Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-17
Our Rutland Letter.

The convention of Odd Fellows Lodg
es held at Proctor for the purpose of the
eXempliticatiOn of work and conference
for the good of the Order, bv r, L. Rich.
mOnd, district deputy grand master. was
a successful, educating and interesting
occasion. Some $50 were present and
witnessed the exemplificatiOn of the sec.
ond degree in admirable manner by
Brandon Lodge and the working of the
third degree by Killington Looge. Brief
addresses were made by DR.. G. A. Perry
of ReadsbOro, the grand master Past
Grand Masters Henry Clark, Rutland
Henry l.. Stillson. Bennington; Grand
Representative Henry c.. Farrer, Grand
Chief Patriarch Louis V. Green of Rut
land. An excellent collation. was served.
Col. Joel G. Baker, will be urged as a
candidate for grand commander of the
State department of G. A. r.
Henry Clark of this city is soon TO de-
liver his lecture on Benedict Arm Id at
the Battle of Hubbardton and Bemus
Heights" The presence of Benedict
Arnold at the Battle Of Hubbardton has
sometimes been questioned but Mr..
Clark proves his active participation by
written and authenticated documents in
his possession in the hand writing and
signed by Arnold, dated at "Castleton''
both before and after the skirmish.
The will of Mrs. Mary f. Baxter has
been proved in Probate Court and Col
Hugh II. Baxter vice president of the
Baxter National bank appointed execu.
tor. The bequests are few and only to
relatives, personal friends and religious
societies. The estimated value is five
millions anu is the largest estate ever
probated in this county.
The revised list of the commission ap
pointed by Governor Woodbury. to the
Mexican exposition of industry and fine
arts, to be held in the City of Mexico
are: Hon. A. B. Valentine and w. E.
Hawks, Bennington; Col. Edward Cur.
tis Smith, st. Albans; Hon. Chas. Dewey
Montpelier; DR.. John A. Mead, Rutland
The decision of the courts that relig.
ious bequests are void, will affect sever.
al recent bequests in this State.
Rev. Norman Seaver D. D., of Montpel
ier, has been selected as the orator at the
dedication of the new rooms of the =. NJ
G. A. in the Bates House block.
The Rutland Institute closed it's ses.
sion on Tuesday, toresume Dec. 3Oth.
Governor Woodbury., ex.Minister
Phelps, ex-senator Edmunds, Col. lie
Grand B. Cannon, Col. William Stewart
Webb, Gen. John G. Mccullough, Col.
B. B. Smalley and Thomas H. Garfield
will represent Vermont at the Com.
merco Centennial in New York, De-
cember 10Th.
Senator Ira r. Allen of Fairhaven,
indicted on information for personal in-
toxication and furnishing liquor at the
Roxbury junket during the legislature,
went to Montpelier on Wednesday and
gave bail, U. S. District Attorney John
Il. Senter becoming bondsman. Bonds
were $500. He was accompanied by
Fred S. Piatt of Poultney, his personal
attorney. 1t is but recently that Mr..
Allen could be arrested.
The Swedish Lutheran Church in the
West Parish, is completed and will soon
be dedicated.
Miss Olive Stearns, daughter of Deputy
U. S. Marshall Stearns of this city, is
visiting friends in Manchester, Iowa.
E. D. Thayer, of Brandon, lost last
week valuable horse for which he had
been offered $500, named Sherry T; rec
ord 2:39
The Baptist parish house at Pittsford
was destroyed by fire on Sunday morn.
ing OF last week. 1t was landmark in
that ancient village, having been built in
1872