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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
Secretary ElkIns Ill

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Sept 10. ---sccre-
tary of War Elkins, who delivered a
lengthy speech to the Republicans of
Davis, W. Va, last night, was taken
i'll on his way 10 this city early this
morning and was compelled TO leave
the train at Harrison and return ~ his
home at Elkiaa
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
Missouri Farmers Battle.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept 10.-Peter
Richardson and Hiram Feathcrstone,
farmers, who had a long standing
grudge, met this morning in the town
Of Bonnie TerTe and after some angry
words drew revolvers and began firing.
Richardson was shot in the head and
died instantly and Featherstone re-
ceived mortal wound.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
KILLED BY A MADMAN.
Mother and Infant Found Foully Slain
The Murderer Missing.

WAvERLY, o., Sept. 10.-Yesterday
morning the s-year-old son of J. j.
Vanmeter of the village of Idaho
awoke to find limself alone in the
house.
After waiting an hour for the return
of his father and mother and the baby
he started to go to his grandfather's u
mile away. In short time he came
upon the mutj)atcd and dead bodies of
his mother and the baby.
Vanmetcr is missing. He had given
evidence of unsoundness of mind. The
theory is that he murdered his wife
and baby and has probably killed him
self
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
A Cholera ship Nenrlnc Oneboc.

QUEBEC, Sept. 16. 1T is reported
that the steamer Lake Huron, now on
her way up the river and which passed
Father point Wednesday, has Asiatic
cholera on board and that six deaths
have occurred during the voyage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
Valuable Machinery Burned.

New York, Sept 10.-Fire at the
Brooklyn navy yard about 3 o'clock
this morning destroyed new set of
engines for the now cruiser Cincinnati,
valued at 100000, and additional
property worth at least 500, coo.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
wnl Aocept 30 Woe rn,.enre-..

cmcAGo, sept. 10 The railway
Companies have notified the Chicago
health department that no foreign
passengers will be accepted at New
York and other Eastern points unlesa
each one bears a bill of health.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
A M0rHER's CRIME.
Three Alleged Cholera Deaths on the
wyoming Attributed TO Poison.

Wyoming Attributed to Poison.
New YORK, Sept. 1G.-Ilcalth Com
missioner Allen stated on his return
from the lower bay this afternoon that
DR.. Sanborne now believes that Mrs.
Pearson poisoned her two children,
who died at upper quarantine of the
Wyoming and then committed suicide
herself in the same way. She appears
not to have been married to the map
who passed as her husband.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23

The tariff reform club Of New York
city has challenged the American Pro-
tective tariff league to . discussion OF
the tariff issue
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
Quarantlned AgaInst New YorI..

MADRID, Sept l7.-Tbe Spanish gov
eminent has declared quarantine
against New York. The Official Ga
zette announces to-day that all vessels
arriving at Spanish ports will be de-
tanned. Persons arriving AZ frontier
stations from New York wil also bs
subjected 10 quarantine.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
MIR. Ingalls, Home Again.

New York sept. 49, Senator ingalls,
arrived on The Mohawk from London
to-day. lie viii leave tomorrow for
the West
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23

6Tr. and Mrs George Clouscr Of
Mansfield, Ill, Friday celebrated their
sixty-eighth marriage anniversary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23

u. L. Duke, shot on Tuesday at Mem
pbss by George Forrest, is dead, and
this sheriff IS guarding the prisoner in
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
fnochlntIon EaperIlnnnl..

New YORK, Sept 17,--1he HeraId's
incubation cholera corrc ,pondent left
Paris for Hamburg at u O'Clock last
evening This is his statement be-
fore leaving: ~ feel perfectly
we'll again from two inoculations
with the exception OF tenderness
and a certain pricking over por.
lions Of my body where the
incubation has spread. 90 10 liam
burg with the sole idea Of testing
Haffkine's cholera preventive 90
with the full knowledge and assent of
Drs Pasteur and Haffkine. Both have
assured me that they will watch with
the utmost interest the result Of my
oxnariancaq
The Irish standard., 1892-09-17

The Catholic Church in this country
is not alone desirous of seeing negro
priests at work among their countrymen;
it also wishes that Indian clergymep
should labor among the descendants OF
the aboriginee, and for that reason it has
several Indian students now preparing
for the priesthood in some Of the western
seminaries.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

Arlington, Saturday, July 30th. Emory
S. Harris of Bennington, was elected
president; Maynard Knights and A. g.
Mckee of Arlington, Milo G. Reming-
ton of Bennington, Eugene V. Chase of
SALISBURY, John Pettibone of Man
chester and w. II. Beebe of DOrst, were
elected vice-presidents; John Nash of
Bennington and J. 7. Bentley of Man
chester, secretaries.
The following ticket was nominated !:
For Senators, Chas. f. Orvis of Man
chester, DR.. B. @. Jenney of Bennington.
For Assistant Judges, W. II. Beebe of
Dorset, S. Warner Munroe of Shafts
bury. For States Attorney, Alba G.
Fay of Readsboro. For Sheriff, George
X. Davis of Peru. For High Bailiff,
Robert S. Drysdale of Bennington. For
County Commissioner, Dorr G.. Barney
of Arlington.
The following county committee were
elected: Thomas II. Hall, chairman;
Clark Stone, Amos Aldrich, Charles K.
Young, Orlando E. Adams, Patrick
Morrissey, E. r. Buss.
Voted, That the County Convention of
1884 be mass convention, and that the
nominating committee in said conven-
ton consist of one from each town and
an additional one for every twenty-five
votes or larger fraction thereof cast for
the Democratic nominee 70, Governor in
1892. Resolutions were passed adopt
ing the platforms of the National Demo
cratic Convention of 1892, and the State
Democratic Convention held at Mont
pelier last May, and also passed resOlu-
lions favoring local option license law.
Voted, That the County Committee
fill any vacancies upon the ticket.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

-Allerton GOO, will try for a two
mile record.
Vermont Breeders meeting will be
held week after next.
Goldsmith Maid was II when she
made her record of 2.14.
Change of weather, same as the last
few days, brings on the distemper.
California breeds are preparing for a
wholesale smashing Of records this fall.
-Arion (2.1O9, is in the hands of
Mainn again, and will be trained for fast
work.
The two mile harness record is 4.43,
made by Fanny Witherspoon in 1885 at
Chicago.
The late spring has greatly inter
fered with the conditioning of horses for
race work.
-Axtel's stud fee is $1,000, and at
that price his season has been remarka-
bly, heavy.
Towns in Vermont half the size of
Bennington, have successful trotting
meetings.
"A horse must have some breeding of
note to bring anything above the ordi-
nary price.
Now is the time to think over what
you have got that is good enough to
send to the fairs.
1t is said that S11,O 900 was recently
refused for the Vermont stallion, Mat
terhorn 2.31 by Nutwood.
"A Boston gentleman sends to DR..
Burgess this week a high bred colt
which he will train for speed.
Tennessee breeders think more of
Ben FTanklins shadow than Vermont
breeders did of dis whole body.
Colt breakers should teach colt to
become a first-class reiner. 1t takes
time and patience, but pays in the end
"A bicycle rider has made a record
for the quarter mile better than either
trotter or PAGER. Time, 2S4, at Hartford,
Conn.
Ten of the best stations in this
country will start in a race at Grand
Rapids, Mich, on August 18th for a
stake of $4,000.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

ENSIGN RICHARDSON ''goes one better
on the veteran gardener, B. F. Roberts, in
the tomato line, he having picked ripe
fruit from his vines the 21st of July.
THE Degree of Rebekah Lodge, 1. o. o.
grounds Saturday. The day was pleas
ant and there was good attendance.
Tea was served from 3 to $50 p. m.
WHY do not our authorities see to it
that street brawls are prevented. When
it gets to become regular thing within
few rods of the corner, it seems to us
that some officer would wake up. Or
haven we any police?
ORDERS for the Centennial volume
one or more copies-may be left at this
office, and will be attended to in due
course. While the provision for the sale
of this work is not definitely settled
yet our readers who wish the book
should file their orders now.
THE Hon. H. G.. Root has greatly i'm
proved the sidewalk on Elm street on
which his premises fl ont. The walk has
been Strengthened, raised and leveled,
and much fine gravel placed on it, which
will make it one of the best walks in the
village.
H. H. HURLBURT last week went to
New York and Chicago on a business
trip At the latter city his son Carl is
doing lucrative business. Thence Mr.
Hurlburt will go on to Butte city, Mon.
tana, and visit daughter, Mrs. w. f.
Cobban.
THE base ball game on the Soldiers
Home grounds, last Saturday afternoon,
was witnessed by goodly number of
people. Nine innings were played, the
score standing to in favor of the North
Hoosicks. The Bennington nine did
some good playing, as well as the
winners.
Gov. PAGE says that if it is necessary
the whole power of the State will be
used to protect civil officers in the dis
charge of their duty. He said this re-
recently. The friends of law and order,
backbone to support them.
THE second monthly address on COM
posers of sacred music was given, by the
Rev. Chas. r. Seymour in the Second
Congregational church Sunday evening.
The subject selected was Haydn and the
music was entirely compositions of the
celebrated composer. ms series of
discourses is very interesting.
ROSCOE BURcH and Arthur Chase
caught an eel below the School street
bridge last Saturday that weighe ed two
pounds. Little Luella Chase ran for
knife after the boys had together landed
his eelship. 1t was a question for few
moments whether the eel would not get
back into the water again, but was
finally secured.
A SPRING brook crosses west Elm
street, and it has been suggested that an
iron kettle for watering horses be placed
above this point by the selectmen, as the
tub has been done away with on West
Main street. We have none too many at
present in the approaches to the village.
The Soldiers Home watering trough
needs more head to ensure a running
stream of water large enough to meet
the demands upon it. By the way where
are the watering places the Selectmen
were to locate? As Mr.. II. W. Putnam
was to donate the fixtures and water
action need not be delayed.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
The Father Matthew Picnic and Field
Day

We are fast approaching Bennington
holiday, Augusta 10th, which has been
successfully observed by the local branch
of the Father Matthew T. A. b. Society
since 1878 (making this it's fourteenth
annual plcnic). Reference to the large
bills and Autographs that are posted
about town will show that this well
known organization have arranged a
very fine programme. The following is
description and programme of what
will take place on that day. The day
will be made up of various sports and
attractions. A grand exhibition drill by
the Father Matthew Cadets of North
Adams, Mass, and the Bennington Rifles
at o'clock. This will be the opening of
the picnic. A tug of war between the
Fire Department and the Father Matthew
7. A. B. Society, and numerous other
sports such as running race, hurdle race,
throwing the hammer, ETC., will follow.
The principal attraction of the day
will be a a grand balloon ascension and
parachute jump by the thrilling and as
founding Prof. Jos. La Roux of Paris,
France, advertised as "the talk of two
hemispheres, and the greatest sensation
of the 10Th century, will give marvellous
demonstrations of aerial navigation"
The Professor at this picnic appears with
his newly invented air ship. A large
number of people are flocking every
where to see this danger scorning ero-
naut in his; thrilling achievement and
death defying parachute jump from a
balloon more than 5000 feet above the
earth; away up among the clouds with
nothing but space beneath and an UNI
brella overhead, and descends in perfect
safety to terra .frmd. There is no trick,
no deception about this, the most thrill
ling and astounding feat ever performed.
Though seemingly wild and reckless,
Prof. La Roux has performed this mar
velous feat with safety more than a
thousand times, so the most timid, he
says, need have no fear of witnessing it.
At large expense the society has pro-
cured this world famed" aerial naviga-
tor, who has created genuine sensation
in every civilized country of the world,
and he will positively appear as above
stated. He leaps from the swiftly soar
ing air ship and relies entirely upon the
imitation of his air umbrella, and safely
drops from the dome of the clouds to
mother earth.
There will be a sparring match be-
tween Prof. Burns of Boston and Con.
McAuliff of New York. There is large
dancing pavilion on the grounds and
music will be furnished by Prof. Gold
smiths full orchestra This will be a
fine opportunity to visit the Bennington
Battle Monument and the Vermont Sol
diers' Home.
This Society has spared no pains to
make this the most successful picnic
ever held in the State.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

that he would encounter bad luck if, he
came, for one of his best performers,
Ed. Stowe of Ohio, met a serious acct
dent in Bennington in 1879. Stowe, in
somersaulting over a herd of elephants,
sustained broken leg. 1t is a singular
fact that more than ninety per cent. OF
all the tented shows that ever exhibited
in Bennington for nearly century have
been in August.
"The first elephant ever shown in town
was in 1872. The troublOus times with
England were fresh in the minds of the
small boy of that period, and ANYTHING
great and powerful was apt to be asso-
ciated with the mother country. In this
way many of the small boys who had
never seen, or had only vague idea of
the animal, supposed the monster must
be an Englishman as a matter of course.
A number of aged men, now dead, were
fond of telling how they trembled and
turned pale when in early childhood
they were taken to view the dreaded
'Englishman.' The elephant was kept
for number of days in barn near the
old First Church at Bennington Centre
1t was female elephant and was claim
ed to be the largest and most sagacious
in the world. She wilt lie down and get
up at command She will also draw a
cork from bottle and with her trunk
manage it in such manner as to drink
its contents The animal was twelve
years old and weighed 400 pounds.
She measured twenty feet from end of
tail to end of trunk, stood eight feet
high and was twelve feet around the
body. Such was the Jumbo of 1912. 1t
was claimed, and, perhaps, with truth,
that she was the only elephant in the
United States during that year. AS the
animal was imported from London, it
met its death the next season in Rhode
Island by musket ball fired by crank
who hated anything that had breathed
on English sOil,'
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
The Forepangh Show.

This show was in Bennington Wednes-
day, coming from Rutland and going
from here to North Adams-thence to
Troy, where it exhibits to-day. There
is hardly anything that brings so much
enjoyment to both old and young. A
casual glance at the property gives one
an idea of the great changes that have
occurred since some of us were boys.
Then the circus and menagerie travelled
slowly over the country, the wagons
hauled by horses over all kinds of roads,
and the performers ditto. Now all
travel in finely equipped railway trains
and the question of transportation is a
matter of a few hours. The actors sleep
in elegant parlor cars that serve as living
rooms by day and sleeping apartments
by night, taking along dining cars. etc.
1t has become one of the incidents of the
day to watch the unloading of the circus
train in the morning and its reloading
and departure after the evening per-
Torrance is concluded. This is almost
as much of a sight as the show itself.
Forepaugh's people and show travel in
sixty cars, made especially for them.
These cars are long and are drawn in
three sections-when coupled together
with the three locomotives it al makes a
solid mile of train. BY this some idea
of the immensely of the show can be
realized.
The number of people connected with
this show varies with the season. When
full there are one thousand on the pay
rolls, some 800 of whom are the advance
men. AS they were seen Wednesday
there were some $50 people in town con-
nected with the show. The B. & r. and
Fitchburg railways transported the
whole to the three points named above
without incident or accident other than
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
PERSONALS.

CHAs. S. STEEL of Chicago, ILL.,, is
visiting in town.
Miss LIZZIE GRANGER of Troy, N. Y,
is visiting friends in town.
MRS. GEO. A. PACKER of Troy, N. Y,
spent the Sabbath with Mrs. David
Carpenter.
MISS AFFORD of Boston is stopping
with her sister, Mrs. G. F. Leonard for a
few weeks. ID
JUDGES SHELLEY AND DAZZLING have
had a crossing laid across Main street to
connect with Harrison avenue.
EDWARD c. BENNETT has been APP
pointed Regimental Color Sergeant of
the National Guard of Vermont.
Mrs. c. A. HOLDEN of Watertown, N.
Y, is visiting with the family of Chas.
Sibley and other friends in town.
Miss DRUCILLA DAKIN, class of 1872, of
the Bennington Graded school, has been
engaged as teacher in the Lawrence Dis
trict.
Miss H. J. MORGAN leaves town on
Monday for a few weeks at Block Island,
Mass. Ella Martin has charge of her
store during her absence.
MISS MINNIE BUSHNELL PRICE and
mother, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visitin G
Miss Isabella Goldsmith. Miss Price is
organist at St. Luke's, New York city.
Miss JULIA E. WELLINGTON, for a
number of years connected with the
BANNER, but now of Erie, Pa, is spending
her vacation with friends and relatives
here.
EDWARD w. RUTTENBER aud wife of
Newburgh, N. Y, are visiting in town.
Mr.. Ruttenber has been experimenting
the repairs on the Newton homestead oil
North street.
F. L. BLAKE and wife of Grand
Rapids, Mich, are visiting in town. Mr..
Blake expects to remain another week.
He says that Bennington has greatly i'm
proved since he went West few years
since.
HARRISON PECKHAM of Cooperstown,
N. Y, was in town this week, called at
this Office and subscribed for the
BANNER. This is the common custom,
and we are always glad to see our
friends.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
Sons of the American Revolution.

The annual meeting will be held in
Burlington, as previously announced, on
August 10Th. If enough members go
from here to constitute considerable
party Supt. Bennett has signified his
willingness to run the morning mixed
train to Rutland special enabling the
Bennington county members to leave at
a. M, and reach Burlington at II
o'clock. Those wishing to go should
leave word with Col. Bennett at once to
ensure the special train. Secretary
Forbes announces:
The business meeting will take place
in the Van Ness House parlors, at 200
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The order of business includes the
election of officers for the ensuing year,
the election of three delegates to the Ma
tiOnal Congress of 1898, and the consider
alton of any amendments to the Consti-
tuition, provided that notice of the pro-
posed alteration shall ha 70 been given
at a previous meeting.
A pleasant feature of the meeting will
be boat ride on Lake Champlain, on
the Reindeer" Members and their
friends will take the steamer at the Cen
trail Vermont dock, foot of College
street, at 4.30 o'clock p. m.
The annual banquet will take place in
the new dining hall of the Van Ness
House, at 7.3O o'clock, Tuesday evening,
to which all members of the Vermont
Society of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, and the lady friends of
members, are cordially invited. The
literary exercises will follow, with Gen.
j. G. Mccullough as POSTMASTER.
Tickets for the boat ride and banquet
can be obtained of the Secretary or
Treasurer.
The Central Vermont and Bennington
& Rutland railroads will sell round trip
tickets for fare one way, where the dis
lance is thirty-four miles and over, and
two cents per mile for thirty-three miles
or less with maximum rate of 81 and a
minimum rate of 25 cents. Tickets on
sale at railroad stations.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

The Firemen at Middleburx.

The hose Races which we noted last
week were completed Friday. In the
procession Thursday the Bennington
City Band headed one of the divisions
and the Putnam Hose followed them.
These two organizations were the OBJ
served of all observers in the grand pro-
cession, which was one of the finest ever
witnessed i'll Vermont. Nearly 1000
firemen were in line, companies being
present from Ticonderoga, Port Henry,
Plattsburgh, Salem and Whitehall, in
New York, in addition to the entire fire
departments of Vermont. The Benning-
ton boys received grand ovation from
the six thousand visitors in that town.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
The old.TIme circus and Elephant.

The Bennington correspondent of the
Troy Times, says: "Forepaugh's canvas
city with its flying flags and banners
will rise from breezy field in Benning
ton tomorrow. The huckster and the
toy-baloon man have come, and if the
sun shines the hill towns will pour such
a motley crowd into Bennington as only
a circus can bring out. The last time
the show was in town was August 18th,
1888, and the Custer battle and Mountain
Meadow massacre were the attractions
of the day. Up to that time Forepaugh
gave the town wide berth for num-
Der of years, owing, it was said by the
advance agent, to a superstitious, fear
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05
Republican County and Town Commit
tees for 1924.

tees for 1894.
The following is list of the Republi-
can County and Town Committees for
the County of Bennington. Preserve
this list as it may come handy for use
during the campaign:
County Commeittee:-J. II. Whipple,
Manchester; K. G. Woodwork, Airing
ton; NJ. j. Hapgood, Peru; d. T. Bates,
Pownal; Tyler Goodell, Readsboro;
Frank NJ. Tiffany, Bennington; Geo. b.
Sheldon, Rupsrt.
To,on onlmitte:-Arlington, G.. NJ.
Bro wnson, II. w. Farnum, r. H. Andrew.
Bennington, L. E. Gibson, E. D. Well
ing, A. b. Valentine.
Dorset, Sherman Nichols, Chas. Will
Hams, G. H. Reed.
Glastonbury, Untitled.
Landgrove, W. W. Wylie, Alfred
Childs, w. E. Tuttle.
Manchester, E. G. Orvis, ]. G. Black
mer, r. w. Cook.
Peru, Ira r. Walker, John Coolidge,
P. T. Wyman.
Pownal, w. E. Niles, D. T. Bates, A.
B. Gardner.
Readsboro, F. L. Bowen, E. ]. Bull
lock, b. A. Stone.
Rupert, A. P. Sheldon, M. F. Roberts,
John Peltier.
Sandgate, W. S. Bentley, W. c. Peck,
A. V. Turner.
Searsburgh, Geo. Harrington, W. F.
Shippee, Geo. J. Bond.
SALISBURY, G. A. Bruce, II. A. Bot
tum, Z. G. Tinkham.
Stamford, obed Hall, j. W. Willard,
r. A. J. Sanford.
Sunderland, E. L. Lawrence, H. n.
Shaw, II. S. Burt.
Winhall, b. c. Benson, j. NJ. Kendall,
1. L. Kelly.
Woodford, Myron II. Woodward, j. II.
Evans, John Harbour.