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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-02

STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Cour
District Of Bennington, IS. 6held at Probate OF
fee in Bennington, within and for said district on
the end day OF June, A d. 1898.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-02

When will our people learn to let these
"wild cat'' western Investment schemes
alone? Moral-invest the surplus at
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-02
Worlds Fair Visitors Association,
Every Fay. Fast Train, D. & H. and Erie.
ROUND TRIP $500.

These tickets include one weeks hotel accom-
modations in Chicago. Lowest cut rates on any
Trunk lines to Chicago and all points West. For
particulars address. W. G. RITTER 3I5 River
Street, Troy, N. Y.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

One OF our medical exchanges re-
lates the following as a fact;
William Herman, a resident of
Pittsburg Pa, committed sui eide a
few days ago from a melancholy con.
yiction that he was his own grand
father. Here is a singular letter
that he left; VI married q widow
who5had a grown-up daughter. My
father visited our house very often,
fell in love with my stepdaughter,
and married her. So my father
became my son.in- law and my step.
daughter my mother, because she
was my fathers wife. Sometimes
afterward my wife had a SON; he was
my fathers brother 10 law and my
uncle, for he was the brother of my
stepmother. My fathers wife,. e.,
my slepdaughter--had also a son; he
was, of course my brother, and in the
meantime my grandchild, for he was
the son of my daughter. My wife
was my grandmother, because sh 9
was my mothers mother. ! was my
wife's husband and graudchild at the
same time. And as the husband Of q
persons grandmother is his grand.
father, I was my own grandfather.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27
PATS Answer. to aJaefs Ned.

EAG>B ABAS 10 uJRGHS t@S&As
Mr.. EdItor-One OF your subscribers
and citizen we'll known in your parish
has been good emo ugh to send me a
copy ofyour paper containing the
said Uncle Ned's rather original f)
reports Of my labor among the
Alliance men of his neighborhood.
and as | b ave always received fair
play from the Democratic organs OIL
Caicasien, I take for granted you
will allow me to place myself as ]
know / was while in your parish
I do this, not beconse / feel over
anxious to measure swords W 18th the
youthful Ned or raise a storm of windy
words over his peculiar logic and
keen sense o ( justice and good man
ners. | make nc pretense of know
ing anything about his inward ma
ture". I am only an ordiary man
and leave all such close inspections
to a Higher Power. Bat raise
an objection to being represented as
inducing the farmers of Vermillion
over to the Third Party under the
guise of the alliance. There was no
gaise or disguise about it. | honestly
told them, in as good English as
could use that | was there as an
advocate OF the Peoples Party plat.
form, / have no excuse to offer for SO
doing. It may have affecte d my in
ner nature, as Uncle Ned imagines
but, bless you! I don't feel it, and ]
sleep as usual. As fer my willing
r am snre any one who knows ME
will take that Statement with a grain
of salt. / did say, and still stick
to it, that neither of the Old Parties
W as or could be a friend to the far
mer or workingman; and for good,
solid testimony. I referred them to
our late combines or political bar
gans. The Democratic gentlemen OF
this parish well know that Igener-
ally say what | mean thing politic-
ally and that / hardly care about
hunting an excuse. In f CT, my sin
ner nature" is so sadly out of line
with aspiring Ned that, I honestly
believe our cause can stand on its
merits and neads no excuse . And,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27
Corporation TsEssaes.
Toagn Of AbbeUiNe as. delinquent Taa
Debtors

40tEV W dUUECtGE U.s. OGtEE4AEdst LUZ
Debtors
By virtue Of the authority vested
in me by the eonstition aud laws OF
the State of Louisiana and the Town
of Abbeville, I will sell at the prin
cipal front door Of the courthouse
within the legal hours of judicial
sales, beginning at II o'clock a. IN.
on SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1893,
and continuing on each succeeding
day until said sales are completed,
all imnovable property on which
taxes are now due to the town oil
Abbeville of the parish Of Vermilion
to enforce the collection of taxes as
sessed 30 the years 1890, 1891, and
1892 Sgetber with interest thereon
from Be thirty-frst of December Of
each S2ar respectively at the rate oil
two per cent per month Until paid,
and all costs.
Tho name Of said delinquent tax
payers, the amount of taxes due by
each On the assessment Of said years
and the immovahle property asses:
ed to each to he offered for sale as
follows to- wit:
Jos. S. Nunez. Lots 90 and % Mig
on addition and improvements tax
es for year 1890 1915, 1891 So,
IS, 1892 $5,75.
Gilbert Labauve, Lot AZ Nixon ad-
dition and improvements. One
lot III Areas addition East by st.
Charles St. 1923.
On said day Of sale / will sell
such portions of said property as
each debtor will point out, and in
case the debtor will not point
sufficient property, | will at onnce,
and without further delay, sell the
least quantity of said property ol
any debtor, which any bidder will
buy for the amount of taxes, interest
and costs due by said debtor; the
sale will be without apraisement,
for cash, in legal tender money oil
the United States, aud the proper
" sold shall be redeemable at any
time within one year from the date
of sale; by payihg the price given
with twenty per cent, and costs and
penalty added.
Collectors Office May Goth 1898
Euphemon Leblanc Con and Tax
collector.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27
The Meridional wants the Able.

The Meridional wants the Able.
vile boys to organize a gun club to
shoot a match with our boys. This
is a splendid idea; let the boys Of Alb
beville organize, a gun club, base
ball club and foot ball club, organ.
ize q railroad excursion TO come
here and meet our own boys on the
field. II they come we will do our
best to co ertain them, and our PEG"
pie would also make it a pleasure to
organize an excursion to 60 to Alb
beville. Let them consider this.
Messenger
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

Houma needs a high school Very
badly. AS soon as practicable the
Police Jury and School Board should
lay aside money for the purpose of
building a school of this kind 10
some portion of the Parish. Nearly
every other town the size oil Houma
in the State has Q school at which
the young people of the Parish can
receive sufficient instruction to pre-.
pare them for the walks Of life.
There IS no reason why Houma
should remain behind. The planters
of the Parish'a as we'll the merchants
and other business men of Houma
would contribute literally to such
an institution of learning if the Parish
officials would start the oall rooling ].
Courier
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

Whatever happens, or does not
happen 10 regard to the currency
question in this country it will be
we'll to bear in mind a few facts.
The soil is here just the same, and il
will raise as large crops. So there
will be the same work for the
farmers. People must still wear
clothes, 80 there will be the same
work for the textile m auafacters
Human needs will in all cases re
main just the same as before, and
they are constantly increasing be-
sides. Is long rs these needs must
be supplied there Aill be work and
trade. Consequently ways to get q
liviDg.-Boyce Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

garment and found himself
completely rugged while Bumm,
not having the knit stuff, took his
knife out and, 10 a wild moment
of enthusiasm, sacrificed his only
domestic pa ntlets to his appearance
10 the ring. How they rubbed,
squinted water, and Coached !!
watch his deadly left 2, "Play Tor
his wind" rush him on the ropes:
have fallen from the lips of such as
Carroll any Dempsy in great places,
and when thousands saw and listen.
ed, but never with more earnestness
than these true bonn sons of fame
uttered them.
What love- What devotion |
IF he who threw the eggs at Harry
Bunm the the night be appeared Oh
the square with the snake doctor
saw him at the ring side Saturday
night, we dare to say his nights
have since been sleepless with re.
morse, and could the tough who
split open Bowen's head at New
Iberia with a chunk Of iron have
seen that noble brow rising above
the icy sprays Of saliva and tobacco
stained water, he would have telt
shame deeply.
So far did the sports" ontshine
the pugilists that few noticed that
these was not a single blow landed
in the round before the last. When
time was next called Osburn came
Up groggy although he had gone to
his corner as spry as a cat His
first point was to present the back
of his neck to his opponent for the
knock out blow but Jones was to
green to see it lThey had not work.
ed together enough) He then fell
on his back with his ieet up from a
blow which barely reached him.
Suddenly came the knock out blow.
1t was well calculated aud came
from the tip of the glove aud land.
ed on the left shoulder blade
Osburn fell hard and was counted
out while yet in dream land. When
he got up he went up to Jones and
shook hands and than jumping
through the ropes went to his
room.
There was then a benefited given
for Bowen who spared a compli.
mentary bout with Harry Bumm.
1t was announced that owing to the
lick received on his head he had
lost a forfeit in not being able to
appear in a fight which was to have
taken place ID New Iberia.
The hat was passed around and
something over 81 cents collected.
Taken as a whole the affair was a
grand success. The only thing that
failed in any way was :he inability
of those Lafayette devotees to this
10th century entertainment" to
place any money on the fight. How
chilling it must have been for a
Lafayette sport Offering to bet to be
answered by an Abbeville zap
I"Our suckers amt out TO night"
Really it does seem that the poor
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

thinking farmers Of Vermillion re-
member how the present a dmin stra-
ton was built on the broken PROM
Uses made to tho Alliance at Lafay.
cite; and the recorded vote of our
q ppointed Congressman against the
Anti Option Bill isn't lost sign
off and Mr.. Cleveland's Bond-enort
wont let them forget that Wall
Street controls the machine at
Washington; and if they needed
anything to make then sick of a
party whose leaders refuse an in.
crease of the currency under the plea
Of there being an over plus Of money
on the market, find their pill in the
fact that in Vern,llion and around
Abbeville. more than one half Of the
small farmers have TO depend on
their hens to furnish them with d
medium of exchange. And now,
have we a Democratic Party 7 Take
Cleyeland's Cabinet. Pray Uncle
Ned, tell me did you ever hear of
such a sweet mixture Of Republicah-
ism and Democracy ? Cleveland has
kicked the Dem ,cratic party out Of
doors, and, strange as it may sound
to you Uncle Ned if you want 70
find the pieces, you mist ask the
third Party for I'll nm. No; I used
no disguise, Uncle Mel, neither did
I get down to Billingsgate: | simply
stated facts some Of them rather
unpleasant for the refined ears of
those gentlemen WHO posed as the
farmers friend, anti a great improve.
ment ON the ungodly McEneritiesj
strange as 1t may appear to Uncle
Ned, quite a number Of The Creole
and Etglish speaking element agreed
with me, and | have Mo fear Of snci
attacks as his will drive them back
into the tender embraces of the Old
Political Bosses. In fact, Uncle
Ned, you would he surprised if you
only knew the number Of good;
honest farmers and lahorers who are
combining TO teach just such Chaps
as you are that, they have eyes
to e with; brains 10 think With
and votes that belong to them selves
And now. as its hardly WORTH
my while to waste much time
on a man who meets a statement
of facts with personal abuse and
ihuend0e allow me to Inform the
gentleman, and all who belive like
him, that fighting our cause by
mudslinging at our leaders and pos
ing as political saints will fail in
stopping a cause whose foundations
are EMBEDDED IN justice, honor, and q
true sense of what an American
citizen owes 10 himself, fahdilys
and country; and / hardly think the
Democratic wire -pnllers of Yer
million will run after Uncle Ned's
kind OF debaters aud smother them
with houors and fat Offices BY way
of reward for their use of the En-
glish language. Yours respectfully
PAT CALVIN,
China, La.
In giving place to the above we
feel it our duty as q Democrat 10
comment on n few of GalviD's errors
and sophistries. To begin with Cleve
land has issued no bonds though
inplored to do so BY the bankers
Mr.. Gresham the only man in tho
cabinet who ia not an old Democrat,
is the gentleman whom the peoples
party were pullers literally bcseiged
with appeals to accept.the presiden-
tial nomination last year. The I'M
piled inference that our congressman
Hoh Andrew Price voted against the
anti-ontiOn bill il q slanderOus mis-.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27
Abbevile,s First Prize Fight.

During the early part of last week.
Abbeville was flooded with circulars
and posters advertising a grand
glove contest to take place between
Dave Osburn middle weight champ
ion of Austin Texas and F. O..
Jones champion Of Lake Charles
Osbarns other name is Ed. Boutte
and Jones has been oilipg furni-
ture with an oiled rag several
years past under the name Of Fred
Grhbe.
The next thing to show DIP was
ono of the fighters, a young man,
who came over three days before
the fight to train. He took board
at one of our best houses aud in
his appearance and manners as.
sumed good breeding. He played
no cards nor drank, and even denied
by his rare exemploriness the use
Of tobacco.
On Saturday there came over on
the train to witness the fight one
JOHNNY Bowen and the lately depart
ed snake doctors pard Harry Bumm.
IN the evening a hack full Of
Lafayette sports drove in, bringing
with them the other fighter.
Arrangements were completed for
the contest at the French Hall, and
as the hour for the fight approached
the crowd began to gather. At nine
the doors were thrown open and
admission allowed at the price of
one dollar; about six person paid and
went in-no doubt with expectancy
high hung.
With them entered tbig virtue
of their ofice) seven justices of
the peace with their eonstables, the
sheriff and a half a dozen deputies
and fourteen local newspaper men.
To these the pugilists were in
troduced, and the entrance price
being reduced to so cents, a larger
attendance was awaited. Four
more persons came in. To these
the two yer men introduced to the
others re-introduced and the fight
began.
The gloves were regular 8 OF
bags. Round LIST lasted two minu-
tes, and a kick was raised by a few
for being heat out Of one minute.
When time was called the men.
went to their corners and received
q little attention from their seconds
in the way of tanning. Things
went along smoothly till the
fourth rounds when Osbufn went
down on his, knee. for some unex-
plained reason and allowed his
opponent to chuck him under the
jaw. This blow serve as a wedge
for the exhibition of true pugilistic
talent on the part Of johnny Bowen
and Harry Bumr1. One ventnred
into the ring to rundown" just as
soon as time was called, and no
sooner was he within the ropes than
the other followed and gave his
attention to coaching. In the fifth
round, no objections having been
raised to their help, the sports were
dead in it. When time was called
they we're both in the ring second.
ing for every thing ont.
Bowen had taken in a quart of
water into his guzzle which he by
some pardonable method squinted
into Jones face after the style of an
elephant. This novel spray surpris.
ed the pugilist as we'll as the audi
ence, but all supposed it was alright
while Bowen's breast swellei with
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

Really it does seem that the poor
farmer and stock man have a multi.
tude of constantly increasing evils
to contend against. The latest pest
is the Horn Fly a small black fly.
bearing considerable resemblance to
the house fly. 1t made its first ap-
pearance here last year and is now
reported in large numbers. They
gather on the sides Of the cattle near
the shoulder joint an around the
horns, and remain there 10 cluster
Being armed with a sharp bill they
draw blood the same as a mosquito
or horse fly and make sore places.
This fly is supposed to have original.
ed in France and was first reported
10 this country in 1887. in New
Jersey. Among wild stock par
ticularly nothing can be done for
relief. but domesticated cattle may
be protected by spraying them with
kerosene emulsion or applying first
oil to the horns and points of
shoulder.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-27

Joe Gunder. one OF the largest
and wealthiest ranchmen in Texas
will send to the Worlds Fair a Pc
land China hog which he claims TO
be the largest in the world. It is
three feet and four inches in height,
seven feet, and four inches from the
tip OF bis nose to the tip of its tail.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

Rev. G. s. Bullock will have charge Of
the Y. M. @. A. mems meetings Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Special singing will
be provided. All men are invited.
The US will give an anniversary enter
tainment in the parlors of the M. f. church
Monday evening. A program will be given
and refreshments will be served.
w. II. Krepps, of ST. Johns, has been in
Owosso during the week.
Elmer Underwood has taken the position
of delivery man for E. NJ. johnson.
Miss Katie Haupt is on the sick list this
week.
Miss Cora Miller, of the Emerson school,
is enjoying an attack of the mumps this
week. Miss Lizzie Bartrem supplying her
room.
Chesaning Argus: Edward Stannard, a
former Chesaning boy with pluck, integrity
and perseverance, who has been the last
three years with j. j. Davis, in Owosso,
goes to Corunna TO take charge of branch
store established there by Mr.. Davis. We
are glad to note this new success of one of
our boys and the evident confidence his en-
ployer thus places in him. We challenge
any town to produce brighter, better lot of
boys than Chesaning has turned out in the
past few years.
Lost in Venice township near Martins
corners, a white colored English Lewelleyn
bitch tan spot on head and tan ears. A lib
eral reward will be paid for her return to
Peter Geek in Venice or Andy Geek, Owosso.
Life is short and time is feeting, but
Hoods Sarsaparilla will bless humanity as
the ages roll on. Try 1t this season.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

New Jersey was the first state to pass a
law for the general improvement of public
roads, and Union was the first county to
avail herself of its provisions. What was
the result9 Chauncy b. Ripley in an ad-
dress last year before the State Road Con-
vention of New Jersey stated that Union
county had been put forward fifty years on
the dial of progress and prosperity. There
is a real estate. boom in every city and town.
ship of the county, and land is worth and is
selling for from 10 to 80 per cent more than
during the two previous decades
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
Oil Inspectorship.

State Republican.
The long-looked-for oil inspectorship was
decided yesterday, by Governor Rich, in
favor of Neil Mcmillan, of Kent county. In
making this appointment the governor has,
after mature elaboration, evidently met the
wishes of the majority of the prominent re-
publicans of Kent county, as expressed per-
sonally and by letter to him. Several months
ago 1t was determined that this appointment
ought fairly to go to the republicans of Kent
and two candidates appeared i'm the field
Messrs. Sellers and Mcmillan. AS regarded
ability there was little choice in the candi-
dates. Mr.. Sellers, editor of the Cedar
Springs Clipper, is an uncompromising re-
publican and live worker, and the sympa-
thies of the republican press were naturally
forial fraternity so expressed themselves to
Governor Rich by letter; but knowing that
the appointment was to go to Kent, and
that the republicans of that county would
express their choice, it was distinctly mani
tested to Governor Rich by the editors that
in thus expressing their choice of Col. Sell
lers they did not wish to embarrass
his action in the slightest degree. To say
that the governor was DESTROYS of pleas
ing the press by honoring one of their num-
Der is but mild expression of the truth;
but he was also called to face the inevitable
fact that Mr.. Mcmillan undoubtedly held
the endorsements of by far the greater num-
Der Of the leading members of his party at
home, including the county committee, the
Kent members Of the congressional and
state committees and the legislative delega-
ton. In this view his duty seemed plain,
and he faced 1t by comforting the appoint
B,ent upon Mr.. Mcmillan. The position was
an unusually trying one, and the Republic
can believes that Governor Rich's decision
will be met with graceful and cordial COM
mendatlon by the press and voters of the
party in Michigan.
Mr.. Mcmillan is an old and tried worker
in the republican party Of this state, and ex-
ceedingly popular, as is evinced by the char
acter of his endorsements. He is a man of
genial nature, pleasant address, and liberal
educational requirements. In politics he Is
of the Zach. Chandler stalwart brand-a
man who never counts services nor cost
when republican principles are the prize to
be contended for. He has ably served Kent
county in the legislature, as has also his
competitor for the oil inspectorship, Mr..
Sellers.
There seems to be no reason why Mr.. Nc
MILAN should not prove an efficient officer.
The bondsmen of VIM. Davidson, st.
Johns saloon keeper, have been sued for
$4,000 damages by Miss Shaw, who claims
he sold liquor causing her fathers death,
The work in the schools is quite badly
broken up by the sickness of several
teachers.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

Jas. N. Mcbride is stirring up the Agri-
cultural College question in a way which
will result in good for the institution.
although it may cost him his position. That
his charges are true is beyond dispute. The
College is not doing the work which it is in
tended for and cannot until the present in
efficient president retires to give place to a
man of broad ideas and positive convictions,
one whose opinions will be respected by the
faculty and students.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

The pure ''rot" dealt out by Harper's
Weekly on the appointment of Henry A.
Robinson-'Judge," as the Weekly styles
him-as statistician in the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, is enough to dis
gust any reader of that paper who knows
anything of the mental caliber of the man.
He even disguised an Owosso democratic
audience last fall in his endeavor to prop up
the declining candidacy of Judge Morse and
Henry M. Youmans.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

The Cleveland administration cannot re-
cover from the disgrace brought upon 1t by
the act of Ex-Confederate Blount in pulling
down the stars and stripes at Honolulu.
Condemnation of the act is general.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

The selection of Hon. Neil Mcmillan, OF
Kent county, for State Oil Inspector seems
to be very satisfactory to the state at large.
Mr.. Mcmillan is one of the hard working
republicans of Michigan to whom the party
owes much.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
owes much.

The returns in the Office of the secretary
of state show that all the amendments ex-
cept possibly the one providing for respect
able salaries for several of the state officers
were adopted at the last election. The road
amendment carried by over 10000 majority.
Many of the northern counties will take adj
vantage of the new law and improve their
highways.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21
owosso. FRIDAY. APRIL 81, 1898.

Justice Field, Of the United States SUI
preme court. corrected an attorney recently
for referring to the United States in the
singular number.