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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-23
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
HESITATE OF LAWRENCE DALE

q
Notice of Settlement and Application for Dis
button.
STATE OF VERMONT, 60
Dtrict of Bennington
In Probate Court held at the Probate Ofhcd
Bennington, in said district, on the 18th day
March, A. d p, 1894.
Present, John V. Carney, Judge.
James A. Frazier, executor OF the estate
Lawrence Daley. late of Shat soq
in said district, deceased, presents his :,
ministration account for examination and az
auce and makes application for decree OF DIS
button and partition Of the estate of said deceas
Whereupor, IL is ordered by said Court,
said account and said appli cation be reierred
session thereof, to be held at the Prohate W
aforesaid. on the 9TH day of April, A. D.,
| for hearing and decision thereon, and, II Is
the- ordered, that notice thereof DC given to
| parties interested, by publication Of the 81
| three weeks successfully in the Bennine
| BANNER, newspaper published at Bennlng
previous to said time appointed for hearing,
| thew NAV appear ut said time and place,
| show cause, If any they may have, why SAID
count should not be allowed, and such dec
| made.
! A record whereof is ordered to be made.
n JOHN V. CARNEY, Judg
| A true COPY OF the origna Record.
10 Attest. JOHN V. CARNEY judo
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After beinr in IGNORANCE

After being in ignorance of his
name, birth place and parentage for 81
years, Frank Willets, the waif of the
burning steamer Niagara, has learned
who he is, and will, in few days, be re-
united with the members of his family
who survived the memorable disas ter
off Port Washington, in Septe m
Der, 1856. When a two-year-old babe,
Willis foated ashore on plank
from a blazing vessel. He has now
learned that his name is Frank Willetts,
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Bennington, Vt.
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH DALEY.

Notice of Settlement and Application for Distri-
button.
STATE OF VERMONT, ss
District of Bennington. '
At a session of the Probate Court holden at the
Probate office in bennington, in said district, on
the 18th day of March, A. D.. 1894.
Present, John V. Carney, Judge.
James A. Frazier administrator of the estate of
Elijah tn Daley late of Sh ftsbury, in said Dist.
deceased, presents his administration account for
examination and allowance. and makes apphca-
ton for a decree OF d;stri ution and partition OF
the estate of said deceased.
Whereuuon it is ordered by said court, that
said account and said application be referred to
session thereof. to be held at the Probate Office
aforesaid, on the 7th day of April, A. D.,
1884, for hearing and decision thereon: and 1t is
further ordered. that notice thereof be given to
all parties interested by publication OF the same
three weeks successfully in the Bennington BAN
NER, newspaper published at Bennington. pre-
vious to said time appointed for hearing, thar
they NAV appear at said time and place, and
show cause, IL any they may have. why said az
count should not be allowed and such decree
made.
A Record WI ereof is ordered to be made,
A true record, -.
Attest JOHN " CARNEY, Judge.
A true COPY Of the original record
10 Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge,
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and that he was born in Winooski, Chit
tenden county, 80 years ago. His father,
mother, and three brothers, he being the
next youngest child, were lost on the
NIAGARA
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v9sTATE OF ELIZA II HAWKS.

Il
Notice of Settlement and Application for Dtstri-
button,
STATE OF VERMONT, I
Dist. of Bennington. IS.
In Probate Court, held at Bennington, within
aud for said district, on the 22nd day Of March,
A. d. 1894.
Present. John V. Carney, Judge.
D. yelling. executor OF the estate
of Eliza H. Hawks late OF SALISBURY,
in said district, deceased, presents,
his administration account for exami
nation and allowance and make application for
a decree Of distribution and partition of the es-
tate Of said deceased
whereupou it is ordered by said Court, that
said account and said application be referred 70
a session thereof, to be held at the Probate Ohiee
aforesaid on the 9Th day Of April A. D..
1894 for hearing and decision thereon; and, 1t IS
further ordered. that notice thereof be given 10
all parties interested. by publication Of the same
three weeks successfully In the bennington BAN
NER. q newspaper published at Remington pre-
vious to said time for hearing, that they may ap,
pear at said time and place, and show cause y
any they may have, why said account should not
be allowed. and such decree made.
A record whereofis ordered to be made.
True Record, Attest,
JOHN v. CARNEY. Judge.
A True Copy Of the Original Record.
10 Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge
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There is an
Insurance Agent

In Burlington, VT, who is paying off the poll
cies he sold twenty years since.
See what the owner of Policy No. SSOS2 says
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Jan. 80. 1894
W. H. s. Whitcomb, General Agent Equitable
Life Assurance Society. Burlington, Vt
Dear Sir-I have given some time and consider
alton to the options offered me by the Equitable
under Policy No SS,0S2, taken out January 10th,
have enjoved $1,000 Of indisputable indemnity
for the past 20 years from the age of % to 81, L
notice can continue my policy, and the surplus
will pay me Sl66 45 per annum with additional
dividends, or l could have the Cash Surplus,
$l,9s72O or it would add to my policy 1886; all
of these OPTIONS continue the original policy of
So 900 without further premiums.
notice that the termination of the policy of
fers me an annuity for life Of about 1860, or
a cash value Of IA, 497 20. or a paid p insurance
of IS, 1855 and owing to my situation. have de-
cided to use the Cash Fund of 81 ,497.95, which 1
have received to-day.
desire to express my entire satisfaction with
this investment, and trust that you can quote
these results to increase the number of policy.
holders If your grand old society.
LUKE II. CARRINGToN.
-
Any one desiring Life or Endowment Insurance
can get statement of what such policies are be
ing settled at this year by writing the General
Agent at Burlington, VT. giving date of birth Of
person desiring policy.
E QUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
Insurance in force. Sg32 ,532 ,5I7
Assets. ..............'.'.'''.' 10y w, 3y6
Surplus. ........ ...'''''.'' oz,3ooIioU
AGENTS WANTED.
W. H. 5. WhItCOmb,
GENERAL AGENT,
BURLINGTON. VT.
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In Burlington, VT, who is paying off the poll
cies he sold twenty years since.
See what the owner of Policy No. 0S2 says
WHTTEHATI N V, lam go 1894
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

There's sweet surprise
In the blue OF the skies,
And the fresh, young green Ger the
earth that lies:
There are whirring wings,
And the broohlet sings
or a marvellous hest OF happenings
The winds warm kiss
ON days like this
Hints Of mystery. merged into subtle
BLISS
And the shy young leaves
On the sap-laden trees
Are tripping In time with the blithe,
winged breeze.
With the SUMS first ray,
Care IL charmed away,
And the heart goes dancing, CHANGING
gay.
Through the sunshine bland,
Led by Fancy's command,
To her airy, fairy-castled land.
In the zephyrs meet
Subtle perfumes sweet,
From the violet blooms that the meal
dows sheet;
Down the slopinF hills,
All the loosened rilla,
Are tinkling their matutinal trllls.
Now the warbled word
OF each early bird
In the glad, green aislcs of the wood In
heard.
With the fluttering wing,
Every Joyous thing
10 proclaiming a prophecy OF spring.
philadelphia Times.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

I felt sharp jar. and then that
heavenly spring and bound out Of dan
ger again The train had touched us,
but 80 quick and ready was the en-
gincer's pull OF the throttle that he
had brought us away asain--and a
second, the fractional part of n sec
ond. too soon. His face was red with
anger when I opened my eyes again
and looked around me.
I" Too quick again. By 10y no
shouted hoarsely. Its now or never
this time. ri stop her now or wen
all be in the ditch
IT was now or never without a
doubt, for we could see the curve
ahead. and not far ahead at tho sixty
mile clip We were going. Wind allowed
up sharp, and 1 shall never forget my
feelings as the cars bore down on us.
This time ! couldn't shut my eyes.
The fascination OF imminent death held
them on the laundering mass behind.
Brace yourself and hang on
shouted Wind. as he felt for a brace
with his feet and gripped the throttle
80 tight that the muscles stood out
like cords on his arms.
Shall l Jump l called TO him, but
the words choked me as they came.
lie didn't hear them. The next in
slant he sprang 10 his feet. throw the
throttle wide open, and suddenly went
up In the air and turned over toward
the boiler as the bump came. That
was all saw. | heard a terrific crosh
and felt myself whrled out OF the cab
and through the air. The whole uni
verse whirled about me and then
clonod In. and 1 struck. My teeth
grittcd out sharp. bright flames that
flashed back and forth through my
head. Then came blackneHs
For five days / lay and watched
ponderous trains. millions OF miles IN
length, laundering down illimitable
slopes at incomprehenslbie speed in
pursuit OF pigmy man. myself. IN an
insignificant locomotive. Then re-
covered consciousness and shook the
left hand OF Engineer Wind, his right
arm being In a sling. He had hung
70 MS throttle and had been hurled
heels over head against the boiler and
pretty badly battered up, but had
slowed up tho train 20 that II made the
Nlnduet curve successfully. As for me.
! mad brought up against a timber
heau foremost, hut got off easy with
no other injuries than my scalp wound
ana slight conclusion OF the BRAIN
The fireman? Did he got out
oh. yes. He struck the water MI
right. wasn't even bruised: Just red
dened up a bit on the skin. Found ont
" was good fishing there, went back
the next week and caught some pick
erel, aud has been going ther eyer
hlnce, Cool hand that Jim-after he
got out OF the engine"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

Has some misguided May come like a
dream
To charm the world and cast It's swee.
perfume
And sparkling color Ger a seasons
gloom;
Has its young glory touched bright
extreme
To win Tradition from her constant
theme
And give some new. ideal prospect,
room
To blossom-ever waits an Icy tomb
or circumstance, her folly to redeem.
tears
Have drenched the soul. unsympa-
thetic Tire
Strides on over the grave we cannot
me future tcrihes with wild fears
wrought in dread shapes, and tho
faith were sublime
There is n sting Its power does not re-
neve. George Il. Bowen.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

1t Is TO be noticed that the cheapest
week was In London, the cost OF Nv
Ing there being less than 80 cents each
day. As rule, the living expenses In
the large cities were considerably loss
than elsewhere, We spent more than
half the time In the great capitals.
ak weeks IN London, three IN Pnris.
two In Berlin and one In Rome n
was Our plan 20 secure lodgings whers
We remained week or more In I.on-
don We had pleasant room In Russeu
Square. only a few minutes from the
british museum. uolhnrn and Tho cltv.
our rcnt was eight shilliugs a week or
IL cents each day. on iinlhorn We
found restaurant where a suhstan.
tial roast beef dinner could he had 70.
IRON, q pence up. Very often we took
our breakfast In our room, II consist.
Cd OF coffee, rolls and huter. cold meat,
Jam, etc, This was made possible nv
small alcohol stove and supniv ~
provisions. In Berlin we had a large
and very comfortable front room con.
tanning two beds, a Lounge. arm
chairs, crate. piano. etc. which cost
us 10 MARKS for the two weeks. or ~
cents day each. In Parts we pais
even less for room In hotel Wo
were nearly always fortunate IN hnv-
Ing definite place In mind before ar
rlving In city. This came to us hy
diligence and perseverance IN convers-
Ing with fellow-travelers, We nlwava
made II rule 20 arrive In a twon 50
that We could secure rooms to advant-
aEe. We asked questions without
stint, and prevented ourselves from
being swlndled by making definite
bargains at the beginning.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27

The sooth anniversary OF the birth OF
Sns'avus Adolphus. king OF Sweden
Wiu be celebrated this year with great
ponp In that country. Invitations viii
ne sent TO all other countries to take
part In the tribute 10 that famous
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27
HEADQUARTERS
HEADQUARTERS
COMMANDERY-IN-CHI
Sons of Veterans, u. S. "A.
Rooms America House
Brig. Gen Chas. H. Taylor,
Editor Boston Globe
Rooms Iao-I3o American House

General In placing The Globe edition of the
Century War Book within the of ALL congratu
late you upon eclpsng all previous efforts of your en-
terprlslng paper AS it is the only history of the war
written by the men on both sides who fought the bat
ties it can never be duplicated and must always stand
as the perfect record of that great struggle Hence its
nestmable historical value to the youth of the land
Very truly yours,
JOSEPH B. MACCABE.
many good newspapers placing this invaluable publication bdu
o '' A'N' p4''AN- ="
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27
COST or A rRr no EUROPE.
Less Thnn 81 n nay ~ You Follow
This Mans Economical St,Ic.

a correspondent OF the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, who, with a friend
ma Dix months trip abrund. has tho
lolpWinS 10 say regarding the expenso
Incident to the outing.
~ was exactly i've months from tho
uhy we lett New York to the dny when
We saw Sandy Hook light again. We
Mehl hrst TO Glasgow, doing Scotland.
Ehkihhd aud London: then we visited
llollhnd and Belgium followed tho
Nhine 10 Maycnce, una thence To
frankfort ana Leipslc to Berlin.
from Berlin we went to Dresden
Munich, Innsbruck In the Tyrol into
Tiny, aoeiuE Verona, Venice, Florence
Rome. Pisa, Genoa and Milan. Then
we went over the St Guthnrd TO In
cerne and Switzerland, thence to Paris,
London, Windsor, oxford, stratforl,
Cheater and Liverpool. We tramped
for several days In Scotland. Tor a
week among the English lakes and for
two weeks In the Alps. We stayed at
native inns and hotels, except Ina large
cities, where we usually took lodglngs.
We went second cabin In ateamshina
and second and third class on rail-
roads our luggage consisted simply
OF camera and two knapsacka. our
knowledge of foreign languages VIVA
confined TO limited command OF Ger
man. which stood us ia good stend In
Austria, italy and switzerland. Had
we known italian and French our eN-
penHes would have been less
our living expenses for the whole
tine. not including the days on the
ocean. averaged 70 cents to each OF
us Rallrond and steamer fares aver
aged " cents each, Thus, sl.7g was
the whole actual cost per diem. Care
ful and detailed accounts OF the OK
penses ON our trip were made and pre-.
served. These figures showing rail-
ruud. stgampr and uylnf. e,u,a,s,., -, d..
actual, not estimates The rniIrond
and steamship expenses from New
York through England and the cont.
nent and return were S1il.32 each.
The living expenses, including ali
daily ineidentnls, for the two OF US per
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-06
Guilty Of Manslaughter.

LONDON, June 5.-Coroner Thomas
held an inquest upon the remains of
George Burton the itinerant musician
killed by an umbrella in the hands
of General Hewston, of California.
The testimony was substantially as
previously reported and showed
Hewston's action in thrusting the
umbrella in Burton's eye was deiber-
ate. The jury returned a verdict
holding Hewston guilty of man
slaughter, and added a rider saying
the jury did not believe the wound
which caused the death was inflicted
wilfully. It is believed that Hewston
will be eventually acquitted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-06
striking Miners.

CRIPPLE CREEK, June 5.-State
organizer Mcintosh of the Western
Federation of Miners says the miners
will accept the settlement made by
Governor Waite and mine owners
Hagerman and Moffat at Denver last
night in good faith and are ready for
peace. The settlement is on the basis
Of SO per eight hours work per day,
with twenty minutes for lunch, not to
be counted in the eight hours. No
discrimination will be made in the en-
ployment of union or non-union men.
COLORADO SPRINGS, June 5.-Some
mine owners renot disposed to abide
by the terms of agreement made by
Hagerman and Moffat. Another
train load of deputies has been sent
forward to-day with gatling gun,
and over 1000 men are now assem-
bled at the Divide. The troops. will
be sent by way of Florence, but it is
not expected they will reach Cripple
Creek until tomorrow.
SPRINGFIELD, Gill;, June 5.-The
sheriff of Williamson county has
wired the Governor to day as follows:
4The miners fired on the regular train
to-day at Carterville. make a de-
mand for State militia for protec-
ton" Three companies of militia
have been ordered ready To move at
any moment.
PITTsBURG, June $4,000 men,
women and children assembled about
the National Tube works at McKees-
port, and tried to compel the few
men at work to-day to come out. The
men attempted to leave the works
but were forced back by the mob,
and in the crush one man was injured.
The Mayor has ordered the entire
police force on duty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-06
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Voting on
the sugar schedule occurred in the
Senate to-day, and the various clauses
were taken up in turn. One clause
terminating the sugar bounty at Jan
uary l, 1893, adopted. Hill did not
vote. PETER generally voted with the
Republicans, so did Allen and Kyle at
times. The Republicans offered
amendments which were defcated.
The votes ranged FROM 81 10 81 ayes
on the Republican amendments to 40
nays. There was sensational de-
bate IN regard to Che sugar trust. as
the bcmocruts claimcd that the same
fluctuations in sugar stock occurred
before the Mckinley bill passed. and
that The trust dictated the fifty
per cent protection given By that
bill
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-06
THE FIRST COINAGE LAW,

The first law relating to coinage
under the new Constitution was the
Act of April 2, 1892, establishing the
mint. This Act provides for striking
gold coins called eagles, 3each to be
of the value of ten Dollars, or Units"
The weight of the eagle, by this Act,
was made 247112 grains of pure gold,
OF 24.75 grains to the dollar. This
Act also provided for coming Dollars
or Units, each to be OF the value of a
Spanish milled dollar, as the same is
now current" Hamilton, the first
Secretary of the Treasury, had a
number of the old Spanish milled
dollars, as then in circulation, assayed
and they were found to contain 371M
grains of pure silver, so that the mon
ey unit of the colonies, as at that time
in circulation, was continued as the
money unit under the new Constitu-
ton. The first gold coins were IL
12ths fine. The full weight of the
eagle was 247.50 grains pure gold
and $3.50 grains of alloy, making the
total weight of the eagle 27O grains.
The silver dollar contained 371.25
grains of pure silver and 44.75 grains
of alloy, making the full weight of the
dollar 416 grains. The Act of 1892
also provided for half dollars, quarter
dollars and dimes of silver, weighing
respectively, one-half, one-fourth and
One-tenth the weight of the dollar.
As gold coins contained OATS grains
of pure metal to the dollar and the
silver dollar contained 3714 grains,
the ratio at that time was exactly Is
to l.
The same act which established
the mint and fixed the weight and
tineness of the coinage of the United
States, also provided that any person
might take either silver or gold to the
mint and have it coined for his bene-
bit "flee of expense" and the said
coins were made equal legal tender
for all debts public or private. BY
this act fractional coins were also le-
gal tender Thus the first coinage
law enacted under the Constitution,
as recommended by Hamilton, con-
CURED in by Jefferson, and approved
by Washington, provided for the free
and unlimited coinage Of gold and
stlUer. Subsequent acts fixed the
ratio at which foreign gold and silver
coins should be legal tender in this
country and various coins, including
the Spanish milled dollar continued
to be legal tender until 1957.-Vir-
ginia City Chronicle.
The advocate., 1894-09-12

1t appears that the only man on the republican state
ticket excepting the candidate for superintendent who is
not lawyer or banker, is engaged in the busi-
of promoting ''tinhorn gambling A non-partSsn
correspondent of the Kansas Farmer closes his report
Crawford county fair follows: "One thing however,
marred the good results of the Gad fair and that
admttance of fakirs gamblers thugs and jontkeepers
Their numbers appeared to be LEGION for could meet
fast chance would admit Scores of parents with
their children to attend the fair they paid their admission
On of surroundings they would not remain and be party
to leading their children and those of their neghbo into
the confines and Jurisdiction of the associations grounds
and by consent of the fair management By the way the
secretary who issued the permits allowing Satans mps to
have full swing the fair grounds is nominee for
auditor upon the ticket of of the parties before the
Kansas people, and his Cole. Any fair manage
men that will cater to the wishes of the gambler and those
who follow his wake cannot hope expect to have the
better class of people to ndorse their work. and how they
county fair managed is more than able to deci
pher."
The advocate., 1894-09-12
The Old Soldier.

The Old Soldier.
If there is a man on earth who loves
to be bamboozled and humbugged it is
the old soldier. If there is man who
delights in swallowing froth while an
other man drinks the solid substance be-
meath, that man is sure to be an old
soldier.
The republicans nominate a poltroon
for governor, man who used the army
as a means of growing rich, serving in
the subsistence department, when the
old soldier shouts, huzzal huzzal huzzsl
and tiger!
The republicans make a fellow
United States senator who served
few months as judge advocate and
whose sole military" duties consisted
in Furnishing poor devils for breach of
discipline, when the old soldier throws
up his hat and again shouts, hurrahl
hurrahl hurrah!
The republicans make chairman of
the state central committee man who
Suffered" at home during the war and
who rounds up the poor old ysps by
feeding them husks, and again the old
soldier yells until he is red in the face,
hurrahl hurrahl hurrahl
The republican state central commit
tee takes possession of the old soldiers
reunions, when the old soldier stands
with gaping mouth and bulging eyes,
but soon RECEIVERS himself and once
more yells, hurrahl hurrahl
Believing that he earned recognition
by four years hard service in the field
he begs "favors" at republican conven-
tions where he has a right to demand
them. The young crowd" pushes
him aside and names men whose fa-
theirs fought during the war. He is
stunned moment, but soon he is again
heard shouting hurrah! hurrah! hur-
rah!
He forever fails to realize that he is
a mere thing, to be used and cast aside
by the politician who owns the old
party. He seems to have lost his man
hood and his self.respect and is de-
lighted to swallow the few crumbs
thrown to him as though he were
dog.
The republican gang aided by few
old soldiers who have sold their well
earned laurels, have kicked, cuffed and
tossed about the old soldier until he
has come to like his daily fare and be-
heves it to be the only means of sus.
tanning life.
In losing his pride he boasts of his
record; in losing his manhood he
praises those who cared for him; in
losing his honor he hcks the shoes Of
men who have betrayed him.
How long will the soldier continue
to be thing to be used by all profes-
sional politiciansp
Can it be true that having saved the
country be is no longer worthy to share
its giftsl
It looks like itI-Parsons Independ-