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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02
A Drunken Desperadn.

Last Monday night a tramping hat
cleaner and vender of a compound for
cleaning gloves, who gave his name as
Thomas Carney, hailing from q small
place near Springfield, Mass, and who
was intoxicated, made it hot for Ben
nington for all who CHANGED to fall in
his way. His first exploit was in the
Crystal" North street saloon run by
James Leonard and James Griffin. There
he terrified the occupants of the place
by flourIshing revolver and threatening
to shoot. He gave the inmates just one
minute in which to get out of doors,
condition that was accepted with alac-
rity. He then turned to Griffin and COM
handed him to leave, but Griffin replied
he thought he could run his own bust
ness.
AT this Carney made desperate at
tack on Griffin with the revolver, but by
quickly lodging first on one side then
OH the other of the doorway from the
front room to the bar in the rear he was.
enabled to keep out of the way of the
flying bullets. Of the five balls fired he
was struck by one in the feshy part of
the right hand, between the thumb and
fOrefnger, but the wound was trifing.
AS soon as Griffin found that the revol-
yer was empty he made an attack on the,
mailman with heavy bottle and drove.
him out on the sidewalk Espying an
empty gallon jug he struck Carney heav-
lily in the back, SCATTERING the vessel and
telling Carney to the sidewalk, where he
lay helpless for some time.
Carney regained his feet after awhile
and started up the street, shouting and
swapping his revolver. Opposite Gro
mack's livery he met Ed. Scnlly, an ath-
letic young man, and the first salutation
he gave Scully was sharp blow on the
cheek with the revolver. Both men
clinched and fell, with Carney on top,
but in an instant the position of the two.
was changed, and Carney received such
pummeling that he was quickly con-
quered.
He rallied, however, and glad to get
away from Scully he went into the livery
stable Office He met c. n. Powers, who
had just driven in, and began to pick
quarrel, but Powers struck Carney in
the face, and he desisted from further
attempts at assault. Carney was then
hustled into the street, and he started
off at once for his boarding place on
Pleasant street, only a few rods away,
and got into bed. Policemen Griffin
now appeared, and going into the house
pIOC6GNON W CdluCy, UuJ lllO lOeO
was more easy in theory than in prac-
tice. The man was nude in bed and had
keen razor, which, however, he did
not attempt to use. 1t was difficult for
the officer to get a firm hold on Carney's
flesh, and besides the prisoner was mus
cular and desperate. Finally Carney was
tied hand and foot with a clothes-line,
and in this shape, nude and wildly ours
ing he was lodged in iail
Tuesday he was brought before the
Municipal court on two charges-one as
sault, with an attempt to kill, upon An
drew Griffin, and the other an assault on
Edward Scully. The testimony of the
State witnesses was substantially as
above given. The prisoner was placed
under 81, 200 bonds for appearance at the
December term of court, and in default
of bail was remanded to Jail. Carney is
about 81 years old.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02
Il. Frank Poor.

The funeral of Mr.. B. Frank Poor was
attended from the house yesterday af-
ternoOn, the ReY. Chas. r. Seymour
officiating. The obsequies were under
the direction of Stark Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, of which deceased had for long
time been member, and the service of
the Order was read at the grave in con-
neotion with the Church ritual. A large
number of friends were present and the
choir of the Second Congregational
Church sang crock of Ages" Goods
Promises" and abide with Me-" very
sweetly. The floral offerings were very
elaborate. Aside from the many small
er gifts prompted by affection, there were
elegant pillows and other pieces from the
employees of Rockwood's mill, from Miri-
am Rebekah Lodge, from Mr.. Poor's
mother and her immediate family; be-
sides floral crosses, and two elegantly
lettered banners. All these showed the
regard for the quiet, unostentatious man
with whom the givers had been assOci-
ated, and who had now gone to his rest,
after long and painful illness. Mr..
Poor was the son of the late Jonathan
Poor of AndOVer, Mass. one of the old
families of that place. He came to Ben
nington and was employed as shipping
clerk, in the Bennington wooden mills
for the Messrs. Fisher. Later, he
worked for Geo. lockwood & Company,
and for several years, with his wife, has
had domestic bakery. In all these I'M
dertakings Mr.. Poor was the same faith.
full and energetic man, deserving sue
cess, and working beyond his strength
as it would seem. He bore up bravely
under the disease of pulmonary nature
until the last. Four weeks ago he went
to his home in Andover, hoping to gain
relief, but the journey proved too much
for his strength and he rapidly sank.
Saturday night his wife went to his bed
side and he died Tuesday morning. The
remains were brought here and laid
away as above stated. Mr.. Poor leaves
a wife, to whom he was married eight
years ago, three children and two step
children. They will receive the sympa-
thy so much needed in this trying hour.
Mrs. Poor desires us to extend thanks to
the Church, to the Lodge, to the choir,
to the donors of the kind remembrances
noted above, and to all who were so kind
to them in trouble. Mr.. Poor was very
efficient member of the Odd Fellows,
was for long time Secretary of the
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02

THE Lebanon Springs railroad run an
excursion to Lake George, on Friday,
September 10th. The fare is $3.50;
children under II, IS cents. The special
train leaves Chatham at $40, Benning-
ton at 7:50 a. m.
w. j. CADAwALLER, the Rutland
Herald pressman, was in town to-day
making arrangements for the observance
of Labor Day, next Monday, in the
Marble city. The B. & r. give half fare
from all stations on its line.
D. G.. BURT, in the Rutland Herald,
says: cat the last Sunday evening
service in the Second Congregational
church large congregation was present
to listen to one of the interesting talks
on composers of sacred music by the
pastor. The subject was Mozart, the
organ prelude and the tunes selected be-
ing of his composition. In addition, a
soprano solo, with Verdure Clad
from Haydn's oIatorio, The Creation,
was sung by Miss Minnie Bushnell Price
of Brooklyn, who has been passing a
few weeks with friends here. Among
the hymns selected was 'Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing, with soprano solo
by Mrs. j. Edward Merrill, and Jesus,
Lover of My Soul During the service
the pastor announced that there would
be three additions to the membership of
the church next Sunday" sowing to the
absence of the pastor, who is conducting
the Spring Grove camp-meeting, there
was no preaching in the Methodist
church. At st. Peters Episcopal church
there was large attendance at the
morning service, many summer visitors
being present. The text of the rector's
sermon was taken from Luke vi, Al.
The offertory solo was one arranged for
contralto voice by E. A. Loub-'There
is City Bright 1t was beautifully
sung by Miss Mary Hutchins, for several
years a member of the church quartette
choir, who begins an engagement next
Sunday with the Fourth Presbyterian
church of Albany, N. Y. Her father
has been connected with the choir of
this church 20 years, and her mother
was alto singer in it for % years before
her death. Miss Hutchins's place will
be filled by Miss F. L. Abbott
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02
Town Nominations.

The Democratic caucus, as was pre-
dicted, placed Richard Houghton in
nomination for Town Representative last
Friday evening. 1t also appointed a
committee to meet the Republicans in
the effort to name Union Justice ticket
and the following gentlemen were placed
in nomination, seven Republicans and
eight Democrats, as follows: j. b.
Meaoham, j. II. Walbridge, G. II. Rock
wood, S. II. Blackmer, l. E. Gibson, G.
D. Phillips, j. T. Shurtleff, John Robin
son, Emory S. Harris, Micheal WEIGH,
Francis Guiltinan, Elmer Rudd, Edward
Walbridge, VIM. Hurley, NJ. w. Stewart.
The election notices were all posted
yesterday, together with the sample
ballots and so the franchise machinery
is ready to be set in motion next Tues
day. The Prohibition candidates are four
only: George w. Collins, Franklin
Scott, Henry j. Potter, Charles f. Sears.
The nominations having been made the
two leading parties win devote the
balance of the time to thorough can
vass of the town, com mittees for that
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02
is, Judging from the way they generally

is, judging from the way they generally
do things.
For the first time in the history of the
New York State Agricultural Society
races for the encouragement of breeders
of trotting and running horses will be
held at the State fair this year.
In the great $40, 900 race for three-year-
old colts, at Hartford, Marvin steered
Bell Flower, the daughter of Electioneer,
to the front in fine style, giving her a
record of 2.16t which is fast for three
year-olds.
A large crowd attended the Breeders
Meeting at Rutland this week, which
showed up as fine lot of horses as any
colt came in for good share of the
honors.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02
BENEFITS OF THE MCKINLEY
BILL AGAIN ILLUSTPATED

Last week the Valentine Knitting
Company paid to its employees for their
weeks work, over eighteen hundred dol
lors, or, in round numbers, three hun
dred dollars day. For correspond
ing period last year the pay roll did not
exceed thousand dollars week.
Great is Protection, and Mckinley is
its prophet.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02
Too Mean to Lick.

Mr.. Editor.-I think Doc Miller should
be censured for disgracing the colored
people of Bennington. When he knocks
down Jim Livingston it may be all right.
but he should keep his hands off him;
for we don't consider anything Jim may
say against us amounts to enough to
soil our hands to lick him.
ANOTHER CoLORED MAN,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-02

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IT would be interesting to know what
the Reformer editor thinks of the force
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
Some Discoveries and Inventions.

Some Discoveries and Inventions.
The first patent for sewing machines
was granted to Weisenthal, in England
in 1855.
The steam engine was known 12O B.
C. The first perfect engine was made
by Watt, 1854.
Calico printing was first executed by
the Dutch i'll 1910; first made in Eng
land in It'll.
The bagpipe, the favorite Scotch and
Italian instrument. was invented in
Greece eco 3. {.
Window glass was used in Italy in
churches in the Eleventh century, in
English houses III 1857.
Gas was first made from coal BY Clay
ton, 1880, and was first used for illu-
mination in 1892.
Paper from rags was made in A. d.
1000, the first linen paper in 1919, and
from straw in 1900.
Chain shot were the invention Of De
Witt, the great Dutch admiral. They
We're first used in 1866.
Watches We're first made in Nurem-
burg in HIT, and We're called .'Nurem-
burg animated eggs
Air brakes We're invented by George
Westinghouse in 1869, and subsequently
often improved.
The daguerreotvpe was invented by
Daguerre, and the first miniatures We're
produced III 1888.
Playing cards We're invented for the
III, L.
VI. of France, in 1880.
Church bells We're made by Paulinus,
an Italian bishop, to drive away demons,
about 400 y. D.-iSt. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
RAILROAD yOTTlNGs.

General Traffic Manager w. T. Berry,
OF the Boston and Maine. announces the
appointment of N. T. Donovan as gen
eral freight agent. ."".
Express trains in Russia rarely travel
faster than twenty-five miles an hour
These are very slow expresses indeed,
yet railway guard AYERS that the fast
est trains are always the safest.
Pennsylvania, Lthiyi ana Eastern
was rcorgal!ized III Philadelphia, D. A.
Easton Of New York, was elected presi-
dent The road is 10 be 100 miles long,
extending from Tolnhickvu, Pa, to Port
Je1yis.
The incorpprators pf the new Pine
Bluff and Eastern are f. Al. Gillette,
New York; II. E. Martin, Stuttgart,
Ark: John n. Taylor. \. x Stafford
and john ODonnell, Pine Eluif, Ark
Tile general manager Of the company is
a, Y, Stafford.
With two cars more than the famous
special train carried Oh Sept. 4, 1891
when it made the great run between
New York and Buffalo, the Empire
State express On the New York Central
made the run from Albany to Syracuse,
l4S miles, in 1J7 minutes.
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
STAGE GLiNTS.

Edwin Boyle, tile author of Friends, !"
i. believed to be tile first resident Of Salt
Lake City to win fame as Il playwright.
Celie Ellis, who appears to be equally
at home in opera and comedy, will play
the part Of Mrs. Horton in the perennial
'.Dr. Bill.'
50 far from returning to the stage,
Mrs. Mary Anderson Navarro will spend
the autumn in Scotland and the winter
in Germany.
The Operator" one of THE lew plnvs
If the season, Will have IL .iuiilt Stars
two brothers who can scarcely be dis
tinguished apart ..--.
Minnie SeliGluHn's leading support III
her initial Starring tour il ~My Official
Wife, Wit ~ Coulter H Briilller ;ll
Mildred Meredith.
One Of the stars of the season of 1861
will be Jessie Bartlett Davis, one of the
principal members Of the Bostonians,
Who Will then head = first class cpcratic
organization Of her own.
Almost every farce comedy On the
road next season will have as its bright
particular feature that erstwhile nov
city, tie widows dance, which has been
done to death III New York city.
If the imported plays and adaptations
which the great New York managers
now have on hand should all prove sue
cessful, American dramatists would
have nothing to do for several years.
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
It Made Him Strong.

Il like this warm weather. remarked
the humorous young man TO slip of a
girl: 1T makes Inc strong"
II thought i had a weakening effect, :
she said.
s,Possibly, on some,' he responded,
with a lurking grin, .but not on me.
For example. the iceman left 500 pounds
Of ice in front of our store this morning,
right where the sun was hottest, and
walked out and carried it il without the
slightest effort"
You don't say!' she exclaimed.
"True as preaching" " and he grinned
again; ''but If was about three hours
after the man left it, and I had to pay
for 475 pounds that had run off into the
gutter. ."-Datroit Free Press.
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
TURF TOPICS.

Captain S. S. Brown has about CON-
nletel his new half mile track near
f7niontown, Pa. All the Brownsville
farm racers will be trained on it.
G. w. Williams says 35-pound sui
kies are too light They tremble too
much, and the thills are so light they
don't so steady around the turns.
Rockbottom, pacing stallion, record
geo, won eighteen races without losing
one, and made the best record ever made
on a half mile track in Tennessee.
Lord Rosslyn and Colonel North have
and Nunthorpe, to run a mile and a
quarter at even weights for $4,000 a
side.
Peter De Lacy, the New York book
maker, says that all the race tracks in
HE country cannot prevent his commits
4ioner from placing a commission i'll a
betting ring.
Miss Warnetta Grimes. the fifteen
year-old daughtero G. Grimes, Of Terre
IIH1lte, drove the pacing horse Riley
u half mile with a running mate in
l:05l2 at the Bloomington races. .-
There is d sensational yearling PAGER
il training at Hudson River Stock farm
She was sired by Favorite Wilkes, dam
by General Benton, and has paced "
quarter III 34a over d slow track.
Racing authorities in Australia will
not allow rny horse to start for d stake
OF purse after his tail has been banged
o. docked. They claim that this rule is
III the interests Of humanity on account
of flies and mosquitoes.
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
NegetarianiSm and Meat Eating.

A curious examination Of the hearts
Of the vegetarian and the meat eater
shows that the number Of beats to the
former are ffty-eight to the minute,
and Of the latter seventy-two. In
twenty-four hours this means differ
ence Of 10000 beats. From this it is
concluded that in the summer time the
vegetarian has the advantage, for he
can keep cooler and in better health
under the reduced number Of heart
beats. But in cold climate. or in our
own winters, the heat generated by such
slow heart 2,ests would E;&.dlv be snffi-
cient to make life strong and resisting
enough. The true verdict that one must
reach is that the vegetarian is better off
in the summer and the meat eater
stronger in the winter.-Yal.t:c Blade.
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
Bees Are Much Like Human Beings.

Dtcs ~ not appear 70 practtce mill
tary marauding on a grand scale like
ants, but many Of them shalnelessly live
upon petty larce1ies committed indivil-
ually on foreign hives. They may be
seen slyly trying to cheat the vigilance
of the sentinels, and slip into their neigh
bors' cities that they may steal and
gorge themselves with the provisions
there. Sometimes they even commit
highway robbery, lying in wait in small
bands near g strange hive for the return
Of laden bees and plundering them on
the road.
The sentinels Of the hive, on their
side, keep off foreign bees, denying them
entrance into the city, and if exasperatel
by attempts at robbery chase the prowl-
ers ana try to kill them. In this bees
initiate a great many human societies,
where robbery has seemed the greatest
of crimes, exl1iable only by DEATH
''Property; It's Origin and Development"
The new North-west., 1892-09-03
HE WAS WELL BROKEN.
They Had Dispute, but He Did the
Suuara Thug.

Square Thing.
They We're certainly a very likely and
respectable looking young couple, and
they were as loving and tender toward
each other as though they We're not yet
married. The probabilities are that in
the early part Of June, or, at the great
est, not longer than the middle Of May,
they were made one and inseparable,
and on this particular occasion they
We're to be parted for few brief hours
for the first time since their marriage
day.
At any rate, they We're at the West
Shore station very early i'll the morn
ing, and the appearances indicated that
the young wife was going home to spend
the day. "Nou surely will not miss the
train tonight:' he inquired for the fifth
or sixth time. oh, no, she assured
him solelnnly and inpressively. "If
you should ! would just about go wild,'
he declared. so Should H. she re-
Piled 'N-ell then, you must be sure
and not miss it, he repeated with a
scared look in Ills eyes. No, | GER
tainly must mott she said, with al
ea1nestness that carried conviction
with it. q"
Then she continued, You will find
me Il real nice seat, Won't you, dear.'
YES, l will get You a seat all by your
self" lie said, with an assurance that
meant that if he shouldn't happen TO
find a vacant scat IN the car somebody
would be thrown out Of the window to
make room for his birdling. And you
will not be afraid to kiss me soolby-
right i'll the coach, will yor:' she in
quirea, looking tenderlv into his eyes
"Oh, I guess ii better kiss You here, be-
fore we get into tile car. People al
ways stare 50, he answered evasively.
But like to have you kiss me the last
thing" She pouted. ''and l don't care
how much people stare, do you:"
s.N-no," he replied. "But | thought il
might be unpleasant for you. guess
Id better kiss you i'll the depot before
we go out. We'll, if you are ashamed
Of ne, probably You had, she flashed.
"I didn't think you would be ashamed
Of lie So soon. and ler lips trembled
IT ain not ashamed Of you, my DEAR he
began, ''olly thought that there might
Dt SOlllt SotaISC ICl lScIlso III tllC Cal lilttl
would make fun of us if | should kiss
YOU goodby There. /"
:sI'l like to know What that is but BE-
ing ashamed IF mel" She exclaimed. II
just don't care a snap whether you ever
kiss me at all OF not! l think you have
no business to treat me so, and | don't
care If | do miss the train tcnight''
'sSettle it! Settle it!.' shouted a voice
over III the other corner, where drowsy
drummer was stretched out with his
head on his grip and his legs over the
end Of the seat. kiss herin both places
OF else let mel And the young people
walked out on the platform ana arornu
the other side Of the building. When
the train came fifteen minutes later h-
walked right into the car and found her
a seat, and then bent down and gave her
a smack that sounded like the blowing
out IF a cylinder head. AS the trai,,
moved away the drummer turned around
and said: II congrat 1late you, young
lady. You've sot .him well broke. =
Utica Observer.
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THE USE OF PALEoNTOLOGY,
4 Branch Of Science About Which Com
paratively Little Is Known.

4 Branch OF Science About Which Com
paratively Little Is Known.
"What is the use of paleontology?"
The question has been asked in congress
by representatives who freely expressed
the opinion that this branch Of science
was Of no value whatever. Regarding
it from this point of view, they proposed
to give no money to it i'll the appropria-
tion for the geological survey. In order
to get word on two on the other side
of the question. a writer asked Major J.
w. Powell to explain what paleontology
was good for.
Ito begin with, said he, "all the sed-
imentary rocks of the world are eharac-
terized by certain fossils Of animals and
plants which they contain. The rocks
are classified by their fossils, which in
dicate the age Of the formation in each
case and the age at which it was laid
down, Thus the study of the rocks is
the study of the fossils in them, and we
call that study 'paleontology' BY its
aid we learn the history Of this earth on
which we live-the details of its build
ing and the story Of the development OF
life upon it..
"Paleontology is the basis of geo]og-
ical science. 1t has elevated mining
from mere guessWork TO the status Of
exact hno"ieo5e. al the work OF the
llliillhs ehsiheefS oi the "orla oepenus
upon IT, ne hlost Valnaple minerals
are sought for and discovered by the
study Of the rock formations, which can
only be traced by their fossils. All the
co'l III me Z l11'ea states Is mined ny
sucll lhe'lils' Many le'ls "l IRON are II
llhe manner rented 70 t1ie aed11hehtarH
rocks. ~ lhe lead Ct iowa a1ia Mis-
sour anu the Sllvef nt 1olofaoo are Or
tanned from rocks whose bearing VEINS
ana loaes are traced by the fosslls they
contain. Ilns you will perceive that
II great measure the riches OF the earth
are derived from and civilization de-
pends upon paleontology.
"PaleontoloSy IS recognized as the
basis OF all the geological surveys Of
Europe and Asia. Next after ptleontol-
ogy IA pHlnt ot Importance comes the
study 81 the chemistry Vt Tns4ls, and
afttr chemistry 'lithololy,--lhat N, Y
study OF the crystals Ut 1Ocks--ls to W.
G'il941tit|' AiA&l'teiie"!tN 't!i l1tGieStillS
and valuable contribution TO science IS
afforded by studying tle animals ami
plants whose remains al'e found prG
served II tine rocks Ihcy te!l tEe stoi!
OF the llIe history OF the world. How
eVer that IS only matter OF secondary
Importance. Let NE add that every
state geological survey thuS t&r made,
is well IS every geological survey ex-
cCHted by the CnlIed States, mas been
based Oh pHlc5ntolo9y.