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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

GB- The Dolls DreSsmdker, a magazine
for girls, reached its birthday with u
beautiful December number just at hand
This highly practical periodical has been
well received by mothers and their
daughters, who find in it's pages much
instructive and entertaining matter suita-
b to employ the minds and the some.
times mischievous fingers OF their girls.
The price is only one dollar year, post
paid, and we feel quite sure that sum
could not he used to better advantage
towards the education of our girls than
through subscription tu this highly in
eresting magazine. The Dolls Dress
maker would make an admirable holiday
or birthday gift. At any rate send to I'll,
publisher, Jennie Wren, 81 East 18th
street, New York City, for sample
copy.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

sB- Wanted:-A steady, reliable girl
to do general house work. Inquire at
2ll Stafford st.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18
NJ RRIED

X RKWoOD-T" b min on at the irpist
narsOna e De- 18Th. ny the Re, q uar.rn Nr
Fred " KIkvool AN Mics Matilda A. Sllv q,
daughter Mr., Henry A silver all Of BENIN,
ton.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

sB-NO better pace to look for holt
day gifts than at G.. b. Sibley's stOre,
sol and sos Main st. He is presenting
each of his customers during the holt,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

g1-Don't fail to call and see the ele-
giant line of new goods at Heath's jew
elry store on North street. No trouble
to show goods.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

lTWe clean the goods on price
Stop in and get the Ladies' Slippers 80
cents, mems 81 cents, Rubbers way
down at Martin next To- POstOtfice.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18
SPECIAL BUSINESS LOCALS.

a-DOn't fail to call and see the ele-
giant line of new goods at Heatll's jew
elry store on North street. No trouble
to show goods.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

@-Don't fail to call and see tile ele-
CANT line of new goods at Heath's jew
elry store, on North street. No trouble
to show goods.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

~Losr:-On Tuesday evening, be-
tween the School street bridge and
Evans store, a pocketbook containing a
large sum of money. The finder will he
rewarded by leaving same at Evans's
newSrOOm
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

days with a Christmas or New Years
card, His line of furnishings are COM
plete and well adapted for holiday gifts
as they are fine and desirable.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The Doubles Championship Won
by Hubberd and Haight.

The last days play in the tennis tourna-
ment at San Rafael opened yesterday morn
ing at o'clock sharp TO larger audience
than on any previous day.
The first event was the closing match of
the fourth round between Bates and Neal
against Delong brothers. The game was a
close one and excited much interest. The
belong boys made a hard fight. but were
forced to yield to the superior skill of their
opponents. the score standing GO, Is.
The final round of the tournament was
between Bates and Neal and Hubberd and
Haight, in which the latter won easily, 2-6,
&c, Ga, rs.
In the ladies' singles Miss Crouch beat
Miss Roberts. Go. 6-3; Miss Kimball beat
Miss Lewelling, Csc. IS; Miss Crouch
beat Miss Gibbs Go, GO, and Miss Walker
then won from Miss Kimhall, 6-6-4. In
the final round Miss Crouch defeated Miss
Walker, GO, CO, thus winning the cham
pionship OF the Pacific States by default,
Miss Wilkinson. the present holder, being
absent in Europe.
The event of the day was the contest for
the double championship between Hubberd
and Haight (challengers) and McGovern
and Tobin (holders). Before the first set
was over McGovern was out of wind and
his opponents were quick to take advantage.
Tobn had four chances at the ball and
could only quietly look on while play after
play was AT his fatigued partner. Both
sides did loafng to great extent, but Hub
herd and Haight had the smashing all to
themselves.
In the last two sets Tobin did some
splendid work. which was loudly APP
plauded, and hld McGovern been able to
have kept up his end the result would have
been different. As it was, Hubberd and
Haight won without much trouble, tho
score standing as follows: First set, 6-3;
second set ca; third set, 6 2.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
PERSONAL NOTES.

". S. Green of the Colusa Sun is in the
city.
Eugene j. Gregory of Sacramento is in
town.
Sheriff c. A. II. Warheld of MERGED is
the Lick.
E. NJ. Williamson. a prominen. fruit
raiser Of Vacayille. is at the Palace.
Ariel Lathrop returned from trip to his
New York farm yesterday morning.
j. w. McCOmas, a brother of Senator Nc
Comas Of Los Angeles, is at the Lick.
General Manager B. Gilman of the Eureka
and Palisade Railway, Nevada, is at the
Palace.
Isaac E. Blake of Denver, Col, President
of the Continental Oil Company, Is at the
Occidental.
Melone Joyce, Travelling Passenger Agent
OF the Union Pacific Railway, with head
quarters in Los Angeles. is in the city.
Charles S. Wieland has been elected Presi-
dent of the Clinton Consolidated Mining
Company, vice Robert Stevenson, resigned.
F. A. Thomas of Chicago, President of
the California Fruit Trans ortation Com
pany, is at the Palace. He is the pioneer Of
fruit refrigerator shippers from this Coast.
Mrs. Theresa Fair is lying quits i'll al her
residence, 112O Pine street. She was stricken
down one week ago on Monday, and since
has been confined to her bed most of the
time. The physician says she is suffering
from an attack of acute congestion Of the
kidneys, but he has hopes of her recovery.
Raphael WE'LL of the White House has re-
signed from the directorate of the Bohemian
CLUB. The reason given is that the Board
of Managers did not sustain him in compel
ling the enforcement of the unwritten rule
that hats must not be worn in the rooms.
Louis SlOss Jr. has been elected to the
vacancy.
Francis Creighton, sergeant of the Signal
Corps, U. S. A., at the headquarters of the
Department of California, has been notified
of his promotion to be frst-class sergeant.
There are ten sergeants of this class in the
army, aud Sergeant Creighton is the only
one Of the rank on this Coast The sergeant
has been with the corps nine years, most of
that time in San Francilco. When the corps
was reorganized in June he was one of the
fifty experts selected to remain with the
service.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
REDLANDS' FLOODS.
wnlful Exaggeration Chnrged-Cause OF
the Overflow.

wIllful Exaggeration Charged-Cause of
the Overflow.
a Redlands correspondent, writing of the
recent floods, says the reports of damage
have been greatly exaggerated BIZ rival
citrus-growing sections, and thus explains
the cause of the overflow: The town CT
Kedands is situated at the foot Of range
of mountains debouching into a plain ex-
tending for several miles to the basin OF the
Santa Ana River. the town being located at
the immediate juncture of the plain with the
low, rising foothills. The distance from
the plain over the foothills to the mountains
proper is upward of two miles, and the
grade is fully $50 feet in that distance. Pre-
vious TO the settlement of the surrounding
country, the land was traversed by numer-
Gus arroyOs OF gulches, which served to
carry off the rain and storm waters during
the winter or raging season. Within the last
few years land has become so valuable In
this locality that the owners have, where
ever Possible, filed up these arroyos to con-
form with the level Of the surrounding ter
ritory. and in doing SO failed to take into
consideration the fact that the arrOyOs mad
served as drains for the surrounding water
shed and accordingly did not arrange any
means whereby these surplus waters could
be carried off. The suggestion is made that
the streets, instead of being rounded off
from the center to The sides, be conceived,
so that in the event of a superabundance OF
water the excess will be carried off without
danger or damage to property. 1t Is we'll
known fact that many OF the streets are
from 10 20 inches above the property level"
Los Angeles Times.
The morning call., 1891-09-13

heavy gale soon after leaving Newcastle,
N <. w, for this port. The blow lasted
three days, during which the cargo shlIted,
the upper and lower fOretopsalls and Tore
sail were blown away and the decks re-
peatedly swept by the heavy seas. For
several hours the crew could not move
about the decks without great danger OF be-
ing washed overheard.
The bell-buOy near Souza Rcck, which
marks the entrance to Port Hartford, San
Luis Obispo Bay, California, has gone
adriit 1t will be replaced at an early date,
when due notice will be given by tue Light
house Board.
A large gang of men is at work putting
up the freight-sheds for the Belt line road
at the foot of Vallejo street.
LIKE THE AMERICA.
The Pilot Commissioners have decided to
build a new boat to take the place oil the
Caleb Curtis Turner or Hall Will probably
be given the contract, which will be let
some time this month. The new boat Will
be 90 feet long, "a feet beam and 81 feet
deep, ana will be built on the same lines as
the America. The new craft will cost
about $40, 000 and will be ready next spring.
While shipping some cows on board n
steamer at Clay-street Wharf yesterday
afternoon one of the animals broke away
and jumped into the bay. She was finally
captured and hoisted on board considerably
damaged.
tSo 'e NH, ind rem ine en VEST eight
mas tn,oh wv Win Emu ro.+er stood 40 90
A BOAT FOUND ADRIFT.
One OF the boats belonging 10 the brltlsn
bark Royal Tar was picked up near Meiggs
wharf Yesterday at noon. Inc vessei was
towed to sea yesterday morning, but how
she lost her boat is not known.
The State plle-drlVer Is at WORK driving
piles to form the new addition to flsher-
men Nharl. botn wharVes VIII De lenStu-
ened consderanly, IN order 10 pro'iue hole
ioSin ioi tnv InIans Pateroo, and William
0ap.ain 'ia 10 .ha so au c. 70
oneenah MI go on tile scnooner Ud't ~, III
Alaoka. lney arc 4hu u tne far anu nr,n ""i
sp gh Ihe ml"gI ;i hutoius III r1 Ci,u of Nav
me acilsc MAJ d. ~ 49, "a ,;o, ~
orR deie apr d . M , mi stno S bn1 1s 81
passengers anu d io1 Vi NV o'oon .'"o
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
The moves yesterday were: Inc Falls OF
halladale from PoIt Costa to the stEeam;
Lord Templeton TO Oakland. Gwalla ana
Thomas MacLeilen to Fort costa, oarao-
meme to the sea-wali, D. thompson 10 Fre-
mon: street, Palmyra TO the Union iron %
The morning call., 1891-09-13


The Southern Pacific Company has issued
the following circular: The Southern Pa
cifc Company has inaugurated an improve
ment in its freight service from this city to
Portland. Heretofore freight after passing
Ashland was subject to delay by reason Of
the freight time-schedule in force in Oregon.
Now the schedule OF the line north Of Ash
land is made to connect with the sch edule
south of Ashland. and the through freight
service to Portland is made continuous. The
schedule time from San Francisco to Port
la nd is thus made eighty-two hours, which is
to say that shipment delivered at the
freight sheds in San Francisco before 4
o'clock Monday afternoon, for illustration,
would according to the new schedule reach
Portland Friday morning. being thus in
transit but three days and four nights. This
daily service establishes a new factor in
making Portland tributary to San Francisco
so far as transportation facilities are co9-
cd
The morning call., 1891-09-13
CAN'T DO IT.
Clerk Danforth Declines to License Spir-
itual Marriages.


itual Marriages.
Clerk Danforth of the marriage license
office received the following letter yesterday
Marriage Clerk. san Frdncisco-DEAR SIR:
Do you issue licenses for spirit marriages? III
not Is such marriage without a license valid?
ask because my betruthed died several years
ago, but we have been able TO communicate
often through earvOyant and clalraudient medi-
ums, and we have agreed to marry at once.
Spirit marriages quite frequent but do
not know whether a license Is necessary. DO
know that we love each other as II we were liy-
ing, and lie and will be happy when The cere-
mony is ever. Very truly, CELIA Y. CAPLEs.
Mr.. DanfOrth replies that there are sew
eral obstacles to issuing such licenses. In
the first place the law requires that the resi-
dence be given. which might be embarrass-
ing to some spirits. Again, it is difficult to
consult the records of spiritual divorce
cases, and the law is very precise on that
point. He feels that he cannot overlook
bgamy in the spirit world any more than in
this world. Ii men are as tickle there as
here who can guess how many wives they
may have? They might be like railroad
conductors or commercial travellers, on n
large scale, with wife here, another one
in Neptune and dozen or two more on the
celestial highway, between the head of
Orion and tile tail of Pegasus.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
on to the Irrigation Congress.

Nearly all the California delegates to the
Irrigation Congress at Salt Lake City were
to have left yesterday evening. The seS-
sions will begin on Tuesday, and the dele
gates who left on Saturday night will arrive
tomorrow morning early. State Engineer
w. II. Hall. William H. Mills and Harry l.
Wiley are the delegates appointed by the
Governor from this State. Mayor Sander
son also appointed Messrs. Briggs. Stone.
LIE Count, McAfee and G. l.. Taylor to rep
resent the city. According 10 the arranged
apportionment, each city of over $4,000 in
habitants is entitled to five delegates in ad-
diton TO the Mayor, who shall be ex-officio
Chairman of the delegation. Each Sta te
west of the Mississippi is entitled TO thirty
delegates. with the Governor as Cha irman.
The morning call., 1891-09-13


Charles Montgomery, the President of the
Society for the Reformation Of Convicts, is
sgitating movement for the classification
of the inmates of the State Prisons.
81 have found" he said, THAT with
proper care SO per cent of the convicts, if
taken at the expiration of their first term,
can be reformed. Those who have served
two or more terms, however, are exceed
ingly refractory and little can be done for
them. As a rule the latter class is hardened
in the extreme, and prefer a criminal life to
any other. Now, Mt Folsom and San Quen-
tin, for instance, boys IS and 10 are asso-
ciated with the most desperate characters,
and it is impossible TO prevent them becom-
ing worse accordingly from the mere con-
tact. This should be remedied at once, and
our work would then be one of compare
tive ease. We propose 10 start in at once
to create sentiment in favor OF the change
and we are confident that we will succeed
sooner or later"
The morning call., 1891-09-13

say is that I'm old Jim Farley's friend, and
if there is man in this crowd that don't
like Farley l want to argue with him.
What is more to the point is that l have
brought the arguments with me- and he
tapped the handles of his revolvers signltl-
cantly.
After waiting for reply, and receiving
none, he continued: l guess was wrong.
Let's take a drink
Farley carried Volcano with rush."
The morning call., 1891-09-13

The Elks' annual carnival will be given
on Thanksgiving eve, falling on the 25th
ult. 1t is in aid Of the Charity Fund OF the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
and as the Elks are founded by the men,
beers Of the theatrical profession. the various
theaters and their companies will assist
The morning call., 1891-09-13
Stanford University.

Mrs. Leland Stanford has ordered from
the Bible Depository in this city $50 hand
somely bound Bibles. One of the sacred
books will be placed in each students room
at the Palo Alto University and there will
be one very large Bible for use in the chapel.
1t is stated that there are 1000 applicants in
excess of the number of pupils that can be
accommodated at Pal0 Alto.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
Two Hambletonians Burned.

Bonita ranch, near Biggs, Butte County,
was burned at an early hour Thursday
morning Two Hambletonian stations,
Almiro and FL Rey belonging to Mr..
Hatch were burned They were worth
about $500. The barn was worth probably
$1,000. Tue origin of the fire is unknown,
but is believed to be the WORK of an incen-
diary
The morning call., 1891-09-13
CITY Hall Work.

The following bids we're received by the
City Hall Commissioners yesterday:
For completing the granite fence-J. G. and j
n. Day, S24, 900; j. J. NJ. Phillips, S24, 500.
On tile sidewalks and drives Richard Mccain,
SIG, $50; Gray Brothers S15,870; J. Il. Mckay
l6,4l0, j. M. z. Phillips. $4,000.
On the gas and water pipes and lamp-p0sts-
W. f. Wilson, S68G7; James Z. Britt, $1,000
san francisco Novelty Works Company $500
The bids were passed to print.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
No Truth in the Dispatch.

II. c. Mclean, Acting Supervising Arehi-
tect of Postoffices, has returned from the
Northwest, and says that he has not been
instructed by Postmaster-G General Wanna
maker to select site for the San Francisco
PostOffice, and lie does not expect to be so
instructed. A dispatch published in news
paper here on that subject is untrue.
The morning call., 1891-09-13

pecting work in the upper and lower levels. Are
not shipping any ore at present on account OF the
low stage OF wafer in the Carson River.
SCoRPION-The joint north drif from the 800
level OF the Union >haft advanced % feet,
making its total length 433 feet; the ground Is
softer iu the face aud looks more favorable.
The morning call., 1891-09-13
LICK HOUSE.

LAIN
W G Pollock, New York
X n C Wetson, Los Ang
A + st Lure. Alameda
II w Brown, Ogden
j Marks. Rochester
X $ Trip, Fresno
L Higgins, Middietown
NJ Mayer, Portland
X S Battigen, Montana
j ID Dean, New York
w G WEBB, Portland
W l. Conant &w, Portlan
II $ Holmes, Portland
J NJ Fulnerler, Auburn
RUSS
W A Cadwalloder, Sn Jos
W Cameron, Milpitas
j S Woods, DanvIlle
q p Mahon, Alameda
o L Mann, San Jose
A S Nelly. Forest City
Miss Z Nelly, Forest Cit,
+ Young, Woodland
Mrs j NJ Sutton, Colusa
Miss Z sutton, ColuSa
Miss A Sutton. ColuSa
Miss \ Sutton. COlusa
A d Rartle, SisSOn
j Lester d I'm, Silver Cit,
Z Woodward, Nevada
c II johnson & VT, Napa
X w Gibson. WILLIAMSON
G ID Baker. Williamsport
J II Forthing, San Jose
e Colombet. California
w j White Il sn, Modest,
J + McGrath, Benicia
j Christensen. Oakland
j Kelley. Oakland
I Randell, California
L n Mills, Bakersfield
j L Dougherty,L ivermor,
PALACE
Mrs Humphrey. Nevada
I + Mccarthy, Woodland
c b de Darfort, Paris
CD de Darfort. Paris
Major II A Bartlett, Mar,
Island
Mrs Bartlett, Mare IslanC
Mrs A j Remnants Dieg'
Mrs X Barton & son, Cal
Mrs G Fletcher, Sta Cruz
Miss A Fletcher, sta CRU
j ID Bradbury h WIS Cru
Mrs 4 Mclaughlin, Grow
ID w Vergin. Geneva
G 4 Dalton, st Louis
w S McMurtry Jr, Cal
A Pugh, st Paul
4 4 Kenney x VT, Cal
Mrs A A Spencer Il oh
San jose
Mrs W L TaDer, OAKLAND
A Colts, Fresna
X Il Hale, San Jose
L L Kerr, san Jose
C Phillips, ) Luis Obispo
j NJ Fillmore, s L ObiSpI
w II Fairbanks, Petalum;
G II Partridge. Pa
Mrs c II Partridge, Pa
Mrs w 7 Wright, 5 Jose
Miss l johnson, ) Jose
A Leary, California
Miss BirdSall. Sacto
7 ID Stimson & WI, l. Ans
J ID Stimson, Los Angeles
G w Stimson,Los Angelo!
L A Cook, England
Mrs A ii Alien q IN, Mas
W IL Hammond & WI
Visalia
W Bennett, Philadelphia
The morning call., 1891-09-13

1t was reported at the meeting of the
Park-lane Tract and Seventeenth-street
Improvement Club that the Supervisors
had given assurance that the grade on
Seventeenth street, from Collingwood to
Ashbury would be fixed to suit the property
owners on the line. A committee was in
structed to apply Tor two electric lights IN
to again urge the Board of Health to stop
Alfred Clarke from supplying the residents
with his condemned water. A petition
was prepared asking the Board OF Educa-
ton to establish a school on Ashbury
Heights.
The morning call., 1891-09-13


10 A II Warfield IL W, Cal
w w Gates, New York
Mrs B Marsh, Tacoma
p i Hopkins, San Jose
A X WhittOn, San Jose
Mrs J + Black. Livermore
Cora y Boone. Livermore
JAlice L JOslin, S Ramon
A f Upton, MERGED
j + Jones, Oakland
ID b Fairbanks. Petaluma
d &c A STOCKTON. San Jose
ii NJ James, Mill Valley
Nv Elliott, San Rafael
HOUSE.
Q II J Jones. Walnut Creek
Z L Griffin. Sacramento
$ @ Perry, Martinez
w Gllss, Alameda
A w Martin, California
J D Stone. California
WV r Lambert, Oakland
G Conway. California
Il Freedom. Idaho
il b Keller, Chicago
j A Imrie, Napa
G Imrie, Napa
A Mcdonald, Ferndale
Y + + Britain, San Jose
II j Patterson, Etna
n C Evans, Etna
1 + Horn & son, Etna
j Mclaughlin. AmadOr
r 5 Curle. Traver
Mrs l. X Jones, Traver
o A J Brockington. Los Alg
c Wilson, Los Angeles
E C Bradbury, Santa Clara
Mrs Gray, Vlsalla
Mrs Rice, Visalia
w A Morehead, Lompoc
: HOTEL.
il Wilson, Philadelphia
l ii j Loewelling Il VT, Sc
Helena
Mrs J Rockwell, BenicIa
e + A Thomas, Chicago
5 illiams, Sacramento
I E J Isaacs, New York
0 G. W Cummings & VT. Cal
II b Gale, MenIo PARK -
Mrs f Z Rodgers. K Blur
z II l. de Forrest, Alameda
Z L j Goldsmith, Portland
l r Il johnson Il wi. Omaha
J Dodd, New YORK
c w BECK d WI. Chicago
Helen Mccarthy, Wash
T. 5 Scheaeks. New York
j Dough. England
!, II A Leatherdale, London
Nv + Norman. st Louis
L J Bailey, Tennessee
A Mausback Il VT. Colo
+ o Mathews, st Louis
+ NJ Williams, Nacaytlle
lB Gilman. EureEs
} K ID Clark & VT. Eureka
Mrs T G XIII. Chicago
Mrs f Buckingham, Vaca-
Vile
q X Smith, Lick Mills
Z t Dillon, Costa Rlca
DIR G Selfridge, Oakland
70 Fleckinger. san jose
! II Jones, Oakland
5 ; Peabody, Oroville
S NJ Crosby. Port Costa
! McNOrton. Port Costa
s II Jones, BenieIa
:, q Il Williams. Sacto
iG Peterson, Vacaville