The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-24


station at Bellows Falls, with mile of
pipe to the reservoir, is not less than
$4,000.
John LaYelle, junior member of the
firm of Nye Il Lavelle, Burlington, died
at his home Monday. Mr.. Lavelle was
one of Burlington's substantial business
men, being the most extensive buyer of
cheese in Vermont his firm also being
engaged in the grocery business. He
was an ex-PresidenU of the Grocers' and
Meatmen's Association, and member
of the Eathan Allen Engine Company,
and st. Mary's K. C. NJ. b. Society. His
age was 43 years, and he leaves widow
and three children.
At the annual meeting of the Brooklyn
society of Vermonters, the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Robert ].
Kimball; Vice President, Charles A.
Tinker; Secretary, b. Lincoln Benedict;
Treasurer, Frank II. Chandler; Execu-
tive Committee, N. t. Sprague, Sanford
II. Steele, Albert B. Chandler, Robert D.
Benedict, George b. Abbott. Cob KIM
ball, the new President, has been Secre-
tary of the society since its organization,
and was one of its most active promoters
and has contributed largely to its success.
Frank E. Briggs, of Brandon. died
Monday afternoon, after short illness.
He attended the Inauguration at Wash
ington, but was brought home from New
York in an unconscious condition. He
was born in Brandon in 1S45. He began
his business career as member of the
firm of Briggs Brothers, dealers in hard
ware, coal, etc. Then he became cashier
| of the Brandon National Bank, from
] iii oh ,a ra4 ff, l.; Il
director in the First National Bank.
His energy and capital built the Hotel
Brandon, put in operation the electric
| light, helped develop the marble inter-
ests, and with his brother, George Briggs,
erected the. Briggs block, the largest
business building in town. He repre-
sented the town in the Legislature few
years ago.
A compilation of figures from the adj
vance report of the insurance commits
siOners of Vermont fof 1892, just issued,
shows the number of fire insurance COM
panies licensed is so, and of these reports
have been received as yet from only 40.
These received premiums amounting to
$500, 0S7, paying losses of S501 .252: ratio
of losses paid in the State premiums, Is
per cent, which, with an average ex-
pense ratio of 50, shows loss to the CON-
panies. The IL casualty companies
authorized, took premiums of 500, 5SS,
paying losses of S5l 1904.
Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. 4Ty1
The Fairfield, IN. J.,) Daily Times of
March Sth, announces the death of
Thomas Hale, in that city and says of
him. He was born In Chelsea, January
18th, 1913; admitted to the bar in 1874 /;
went South for his health in 1915; spent
seven years teaching in French family
in Louisiana; returned to Windsor, and
at the earnest solicitation of some of his
influential friends gave up the law and
began his newspaper career which he
followed continuously thereafter up to
the time of his retirement, with the ex-
ception of six years (1S67-73), when he
was engaged with the Continental Life
Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn.
He spent about ten years editing the
Vermont journal, was for a time editor
of the Rutland Herald, then went to
Keene, n. H., bought one-half interest
Of the New Hampshire Sentinel, and re-
manned connected with that till he went
into the insurance business. He was
later connected with tleFitchbuTg Mass.
Sentinel, founded the New England OBJ
server at White River Junction, and af.
terwaTd renewed it to Keene, N. H., and
sold it to a stock company and was
forced to retire from active life, owing to
failure of his eyesight. He was married
to Sarah Ballou Potter, in 1869, and
leaves widow and one son. OF his
family of IS, only two brothers and one
sister now remain, three brothers have
died in two years. The survivors are
the Hon. Matthew Hale, nf Albany, N
Y, the Rev. Stafford Eddy Hale, of Eliza
bethtown, N. Y, and Mrs. VIM. G. Her.
rick, of Castleton.