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GEO. w. COLLINS HERE.
The Defaulting Agent of the Wayne
Loan and Investment Company in
Custody-WiH Plead Guilty, etc.


States Attorney Bates and Sheriff
Wilson arrived here Tuesday afternoon,
having with them George W. collins, the
defaulting agent of the Wayne Loar and
Investment Company. When they ar
rived in Philadelphia, they went to the
county prison where Collins was con-
fined. He appeared to be quite pleased
to see them and glad that the matter had
got so far toward being settled. He cX-
pressed himself as being willing to re-
turn with them at once, but according to
the law of that State, he could not come
until the governor had approved the
requisition papers that they had with
them. Sheriff Wilson consequently
went to Harrisburg and had that matter
done, and returning to Philadelphia, the
party left there Monday, about noon,
spending that night in New York. Up
on arriving here, Collins was driven to
the jail in a closed coach, he being rather
inclined to shun observation all he could.
One of the first things he did was to
write to bis wife, telling her he was here,
and in the evening size went down and
visited HIM.
1t appears that Collins, soon after
reaching Manchester, England, began
corresponding with his family here. He
also notified tine pension department to
send his pension voucher to him there,
1t was partly through these channels
that it became known where he was.
He had but little money with him when
he went away, probably about $3.50 He
soon went through that and was about
stranded good share of the time. He
finally concluded to return to this coun-
try, and took passage to Philadelphia as
soon as he could after receiving his last
pension funds. He came there because
the passage money was less. He was
nearly broke while there and his wife
sent him so from here, sending it to
Truman W. Owles, that being the name
he adopted there. In his letter to the
Company asking how he could settle, he
told them that he returned to this cOun-
try as it was the best place for man in
his condition.
Collins who is naturally thin, is con-
sideTably thinner than when he went
away, and shows something of the stale
of mind that he has been in since his
disappearance.
The charge under which he was eX
tradited was ENLIGHTENMENT and grand
larceny. He objects to such swearing
charge and wishes the complaint, to be
changed to that of misappropriation OF
funds, to which he will plead guilty and
receive his sentence, probably by the
Municipal court. He was before the
court Wednesday afternoon, when the
case was continued until Monday next.
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BENNINGTON TOWN MEETING.
Shall the Australian Ballot be Used
at the Coming EIection?-lf so,
What is to be Done?

What is to be Done?
The suggestion made in these columns
recently, of the amendment to the
election laws by the Legislature of 1894,
seems to us to have deeper significance
than the casual glance we gave it, We
asked the Hon. VIM. B. Sheldon
further question and print his reply be-
low:
Mr.. Editor:-DEAR SIR:-Replying to
your further inquiry will say: Since
the passage of Act No. of the Session
Laws of 1894, approved November eth,
Bennington has been without the pro
visions of Act No. 1 of the Session Laws
of 1892, known as the Australian Ballot
Law, under which our State, county,
town and village elections have been
conducted since November 22nd, 1892.
Since the passage of Act No. 3 of 1894,
there has been no authority for making
nominations of town officers, no author
ity to the Town Clerk to prepare the bal
lots, or to the SeleCtmen to prepare the
voting booths, at the public expense, I'M
der the Australian Ballot Saw, and no
authority to conduct an election under
that law, and there will be no such au-
thority until the Legislature again
changes the law, or the town votes, at a
meeting called for that purpose, to have
the provisions of the Australian Ballot
act as amended apply to orr own meet
Ing. We are in the same condition now
which we were in prior to the passage
OF Act No. / of '92, as respects our ap-
preaching town election. Section of
that Act expressly provides that 1.-The
registration of voters, the location of vot-
ing precincts, and all requisites for the
proper conduct of election shall be as
provided for by existing laws, except so
far as the same may be modified by the
requirements of this Act" The Aus
tralian Ballot Act has met the approval
of the State at large, as signiticd by its
survival of the last session Of the Cen
eral Assembly, and has seemed to meet
the appreciation of the citizens of Ben
nington in particular. IS it the will of
the people that we should return to the
old system Of conducting town meetings
in the election of our next Boa d of
Town Officers, or that we shall conduct
the election in the same manner in which
we have elected town officers for two
years past? If the latter, then the town
must so vote at a meeting called for that
purpose before the nominations of town
officers are made, and in time to have
the nominations made and the certificate
thereof filed with tie Town Clerk not
! less than ten days before the annual
town meeting, otherwise the nominations
will have no binding force if made, there
will be no official ballot which the voters
can be required to use, and each indiyid.
| ual voter will have the right to furnish
! and prepare his own ballot there will be
no legal restraint upon electioneering at
the polls, or examinations of the ballots
of the voters, and the many other obiec-
tionable features of the Old-time eleC.
tionS. which have been overcome By the
Australian Ballot system.
Yours truly. w. b. SHELDON.
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Department Encampment c. A. R.

Department Encampment C. A. r.
The 2Sth annual encampment was held
at Brattleboro this week Wednesday and
Thursday. Tuesday evening the local
w. r. G. gave reception and the cleo
ton of officers was held the afternoon of
the first day. Following were elected:
Department commander, Barney Canon,
Jr., of Bellows Falls; senior vice com
mandcr, Perry Porter of West Burke;
junior vice commander, j. II. Hoyt of
South Royalton; chaplain, E. NJ. Haynes
of Rutland; medical director b. F. Ket-
chum of Brattleboro.
Council of administration: L. B. ITar-
ris of Lyndon; A. W. Fuller of st. Al
bans; j. E. Eldridge of West Randolph;
C. G. Johnson of Springfield and T. X.
Timer of Bellows Falls.
Delegates to the National Conventions:
S. w. Parkhurst of st. Johnsbury, L. c.
Leavens of Richmond, J. b. Needham of
Rutland, John Sanford of West Randolph,
w. II. Taylor of Bellows Fal and r. j.
Coffey of Bennington.
Alternates: George p. Blair of Barnett.
II. HOlton of Burlington, G. S. Capen Of
Brandon, E. II. Putnam of BrattlebOro,
J. b. McNamar of Bennington and NJ. j.,
Sargent of South Royaltou.
1t was voted to send 5000 to the drouth-
suffering soldiers in Nebraska
The w. r. c. held its annual meeting
at the same time. officers elected are as
follows: President, Mrs. j. b. Need
ham of Rutland senior vice president
Mrs E. II. Putnam of Bratteboro; jun
ior vice president, Mrs. Cora Doty of
of MorriSville: treasurer, Mrs. Milo Ly-
man of Rutland chaplain, Mrs. Eliza
f. Cutting of Bennington.
The event of the occasion was the
campfire Wednesday evening. The
Commanderin-ch was present, as sug-
gested in our last issue, and the occasion
was very enjoyable. Among those on
the platform were National Commander
Lawler, Gov. U. A. Woodbury., eX-Gov.
HolbrOok of Brattleboro, Commander
Branch Mrs. Wallace, national presi-
dent of the Womaus Relief corps; Ma,
tional Quartermaster General Burst
Past Commander Hugh Henry, Chaplain
Haynes and Lieut. Coy. Il. NJ. Mansur
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incuraOle
For great many years doctors pro
nounced it local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
| to cure with local treatment, pronounced
! it inCuTablG. Science has proven catarrl
| to be a constitution disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
! Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j
/ Cheney e. Co., Toledo Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. il
is taken internally in doses from 10 drop,
to a teaspoouful. 1t acts directly on the
/ blood aud mucous sufaces of the system
I They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials Address,
f. !. CHENEY Il Co. Toledo, O.
% Sold by Druggists, To-.
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When Others Fail

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B%Nearly 700 quire boxes of writing
paper from 10 to 80 cents per box and
several cases of writing paper in quarter
ream boxes-new goods al the BANNER
Stationery Store, This is by far the
largest line shown in Bennington
County.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-01

SB@K Kate Field says of the Waterman
Fountain Pen: 1T is the only satisfactory
self feeding pen that | have ever used. -
Margaret E. Sangster says: SIT is pen
of perfection" The Waterman Fountain
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@Two Semi-Weekly newspapers
one, your local paper, the SEMI-WEELLY
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This offer cannot be beaten.
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MONEY SPENT

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Your eyes furnish you more
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Save money everywhere
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The use OF properly fitted
glasses gives many the
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Call on RaWSOn, OptiCiaR,
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20 After each dancing lesson, Prof.
r. NJ. Hadley will hold dancing assem-
bly, from till u. at Apollo Hall. First
lesson and assembly Tuesday evening,
Jan. Goth. Admission: members of
dancing class, free; outsiders % cents.
DO
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-01

CY@Rev. Thos. X. Beecher says of the
Waterman Fountain Pen: II find the
Waterman Fountain Pen the very best of
them all. Nothing can surpass its hon
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determination of the Company to make
every pen suit its purchaser, however ex-
acting he may be-" These pens are for
sale at the BANNER Store.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-01
Dancing Class.

Mr.. r. NJ. Hadey of A. G. Graves's
Dancing Academy of Albany, has decid-
ed to start dancing class at Apollo Hall,
this village, ana would be pleased to re-
cejve applicants to his class at NJ. o.
Kelly's Music store, 423 Main street. For
particulars concerning tuition, call at the
above address. The opening will be
Tuesday, January 10Th, at I o'clock p.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-01

ga comfortable attractive tenement
to rent. IN first class location. Apply to
John V. Hall e Son, 459 Main street,
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For Sale.

House and lot. moving machine, farm.
ing implements of all kinds; horses har.
nesSes, wagons, and fowls. L. NJ. HUI
lett, Bennington, Vt GSm3
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Sold at Banner Stationery Store.

G9-Try the pound packages of writ
ing paper on sale at the BANNER Sta
tiOnery Store. These packages contain
nearly 100 sheets of an excellent quality
of writing paper, in rough or smooth
finish, ruled or unruled, commercial oil
octave size, with envelopes to match
These papers sell at from 1Sc to 23c pei
package, For bargains they are not tC
be surpassed.
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For Sale or TO Rent,

Stewart Block, Main street. The stores
and tenements will rent separately. In
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B-A large line of hurd's choice writ
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GY-Prayer and Hymnals. A large
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Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, and
do not purge, pain or grippe. 25c.
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B-Walton's Vermont Registers at the
BANNER Stationery Store.
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ALBANY, Y. Y, Jan. 25th, 1895.

ALBANY, Y. Y, Jan. 25th, 1895.
take pleasure in recommending Mr..
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pill in my School of Dancing for the past
three seasons and is worthy of all the
patronage that may be given him.
PROF. A. G. GRAVES.
Teacher of Dancing.
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Special BUSINESS LOCALS.
Found.

Black and white hound dog. Inquire
at J. II. LOriug d Co.'S office.
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on glact ground. 1t Is impossible 10 describe the
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100 Pieces
PRINTED SILKS

In one two, three and four color . on white.
black and CuiOred grounds. This is without
doub-. the finest coil rcuOn Of printed silks ever
shown in this section Of the State and the prices
arc twenty-five per cent lower than last season
ranging from
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-28

any polling place before the closing of
the polls. No person shall apply for or
receive ballot at any election precinct
other than the one on which he is entitl-
ed to vote. No person shall show his
ballot to any person, after marking it, so
as to reveal any of the names voted for.
No person shall ask another within one
hundred feet OF the polling place for
whom he intends to vote. No voter
shall receive ballot from any other per.
son than one of the Clerks of Election,
nor shall any other person than Cler,
OF Election deliver such ballot to such
voter. No voter shall deliver to the
Board of Election or to any member
thereof any ballot other than the one re-
ceived from a Clerk Of Election. No
voter shall place any mark upon his
ballot by which it may afterwards be
identified as the one voted by him. Any
person violating any provision Of this
section shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in sum not less than
fifty dollars and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not less than one
month and not exceeding six months.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-28

provided in this Act, shall not DO
counted, but such ballot must be pre-
served and returned with the other bal
lots. When voter marks more names
than there are persons to be elected to
an Office, or if for any reason it Is i'm
possible 10 determine the voters choice
.or any office, his vote for such Office
shall not be counted. Any ballot upon
which appears words or marks written
or printed, except as in this Act pro-
yived, shall not be counted.
SEC. 81. Any person who shall falsely
make or fraudulently deface or destroy
any certificate OF nomination or any
part thereof, or file any certificate of
nomination knowing the same or any
thereof to be false, or suppress any
certificate of nomination which has
been duly filed, or any part thereof, or
make use of, keep or furnish to other
except as in this Act provided, any
paper water marked in Limitation of
ballot paper, or disclose to any person
not engaged in making, printing or
distribution of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction of the proper officer
the design OF me water marx TO DC
be concerned in printing or have in his
possession any lmi'at'on OF an oihclal
oaiiot, or make an marx or indorse-
menl on any ballot or STUB, by which
tne oai'ot can De distinguished from
otner oaiio's OF falsely swear that he IS
uhapie 10 marx ms oaiiot by reason OF
physical disability, shall be deemed
guilty OF felony ana upon conviction
thereoi shall DE Imprisoned IN the state
Prison Tor term not less than one year
and cot more than hve years.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.


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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-29
Estate of Julius w. Morse.
Notice of Proof of VIII,

OTATE OF VERMONT, BE 1t remem
DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. bered, that at Il
session OF the Probate Court holden AT Mid
dlebury, within ana tor the District OF Adj
olson, ON the 18th day OF March,A. ID. 1895.
Present: Hon. James NJ Slade Judge.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and stament OF julius W. Morse, late
of Middlebury. in SAID district, deceased, be
ing presented to the court by Mary j. Morse
the eNecutriX therein named, tor probate 1t /,
ordered by said court, that all persons con
cerned therein be notified to appear at "A SEES
sion OF said court to be held ut the probate
ONCE in Middlebury, on the Sth day OF Apri
\. d., 1873, and show cause II any they may
have, against the probate OF said WILL Ion
which purpose ii Is further ordered that u
copy of the record OF this order be published
three weeks successfully in the Middlebury
REGISTER, printed at Mddlehury, previous tC
said time appointed tor hearing
BY order OF court.
II Attest. JAMES VI. SLADE,
Judge OF Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-29
Estate of Patrick SpearingS.
AnIicr nf Drnnf nj NNiII

CtTATE OF VERMONT. BE II reinoiu-
ICDISIElCr OF ADDISON. - bered. that NJ -
session 80 the Probate tnUlt huidru AT Mid
dlebury, within and for th" District ot Al,t-
son, on tine ?ith day ~ March. y. u. lsiJ.
Present Hon. Iamr- ". Shade, Judge
An instrument purporlinE tu be the last " 1
and testament OF Patrick spcuriuE-, late 1T
orwell, in said district, deceased, beir Z.
presented to the Court 10y William Callahan.
the Executor therein uuucd, tor probate :
is ordered by SAN tourt, th"t AN pcr~ons
concerned therein ice notified tuu~ptHr at q
session at said Court to DE held al ihc Proha "a
Otlice i'm MiddlchurN. ON the lc'h Law I
April y. -. ISij, and show citusc, II any tn,y
may have az ,iust the probate OF said wi! ;
tor which purpose It Is turlhrr on erred. thai o.,
copy OF the record at th~ order br PUBLISH
three weeks >uccc~~iV"lV i'm the Mlddlehurv
REGISTER, printed at Nil ilrhury, prcVinu, 70
sand time appointed TOR hearing.
by order OF Court. 'lS
Attest, JAMES NJ SIADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-29
Commissioners Notice.
Estate of Ursula q. Haven.

Ihe Undersigned, having been appointed 10y
the Hon. Probate Court tor the district OF Ad.
Olson, commissioners, to receive, examine
nd ADJUST all CLAIMS against the estate OF
Ursula q. Haven, late of Fort Ann, y. Y, in
said district, deceased, and all claims exhibit
ed in offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we VIII meet tor the purposes aforesaid, at
the dwelling house OF l.. ii. Wooster on the
18th day OF April, and 18th day OF July next,
from one o'clock p. IN. until tour o'clock, p.
M each OF said days, ana that six months
from the 18th day OF March, \. ID. lSl1, is the
time limited by said court for said creditors
to present their claims to us tor examination
and allowance.
Dated ut Cornwall, this 3lst daV of March,
A. ID. 1895.
ID Z. Il WOOSTER Comr's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-29
S. W. CUMMINGS,
General Passenger Agen'
Estate of Ira :. DOty.
CommIssIoners' Notice.

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. probate court tor the district OF
Addison, ommissiOners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims ana demands of all
persons against the estate OF Ira :. DOty,
late OF Bridport, in said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto
hereby give notice that we will meet tor the
purposes aforesaid at the dwelling mouse OF
J. j. Crane in BridpoIt, on the Both day
otMarch and 26th day of september next, from
l o'clock p. IN. until o'clock, p. m, each Of
said days, and that six months from the Goth
daY OF February, A. d. ls95. is the time lmi.
ted by said court for said creditors to present
their claims to us tor examination and al
lowance.
Dated mt Bridport this 18th day of March
A. d. 1895.
j. j. CRANE, lco,.,ns
II ID c. BARBOUR. ! N"'" To-