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READSB0RO

I'r. Lane was in 1oston this week
on business.
E. J. Bullock was 10 Bosotn on
business last week.
Hazel Bemis has a new bicycle, a
present from her father.
Miss Nortbup spent Decoration day
with her folks in Cheshire, Mass.
Wells Winchester and wife have been
visiting relatives in Chelsea and Bos.
ton.
Niradis Ghezzi left this week for
Oresno, CAL, where he has secured
work.
John Mulany and family of North
Adams visited at Frank Crosier's over
Memorial day.
Miss Dora Douglass, who is working
in Gardner, Mass, was home over
Decoration day.
Ernest Bishop Of North Adams
spent Decoration day with his grand
ma, Mrs. Phebe Hicks.
L. II. Crosier has sold five Of his
art studies to Taber Pfang Art Com
pany of Springfield, Mass.
Warrants have been posted calling a
village meeting Wednesday, June 10Th,
at 1880 p. M, at village school house.
Advertised letters at Readsboro
postotii,e June LIST Miss Mary Nor
reIl, John Ambrose, 2, John vanlicki.
John Carrier las taken the contract
to cut off the timber on Byron Stove
farm recently purchased by Readsboro
Chair Manufacturing Company
A reception was teudpred Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Baker at Odd Fellows Hall
last Friday night May Goth. They
were presented with a sideboard and
char.
Word was received of the serious
illness Of both the father and mother
Of Mrs. Valentine DARN, who lives
in Vigo Galore, Italy Mrs. DARN g
Youngest brother, Dominica, sailed
from New York to-day to assist in car
ing for his father ana mother.
The fire department was called out
at 1l:45 A. NJ. Decoration day to
fire at the plant Of the Readsboro Gold
Mining Co., caused by an oyerbeated
furnace. The damage was slight ow-
ing to the momptness of the depart.
ment in arriving on the scene This
makes the second fire the Mining com
pany have had during the month of
May. These fires have caused some
CONSERVATION on the part Of the pub
lie owing to the fact that the building
is located so near the plant of the
Readsburo Chair Mfg Co,
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Some OF the milkmen this morning
advanced the price Of milk to 6 cents.
Miss Martha A. sibley has gone to
Lowell, Mass, for a few weeks visit
with relatives.
Miss Smith of Brooklyn and Miss
Nolan of Sioux Falls, Ia, are visit
ing Mrs f. o. Graves.
Chief of Police Dineen and Judge
Cady of North Adams we're among
the visitors TO the village Wednesday.
Mrs G. P. Endress is in the hospital
at Troy where she was successfully
operated on Saturday and is doing
very we'll indeed.
Mrs NJ. A. Story has returned to her
home in Tinmouth after spending
some time at the home of j. T. Rem
ington and with other friends in
town. Mrs Story formerly resided
here.
Today somewhat resembled the
famous yellow day" of September 6,
1881, and probably from the same
cause, forest fires, which are raging
all over northern New England and in
the Adirondacks.
Misses Minnie and Mary Louise
Therien were called to Holycke, Mass,
Saturday by the death of their cousin,
Miss Minnie Aubry. Miss Aubry was
a visitor here last summer and made
many friends.
The members OF the n. E. O. P. will
have a musical and literary entertain
ment Tuesday evening at s:15 in their
rooms at Custer Post hall for the mem
bers and their wives. Light refresh
ments will be served and it is hoped
that as many members as possible
will try to be present.
Rev Frank r. Morris had a second
attack of appendicitis Tuesday so
that an operation had to be perform
ed. This was done by Drs Mcdonald
and Trevor of Albany and DR. Put
nam. The condition of Mr. Morris is
yet exceedingly critical although be
was doing as well this morning as
could be expected.
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WEST ARLINGTON

Mrs Heminway Of Brattleboro, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs Wilcox.
Samuel Buck, wife and child goi
Troy are guests Of Era Buch s family.
Miss Lillian Strong who has been
employed 10 North Bennington has re.
turned to her home here.
Memorial day visitors 10 town were
c. B. Mckee and friend ct r. G. Nc.
KEGS; John Pierce and Mrs. George
Lane at the Flemming farm, Miss NJ.
Wyman at the wyman home, Jarvis
wyman and sister Cora were at A. L.
Warehouses; on Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs James Kelly are visit
ing friends in Troy.
Thomas P. Brownel of Pownal was
among the visitors here Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Huested of Denver Col,
is with her sister Mrs A. $. M.
Chisholm.
Mrs Henrietta Adams leaves to-
morrow for a couple of weeks visit to
friends in Rochester N. Y.
During the month of May there were
three marriages, five births, and L
deaths recorded at the town clerks
Office.
John Cone has gone to Chatham N.
Y. to spend ten days with his son
there.
c. NJ. Lambert & Son have just
placed a monument over the grave of
the late Mr. and Mrs Edward Phelps at
Pownal Center The monument was
bought and arranged for by the Mrs
Phelps before her death.
BENJAMIN Chapin's impersonation
of Lincoln at the Baptist church last
Friday evening was the first thing of
the kind ever seen in Bennington, and
was listened to with rare pleasure by
a large and appreciative audience
which carried away feeling that at
last they had secured some idea of the
real Lincoln and those qualities which
made him in many respects the great
est of Americans.
A five year old son Of James Lee OF
North street had a narrow escape from
being killed a couple of days ago.
He undertook to run across the street
and stepped Immediately in front OF a
rig that was being driveu'up the road.
Fortunately it was going slow and the
driver managed to stop jusC as the
front wheel was at the childs neck.
Another step and the neck would be
broken. Mr. Lee seized the child and
took it TO its home, and it was badly
frightened one.
There were numerous entries OF in
terest in Northern Berkshire made
Monday in the superior court, one of
the most interesting being case en-
tered by Lawyers Ashe & Arnold act
ing for C. Floyed Huling of this
village who sues Jonathan Whitaker
of North Adams to recover the sum Of
81, 346, alleged to be due. The suit
grows out of transactions with the
Hengen investment company. 1t is al
legged that Mr.. Whitaker, acting for
agent sold Oregon securities company
stock, and failed to make returnes for
the same
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NEWS OF BENNINGTON TOLD in BRIEF

c, H. Miller of Orange, Mass, has
been visiting friends in town for few
days.
Misses May and Julia Hanlon and
Miss May Mcnamara of Troy are Wis
ting Charles Dunn of Belmont cot
tage, Dunham-st.
Misses Ethel Wheeler, aud Annie
Nichols who recently graduated as
nurses from the Albany City hospiJ a
are spending few days with Mr. and
Mrs C. C. Kimball.
Next Sunday morning at the Second
Congregational church the Rev J. d..
Kingsbury, ID. D., will speak upon
Home Missions when the offering for
this cause win be taken. DR. Kings
bury is superintendent of missions
in idaho, Wyoming and Montana
and is counted an expert in matters
connected with frontier work. In the
evening the pastor viii bring a mes
sage from Peru,
Tonight at the chapel Of the Second
Congregational church will begin a
new series of monthly meetings on
missions, the reporting to be done by
old hands assisted by large selec-
ton Of the older pupils of the Bible
school. Home missions is the first
theme and Homer H. Webster is the
leader A social will open at 1870,
the more formal service beginning at
7:45. A cordial welcome is extended.
A program of much interest to music
lovers win be presented at Academy
hall, Wednesday evening, June 10.
Ben Franklin is to sing an aria by
Gounod and songs by Schubert, Schu-
mann and other composers. Clarence
Phillips will play among other num-
bers the Gade violin sonata, the
Svendsen Romance" and the beauti-
full ''Air" OF Bach. Mr. Daley's
piano numbers are by Beethoven,
Chopin, Schubert Schumann, the
"Liebestraum" Of List and the piano
sonata, op. of Grieg, which is a
novelty in Bennington.
The Campfire" at the Second Con-
gregational church last Sunday even
ing was a surprise in interest and pro-
fit. Col lannon's description of the
capture of Fort Harrison under Gen'l
Stannard, and Col Puffer's account
of the assassination of Lincoln and
the scenes connected Herewith were
vivid and instructive while the APP
peal OF Col Scott in view of the
country's expansion and needs was
timely and impressive. The choir did
their full part in admirable song and
organ selections.
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Carpet 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, lluoleum,
mating, ETC., haug curtains, take orders for
dyeing carpets, clothing, etc. Let us send off
your old carpets and have them made into
beautiful rugs. Fl, t. Cottrell Steam Carpet
Cleaning Works.
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" DUNG MEN wanted for railroad news ag.
I ents, so security, blue uniform. Address
Union News Co.. Rutland, VI. t9Wi
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-04

Card OF Thanks.
The ladies Of the Foreign Missionary Society
hereby wish 10 thank all who assisted In max.
ing their convention a success.
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
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Go where you will on any of our three
spacious floors you'll find pleasurable sur
prise awaits you in the newest of the new
neWneSS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-05
LEGAL.
oriuinal Notice.

OTlSindt tNOGlCCs
To Mary Hagey, Horatio T. Hawthorne,
Phebe Ellen Hawthorne, John H. Lagle,
Marion C. Sears, Jacob Sears, Silas C..
Ramsey, George Godfrey, and the I'M
known wives, widows, executors, admins
traitors, legatees, heirs at law, grantees,
successors and assigns of said Marion c..
Sears, John H. Lagle, Jacob Sears and ST.
las C.. Ramsey, and the unknown claim
ants to the southwest quarter northeast
quarter of section %, and the south 80
acres of the southeast quarter southeast
quarter, and all that part of the southwest
quarter southeast quarter not included in
the town of Marysville, in section 10, all
in. township IS, range 10 west, in Wapello
county, Iowa:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the petition of plaintiff Clement Pow
ell Is now on file in the office of the clerk
of the district court of Wapello county,
Iowa, claiming 20 be the absolute owner
in fee simple of the premises above de-
scribed, and that you and each Of you
have no right. title or interest therein, and
asking that his title be quieted; also ask
ing that a mortgage made to Jacob Sears
and two mortgages to Silas c.. Ramsey
on portions of said premises be decreed
paid and to be satisfied, and that Adam
and Susannah Sears prior to 1855 became
the owners of the interest of Marion c.
Sears in portions of said property.
And that unless you appear and defend
thereto on or before noon of the second
day of the next term of said court, to be
begun and held at the court house in OF
tumwa, Iowa, on March 26th, 1903, a de-
fault will be taken against you and judg-
ment and decree rendered as prayed.
Dated February 9th, 1908.
M'ELROY & M'ELRoY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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Pleasant Grove.

Pleasant Grove, March 5. = Miss
Nancy Hendrick visited at the Otis
Crist home one day the past week.
Mrs. Wesley Hancock is on the
sick list.
John Peden and Frank Brooks we're
Ottumwa callers on Wednesday of last
week.
]. f. Crist and wife of Floris and
George McVey and family visited at
the Otis Crist home on Sunday.
Walt Crook is moving to the farm
recently vacated by Mr.. Young and
j. B. Kendrick will move onto the
farm he is vacating.
Mrs. Frank Brooks is sick with ton.
silitis.
Frank Hancock has gone to Denver,
Colorado, for the benefit of his health
Otis Crist and family and Miss Edna
Carr spent Sunday evening at the
Frank Brooks home.
John Peden spent Friday and Sat,
urday in Eldon and Ottumwa.
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marriage of Mr.. Albright and Miss
Lou Carlisle. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Albright, father of
the groom, After congratulations
were offered a sumptuous supper was
served. The bride has resided in and
neal Salem all her life and is we'll and
favorably known. The groom's home
has been a few miles from town. He
has many pleasant acquaintance and
true friends throughout the vicinity.
A host of friends extend good wishes.
The marriage of Bert Bunker and
Miss Maggie Milligan was solemnized
February 25 at the home OF
the brides parents east of town. An
elaborate supper; a large collection
of useful and beautiful presents; a
pleasant time enjoyed by all present,
makes this happy wedding one long
to be remembered. The bride is a
most popular young woman who has
scores of friends. The groom has
made his home with his parents, near
town. He is a mail carrier, highly es
teemed for his honesty and industry
and his cheerful disposition. Kind
wishes for a long life of success and
happiness are extended the young cou'
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. Bunker will begin
housekeeping in the R. Davidson
house in the north part of town.
Whittier college students gave a re
ception at the home of Prof. and Mrs
Parisho Wednesday evening.
Howard Brown is suffering from
broken jaw caused last week by being
struck by a pump handle.
Pearl Almond has a very painful
hand from the effects of being crush
ed in a %cog-wheel.
Miss Clara Cooper has returned
from Quincy, III.
Mrs. Will Turner is home from st
Louis.
Mrs. Elwood friend spent last weel
at Cedar Rapids.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
, Charles Thompson died Sunday, Feb
ruary %.
Mrs. M. D K. Weimer of Wayland
is enjoying a visit with Salem rela,
tives and friends.
Mrs. Clauson, Mrs. Myres, Mrs
Sharpless and Miss Addie Mcclure
were dinner guests of Mrs. Kat
Samms Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Henderson were shor
ping at the county seat Wednesday
The Convict's Daughter" by tn
Stockport Dramatic Co., was the at
, traction at the opera house Wednes
day evening.
!, Photographer Olson is preparing TO
the new l. o. o. F. hall a group pic
ture of all The members of the Cd
T Fellows lodge at Salem.
E. A. Walker of Moulton is greetin
his many friends at Moulton.
Mrs. Dexter Fem and son, Archie
. departed Tuesday to visit friends i
Missouri.
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NEEDED Her HELP.
MRS. BIRD SAYS SHE COULD NOT
AFFORD TO BE SICK.
She Contributed to Pay offthe Mortgage
on the Farm and Found 81 way
TO Overcome Aer Chief
Difficulty.

Before things took a turn for the
better the outlook was anything but
cheerful on John Birds farm at Oak
dale, Ia. There was a mortgage on the
| place, there had been sickness and
| death in the family and Mrs. Bird was
rundown from worry and work. But
in spite of her rheumatism which made
it agony for her to move her right arm
she kept at work to help raise money
to lift the mortgage.
81 never expected it," says Mrs.
Bird, 'but DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People cured me of my rheu-
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life and strength. The disease had
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my right hand behind my back, and, in
fact, had TO use the other II for
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"Then l read of some of the wonder
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determined to try them myself. My
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The real cause of rheumatism is
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lures which rheumatic sufferers en-
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EddyvilIe,

Eddyville, March 4-Born, Satur-
day, February %, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Chiffon of Millers Creek, a nine
pound boy.
d. l.. Ford, corner South Fourth and
Elizabeth streets, was taken i'll with
stomach trouble Friday night, but is
slightly improved.
R. B. Martin of WOODBURY., Clarke
county, spent Sunday in and around
Eddyville the guest of relatives.
Abe Rose, who has been quite ill
with pneumonia. at last accounts was
able to sit up some and is improving,
Jasper C. Sipes retu . to his home
at Oskaloosa today, he T'g been down
since Thursday, visitinS relatives and
friends.
F. e. Bassinger, who recently sold
his property in the north edge of town
is vacating the same and moving TIC
the Thos. McGlothlen farm four and
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NEWS

FIoris.

Floris, March Mrs. j. M. Leper
and her mother, Mrs. Allen, are spend
ing a few days with relatives in Drake
vile this week.
Bertha Ramey was a L~addsdale call
err Monday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. e. H. Marshall were
called to Salem Monday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Marshall's grandmoth-
err.
John ROUGH left on No. Is Tuesday
for Kansas City.
1. F. Plank, of Pulaski, spent Wed
nesday with his brother Allen, OF this
place.
Mrs. Miles Wilkinson, Of Udell, ar
rived Monday evening to visit rela-
tives.
j. M. Peden was in Bloomfield Tues,
day.
DR.. H. l.. and Frank Stevens were
in Belknap Sunday.
The meetings closed at the Metho'
dist Episcopal church Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Thompson re
turned to their home in Eldon Satur
day.
G. N. Galipan and family, OF Bloom
field, spent Sunday with Thomas
Heady.
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months, was taken Tuesday to Osce-
1t is hoped that the change will bring
good results.
Oscar Dalen has returned to his
home in Abba after a brief visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Dalin.
Jay Jacobs of Winterset was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Cora Essex came down from
Des Moines yesterday morning for a
visit with her father, John Patterson,
in English township.
Miss Rosa Stout Of Newburn was
visiting with friends in the city the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel McDougall de-
parted yesterday for Alliance, Neb.,
where they will again reside.
Clerk Wells issued a marriage IL
cense yesterday to Emery j. Luding-
ton and Miss Ida Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Marty left
yesterday for Davis City, where they
went to attend the marriage of Reu'
ben Marty to Miss Beatrice Campbell
which occurred last evening.
Miss Maggie Bertrand is home from
an extended visit with an aunt in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Moore of Lin
coin township are the proud parents O.
a son since yesterday.
Mrs. Lucy Patterson of Russell is
visiting in the city with her daughter
Mrs. Will Culbertson.
Mrs. Jane Dent and Miss Edith Nee
of Ohio, left Saturday for a visit witt
relatives in Butler, Mo.
Miss Anna Duncan has returned tt
her home in Mt. Ayr after a pleasan
visit with Miss Ada Manning.
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Stockport.

Stockport, March 4.-Geo. Braugh-
Ter went to Ottumwa Monday night to
meet his wife, who has been visiting in
Nebraska.
Smith Johnston went to Fit. Madison
Tuesday with Mrs. Roy Silvers who is
moving to the city.
Levi Harlan died February "a of ty-
phoid fever. He was thought to be on
the road to recovery but took a hard
chill and sank rapidly.
P. v. Shormitz and wife, visited at
Stockport a few days the first of the
week.
G. D. McGaw of Fairfield, came i n
on the morning train Wednesday.
Mrs. Win. Pormitzski had an attack
of heart trouble last week.
VIM. Burry's baby is on the sick list
j. V. Brooks shipped from here Sun
day, SO head of hogs of his own rails.
ing, that averaged 430 lbs.
G. w. Gall of Trenton. Mo-, was here
last week settling UP his business. He
viii. locate lea Trenton on a farm.
Miss leila Skinner will go soon tc
Mt. Pleasant to attend the Iowa Yves
leyan university.
Mr.. Holems and S. v. Whitaker at
tended the banquet February 26 al
Hillsboro given by Belmont lodge No
BAL of the Masonic fraternity. Thu
work was in the third degree. After the
ceremonies all repaired to the church
where addresses were made by DR.
Baker of Ottumwa, j. E. Morcombt
and Rev. J. w. Hackley, after which
the repast IA served.
Ray Smitz and Chester Gall return
ed from their California trip Tuesday
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, March 5.-A large aud
fence was in attendance at the Meth
odist Episcopal church Tuesday even.
ing to hear the lecture OF Rev. Anna
Fl. Shaw. on the subject, THE New
Man. The lecture was listened to
with the closest attention throughout,
and the speaker presented some peril
nent thoughts in regard to the new
man and his work. The most sue
cessful new man." according to Rev.
Shaw's idea, is not the n who has
amassed the largest amount of mater
ial wealth, but one who can look every
person in the face without servility
and who can look up into the face of
God without fear. She was presented
to the audience by Rev. Alic Wickizer.
DR.. j. M. Yost OF Pulaski made a
business trip to Bloomfield Wednes-
day.
M. l.. Wheeler, a prosperous farmer
of Marion township was a business
caller at the county ~treasurer's office
Wednesday,. Mr.. Wheeler owns about
!, 800 acres of land in Marion town.
ship.
Alvin Christy of Lick Creek town.
snip wac d DuolhSoo SoiiSi IL ehAS Sies
| Wednesday.
J.. j. Miller of Pulaski was looking
after business interests Wednesday in
this city.
Mrs. M. loops of Grove township
made a business trip to Bloomfield
Wednesday.
Albert Ritz of Union township trans
acted business Wednesday in Bloom
field.
Ephraim Fisk of Salt Creek town.
ship was a business caller Wednesday
in this city.
Mason Ornstott of Lick Creek town
ship made a business trip Wednesday
to Bloomfield.
D. j. Mcconnell of Soap Creek town
ship transacted business at the cour'
house Wednesday.
The taxes of the Wabash Railroad
company were paid into the count!
t~reasurer's office Wednesday and the.
amounted to $~2,601.S0.