The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-23
STATE NEWS.

Gov. Fuller recently gave valuable
telescope to the Vermont Academy at
Saxton's River.
Hon. H. NJ. Arms of Springfield, has
been eleoted president of the National
Dairy Congress.
The Pacific Coast Association of the
Native Sons of Vermont held social and
dance at San Francisco the first Of tic
month.
Rev. A. B. Davis has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the st. Johns
bury Free Baptist church, to take effect
May LIST.
Mrs. VIM. G. Noonan of North Fer
risbnrgh, has been arrested on the charge
of forging an order for 81 hat on a
store in Burlington.
Stamps and money to the value of
$946 were stolen from the P9ultney
postofice on the night of the l4th, by
thieves, who entered by prying up
window.
Mrs. Shattuck is of the opinion that
the next time Ira attends singing con-
vention at Newport, he will stay at home
and not attend at all. For more
detailed particulars investigate the vic
tim.-Hardwick Gazette.
Will Corser, formerly of Co. B, V.
N. G.. has taken up his residence in
Brattleboro, aid it is understood that he
will ask for transfer to Company l.
"A convention of the Vermont Wo-
mans Suffrage Association will be held
in the Methodist church, at Bellows
Falls, Thursday evening and Friday,
March LIST, and 2nd, 1894
The debt of Vergennes, which at one
time was S70,000 is now $49,5 at
about per cent, and the receipts from
water rents are sufficient to pay interest
on bonds ana furnish about 81 1000 sur
plus annually.
The report of the chief engineer of
Rutland for the period between March
2Sth and December 3lst, shows that there
were rs fire alarms in the city. The to-
tai insurance involved was $92.510 and
the total losses paid were SAL 1866. 40.
The next session of the Vermont
Christian Endeavor Union will be held
at Newport. There are 1862 societies be-
longing to it. E. &. Osgood of Bellows
Falls, is the State president. Newport
also has the annual session of the Grand
Lodge, l. o. o. F., of Vermont this year
Three thousand Vermonters on the
Pacific coast propose to make Vermont
Day (March 3D., the grandest of the
State days, at the California midwinter
exposition, and it is probable that Gov
ernor Fuller will be present on that day.
Postmaster Randall has given up the
fight for the st. JohnSbury postoffice. 1t
is said Col Smalley advised Randall that
he never could be confirmed, and that it
would be better to get out of the contest
A candidate will probably now be
chosen by caucus.
Company NJ. LIST regiment, V. N. G.,
Burlington, has been mustered into the
service of the State with these commits
stoned officers: Frank r. Wells, captain;
Cornelius NJ. Brownell, first lieutenant;
Charles l.. Woodbury., second lieutenant.
The muster in of the company was COM
pleted by each man uncuvering his head,
grasping the United States flag with his
left hand and with his right hand raised
toward heaven, taking the solemn oath
to support the constitution and country.
-Beebe pond, body o. water in Fl b.
bardton covering about 200 acres, has
always been favOrite place in which TO
harvest ice. This year when ice cutting
began it was found that the ice was
valueless, being permeated with a led
substance resembling clots of blood. No
one is able to explain the trouble. and
no part of the pond is free from it, It is
supposed, however, that some vegetable
substance was blown, by high winds pre-
vailing at the time the pond closed,
upon it, thus giving it its peculiar color.
The resignation of Second Lieuten-
ant l.. F. Shields, Fuller" Light Bat
terry, V. N. g., has been accepted, and he
was on the 18th hOnOrablY discharged
fr I'M the sci vice. In special orders from
the Governor and Commanderin-Ch Chief,
this tribute is paid him: "It is with the
deepest regret of the entire command
that this officer sewers his connection
with the National Guard, for he has at
all times acquitted himself as true sol
der, not only in the four years of ser
vice during the war of the Rebellion, but
also as a private sergeant, and lleuten-
ant, in the Fuller Battery. Lieut.
Shields retires to civil life with the re-
spect of ALL"
Fred. A KezPr, postmaster at
Fletcher, was taken before United States
Commissioner johnson of Burlington.
Monday evening, on the charge of vioat- !
ing the postal laws. 1t is alleged that
he, while postmaster, sold lottery tick |
cts. He waived examination, bail being
set at $500. H. A. Boomhower of Fetch
er became his security. The statutory
penalty is $50 for each offense. Arthur |
Kezer, who was bound up on the charge
of violation of the internal revenue law,
is brother of this respondent. Both |
cases will come before the grand jury at |
the February term of the United States
Supreme Court. Mr.. Willis will recon-
mend Kezer's immediate dismissal from
the postal service.
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