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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
FASTEST MILES ON RECORD
Swift Running by Animal, Steam and Electric
Power.

Swift Running by Animal, Steam and Electric
Power.
Train-Locomotive, No. 800, May,
1893 equal to 1924 miles an hour
Automobile-M Augiere, Dourdon,
France, Nov. II, 1902, 46 seconds.
Steam Yachts Charles II. Flint S
Arrow. Sept. 6, 1902, minute 10 Sec
onds.
Pigeon Flying-Red checker cock
flown by A. Whatten, N. j., May. 8,
1897, SO seconds,
Bicycle-C. NJ. Murphy, Maybury,
L. l., March %, 1900, behind a train,
81 As seconds.
Horse (Running) Salvatore, Aug.
%, 1900 Monmouth Park, N. j., min
nte, 35t seconds.
Horse Pacing Prince Alert at
Yonkers, n Y, 1908, l.57,
Horse (Trotting) Lou Dillon, Mem
phis, Tenn. Oct "A, 1903. 1851
Steamship-Deutschland, (approxi-
mate) 2 minutes, Il seconds.
Skating--T. Donohue, Jr., Newburg,
N. Y, February /, 1887, PIP 3.5.
Relay -four men to the team New
York A, C. (B. J. Wefers, M. W.
Long, T. E. Burke, HIS. Lyons New
York, August 2S, 1903. minutes, q 2-5
seconds.
Man (running)-W. G. George, Lon
don, Aug. %, 1886, minutes, II 3-4
seconds.
Rowing-James Stansbury, 4 min
utes, % seconds.
Walking W. Perkins, London,
June l, 1874, 8 minutes, SO seconds.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
CARPENTER-MATHER.
Pretty and interesting Wedding at Rsadsboro
Yesterday.

A wedding of uusual interest took
place at the Readsboro home of Mr.
and Mrs Oscar A. Carpenter at high
noon Wednesday when their youngest
daughter Mary Theresa become the
wife of Geo Everett Mather,
Though the service was simple in
effect, it could scarcely have been sur
passed in its solemnity and beauty.
Rev Henry Riegel of Wilmington pas
tor of the Universalist church was the
officiating clergyman.
The nuptial knot was tied under a
canopy of lace and hydrangeas in the
corner of the parlor.
The bridal party entered to the
strains of Lohengrins wedding march
played by Mrs Hattie Parsons Blood
who also played softly through the
ceremony, "The Voice that Breathed
Oer Eden.
The bride was gowned in white silk
trimmed with point de venise lace and
wore a veil, She carried a bouquet
of 20 roses.
The groom was attended by DR. Jud-
son Carpenter brother of the bride,
Miss Florence Ellen Carpenter acted
as maid of honor wearing blue silk
and earring carnations. Little Rachel
Ward preceded the bride as flower
girl and ring bearer, wearing a pale
blue silk dress with a wreath of flowers
around her neck and hair.
The bridal gifts we're numerous and
beautiful, consisting of cut glass sill
yer and china.
The bride who has always lived in
Readsboro, except for a time spent in
school, has been one of most popular
young women of the town. The groom
is a graduate of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology class of 1902
and has since occupied a position in
the engineering department Of the
Western Electric Co. of New York
City.
Among the guests from out of town
were: Mr. and Mrs Cotton Mather of
Brattleboro, Mr. and Mrs John Ami
don and Fred Amidon of Greenfield,
Mass, DR. and Mrs H. S. Ward and
daughter Rachel of Springfield, Vt,
DR. Judson Carpenter of Jewett, Ohio
and Miss Daisy Hicks of Adams.
After a short wedding trip they win
reside in New York City.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
FIRE AT PoWNAL.
Residence of DR.. B. o. Barber Totally Destroy.
ed Tuesday Morning,

Tuesday morning the residence Of
DR. B. o Barber at Pownal caught fire
on the roof from a spark Of passing
engine and burned to the ground. Miss
Sarah Emory, Mrs Barber's sister,
discovered the fire and aroused the
rest of the household The neighbors
were awakened as quickly as possible
but the men did not gather quickly
enough to save the building. Had
enough men got there and an efficient
bucket brigade formed it would have
been an easy matter to extinguish the
blaze.
When it was seen that the house was
doomed, efforts we're directed toward
saving the furniture. Nearly every
thing on the first 1orr was saved, in
cluding the piano, The goods in the
pantry we're not saved nor hardly any
thing on the second floor
When every thing was ont, it was
seen that the residence of Samuel
Wright next door would probably
burn unless extra hard work was put
forth. The men worked like demons
keeping the building saturated with
water. The key to the situation was
the wood house which stands between
Mr. Wright's house and the burned
building. This was only about 10
feet from Barber's house and the heat
was intense, but by wonderful courage
the men kept the shed from burning al
though it goton fire number of times
Passenger trains passed while the
house was burning and the heat was
so intense that a number of windows
we're broken. A large burning beam
dropped on the track just as the last
car cleared the track.
DR. Barber had a small insurance,
but the r. r Co., will probably REIN
burse him for his loss. Miss Emory
in her excitement dropped a roll of
bills amounting to $50 90 aswell as her
spectacles. The family have the sym
pathy of the whole community.
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W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting Held in Woodstock BsslnaiRg
Tuesday, Oct l3.

The 29th annual convention of the
state Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meet in Woodstock for three
days session commencing Oct. 13. The
weather was fHe and the convention
OF unusual interest three OF the Nat
ional lecturers and organizers being
preseRt
The hospitality of the Woodstock
people was all that could be desired
There are l23 Unions in the state with
a membership OF 3 4S3. The past year
has been one of anxiety and much ear
nest effort has been put forth
During the licence campaign, six
National speakers and large number
of Vermont's own bright, earnest wo-
men we're in thefeld The lecture bur
eau reported $1,000 received and expend-
ed during the campaign, and 10000
leaflets distrubnted
Resolutions adopted by the conveu-
tion, favor continued efforts for the re-
peal Of the present law which has work
ed so disastrously in all parts of the
state, condemn state dispensary,
urge the establishment Of School say.
ing's Bank and favor scientific temper
ance instruction in the schools.
Mrs Nellie Burger of Missouri who
gave the address Wednesday evening
is ready and convincing speaker.
She held her audience in breath less
silence for more than an hour and
closed with this truth-"The only way
to regulate the liquor traffic is to ann
ihilate it,
Mrs Mary a. Hunt of Boston, National
and World Superintendent of Scien
tifc Temperance Instruction gave the
closing address to a large audience in
Music Hall Thursday evening. Mrs
Hunt was in Europe some months
ago, representing this government at
the great international Temperance
Congress. She gave an interesting ac-
count of the discussions at this great
gathering and of her visit TO the En-
press OF Germany and her cordial re-
ception at court. The Empress knew
OF Vermont's S repeal of prohibition and
expressed her surprise and sorrow
that a backward step had been taken.
At the PASTORS hour, Rev. /. j. An
derson, a native of Sweden who has
lived under the Gothenburg or dispen-
sary system spoke very earnestly
against this method of controversary
the liquor traffic.
The delegates to the National Con-
vention to be held in Cincinnati were
as follows; Mrs f. b. Lund, Burling-
ton; Mrs A. +. Smith, Manchester
Center; Mrs L. F. Keizer, Rochester;
Mrs S. S. Clark, Randolph.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

one of whom takes pride in delivering
his milk to the factory in the best con
dition possible. The milk is brought
to the factory in cans holding s.
pounds each. 1t is first sampled and
weighed, then strained through two
thicknesses of cheese cloth into a re-
ceiving vat, from which it is pumped
up into the tempering watts; II then
passes into the separators which have
a capacity OF 5000 pounds per hour.
The SKINNED milk goes into tank
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

The Christian Endeavor Union will
be held in the Congregational church
at Rupert on Thursday morning and
afternoon of November 5, and rally
will be held in the Baptist church, here,
in the evening. The principal speaker
Won Ogden Vogt, succeeds j. Willis
Baer as general secretary.
The regular meeting OF "The Fort
nightly" will be held in the Congre-
gational chapel Saturday afternoon,
The subject will be literature: Com
mittee Mrs A. B. Valentine, Miss Jen-
ME A. Valentine and Mrs L. A..
Graves.
Miss Kathleen Quinlan and Miss
Agnes Morrissey spent Sunday in
Hoosick Falls.
Home made sausage at Pixies mar
ket as good as is made.
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North Bennington Addenda.

Mrs Mary c. Holt has returned from
visit in Albany.
Mrs Henry Bartlett is helpless from
another shock, this being the fourth.
The Bible society club will meet
with Mrs Ralph Jones Monday even
ing, November End.
Communion services will be observ-
ed next Sunday in both the Baptist
and Congregational churches.
The ladies aid society of the Bap-
tist church gave a chicken pie supper
at village hall Tuesday night. Pro-
ceeds 800
The w. c. r. U. will hold their
monthly meeting with Mrs n. Roster
at O'Clock next Wednesday. The
ladies are requested to come prepared
to sew and to bring cotton and flannel
for bandages, also magazines, papers,
etc, to be sent to the lumber camps.
Mrs Aaron F. DEMO of Bennington
Falls met with sad accident Sunday
morning when removing the breakfast
dishes from the cook room to the din
ing room. From fainting spell
caused by heart trouble, she fell to
the floor breaking the dishes and sew
erely cutting her right hand on a
broken dish.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

Perhaps the best farming town in
this vicinity is the town Of White
Creek, just over the state linein Wash
ington county, New York.
There are few first class creamer-
les in the state of New York and the
White Greek creamery is one of the
few. 1t was started about eight years
ago by few public spirited farmers,
who formed a stock company for that
purpose. 1t has been a success from
the very start.
It has at present SO patrons, every
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

For the church as
it now stands, the
community is indebt-
ed to the late J. B.
Jermain of Albany,
whose memory is
dearly cherished by
the citizens of the
village. Mr. Jermain
gave literally of his
benefcence to Rev f.
Blanchard, who in
troduced plans for
remodeling the en-
tire church. 1t is
one of the busiest
and most aggressive
churches. In connec
tion with its work
there is a modern
Sunday school of 80
members. The best
methods of work are
used by the superin-
tendent, Mrs B. w.
Niles.
There is an Ep-
worth league of IS
members. The pres
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

Mr. and Mrs Charles Firth have TAX
en- rooms and board with Mrs J. Finn,
Valentine st.
Mrs f. f. Gage and nephew Chas.
Haywards of Schenectady was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs r. J. Coffey and Miss Coffey
expect to visit relations in the northern
part of the state very soon.
Mrs William r. Graves whe goes
to New York city Monday next for
the winter entertained a number of
her frienns at a card party Wednesday
afternoon,
Mrs Albert Myers of North Adams
who has been i'll at her mother in this
village for srme time died Saturday
and was buried in the village cemetry
ou Monday fast, Rev Philip Schuyler
ofiiciated
Wednesday evening the Young
Womans Club had the pleasure of
hearing Mrs Annie Hawks read from
her own writing Miss Caroline Will
cox gave several selections on the
piano during the reading.
The Douglas shoe is the best, for
sale only by M. j. Schwab, corner
North and Gage streets.
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NORTH HOOsICK.

Mr. Merrill OF Shushan is visiting at
II. H. Aliens.
James Logan of Pownal was in this
place Sunday.
Mrs George Washington spent Sun
day in SALISBURY.
Mrs Mallery of Bennington is visit
ing her sister Mrs David Eldridge.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Spauldiug of
Bennington we're in the place Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs James Guiding called in
North Hoosick and vicinity Sunday.
Miss Minnie Eldred has been very
sick at her mothers, Mrs Frances Ell
dreds.
The Cabinet of Epworth League will
meet with Miss Straub Friday evening
Oct. 25th.
Mr. and Mrs Lisson ofMassachusctts
are visiting their daughter, Mrs Potter
at the parsonage.
Loan j. Burgess, who has owned
some first class horses, has new one,
high headed and extra good driver.
William, James and Robert Donlon
Of Schenectady we're at the funeral of
their brother-in-law John Daley Sat-
urday.
Mrs Webb of Abba and children
are visiting her father, Clark Bowker,
who has been sick for some time but is
now better.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
FEW DEER
YET KILLED
By the Bennington County
Hunters
LOCAL HUNTERS FAIL
Several Killed in Pownal, Sunderland and One
or More in Nearly all the Up
County Towns

Inc nrSt Ceer reported S1OL IN JulS
secticn was killed by Herbert Estes of
Pownal in the Dugway in that town
early last Thursday Estes and a
brother were on the watch when they
saw two bucks coming toward them.
The brother failed 60 bit the one that
he aimed at
The one that was brought down was
a fine specimen and weighed 2OOpounds.
Estes took it to North Aoams where it
was purchased by the Wellington no
tel
The second one reported was also
shot 10 Pownal, on the mountain, Sat
urday by f. W. Fuller of SALISBURY.
1t weighed 800 pounds and was dis
tributsd by Mr. Fuller among his
friends
The first accident of the season also
occurred in Pownal Eli Hicks came
up from North Adams Wednes lay
night with the intention of going out
early the next morning to the hunting
grounds. He stopped over night with
his friend, Charlie Barber. Thursday
morning he arose and started to leave
the house.
Instead of opening the hall door he
opened one leading into the cellar with
the result that he fell the distance of
the stairs, some fifteen feet Oue
shoulder was broken land be received
injuries on the face and one arm.
Saturday afternoon one of the hunt
ers from Bennington who was on the
mountain saw fine buck coming to-
ward him. Then was the chance of his
life. He had rifle that was said to be
the best oneon the hills. He drew bead
but as one Of the party expressed it,
his hand shook as if he had the palsy.
He fired, the deer stopped and looked
up into the top Of the tree to see where
the ball from the rifle went to, and
then went on the even tenor of his way.
Sunderland hunters have had pretty
fair success in getting deer, Friday
Jay Bently the we'll known hunter and
trapper shot one thai weighed 220
pounds, Saturday Edward Lawrence
shot one that weighed 100, and Sunday
Harry Niles secured one that tipped
the scales at 26O pounds.
Sunday a buck and doe we're seen
in the east part of the village, but as
all the hunters we're in the woods they
stopped long enough to look around,
and then resumed their way into the
woods.
Harry Niles and w. F. Hayden of
Fast Arlington shot $50 pound buck
Sunday near the turnpike road lead
ing from East Arlington to Stratton.
George Wade, the veteran trapper,
who resides in the eastern part of
Manchester, brought in black bear
Saturday. This is the third bear
trapped by Mr. Wade this season.
Arthur Millard shot young buck
in the Readsboro woods Saturday and
the animal was taken to North Adams.
1t was apparently about year old
and was sleek and in good order.
A deer hunting party from North
Adams composed of John Murray,
Frank Murray, Arson Murray, Robert
Graham, Edward Rus and Edward
Nichols returned Saturday from Rut-
land county. They have been there
since the law went of. They captured
six deer and one bear. The largest
catch on record SO far this season.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
R0BINSON-NILES.
Bennington Nan Married at South Salisbury
Yesterday Afternoon.

Melvin II. Robinson and Rose B..
Niles, both of Bennington, we're mar
ried yesterday afternoon at one o'clock
at South Salisbury by Rev Merrill
Hitchcock, pastor of the Methodist
church.
They are at South SALISBURY for
the present at the home of Mrs Robin
sons brother-in-law, Herman Niles,
but after next Monday will be at home
at 2O5 South street, this village.
Both Mr. and Mrs Robinson are
known to large circle of friends
here and throughout the county who
extend sincere congratulations
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

and sold in Bennington, Hoosick Falls
and Saratoga Springs All the best
stores in these towns handle no other
butter; besides, the company furnishIa
great many private families in Troy
and Albany. The officers of the com
pany are; President, John Russell;
secretary, G. c. Everest; treasurer, s.
r. Lake; manager, j. S. Hutchins.
The accompanying picture represents
the White Creek Methodist Episcopal
church, very attractive and beauti-
full house of worship.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
EXCHANGE! /!

what have you to exchange for more than
5000 cords of first class hard wood, 200 M of
yellow birch, 100 NJ spruce and hemlock, 100
cords of pulp wood, with $50 acres OF land with
house and barn thereon All located In Wood
ford on Dunnville roao, ~ miles from main
road Can get the wood all cut and delivered in
Bennington for $3.50 per cord. and the logs cut
sawed and delivered in Bennington for 800
per NJ. JOHN NASH.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

in the basement and is pumped up by
a check pump and is carried away by
the patrons; the cream goes into 300
gallon cream vat. AS soon as the
cream reaches the proper degree of ac-
idity, it is iced down to 81 degrees, and
is churned, salted and worked the
next morning,
The creamery has a capacity of 1000
pounds of butter a day, nearly all Of
which is pu up la one pound bricks,
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
BUILDING PUT Off.

Addition To Town Farm House Deferred Until
Next Spring
The selectmen have announced that
owing to the increased expences Of the
town this fall the addition to the town
house which was authorized at the re-
cent special town meeting will not be
built this fall. Bids were recently
called for, but only two contractors,
James Silk, and John Maban respond
ed. The bid of the former was nearly
5000, and that OF the latter 5000 more.
Neither bid included the heating and
water.
The town voted to appropriate $1,000
that to include both water and heating.
Some of the contractors state that it
will be impossible to put up an ad-
dition such as was decribed and talked
of 10 the town meeting for less than
$4,000.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

ent President is MRS F. A. Sis
son. This league is exceedingly ac-
tive in spiritual, missionary, literary
and social work.
The Ladies Aid society of which
Miss e. Barber is president, cares fer
the parsonage property and often
make happy the hours of the poor.
In the last two years 26 have been
enrolled as full members of the
church. Those who are not members
are friendly toward the church and
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

Closing out sale of stock of fiue pi-
amos at sacrifice prices. Chance OF
life time. No humbug. Am about to
close the store and the pianos must be
sold. Terms to suit all. Katherine
G. Sulivao, North street, opposite
Drysdslo's.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
SMALL POx DONE.
All the Suspects Have Been Released From
Quarantine.

The small pox scare is practically
ended. All of the suspects have been
released from quarantine, and the
watchmen at thehomes where they were
have been discharged. There are few
people yet in the isolation hospital but
they viii probably all be gone this
week. No further trouble is appre-
hended.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29
NATIVE OF BENNINGTON.
Rev Robert haskins Died September u, at
CawRpors, India.

NaWHpelNf hulas
Word has been received OF the death
Of Rev Robert Haskins, September p,
in Cawnpore, India. Mr. Haskins had
been a missionary Of the Methodist
church in India for 36 years.
He was native of this town. In
1866, be graduated from Williams col,
legs, and after taking q year in Union
theological seminary, in New York
City, be sailed for India in the fall of
1867. Three times since then be had
been home on turlough ofa year each
for rest.
The family resided on North street
and is remembered by some Of the old
er residents.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-10-29

every resident contributes toward its
maintenance.
Everyone has a love for this village
church, for the fellowship of its broth
erhood.
The pastor is Rev George E. Mayer,
president of the board of trustees, S.
E. Sweet; clerk, F. A. Sisson; church
ushers, Frank Bennett, Harry Bennett
and Clarence Peters; sexton, S, Sur-
da...
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
herder Centenary Observed.

BERLIN. Dec 1S.-Today was the
centenary of the death of Johann
Gottfried Herder and literary, scientif-
ic and university circles marked the
anniversary by holding interesting eX-
ercises in memory of the great Ger
man philosopher. In Berlin the cele-
bration was held under the auspices of
the Society for the History of the Ger
man Litera ture, and at Weimar, where
Herder resided for many years, the
cOmmemOra tive exercises were held
under the direction of the Goethe so
ciety.
Herder's poetry won for him the
highest admiration from Goethe and
other leading lights of his day, but at
the same time his fame rests more on
his critical writings than on his verses.
Born in East Prussia, in 1744 Herder
studied philosophy at konigsberg un-
der Kent, for whom be conceived an
enthusiastic admiration. although
subsequently he became one Of his
most resOlute opponents. In 1864 he
was appointed assistant professor and
teacher at the Cathedral school of Ri
ga, where his sermons were greatly
admired. Here he published his first
works, Fragments on the Recent
German Literature" and "Critical
Forests which contain the germs of
al that is essentially peculiar and
characteristic in his thinking. In 1775,
on the recommendation of Goethe, he
was invited to Weimar by the grand
duke and appointed court-preacher and
cOnsistorial councillor. Here he resid-
ed until his death, December IS, 1903.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18
LIVfRYMEN STRIKE
FOR HIGHER WAGES
Several Funerals Interrupted in Chi
cago by Drivers, Quitting
Jobs.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-Fifteen hundred
livery drivers struck today and the
business is tied up. At noon 400 stable
men quit out of sympathy. The driv-
ers demand $14 a week and 12-hour
day. A funeral at ST. Precipus church
bers of the coupe and cab drivers un-
ion. who had been impressed into ser
vice by the liverymen, were called out
by their business agent While the cere-
monies in the church were progressing
When the pallbearers started to place
the body in the hearse they were noti-
fed that there were no drivers as all
had refused to proceed to the ceme-
terry. The body was finally conveyed to
the cemetery in a light undertaker's S
wagon, while Rev. Neuvel and the
mourners proceeded in street cars.
Another funeral that was to have TAX
en- place this morning was postponed
and the body will be taken to the cem-
etery this afternoon in an express
wagon. This afternoon many livery
men are agreeing to the scale and the
union predicts an early victory.
An undertaken who succeeded in get
ting non union drivers this afternoon,
called upon the police to protect a fun
eral. A detail of officers accompanied
the carriages and the hearse and stood
guard around the church while the SER
vices We're being held.