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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
BENNINGTON SECURITY co.
New Fiduciary Institution Is Making Steady
Growth.

Surplus increased to $4,000 is the
prosperous showing, January l, of the
Bennington Security company, the
new progressive young financial insti-
tuition of which Russell G. Graves is
president and in which many Benning-
ton people are interested.
The company started in business
only last May, with capital stock of
s25, 600. It's principal business is to
buy and sell bonds, warrants and Sc
curities of all kinds, to furnish local
market for securities and to look after
estates and property for non-residents.
Its success in its line is shown by the
fact that its January statement shows
a surplus of $4,000.
Under an amendment to its charter,
secured at the recent session of the
legislature, the company is also en-
powered to deal in real estate and will
make a specially of Vermont bonds.
The officers and directors of the
company are successful young busi-
ness men who have the respect and
confidence of the public and there
seems good reason to expect 1t to grow
steadily.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
MUSICAL TREAT.

Circle No. Of Methodist Church Entsrtsins
Tuesday Evening
A delightful musicale was given by
Circle No. Of the Methodist church
at the homo of Mrs Fanny Taylor
Tuesday evening, January 9Th. The
rooms were tastefully trimmed with
evergreen and flowers and the bay win
dow, where the excellent programme
was carried out, was a bower of beauty.
Mrs Taylor, president of the circle,
commenced the exercises Of the even
ing with piano solo, which was fol-
lowed by
Reading Miss Sophronia Collins
Recitation, Jessie Robinson
Duet, Mabel and Grace Holt
(writteu by Rev r. Il. Washbufne,
son Of Rev W. II. washburne.
Recitation, Miss Annie Dakin
Solo, Andrew Maurer
Y. NJ. C. A. Glee Club,
II. Downs Leader
Solo, VIM Hollister
accompanied by Florence Hollister)
Solo, Miss Jessie Potter
Piano Solo, Mrs Aiken
Reading, Miss Collins
Glee Club.
Recitation, Miss Susie Robinson
Duet, Mrs Wattles and Mrs Carpenter
Recitation, Miss Annie Dakin
Piano Solo, Mrs Wattles
Mrs Fanny Taylor closed by singing
'rhe Beautiful Golden Sometime. -
During intermission refreshments
we're served ana greatly enjoyed. The
musical and literary feast was rare
treat and was listened to by a large
audience.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
GAS FRANCHISE REFUSED
New Gas Company Want No Re-
strictiOn On II.
Would Take II II The Purchase Clause We're
Left Out.

The regular meeting of the village
trustees was held Monday evening with
the entire board present. These bills
were ordered paid: Highway, S7l. 80:
sewers, s4Oi police, $35; Bennington
Water Co., ss78,31. An order for
5000 borrowed money was drawn,
payable to the order Of Treasurer c.
H. Dewey, Two hundred dollars of
this amount has already been expend-
ed. The chief of the fire department
presented his annual report and en-
closed list Of property in the differ
ent stations.
1t was voted to have telephones
placed in the Office of the village at
torney and the municipal cours room.
The president read letter from B.
G. Higley of Sandy Hill on the sub
ject of the gas franchise recently
voted. The company has made some
changes in clause seven and stricken
out entirely that one relating to the
purchase Of the plant by the village at
the end Of certain number of years.
The company absolutely refuses to ac-
cept a franchise that gives the village
chance to purchase,
The matter will be brought up again
at an adjourned meeting to be held
next Monday evening.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
GOVERNORS HOUSE BURNED.
House Was Located at IS Park Avenue, New
York.

York.
A house in New York owned by Gov
Mccullough was badly damaged by
FIRE Monday. The house is a double
structure at SO and ss Park avenue and
was occupied by Mr. Mccullough IS SON
n-law, Mr. Turner, and by Frsuerick
a. Jennings of Bennington.
The fire started 90 the second floor
of the part Of the house occupied by
Mr. Jennings and is supposed to have
been due to defective electric light
wire. The IRE was discovered by a
watchman employed by Mr. Jennings,
who aroused him and the eight ser
wants in the house.
They tried to extinguish the fire with
water pals, but failed, and the fire
was gaining hsadway when the tiremen
arrived. The damage to the house and
furniture is placed at $4,000.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers.

news OF the AoWh anu itiiREe Told
Briefly For Busy Readers.
Rev and Mrs Weldman B. Collins of
Springfield, Mass, visited friends here
Wednesday.
Miss Helen Darrow returned Mon
day to her studies at the Castleton
Normal school.
John Bradish of South shaftsbury
will conduct the service at Glover Hall
next Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
A number from here attended a
dance last Friday evening at Mr. and
Mrs Louis Potter's in East Pownal
About seventy we're present aud the
occasion was very pleasant one.
Supt Charles L. Simmons will speak
at the Old Academy next Sunday at
715 p. m, his subject being "Horace
Mann, Educational Reformer." ALI
who are interested 10 education are es-
pecially invited to attend
On Sunday morning the pastor of the
Second Congregational church will
speak on the Fight of Faith. 10 the
evening the subject of the address will
be in answer to the question, how in
dividual character. advances.
Rev Warren Morse will speak to men
at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion rooms on Sunday at p. M, upon
the subject Service VS. Power. There
will be goud spiritsd singing All
men are cordially invited to attend.
List of letters emaining uncalled
for in the postofiice at Bennington for
the week ending January 5th Mrs
Thomas Froniner, Miss Alice Mill
ham, Miss Leona LaMorr, Mrs A.
Pilon, Mrs Rose Viel, Mrs Joseph
Woolf, Mrs Chas Wheeler, James Win
slow.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
JAMES WARD DEAD.
Bennington Young Man Died Suddenly at Pesks.
kill, Sunday.


James Ward, former well known
young man Of the village, died sudden
ly ip Peekskill, n y, Sunday MORN
ing His health had not been good for
some time. He was born in North
Adams, but his mother dying when he
was young, most of his life was spent
with his grandmother, Mrs Alvira
Eddy OF this village
He attended the graded schools until
about six years ago, whan he went in
to the service OF the New England Tel
egraph and Telephone Company and
was with them some time. Recently he
had been connected with the Hudson
River Telephone Company aud was
considered one OF its best men.
Young Ward is survived by his
father, a sister, two stepsisters and rel
atives residing in Bennington. His
remains arrived here Monday night.
the funeral being held from the resi-
dence Of his grandmother on Wash
ington-st Wednesday afternoon, Rev DR.
c. r. Seymour officiating The inter-
ment was in the family lot, by the side
of his mother.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
DARLING A REFoRMER.
Assistant Secretary VIII Compel A Moral Re.
form In A Puget Sound Sodom.

A Washington despatch says: Chas
II. Darling, the assistant secretary Of
the Navy, has started in to be a muni-
cipal reformer. Mr. Darling's duties
have to do with ships and other things
naval and his entrance into the reform
field was merely incidental
He is a practical man from Vermont
who believes in doing things in prac-
tical way and that is why he has un-
dertaken to improve the moral tone of
the little town of Bremerton, Wash,
by ordering that no more naval YES
sells be sent to the Puget Sound Navy
Yard, upon which the towns exis-
tence depends, until there has been a
cleaning out Of the saloons, gambling
dens and disreputable houses that
Bremerton harbors.
Mr. Darling's action was based on
reports from officers at the Puget
Sound Navy Yard, which showed that
Bremerton was Pacific Coast Sodom
and Gomorrah. The navy depart
ment heard last month that sailors
from the ships which had been sent to
the yards for repairs we're muleted Of
their wages by saloonkeepers, bar
keepers, gamblers and disreputable
women in Bremerton, and on Novem-
ber Is, Assistant Secretary Darling,
to whom the matter was referred for
investigation by Secretary Moody,
wrote to Rear Admiral Yates Stirling,
the commandant of the yard, for re-
port as TO the truth Of these stories.
The response of Admiral Stirling,
dated December 10, and the accom-
panying statements of subordinate Of
ticers bore out the reports that had
come to the ears of the naval authori-
ties here, and Mr. Darling, after care
fully considering the subject, made
this Endorsement on the papers in the
case: ''The department deems Il mad
visable TO subject American sailors to
the immoral influences described with
in and until the conditions surround
ing the Bremerton yard are corrected
by the civil authorities no further
ships will be ordered to that yard"
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
Y. M. c. A. RECEPTION.
Gathering New Years Night, Followed by En-,
tertainment.

tertainment.
One of the pleasant social events Of
the winter was the reception enter
tainment and supper given in the local
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms New Years night
1t was also a fitting close to the mem
bership contest that was in progress
several weeks between the Reds and
the Blues.
Twenty new members we're added to
the Association and the treasury en-
riched S277, of which the Reds portion
was s1S7. The Woman's Auxiliary
provided the supper and served,
After full justice had been done, came
postprandial exercises, presided over
by by J. V. d. S. Merrill.
There were talks by DR. L, H. Ross,
president of the Association, General
Secretary Stehman, Revs Frank r.
Morris and Warren Morse, by E. D.
Moore, and an interesting address by
DR. L. L. Doggett, president of the
Springfield Training School. The
Glee CLUB gave two selections.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

pect would seem to be uncalled for
and unwise.
VIII some supporter of the prohibi-
tory lawexplain why ithas been deemed
necessary to deprive a respondent of
his right to trial by jury in the in
stances above mentioned?
Are not the sworn Jurors of the
county to be trusted?
Is the court of ehancery to be re-
duced to the level of police court?
O. NJ BARBER.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
THE CENTER VILLAGE.
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers Held
Tuesday Evening.


The annual meeting of the village of
Bennington Centre was held Tuesday
evening. Considerable interest was
awakened from the fact that there
were two tickets for trustees in the
field, one known as the progressive,
the other as the anti-progressive.
The latter were the winners by a
majority of three, thirty Eve votes be-
ing polled Tue trustees elected are,
Howard Hart Shields Wells Latin
Field, Harry Patcbip, S y. Hall, S.
L. Robinson. The other officers are
George Robinson, clerk; Russell G.
Graves, treasurer; George Worthing-
ton and Palmer Bougbton, auditors
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
Charles L. Houghton spent Sunda
with relatives in Rutland.


Charles L. Houghton spent SUNDAY
with relatives in Rutland,
Owing to the pressure OF matter, the
weekly Illustration is left out.
Charles Barney has returned to his
studies at Cornell University.
Mrs H. f. Rudd, who has been in a
hospital at Troy, has returned home
with her health nearly recovered.
Patrick Griffin was before the munic-
ipal court Tuesday, charged with in
toXication and breach of the peace.
On his promise to keep sober and not
abuse his family, his case was contin-
ued.
About dozen of the choppers on
the lumber job of +. H. Wright in
Pine Valley struck Wednesday on ac-
count of some disagreement with the
superintendent. Several of them Sc
cured positions elsewhere.
The b. Fl, S basket ball team will
play their first game of the season at
Library hall next Tuesday evening
Jan. l3, with the Troy high school
team. A preliminary game will be
played between the Hustlers and the
Boomers. A dance will be given after
the game. General admission, 15c: re-
served seats, 25c,
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

A druggist naturally prefers to sell a good
article-he makes the same profit as on an
inferior preparation hence they universally
recommend namon's Liver Pills aud Tonic
Pellets. In this locality this 'mlld power'
modern treatment has almost altogether su-
perceded the old style drastic pills. A cure
for constipation and hiiOusness without any
gripping, purging, sickening sensation is what
people have been looking foI. 2jc. o. L. Glib
son.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
Woman Saws;

''The first bottle of the new medicine, Cal
cura Solvent, set up my nerves like turning
fiddle. / b gan TO get good sleep. After
that felt hungry aud when l smeIt break
fast / wasn't long getting down stairs. |
picked up weight and strength, and no Won
der believe in Or Da,id Kennedy OF Ken.
nedv Row, Kingston, n. y" All druggists
S1.00.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
Notice.

Being unable to procure coal the
Putnam will be closed temporarily
Saturday after dinner, unless the sit
uation changes before that time.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

Read the following from b. #. johnson,
Many Springs. Mo-: II have used Ramo. S
Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets for biousness.
general debility and pains in the back and
side, and they gave me speedy and lasting re.
lief" The entire treatment, ten LIVER Pills
and fifteen Tonic Pellets cost only % cents
One dose, course a cure; trial dose free. D..
Z. Gibson.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

NNT as nurse, taking care
w Of sick or aged or anything In that line
Address NJ, care Banner and Ref0rmer. 50t2
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08

LNOR sALE.-New mileh COW, FIVE years old.
Il Walbridge Homestead. 5Ow2'
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-01-08
WALTONS VERMONT REGISTER
Business and Professional Mans Handbook Is
Ready for 1908.

Walton's Vermont Register, which
has come to be an indispensable hand
book for business and professional
men, has appeared for 1903 The book
was never SO complete as this year,
and we note that it has been increased
by number Of pages, the greater part
of which represents added names, so
that the Directory is as nearly com
plete as such book is ever likely to be.
The calendar, pages for daily mem
oranda, lists of United States and
State officials, officers OF various State
associations and societies, and all the
other information about Vermont
which has made Walton's Register
such handy book of reference for so
many years will be found brought fully
up to date.
The price remains at 25 cents and the
book may be procured of local dealers
or will be sent, postpaid on receipt Of
price, by the Walton Register Com
pany, Burlington, Vt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
new MEMBERS
Added to Insurance. Asscc.a-
tion at Akron Satur-
Say.

dozen members of the Eastern
Ohio Life Underwriters association
went to Akron Saturday aftornco
and held an interesting meeting with
Summit county insurance fraternity.
AS a result 10 new names were add
ed to the roster Of the organization.
Ex-senator George w. Grouse gave
a very interesting talk on the bene-
fits Of old line insurance which. was
much appreciated Ly the men present.
DR.. James P. Boyd talked of the duty
of the medical examiner to the public,
the company and the insurance agent.
Captain Kendall, Of Cleveland vice
president of the National association
of life underwriters spoke on organi-
cation and number OF other inter-
esting takers were on the program of
speakers.
The Canton men who were inauel-
tial in establishing the organiza ion
are pleased over the result, and pros
poets are very rosy for a strong So
ciety to the insurance buyer and sell
er from the ravages of the so-called
''twisters. ''rebaters" and others who
prey on the public through the med.-
UNI of life insurance.
The next meeting of the association
will be held about the middle OF April
in Akron or Canton. President Phil
ip II. Fraley of the National associa-
tion of life underwriters will be one of
the speakers at the next meeting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
SENATE TACKLES
TREATY IN EARNEST
Conference Continues This AZ.
ternoon Behind Closed
Body Met Eari.-
er Than Usual.
Scrlnpg McRne Telegram.

Scripps McRae Telegram.
Washington, March 17.-With the
view to expediting the consider~t o i
of the Panama canal treaty the SEN
ate met one hour earlier than usual
today. Mr.. Smcot, the new sena OF
from Utah, and four other senate. s
were all that heard invocation. There
was no routine business. At HOB the
president pro TEN, upon motion of Mr..
and the doors closed for an executive
session. Consideration of the pending
amendment to the canal treaty was
then resumed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
BATTLING
FOR ESTATE
Courts Hear Fight Over
ReinoehI Will Pro.
baton.

The hearing of the application Ia
probate the will OF the. late Daniel
Reinoehl, of Massillon, was held in
probate court Monday afternoon. The
heirs have declared their intention OF
contesting The will in the courts, as
the OLD man left all his property, about
$1,000. to Lucinda Kurtz, a niece who
had lived with him and taken care OF
him for a number of years.
The ground upon which the conren-
tion is based is that Reinoehl had had
a guardian for more than 40 years and
was OF unsound mind at the time the
will was drawn by Justice II. Il. Slbiia,
AMI he testified that Lucinda Kurtz
herself had first come to him about
making the old mans will. He thought,
howere. that Reinoehl was of asound
mind when he subscribed his mark to
the instrument.
The heirs are nephsws and uieces
and they have retained Attorneys Ster-
ling and Rice to look after their inter-
ests. The hearing was postponed to
a later date.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
CAPITALISTS
CONFIDENT
Future Looks Rosy to
Structural Steel Ger
Company.

Stockholders of the Structural Steel
Car works the veiy confident that
eastern capitalists will be here Fri
day and take up the block of $500 900
stock, thus furnishing the capital to
complete the works and put them in
running order.
The works are now in such shape
that with ample capital they could BE-
put in running order and be turning
out carse in 80 days. The machinery
is all on the ground and most OF it is
in place.
A large number of castings which
were ordered year ago or more are
also on the ground with other ma
torial. which can be used fer car con-
struction. Should the eastern cap
italists fail to appear the company
has no definite plans for the adjust
ment of its difficulties.
1t is reported that options have
hocn taken on other property in tins
Arlington addition aside from the 81
acres in the Harter piece. This would
indicate that there are plans for en-
largement that are even more exten-
sive than those already divulged
1t Is conceded that il the plans
mature that several hundred work
men will be added to these alreaCy
employed in the city and thousands
of new people will be brought to
the city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
ECLEY'S NEW SHOTGUN
Works Both Barrels With One
Trlsasr-Natchins for
RESULT.

Ben Egley. a member of the Lake
side gun club, has brought the first
single trigger pattern of doubIe-bar-
relied shotgun to Canton. This new de-
vice is expected to give Egley an ad-
vantage at the traps over his brother
shooters. The only trouble anticipat-
ed is that If he ever gets overly anx-
ious and wants to shoot both barrels
at the same time he cannot do so.
Other members of the club will watch
results and follow suit If Ben breaks
them all.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
MISSISSIPPI IS
NOW STATIONARY
Flood Still Above Danger Line
and Crest of Destructive
Wave Yet Ex-
pected.

Scripps-AIcRae Telegram.
New Orleans, March 17.-The food,
which has swollen the Mississippi river
to ,he extreme high point and threat
enod this city with an overflow, is sta.
tionary this morning. Another crevasse
below Baton Rogue and another near
Fort st. Phillip are reported. The city
is now prepared for every emergency.
Memphis, Tenn, March 11.-Owing
to break in the st. Francis levee,
a few miles above Memphis Monday
afternoon, the river here last night
fell two-tenths and the gauge now
reads S9.4, six and four-tenths over
the danger line
The crest OF the food has not yet
passed, but relief is afforded through
a spreading of the waters. A crevasae
nearly mile wide at Hollybush has
had pcrccptiblc effect on the sltua-
tion at Memphis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
J. W. BRANT
Well Known Former Canto nj a n
Dead at Hcm. in
Ash and.

j. w. Brant of Ashland, formerly
proprietor OF pharmacy at Tuscara-
was street and Cleveland avenue, died
Sunday at his home in Ashland. Mr.
Brant when in business here was well
known and highly esteemed by wide
circle of acquaintance. He is a
brother OF Drs. E. ID. ani A. c, Brant
OF this city
iIe was aged 50 years, and is survived
by wife. The funeral services tcoI;
place Tuesday afternoon Both his
brothers and several others from this
city attended the obsequies.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
TELEPHONEc0SUES
+. CITY or CANTON
ANDsCONTRACTORS
Work on Market House
and Auditorium
Tied Up.
JUDGE GRANTED THE. IaJuscTIoN.

The city of Canton and the contrac-
tors who are building the auditorium
lave been enjoined by the Sterk Coun-
ty Telephone company from making
the excavations in Court street, tho
claim being made that in SO doing the
conduits laid there by the company
will be torn up aud the wires that
correct over 900 telephones will be
broken and rendered useless In the
absence of common pleas judges, tho
temporary injunction was allowed by
Probate Judge M. f. Aungst
The petition was filed Tuesday
morning, the city of Canton. Mel
bourne Brothers and Dennis 4 Hickey
were made the defendants. 1t is as
serted that the conduits in North Court
street were laid under an agreement
with the city and authorized by an
ordinance. The company accepted tho
ordinance and complied with all the
conditions. The contractors have now
excavated to depth of four or five feet
feet and threaten to go deeper in or
der TO make room for boiler and
engine room. This cannot be done
without Managing the conduits and in
terfering with the wires, 1t Is claimed.
Upon final hearing the court is ask
cd TO make the injunction perpetual.
Shields & Pomerene are counsel for
the plaintiff company.
COMMON PLEAS REVERSED.
The Supreme court Thursday affirm
cd the finding OF the circuit court in
the case of N. L. Braucher and others
against Daniel r. .Braucber. The de-
fendant claimed a homestead exemp-
tion which the common pleas court re-
fused when the case was tried in the
Stark county. Sterling & Braucher. at
torneys for the defendant, carried the
case to circuit court, where the COM
mon pleas was reversed. An appeal
was then taken to supreme court and
tine circuit was sustained. SO that the
finding of the lower court has been re-
versed. Attorneys Lynch & Pomerene
represented the plaintiffs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81
DEFENDER is NAMED
Sir Thomas Upton Gel
ebrates ST. Patrick's
Day.

Scripps-McRae Telegram
Dumbarton. Scotland. March H.
This town. the birthplace of st. Pat
rick and the home of the cup chal-
lenger, Shamrock, was enfete today.
The Shamrock was launched at 80,
without u hitch. and chiistened by the
Countess of SALISBURY in the presence
OF large crowd.
Sir Thomas Upton gave all the
workmcn of the town holiday. The
Shamrock ilew the stars and stripes
at the how in compliment to America.