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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11

Miss Carrie Douglass entertains a
number Of her lady friends this esen-
ing.
DR.. f. X. hudson Of Hoosick Falls
was one of the recent visitors to the
village.
Rev. W. H. washburne will speak
at Glover Hall Sunday afternoon at
four o'clock.
Mrs. John A. sipperly of Bridge.
port Conn. is at George Wattles on
Union street.
Mrs. William r. Graves arrived in
town this week and Is With her son,
Russell c. Graves OF Bennington Cen
ire.
Mrs. Edward G. Bennett gives card
party Friday evening in honor Of Mrs.
John Henry Cushman of New York
city.
Mrs Mary B Merrill will sing at
the services at Glover hall next Sun
day, B. Percy James will accompany
on the piano.
Henry Squires returned from the
west Tuesday afternoon to spend the
summer here, as has been his custom
for several years.
Miss Ella Bingham, who has been
spending several months in California
and Ohio, returned to her home here
Monday afternoon.
Miss Laura Mabel Williams is visit
ing Miss Nettie NJ. Pierce in North
amptou, Mass, for several weeks.
She will also visit other places In
Massach usetts including Boston.
At the annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery X. T. OF Vermont Tues
day, Sir knight Henry L. Stiilspn Of
Taft Commsndery was appointed
Grand Captain of the Guard. "
The general health OF the village is
very good. Quarantine has been raised
from the Cutting house on Union
street. and those troubled with bron-
chial affections have been much i'm.
proved by the dry air and sunshine
Of the past few weeks,
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
NEWS OF BENNINGTON TOLD IN BRIEF

Miss Sarah Houlihan spent last
week With her parents in Cohoes
Carroll Partridge is home from the
John Hopkins university for the sum
mer.
Misses Ruth and Hope Graves are
home from school for the summer va
cation.
Misses Mary and Julia Hanlon of
Troy have been passing several days
with friends.
Kenneth Richie of Pittsfeld and
Miss Daisy Richie of North Adams
we're home to spend Sunday.
The Bennington Water Co has motif
fed persons using water motors that
after June 30 they must provide other
power. =
Mrs Lucius Collins and granddaugh-
ter of Gloversville are expected to re
turn here this week for several
weeks stay The health of Mrs Col
Inns has not been good since leaving
here.
Three light showers Sunday parti-
ally laid the dust, cleared the at
mosphere of the smoke that had pre-
vaded it for several days, besides maxi
ing it cooler. What little water did
come was very acceptable.
Last Thursday two blocks Of marble,
the united weight of which was over %
tons, we're transported over the Rut-
land railroad from Dorset to New
York. They are to be used in the con-
struction of new library. 1t will be
several months before the shipment is
completed,
Miss Polly Johnson, now Mrs. John
Carly, former well known resident
of this village, died at her home in
New Westminster British Columbia,
Monday, May Is, where she removed
to several years ago and has since
made her home. She had many
friends here. also a brother.
The local weather report shows that
it was the warmest May since 1887.
The mean temperature was g. degrees,
the maximum 81, the minimum was
81. The precipitation was not enough
to measure, it being the first time in 20
years. that such circumstance has
been reported. The month was made
up of % cloudless days, we're partly
cloudy and we're cloudy The pre-
vailing direction OF the wind was
north.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11

Mr. and Mrs W. NJ Hamilton OF
Waterford called on friends Sunday.
Mrs Adelaide Bingham is making
an addition to her residence on Silver
street.
Miss Martha Brown of Troy will
spend the summer after July ! in Ben
uington.
Thomas Cartwright, former resi-
dent now of Rutland visited relatives
here latter part of last week,
Mr. and Mrs George T. Lane OF Troy
are visiting their daughter, Mrs Sayre
Mcleod near Bennington Centre.
Mrs Harold c. Hartman arrived here
from Bainbridge, o., Friday afternoon
on a short visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs ]. Ed Walbridge.
Robert c. Parker and f. p. Searle,
trustees of the graded schools at West
field Mass, were here last Wednes-
day aud Thursday investigating into
the workings of the Bennington graded
school system.
D. A. Guiltinan last week attended
the meeting of the National Grand
Council, Knights of Columbus held in
New Haven, Conn. He Represented
the Grand Council of Vermont, and
reports very enjoyable session, as
we'll as trip. The National Council
will meet in Louisville, KY, next year
and Mr.. Guiltinan hopes to ce able to
attend.
Col H. S. Bingham, one of the state
railroad commissioners, left Monday
to join the remainder of the board in
the annual inspection of Vermont
railroads which commenced this week.
With them is c. F. lStowell, a bridge
expert from Albany. They began
with the Rutland street railway and
follow with the Clarendon and Pitts
ford, the Delaware and Hudson, the
Bennington 4 Hoosick Falls Electric
railroad, the Fitchburg division OF
the Boston & Maine and the Hoosac
tunnel and Wilmington railroad.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
NORTH WHITE CREEK.

Dennis Mcdonald of SALISBURY De.
pot spent Sunday at Capt Bailey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. lsresl Scriven Of Shu.
shan spent Sunday at Thomas Herring
toms.
George Downing and sister, Lillian,
of Eagle Bridge visited at Cap. Bailey S
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Coulter have
returned from Schenectady where they
have been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Walter Harrington.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
School WorI, Exhlbil

The time for this exhibit was err
roneously announced last week as
coming on June IS and 10. The time
shouldshave been stated as from 4
O'Clock p. m. to o'clock p. IN. on
Thursday and Friday of this week,
June II and u. All who are interest
ed in such an exhibit are cordially in
vited to attend.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
Garnet Cleaning, Etc.

Have your Spring carpet work attended to
now before the rush comes on. We do al
kinds OF carpet work; lay oil cloth, linoieum,
mating, ETC., hang curtains, take orders for
dyeiug carpets, clothing, etc. Let us send of
your old carpets aud have them made into
beautiful rugs. H. T. Cottrel Steam Carpet
Cleaning Works.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
WOODFORD

VIM. H. Park of Boston has been in
town
George f. Townsend and wife Of Ben
ningtou we're in Ferndale Monday
evening.
william Pleasant of. South sShafts-
bury has visited friends 10 town.
The welcomed rain has come at last,
and the forest fires are a thing of the
past, and the smoke has cleared away.
Mrs. Charles Sawyer returned last
week from Troy, where sho visited a
sister who is very i'll.
Matthew Mulqueen has come back
to work for D. M. Gleason. He has
been working in Bangor, Maine.
Mrs. George A. Knapp of South
SALISBURY has been with Mrs. John
Belrose. her daughter.
Mrs. Harry Fradenburg of Benning-
ton has visited in the place. A. w.
Hagar aud wife have been guests Of
Mrs. Fradenburg.
Noyis Loveland and Miss Ethel Gut
Ter have been visiting Miss. Cutters
aunt, Mrs. VIM. 4. Cutler Of North
Adams.
Rev. William Scott OF Newark, N.
j. has arrived and held service in the
Union church last Sunday. lis will
be pastor OF our two churches this sum
mer.
% the Waters hill nosr the Hawks
cabin, is boiling spring which is
valuable and interesting To look at, it
is natural curiosity. IL keeps the
fine sand in the crater" continually
dancing.
A. 4 Cakes and wife, Mrs. Captain
Gore and children, Fred and Merritt
Bishop of Bennington aud others,
passed Sunday beneath the outrageous
foliage of Woo6ford groves.
Fred Woodward aud wife and yourg
son passed Sunday afternoon with Mira.
Fred Bowles, Mrs. Roodward's mother.
A. G. Caswell of North Adams
has been In Woodiord, Searsburg and
Somerset.
I. J. Mallory and son have been 10
White Greek 90 business
Noble Niles aud wife and daughter
of White Crack have been guests sew.
eral days at I. j. Mallorys'
Mrs. HGrley Bowles has visited her
husbands log camp at glastonbury.
She enjoyed her drive bot doesn' Z
think she void like to live there
Judge Woodward has been up from
Bennington several days working on
bis farm.
The seleotmen have commenced wo-k
ing out the 81, 500 on the high ways, I'M
der the supervision OF the Stats high
way commiss, oler, appropriated by
the last session Of the legislature.
A large number of Benningtonians
we're in town Sunday Some were
church members and some we're not
Grand and Petit jurors, George W.
Knapp and Preston Weld came down
from court at Manchester Saturday
and passed Sunday at their homes
On Monday they returned to their
posts of duty.
Burton Baker of North Bennington
has been in town. Mr. Baker is doing
carpenter work on the Jennings man
sion.
Late sleepers cannot imagine what
they are losing by not hearing the con-
certs given at daybreak by the numer-
Gus birds in our forests. The little
feathered songsters keep it up for an
hour or more and seem to try to outvie
each other in their pleasant melodies
and whistles. After all, nature is one
of the most interesting things of life
human and Otherwise.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
Driven to Desperation.

Living at an out Of the way place
remote from civilization, a family is
often driven to desperation in case of
accident, resulting in Burns, Cuts,
Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply
of Bpcklen's Arnica Sslve. It's the
best on earth. 25c, at o. E. Gibson g
Drug Store.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
NORTH P0WNAL.

Miss Grace L. Percy visited Miss
Emily F. Amidon over Sunday.
George H. Sails of Dalton, Mass,
is spending few days at his uncle's,
F. E. Amadon, of Pownal.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
IT'S A
PLEASURE

Yes, it's a pleasure to have
your New Suit of the newest
material, the latest cut and a
perfect fit.
Doesn't take such an awful
lot of money to dress well when
you buy here. We are ready
and take pleasure in showing
you the finest line of Suits you
ever saw. We can. sell you
suit as low as $500 or as high
as $500, and anywhere be-
tween. Our clothing is a COM
bination of style, service and
economy,
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
GERMANS TEST TARGETS
THAT RETURN THE FIRE
Ingenious Device Is Meant to Simu-
late the Conditions of Actual
War

BERLIN, Sept. 22.-An extensive sys-
TEN Of targets that fire with blank cart
ridges upon a firing line using real cart
ridges was tested to-day on the drill
grounds Of the Queen Elizabeth regiment,
grenadier guards. The targets, which are
shaped like the bodies and heads of men,
armed with rifles, machine guns and artil-
lery. appear and disappear at the will OF
the commanding officer on touching a
button in electrical connection with the
targets.
The problem Of the firing line is to make
as many hits as possible on these targets,
which are irregularly visible, and at the
same time simulate the condition of ac-
tual war by keeping up a hot blank cart
ridge fire upon the practicers. The appar-
atus, which was invented by First Lieu
tenant Tschirschky, is expensive, 1t
uses UP much ammunition, but in the
opinion Of the numerous high officers
present the trials are admirable adapted
TO instill composure in the firing line
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
TRAIN
ENDS HER WOES
Olive Rayl Adopts Hor-
rible Method Of
Suicide.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 22.-Despond-
end and disheartened over conditions,
some of which may never be known. Miss
Olive Rayl, sister of DIR. Rayl of Glen
vile, whose body was found badly crush
ed on the Lake Shore tracks in Gordon
Park early to-day. threw herself in front
Of a passing train or lay down on the
track to await death. This was the opin-
ion of the police tonight after a day
spent by the entire detective force in at
tempting to unravel the uncertainty
which surrounds the terrible death of the
young woman.
The belief of the police that she was
not murdered and her body placed on the
track agrees with that Of the Coroner
and a second physician, who performed
the autopsy upon the body neither Of
whom inclines to the theory of murder
Notwithstanding their belief that the case
is Cne of suicide, the police are still work.
ing on it and will continue to do so until
further effort in that direction seems use
less.
Miss Rayl came to this city from Wells
vile, Ohio, some time ago to take UP the
work of nursing with her brother, who is
physician, and entered a training
school for nurses almost Immediately up
on her arrival. The only known cause
for self destruction, If the death of the
young woman proves to have been SUCH
was a disappointment in a love affair at
WellsVille and this also is said to have
been the cause of Miss Rayl leaving her
home city.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
PRISON DIRECTORS URGE
CLOSING OF "HILL ROAD
Marin Supervisors Consider the Shut
ting OFF of Highway to
San Quentin

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 22.-The Super
visors of Marin County are seriously con-
templating the closing of the county high
way known as the hill road" leading
from San Rafael to San Quentin prison
Some time ago the State Board OF Prison
Directors, through Directors ]. H. VIII
kins and c. n. FELTON,, appeared before
the Supervisors and asked that the road
be closed and made private, claiming it
was for best interests of the State in
general to grant this wish.
The hill road has been public highway
since 1854 and is the main driveway to
the penitentiary. passing directly in front
of the prison. For this reason it is easy
so it is claimed, for ammunition, guns or
opium to be cached by evil doers along
this road and ultimately passed inside
the prison walls, thereby precipitating an
outbreak or at least characterization
among the inmates. Several times before
the Prison Directors have attempted to
have this highway abolished and as far
back as 1893 took the matter into court
The county, however, won out. After the
Folsom outbreak the matter was thought
of more favorably and to-day the Super
visors. investigated a proposition whereby
the State offers TO build another road for
the county.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
ADMIRAL LAMBToN ASKS
THAT HUNTER APOLOGIZE
Generals Aspersions on the Naval
Gun Practice at Ladysmith
Arouses His Ire.

LONDON, Sept 22.-The question re-
garding the accuracy Of the shooting of
the British cruiser PowerfuTs 47-inch
guns, which, it is claimed, saved Lady
smith from capture by the Beers, has
been brought TO the front in a sensational
manner by Rear Admiral Lambton, who
gained much condemnation for conveying
the naval guns to Ladysmith just before
the garrison was shut up by the Beers.
In his evidence before the South Afri-
can War Commission, General Sir Arch
ibald Hunter, now commander Of the
forces in Scotland, who passed through
the siege, declared that the practice with
the naval guns was so bad that he of
fered 10 take the boys out Of school, who
would serve the guns and make as good
practice"
Admiral Lambton has now published
statement to the effect that Immediately
after he saw General Hunters evidence
ne wrote only to the Admiralty demand
ing an unreserved apology from General
Hunter Admiral Lambton asks the news
papers to abstain from comment pend
ing Developments.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
LAW TRIUMPHS
OVER FEUDISTS
Kentucky Assassin Is
Sentenced to Die
by the Rope.
Victims Of Curtis Jett's
Ready Rife Will Be
Avenged.

CYNTHIANA. Ky. Sept. 22--After a
trial lasting eight days the jury in the
case Of Curtis Jett charged with the
murder Of Town Marshal Cockrin in Jack
son. ky. on July q. 1902. this evening
rendered a verdict OF guilty and fixed the
punishment az death.
The jury retired al PA o'clock. When
il re-eutered the courtroom at $40 O'Clock.
after having agreed on a verdict, quiet
reigned for q few minutes. Jett's mother
had gone away earlier. under the i'm
pressi7n that no verdict would be reached
and the verdict Of death. coming about
TWO hours after the jury retired. was a
surprise 70 every one in the courtroom.
The reading Of the verdict did not affect
Jctt h-r his brother was very much dis
tressed.
Elijah Mckinney served as foreman of
tle jury. After the delivering Of the YER
DICT 10 the court the Jury was polled.
THE death sentence was then read 10
q Iett hy Clerk T. J. Robinson. after which
le was given over 10 the custody of the
Deputy Shcriffs- Colonel Blanton. Jett's
lawyer, viii file a motion for a new trial
to-morrOw.
This was the second trial Of Curtis Jett
on the charge Of murder. In his first
trial for the murder of J. 3. Marcum in
Jackson. Ky. Jet and Thomas White
we've sentenced TO lie Imprisonment
The jurors agreed among themselves not
t0 CiVulEe the proceedings in the jury
room. One 5urcr. however. said that for
four ballots eleven jurors voted for the
death penalty and one FOX e life penalty.
All agreed on the dfth ballot
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
RIVAL OF TRUST
SEEKS ESCAPE
Consolidated Lake Su-
perior Company OFF,
Gals Meet.
Promoter Declares the 500
Plant Will Soon Be in
Operation Again.

NEW 1ORK, Sept. 22.-Notice of the
intention of the syndicate which under
wrote the loan of s5O5O,OOO to the Con-
solidated Lake Superior Company to sell
at auction the assets of the company held
by them collateral for the loan was
to-day sent by Speyer & Co. to the off,
GERS Of the company. The details Of the
sale have not yet been made public.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22.-The stock
the consolidated Lake Superior Company
held conference here to-day to decide
upon plan of procedure. A member Of
the committee said:
If speyer & Co. have decided to foreclose on
sgenent. sale is a necessary part OF the
reorganization Dlan and only a sale will put
the reorganization in a position in which they
can say to the stockholders: You must
either pay assessment or lose your inter-
est
E. c. Miller said:
1 think the influence Of the company should
be sufficient to offset any unfriendly attitude
taken by any large rival steel interest. AS to
the receiveTship. l do not what could be
gained by our filing an application at this time.
OTTAWA, Ont. Sept 22.-F. H. Clerge
the promoter of the 500 industries, is
here. When asked if the statement that
he was going TO straighten matters out
was true, he replied
The 500 plant will be running soon. We
will pay debts and will have the plant
running as good as ever. This closing down
was done without the knowledge OF the dIrec-
tors OF the company When the works shut
down they were earning $17O. 600 per month
net and only part of the plant was run
ming.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
CHICAGO JUDGE HOLDS
RUSSIAN DIVORCE VALID

CHICAGO. Sept. PA Russian decree
Of divorce has been held to be valid by
Judge Gibbons OF the Circuit Court of
this city. Max Graber, a Russian He
brew. was married nineteen years ago TO
Sarah Crater. He came to the United
States, his wife refusing to follow him.
After remaining in this country five years
he returned TO Russia and his wife de-
manded a divorce and $50 rubles. the ante
nuptial settlement.
Graber came back to America, and when
he had saved the money sent 1t to her
He then married again. The first wife
came TO Chicago and demanded more
money. Graber refused to give any She
thereupOn had him arrested for bigamy.
He was tried and found guilty.
Sentence, however was suspended His
attorney. however. then made up case
to test the validity Of the Jewish decree
called Get" granted in Russia the di-
vorce obtained having been banded over
to her by a council of rabbis in solemn
session in Russia, according to the Rus
sian laws. Judge Gibbons held that in
the absence of any proof of fraud the
decree was valid and must be recognized
by the courts of Illinois.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
HARMLESS CRANK
SEEKS PRESIDENT
Visits Sycamore Hill and
Is Closely Watched
by Officers.

OYSTER BAY, Sept. pa suspicious
character, giving his name as Samuel
Swenyon. was held up by the secret SER
vice officers at Sycamore Hill late this
afternoon while making an effort to see
the President. He was turned back to the
village, shadowed stopped in Oyster
Bay. searched and later placed on a
train for New York. He was unarmed
and appeared to be a harmless crank,
possibly a religious fanatic.
Swenyon. who is a slightly built man
of about 80 years. with a reddish brown
beard and mustache, blue eyes and a
strong foreign cast of countenance
walked up the roadway leading to Saga
more Hill about 4:30 this afternoon. His
clothes were badly torn in several places
He was stopped by a secret service Off
GER He told the officer that he was a
Swede and had come from New York to
see the President and Sycamore Hill,
having read about the Presidents sum-
mer home in the newspapers. A short
time befoTe the President. accompanied
by Mrs Roosevelt, had gone from the
wood. that being a favorite exercise of
his. The man was turned back by the
officer who told him the President was
not at home. He said he was a gardener
and looked curiously about the grounds
and then started on his return to the
village. He was followed by another Of
ficer in one of the Presidents road
wagons
Swenyon asked a passing driver for
ride and rode into the village with him.
He had scarcely arrived in Oyster Bay
when he was taken from the wagon by
two secret service officers and examined.
Swenyon had nothing in his pockets ex-
cept about 81 in money and a Swedish re-
ligious newspaper. On a piece of paper
he wrote his name and address in per-
fectly legible hand. He says he lived at
the Sayszerry Hotel. New York City. His
only object in coming to Oyster Bay, he
said, was to see Sycamore Hill and the
President about whom he had heard and
read a great deal. He arrived here on the
3:19 train this afternoon, but did not have
a return ticket to New York. After exam
lining thoroughly the officers were con-
vinced that he was entirely harmless and
that he neither was an anarchist nor
Socialist He readily acceded TO the sug-
gestion of the officers that he leave the
village. They accompanied him to the
station and he bought his own ticket to
New York. He left on the 6:07 train,
shaking hands with the officers before he
entered the car.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
INDEPENDENT PACKING
COMPANY IS ORGANIZED
Board of Directors Comprises Promi-
nent Cattlemen, Among them II.
A. Jastro of California.

KANSAS CITY. No, Sept "a meet
ing OF the promoters OF the Independent
Packing Company. which was incOrpOr-
ated recently to fight the alleged pack
ers' combine. was held in this city to-day.
The general plan for the organization and
financing Of the company were discussed
and a board OF directors was elected
which will control the affairs Of the COM
pany. The company is capitalized at
S5,OOO.OOO One hundred thousand shares
Of stock at $50 a share will be issued
The board Of directors which was elect
ed to-day comprises cattlemen from al
most every Western State. The board is
Jastro, California: c. E Adams and A.
Watkins, Nebraska; Noah Newbanks and
c. ]. Buell. South Dakota; VI. c. Camp
bell. Paul Russell. T. NJ. Walker and
George Plume, Kansas; z. B. Frayser
T. Brown and William Lindsay. Montana;
L. F. Wilson. Burk B. Bennett w. z.
Halsell and S. B. Lucas, Texas; F. W.
Flato and II. H. Gentry, Missouri; John
w. Springer. Frank Benton and c. f.
Martin, Colorado; J. H Gwynn. Oregon
At the close Of the meeting Charles F.
Martin, secretary OF the National Live
stock Association. said that the first meet
ing Of the board Of directors probably
would be held in Denver on the first Of
next month. At this meeting the officers
Of the company would be elected and
the plans for financing the company will
be prepared.