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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
DEFEATED THE HEADERS
Waterbury Carried Victory
 Away From Bridgeport.

New Haven Lost to Norwich After
 Having Game Well in Hand Up to
 the Ninth Inning-Con Cassidy Going
 to South Manchester Club-Scores of
 the Games.
 The State league leaders and the tall enders met at Newfield park yesterday afternoon and the tailenders won De- cause they played the better ball, says the Bridgeport Morning Telegram Things rolled their way, too, as they will sometimes. The score was to I.
 When the two teams faced eacn other Bridgeport had won six straight and had been playing a class or pail that could not be touched. The for mer Connorites had been beaten by ev- erything and seemed Outclassed. But they won just the same from the pet ter team-that is the delightful uhcef- tainty of base ball.
 Bridgeport played very pOorly-that is. the infield The outfield and bat tery work was all right. but the whole infield was very much off," as the
 It was another tough game for Me Cullough to lose, as under ordinary conditions the pitching was good enough to win. He allowed but SIX hits and gave only one pass But ev- erything counted i'll favor of the yis- aitOrs and they played fast enough to Ike advantage of the chances of fered.
 Clancy did the pitching and was in dead luck to carry off the victory He was fearfully wild. giviEg eight bases on balls, and in addition was hit very hard But Courtney saved him in cen ter field. The little fellow pulled down five hits by some of the greatest kind of fielding, and at least two of the catches saved runs. Luskey caught an elegant game and proved his right to belong to the great hftters of the league by some of the hardest kind or batting. Clancy also batted in good shape, his hits counting for runs.
 To show the way things went. every drive Waterbury made counted Tor runs. while only two of Bridgeport s clean cracks did any tallying.
 Waterbury began with good fortune right of. Fitzpatrick walked, McCul- lough's only base on balls, and moved up on Weisbecker's sacrifice. Luskey' s single moved him up. Mccormick sent a grounder to Delaney. and Fttz scored on a close decision. Luskey made third and came home on Mur- phys fly to Reagan, a great catch
 Bridgeport tied on fine doubles by DOugherty and Reagan in the first and a base on balls to Pfeninger, Delaney's s single. Murphy's error and McCul- 1ough's long fly.
 An error by Delaney, a sacrifice and COurtney's scratch gave one in the fourth. Singles by Clancy and Weis- becker, great double by Luskey and Delaney's error counted for three in the fifth. Errors by Rogers and De fancy and two stolen bases by Court ney gave one in the eighth.
 Bridgeport tallied another in the fourth on three bases on balls and an out. Two hits and two bases on balls gave only one in the sixth. There were men on bases in almost every inning. but the hit would not come that would do the trick. The score:
 WATERBURY.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Gardner and Flaherty Fought to
 Draw Last Night.

Draw Last Night.
 Lowell, Mass, July 26.--William Gardner and Martin Flaherty fought fierce twenty-round draw at the Knickerbocker Athletic club last night.
 The final round was a hurricane. The men hammered each other until it seemed one must drop. Gardner did go down under q fierce right to the eye, but was on his feet again in eight seconds.
 The men appeared in the ring at 10:30. Frederick McGuire, Thomas McGuire and William Walker were the seconds for Gardner. Flaherty was looked after by Joseph Flaherty, his brother, Dennis Eagan and Patrick Cahill. William Kellegher, of Boston, was the referee.
 The men started at fast pace, both landing rights on the jaw and body. Flaherty in the second round rushed out of his corner and reached Gard ner's jaw with right. The latter re-. taliated with a straight left on the jaw, and before Flaherty could get away Gardner sent a stiff right to the stomach
 Flaherty did most of the fighting in the third and fourth rounds. In the fourth he reached Gardner's jaw and stomach several times, and had the latter guessing when the bell sounded. Sharp fighting at close range marked the fifth, with honors even.
 Each man had badly damaged eye at the close of the sixth round. The fighting during these three minutes was fast, both men landing hard and often. Flaherty, however, inflicted the most punishment. The next round saw repetition of the fierce fighting at close range.
 The men continued to slug each other in the next four rounds, neither one having a decided advantage. In the eleventh Flaherty's eye was cut by a hard right Flaherty staggered Gardner with a right on the jaw ill the twelfth. Gardner recovered quick ly and was as strong as his opponent at the close of the round.
 Gardner made Flaherty's damaged eye mark in the thirteenth and four teenth rounds, but did not escape sew eral hard punches on the head and stomach.
 The preliminary bout between Charles Armstrong and John Fitzpat- rick came to an end in the second round, when Armstrong landed with his left on Fitzpatrick's jaw and the latter rolled over on his back and was counted out. The men were matched to box ten rounds at catchweights.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
WALCOTT-RONNER GO.

All is said to be in readiness for the second fistic tourney of the Royale Golf and Athletic club at the Park City theater, Bridgeport, this evening. The contestants of the star bout have finished their training. and are in read mess to step into the ring. There is no betting hard of, as Walcott is the favorite, and what few sports there were about the town last night, all were begging for the chance to place their money on him. He will go into the ring the favored one, and the ex- perts are dead sure he will win. It looks very much that way to even the inexperienced and the prospects are that no great sums will be wagered on the outcome.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26

league this season, Boston and Chiea- go. In spite of the heavy financial losses which Boston and Chicago have thus far sustained, it is said that the league as an organization has made money. The attendance at nearly all the cities has been fairly good, and there has been a remarkable revival of interest in the national game all over the country, and particularly ln New York and St Louis.
 Con Cassidy, ex-member of the Wa terbury team, has signed to play with South Manchester in the Semi-ProfeS- sional league. Two games are played each week by each team, one on Wednesday and the other on Saturday. Cassidy also received an offer from Willimantic, which belongs to the same league. The South Manchester offer, however, was a better one. Con will pitch his first game tomorrow against Willimatnic, and if he pitches as well as he has done for Waterbury while he was a member, South Man chester will win easily.
 With Tommy Leahy behind the bat for Providence, the Clamdiggers ap- pear to have gingered considerabl But the blacklist seems to be a horrl- sble fiZzle so far as execution Of US text is concerned, and it will only make Eastern league players willing to take another jump next season. In this case President Powers has shown lack of frmness. Globe.
 St Louis has gone base ball mad. The sale of seats for the Pittsburg series began several days ago. Says a St Louis paper: If the attendance at those four contests doesn't break all previous records the management will be surprised. Stanley Robison says, and with all apparent sincerity, too. that with clear weather Saturday and Sunday he expects to see 50,OOO persons view the games"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
Regenerative Lymph.

By using lymph discovered by a Paris physician it is now possible, ac- cording to reports from that city, to regenerate the red globules in the blood of lepers. Dr. Metschnikoff, of the Pasteur institute, is the discov- erer, and he thinks that when he has improved the serum he may be able to rejuvenate the organs of the hu- man body
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
BICYCLE RECORD BROKEN.

z Salt Lake, Utah, July 26.-The one mile unpaced bicycle record, which has stood for three years, was broken on the Salt Palace Saucer track last night by w. B. Samuelson of Provo, Utah. Samuelson rode the distance on an 'eight-lap track in 1:53 2-5, under rather unfavorable conditions. He clipped two seconds off the worlds half-mile record of 55 seconds, but this record will not stand.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26

Summary: Stolen bases. Weisbeck- CT. Luskey 2. Mccormick, Courtney 3, Dougherty, Morgan; sacrifice hits. Fitz- patrick. Weisbecker 2, Murphy; two base hits. Luskey. Dougherty. Reagan. Morgan; bases on balls, by Clancy $, by Mccullough I: struck out. by Clan cy 4, by Mccullough 3; passed ball, Ivers: left on bases. Waterbury 6. Bridgeport F: first base on errors, Waterbury q; umpire, Caulihower; time, 1:40.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26

Derby first baseman refused to go and wanted to mix it up, but he was eject4 ed from the field by order of the umz pire- Score:
 R.H.Es Bristol 70 1 2O1 8 0 o or g 3 Derby .....2 0 2 OOOO 2 O-6 12 3 Batteries s-Reisling and Anderson; Tuckey and Scannell.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
CAPTAIN CLARK SUSPENDED.

Cleveland, O., July 26. < President Ban Johnson of the American league has suspended Captain Clark of the Washington club indefinitely as the re- suit of the latter's refusal to abide by the decision of Umpire Connolly, in the Cleveland Washington game of Tues day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
Long steamshfD Route.

Three-quarters of the way round the globe will be the trips of the new line of steamships to be operated by the Northern Pacific Railroad com pany. The ships will sail from Ta- coma to Liverpool by way of the Suez canal and the Mediterranean.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
At New Haven.

 New Haven, July 26.-After shutting out Norwich for eight innings without hit or run, Ashe allowed four hits in the ninth and with the aid of Hafford, threw away the game by making q foolish throw to Canavan to catch runner going to second when there was a man on third. The winning run scored on the play. With the excep- tion of Hafford, New Haven put up the most brilliant game in the field that has been seen here this year. Plays by Bone, Kuhn, Fitzmaurice and Canavan were of the highest order. Score:
 RH.E. Norwich 10 OOO0 % 70 A 1 3 New Haven 2 0 0 0 0 o O-3 5 Batteries -Curran and Thompson; Ashe and Luchia.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
R u E
At Derby.

Derby, July 26.-Bristol won from Derby in a close but featureless game by superior all around play. A fight between Drew and Denny of the home team was narrowly averted in the third inning Drew struck out and Denny took him out of the game. The
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26

When you want a modern, up-to-date physic, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price, 25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
At AIeriden-

Meriden. July 26.-New London out played and out-batted the home team on the local grounds yesterday and won the contest to l. McLaughlin's fine pitching and his home run bit over the right field fence in the fifth inning were the principal features Of the game. The score:
 R-H.E- New London o o 2 2OOO 1-5 s 3 Meriden =. 70 O 0 o 0 0 O-1 6 4 Batteries-McLaughlin and Speis- man; Ferry and King; time, 1.25; um- pire, shannon; attendance, 200.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
Manager Rambler B. B. c,
WASHINGTON CLUB FINED s2oo.

Chicago, July 26.-President Johnson of the American league has announced that the game forfeited to Cleveland by Washington on July 23 had been thrown out and ordered played again. He fined the Washington club $100 for leaving the field, and O'Brien $25 for cutting third base, enabling him to score the run that tied the game and caused the trouble.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
A CHALLENGE.

The Rambler base ball club hereby challenge the Washington Hill Stars to play a game of base bal. Sunday afternoon on the Long hill diamond. Will play for fun or money. Their manager will please answer in Satur- days Democrat, or inquire of
 F. J. BRADLEY,
 Manager Rambler B. B. c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26

According to recent utterances of President Nick Young, there are two cities losing money in the National
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
SIDEWALK EPISODE.

soln Rv ALI DRUGGISTS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

A. p. CHILDS, INSURANCE.
a. p. Childs of Bennington is the Agen-
cy Director of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company for Vermont and the bus
mess of that great institution which is
both the largest in Vermont and in the
world. of any company, shows well tho
character, push and progress of MIR.
Childs, whose life insurance career Of
over thirty years has been one of ra-e
success and achievement Mr.. Ch.ls
has long enjoyed the reputation of being
the largest personal producer in the lie
Insurance field of any agent in New Eng
land and it gives US pleasure to present
his face to our readers that they nav
look upon man who has proven so SUI
pHeme persuader of men to do their
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

- -. ~ - , :,
toc - il''i' No4ul'tec' . Om MAJ O'
= ioot' ne was nominated pN 1resIueh
Lincoln ana confirmed by the United
"tdtoS senate 10 tne rank Oh captain ana
to"i ,iiiH9diS VI supsis teilce ana assigned
g. uutS WIN we GA vermont brlsaue'
IiG was pleNeteu MAYOR py Ifesldeht
'"llHSp" III 1919 lor inerlloflous serVlc-
- ne Iei""IIeu IN the service III the
us US u me war anu theh returned 10
GINNING toh 10 resume manufacturing a;
the dealh OF ms tather IN 1866 convert
n,S tHe Woo'th mil INTO knitting mill.
Major Nalenuhe' Always OF ROBUST phy-
s4Pue' mas Ieu the most actiNe NE he
Is QUICK OF intuition acts promptly, has
poSuIiNe VIEWS sometimes little lnclin-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

was a member of The military commit
tee, and was responsible in a large meas
ure for the establishing of the Soldiers
Home at Bennington. He was connect
ed with the battle monument project
from its inception, and was one of the
building committee. He was also of the
building committee that erected the Saw
ings Bank building, Phi II. Rim, archi-
tect, one of the finest buildings from
the point of art in architecture in this
country. Major Valentine held the Of
flee of commissioner of agricultural ana
manufacturing interests of the state This
office was abolished after two years Of
real usefulness-a great legislative error
Major Valentine has travelled extensive
lY over the United States, Alaska Cana
da and Mexico and the principal Euro
pean states. Wells Valentine, son of y.
b. Valentine, president of The Valentine
Knitting Company, was born in Benning-
ton, May 6, 1866 and after a most credi-
table career at college and in business
his life was cut short some two years
ago. George Henry Jepson, secretary.
general superintendent and a member
of the board of directors of The Valen-
tine Knitting Company, is a self-made
man in the hest sense of the term. He
was born in Bennington. July 16. 1868. He
occupied the position of boss knitter and
machnist for ten years. From this po-
stion he was elevated to general super
intendent in 1895, and in 1893 he entered
the company as secretary and director.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

five of these are in the needle depart
ment where there are more knitting ma
chine needles made than are made by
any other one concern in the Unite
States. The output reaches about a mill
lion a month Mr.. Cooper also handles
latch needles and carries a full stock, so
that he Is always ready to supply the
demand of his customers for both spring
and latch needles. In the machine de-
partmcnt are thrty-hve hands constant
ly employed in making fiat rib and circu-
lar rib knitting machines for making all
parts of knit undergarments. Mr.
Cooper Is now also fitted for supplying
every class of machinery for shirts and
for drawers, including spring and latch
needles. Mr.. Cooper has also a rib de,
partment in the needle building above
described. Here he employs fifteen oper-
atives making antets or drawer bot
toms for the trade. The machine and
needle trade extends to all parts of the
United States and Mr.. Cooper is now
making machines for export to Europe
Mr. Cooper has been a resident of Ben
nngton for thirty-two years, and during
all this period has been one Of the lead
ing manufacturers of the county. He is
held in high esteem by all his fellow cit
liens, both as a manufacturer and an
upright citizen.
COOPER MANUFACTURING co.
Manufacturers of Ladies and Gentle
mems Fine Knit Underwear, 727 Main
street. President Charles Cooper Sec
rotary and Treasurer a. j. Cooper and
Superintendent James f.. Burke 1t was
on the site of this mill that Charles
Cooper began the manufacture of need
les in 1865. The knitting goods industry
grew 50 rapidly and the demand for
Bennington-made garments became 50
great that Mr.. Cooper found it feasible to
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

clock and bell tower, called the main
building, to which are attached the Off
ces, 17XF and 16x17 one story. The pick
er house measures 42X45, with an addition
24X30 feet, three stories high. The board
ing and drying building, provided with
three blowers, is 30X40 feet three stories
high. The sorting, securing. and dye
ing require a three-story building 3SX36
feet, connected with the other buildings
by bridge. There are also seven sep
arate buildings of lesser note used FOR
various purposes in connection with the
business. The company runs also
pasteboard box shop in connection with
The Bennington Knitting Company. The
machinery of this plant is modern and
of the highest efficiency. 1t is known as
an eight-set mill, employs $50 hands and
turns out $50 dozen finished garments in
day. The average output of the mill
is over 10000 dozen a year, and 1900 has
been reached, The power used is both
steam and water, aggregating $50 horse
In brief, this is among the largest and
best equipped mills in the country. The
goods manufactured are famous wherev-
err knit underwear is worn. The company
has offices in the Wool Exchange Build
ing in New York, and confines it's sales
exclusively to jobbers and the larger de-
partment stores. The capital stock of
the company is 100000, paid in. The his
tory of this plant dates back to 1924, al
though a fulling mill occupied the site
from 1872 up to that date. On the cap
stone over the main entrance to the mill
Is engraved the following: Business es-
tablished by Joel Valentine, A. D., 1924
Destroyed by fire 1896. Rebuilt 1915. En-
larged by a. b. Valentine 1S65-1SS2 De-
stroyed by fire 1888. Rebuilt by A. b.
Valentine 1885" The property was
bought in 1924 by Joel Valentine, who
converted it into a wooden mill In 1851
A. b. Valentine, his son, having become
OF age entered the firm, and it was
thereafter known as Joel Valentine &
Son. Alonzo buckingham Valentine, son
OF Joel and Judith (Wells) Valentine
was born in Bennington, April /, 1890. He
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07
THE VALENTINE KNITTING COM
PANY.

THE VALENTINE KNITTING COM
PANY.
This concern manufactures knit UNI
derwear in various grades and weights
from camels hair and pure Australian
lambs wool to cotton mixed, plain and
ribbed shirts and drawers and union
suits, in all the standard coorngs, for
men, women and children. The plant
covers a large area of land. All the
buildings are of brick, designed on mod
ern methods of mill building, and are
protected from fire by the sprinkler sys-
tem--a system so perfect that the rate of
insurance never exceeds one-sXtn of one
per cent per annum. The plant Is heat
ed by steam and lighted by electricity
from the company's private plant, stor-
age batteries being used i'm conjunction
to continue such lighting as may be
needed after the generator is shut down
a the close of working hours The
buildings consist of three-story struc-
ture ,54x102 feet ON the foundation, with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

strictest integrity, and is numbered
among Bennington's most worthy citi-
Lens. Mr.. DrYsdale has just purchas-
cd handsome residence situated in
most slightly spot overlooking the VIII
lage, an engraving of which is published
herewith.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07
CHARLES COOPER.

Manufacturer of Knitting Machinery
and Needles, els Main Street. Mr.. Coop
er is the pioneer manufacturer of knit
ting needles in the United States. In
1863 he removed his needle manufacture
ing establishment from Thompsonville,
Conn, TO Bennington, VT, and occupied
part of the machine shop of DIN Scott
Later he removed to the old Benton Pap
er mill, where the knitting mill of The
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

start a knitting mill. This was in 1888,
when he and his son, Alexander j. Coop
err established the Cooper Manufacturing
Company. The business was a success
from the start, and soon additional room
was needed, which was provided by the
building of a second large building on
the other side of the stream. In 1856 the
business was incorporated with a captal
stock Of 100000, Mr., Cooper and his son
and Benjamin f. Ball being the first Of
ficers. Mr.. Ball soon afterward died,
and Mr.. Cooper purchased his interest
The establishment today is one of the
leading manufactures of Bennington and
has two large mills, one hundred and one
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07
BENNINGTON KNITTING co.

Manufacturers of Underwear, scott
Street II. c. Lindlof president, n. NJ
Puffer secretary and treasurer. This
company was organized and Incorporate
ed in 1887 to manufacture knit under
wow In 1891 now nnicers Mlre elec: ed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

rles in height. 1t is equipped through
out with modern carding. spinning scour-
ing and Knitting machinery driven by
ninety horse power, furnished by both
water and steam. They employ about
eighty operatives and the capacity of
the mill is 10000 dozen mems, womens
ana children's garments per annum The
goods are of high grade, and have an ex-
cellent reputation and command sale
which enables the mill to run through
dun times as well as prosperous sea-
sons Connected with the mill is paper
poN factory, run jointly with The Ben
mngton and The Valentine knitting
Companies for the manufacture of boxes
Tor their own goods. This factory occu-
pies a building 22x54 feet in dimensions,
one and two stories in height and pro-
duces sufficient boxes to supply the two
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

mills. 1t is conducted under the man
agement of Mr.. n. NJ. Puffer. Messrs.
Lindloff and Puffer have long been res
idents of Bennington, and are number
ed among her most esteemed citizens. Mr..
Puffer was president of Bennington viii
lage during 1898, is a director of the
Bennington County Bank and we'll and
favorably known in commercial and So
cial circles. Mr.. Lindloh came to Ben
nington in 1871 and entered the employ
of \. ID. Valentine. In 1883 his business
was merged into a stock company, Mr..
Lindloff becoming president of the COM
pany, and continuing as such until 1894.
At that time he sold his interest to
Wells Valentine, and became associated