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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
STANFORD.

Monday was one of the most freezing
days of the season thus far.
Mrs. George Lamb has been seriously
i'll for some time, but is convalescing.
Owing to the illness of the teacher, our
village school was not in session Monday
and Tuesday.
H. w. Vail and V. S. Spear, of the
State Board of Agriculture, were in
town over Sunday, the guests of j. o..
Sanford.
Senator J. O. Sanford, who has been
giving addresses in the northern part of
the State. was home over Sunday. He
spoke in Bennington Tuesday of this
week.
There is to be sugar-eat and entc =
tainment at the Baptist church Wednes-
day evening, February 2lst. The enter
tainment will be given wholly by North
Adams people. who have kindly offered
to aid the church in this pleasant and en-
will be furnished for the occasion, and
all are cordially invited to attend, as a
good time is expected.
DR.. L. H. n chols and Mrs. Mary
Goodrich were united in marriage at the
Baptist parsonage Tuesday evening, by
Rev. A. l., Powell. DR.. Nichols has al
ways resided in town, and is one of the
prominent business men of the place.
The bride is well known here, having re-
sided here several years ago, but of late
has been employed in Boland's tailor
shop in North Adams, Mass. Both bride
and groom have an exceedingly large
number of friends, who wish them many
years of happiness.
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Fitchburg Railroad,
HoosAC TUNNEL ROUTE

hOOnAS IONNfIL hDU o.
On and after Nov. 9th, 1898 trains viii run
follows
LEAVE BENNINGTON VIA. BkENINGToN & RUrLANr
RAILWAY.
Leave Bennington So a m, arrive Troy 25, h
IN, New York 20 p IN, HOosick Fails n3, NortI
ADAMS % Greenfield II ~ m, Fitchourg 49,
Boston 10 IN, MechsIcvilln lS,Saratoga 10 O5
Leave Bennington 10 35 m. arrive Troy 2 10
New York 90, AoOsck Falls 3 49, North Adams
30, Greenfield so, Fitchburg 10, Boston l0G0T
IN.
Leave Bennington O5 p. M, arrive at Troy
1 20, New York SO.
Leave Bennington 8 IS m, arrive Troy So,
m, Hoosiek Falls Il, No. Adams7 OF p m.
Mechanlcvhie 10. p. M, Saratoga 35p.m
Leave Bennington II IL Il. m. arrive Troy2 10
New York d5a m. Leave Bennington for the
north. 10 To- 10 ard 10 m, 2 IS 6 10 p m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BENNINGTON
VIA BENNINGTON & RUTLAND R'Y:
20 m, from New York, Albany and Troy
36 m. from New York, Albany, Troy, Hoo
sick Falls, No. Adams, Saratoga and Mechanic.
vile
~ III, from New York. Albauv,aud Troy,
10 from New York, Albany and Troy.
30 N, from Albany, Troy. Hoosick Falls No
Adams Boston. end Saratoga Arr We at Ben
nington from the north / %, s Is a m, o.. So
and D % p m.
c. 4 NIMMO Boston.
Genn Western Passenger Agent Trov.
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SOUTH sHAFTsBURY.

f. Rice is able to be out again.
The little sleighing chat we had is van
ishing fast.
Charles Carpenter is in town at his
brothers.
F. L. Mattison is in New York attend
ing the poultry exhibit.
The town officers are at work auditing
the town accounts, getting ready for
March meeting.
w. r. Mattlson of Waterbury, Conn,
spent few days at his fathers, Hon.
VIM. p. Mattison's. He returned home
last Monday.
George Collins of Bennington, is
spending some time about the town in
the interest of the Wayne Loan Associa-
ton, meeting with good success.
Jesse Carpenter has gone to Williams
town to work during the dull time here.
However, work seems to be coming in
a little now. Better days are anticlpa-
ted.
Alfred Mattison and his daughter,
Mrs. Grant Smith, called on friends in
town this week, and left for Michigan
later in the week. After visiting there,
they will go to their future home at
Centerville, Iowa, where Mr.. Smith will
establish himself in business.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
MANCHESTER.

W. H. Roberts and wife are visiting in
Burlington.
L. A. Way and wife are visiting Mr..
Ways mother in Poultney.
Clement H. Cone and wife of Benning-
ton, were in town over Sunday.
Tuesday morning was the coolest of
the season, the mercury going l5' below
zero.
Lumbermen are having snow enough
on the mountains for business, and are
improving it.
A large number of our young people
attended the social at j. w. Bowen $,
last Friday evening.
About twenty-five persons from this
place attended the conservation of Bishop
Hail at Burlington on Friday.
Mrs. w. II. Hubbard and family have
gone to Bondville to spend the rest of
the winter with her relatives.
The sociable at Moses Ruleau's last
week was an enjoyable occasion. About
Is people were present. and the pro
ceeds netted good sum for the church
fund.
The Bennington City Band Minstrels
gave very good entertainment in
Music Hall. Saturday evening, to fair
audience, which would have been larger
if the show had been better advertised.
Outside the village very few knew of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isham of Chicago, ILL.,,
came to visit their summer home two
weeks ago, and Mrs. Isham had the mis-
fortune to fall on the ice, striking on her
head. The injury, at first, was not sup
posed to be serious, but later alarming
symptoms developed. and the remainder
of the family were sent fol, arriving on
Monday morning. Dr. Seguin of New
York was sent for in consultation, arriv-
ing Tuesday morning.
The Fire District meeting, Monday
evening, voted to purchase a small hand
fire engine, for quick use at fire. =. A
committee was appointed to draft by
laws for the district, to be presented for
adoption at an adjourned meeting. The
question of water supply was discussed,
and there seemed to be a unanimous
feeling in favor of bringing soft water
from the mountains, to be used both for
fire and domestic purposes, and the fol
lowing committee was appointed to in
veStigate farther and report a. an ad-
iourned meeting to be held March 9Th at
7.30: George Smith, T. Perkins, d. X.
SimOnds. 1t was suggested that the
plant might be put in by stock com
pany, the fire district to pay certain
sum annually for use of water for fire
purposes.
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EAST ARLINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bells have n
son, born last week.
We learn that George, son of Elihu
Andrew, is very i'll again, and is not ex-
pected to live. He has paralysis.
VIM. Rafter, formerly of this town,
returned after an absence of some time,
and died at the home of his brother-in-
law. The body was inferred in the
Catholic cemetery in this town, on Tues
day of this week. Mrs. Rafter has lost
her husband and four children within a
few years. She has only one daughter,
Mrs. Cullen, now living. We extend to
her our sympathy.
Sleighing still continues, and the log
ing business is quite lively. A good
many logs are carried to the bank of the
Battenkill to be sawed for pulp wood.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

Mrs. Amos Aldrich is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Matthews at Benning-
ton, who is very i'll.
Mrs. Elmer Gleason, Wednesday, re-
ceived telegram from North Adams,
calling her to see her daughter Edna,
who is seriously i'll there.
Mrs. Mary MacLenithan died at the
home of her brother, Marshall Geowey,
Esq, at Arlington, last Saturday. The
funeral was held from the house, Tues
day, and she was buried in the cemetery
at East Arlington. Mrs, MacLenithan
was for many years a resident of Wood
ford, and much respected and indus
trious woman, loving mother and kind
friend. Her age was nearly Ga years.
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DORSET.

George Kilmer of Argyle and Mrs
Remington of Greenwich, y. Y, are
visiting Mrs. Perry Chapman.
Our people were highly pleased in
having Rev. Mr.. Peck of North Benning-
ton last Sunday afternoon and evening.
His afternoon sermon from Gen. v. "a,
was very interesting. His presence was
appreciated by both pastor and people.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
NORTH POMNAI..

Most of the ice houses are filled with
ice.
The Y. P. S. c. E. have purchased an
organ for the vestry.
H. B. Thompson is selling out his store
of goods at cost. He closes his business
in early March.
Marcus Whipple, who has been quite
i'll since his return from Boston, few
weeks since, is much better.
There are several cases of measles in
this community and there was some rH.
mors that the public schools might be
closed. That danger, however, is sup
posed to be past.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
RUPERT.

The Mt. Anthony Grange gave an en-
tertainment Feb. LIST, at Sheldon's Hall,
West Rupert. The following programme
was rendered.
muSlc....'..... by lhe 'IaIlS0
Recitation. ............... Bessie hOpklns
Farce. Borrowing Troubl-"
N. b. Roberts, Fred Perkins. W. G. Mason. Belle
Mccall, Mrs. Ryder. Mile Nichols.
Ida Duncan
"Gone with UanlSomer Man."
Fred Perkins. Millie Nichols
Irish Song ..........' .....'..' DyIun hCCdh
Matrimonial Adver isement,
George Holiness Cora Guild Mrs. Mason, Mrs
Holmes Kate HARDWOOD.
Instrumental Music.
Dialogue .............. -. Census Taker'
{. F. Haye Jennie Mccall, Cora Guild.
Negro Song ................. ....... byron McCau
Colombian Exposition. Fourteen mates
White Caps,
Belle Mccall, Mrs. Holmes. Katie Harwood, Mrs
Ryder, Lotte Duncan, May Carey,
Mile Nichols. Mrs, Crosier,
MIS-. Bowen
This entertainment will be repeated at
Dorset, Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th. AID,
mission 20 cents, children under twelve,
10 cents
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

put the defendant under 5000 bonds for
two cases and under 5000 for third to
appear at the superior court in Pittsfield,
in July. Before Mrs. Varley left the
conrt room another warrant was served
on her for illegally selling intoxicating
liquors. One witness was called and
then the case was continued until Satur
day morning. She was placed under
5000 bonds,
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SHAFTsBURY.

Sleighing is good at the present time.
Mrs. Julia Saunders is home from Ben
nington, and on the sick list.
VIM. Young is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Young.
The "Workers" met with Mrs. George
Lane yesterday afternoon.
c. C. Hard of Arlington, has class of
young men taking lessons on the violin.
Mrs. Hattie Matthews of Bennington,
has been spending week with her uncle,
William Harrington.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

Sufficient signatures have been OBJ
tanned for Good Templar Lodge.
E. r. Griswold of Bennington spent
Saturday night and Sunday in town.
Lyman Bowles's birthday was Thurs
day. He is SO, and in quite good health
James Hathaway, ST., is about again.
after serious illness. Mr.. Hathaway is
81 years old.
Henry Thrasher of North Adams, has
been in town this week, and is as full of
fun and business as ever.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
DIR. B. c. JENNEY, Dentist.

SUCCESSOR TO DIR. j. N. SCRANTON.)
y Is prepared to perform all operations in Dent
stry in a thorough and Yorkmanlike manner. Per-
ect satisfaction guaranteed in ali cases submitted
his care, and at reasonable prices. Gas or
Ether administered or extracting teeth when re-
Iuired. Office opposite Congregational Church
Vain st., bennington.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
MANcHEsTER DEPOT.

Splendid sleighing.
George Utley has been quite i'll for
several weeks but is slowly improving.
Mrs Daniel Swallow has been danger
ously i'll, but is slowly recovering.
The subject of the lecture at G.. A. r.
hall next Sunday afternoon, will be "Out
of Egypt"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure.
rheumatism and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable
Safe. 4y1
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

Havlng sod my dental practice to Dr., A. Cut
err a gentleman Of experience and ability, l be-
boon accorded me the past eighteen years.
DR.. S. B. PIKE.
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2. CUTLER, Dentist.
Successor to Or. S. B. Pike.

Al operations performed in the most thorough
and careful manner, and at reasonable prices
NV aim will be give ei.tlre satisfaction to all
cases submittedto my care.
Gas and Ether administered for extracting
teeth without pain, when desired.
Office Opposite Free Library Hall, Bennington,
37tf Vermont.
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Business Dirrftorp.

MARY PARTRIDGE, NJ. D.
CPECIALIST AND GENERAL PRACTICE.
y Two Doors above NJ f. Church.
442 Main Street.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19
The Tariff Bill as 1t Is.

The Pittsburg Post says: "The
Mckinley Democrats in the senate
in the last revision of the tariff bill
played havoc with many reforms in
the Wilson bill as it passed the house.
But there is no use worrying over
them, as the great desire of the
people is for prompt action, and any
bill that has been proposed is to be
perferred to the Mckinley law. The
obstacles to satisfactory bill are
the abuses entrenched in the tariff
system by that law. The infamies
of the Mckinley law in regard to
bounties to the sugar planters and
protective taxes for the sugar trust
make reform very difficult. Howev-
er, it is not so much a question of
schedules now as of a start in the
right direction, trusting to the fu-
ture for more effective reforms. 1t
is said the last changes propose 800
amendments of the bill as reported
by the senate finance committee.
But many of these restore rates of
the Wilson bill and others are mere
matters of detail necessary to the in
telligent enforcement of the law. The
ad valorem principle is sacrificed in
many cases, and the vicious McKin-
ley plan of compound duties-that
is, both specific and ad valorem-
adopted in others. This, however,
has been feature of all tariff laws
from the beginning. Four or five al
legged Democrats of the senate have
set themselves against the platform
and demands of the party, and to do
anything there had TO be conces-
sions to them. 1t is to be hoped they
will get permanent roosting place
in the Republican party, for there is
where they belong in reality. The
conference bill, however, will proba-
bly, put the measure in better shape.
The house is Democratic to the
backbone, and represents the Dem
ocracy of the Union. The senate is
made up Of Democrats and Repub-
licans, with balance of power held
by traders and tricksters who are
responsible for the long delay, and
some of whom no doubt stood ready
to sell out to the monopolists, bag
and baggage, had their courage
equalled their treacherous purposes
There will come day of reckoning
with these gentry.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19
The Miners Strike.

The Register has the following to
say in regard to the stand taken by
the miners of this state in the strike
which has become general through
out the country: "West Virginia
is gradually helping to swell the
the number of the striking miners,
but more than half of the miners in
the State are still at work. There
is no good reason why they should
not all be. The evidence seems to be
that the strike was brought about
by the manipulation of Ohio opera
tors who had coal on hand to sell,
and wanted to make greater profit
on it than the market price allowed.
A general strike, of course, has rails
ed the price OF coal and they are
consequently given better market
for their coal. They are the men
the strike is bensfiting, while no one
else gains anything by it.
The Ohio operators are given much
lower rates by the railroads than
are those of West Virginia and can
at all times undersell West
Virginia in the western markets, so
that as soon as Ohio's coal supply
runs out and work is again resumed,
the West Virginia operators will
find themselves badly handicapped
again and their miners must work
at price that will enable the op-
orators to compete with Ohio or else
not at ALL There is nothing for
them to gain by striking and most
of them preceive it and have steadily
refused to join the strike.
The West Virginia miners who
have joined the strike have done so
in the face of advice that they could
gain nothing by it and will doubt
less find, by the time it all is over,
that they are nothing ahead, what
ever the result
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19
Sixty Million Bushels of Wheat-A
Bnshel for Every Inhabitant Of the
United States. The Kansas Crop Of

Never in the history of Kansas has
that state had such bountiful crops as
this year. The farmers cannot get
enough hands to harvest the great
crop, and the Santa Fe Railroad has
made special rates from Kansas City
and other Missouri River towns, to
induce harvest hands to go into the
state. The wheat crop of the state
will be from sixty to sixty-fye million
bushels, and the quality is high.
The grass crop is made, and is a very
large one; the early potatoes, rye,
barley and oats crops are made, and
are all large. The weather has been
propitious for corn, and it is the
cleanest, best looking corn to be found
in the country today. Cheap rates
will be made from Chicago, St.
Louis and all points on the Santa Fe
east of the Missouri River, to all Kan
sas points, on August 80 and Septem-
Der 81, and these excursions will give
a chance for eastern farmers to see
what the great Sunflower State can do.
A good map of Kansas will be mailed
free upon application to Jno. j. Byrne,
1928 Monadnock Block, Chicago, ILL.,,
together with reliable statistics and
information about Kansas land.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19
Our Per Capita Wealth.

According to the census valuation
of real estate in the United States
the per capita share of each man,
woman and child in the country is
81 ,039. This is an increase of 1910
per cent in ten years.
In 1850 the total valuation was a
little over $1,000, 000, 900, or $30S per
capita Of population. In 1860 it was
SIG, 000,000,000, or 1914 per capita.
In 1870 it was s30,0O0,O0O,oO OF
$3.50 per capita. In 1880 it was $43,-
SOC, 100000, or 1870 per capita,
while in 1890 it was $65,037, 09l, 900
or 81, 039 per capita, as before stat
ed.
New York is the richest State in
the Union, with a valuation of So
00,000,000 Pennsylvania is second
with $6,000,O0O,000. Illinois is
third with 100000, 900 and Ohio
next with nearly 100000, 900. The
next in rank after Ohio are in order
as follows: Massachusetts, Califor-
MIA, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Michi-
gan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas,
New Jersey, Nebraska, Kentucky,
Colorado
In mines and quarries Pennsylva-
mia leads the list. Colorado is sec
ond and California third.
In machine shops and mills New
York stands at the head, Pennsylva-
MIA second, Massachusetts third and
Illinois fourth. In railroads New
York leads, Illinois is second, Kan
sas, third, Pennsylvania fourth,
Texas fifth, Iowa sixth and Ohio
seventh
In farm lands and improvement
valuations, Illinois stands at the top,
Ohio comes next, New York third,
Pennsylvania fourth, Iowa fifth, In
diana sixth, California seventh,
Kansas eighth, Michigan, ninth and
Missouri tenth.
In live stock, farm implements
and machinery Iowa leads, Illinois
comes second, New York third, Mis-
souri, fourth, Kansas fifth, Ohio sixth
and Pennsylvania seventh.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19
Carlisle on Tariff Changes.

Secretary Carlisle, in an interview
with reference to changes made in
the tariff bill with view of secur-
ing a united support for the meas
sure, says: "The indications now are
that this support can and will be Sc
cured without making radical chang
es in the rates of duty or material
alterations in the form or structure
of the tariff schedules as they were
passed by the House of Representa-
tives. In fact, regard most of the
changes now under consideration as
quite unimportant, while the remain
der are not of such character as
substantially to affect the merits of
the bill as measure for the refor.
nation of the worst features of ex-
isiting Legislation upon this subject.
Il do not think we ought to per-
nit differences of opinion upon mere
matters of detail or in regard to
small increases or reduction of rates
in the bill as it now stands to pre-
vent the redemption of our pledges
to the people, and therefore l am in
favor of securing, if possible, without
any surrender of principle and with
out abandoning any part of the Dem
ocratic policy of tariff reform, such
mutual concessions upon these points
as will consolidate our strength and
pass the measure at the earliest pos
sible date.
"The repeal of the Mckinley act
and the substitution of more lust
and equitable measure in its place
is of vital Importance to the prosper
ity Of the country, and the people
have right to expect that all who
are really in favor of reduction of
tariff taxation will make such rea-
sonable concessions to each others
views as will certainly accomplish
these results. If the country is to
wait for tariff reform until meas
ure is devised which is entirely ac-
ceptable in all its parts to every
Senator and Representative whose
vote is necessary to pass it, our
promises will never be kept"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19

Nortn DaKota hepuDncan.
AT the party at Mr.. Roberts the
other evening Maj. Baldwin raped
the company to order and stated that
a party had recently come to his Of
flee and asked question on legal
point which he was unable to answer.
AS the district attorney was present
and as the question and answer
would interest every one present he
would repeat the question, which
was: Gould a man in North Dakota
marry his widows sister2' The dis
trict attorney promptly answered
that he could if he wanted to, and
the company concurred in his decis-
ion. But when the major quietly re
marked that this was the first time
he had heard that dead man could
marry there were explosions OF laugh
ter which continued for several
inmates.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-05-19
TROUBLE FOR COXEY.
His First Wife May have Him and Carl
Browne Arrested on tine Charge
Of Abduction.

MAssILLoN, o., May THE pros
pect of arrest on criminal charge
of abduction awaits Messrs.
Coxey and Browne when Judge Mil
Ter of Washington is done with them,
This trouble is in consequence of the
appearance of the angel of Peace
in Coxey's May day parade. The
"angel" was Miss Mamie Coxey, who
is still in Washington and who got
there without her mothers knowl-
edge or consent.
The mother, Mrs. Caroline Coxey,
is the divorced wife of the general,
and secured her decree ON the ground
of excessive cruelty. Mrs. Coxey is
a sister of ex Congressman Ammer-
man, of Penna., and a woman of re-
finement. She has been harassed
for weeks by Coxey and Browne,
who wanted her to consent to the
APPEARANCE of the "angel," but she
steadfastly refused.
After Mamie's departure a note
was found in her room, written by
Carl Brown, in which that inspired
gentleman says; There can be no
harm in your visiting Washington,
accompanied by your brother" Mrs.
Coxey was Frustrated by the fight
of her daughter, and now is only
recovering sufficiently to look about
for means of redress, She announc-
es her intention Of having Browne
and Coxey arrested the moment they
put foot on Ohio soil, and she may
carry the war into the District of
Columbia.
On this and other points she is
now consulting with her advisers
and legal counsel. In addition to
this criminal charge, Mrs. Coxey
complains that her late husband,
while living in state at Washing
ton hotel, where he is also support
ing Carl Browne, has utterly forgot
ten the iemittances that are due to
her for the support Of her three
children and the interest charges up
on the alimony granted her by the
court. This, she says, should have
been paid April /. Mrs. Coxey con-
templates attaching the receipts of
the Coxey museum or the wagons of
the commonweal and the army sup
plies. She holds a second mortgage
on the generals stone quarry, and if
she arranges for foreclosure will
manage the institution herself, an
undertaking for which she is entire
ly competent
1t is discovered that Coxey has
returned the 100000 stallion Acolyte
as valued at 1925 to the tax asses
sors.