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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Kenneth McAuley, employed in
lumber camp in Landau, N. H., came
to Montpelier Monday, and he and
Fred Celley spent the day together and
then rented room. When McAuley
awOke in the morning Celley disap-
peared roll containing 500 was miss
ing from McAulley's trousers, and his
valuable silver watch was gone. It
was found that Celley boarded night
train for White River Junction and
that he displayed several bills and a
watch which Sc tried to dispose OF ab
IIie isIAllCau st,-tAOL 4n .4ODIpeiier.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
NO STAMPS
AT HIS STORE
R, S. DrySdaIe Not Connected
With the Stamp Scheme.

The Banner was in error Wednesday
in stating that r. s. Drysdale, owner
of the A. Drysdale ard Son stors was
was connected with the local trading
stamp scheme. He is not connected
with it in any way.
Strong Efforts wers made to get Ir
Drysdale to 60 in but he declined and
will continue to let his stock, store and
prices speak for themselves as will be
seen by his advertisement on another
page.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
WAS BORN HERE.

Samuel B. Keyes Died November 80, at Hart.
ford, Conn.
Samuel B. Keyes, aged SO years, died
suddenly of heart disease November 30,
1903 at his bone in Hartford, Com.
He was born in Bennington and lived
a large portion of his life here While
here be was an esteemed member OF
the M. f. church, Of which his father,
Joseph Keyes was a charter member.
He leaves wife and two daughters, al
so two brothers and two sisters to
mourn his death.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

liking Jollity'" a spectacular mu.
sical production ID to be given in Ben
niugton in the near future by local
talent, under the auspices of the Y.
M. @. A. 1t will be under the direo-
tion of Prof E Wales of Brattlenoro,
who has given it With great success in
other places.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
NEW TELEPHONES.

South Salisbury to Join Wires With the Rest
Of the world.
An agent visited South SALISBURY
last Saturday and placed telephones
with the following
DR. F, f. Dean, F. Eddy, c. r. and
A. B. Hawkins, Grant BroRnson and
the Eagle Square Companys. A long
felt want at the lstter's office.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Malone, Dec. S. Mrs Hannah Gal
now, sS years old died here last night
She was the mother of thirteen
children. among her descendants are
eighty five grand children, thirty two
great grand children, four great, great
gRa I'd child Ell.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
POLICEMAN SHOT.

And Fatally Wounded By An Italian In
Glevland.
Cleveland, Dec 9;-PatrnlmanLo Louis
d. Weick was shot and fatally wound
ed by Tony Distollo whom he tried to
arrest at 2:30 this morning. The Officer
was taken to the general hospital in a
very critical condition. The Italion
is at the Central Police Station at
present charged with intent to kill.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Nelson Cover, proprietor American
House stables, and first class black
smithing and wagon making, opposite
the stables on River street.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
SURPRISE PARTY.

IlVtn By Mss Agnes MoTrIssey In Honor d
Her Guest
MISS Agnes u. Morrissey gave a
surprise party Monday evening to her
friend Miss Theresa Phalen of Utica
who is visiting her. Fifty young
ladies and gents we're present. Whist
was the leading attraction, eight tables
being provided.
The prizes went to Miss Kathleen
Quinlan, and Alfred Dwyer, the con-
solations to Miss Margaret Hayes, and
Roy Brant. Refreshments were served
at midnight. During the evening
Harry Mexican gave some vocal solos.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

George Fl Cotton will be the new
sub b-contraetor of the mail route be
tween Woodford and Bennington. AL
bert knights win drive for Mr. Cotton
this winter
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
MATTlSON VS. TESTER

Jury Returned A Verdict. No Cause For
Action
The jury in the Mattison VS. Tessier
case received it from Judge Watson
soon after four O'Clock Tuesday after
noon. They Immediately retired, and
in twenty minutes returned to court
with their verdict, "No cause for act
ion"
The jury was discharged The YER
dict was generally anticipated.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Mrs Jessie Sheridan of Troy is visit
Ing h3r sister, Mes Villa n r1only
on Grand View Street.
Col and Mrs Harmon pleasantly
entertained number OF friends Sat
urday evening.
Mrs Phillip Endress gave tea last
week in honor of Mrs Steheman the
bride of the Y. NJ. c. A. secretary
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

INOH sALE.-4O wagons Of all descriptions.
IT. 81 sets Of harness. single and double. 20
Horses good drivers and work horses. Inquire
az W. j Phaien's Livery, ST.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
For Sale.

Farm Of 2I6 acres, well watered, buildings in
good condition. land in good state of OfcultivatiOn
apple orchard of 100 10 200 barrels Offruit sugar
orchard Of 500 trees, 60O cords Of wood, l00.MN
feet OF timber cuts 100 tons Of hay. Terms
easy. Enquire OF c. II Myers POwnal centre
Vt.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
THE FORTNlGHTLY.
viii GIVE Musical Next Saturday Afternoon at
Their Regular Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Fortnigh-
tly to be held Saturday afternoon,
December u, will take the form of a
musical. The subject of the afternoon
is "Music in America ="
The program will consist largly of
music by contemporary American com,
posers.
The numbers will be rendered by
members and friends of the club.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

The Douglas shoe IS the bestfor,
sale only by NJ. j. Schwab, corner
North sad Rircr streets,
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
IRA R. ALLEN DEAD.
Was chaiwan Of The Republican State Com.
mittee-And Well Known.

Fair Haven, Dec. 9:-Ira r. Allen,
who has been i'll with pneumonia for
the past week, died at 2:lO O'Clock
this morning.
Mr. Allen was republican and
prominent in politics, having been
chairman of the republican state CON-
mittee for number of yeary.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

Manol,in River oysters A. Pattorsons
lhls ~SUA, -.L@a. L-..- ~ .uS 4aslAes.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

>,fg7~775 Ll>cY4v~e~ 4al[yl
Sa%.-G< 81 N~u@aSs-< ssasaAaua---IG
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10
PHYSICIAN ARRESTED.
Doctor hsidsl Of Rutland Did Not Report A
Case Of Small pox.

Rutland, Dec. ga warrent was is
sued yesterday for the arrest of d. L.
A. Heildel a well known local physic-
ian for failure to report to the Board
OF Health a case of small pox that he
atlenoed lasl week. Complaint was
made by health officer, E. B, Moore.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

VIZ to do chOre work on farm
w and cut wood through winter Jesse
Robinson. WITT
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

VNO RENT-TWO very desirable, fve and
i six dollars. Apply to b G., SLADE.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

WANTED. Woman for genera, house; Sc;
West Maid street
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-10

NNO RENTs-Seven room tenement on Union
i ST.; single house possession given at once.
Also six room tenement with all modern i'm
prOvements electric lights on Main st now
occupied by Miss H. j. Morgan, the mlllner /;
possession given Sept 1. S. II. lockwood. 2I
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

ments in orchards already planted by
dynamiting between the rows of trees
ave wrought very beneficial results.
1t also seems to me that dynamiting OF
soils underlaid by hardpan can not
help but be beneficial for grain and
alfalfa fields by yielding larger crops
for reasons stated above.
Irrigation is as yet not fully under
stood The turning on of lot of water
to flood the land Is not irrigation in
the full sense the term implies. Peo-
pie who settle on lands covered by ir-
rigation canals and reservoirs must be
educated not only in the use OF water,
but in the existing soil conditions in
order to obtain the best results.
therefore hold that fungus diseases in
fruit trees, on arid lands, but especially
on irrigated soils, can be largely con-
trolled by placing the top soil and
dynamiting the hardpan subsoil and
bring both into the conditions best cal
culated to keep the trees in a growing
healthy state to resist these fungus at
tacks, and should perchance some fun
gus spores find Judgment in an or
chard, the spray pump properly applied
with the known remedies will soon
stamp it out and leave the owner mast
err of the situation.
No man should think for moment
to plant an orchard on any soil, until
he is fully conversant with all the
facts, entering into the requirements
as to the health, nourishment and pro-
ductiveness of the trees about to be
planted.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

Farmers desiring to secure loans on
farm property will do we'll to consult
w. D. Mackay, of Seattle, whose ad-
vertisement appears in another part
of this journal He is prepared TO
make loans on farm property in this
state in any amount and at reasonable
rates of interest.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

count of this hardpan Now, the con-
clusion I arrived at, and which, after
some years of experimenting, has
proved a correct one, is that the roots
of these fruit trees planted in the
shallow soil spots soon reached the
uardpan, and being unable to pene-
trate, spread out upon it. These roots
not only very soon consume all the
available plant food, and in conse-
uuence stopped growing, starved and
became feeble, but irrigation, caused
these enfeebled roots to remain con-
stantly in water, made them an easy
prey of and unable to resist the at
lacks of fungous diseases.
| am inclined to the opinion that
these hardpan conditions exist in all
arid regions, for which there is but one
acknowledgements the SOIL 1t is an
easy and inexpensive process. Bore
three-inch hople into the hardpan, then
insert stick of dynamite and some
powder if found necessary, attach
fuse, light it, and the work is done.
This will shatter the hardpan for
considerable distance, which permits
the roots to go down, prOlongs the life
of the tree, and makes them healthier
and therefore. easier to resist fungous
disease attacks. | am further OF the
opinion that if the soil is proper dyna-
mited irrigation will not only be more
perfect but less water will be re-
duired, which is a great factor In re-
gions where water is not plentiful or
is expensive, for double the amount OF
land can be covered than under the
old system Instead of evapOrating on
shallow soils under the hot sun in all
air regions, the water will percolate
down into the storehouses below, to be
brought up when needed by capillary
attraction and proper cultivation.
That this theory is correct is evil
denced by the fact that wherever 1T
has been tried, since | first advocated
it some six years ago, it has proven
successful. Kindly permit me to quote
very noted case by way of illustra-
ton: Mr.. David Dunbar, near Vale,
Malheur County Eastern Oregon, has
planted an orchard, but it did not do
well. The trees grew slowly, were
feeble and diseased. After five years
of experimenting, his hired man, evil
IDENTIFY a progressive fellow, who had
read the report I made at that time,
suggested dynamiting, which they did,
and planted an orchard alongside the
old on, and now these latter trees are
three times the size of the old ones,
are strong, healthy and bear abundant
| crops of fruit. H. E. Myer, of Boise
! City, and Chas H. Anderson, of Boise
City, Idaho, who have made expert
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

Electric Light has forcing erect
upon lettuce grown under glass, but II
is doubtful whether the increased yield
warrants the added cost of production
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01

The Townsend Creamery Company,
with headquarters at Portland, Ore,
took first prize at the Oregon State
Fair on full cream cheese. This COM
pany has creameries and Swimming
stations among the leading dairy Sec
tons of Western Oregon and South
eastern Oregon, and is doing very
large business.
They solicit shipments of cream
from farmers, guaranteeing the high
est prevailing prices, with prompt re-
turns and satisfactory treatment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01


many reasons, beyond the field of the
ordinary fruitgrowers or layman, so
far as classification, life history, or
remedies are concerned, and we can
take up this question, only as it ap-
plies to fruit trees on irrigated and
non-irrigated land.
The most prevalent of these fungous
diseases are "monilla fructigina," in
Testing the fruit of plum and prune
trees; bitter rot, which infests prin-
cipally the apple and has become SO
pronounced and defied the best known
spray remedies that in some districts,
notably in the East, some varieties,
especially the Baldwin, cannot be
grown successfully and produce mar
ketable fruit; the black rot of the
beautiful vineyards on the Atlantic
seaboard; crater blight of the pear
tree, or fire blight, as it is perhaps
best known, and dead spot, or anthrac-
nose, so deadly to the apple tree. Some
of the best fungous diseases are more
Ou IlSSO pldhCOd Oh WOt VI
undrained soils, while others live
equally we'll on dry or wet soils, and
again trees planted on soils not proper
ly conditioned grow slow, become weak
and more liable to disease than trees
planted on soil suitable to their healthy
growth, and therefore in better con-
u.lion to resist and throw off diseases.
This brings us to the topic most inter-
esting to this convention.
The subject of irrigation, or in other
words, where the water is controlled
by man as needed, rather than de-
pend on the heavens for it, has always
had a great fascination for me, and it
is not only interesting, but the study
of which in it's varied phases as APP
piled to plant life is as scientific as
any other which enters into the grow
ing of grain or fruit. l therefore hail
ed with delight, while a Commissioner
of the Oregon State Board of Horti-
culture, a request to investigate and
report upon the adaptability of the
arid region of Eastern Oregon and
Idaho toAfruit culture upon irrigation.
Upon visiting that region | found a
number of small plantations, and only.
one commercial orchard, that Of the
K. S. & d. Fruit Co., near Arcadia, Or,
and soon observed that there was no.
ticeable difference in the health and
growth of these fruit trees, planted,
irrigated and cared for under the same
conditions. Here was a problem not
readily explained, nor the question
arising, What is the cause? easily
answered, winch made it all the more
interesting. | soon found, however,
that some spots in these orchards were
wetter than others, and upon these wet
spots the trees were more or less dis
eased. I asked the question whether
these wet spots received more water
than the dried spots, but was assured
that the entire plantation was treated
alike, which brought me to the conclu-
sion that the trouble lay in the soil it.
self. | caused holes to be dug, and
very soon came upon hardpan, which
| had suspected was all the cause of it.
Upon further investigation we discov-
cred that most of the bench land and
pIotoouc Of thic antira region WAS I'm.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-10-01
FUNGUS DISEASE IN FRUIT
TRIES
TREES.

just ~ years dSO Oul II A~NN'
Senator Fred J. Kiesel, of your city,
and myself, first landed in this valley,
after a two months tramp across the
plains. or what was then known as the
Great American desert. Coming out
of Emigrant Canyon our eyes Toasted
on the beautiful fields and gardens
which stretched out before us, VERT
able oasis in the desert. 1t was the
first Mormon settlement, picture OF
peace, happiness, contentment and
plenty, which will ever remain green
and fresh in our memories, while the
surrounding foothills and plateaus
were covered with sagebrush and
greasewood There was scarcely any
grass that stock could feed upon; the
home of the rattlesnake and jack
rabbit.
We wondered then what all this
country was wasted for, little dream
ing what wealth and plant food was
stored away in this parched soil,
awaiting the Drawn and brain and
genius of man, to convert this sage
brush land into grain fields, into fruit
bearing orchards, into vast alfalfa
fields, so the sheep, horses and cattle
could supplant the jackrabbit and
bring affiuence and comfort to thou
sands of happy homes scattered over
this vast area, which had only known
the tepee and wikiup of the Indian.
The subject assigned to me is Fun
in, Er,Iit TrnoC - This
would be most interesting at meeting
of fruit growers, but could not help
but could not help be very dry
subject at an irrigation convention,
and is only applicable in the abstract,
as it exists on irrigated and non-1rri'
gated lands The first thought which
arises is What is fungus?" Webster
defines the word fungus" as cryp-
tagamus plant, or fiowerless plant, one
which does not fructify by means US
ual to others "a parasite fungus, as
a plant that grows and lives on an
other, or deriving nOurishment from
some other living thing
A fungus plural fungiD is a low
form of plant. 1t has neither green
stems nor leaves and therefore de-
ponds for it's food upon other plants, or
upon animals Sometimes fungi live
upon dead plants or animals or upon
their products, and sometimes they
live upon other living plants or upon
living animals. They are very numer-
Gus and differ greatly among them
selves in form, structure and habits OF
life. fungi sooner or later produce
small round or oval bodies called
spores. These spores under favorable
conditions produce new ,ungi. They
are not destroyed by ordinary weather
conditions and often live over winter
in fields and orchards. Sometimes
they remain alive for several years in
the soil and other suitable places, and
being their growth when the cond1-
tions are favorable. Many fungi are
very small and only to be seen when
greatly magnified These fungi when
once fastened upon their host can only
be destroyed, or at least kept in check
by persistent spraying. The subject
of What is host plant?" What is a
fungicide?" What should we spray?'
''Whv is it necessary to spray more
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-16
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Herbert Gresham is to be the stage manager Of the Mir. Blue Beard" con- pany.
 Estelle Mortimer is going into vaude- vile with a sketch entitled Wed or Pay"
 Charles F. Pidgin of Boston has copy righted his dramatization of "Blenner- hasSett."
 Boston is the only city in New Eng land in which Mrs. Carter will play this season.
 It cost Mrs. Robert Osborn $15,oOO to gain an experience as theatrical man. ager in New York city.
 Josephine Hall has bobbed once more to the front as a musical star, appear Ing in the title role of Miss Knicker- booker"
 Asa Lee Willard has been engaged by Daniel Frohman as leading man in support of Bertha Galland in ''Notre Dame"
 MT. Bernard Shaw says he is writing a new play which deals with descend ant of Don Juan and introduces Satan as a character.
 A rendering into modern Greek by NJ. Sratigis of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" has been received with enthu- siasm in Athens.
 Frank Mckee, who has been threat ened with appendicitis, is greatly im- proved, and all danger of that disease is said to be passed.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-16
FOREIGN FACTS.

In Spanish penitentiaries 1t Is still customary to give new arrivals nog- Eing.
 Bavaria has special horse inspr. ance association under government con- trol. It paid out last year $146.OOO to members.
 Persons known to the librarian are to be allowed to sign their names In Irish on the vouchers issued at the Limerick Free library.
 Improper street cries songs, speeches or lectures are forbidden in Belgium by a law which passed the Belgian par liament recently.
 Switzerland Is issuing 100000 new twenty franc pieces This makes the amount of Swiss gold in circulation nearly S23,0O0.0O0.
 Since the war of 1871 the German army has lost only 13,O0O men by sick ness. while in the same time the French army has lost 99,00G men.
 In South Australia there exists lan- guage test for intending immigrants. Unless a man can speak or write Eng fish he is not permitted to land
 Of Frankfort, Orange Colony, South Africa, recently visited by Lord Milner, not a house or tree remains; even the church was destroyed during the war.
 A young princess, aged only eight years daughter of the rajah of Jat- prole India, has just bagged her first tiger. She already has two leopards to her credit.
Connecticut western news., 1903-04-16
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 Fully half of us had had some mill tia practice with muskets, and all the others had used muzzle loaders against large or small game before the war, so we made quite racket, which, to my delight. caused the enemy to break into companies and move to the rear under the natural impression that their skir- mishers had been overcome and we had resumed business at the old stand.
 But was still in chase of the officer. Once succeeded in knocking him down by tripping him, but he was on his feet again in an instant. Suddenly saw Sergeant Mick near me, brandish- ing his severed arm. The sleeve had fallen from it, and it was really slightly though displaced human mem Der. I would give half my possessions and hopes for one like 1t, for twas a mass of muscle. with an elbow joint as big and protuberant as a cobblestone. Mick raised it to the position of ''reaI cut against cavalry" and landed it fairly on the back of the officers neck. The officer instantly landed on his own back, and the light for the fence was over. Then Mick looked across the fence, saw the retiring enemy and crooked:
 They've throwed up the sponge! Niver moind the killed an' wounded just yet Look quick to the Johnnies as was punched wid the fince rails! Glory be to the poikes av auld Dire land. An tie the hans an fate av thim that's gittin' over bein' groggy."
 We obeyed orders and found some very sick men, whom we bound so they could not get away when they recover ed Then we did our best for the wounded. Mick had already sent an- other mounted messenger in search of the regiment to report that the enemy was retiring, and there was a fine chance for a chase and charge. But the regiment was not found. It found us two hours later. The affair appear ed to have been one of many of it's kind, in which an advance of the enc my, reconnoitering in force, had been reported so imperfectly by negroes from beyond the lines that our regi- ment had taken the wrong road, found nothing and, like many times before, cursed ''the reliable cOntraband" and grumbled at long, hard ride for noth- ing. But they buried the enemy's dead for us, which was great comfort, for to kill a man and then have to bury him is worse than war. I think it's worse than hell.
 Hadn't you better go back to camp, sergeant, now that the fuss is over" suggested Brainard as we waited for the regiment. "Your wound needs at tention."
 Mick did not seem to hear. He was leaning against his horse, looking ten derly at his severed arm, and we heard him say, as if he were alone with it:
 "Ah, Norah, little did yez iver know av the strength ye was putin into that arm whin twas around yer swate waistr'