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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26
VILLAGE EXPENSES.
Letter From Dr. Putnam Relative To Last
Years Figures

ANnN AAAeAN'a
Mr. Editor:-The village auditors re-
port shows an excess Of expenditure
over income during the past year Of
$3.50. II and for the excess, the Board
of Trustees were very severely CEN
sured at the last village meeting. Let
us see whether they deserve this cen-
sure or not, or on the other hand,
whether they ought not to have been
highly commended for making it no
larger
At the annual village meeting Of
1902 it was voted by the village to put
the steamer in good serviceable condi-
tion, as it had been out of commission
for long time. The trustees did this
at the lowest possible figure, viz,
81, ,S6O The village also voted a hose
wagon the price not to exceed $4O0.
This wagon was purchased at the price
named. The village also voted to
purchase sufficient hose to properly
equip the fire department, which was
perilously low on hose. The Board
purchased 1000 feet for the sum of
81, 800 while 300 feet extra we're added
by the manufacturers, free of charge.
Our citizens also voted sewers on
Bradford-st and Har1ison-ave, which
we're built at quite heavy expense.
Now through an oversight no funds
we're voted with which TO defray the
expenses attending these purchases
and constructions, in all amounting
to S4, ,06O, exclusive of ,55s feet of new
sewers.
The excess of expenditure over in
come according to the auditors report
as stated before was $2,530.77. Voted
to expend for purposes enumerated
above for which no funds we're pro-
vided through an oversight only, at
least So, 800 showing that the trustees
actually came within the income of the
village s2,96923, If we eliminate the
expenditures ordered by the village
and for which it provided no funds.
AS matter of fact, the last Board
of Trustees was the first | believe, for
some years, who kept the actual ex-
penses of the village below the income
excluding extraordinary expenditures
ordered as stated. can say this with
better grace as l was ou one Of the
previous boards myself.
AS presiding officer at the annua
village meeting, / could not consist
emily enter the discussion, but do so
now as a matter of simple justice to
the seven officers whom, | believe,
served the village faithfully II not ex-
ceptionally well during the past year.
| might also state here In closing that
the trustees succeeded in making a
contract for gas plant, that will give
to Bennington probably the cheapest
gas in New England outside the large
cities.
Very truly yours,
w. f. Putnam.
March 20, 1903.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26
GREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
SHAFTSBURY

Little Irene Green is i'll with measles.
J. B. Pierce is working in Benning-
ton.
Henry Stratton has moved to Ben
nington.
Sharon Harrington has moved to
his home.
Martin Green is confined to the
house by sickness.
David Hill was in Bennington on
business the past week.
Geo Dunn visited his son Fred at
Valley Falls this week.
Judge Norman Mattison visited rel
atives here the past week.
Frank Russell win work Truman T.
Mattison's S farm this year.
Mrs DIANA Turner visited Mrs
Sarah Elwell the past week.
Miss Mildred Mattison of Benning-
ton Centre is visiting in the place.
Truman Wait and wife are recover
ing from severe attacks of la Grippe.
J. H. Cranston and c. Morse Of
Bennington were in the place Sunday
Lyons Brothers are doing quite an
extensive business at their clay works.
Benona Harrington expects to move
from South SALISBURY to his home
here.
Fred Harrington and little son, Lee,
we're at John H. Harrington's the past
week.
Our road commissioner, Ed Smith,
has commenced making needed repairs
on the roads.
Perry Gardner and wife of Benning-
ton visited Truman T, Mattison and
family Sunday
Ashur ID. Harrington has purchased
his home back of Henry Stratton and
is now occupying it.
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WEST ARLINGTON

Chas Hawley is visiting relatives
out of town
Mrs James Williams recently passed
few lays in Arlington.
Rev Alexander Slxellie of Cambridge
preached very acceptably last Sunday.
Miss Bessie Haskin left on Monday
for the State Normal school in Cas-
tleton.
Mrs Morehouse Of Centre Rutland
is visiting her son, A. C. Morehouse
and family for few days.
Mrs L. j. Farnham sustained severe
injuries one day last week from fall
DR. w. S. Phillips attends her.
A. c. Morehouse and wife were
called to Arlington by the death of
their aunt, Mrs Wyman, whose illness
has been mentioned.
Grass is getting green, birds are
singing and 1t really looks like
spring, However, we will 'wait and
see what few weeks may bring forth. -
Mrs Robt Haskin was summoned to
Sunderland last week Wednesday by
the critical illness of her sister, Mrs
John Wyman, and is still with her.
The western blizzard has not
reached this part of Vermont yet.
Mercury stands at 80 degrees this
(Tuesdayl morning, after long con-
tinued rain storm.
Geo Hoyt has received the sad in
telligence of the death of his brother,
Henry Hoyt's wife, which occurred
while Mrs HOyt was on visit to her
son in New Orleans.
At the meeting at the Hawley cheese
factory held last Saturday, the follow
ing officers were elected: Moderator,
H. G. Buck; clerk, H. c.. Mckee;
treasurer, Harry Hurd; first director,
Tim Hayes; second director, Merritt
Russell; third director, Evi Hurd;
salesman, II. G. Mckee.
More than the usual number of peo-
pie are changing their residences this
spring. w. Whitten has moved to
Manchester; ''Norm" Granger to
Sandgate; Jay West to the upper
road, Arlington; Mr. Bailey to the
Jennie Eaton house. Emerson Horton
and wife have closed their house and
gone to their children. AS before
mentioned, the Hurd brothers, with
,heir father, have moved to the Der
rick farm, recently purchased
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MANCHESTER

Day MctiTnie VAS in New York last
week
Mrs lierb-rt Csssard has yeturned
from Baltimore and New York.
The Methodist society met with Mrs
Char es Randall OD Wednesday.
TIE Ladies' Benevolent Society met
at the church parlors Thursday.
MIR and Srs j n Hard leave this
week for Lakewood, N. j., for few
weeks.
MIR and Mrs Elliott will soon begin
housekeeping in sne house of Mss Alb
bic Coy.
Rev Jobr Bar,t2w left for his for
mer home 10 Wett erslied, Conn thu
week He ID be absent couple If
weeks,
Mrs Ladd, who has been visiting
her d4ug Ter, Mrs b. q. Rodgers, q
portion { HI intet, returned 10 her
home r'iaay Percy Laid left t@n
90 Sa urlAy
Augustus Purdy died at his huMe in
the south part of the town, early Sat
urdaS uoruing after AZ illness OF ser-
eral months His family wer- hmrng
the first residents of the town lie
leaves siS ildrn. Mts William }.
Chai man of W itchRll, Robert, Anna,
William an y rnriiJ of 1t IL tIwn ard
Ron of Mic lgsH. The fun Tal was
held at ms hte ho y O1 TUESDAY
afteruoOu
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Secured by John S. Holden.
Granite Company.
TO BUILD A CAPITOL.
Pennsylvania New Statehouse at Harrisburg
win be Constructed of Granite from,
Vermont Quarries.

The largest granite contract ever
placed in Vermont has been secured
by the Woodbury. Granite company Of
which John S. Holden OF this place is
principal owner.
The contract is to furnish the gran
ite for the new Pennsylvania state
capitol at Harrisburg. The main con-
tract is for four million dollars worth
of granite with the probability that
much more will be called for before
the job is completed.
The company has from three to five
years to deliver the granite but must
begin work at once. The granite will
be taken from the Woodbury. quarries
six miles from Hardwick.
Mr. Holden and his son-in-law, Geo
H. Bickford, Of Hardwick and @. w.
Leonard OF Boston of the Holden &
Leonard Co.. we're in New York yes
terday to sign the contracts and fur
nish the required bonds to complete
the work.
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SYNDICATE

Sheriff Wilson was in town on Fri
day of last week.
W. S. Bentley was in Salem, n. Y,
on Friday of last week.
NJ. ]. Covey of Manchester was in
town on Thursday of last week.
Herbert Bentley began his annual
sheep shearing business last week.
Mrs Charlotte Conkey is quite sick.
Mrs William Conkey is caring for her,
Mrs Sarah Randall had the misior-
tune to lose a valuable COW last week,
from over feeding.
w. B. Randall and Farrand Ran
dali and wife of SALISBURY were at
Smith Peck's last Saturday; also Mr.
and Mrs +. S. Randall and son of
Cambridge.
Mrs Smith Peck departed this life
on Thursday, the 10th inst. She will
be greatly missed by her family and
friends, of whom she had many.
John Steele of Williamstown was at
w. J. Hamilton's Saturday and Sun
day, to see his sick wife, who, report
says, is gaining quite rapidly under
the treatment of DIR w. S. Phillips.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26
LICENSE FEE
IS FIXED
First Glass Licenses will Cost A
Thousand Dollars.
FEW APPLICATIONS YET.
Only Seven Had Eeen Received up to This
Morning. Last Day Tomorrow for
Receiving Applications

The Bennington excise board met
Monday afternoon and fixed the IL
cense fee for licenses Of the first class
at $1,000. The fees for the other
classes are fixed by the law itself
The commissioners figured that in
asmuch as the hotel men and others
will be compelled to put in new fix
lures at considerable expense, it would
be better not to fix the license at the
extreme figure and perhaps thereby
tempt the licensees to violate the law
in order to make profit.
Hon O. M. Barber, counsel for the
town, gives it as his opinion that only
one class of license can be granted to
a single individual and that holders
of first class licenses will not have the
right to sell liquors not to be drunk
on the premises This agrees with the
opinion of other prominent lawyers.
Up to this morning the commission
ers had received only seven applica-
tions for license, four of the 6rst class
and three of the second class, Sever
al others are expected today. Tomor-
row is the last day for receiving APP
plications.
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Report of Health Officer H. L. Stilson, Shows
Bennington Healthy Town

Report Of Health Officer H. l. StilIson, Shows
Bennington Healthy Town.
Il. L. Shllson, secretary OF the To-
cal board of health, has just complet-
ed and forwarded to the Marine hos
pital in Washington his report of the
contagious diseases according to the
custom that has prevailed for several
years.
The report covers a period of IA
months, ending March 20. In that
time there was reported to him 20 cases
of typhoid fever, mostly in North Ben
nington, with two deaths; II cases OF
of diphtheria with one death, cases
of whooping cough; 20 cases of mea-
sles; 2 cases of chicken pox, with no
deaths In the same time there were
Z deaths reported from tuberculosis.
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EAST ARLINGTON

Mrs r.. Mcdonald and the Misses
Mary and Bertha Mcdonald drove TO
North Bennington on Wednesday.
An oyster supper was given by the
ladies Of the Methodist church at the
parsonage last Wednesday evening.
Mrs Lafayette Jones recently return
ed from North Bennington where she
went on account of the critical illness
of her sister, Miss Eva Thayer.
Another young man has also gone
west, Charlie Lozier left town on Mon
day. His hrst destination was Chi
cago. Charlie has gone west to seek
his fortune. We hope it may prove a
good one.
Myron Cole has been absent much
of the time recently in Salisbury,
during the last days of his father, Jas
Cole, who died Monday night after a
painful illness. Other relatives here
have also visited Mr. Cole. Rev G.. A.
Furness one day drove down to see
him.
H. N. Shaw has opened a furniture
store in Manchester Center and will
remove his family to that town after
Easter. Many friends here. while
wishing them great success in their
new home, greatly regret their depar-
ture from the old one. Seymour @.
Hard will occupy Mr. Shaw's house
here and look after the business at
the mill.
Alvah Walker left town last week
with his amt, Mrs Joel Grant, who
has been visiting relatives in Vermont.
Mr. Walker expects to reside with his
uncle, Mr. Grant, who lives in the
town of Stetson, Mich, on a large
farm. we wish the young man sue
cess. His postoffice address is A.
Walker, Walkerville, Mich.
We have Travelling Library" if
you please. It'is one of those sent out
by the state. There are 40 books in
the present allotment. They are we'll
bound and in a good shape. Among
them are E. +. Hale's Memories of
Hundred Years. Van Dykes "Blue
Flower, +" Miss Alcott's "Old Fashion
ed Girl, /" also books by Henty, Tark-
ington, Lang and others, The library
is located at present at Miss Maude
Warmers. When these books have
been read by the subscribers TO the
library it is expected that they may
be returned and others will be sent if
desired They we're sent from St
Johnsbury, at the instigation of Mrs
Delano Perry. The books are free eX-
cept the freight charges, which are
paid by the subscribers. This library
we nope may prove a step upward in
Village Improvement.
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THE VILLAGE SCHOOLS.
Auditors Report of the Business Of Past Year
Makes a Good Showing.

The auditors for the graded school
district have completed their work and
the report to be submitted at the an
nual meeting 70 be held next Tuesday
cannot fail to be satisfactory to the
voters. During the year the total re-
ceipts, including $4,000 borrowed
money, were s53, ,569. 20. The amount
Of $40, ,447 was received fo7 taxes, for
nonresident tuition 81 ,424, books ana
supplies sold, 1892, public money
81, $50.
The total expenditures were $40,
1920, including the borrowed money
paid back, leaving balance in the
hands of the treasurer at the close Of
the year S4, 1875. Included in the ex-
penditures is interest, 81, 500: superin-
tendents, teachers and janitors salar-
les, 1902 93; school books, 81. 1866:
repairs and improvements, SG94; fuel,
81, 425; water rents, $3.50; paper and
school supplies, S7l4 insurance, $685.;
laboratory supplies, Sl24.
There are outstanding orders for
miscellaneous expenses amounting to
/ S4l.24.
The total outstanding liabilities OF
the district are $780, 1924, of which
s39, ,l5O is borrowed money, The total
assets are s9,O56.6O, of which "a, ,2sO is
uncollected taxes due from the water
company. The decrease in the net
debt during the year was $4,O6l
The auditors estimate that tax Of
10 cents on the dollar would raise
funds enough to pay all running ex-
penses and $4,000 of debt during the
coming year.
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Y. NJ. @. A. Notes.

Twenty-Five boys enjoyed the maple
sugar eat Monday evening.
The Vermont state convention will
be held at Burlington April 1919.
The association is planning for the
annual meeting to be held April 3.
The regular meeting of the womau's S
Auxiliary win be held at the rooms
Wednesday, April l, at 3 p. m.
G. f. North of Burlington. secre-
tary of the state committee, will be in
Bennington Friday evening IN the in
terest of this gathering.
NJ. Fl. Robinson will speak at the
Mems Meeting on Sunday at p. NJ.
There win be special music by male
quartet. All men are cordially iDvit-
ed.
At the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary the following were
elected officers President, Mrs John
>. Holden; vice. president, Mrs L. A.
Graves: secretary, Mrs Fanny Tay-
lor; treasurer, Mrs +. N. Squire; di-
rectors to serve for three years, from
Methodist church, Miss Tena Swift:
Second Congregational church, Mrs
G. Fl. Cone; Baptist church. Mrs A. S.
Hawks; Episcopal church, Mrs A. s..
Chisholm; chairman of room commit
tee, Mrs Caroline Mattison; reception,
Mrs j. A. Jubb; entertainment, Mrs
Laura c. Cole; membership, Mrs f..
r. Rawson; devotional, Mrs VIM
Moore: junior. Miss Ada Brigham
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D. F. BATES DEAD.
Had Long Been One of the Leading Citizens
OF pownal.

Had Long Been One of the Leading Citizen,
OF pOwnal.
Daniel Francis Bates, one of Pow.
nails most successful farmers, died
Tuesday morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs f. f. Potter in North
Pownal. He had been i'll for long
time, but the immediate cause OF his
death was apoplexy.
During Mr. Bates life he held many
important town offices, which he filled
in capable manner. He was for
years a member of the Baptist choir,
having fine voice of such range that
he could take either tenor or bass
parts with equal facility. He was 7G
years of age.
Mr. Bates is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs E. f, Potter and Mrs A. B.
Gardner of Pownal, and by two
brothers, Dir ]. f. Bates of Setauket,
Long Island and f. F. Bates of North
Adams. His wife died last May and
he follows her in less than year.
The funeral took place to-day from
the Baptist church, Rev B. f. kellogg
officiating.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26
DORSET

P. F. Kelley has returned from Wal
lingford.
l.. M. Mauley Of Albany spent Sun
ay here.
A daughter has been born to F.
Gilbert and wife.
John Sheldon is putting an addition
on his house, also a piazza.
Miss Sarah Kelley is the guest of
Miss Kathryn Brennan at Poultney.
Miss Angie Holley is visiting her
sister, Mrs w. 3. sheldon, in Ben
nington.
Rev G. 5. Carhart used for his
theme Sunday morning, The Cross,
the TRANSPORTATION OF Sacrifice. y.
Miss Anna Gilbert of the U. V. NJ,
Burlington, and Miss Gertrude Gill
bert of Hinesburg are here for their
vacation.
W. d. Walkley, a summer guest
here for several years, recently died
in Brooklyn. He is survived by a
wife and daughter
Carl NJ. Gates will he ordained TO
the ministry Wednesday, April l, in
this place. Rev Thos c, Hall, d. D.,
of New York will be the principal
speaker.
Rev DR. George L. Prentiss died in
New York last week. He was sum
mer resident of Dorset. His wife was
the author OF stepping Heavenward" |"
and "More Love to Thee, o, Christ. "
He was buried in Dorset 5 Saturday
afternoon.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26
"THE CRISIS."
Dramatlzatlon Of Winston Churchis Famous
Novel, Wednesday, April !.


One of the most pleasing announce
ments the local theatre management
could have to make to the amusement
loving element, is the coming of
Isabel Irving in an elaborate new pro-
duction of Winston Churchill's most
favored of all American romances,
''The Crisis" Miss Irving will APP
pear under James x. HacKett s man
agement at the opera house. Wednes-
day, April lst, presenting the authors
own dramatization of novel that has
broken all selling records, and prom
ises even greater results as play.
Everyone who has read the book was
charmed with its rare truth of char
acterization and beauty and accuracy
of description.
Miss Irving has the complete origi-
nal production with which the great
Churchill play was introduced at Pitts
burg, March 3, last spring, and has
since been presented with conspicuous
success at st Louis. Philadelphia and
the other large cities None of the To-
cal house scenery will be used.
While in St Louis, the home and
scene of "The Crisis, - the success of
the season, the management was much
gratifed to receive letters from var
ious persons whose relatives, in some
instances, were the originals of the
characters in the book. These letters
complimented the producer on the ac-
curacy of detail and the careful and
beautiful trca nent displayed in the
production. Especially gratifying was
one from Mr. Gazzam, to whom the
book was dedicated, commenting en-
Enthusiastically, particularly on the
truth and beauty of the settings. The
original stage settings will be seen
here.
Seats at Gokay's, Friday morning.
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Tragedy Averted

"Just in the nick of time our little boy was
slved' writes Mrs w. Watkins Of Pleasant
City, Ohio. "Pneumonia had played sad
havoc with him and terrible cough sci in
besides Doctors tre4ted him but be grew
worse cry day. At length we tried DIR
Kings New Discovery for Consumntiou, and
our dar ing was saw, Il He's now sound aud
weln Everybody ought to know it's the
only sure cure for Coughs, Col = and ali Lung
di,ea.es. GuaTa teei by o. +. Gibson, hrug
gist. Price SOC and Sl00. 1ria bottles free
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26
THE WEST A CONDITION.
From Ray StanRard Bakers ''The Great North.
west" in April Century,

From Ray Stannard Bakers The Ureat North
west in April Century,
The West, somehow, has come to be
a condition rather than a place. After
days in luxurious train, the casual
traveller finds himself in the cities of
the Pacific with the feeling that here
are not the differences, the strange
ness, the Westernness that he had ex-
pected The real West which he has
pictured so fondly, so free, the hearty,
the fascinating, seems in some degree
to have escaped him. And presently
he discovers that the condition which
We call Western is singularly mis-
placed in the West: that the most
Western of American cities is not
Portland or Seattle, but Butte City,
six hundred miles to the east of the
coast.
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TRUSTEES ORGANIZE.
President Fillmore Appoints Ills Standing
Committees.

FtNsiuehl lHi'huIt HppolAlS ilS 3tdlulhS
Committees.
The newly elected board of trustees
met Monday evening, organized for
business and spent some time in in
formal discussion. President Fillmore
appointed the following standing com
mittees;
Finance Lyons, Gokay, Peart.
Streets-Liyingston Lonergan,
Battles.
Fire Murray, Peart, Livingston.
Light-Peart, Battles, Gokay.
Sewer -Gokay, Lyons, Murray.
Police-Lonergan, Murray, Lyons.
Battles, Livingston, Loner-
gan.
The trustees have empowered the
street commissioner to order a new
road scraper on trial
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26

A small barn belonging to Dennis
Cronin, located near the depot, was
burned last evening. The loss will
be about $3.50. The Putnam hose had
a stream of water on the fire inside Of
two minutes after the first sound of the
alarm.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-26

A cold at this t'me If neglectei is liabla to
cause pneumonia which i so often fatal and
even when the patient has recovered the
lungs are weae ened, making them peculiarly
susceptible to the dew tlopmen' Of co sump-
ton Foley's Honey ard Tar viii! stop he
cough. heal and slret gtnen the lungs and
prevent pneumonia. Quinlan's Pharmacy.