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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
GRAND LODGE |. o. o. F.
Annual Encampment Of the Grand Bodies to be
Held in EnOsbursh Falls,

The annual session of the grand
bodies of Odd Fellows for 1908 will be
held at the opera house in Enosburgb
Falls beginning May 10. The grand
encampment will open Tuesday May
10 at nine o'clock. In the afternoon
at three O'Clock there will be grand
parade of patriarchs militant. Grand
lodge and grand encampment officers
and members, and subordinate lodges
and encampment members. In the
evening the past grand masters and
past grand patriarchs banquet will
be held.
On Wednesday, May D the Grand
Lodge will be called TO order at nine
O'Clock.
Thursday morning at nine the Re
bekah assembly will meet. In the
evening Charity Rebekah Lodge, No.
3S of Hyde Park will exemplify the
Rebekah degree.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers

News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly For Busy Readers
G. Louis Harwood of Chester was at
his home here over Sunday.
Miss Lillian T, Ford has been
spending some time in New York city.
Lucius Collins and family left Mon
day for their new home in Glovers-
vile.
Hon M. J. Hapgood of Peru was
among those who spent Sunday at the
Putnam house.
There was considerable of frost
Friday night but not heavy enough to
do much damage to fruits.
William Long has resigned his po-
sition with the Cooper Manufacturing
Company and accepted one in Water
ford.
The high school baseball nine went
to Manchester Saturday and we're de-
feated by the Burr and Burton nine.
Score ID to /.
Mr. and Mrs G. d. Gibson have gone
to Portsmouth, N. II. to spend two
weeks with their daughter, Mrs War
rem p Young.
At the morning service in the Sec
ond Congregational church four
members were received on confession
of faith and one by letter
Among the quotations on the stock
exchange in Boston Friday, the town
of Bennington bonds due July l, 1917
we're listed at lO4l, among the highest
on the list
George Cottrell who recently re-
moved his family to Waterford, where
be had a position will return to Ben
nington, having accepted place with
the Cooper Manufacturing company.
News hes been received of the criti-
cal condition, at his home in Chicago,
of Edward C. Huling a former resi-
dent, and we'll known here. He was
Obliged to undergo an operation for
the removal of a tumor from the liver,
which was unsuccessful, the growth
having attained such size and connec-
tions that it was not considered advis-
able to proceed further with the knife.
The ingenuity of the officials OF the
village of Wilmington was consider
ably taxed last week in trying to get
an apparently insane man to eat. He
refused TO take any food giving as r
reason that If he di1 he would have to
go to jail. The man appeared to be
about fifty years old. Dressed in work.
ing clothes he appeared in town
Thursday afternoon. He said his
name was Andrew Killbride, that he
had been a soldier and was just dis
charged. He also claimed to have
worked five years in the Indian coun-
try. He talked about Dan Shea of
Chicopee Falls, Mass The select
men have advertised for information
about the stranger.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

Miss Minnie e. Bushnell spent Sun
day at her home in North Adams.
Attorney Johnson of Eagle Bridge
was here Saturday in the interests of
some cases that he will have in the
June term Of the county court.
1t is not probable that either of the
Grand Army Posts here will take any
definite action in regard to the attend
ance of any of the comrades at the
National Encampment in San Fran
cisco. The plans for the Vermont del
egation are being made by Depart
ment Commander Frank Kenfeld, and
any comrade desireus of attending
viii notify him personally.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
HOME OF YOUR OWN FOR $500

VIII give you your choice in the following de-
scribed cottages for ssn0:
MOI browning Place.
Vas parlOr dining ROOM kitchen and two bed
rooms, with water and sewer connections.
Mob Browning Place.
Has parlor, dining room, kitchen and three
bedrooms with water and sewer connections.
! will take $500 down and leave the balance as
long as the purchaser desires. Rented now at
$500 cath per month. Gould not be duplicated
for St20n each
viii give spot cash for stocks of stores and
merchandise Of every description, Business
confidential
VIII sell or lease a building lot on Division
street price $780, size 44xil0; located three lots
north OF Thomas Lyons house.
Also the John Percy farm and buildings,
pr,ce 1900
win ,ell the John Healey farm. called the best
farm in h Bennington county Dont send your
MOI ey west when you can buy this property for
about half whatit Is worth.
VIII sell or trade house and five building lots
ON Silver street House and three building lots
on washington avenue. A building lot on River
street. building lot on Mccall street Will sell,
lease or trade ~ building lots on upper Main
street.
lei. 9l2 JOHN NASH.
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Kidney Disease Kills.
ItsVictimsNumberedbyt the
Hundreds of Thousands.

Kidney diseases should be attended to
at once, for almost 80 per cent of our I'M
expected deaths of to-day are from that
cause. DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy is the only sure cure known for
diseases of the kidneys, liver, bladder and
blood rheumatism, dyspepsia and chronic
constipation. Itismarvelous how it stops
that pain in the back, relieves the neces-
sity of urinating so often at night, drives
away that scalding painin passing water,
corrects the bad effects of whiskey and
beer and shows its beneficial effects on
the system in an incredibly short time
George L. Smith, foreman of the Hol-
ley Manufacturing Company's Works,
Lockport, N. Y, says in a recent letter:
~ have used DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy with the most bene-
fetal results. / was troubled with
gravel and kidney complaint very
severely, it bothered me a great deal,
and have found great relief from its
use, and cheerfully recommend It.
"Favorite Remedy" is the most sue
cessful medicine ever discovered for kid
ney, bladder, liver and blood diseases.
Its record Of cures has made it famous in
medical circles everywhere. tits recog-
nized as a specific. It purihes the blood
and dissolves the excess Of uric acid in 1t,
clears up the urine, restores the kidneys
and bladder to their normal condition,
and gently moves the bowels
It is for sale by all druggists in the
Now SO O0Rsf SEzO and the regular
$1.00 size bottles-leSs than a cent a dose.
Sample 6offie--sH0EgA for trial. FREE BY mail
Or. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

A large real estate transaction was
consummated in Swanton last week,
when Fletcher D. Proctor of Rutland,
for the Barney Marble Company and
Colin. w. Fisk of Isle La Motto net
in that town. The. result of their ne
gotiations is the transfer of all the
quarry rights of Fisk and Bradley on
the c. E. NJ. Billiard at Swanton juno
ton to the Barney marble company.
This gives the Barney Marble Com
pany sole control of all the varigated
marble lodges in the vicinity.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
KOdOI dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
To the DepOsitOrs Of The Benning-
ton County Savings Bank.

Section 1925 OF the Vermont Statutes reads:
In the year 1898 and every fifth year there
after at such time IN the year as the Inspector
of Finance shall designate, the trustees OF
Savings banks, savings Institutions and trust
companies shall call IN the deposit books for
examination and yer fieatiOn and cause the
same TO be examined and y'fiiled by some per-
son other than the treasurer or his erks, en-
.plOyed for that purpose and approved by the
Inspector OF Finance "
In accordance with the above law you are
hereby notified 70 present your pass books dur
ing the month OF May next for eXamina ion
and yerihcatiOn.
Q, H. DEWEY, Treasurer.
April s. 1903. liW4.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

The telephone exchanges OF Norris
vile, Hardwick and Jacksonville
will hereafter be under control of the
Citizens Telephone company, com
posed of Stowe and MoIrisville par
ties, having been leased from the New
England company. This is the first
in New England of the monopoly"
leasing any of its lines to independ-
ent companies.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
Quick Arrest.

]. A. Gulledge of Verbena, Ala. =,
was twice in the hospital from Sc
we're case of piles causing "a tumors.
After doctors and all remedies failed,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly arrest
ed further Inflammation and cured
him 1t conquers aches and kills paiD.
25c at o. E. Gibsons g., Druggist.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

Healthy kidneys filter the impurities from
the blood, and un ess they do this good health
Is impossible. Foiey's Kidney Cure makes
strengthens the whole system. Quinlan's
Pharmacy.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
VIII Cure Consumption.

A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes: "Fol-
|ey's Honey and ar is the best preparation
Tor coughs, colds and lung trouble. know
that II has cured consumption in the FIRST
stages" Quinlsn's Pharmacy.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07
UPHOLSTERING

NJ. ]. Welch has secured the services
ia first-class upholsterer. and is pre-
pared to do ali kinds of work in that line
Mattresses also mad or remade to order
Cushions etc Work called for and de
livered. Estimates on all nds of up
'nolstering work furnished on applica
fiOn
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

II you vii make Inquiry win be a reyela-
ton o you how many sucCumb TO kidney or
blad Ter troubles In ole form or another. II
the patient is MOI b yund medical aid, Foley 5
Kidney Cure will cure 1t never dis,pppinls.
Quinlan's Pharmacy
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

Neglected colds make fat grayeyards .
DR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup helps men
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-07

A newspaper free for a full year,
read our offer on another page.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

There is a natural affinity between
children and dirt. Every mother has
found this out. 1t is all right that ii
should be so. We are made of dirt to
start with; have to dig our living out
of it while we live and return to the
bosom of old Mother Earth when we
are through with our trouble. Nearly
all mothers want to keep their chill
dren clean and slick when nature Is
working against them all the time.
The best way is to let the kids have
all the dirt and water they want to
play with and then have a tub of wa.
ter handy to throw them into when
they get through. Dirt doesn't hurt
children a bit If you get it off them
every night.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

The American is a great fellow to
hang on, but many a man would have
either saved or made a fortune If he
had known enough to let go at the
right time. We know of a case where
a man hung on to a 5000 bushel crib
of corn then four years old when he
was offered rs cents a bushel for it
and was forced to sell it later at 40
cents; we recall a case where a farm
er was offered $500 for a well matched
draft team and, refusing, was busy
digging a hole to put the best horse
in inside of ten days; we have knotwn
scores of men to hang on to some pub
lie office from which they might have
gracefully retired with credit and
honor until they we're ANONYMOUSLY
kicked out by an irrittated constitu-
ency. Hang on" is a good motto
sometimes, and often Let go" is a
better one.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

A reader of these notes writes us
that he has a dead sure cure for hog
cholera. II he has he can wear a plug
hat. own an automobile and a yacht,
endow a college and take summer
trips to Europe just as soon as the pub.
lie get on to the fact. But, then, he is
like a hundred others-hasn't got any
sure cure; only thinks he has. His
theory may seem all right and work
in some cases, but the first thing he
knows he will find it knocked into
smithereens, just as all the rest of
the so-called cures have been. Hog
cholera is like original sin-can't be
cured.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

II can always tell where you are
without looking"
Are you goin' to make fun Of me
AGAIN."
eff I could even eat enough to keep
a chicken alive | think I'd feel better
said Wash Sanders, looking far down
the road.
." eve did make fun of you" the
young fellow declared in a Whisper,
leaning close to the window. "And
wish you wouldn't keep on saying that
l do"
81 won't say it any more If you don't
want me to-"
But I can't eat and can't sleep, and
that settles it," said Wash Sanders.
"Of course l don't want you to say
1t. 1t makes me think that you are
looking for an excuse not to like me-"
would you care very much If /
didn't like you?"
"If l had taken another slug Of that
Gum Springs doctors stuff l couldn't
have lived ten minutes longer" said
Wash Sanders.
And thus they talked until the sun
was sinking into the tops Of the trees,
far down below the bend in the river.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

The first and one of the most i'm.
p%ortant of the irrigation projects vi
dertaken by the general government
under the new law will be on the
Salt river about fifty miles from
Phoenix, Ariz. The dam to be built
at the mouth of the canyon where the
river energies from the mountains on
to tie plains will be 1S6 feet thick at
the base, $50 feet long at the top, ESQ
feet in height and will contain IL, $780,
600 cubic feet OF masonry. The reser-
voir thus created will contain 1,O20,-
600 acre feet of water, drain over
5000 square miles of mountain terri
tory and irrigate over 800, 900 acres
OF now worthless desert land in the
valley OF the Salt river. When thus
reclaimed the land will be easily
worth $50 per acre, as the soil is won
derfully productive.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17
F A R M
Orchard and
Garden Notes
By J. S. T R G
Rockford, Iowa
Copyrighted 1903 and Prepared
SPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER
Living Obtained on the Farm

~ HE living secured by the man of the farm is often entirely overlooked
when summing up the disadvantages connected with farm life, and
what such living is worth is proper to investigate. The man in town
who has to buy everything which enters into his daily living knows well
enough that a good part of his earnings goes for this purpose. The farmer
has no house rent to pay, no watert tax, and he is almost entirely exempt from
the hundred and ne cans o n benevolent, charitable and public account. a
species of municipal tribute from which it is utterly impossible for the town
resident to escape. On any well managed farm all the breadstufs needed
for family use are obtained, also the milk, butter, cream, eggs, poultry, vege-
tables and fruits, and all of these of the very best are found IN the farm. The
bill Of fare at the farm home is always good, quite often more varied and Of
much more costly things than would be found on the table of the average
town resident. Now, assuming that there seven persons in the average farm
home-the man, his wife, four children and a hired MANS it supposable
that they could live a they do for less than $500 per year if they lived as
well in town? Now, this $500 should in all fairness be credited, with house
is that very little account is made of it by the majority of people.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

Given sufficient rain to secure the
proper termination of the seed in the
spring, it is entirely possible to raise
almost any sort of vegetable or root
crop by continuous cultivation of the
surface of the soil without another
drop of rain until the harvest is
ready and the crop matured. We
have seen this done with cabbages,
turnips, tomatoes, potatoes and sweet
corn by surface cultivation of the crop
every three days during a fifty day
midsummer drought. the crop SEEM
ingly never suffering for want Of
moisture.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

they were in sight Of her uncle's de.
ISOLATE house. They saw Wash San
ders sitting on the verandah. Tom
carried the jug as far as the yard
gate.
won't you come in?" Sanders call.
ed.
81 ought to be getting back, | guess"
might come in and rest awhile"
Tom hesitated a moment and then
passed through the gate. The girl had
run into the house.
How are you getting along?" the
young man asked as he began slowly
to tramp up the steps.
"Porely, mighty porely. Thought I
was gone last night-didn't sleep a
wink. And I don't eat enough to keep
a chicken alive"
wouldn't you like a mess of young
sQuirrels?" Tom asked, as he sat down
in a hickory rocking chair. OF late he
had become interested in Wash San
ders, and had resented the neighbors'
loss Of confidence in him.
well you might bring 'em II it
amt too much trouble, but l don't be-
lieve l could eat 'em. Don't eat enough
to keep a chicken alive"
He lifted his pale hand, and with
his long finger nail scratched his chin.
whats the doctors opinion?" Tom
asked, not knowing what else to say
and feeling that at that moment some
expression was justly demanded of
him.
"The doctors don't say anything
now; they've given me up. From the
first time they saw that l was a dead
man. Last doctor that gave me medi-
cine was a fellow from over here at
Gum Springs, and l wish l may die
dead If he didn't come in n of finish
in me right there on the spot"
There came q tap at a window that
opened out upon the verandah, and
the young fellow, looking around, saw
the girl sitting in the best room"
She tried to put on the appearance
Of having accidentally attracted his
attention. He moved his chair closer
to the window.
How did you know l was in here?"
she asked, looping back the white cur
tain.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

There is this season a volunteer
crop Of winter wheat up in Minnesota
which is a curiosity. A field Of spring
wheat last year for some reason or
other was not harvested, and, the fall
being very favorable, the wheat grew
and covered the field with a thick
mat of volunteer wheat. Ordinarily
this wheat would have been killed out
by the severe winters of that lati-
tude, but a heavy snow covered the
field early in the winter and remained
on until spring, and the field now
gives promise of yielding twenty-five
winterspring wheat.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17

IT don't care If the whole world
sees u.s."
"You say that now, but after awhile
you'll care"
Never as long as / live. You know
I love you"
mo, I don't"
Eyes, you do"
"You might say you do, but you
don't. But even if you do love me
now you won't always"
Eyes, as long as l live"
She looked up at him, and her eyes
were full of beauty and tenderness.
Your mother"
None of that" he broke in. 81 am
my own master. To me you are the
most beautiful creature in the world,
and-"
Somebody's comm" she said.
A horseman came round a bend in
the road, and he stepped off from her,
but they did not permit the horseman
to pass between them. He did not
put his arm about her again, for now
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17
The Penalty Of Ignorance.

\ r D was n of those rare and queer specimens who in some manner had
lodged and neglected all the splendid educational advantages which
American offers its young people and at the age of forty+fve could
neither read or write, save that he had learned to write his nam in a sort
of crows foot fashion. He as a worker and, having inherited some property
from his father, knew how to successfully raise hogs and corn and had made
himself quite we'll off. One day a gang of tree peddlers got after him and
loaded him up with an order for almost $1,000 worth of stuf-trees and
plants which could not possibly survive a single northern winter-he in his
ignorance actually OF knowing what he had obligated himself to pay.
When he did find out there was blood or the moon, but the agents were
gone, and his order, IN ironclad ne so far as he as concerned. ws lin the
hands of a company which will pick him clean If they can. If we yer in his
place we would quit raising hogs and corn for a couple of years, attend the
country school and meanwhile apply for the appointment of a n administra-
tor TO look after the business. While it is true that a sucker is born yery
minute it is not often that n of this kind is Matched.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-07-17
VII.

At the Majors house the argument
was still warm and vigorous. But the
evening was come, and the bell-cow,
home from her browsing, was ringing
for admittance at the barn-yard gate.
The priest arose to go. At that mo-
ment there was a heavy step at the
end of the porch, the slow and pom.
derous tread of Jim Taylor. He strobe
in the shadow and in the gathering
dusk recognition of him would not
have been easy, but by his bulk and
height they knew him. But he ap-
peared to have lost a part of his great
strength, and he dropped as he walk
ed.
where is the Major?" he asked,
and his voice was hoarse.
"Here, my boy. Why, what's the
%tIouble?"
let me see you a moment" he said,
hating.
The Major arose, and the giant, with
one stride forward, caught him by the
arm and led him away amid the black
shadows under the trees. Mrs. Crance-
ford came out upon the porch and
stood looking with cool disapproval
upon the priest. At a window she had
sat and heard him enunciate his
views. Out in the yard Jim Taylor
said something in a broken voice, and
the Major, madly believing, came
bounding toward the house.
Margaret" he cried, Louise is
married."
The woman started, uttered not a
sound, but fastened to meet him,
took him by the hand. Jim Taylor
came ponderously walking from amid
the black shadows. The Englisbman
and old Gid stole away. The priest
stood calmly looking upon the old
man and his wife.
John, come and sit down." she
said. "Raving won't do any good. We
must be seemly, whatever we are"
She felt the eye of the priest. who
told you, Mr.. Taylor?"
"The justice of the peace. They
were married about an hour ago, less
than half a mile from here"
She led the Major to a chair, and he
sat down heavily. "She shall v
darken my door again." he declared,
striving to stiffen his shoulders, but
they dropped under his effort.
Don't say that, dear"
But l do say it-ungrateful little
wretch"
The priest stepped forward and rails
ed his hand. MAY the blessings Of
u heavenly father rest upon this
household" he said. The woman look
ed a defiance at him. He bowed and
was gone. Jim Taylor stood with his
head hung low. Slowly he began to
speak. Major, you and your wife are
humiliiated, but I am heartbroken.
You are afflicted with sorrow, but I
am struck down with grief. But / beg
OF you not to say that she shan't come
home again. Her marriage doesn't
alter the fact that she is your daugh-
ter. Her relationship toward you may
not be so much changed, but to me
she is lost. l beg you not to say she
shan't come home again"
Mrs. Cranceford tenderly placed her
hand on the giants arm. He shook
under her touch.
II will say it and l mean 1t. She
has put her feet on our love and has
thrown herself away, and / don't want
to see her again. I % think she Is the
completest fool / ever saw in my life.
Yes, and we loved her SO. And Tom
1t will break his heart"
In the dusk the wife's white hand
was gleaming-putting back the gray
hair from her husbands eyes "And
we still love her 30, DEAR" she said.
What" he cried, and now his
stiffened. What! do you
uphold herr"
"Oh, no, but l am sorry for her, and