' is ''slobbering." His fun is often
''elephantine elaboration of farce of
the gutter" And SO on through a
| lengthy article. Even the worst of the
American reporters treat the brilliant
novelist better than this.
The Boston and Maine directors con-
cluded their long search for president
! Tuesday by the choice of Lucius Tuttle,
vice-president of the New York, New
Haven aud Hartford road, who will take
| the position Oct. 1st. Mr.. Tuttle, who
married sister of Rev. Geo. E. Martin.
formerly of Brattleboro and now of st.
Louis, is trained railroad man who
will do what he can to correct the specu-
lative tendencies of the recent past.
President Clark of the consolidated sys-
tenn says, "Mr. Tuttle is an exceptionally
able and genial railroad man and if he
goes from us he will go with the best
wishes of everybody for his success
Mrs. Alma Northrup Branch, the
oldest person in Castleton, and one of
the oldest in Rutland county, celebrated
her ninety-second birthday Saturday.
She is granddaughter of Nathaniel
Northrup, who came from Connecticut
and settled in Castleton in 1774, was born
in Castleton, has always lived there and
for over sixty years has been member
of the Congregational church. All OF
the original family are dead except a
half brother, Allen P. Northrup, who is
at the head of the Flushing institute at
Flushing, L. L. Her husband died sever.
al years ago. OF her seven children all
are dead. Mrs. Branch now resides al
the old homestead with a son-in-law,
Prof. Russell NJ. Wright, formerly OF
Easthampton, Mass. With the excep.
ton of a slight deafness her mental fac
ulties are unimpaired. She is OCCASION
ally seen on the street, and to all appear
ances bids fair to live several years.