Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-03
State News.

Gov. Woodbury. has appointed Col. A.
A. Hall of St. Adams, commissioner
from Vermont to act with officials of
other States to secure uniformity of
State laws. This is in accordance with IL
joint resolution passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Sc letary Elliott, of the Vermont BIZ
bic Society, has issued circular an
nOuucing September 18th as the day for
collection in Sunday schools of the State
in aid of the SOciety's work He asks
that every member Of every Sunday
school may be interested in this offering.
Over 1000 people witnessed the YER
mont Wheel Clubs annual bicycle tourn-
ament and race meet at Brattleboro on
Friday. The races were exceptionally
fine and some remarkable time was
made. E. G. Bald gave an exhibition
balf-mile which he made III IS 25 sec
onds. Nat Butler broke the State rec
ord for one mile, which was done in
204 The diamonds which were won
were valued at over $1,000
Hon. Merritt Clark of Poultney, aged
80 years, will attend the reunion at
at Montpelier in October unless unfOr.
seen complications occur. He will make
the trip by easy stages. although he has
the strength to make a continuous Jour
ney. He is in good physical health, his
mind is active and clear and his mem
DRY of the past and present quite re-
markable He has been member of
the General Assembly eight years, five
in the House and three in the Senate, and
was a delegate to the Constitutional
Convention of 1870, and seven years a
member of the State Board of Educa
ton. He was the youngest member in
the House of 1892, of which John Smith
of st, Adams was speaker, and served on
the Committee on Claims. Gen. Jonas
Clark, his father was member of the
House from Middtebury sixteen cOnseCu-
tive years, and member of three con-
Stitutional conventions, the last being
that of 1850. Mr. Clark is probably the
oldest member of the Masonic fraternity
in the State, having been initiated Feb
ruary II, 1924, 62 years ago next Febru-
airy.
The famous case of i. G. Howe of st.
Johnsbury, closed Friday, rs far as the
official record is concerned. Mr.. Howe
was sent to Rutland for two months, and
he gained ten days Communication for
behavior. Gov Woodbury. officially ap-
proved his discharge papers and he was
! discharged.
Col. Kittredge Haskins of Brattleboro,
wears solid gold watch, chain and
charm to replace the ones of which he
was relieved" by burglars a couple of
weeks since. Back of the statement is a
little story, the events in which will al
ways remain green in Col. Haskins' mem
DRY, for the gift came from the Knights
Templar of Beauseant Commandery.
The watch is of Hampden make, II jew
els, solid gold case and open face. On
the outside of the case is the monogram
''K. II ;" and on the inside the inscrip-
ton From Beauseant Commandery,N No.
7, X. r., Brattleboro, Vt, 1S05." The
chain is heavy one and the charm is a
Knights Templar emblem, representing
the 32d degree. Col. Haskins is one of
the best known Masons in the State and
now holds the position of grand master
of the grand lodge. No one is more
thoroughly imbued with the principles
of Free Masonry or more ready to work
for them than Col. Haskins.