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The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21
REPORTER.
Stoningtnn Items.
Aug. is. 1908.

Aug. is. 1908.
AT the home of the brides par.
ents near Westola, Kans., on last
Sunday at IL O'clock, Rev. Watts
said the words that made MIR Fred
Woolley and Miss Delilha Evans
man and wife. Quite number
of friends and relatives We're pres
ent to witness the ceremony and
partake of the excellent wedding
dinner. The groom is ~. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Woolley and grew
to manhood in liiis neighborhood
lie is a steady, reliable young man
and one who is liked by every.
body. The bride is Il laughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans OF Westola,
Kane., and is said to be most
estimable young lady. We have
not had the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance, but if she is as sensi
BILE in every thing as she has been
in the selection of a husband, then
we guarantee she is all right. The
ilappy couple will make their
home on the Woolley ranch for il
while. Into this home they will
be followed by the best wishes OF
all who know them.
Mrs. James McClain and child
rem visited with Mrs. Nance and
Mrs. Wallis a few days last week.
Frank Woolley spent Sunday
night and Monday with nome folks.
Quite number from Kansas at
tended TIE infare at MIR. Woolley's Is
Monday.
Mrs. Edmunds and son Willie is
visiting with Mrs. Wallis this
week.
"WEsTERN GIRL"
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21
State Fair Premiums.

This years premium list for the
Colorado State Fair to be held at
Pueblo. September 14th to 18th
is now ready for distribution. 1t
is a handsome book OF 40 pages
and is fund of information re
garding the resources of the state
and the valuable premiums to be
paid out for the exhibition of the
same. No organization in the state
has better reputation for square
dealing and fairness than the man
ayers of the State Fair, and their
past record warrants the assertion
that every premium awarded by
the several judges in the various
departments will be paid prompt
lv and in full, no matter whether
the state appropriation is available
or not.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21
lionantZ.

We were at the cedars last week,
the reason for no items from ko-
nantZ.
The past week we have been
visited by four good rains, crops
are growing nicely and grass was
never better.
Broom corn cutting will com
mence in a week or ten days.
Everyone that can is now haul
ing his winters wood.
Edgar Simmons and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlowe went to Villas Sat
urday Tor supplies. Mr.. Harlowes 8
crop was hailed down the second
time last week.
Rev. konkel. assisted by Rev.
Watts, of Richf"ld, held a week 5
meeting at the konantz school
house closing Saturday night.
They were we'll attended, the
house being iull to the door. The
baptislilal services were held
Thursday, when six were i'm
mersed.
The ladies of konantz gave an
ice cream social Wednesday even
ing for the benefit o. the church,
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

Ben HarIowe left for Lamar last
week where he will work for Il
few weeks.
w. j. Gillespie returned Satur.
cay from Villas where he has been
drilling we'll for Mr.. Ranney.
Mr.. Boil and son Chester re
turned from the Garden City fair.
They report big crowds and a
good time. Mrs. Hunter took
third money in the relay races.
1t is said she was the best rider
on the track, but the horses she
rode were outclassed.
NEED MoRE.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21
East End.

Some rain would go we'll in Bos-
ton and Stonington neighbcrhoods.
Konantz people gave an ice
cream supper for the benefit of the
pastors salary Wednesday even
ing OF this week.
Rev. Watts was heard by large
congregations of people upon his
visit to Konantz last week. While
here he baptized six persons for
Rev. Konkel. The people heard
him gladly.
Rev. and Mrs. Konkel are say
ing farewell to their friends these
days. They leave for conference
Saturday, tomorrow.
Several Stonington people at
tended Sunday School at Boston
last Sunday.
Crops over the east end gener-
ally are in very fine condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin konkel Wis
tied the parsonage Tuesday.
Frank Roach has visited home
folks q few davs BE goes to Ne
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21
Gleanings and Comment.

Polly PRy of Denver Post fame.
has started weekly paper under
her own name, and needless to
say, it is to be one of those purely
personal, Just, between you and
me affairs Tor which Polly Pry is
famous.
The first Polly Pry" will ap-
pear Saturday, September 9TH, and
as Polly is now free lance look
out for a wide swaih.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

braska soon to engage in work in
a business college.
We learn that Erwin konliel has
been employed to teach the Ston.
ington school.
The necessity for a general cor
respondent from the east end is
no more. Special writers who can
come nearer getting at the news
at first hand are filling The HERALD
pages NIGEL v every week. Report
er gladly hands the reportorial
pencil to these careful ne ws-Suth-
erers- He assures. these CORE
spOndents that the people OF Baca
county are eager to hear the coun-
ty news aud are very grateful tor
the services of the writer's ot the
news. Reporter wishes tor the
HERALD'S excellent corps of work
ers,-the Editor, pressman, devil
and correspondents.-and all its
reader. good luck and prosperity.
Yours, to read only what others
write,
REPORTER.
We regret to accept Re porter's
resignation as correspondent be-
cause of conscientious effort to
send us reliable. breezy news Ed.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 20
Oct. l, State Meeting Colo. Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. One
fare for round trip from all points
in Colorado. Dates of sale sept.
1920. final return limit Oct. 8,
1909.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-21
Low Rates from Lamar via
the Santa Fe Route.


Round Trip Excursion Rates from
Lamar-Saturday or Sunday, Re
turn Monday: to Colorado Springs
$G.45; to Manitou $500; Palmer
Lake $3.50. Sunday only-Colo-
RADIO Springs ~ 55; Manitou ~ 10;
Palmer Lake $50; Pueblo $3 80.
From May Is to Oct. Is, 1903.
Tickets gond going only on Satur-
day or Sunday and return Monday
following may be sold to Palmer
Lake and return at $3.50.
Assembly rates, June & to Aug.
"a. Round trip tickets may be
sold daily to Palmer Lake and re
turn at $3.50 with final limit o,
September 18TH
Also round trip tickets to vari
Gus Mountain Towns at reduced
rates.
Excursion Rates to the Tent
City, Coronado Beach (San Diego)
California, June to Aug. 81. 1903.
Round trip tickets may be sold
as follows: In Pullman standard
sleepers, 10000 In Pullman
standard sleeper where two people
use same berth both directions,
S97 90. In Pullman Tourist sleep
er, 5000. In Pullman Tourist
where two people use same berth
both directions, $92 80. The above
rates include-round trip trans
portation berths in Pullman cars.
meals enroute tor the round trip
Grand Canon side trip includ-
ing hotel accommodation at the
Canon-and two weeks board and
lodging at The Tent City and priv
ilege of four weeks additional
board and lodging at the Tent City
at the same rate, $1,000 per week.
Dates of sale-June LIST to Aug.
31st, 1908, inclusiye. Limits
Going transit limit ten days with
stopover privileges. Fina! return
limit two months from date of sale
with stop over privileges, return
ing within limit. Tent City is 10
Gated OF Coronado Beach near
Hotel Del Coronado and under
same management. 1t is drained
and sewered-water system-ice
water free to everybody-lighted
by electricity-dancing pavilion
good music.
Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 1923 Meet
ing OF Normal Association. Fare
and one fifth on certificate plan.
Dates OF sale Aug. s, 0, 10. Final
return limit Aug. 2G.
Pueblo, Colo. Sept. l4-lS, 1908
Colorado State Fair, Rate-one
tare Tor round trip. Dates OF sale
Sept. IA, Is, 16. Final return lin
it Sept. 90
American Bankers Association,
San Francisco, Calf, Oct. 2O-23,
1908. Rate-one lowest first class
normal fare for round trip via di.
rect routes. Tickets may also be
sold going direct to San Francisco
returning via Shasti route and
Portland or via Oxen Co. steamers
and Portland thence direct route
to starting point at $3.50 higher
than direct route to San Francis
CO. Dates of sale-Oct. 9-1S in
elusive. Final return limit, Nov.
30. 1908. Going transit limit to
be Nov. 20. Stop overs permitted,
Pueblo to Salt Lake City and
Ogden and return $500. Dates
of sale June 1 to Sept. 80, inclu
sive. Return limit Oct. 81. Stop
overs allowed.
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con
gress, Seattle, Wash, Aug. Is
81.
For above occasion tickets on
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Friday at 700 u, m; arrive ut Springfield,
1880 p. M.
tFrce box delivery on all routes
All maiis closed i've minute. before leaving
ume. srLAs L. spEcKMASS, PM.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15

hibitory law is not enforced in town
unless public sentiment desires it and,
can it be said II public sentiment does
mot desire a saloon in a town that
there is any machinery of the license
law which will place il there?
The people should not forget that
since the prohibitory law was enacted
the prohibitionists have so legislated
that under its provisions respondents
were sentenced to Imprisonment for a
term of years greater than their natu-
raj life. Even the threescore years
and ten, which by Holy Writ is man S
allotted stay upon this earth, was not a
sufficient length Of time in which to
punish him for the violation of the
provisions Of this law. Public opin-
ion was so outraged by this statute
that as a result the law now provides
that no sentence shall be for longer
period than three years.
0. M. Barber.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
CUT A WIDE SWATH.
Woman In Show Troupe Gave a Disgusting
Exhibition.

Woman In Show Troupe Gave a Disgusting
Exhibition.
One of the female members Of Cor
mand & Ford's dramatic company,
which was at Library hall last week,
gave a special performance on the
streets Saturday that was not on the
program, neither was it billed on the
boards or by dodgers.
Appearances in her case indicate
that prohibition prohibited just the
same as il always has in Vermont un
til her spirits became so exhilirated
that when she started from her board
ing place for the Saturday matinee,
she was unable to determine whether
it would be best to navigate upon her
feet or her ear.
This indecision led her into cutting
wide swath on the sidewalk of Main
street, and no passers by denied her
right to the entire thorough-fare. She
tottered along until she came to a
drug store, where she concluded to get
a remedy for sea,sickness.
1t required time and patience for her
to make this port, but she finally sue
ceeded and then continued on her
swervipg voyage to the hall, where
she landed much the worse for the eff
fort.
In the midst of large audience of
ladies and children, she staggered up
the aisle and entered the stage door,
which concluded her performance for
the day, and the managers of the COM
pany claim, for the season. Her part
in the matinee play was taken by an
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
MRS. MARY RIDDLE DEAD.
One OF The Oldest OF BsnnlnstOn's Residents
Dies Suddenly

One OF The Oldest or BennlustOn's Residents
Dies Suddenly.
Mrs Mary Riddle died at her home
on Main street Tuesday morning about
10 o'clock. She was 81 years of age,
she had been in poor health son.e time
and her death was not unexpected. It
was principally caused by the break
ing up of the system.
Mrs Riddle was born in Bennington,
her father, the late Hiram Henry, hav-
ing been well known citizen here for
years. Her husband, Dwight H. Rid
die, died number Of years ago. She
was one OF the old members of the
Methodist church, joining the one at
Hinsdillville when young,
Since the death of her husband she
has resided with her daughter-in-law,
Mrs Georgianna Riddle. She leaves
no children. Her funeral was attend
ed from the house, Rev w. II. Wash
burne officiating. The burial was in
the Hinsdillville cemetery,
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Thomas Aansan Injured Near Busklrks Tues.
day.

Thomas Aansan Injured Near Buskirks Tues.
day.
Thomas Mangan, an engineer on the
Rutland railroad, is confined to his
home on Observatory-st, the result of
injuries received in collision near
Buskirks Tuesday afternoon. He was
running a wild engine between Albany
and Rutland over the Boston 81 Maine
tracks at the rate of 35 miles an hour,
according to his orders.
Preceding him was a Boston &
Maine freight going east. There is
quite a grade near Buskirks and the
train became stalled there. The engi-
neer backed up to get another start,
without sending out a nagman.
Mangan is one of the old employees
on the road. AS he rounded a curve
he saw the freight backing towards
him. He applied the air brakes and,
with his fireman, jumped before the
collision came. Both were consider
ably injured and bruised The wild
engine was completely demolished in
front and the caboose and several cars
on the freight train we're converted in
to kindling wood. Mangan has the
copy of the orders that he received, so
that there can be no blame attached to
him.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15

camp. whe came r,ther for quietude
and rest, We may refer with foud rec
/ ollectious TO the delights of the trip
from tn, foot of Norih.st In The village
of Bennington to the terminus at the
club house, nine miles up the Wood
ford and Glastonbury valleys.
When it was found that cottagers
AID excursionists could not be made
to assimilate, or to recreate in COM
mon, resort called the Casino was
established a half mile lower down the
line. This was a victualing, dancing
and musical resort as well as a picnic
ground, and the last year the road
was in operation theatre of consid-
cradle pretentions was added and
vaudeville entertainments given there
1t was the last year, too, that the club
house and hotel at the glastonbury
end we're completed and the bonding of
the rails continued to that point. But
all this is ancient history. How the
manager spent most of his time at the
MURRAY Hill hotel in New York rails
ing money to sink either in this enter
prise or in his own pocket, how many
{ contracted bills in Bennington and
Woodford went unpaid, does not con-
Germ us now. Most Of US have forgot
ten the bad repute Of the management,
but not the delights afforded us by the
trips on hot and sUltry days in town to
the pure and bracing air of the noun
tain.
An aboard! The crank turned. the
trolley wheel sputered, and we were
on. The breeze created by motion
gave us back our breath. That was
ali. But after crossing the trestle at
the Hathaway bridge we began to scent
the mountain air. We ran in and out
OF shade and sunshine, and then
through woods, and then whirled by
the abandoned iron furnace, then over
a rickety and ticklish trestle, named
the Garrity crossing, and turned into
the Woodford valley, called by the ma
tives ''the hollow" What fall in
the temperature was there-full ten de-
grees, if one. Then a high bridge
was negotiated, and we struck a scat
tered settlement, Crossing two other
trestles, we pulled up at the Casino.
Some got of here, but most of us kept
our seats. Crossing two more trestles
we stopped at Camp Comfort. This
was a semi-private station. The hotel
and twenty to thirty cottages grouped
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
D. AR. MEETING.
Elected Delegates to the National D. A. R..
CONGRESS.

Elected Delegates to the National D. A. R..
Congress.
At a special meeting of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, held
with the regent, Mrs A. B. Valentine,
Tuesday last, the following ladies
were elected delegates to the D. A. r.
congress, to be held in Washington,
D. c., February %; Mrs Henry G.
Root, as alternate for the regent; Mrs
Edward w. Bradford, delegate; Mrs
Charles H. Darling, as alternate, and
a fourth lady to be appointed later.
The date Of the annual meeting of
this chapter has been changed from
August to January. Two new mem
bers were admitted, Mrs Sarah Olds
and Mrs Hope Graves, making So
members. The meeting was a very
pleasant affair. Light refreshments
we're served.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15

The Banner and Reformer this week
presents view Of the cllb house az d
the hotel which were locu,ed 1T tie
terminus Of the old Bennington ana
Glastonbury railroad in the heart Of
the Green Mountains, 26OO feet above
the level of the sea. The road was
built in 1872 by the Bennington and
Glastonbury railway and lumber com
pany, of which T. W. Park was the
principal owner, The road was nine
miles in length and one of the most
picturesque in New England. In some
places the grade was $50 feet to the
mile.
The club house was well arranged
for parties and excursions and for a
couple of years was literally patron
lied. It was burned a few months
ago, but the hotel is yet standing,
though in a dilapidated condition.
There was a continual change of
scenery from the time a train left the
outskirts Of the village until its arriv-
al at its destination. Tourists and
excursionists who travelled over it
could not express their pleasure in
strong enough terms.
The road was badly washed out by
the great freshet OF 1898, and again in
1900, and has never been rebuilt but
it is hoped that before many years an
other iron highway may be running
in this, one of the most attractive spots
in Vermont. The view was taken up
the railroad looking east.
After its abandonment by the BEN
niugton and Glastonbury lumber COM
pany it was operated for a few years
by the bennington and Woodford
electric railway company. This com
pany built the Casino and opera house
half way between this village and
Glastonbury, and also built the club
house at the terminus, which was for
merly the old sawmill of the Glasten-
bury company.
For three successive summers the
Bennington and Woodford electric
railway was in operation. Without
attempting to trace its history from its
inception in 1895 to its downfall in the
flood Of 1898, further than to note that
the project was primarily intended to
boom Camp Comfort as a summer re-
sort for city people, which it failed ut
terly to do, because the manager at
the outset piled in many carloads OF
excursionists upon the people at the
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15

among pines in an alcove of the moun-
tain where wells up one OF puresl cold
water springs in the state, was sacred
10 city soiourners. We halt for a no..
ment only, for we are country cattle
booked for the terminus.
And here at the end was a hotel and
two-story club house forty by one
hundred feet on the foundation, squat
ting at the very toe of huge noun
tain foot, from either side of which
flowed streams that united in one just
below the building. From the broad
verandas of the club house the view
down the valley was beautiful, and Il
was always restful to sit there and
smoke and think, for one could think
as well as smoke despite the romping
children all about, or the laugh and
prattle of the young and gay.
From the Garrity crossing to the
Glastonbury end the valley lies but
few hundred yards wide between noun
tains on either side that rise more or
less abruptly from a hundred to three
thousand towering feet. In this valley
runs the Walloomsac, ripping
brook in summer days, but a deluge
of waters that leave nothing in its
shifting course but powders that its
powerful embrace has rolled from
cubes into spheres when the winters
snow has suddenly melted on the wate,
shed, or the windows of heaven have.
opened and let down deluge of rain
and this has twice happened, once in
1869 and once in 1898, both in the
month of October The road crossed
and recrossed this stream many times,
and so after the food came in '9s,
there was no longer any road.
1t was the sad ending of a pleasure
route that was appreciated most when
it was destroyed, and it has been
fondiy hoped that the Bennington and
Hoosick Valley road would some time
extend its iron as far as the Casino at
least, which it could safely do by
skirting the foot of the mountain south.
and east of the river above the Fur
mace bridge. Give us back at least
the Casino, and a means to reach it,
and We win be content. We will crowd
the cars in summer time, and so will
the people Of Hoosick Falls and those
along the line when once they have
tasted and tested the ozone of the
Woodford valley.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
GREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY
BENNINGTON

Herbert Warn spent Sunday in the
place.
Mrs Smith Stratton who has been i'll
with the La Grippe, is able to be abou I
again.
d. p. Mattison and wife of Shafts
bury visited at Herbert Stratton's
last Sunday.
Mrs Dora Hill and daughter, Lu-
cetta, was at Mrs HIPS fathers, Smith
Stratton, over Sunday.
Mrs Nellie Houghton and little son,
Myron, passed a few days with her
sister, Mrs Walter Dunham.
Mrs Clarence Harrington and
children of North Bennington spent
part of last week With her brother,
Myron Stratton.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
Water Case Decided In Favor OF
the Water Company.
CANNOT COLLECT TAXES
Assessed for the Years 1898 and 1899 Because
Listers Did Not File Abstract Book
As the Law Requires.

The village has failed to collect the
taxes assessed against the Water com
pany for the years 1898 and 1899, un-
less the supreme court overrules the
decision of Judge Munson in the Court
of Chancery, which is not considered
likely.
Judge Munson in his decision on the
facts as found by Ex-Gov Stewart as
special master in chancery, finds that
the water company is taxable, but that
inasmuch as the listers for the years
1898 and 1899 did not proceed under
the law and file an alphabetical ab-
stract of the taxpayers and the tax
able property assessed as the law re-
quires, the list is faulty and the taxes
levied under that assessment cannot
be collected.
The amount of taxes for the two
years in question is in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 and the costs, etc, will
make the loss to the village somewhat
more. The case will go to the supreme
court at the January term.
While the victory thus far is with the
water company in the remaining cases
the abstract book was made and filed
so that if the company wins in the
other suits it must be on their chief
claim, which is that the water company
is not taxable on the ground that it is
a public institution supplying water
for public use.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-15
BIG LUMBER DEAL.
The Park Heirs Sell Timber Tract in Glastonbury
10 the NeWtons.

TO the NewtOns
The Deerfield Valley Company of
Wilmington, owned principally by
Moses Newton of Wilmington and
Thomas Newton of Holyoke. Mass,
has purchased from the Glastonbury
Mining and Railroad Company, of
which Governor Mccullough is one of
the principal owners, 1900 acres Of
land located in the town of Glasten-
bury, most of it on the eastern portion.
The price paid was about $4,000.
The land is covered with timber, most
ly spruce, with some hard wood and
considerable of it second growth. The
new owners have already begun opera
tions in cutting, having some sixty
men and teams at work. They have
erected boarding house and other
buildings necessary to the comfort of
the men and horses.
They will cut all the logs possible
this winter and pile them near the
Deerfeld river, so that they can be
hoated down when the water is high in
the spring, to the mill below Whining
ton