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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
BENNINGTON BRIEFS


D. A. Casey is visiting in Adams
c. S. Powell Of Mechanicville is
visiting here.
Mr. and Mrs Burt Jones are visiting
in Peru.
Miss Elizabeth Bennett is VISITING
friends in Whitehall.
Burt Willard formerly of the Put
nam is here for few days.
Letter carrier Healey is taking his
vacation this week and next.
Miss Jennie Donovan Of North
Adams is visiting the Misses Loner-
gan.
Mrs Harry Willoughby is in Hill N,
H. called there by the death of a rel
alive.
In the Methodist Church this even
ing the prayer meeting will be con-
Quoted by the pastor.
Miss Mayme Lonergan has been the
guest of Miss Donovan of North
Adams for several days.
Next Sunday afternoon at half past
three O'Clock, Rev w. H. Washburne
will speak in the Ferndale church.
In the Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor, w. H. Wash
burne, will speak on "The Throne of
Grace, and in the evening on "Where
to Begin"
Seymour Van Santvoord and family
will move to Troy from Bennington
about October l. Miss Edith Van
santyoord will leave September 26
for Washington, D. c., where she will
attend the National Cathedral School.
The Deerfeld River Co.'S plant at
Mountain Mills was shut down for the
season last week. About all the logs
were sawed and 100000 feet of lum-
Der was turned out during the run.
The company had bad luck in getting
their logs out last winter, getting out
about million feet less than the year
previous.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
PERU

Della Hapgood is entertaing a lady
friend.
w. w, West is entertaining friends
from New York state.
Mrs, John Russell has two lady
boarders Nom Providence, r. /.
Mrs. Edward Batcheder and little
son are in Bennington for a visit.
Mrs. Flora Roberts and family
were at her fathers, j. Bells recently.
a. d. Corbett of New ipswich,
n. H., and Horace Moran of Somer-
Vile, Mass are in town.
NJ. j. Hapgood is making repairs on
the house at r.. 1. Batchelder's farm,
lately purchased by Mr.. Hapgood.
Roy McGinn received a wound on
his head from a binding chain break
ing while hauling lumber on Satur-
day. Is doing we'll, and no serious
results are anticipated.
Mrs. Grant, ST., Mrs. David Grant
and two children and Kenneth Cos
mos, who have been boarding at w. J.
farmers since July fourth, leave for
their homes in New Jersey this week.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17

Mrs D. G. Burt is spending some
time in Rutland and vicinity.
Chas A. Austin left to day for two
weeks trip to East Greenwich, r, l..
The frame work for the Maurer
house on Imperial avenue is up and
the work is being carried on as fast
as it can pc.
A treat lies in store for those who
use Coffee; especially; the New Barr
ington Hall Brand" for Sale by H.
NJ Bassett only.
The It'll. Annual Reunion Association
of Survivors of the Co. E. 9TH VT.
Regiment will be held at South Lon
donderry October 9Th 1903.
B. N. Estabrook is taking a short
vacation from his duties in the Ben
nington County National Bank and
with Mrs Esterbrook will spend the
time visiting in Manchester and Mont
pelier.
Deputy Sheriff Godfrey and others
went to North Bennington Monday
afternoon and took into custody Louis
LABEL the last one of the gang who
it is charged have been doing consider
able stealing etc of late in that village
The ship in which Commander Rob-
ert E. Peary is to make his next trip
of Arctic explorations is to be named
the "Charles H. Darling. This is in
appreciation of the interest taken in
the matter by the assistant secretary
of the navy.
List of Letters remaining uncalled
for in the Post Office for the week end
ing Sept. IA, 1903 Miss G. Home, Miss
Bertha J. Mills Miss Nellie Nc Guirk
Mrs Harry Patterson Mrs r. M. Pat
rick Mr. Pierce Dalzell Mr. Frank San
bonn Rev, Edward Reynolds Chas G.
Sewell.
DR.. H. w. Burgess has been APP
pointed by the New Hampshire board
of cattle commissioners official ex-
aminer of cattle from this vicinity
for shipment into New Hampshire.
Cattle may not be shipped into that
state from this section without GER
tificate from DR.. Burgess that the
animals are free from disease.
The stockholders of the Bennington
and Hoosick Valley Railway company
held their annual meeting at Hoosick
Falls Tuesday afternoon and elected
the following directors: George f.
Green, John b. V. Quackenbush, J.
Buckley, Levi E. Wordon, Frank Il.
White, and Elwin H. Libby of Hoosick
Falls; f. f. Larrabee and Irving Glib
son of Bennington and f. S. Bonnell
of Boston. The directors met immed-
lately after and elected these officers:
President, George f. Greene; vice
president, Joseph Buckley; secretary,
Elyln H. Libby; treasurer, Irving f.
Gibson
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
A Great Treat

1t is conceded by all travellers that
it is a treat to 20 to Boston. This
city is Metropolitan as we'll as attract
i've in every other way. Sights for
the lovers Of history, art, music, ma
ture aud recreation of every kind.
The Boston aud Maine low rate excur-
sion from Albany, Troy and other b.
i M. stations occurs Friday October
2nd, on all regular trains. Good to
return to October 7th inclusive. Only
s. 90 for the round trip from Albany
and Troy.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
HENRY NORMANDY,

Death at Schenectady OF Barber Who Had
Lived Several Years Here.
Henry Normandy died in the hospi-
tai at Schenectady Tuesday morning
He was born in Rutland, was 28 years
of age, had resided here several years,
a portion of the time conducting a
barber shop.
He had been in poor health some
time. He left here a week before he
died and was taken worse suddenly
Friday afternoon, and never regained
Consciousness from that time until his
death. Ills funeral was held in that
city today. He leaves a wife and
daughter residing here.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
pistress Amor Eallng Cured.

Judge W. 4. Holland of Greeusburg,
La, who is we'll and fayorably known,
SAYS. 1.-TWO years ago / suffered great
ly from Indigestion. After eating,
great distress would invariably result
lasting for an hour or so and my nights
we're restless. | concluded to try
hodol Dyspepsia Cure and it cured NE
entirely Now NY sleep is refreshing
and digestion perfect. Sold by b.
A. Q1inlan, druggist
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
nOMNIssI0NERs, NorIcF

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
~ Estate OF VIM II StimyOn
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court Tor the District OF BEN
nmgtun, Commissioners, 70 receive examine
ana adjust all claims and demands OF an per
sous against the estate 81 VIM II. 5timson late
OF bennington i'm said district oeceased and am
claims exhibited 10 offset thereto hereby give
notice that We win meet for the purpose afore
said ~ the County Clerk office Bennington. Vt
on the 2nd day Of Oct, and 18th day OF March
next, from o'clock D. m. until : o'clock D.
m. each OF said days and that six months from
the IAN day Of sep. a. u. 1903, Is the tins limit.
ed by said Court for said creditors To present
their claims % us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Bennington, this I4th day of Sept. A,
d. 1903
THOMAS HANNAH.
WI X. DALEY
HW3 Commissioners
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
.oMnssIoNERs' NOTICE.

" Estate Of FRANCIS WALKER
The undersigned, having been appointed By
the Hon. Probate Court for the district OF Ben
ningtOn, COMMISSIONERS 10 receive. exam
Inc and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate Of Francis Walker,
late OF Bennington in said district deceased
nd all claims exhibited in offset thereto here
by give notice that we win meet for the purpose
Aforesaid at the Bennington County Clerks
Otiicc, Bennington, Vt, on the 2nd day OF oct
ober and 18th day Of March next from 2 O'Clock
p. nj. until 4 O'Clock p m. each Of said days,
and that six months from the 18th day OF
September A. D., 1898 is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims for examination and allowance
Dated at Bennington. this l4th day OF Sept A
ID. 1903.
CHAS. A. MAuRER
"a WIN, r. DALEY,
Commissioners
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
New York Excursion.

The first of the fall series of New
York excursions via Boston and
Maine II. r. and Citizens Line Steam
err from Greenfield and west will occur
Sept. 10Th. Six days in New York.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to sincerely thank the
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted us at the time of the recent
death and burial of our son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Mahon.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-17

M ANTED-A competent girl for general
w homework. Must understand cooking.
No washing or ironing Wages $500 per week
Address, Mrs +. II. WHITNEY, 81 HOlbrOOk
St., North Adams. Mass,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
A POLITICAL DIVIDE.
Cascade Mountain Range BIseets
Washington and Oregon I'm
Legislative Interests.

With the meeting of the legislatures
of Washington and Oregon, one fact
cannot fail Of being impressed on the
mind of a person who follows their
work. Nearly every bill passed is the
result of compromise between those
legislators from the west of the Cas-
cades and those from the east of the
same range of mountains, says a To-
cal report. The interests of eastern
Washington are no more allied to those
of the western part of the state than
those of eastern Oregon to those of
the western part of that state. The
interests of the western part of both
states are identical, as we'll as the in
terests of the eastern parts of both
states. Had the territory been di-
vide on the Cascade range instead Of
the present division, there would have
been two states differing greatly in
their interests and products, but each
would have been unit within them
selves. Instead of the warning fac
lions in each state as there are found
at present, harmony could prevail, for
the operation of law that would work
INJURY to one part of the state would
operate the same in all other parts.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
ONE OLD MILL AN IMPosToR.
Was the Work of an Irish
Carpenter.

Along the line of the Trenton G.
New Brunswick railroad, between
Midtown and Dayton, is ramshackle
old barn, at the end of which is a
windmill tower and windmill that look
like piece out of Dutch landscape,
says the Philadelphia Press.
The natives tell wonderfully inter-
esting stories of this mills history,
how it was brought from Holland in
sections many years ago, and erected
by the then owner of the farm, a
worthy descendant of a line of bur-
ghers, and with an ancestry that would
give him seat of honor at a reunion
of the Holland society.
As matter of fact, the mill is only
about 20 years old, and was built by
an Irish carpenter, who was employed
by the ScOtchman who occupied the
farm, renting it from Frenchman
who then held title to the property.
But it makes an interesting, though a
spurious antique, and is a veritable
treasuretrove for a small army of wa
ter colorists, sketchers and amateur
photographers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
NEW IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER
birthday Honor Conferred by King
Edward Upon Woman in
Postal Work.

Among the birthday honors con-
ferred by King Edward, perhaps the
most unusual is that which has made
a woman a companion of the new
Imperial Service Order, says a London
report. The woman in question is a
Miss Smith, who nearly 80 years ago
began with a staff of 20 clerks some
small work connected with the savings
bank branch of the general post office.
Now her staff numbers between 500
and 900 women, and the work they do
covers a great part of the whole saw
ings business. Miss Smith has been
pioneer in the development of woman
labor in other branches of postal work
than her own. From her Office the
first woman clerks of the postal or
der branch were drawn, and it is to
her powers of organization that the
great increase of woman workers
throughout the post office is said to be
due. With all her ability, Miss Smith
receives only $1,000 year-a large sal
airy in English eyes.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
CUPID PREFERS A LAMP.
rhe Little Ruler of Hearts Does Bet
ter with the Aid of Good Old
Fashioned Coal Oil.


Electric lights and gas are no good
Tor counting purposes" said Wash
ington young man who is more than
attentive to the object of his affections,
sweet girl of the West end.
But do not the parents of your
tiancee insist on there being light in
the room?'' asked friend.
"Oh, yes; we use kerosene. There
is nothing like it. Give me the good
old coal oil for counting. My girl is
of an inventive turn of mind. You
can't beat her"
What do you mean?"
The piano lamp provides the par
lor with light" replied the young
man, according to the Washington
Star. 1T has a large red shade, which
softens the light when it is burning
But, do you know, my girl has that
light completely under control? She
sees to the filling of the lamp and she
has it down so fine that she knows
just how much oil is needed to burn to
certain hour, the time that the old
folks usually go to bed. When the
fame begins to get dim you may bet
every dollar you have that it is $50.
That lamp, controlled by so charming
girl as mine, is bonanza"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
A WORKING EMPEROR.
Kaiser Wilhelm Takes Matters Great
and Small Into His own Au-
tOcratic Hands.

The world discovered long ago that
the emperor of Germany is not a mere
fgurehead. He takes matters of state.
great and small, into his autocratic
hands, and settles them in business
like fashion. A case in point is a story
told by London NJ. A. P. of an Eng
lish professor in a small German uni
versity, who fell into dispute with an
other professor. Finally the head of
the department said:
''We must write to the kaiser about
it,
Surely, you would not trouble his
majesty about such a small matter!"
'Indeed, l will, and he will settle il. y
The Englishman expected that one
of the kaiser's secretaries would send
a formal and useless reply. But in a
few days the chief professor showed
the Englishman letter, written at the
kaiser's dictation, saying that his mai
esty would in six weeks be visiting in
the neighborhood of the university,
and would make a call on the profess
sors and consult them about the dis
pute.
At the time appointed the emperor
came. discussed the matter patiently
with great tact and Judgment. and
finally settled it to the satisfaction Of
all parties.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
A CHICKEN7SOUP PLANT.
hospital Patients Unique Provision
for Plenty of the Prescribed.
Luxury.

Mrs. H. c. Lounsbery, who was
chief nurse at the Sternberg hospital
at Chickamauga park, contributes TO
the American Journal of Nursing
some amusing "reminiscences of hos
pital life A lady had given her a
hundred dollars to spend for luxuries
for the sick soldiers.
While the doctor was making his
rounds one morning he said to the
nurse in the patients hearing: "This
man may have some chicken soup to-
morrow if his temperature keeps
down to normal"
The next day there was a great
peep-peeping" under the mans. bed.
The nurse investigated, and found
chat he had a dozen tiny chickens
Ghere in a box. The patient ex-
plained that the doctor had said he
might have chicken soup, and he had
bought these chickens for four dol
Oars from a darby who had passed
Through the ward. He wanted to be
chickens.
''But," said the nurse, "these are
Zoo little to cook"
~Well, yes said the man, shut
they'll grow, and I recEoned the boys
would bring the crumbs to feed 'em."
The case was brought to Mrs.
Eounsbery, who shuddered at the
aEea of bringing up chickens under
the bed of typhoid-fever patient.
She bought the chickens and gave the
man his four dollars, and then sent
MIN some canned chicken soup. But
she says she always thought he felt
aggrieved that she did allow him to-
maintain his private DOultrY-Yard.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
FEW GRATE-FIREs IN HOTELS.
Patronage of EngIishmen and
Canadians.

A clerk in a once fashionable hotel,
where nearly all distinguished Eng
lish visitors used to go when they
came to New York, was talking the
other night about the falling off in
custom in many downtown hostel
ries, reports the Times. For many
years." he said, ''the downtown ho-
tells kept up the CRATE fires, while
the more modern hotels uptown
abolished the CRATES and had moth
Ding but steam heat. The Englishman
will go every time where he can get
a CRATE fire. Steam radiators are
an abomination to him. When the
downtown hotels began to make
improvements and did away with
CRATE fires they made a grand mis-
take. English and Canadian visitors
particularly, when they saw that it
was steam heat or nothing, went to
THE larger hotels, where they could
see more people and get more for
their money than in the downtown
hotels. Steam heat is, of course, very
much more convenient and less ex-
pensive for the hotel keeper, but
guests object to it for many rea-
sons. injury to health and noise from
changing pipes being the chief causes
of complaint"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
TESTS OF THE HUMAN VOICE.
ways as Recognizable as Is
Commonly Believed.

Many persons imagine that the hui
man voice is as easily recognizable as
the human countenance; they think
that they could never be mistaken in
the voices of their friends; but in the
branch telephone exchange of a big
business house the other day an expert
ment proved that this was not alto
gether true, says the Philadelphia
Record. One of the employees of the
house took his place at the exchange,
and, as various persons called for vari-
Gus members, he guessed who was
speaking. Out of ten guesses, six were
wrong. He erred in the case of his
own brothers voice. installing it for
that of the proprietor. He was sure
that he had detected fellow clerk on
account of the pronunciation of cof-
"cawfee"-tha he believed to be
peculiar to this person, but the event
proved that there were others in the
building who also pronounced coffee in
that odd way. The girl at the exchange
SAID that she never attempted to tell
people by their voices, especially over
the phone. when you make mis-
take 1t is so embarrassing" she MUIR
INJURED. ga roguish voice saws: DO
you know who it tsp You answer:
Yes, it's Harry Whereupon the dis
appointed reply comes: No, it is jack
mat makes you feel small.'
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
THEY BUR- o. LETTERS.
inGs to the Flames as soon
Read.

of all the quaint industries which
furnish a livelihood for a corps Of
workers there is none more worthy
of comment than the sacred furnace
of Mon-War, erected and supported
10y the religious fervor and rever-
entail sentiment with which the Chi
nese regard their letters and pa
pers. In every Chinatown, however
small, a building dedicated to Con-
fucius can be found, and to every
Acknowledged celestial that building is
sacred-sacred from the inscription
over the door to the blue smoke that
curls up and mingles with the fog,
for it is the oven wherein are in
cinerated all the letters, newspapers
and old books of the Chinese quar-
ter. says Leslie's Weekly.
Every scrap of paper upon which
a Chinese character has been written
or printed. when it's purpose in the
business or social world has been
accomplished, is burned in a per-
fumed blaze and the ashes are dis
posed of with reverential care
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
SET IN HIS WAYS.
negro Farmer Who Had His own
Ideas About Crops and
stuck to Them.

AS an illustration of the need of
new ideas in farming, and of the ef-
feet which the long-continued cultiva-
ton of single crop has upon one"
says Booker I. Washington, in Eyery-
body's Magazine, 81 remember that
some years ago 1 called an old negro
farmer into my office and explained to
him in detail how he could make $50
an acre on his land, if he would plant a
portion of it in sweet potatoes; where
as, it he planted cotton, as he had
been doing for years, at best he could
make only SIS per acre. ASH explained
the difference step by step, he agreed
with me at every point, and when
came near to the end of my argument
began to congratulate myself that
had converted at least one man from
the one-crop system to better methods.
Finally, with what fear was the air of
one who felt that he had won his case.
l asked the farmer what he was going,
to cultivate on his land the coming
year. The old fellow scratched his
head and said that as he was getting
old, and had been growing cotton all
his life, he reckoned he would grow it
to the end of his few remaining years,
although he agreed with me that he
could double the product of his land
by planting sweet potatoes on it''
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
NoveI Church Servicen.

Religious services held in absolute
darkness are an experiment begun a
few weeks ago in London. The pur-
pose was not novelty or notoriety. but
a desire to answer the objection raised
by poorly dressed people against GO
ing to any place where their shabby
clothes made them feel uncomfortable
The experiment was made at ST.
James, in Clerkenwell. A large sheet
was hung across the eastern end of the
church, and upon this the words and
music of the hymns. the prayers and
responses were thrown by lime-light
lantern.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
"DoUBLE-QUIcK" LOANS.
Great Sums often Raised by Wall
Street Banks on Very
Short Notice.

An interesting question often asked
in Wall street concerns the amount of
capital that large bank could raise at
an hours notice. That is, how much
accommodation could bank extend a
customer unexpectedly confronted
with pressing need, or for the purpose
of financing a great deal "A banker of
international experience is authority
for the statement that Wall streets
facilities in this regard are superior
to London's, in that a large undertak-
ing could be financed here with much
greater dispatch than on the other side,
says the New York Post.
Said an officer of one of Wall streets
most important banks: ut is no
trouble at all nowadays to raise S.
100000 or $6,OOO,OOO within an hour.
have seen it done TOO often to think
for moment that it would tax seri-
ously large banks resources. Five
times that sum, say $25, 900, 900, can be
raised at "a hours notice. 1t has been
done. Of course, no one bank could do
it, but the great Wall street institu-
tions are linked together in such way
as to provide almost unlimited re-
sources for the financing of any safe
deal. The large banks think little of
$1,000, 900 or So 900, 900 loans these days,
whereas in former years they attract
ed general attention, for such large
amounts were released only after con-
siderable negotiations. But that has
all changed now"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-17
Lady with Pink Teeth.

The newest turn in Partisan music
halls will shortly be the appearance of
a lady with pink teeth. She is a ma
tive of Canton. but born of French
parents. Her teeth, which are perfect,
are of semi-transparent substance
resembling paIe-colored coral. A
dentist who has examined them saws
that they will never decay. They are
hard as diamonds, and the latter gems
are the only material with which a
mark can be made on their surface.