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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
NEW LODGE FORMED.
Odd Fellows Organization Instituted at South
ShaitsburY.

9haitSbuFy.
A large delegation from Stark lodge
went to South SALISBURY Monday
evening and assisted the Grand Mas
ter 5. A. Reed in instituting lodge
which will be number II in the state.
This was the first official function of
the present Grand Master. Other
members of the Grand Lodge present
were DR.. c. A. Perry, p. G. NJ; H. L.
Stillson, p. G. r.; Calvin Endress,
Grand Conductor, largely through
whose efforts the lodge has been
formed. It starts off with II charter
members, all former members of Stark
lodge who have withdrawn in order to
form the new lodge.
Following the instituting which was
in hall already provived and fur
nished came a dinner, and post pran-
dials with short talks from several of
the brothers present Most OF the
leading men of the village are on the
list of charter members and the lodge
starts off under favorable circum-
stances. The officers elected are as
follows:
A. B. Hawkins, N. g.; A. C. Buff
FUN, v. G.; Il. E. Harris, secretary;
Royal Harris, treasurer. The ap-
pointed officers will be named later
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
MRS. EDWARD RILEY DEAD.
Sudden Death Of One Of BsnninstOn'I' Most
Popular YOunS Women.

Mrs Bessie Louise Fox, wife OF Ed
ward Riley, died at the home Of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Levi G. Fox,
Tuesday morning after few days ILL.,
ness, although she had been in poor
health for a long time.
Mr. and Mrs Riley we're married only
about a year ago. The funeral will
be held at the house tomorrow after
noon at two O'Clock, Rev Edward Con-
over officiating. The interment willbe
in thevillage cemetery. Themany and
beautiful floral tributes testify in what
high esteem Mrs Riley was held.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
KNI6HTS-NORTON.
Marriage Of Robert Knights and Miss Mary P.
Norton


The marriage of Miss Mary P. Nor
ton to Robert Knights of Philadelphia
took place at the residence of her step
mother, Mrs Sarah Norton on Pleas
ant street Wednesday noon. 1t was
quiet affair with no attendants and
only immediate relatives Of the fami-
lies present.
The ceremony was performed By the
Rev GeorgeB. Lawson of ofBrattleboro,
a nephew of the groom and former
pastor of the bride.
Following the ceremony a course
dinner was served to those attending.
After the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs
Knights will reside in Philadelphia
where he is engaged in business.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Held in North Bennington Congregational
Church June 9 and 10.

Church June 9 and 10.
The 18th annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Bennington County was held
in North Bennington Congregational
Church June 8 and 10. a goodly num-
Der of delegates and visitorswas pres
ent. i1
At the opening session on Tuesday
evening, an excellent address was
given by Mrs Florence D. Richards of
Ohio, national lecturer and organizer.
Beginning with the Woman's Crusade
she spoke of the growth and extent OF
the organization and the work which
this organized mother-loye " has ac-
complished, not only in its direct war
fare against intemperance but through
its various departments of work
Wednesdays session was full OF in
terest, reports of years work by the
officers and supeintendents, addresses
by state and county presidents, inter
esting papers and closing with de-
lightful half hour with the children in
which they entertained the convention
with temperance recltatio IS, exercises
and songs,
An oratorical contest was given on
Wednesday evening and the following
program was rendered; Recitation,
"The Teetotaler's Story" Erin A.
Mattison; recitation, 1.-THE Result OF
Treating, p" Lula Bentley; solo, Miss
Caroline Cushman; recitation, "The
Converted Rumseller, 4" Lena Percey /;
recitation, "WhoKilledJoels Baby?"
Stella r. Provan; violin solo, Miss
Williams; recitation, q The Modern
Cain, " Ruth Martin; recitation, "a
Defense ofthe Drnnkard, MAUD War
ner; duet, "GOod Night, Misses
Msttison and LOomis.
Miss Erin Madison was awarded
the silver medal and each of the other
speakers deserve an honorable men
ton for the most excellent work
shown in the rendering OF their selec-
tions.
This closed most profitable and
interesting conventions
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
WHEN A MANS DRUNK.
Two Varying Definitions Of Dlsrsputablc
Condition


Editor Banner and Reformer:
In reading your editorial column in
this weeks issue, noticed the quota
ton from vergennes Enterprise and
your comment on the same II my
memory serves me right Judge Hoyt
H. Wheeler, now United States Judge,
l believe once rendered an opinion
which think still holds good in the
good old state of Vermont that man
that took drink was committing
breach of the peace. In New York
however a man is not drunk who can
stand at bar and take a drink.
When hc cannot he is drunk.
The smaller towns seem to be having
a hard time and taking things alto
gether too seriously fortheir own good
They certainly cannot expect ma
with an accumulated thirst runni 4
back so years to get it quenched in tl'
short time the new law has been in
operation. Give the boys lit ie
more time and they will be all right.
Bennington is all right and III war
rant there's less disturbance than
heretofore.
Yours very truly,
Otto r. Bennett
Neuy Vorly Ci+y Juna 10 IQOg
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
RAILROAD WASHOUT.
Passengers on the HOOsac Tunnel and viii.
mlnstOn Carried by Team.


mlnstOn Carried by Team.
The water in the Deerield and its
tributaries reached high mark last
Friday afternoon.
A series of landslides occurred near
state dam on the Hoosac Tunnel and
Wilmington Railroad covering the
track tor a distance OF between 200 and
800 feet.
The railroad company put on a
large gang of men at once and sue
ceeded in running the first train
through Wednesday.
The passengers and mail we're carried
from Readsboro to Hoosac Tunnel
by team from Saturday until the road
was opened
The only damage done by the storm
within town limits was several wash
outs in the highways.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18

The two year old son of Mr. and Mrs
n. j. Cole fell from piano stool Sum
Clay and inflicted bad cut on the sore-
head. No serious results are antici-
pated.
The losses of E. Fl. McCue in the re-
cent fire at the Brewster building have
been adjusted he receiving S420 in cash
and the fixtures etc as they we're left
after the fire. He will resume business
in one of the Hawks building on North
street as soon as it can be placed in
readiness.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18

It is with regret that the Banner and
Reformer this week chronicles the
resignation of Mr. Simmons as super
intendent of the Bennington public
schools. Under Supt. Simmons, the
schools of the village have risen to
higher state of efficiency than ever be-
fore and they now rank with the first in
the state. Previous to Mr. Simmons
taking charge, the schools here did
not prepare students forcollege so that
they we're admittedupont the principals IS
certificate. AT his invitation and un-
der his direction the course of study
was revised, the faculty was increased
and the standard of the school raised
This week the writer has had the
pleasure of looking over letters from
the deans or other officials of colleges
and universities granting admission to
the several institutions on certificate
from the Bennington high school with
out examination. Among these col
leges are Dartmouth, Amherst, Tufts,
Cornell, Colgate, Boston University,
University of Vermont and others
equally well known. These show how
the standard here has been raised
and is highly creditable to Mr. Sim
mons. The Westheld schools are to
be congratulated in securing the SER
vices of so able an educator.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
SUPT SIT11ONS
IS TO LEAVE
Resignation Handed to the School
Board This Week.
WILL GO TO WESTFIELD.
Bennington Schools Have Risen to a High
State Of Efficiency Under SuPt.
Simmons Management.

Supt Charles L. Simmons has re-
signed his position at the head of the
Bennington public schools, and is TO
go to Westfeld, Mass. to take the
superintendency there at salary Of
$4,000 per year. Mr. Simmons on Mon
day handed the following letter to C.
B. Wall Jr,. clerk of the school board.
June Is, 1908.
To the Trustees of Bennington Grad
ed School district.
1t is with mingled feelings that have
to announce that on Saturday p. NJ,
June 18th, l was unanimously elected
to the position of Superintendent of
Schools at Westfeld, Mass. My duties
begin there with Sept. /, 1903, and
hereby tender my resignation as Super
intendent of the Bennington Graded
School, this resignation to take effect
at the end of the current school year.
l have been very happy in my work
here in Bennington. My relations with
the people, pupils, teachers and school
trustees have been of the most cordial
and satisfactory sort and inducements
have had to be very strong to occasion
this action by me.
Westfeld has population of l3, 900,
the initial salary paid me is $1,000,
with prospect of decided advance be-
yond that figure, and from its location,
Westfeld offers one OF the most desir-
able positions in New England.
wish to most sincerely thank the
board of Trustees for their many kind
nesses to me, for the earnest support
which has made my work possible, and
for the liberality, financial and in
policy, they have shown in the man
agement Of the schools.
Yours sincerely,
Charles L Simmons.
When Supt Simmons was reelected
for next year by the Bennington
school board he accepted with pro-
viso that he should have the right to
resign at any time so that in accepting
his election at WestReld, he is not
breaking faith with Bennington.
Mr. Simmons has been superintend-
ent OF schools here for three years,
and under him the schools have con-
stantly and steadily improved until at
the present time there are probably no
better preparatory schools in ver-
mont. While resident here he has
earned the respect, esteem and conf
dence of the people of Bennington, and
there is sincere and universal regret
that he is to leave,
There we're over score of candidates
for the position at Westfeld to which
Mr. Simmons has been elected, and the
school trustees after considering the
matter for many weeks, were unani-
nous in electing Mr. Simmons.
Mr. Simmons and family will leave
Bennington about the drst of July and
will spend a month or so in visiting,
and arrive in Westfeld about the first
of August.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18
SUNDAY DRUNKs
Are Much Fewer In Number Than Under the
PrOhlbitOry Law.

The different deputy sheriffs, con-
stables, policeman and other officials
we're before the license commissioners
Saturday and each examined under
oath as to their knowledge of infringe
ment of the license law.
None had observed any, but all tes-
titled that since the law went into effect
there had been a decrease in the num-
Der of drunks noted on the streets Sun
days, and that the day was much more
quiet with fewer people on the street
especially in the evening than there
used to be when the place was under
the prohibitory law.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18

A bamboo cane, light colored, with
silver top was lost some time ago.
The finder will be rewarded on return
ing it to this Office.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18

James Corbierre, vice-president OF the Nor
ton Trust Co. OF New York, and Thomas Cor
bierre OF the same city we're here last week
attending the funeral Of their sister, Mrs
Swift.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative BrOmo Qunine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II Il fails 10 cure
j.. u.ul.!E. u ature " 9i st.sA Aeaxa 2le
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-18

New York City, June l2, 1908.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24

ing might bring, what ambitions the
eastern giant might evince, were serious
questions in both Europe and America
More than half n century has passed
since Caleb Cukhing negotiated our
first commercial treaty with China, and
our first fears seem nc nearer realization
than they were Then.
In general way, the Chinese soldier
is nonenity SO far as lighting qualities
are concerned, though there have been
exceptions to this general rule. During
the TAPPING rebellion, the greatest OF The
many civil wars China has known, the
English Gen. Gordon proved that the
coolies were not towards when prop
erly led His ever victorious" force of
less than 10000 men, put to route rebel
armies ten times its size. Gordon s force
was Differed by foreigners, and had a
sprinkling of foreigners in its ranks, and
IL was the fearless example set by these
men which made heroes Of the coolies.
A stranger force was never mustered
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24

the city will rise up, up. up until her
streets are on a level with the broad,
fiat top of the sea wall. Future genera
tons will listen with absorbed attention
to the stories of how Galveston used to
be flooded by the encorachins waters OF
the gulf of how in the terrible storm OF
1900 the city was nearly swept from its
foundations and washed into the bay,
but they will never see Galveston S
streets rushing rivers of water, they
will never know the horrors of the cat
astrophe of 1900. A new Galyeston-a
monument to the triumph OF man over
nature and natures elements. This new
Galveston, rising grandly and confident
ly above the ruins which the raging
waters of the gulf left behind them, was
not so much as dreamed OF before the
eventful year of 1900. Frequently the
city had previous to that year been I'M
der water, but her people had simply
waited for the waves TO roll by, and then
J went on doing more and more business,
as the great southwest developed her
! ineXhaustible resources. But when the
15-foot tidal wave swept in upon the
city the inhabitants awoke 10 sense of
| the danger which confronted them, and
the prophecy made over 70 years ago
! came true.
Stephen f. Austin, the Virginia pio-
neer. who led the first American colony
| into Texas. rode across the coast plain
! e. ha n
| and saw far inland stranded schooner.
/ The vessel had been carried there by
! some great storm wave of the gulf and
/ had been left a strange and hopeless
wreck upon the prairie. Some day,
said the founder of Texas, 1.-THE elements
which did that will sweep over this
| coast again" And they did. There was
no meteorological station In those days
| to record the highest Of the water and
I the velocity of the wind, but the waves
which bore upon their crest the great
schooner far inland and then abandoned
It 10 the lonely stretches of the prairie
waste may have been as high and mighty
as those that rolled on Galveston In
| 1900 If that thriving commercial city
resting so dangerously near to the level
of the waters Of the bay could only have
realized the full meaning OF Austin
prophecy, perhaps years ago the build
ing of the sea wall and the raising Of the
grade of the city would have been IN
dertaken. If it had been seen what would
have been saved? Six thousand precious
lives and property valued at Si7OOo.ooo,
enough treasure to cover the cost OF the
present Improvements five times over.
Bur Il is true always and everywhere
that individuals and cities and nations
nrovIde adequately against catastrophes
only after browning disaster has fai-
len Then treasure boxes are opened ana
energies set in motion which hrins
about some such Transforming scene
az that which is being enacted az Ca
weston.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24
To Attempt to Make
Soldiers Of The Chinese
Army OF the Empire TO Be ReorSani1ed- What IT
Now Consists Of-Ouaint Body OF Soldiers.

of remodeling its system of training.
In fact, the soldier in China is held more
in contempt than esteem. The men who
are entrusted with the destinies Of the
army must prove their efficiency in the
sacred writings of Confucius rather than
In the science of war. The officers of the
army are drawn from those who sue
cessfully pass the civil examination, the
training for which is useless not only
from the military standpoint. but the
administration of civil duties as well.
Aside from these examinations the only
other test required is intended to prove
efficiency with bows and arrows, a relic
of antiquity scarcely to be imagined
outside the wilds of Africa.
Even with such force II might be pos
sibleto accomplish something as has been
shown by the success of Gen Gordon,
We're they given any practical training.
One of the prominent features of the
drill of the army consists of teaching the
recruit to assume an attitude and ex-
preston TO brighten his opponent AT
the time of the opening of the war with
Japan, and, in fact, ut the present time,
much of the armament consists of hal
herds, pixies, bows and arrows and long
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24

Two things serve to arouse at least a
passing interest in the military capacity
OF China. First is the warlike situation
in the east with Japan and Russia SEEM
ingly drawing nearer each day to con-
flict in which China will be vitality inter
ested. and for which that empire must
furnish the battle ground. Dispatches
from the orient tell of China's depend
ence upon Japan for the busting of the
bear from Manchuria, and the preser
walton of the empire. Under such condi-
tons China would naturally become an
ally of Japan in the struggle for eastern
supremacy, These things make our sec
ond reason for evincing an interest in
military China of still greater inn
portance than 1t otherwise would be- and
this second reason is the expressed inten-
ton of the Chinese government to re-
organize and modernize its army.
Even before Caleb Gushing carried
President Tyler's letter to Peking and
negotiated ,he first treaty with China in
1S4S, the possibilities of the mailed fist
had become bug-a-boo to the people of
the western nations. So long as China
slept there was no danger; but China
was awakening, and what the awaken
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24

under military banner than this OF Cor
Soldiers of fortune from practically
every nation of Europe and America,
men who were fighting merely for the
adventure and pay the service promised,
yet the power OF one man not only made
heroes Of them bat heroes OF the Chi
uese coolies as well II was an expert
ment tina. proved possibilities under
right conditions.
OF capable military leaders China de-
yelopGl but few during the TAPPING re-
bellion, or slice that time. OF the few
Gen Ching. who served with Gordon,
after his desertion from the rebel forces,
was a notable character. and Of great
military ability. During the several
petty foreign wars In which China was
engaged down to the time Of the out
break Of the war with Japan, no char
acter OF anything like equal ability was
developed. nor did the more important
conflict with Japan bring to the front a
leader Of such worth an to be classed
with him This lack OF military leaders
would seem TO place China as a non-mi!
liant power Of whom the world need
have no fears.
II takes training q make perfection,
and the training Of the Chinese soldier
is the one great essential lacking.
Through all its defeats administered
since the days oi the coming Of the white
man. the empire has never felt the need
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24
The Making Of a New
City or Galveston
H., Water Gateway OF the Southwest Is to
no" ted From the Rava4es OF Storm and Tide.

channel in theinner harbor was $500 900;
for repairing the jetties $750,000 In
the fall OF 1901 board of engineers was
appointed to study the problem and re-
port on the best method for protecting
the city This board reported in April,
1902, and work was soon after begun on
the sea wall. his wall is built of con-
crete and is to protect the east and south
sides of the city, with levee to pro-
tect the city on the west The work on
the sea wall and levee has progressed
far enough to permit the beginning of
the work of rising the grade of the city.
The sea wall is 312 miles long with its
top II feet above mean low water. This
wall is founded on piles and protected
from undermining by sheet piling and
riprap. The sea face of the wall is
curved so that its upper portion is ver
ticle and its rear face is to be filled be-
hind by an embankment, the top of
which will be paved with brick for a
width of 80 feet and planted with Ber-
muda grass for a further distance of so
feet. The levee portion of the protec-
tive barriers of the city is to be 300 feet
wide with side slopes of one feet in %
feet, and is intended to be built upon In
brief, the city will be surrounded on
three sides by structure whose top is
higher than the high water in 1900. The
fourth or unprotected side is that facing
Galveston bay, and here the city is high
er than the highest water ever recorded
previous to 1900. The diagram produced
herewith shows a transverse section OF
the sea wall and is self-explanatory.
The total cost of the work undertaken
will be S3,505 GAO, of which sum 81, 294,
755 was for sea wall. Special machinery
was made for the building of the sea
wall, and by the end of last year the
work was being actively prosecuted. Dur
ing this year this work has been prac-
tically completed Galveston now lies
behind a massive stone wall, but gradu-
ally as the skill of engineers is eXerted,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-24
A LEGEND OF HARVEST.


In ancient Israel. so sag the seers
TWO brothers lived in peace-as brothers
should
And titled that ground whereon matter
years
King solomon's nlustrious temple stood.
common heritage, each gave the field
His honest share of toll, and took there
An equal portion of the summers yield,
Nor grudged his part-nor held in doubt
the sum
But on the night the harvesting was done,
And all the corn lay heaped beneath the
skies.
The elder kinsman sat in thought alone
And gently reasoned with himself this
wise:
my brother is not strong. and suffered
Beneath the heat and burden of the day,
10. | will take some sheaves from out my
Unknown, and add to his across the
way"
And. reasonirg thus, he did; then found
sweet sleep
Not So howe'er the younger of the
twain,
Wto lay awake and said How can
My great, full half of all this golden
grain,
l, who am still but one, whilst he must
feed
His wife and little children from his
share"
So that same night, to meet greater
need
He, too, in secret did wha. he deemed
fair.
Now when at break of day both cheeriiy
Came forth to work-with greeting. name
for name
Each scarce concealed his wonderment to
see
His separate stack of sheaves was still
the same!
anew
These Jewish kinsmen gave by stealth
their best
But all in vain-behold the riddle grew
Exceeding strange and caused them
much unrest;
Until at last its secret was revealed
To both at once (blest be the Hand that
weaves
Such threads of chance) for half across
their field
They met one night-each bent with
heavy sheaves!
All, kinsmen true, no offering later laid
BY solomon upon the costliest shrine
OF this immortal ground, was better made
Than yours, nor gave TO heaven holier
slgn
Augustus Wight Bomberger, in Youths
Companion