Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-07
ON DOCUMENTS.

some OF our people, Ine Oluol OnOSi
will remember hearing somtEing OF the
excitement of the election in 1873, dur
ing the second war with Great Britain.
That the returns then were as eagerly
watched as they are now will be seen by
reading the following letter written by
Gov. Van Ness to then prominent man
in Bennington:
BURLINGTON, Sept, goth, 1913
d. Robinson, Esq. Dear Sir:-lt ap-
pears almost impossible to obtain suti-
cient information of the votes to calcu-
late with certainty on the result of the
election. we have, however, some more
information than when / wrote you last.
Crafts and Merch will have Bennington
county clear on this side of the noun
tain, and l calculate that Bennington
and Windham counties will give them
1900 over their opponents. These set
ting off Orleans against Essex county,
and allowing Caledonia county to exceed
Washington 500, Crafts and Mech have
1900, when they enter Windsor and
Orange, and rs to those two counties,
Mr.. Hutchinson thinks we have con-
siderable majority in Windsor county,
and Judge Fiske, who came from Barre
yesterday, says that we have probably a
majority in Orange county, but that we
are at least even in the canvas. Orleans
has not given us, l think, over about
1000 majority, and from Essex we have
heard nothing, though we have reason
to believe that we shall be as good as
even in that county. To be sure, | give
away Orleans for Essex county in my
calculations. Washington has given us
about 800 majority, and giving to Gale
donia its whole humber of Republican
votes for a majority it will be but 1000.
In Addison county it is believed that
Crafts and Mech have more votes than
their opponents, but l give away for
that county the excess of the three
Northwestern counties over Rutland
county; which on clc je and accurate
examination, know to he about 1000.
From this you will preceive that go on
pretty safe ground in my calculations.
Now for the case Mr.. Merrill, l con-
slider that he crosses the mountain full
up with Mallory. Suffering Orleans and
Essex counties even as before observed,
and setting off Merril's majority in
Windham county against the excess of
Caledonia and Washington, he enters
Windsor and Orange eUen, and his chance
for a majority of from 500 to 1000 in
those two counties is two to one in my
estimation. Mr.. Hutchinson thinks
that Mr.. Merrill is certainly elected, and
so do many other well informed Repub-
licans, and God grant that it may be so.
| will write you again in day or two.
Yours cordially, G. =. VAN Ness.
p. S. The Plattsburgh general has
about 60 votes in these three counties,
and Mech has obout $500, and the Cen
erals own county has shown her esti-
nation of him. Bennington county has
done most nobly and honorably, and
will be remembered by us in this quar-
ter.
Another document that is yellow with
time and yet interesting reading is the
following:
ITO the sheriff of Bennington county,
his deputy, or either of the constables of
Arlington, in said county, Greeting.
Whereas, Buel Hitchcock of Monkton,
in the county Of Addison, on the 18th
day of November, 1894, by the consider
alton of Nathan Garfield, Esq, justice
of the peace for the county of Benning-
ton, recovered judgment against Sam
uel Stone for the sum of fOrty-five
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES debt, and
cost of suit as appears of record, where
of execution remains to be done; these
are therefore by the authority of the
State of Vermont to command you that
of the goods, chattels or lands of the
said Samuel, within your precincts you
caused to be levied land the same dis
posed of as the law directs), paid and
satisfied unto the said Samuel the afore-
said sums $3.50 in the whole, with 1-6
more for this writ, and also to satisfy
yourself for your own fees, and for want
of goods or chattels of the said Samuel
to be by him shown unto you, or found
within your precincts to the acceptance
of the said Buel for the satisfying the
aforesaid purses, you are commanded to
take the body of the said Samuel, and
him CONT to the keeper of the gaol in
Bennington, in the county Aforesaid
within the said prison, who is hereby
commanded to receive the said Samuel
and him safely keep until he pay the full
sums above mentioned, with your fees
or that he be discharged by the said
| Buel or otherwise by order of law
Hereof fail not, and make due return tC
me, according to law, within sixty days
from date. Dated at Arlington this 18th
day of November, 1894. Nathan Can
field, Justice Peace.
On the back is the following endorse
ment January 10th, 1896. l hereby re
turn this writ into Office, by reason of {
writ of audtequinlia being served on the
within named Buel Hitchcock.
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