Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-12

Bradley murder case from Bennington
county. Lewis and George Dickerman VS..
Vermont Mutual, Union and Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, growing out of the
serious fires in South Royalton over a
year ago. A number of the decisions in
the cases heard last May will be given.
Among the lawyers from Bennington
county, who are here, l notice Hon. j. X.
Batchelder who is to argue the petition
of Charles Rufus Young for a new trial.
w. B. Sheldon in charge of the Jerry
Bradley case, Judge, G. II. Darling. In
conversation with Lawyer Sheldon he
said that, he was somewhat disappointed
in not receiving from Cover nor Fuller q
pardon for one Roberts from your town,
who is now in Windsor prison for man
slaughter, and whose health is said to be
failing.
Next week will be an unusually gay
one here, army reunions being plenty.
Tuesday the annual reunion of the Sth
Vermont will be held here, and as is gen.
orally the case there will be large at
tendance.
The president of the association is
Stephen Thomas, who was Colonel of
the regiment and who is one of the most
popular veterans in the state. l NET
the old commander on the street a day or
two since, and to my eye he did not look
much different than he did when he led
his regiment at the front of Weitzers bri-
gade through the Teche country in Loui-
siana, over thirty years ago, or when he
led his brigade into the fight at Cedar
Creek, that memorable October day
thirty years ago. Time appears to have
dealt gently with one who always com
manded the respect and admiration of
the troops under him, and who, it is
hoped, will live to preside over many
more reunions.
The camp fire in the evening will be
under the directions of Col. Thomas and
Quartermaster Fred E. Smith, and if the
latter can do as well supplying rations
that evening as he did in the old camp at
Brattleboro when the regiment was en-
camped there in the winter of 1862,
there will be enough to eat.
At p. m. the same day will occur the
reunion of the first cavalry. A bust
ness meeting of the society will be held
at 8 o'clock p. M, in the general COM
mittee room at the State House. There
will be banquet at the Exchange Hotel
at o'clock p. m. A paper will be read
by Comrade P. G. Cheney, on Gettys-
burg. 1t is also expected that paper
will be read by Conn ade Willard Earring.
ton, entitled "The Experience of Caval.
ryman from Petersburgh to Appomat.
tox." Comrade harrington was wound
ed at AppomattOx and was the last man
from Vermont wounded in the war
From the present outlook it is expected
there will be large number of Vermont
calvarymen present.
Wednesday will come the annual re-
union of the Vermont Officers Associa.
ton, with an address by Hon. Josiah
GrOut of Newport.
There are some laughable incidents
that will frequently turn up in place
where there are as many men of different
make up as will be found in the Vermont
Legislature. Dropping into the office OF
the Montpelier House soon after the ses
sion, l had pointed out to me, a member
who upon his arrival here ordered his
trunk taken to the State House. An
other member from one of the smaller
towns, upon the adjournment of the
House, Friday, quietly but with firmness
asked the genial clerk when he might be
allowed to get permit to go home. He
was granted one at once.
A laughable incident occurred in one
of the hotel dining rooms few evenings
| ago. A member of the House, who was
not present at the opening of the session,
was escorted to his seat at the table
Picking up his napkin he turned to his
nearest neighbor, Bennington county
man, and extending the snowy linen
| asked him, "What the - thing was
for" OF course the answer was it was
for handkerchief, after which the nap
kin was placed in the pocket, while the
waiter and others were unable to maintain
their self control
From the report of the State Superin
tendent of Education that was given out
Monday, some interesting facts are
cleaned. He presents strong array OF
facts in support of the town system in
his report. He shows by census stats.
tics, that the rural population is con-
stantly decreasing, and that the larger
towns are gaining in the number of theil
inhabitants. Out of 243 towns in 1890
100 suffered loss in population of "a,
1856 in 10 years. The entire gain for tht
State for the decade was 1856, while 81
towns had greater loss each than thu
entire State gain.
1t is interesting to note that the follow
ing IS towns and cities each gained more
in population than the entire State, al
follows: