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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
crescent REBEKAH.
New Lodge Number Fity.thrce Instituted AT
South Salisbury.

CreseLt Rehekah Lodge No 53 was
instituted at South SALISBURY We'd
nesday evening January 8. About 40
from this place attended. The lodge
was instituted by S. A. Reed, G. NJ,
Windsor; CALVIN Endress, G. c. act
ing d. G.. NJ, Leon Parker acting G.
NJ, c. d. Greenslet, d. d. G. M. act
ing G.. G. There were "a charter mem
bers.
After the institution, Crescent Re-
bekah Lodge elected the following Off
GERS: N. g., Mrs A. B. Hawkins; V.
G., Emma Salmon; secretary, Bessie
Mattison; treasurer, Mrs Truman
Amidon. The following we're named
as appointive officers for the ensuing
year: Conductor, Jennie Lind Hast
ings; warden, Clara Hawkins; r.. S.
N. G., Nellie NJ. Martin; L. S. N. G.,
Lena Harris; r. S. V. g., Katherine
Vergil; S. S. n g., Mrs Henry Har-
ris; l. G., Rilla Galusha; o. g., Chas
Salmon; chaplain, Mrs Theodore
Draper. Following this the officers of
Miriam Lodge worked the Rebekah
degree on candidates.
The officers for the ensuing year
were installed by Mrs Walter Havens,
Chester, president, assisted by G. NJ.
acting G.. W, Mrs H. l., Stillson act
ing g. r., Miss Junie Lugene of Man
chester, G. Marshall; Mrs Melvin
Stewart acting G. G,
After the installation sumptuous
banquet was served to about 10. The
assembly broke up at late hour, the
local people arriving home abont 4;3O
q m
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NORTH BENNINGTON

~NCSNOSN-oN-os-<o -
The youngest child of Fred Harring-
ton died Saturday morning. The lit
tie one has always been great suffer
er and will be greatly missed by de-
voted parents. The funeral was held
Monday at il o'clock. the Rev r. b.
Tozer officiating.
Mrs George Biggart and daughter
of Pownal have been spending few
days with her sister, Mrs Herbert Wal
bridge.
Miss Edna Walbridge of Benning-
ton has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Henrietta Walbridge.
Miss Nellie Harty returned Satur-
day from her home in Westford, Vt.
Miss Grace Link who has been act
ing as forelady in the +. Z. Waist
Co.'S mill, has returned 10 her position
as forelady in the Clark Bros. mill
at Hoosick Falls.
News has been received of the deaths
of William Wright and George Morse
formerly of this place
The Misses Alta and Lima Tozer
left Monday for their schools in New
York and Northampton.
Elias Elwell has moved into his new
house on Greenwich street, recently
built by Charles NJ. Colvin.
Mrs Timothy Mccarthy is confined
to the house by illness.
Mrs Tudro and children spent New
Years in Albany.
The North Bennington Cemetery as
sociation held its annual meeting Mon
day evening, January 4. AS there
was not quorum present, the meeting
was adjourned to Saturday evening,
January l6.
Mrs Frank Whitman of Saltwater,
called on her aunt, Mrs Henry Roster,
last week.
Miss Marion Carley has taken rooms
with Miss Florence Towsley
The W. C. T. U. met Wednesday af-
ternoon at O'Clock with Mrs A. w.
Hawks.
Mrs Frost of Williamstown has been,
spending few days with her brother,
Ed Mosher.
George R. Colvin returned Monday
to Williston Academy at Easthampton,
Mass, after spending the holiday va
cation at his sisters.
f. B. jennings family and Hall
Park Mccullough and wife, who have
been at Gov McCullough's for few
days, returned to New York Monday.
Miss Anna Bronson of SALISBURY
is boarding with Mrs A. w. Hawks.
The week of prayer is being observ-
ed this week at both churches. AT tie
Congregational church Tuesday even
ing, the topic was, ''Our church and
its membership, led by B. T. Henry;
Wednesday evening, ''Our Sunday
school, " leader, Supt. II. T. Cushman;
Thursday, "Our Young People, " lead
er, Clarence White, president of the
C. E. society; and Friday evening,
"Our Mission Work." Mrs c. H. Peck
will lead At the Baptist church Tues
day evening, A. S. Hathaway took
charge; Wednesday evening, Russell
Tinkham, superintendent Of the Sun.
day school, was the leader. Thursday
evening there will be missionary
service and Friday afternoon and
evening will occur the annual roll call
of the church. All members who can
not attend should send letter. Sup
per will be served in the basement OF
the church. All will be welcome.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
nASONIC
CONVENTION
To Be Held Here Friday, Janu-
ary Fifteenth.

The program for the masonic con-
vention to be held here Friday, Janu-
airy 10, will be as follows:
Convention opens at 3 p. m. on the
third degree, followed by exemplitica-
tion of the E. A. degree by Mount An
thony chapter of Bennington.
Supper will be served at 6 O'Clock
by the Mount Anthony chapter, o. f.
S., of this village.
At the evening session, Red Noun
tain lodge, No. 63 of Arlington, will
exemplify the third degree.
Several of the grand officers will be
Dresent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
OFFICERS ELECTED.

At Bennington Center For The Ensuing
Year.
The officers foF the village of Ben
nington Center for the year, are: Mod
orator, Rev Warren Morse; clerk,
George A. Robinson; trustees, S. L..
Robinson, S. B. Hall, A. ]. Holden,
John II. Bahan, Walter H. Berry;
auditors, George Worthington, Pal
mer Boughton; treasurer, r. &.
Graves; collector, N. r. Swift. Tax
voted, 30 cents.
A meeting of the voters and proper
ty owners is to be held soon to consid-
err the advisabiliJy Of lighting the
streets with electricity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
MRS MATTISON DEAD.
Born in Sandsats, Resident of Bennington
Many Years.

bWH w SahusatNf NSslutN W DthhhStoh
Many Years.
Mrs Jane Hubell Mattison died Dec
%, aged 81 years. She was the
widow of Daniel Mattison who died
p years ago.
She was born in Sandgate but had
always lived in town since her marri-
age. She leaves nine children, seven
sons and two daughters, Fred, Peter,
George and Hiram of Bennington,
Rollin, Marcus and Herbert of Shafts
bury Makala who lives in Jerico and
Mrs William Harrington formerly Of
North Bennington.
The funeral services we're conducted
10y Rev G. u. Gardner at her home,
She was buried by the side of her
husband at Maple Hill cenetary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
TRUSTEES
VISIT HALLS
Make Tour of the Places of
Amusement.
SOME ARE FOUND FAULTY
No More Public Gatherings until
Recommendations are Issued
and Complied with.

Four of the village trustees visited
some of the amusement halls in the
village Wednesday evening, to see
what the chances of escape in case OF
fire we're. They went to the opera
house, library hall, Armory hall,
Foresters hall and the one occupied
by the Sons of Veterans.
/, The owners or agents of each were
along with the party. The various
plans were carefully inspected, and
chances for Improvements were noticed
in all and it is believed that alterna-
tions will at once be made. -.
The trusteeswill hold a special meet
ing this evening, when the subject will
be brought up, and series of recon
mendatiOns will be adopted and issued,
1t is reported unotficially that no
more public assemblies will be per
mitted in FOresters hall, Armory hall
or theS. of V. hall until certain recon-
mendations are issued and complied
with.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
K. OPP.

Annual Election of Officers in the Loca
Lodge
The local lodge Knights of Pythias
held their annual election, Wednes-
day evening. The following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing year.
G. c, w. L. Lyous;V. c, T. H. Gran
ston; X. of S, Richard Rawson; Pre-
late, Frank E. Howe; NJ. of w, H.
c. Roster: NJ. OF A., c. F. Barnes; NJ.
of T., H. H. Southall: NJ. of f. Fred
Packard; Trustee for years. Charles
Barnes.
The lodge is in a prosperous con
dition financially and numerically,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
Notice.

Whereas my wife, Elizabeth STRAIT
ton, has left my bed and board with
out just cause or provocation, l here
by forbid all persons harboring or
trusting her on my account, as l shall
pay no bills of her contracting after
this date.
Myron Stratton.
Bennington, Vt, Jan. I, 1904. 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
Pneumonia and LaGrippe.

Cnugns cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes.
The prevention of consumption is en-
tirely a question of commencing the
proper treatment in time Nothing is
SO we'll adapted to ward off fatal luug
troubles as Fuley's Honey and Tar.
For sale by B. A. Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
Eneinecr Caused Train wreck.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa, Jan. g..
The corOners jury has returned a YER
dict holding Engineer james Shena-
brough responsible for the wreck on the
Cumberland Valley railroad near New
vile on New Years day, in which three
people were killed and nearly score
injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
MEN ELECTRIC ROAD.
Plans Progressing For The New Line To
North Adams.

Parties who are interested in the
extension of the electric railroad from
Williamstown we're here Wednesday
looking over the situation.
They stated that if the road was
built, there had nothing yet been de.
cided as to where it would enter the
village. There are two routes sug-
gested, one by the way of Benton 5
pond and the other by South street.
Each route has its advocates.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
NOT MARRIED.
Miss Leila Mcintyre Writes That She Has Not
Taken Husband.

Taken Husband.
A letter from Miss Leila Mcintyre
states that the reports that have
been printed in the New York papers
eoncering her reported marriage were
all untrue and that she is not married
and does not expect to be at least not
at present.
Miss Mcintyre is having success
full season on the stage and is more
Interested in making a success in her
chosen profession than in any affairs
of heart or hand.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08

The many friends of G. n. Hansau,
L. E.f& w. r. r., at present living in
Lima, Ohio, will be pleased to know Of
his recovery from threatened kidney
disease. he writes i was CURED by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
BEAN TALKED KILLING.
Hated Root and Wanted Him Out of the
WaV.

Way.
Woodstock, Jan. S:-The prosecu-
tion has been putting in evidence in the
trial of Joseph Bean, charged with
the murder of Ephraim Root.
1t is claimed that Bean entertained
hard feelings against Root and pro-
posed to lumberman to watch for
him with gun and make way with
him.
Bean also told that the Green boys
wanted to get rid of Root and they
talked about tarring and feathering
him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
NOTICE.

II. Harry Levins store will be closed
Tuesday and Wednesday Jan ) and
9th iItorder to arrange the balance of
the bankrupt stocks which he bought
for A3 1-.ga. on the dollar and 10 hn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08
ROWELL RELEASED

Becomes Bail.
Burlington, Jan. s. George NJ
Rowell who has been in Jail in Burling-
ton two weeks charged with selling
fr audulent insurance policies, was re-
leased on bail yesterday his father in
law, Fl. w. Spafford of Rutland be-
coming his surety.
There are couple of like charges
against Rowell here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08

Searching For Leak; Met Death.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass, Ian. s.
While searching for leak in gas
generator at the plant Of fhe Soglh
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-01-08

Snow and warmer tonight. Sstur-
day cloudy.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
TO SAVE FOREST TREES
Ardmore Physician Has Found Rem.
edy to XIII Beetles

Aromore Physician Has Found Rem.
edy to XIII Beetles
ARDMORE: In the vicinity of
Ardmore the fruit growers have been
troubled to q great extent by trees
dying. They attributed this to the
dry weather, but upon further inves.
tigation 1t proved to be a small in.
sect, about the size Of the corn weeyil,
which bores into the bark Of the
trees and does its killing work be.
tween the bark and the body OF the
tree.
These insects are so numerous that
when they attack tree it will wilt,
dry up and die in q few days.
DR.. G. G. Mccoy, who resides here,
after having lost a great number OF
trees, and being unable to determine
the trouble or cause. began an inves.
tigation.
He noticed insects at work, caught
one and sent 1t to the state entomolo.
gist Of Texas. Tie entomologist OK.
aimed 1t thoroughly and wrote DR..
Mccoy that 1t was q beetle, but there
was no way, SO far as he knew, to de-
strOy the insects.
DR.. Mccoy then went to work to
find q remedy that would destroy the
beetle, without harming tho tree. and,
aided by his knowledge OF medicine.
he has discovered q remedy which
will save to the fruit growers Of the
territory thousands of dollars each
year, and he gives It to the world
free. The following Is his remedy:
Use soft concentrated lye soap. two
gallons; sal soda, halt . pound: paris
green, six ounces. Mix we'll and apply
with paint brush to the trunk aad
largo limbs Of the trees.
Any other insects that are harmful
to trees can be disposed Of with this
remedy.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
CONTESTS IN PLENTY
Records In lawton Land Office Show
33,o13 Contests on Homesteado


LAWTON: Major II. d. Mcknight,
register of the United States land
office in Lawton, has given out the
following statistics of that office
from the opening of the Kiowa and
Comanche country, August 6. 1901. to
date: In the Lawton district there
are G,50O homesteads. or this mum
ber something like 500 were located In
the Wichita mountains and in the
sand bottoms Of Red river, and nc
entries have ever been made on them
To this date there have been 1889
filings. or nearly twice as many a.
there are homesteads. The number
OF final proofs to date is 4,364. or a
little more than half the number Of
homesteaders. The number of ap
plicants for final proof Is 1900. The
number of contests to date Is 33.0l3
or nearly five times as many as there
were homesteads entries.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
FINED NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
A Chicago Judge rSolarsd 9ysoo Drug
oIstn "a ho IN conAoc,nH ~ Cnnre


A Chicago Judge rsolared e,Soo Drug
efsts 70 b n centsmpt q Court
CHICA0Os twenty-five hundred
retail druggists in the United States
have been declared guilty Of contempt
of court By Judge Dunno Of the CIR.
cult court, and the National Associ.
alton Of Retail Druggists, Of which
they are members, was fined $4,000.
while Thomas v. Wooten, secretary Of
the organization was fined, $500. The
cases against five wholesale druggists
Of Chicago, also charged with con.
tempt, were continued until the fall
term Of court, when It will be neces.
sary for them to take additional proof
into court to purge them Of the con.
tempt charges.
The Injunction under which the
Druggists association was fine was
secured by Isaac Plat, q retail drug.
gist Of Chicago, in November, 1902,
and restrained them from interfering
In any manner with the securing Of
supplies by Plat, who had incurred
ShO uioPiCoSuAO VI tnC 6SSOCl6tIOus IL
was charged, because he would not
Join 1t.
PLAT has been deprived Of the
right in this community to sell his
goods" Judge Dunno said in render
Ing his decision. Nothing can be
more clear. It is q combination that
has prevented him from securing sup
plies, and this court enjoined the de.
PENDANTS in this case from carrying
out their plan to prevent Plat from
obtaining goods"
Plat charges that he has been
blscklisted and boycotted by the as.
sociation, and that, through its in.
fluence. all the wholesale houses Of
Chicago have refused to sell him sup.
plies.
The association made it's defense
upon the plea that Plat was attempt.
ing to sell tho goods at wholesale.
thus cutting the prices. Plat has
fought the association for two years
In the courts, and 1t was charged
during the progress of the trial that
the association several times asked
him to give up the fight and Join the
alleged combination, asserting that
they would then cease to mOlest him.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
GMlisrs FOR A FORTUNE
4 Young reisorapshr Enters tho

4 Young Teisgrapshr Enters tho
Regular Army TO Secure $4,000
OKLAHOMA CITY: BY the terms
Of will Of his late uncle, George o.
Travis, an expert telegraph ocrator,
and q young man OF good character
who had been earning $50 a month,
entered the recruiting office here to
enlist In the regular army. Upon en-.
tering the recruiting station his fret
words we're:
II have to enlist to make fortune
Rather strange words for a man go.
Ing into the army as a private, but
nevertheless true.
A fortune of $4,000 was left to
this man one month ago in Chicago,
unencumbered,, except for one clause,
that he shall serve at least one full
term Of not less than three years in
the ranks of the United States army,
at the expiration of which. IL his dis.
charge shall read: Service honest
and faithful; character excellent" and
shall have reached the grade of a
non-commissioned officer and bring
to the executors I herewith appoint a
letter OF commentator from thu Off.
Ger under whom he served, beQuea:n
to the said George o. Travis the sum
Of $13O.000, knowing that after such
service he will have had enough ex.
perience of the world and disciplinary
training to insure the proper disposal
OF what It has taken NC lifetime TO
accumulate"
This will was made by the late S.
Houston, resident of Chicago. who
served during the civil wa" in the
Fourth United States artillery and
was attached TO the secret service m.
der General Baker.
Unable for several reasons to con.
tinue an army career, for which he
was rarely fitted. Colonel Houston,
having no sons of his own, was deter.
mined that his next of kin, his neph.
ew, should become q soldier. As this
was not possible until Mr.. Travis had
passed the age Of 81 years. his Ell.
trance into the army was delayed un.
til now.
In speaking of the matter, young
Travis said: 1T was not necessary
for my uncle to make that clause in
his will, which makes service in the
United States army compulsory for
me, as I haY always intended to en-.
ter the army as soon as l was old
enough, and I am determined to reach
the top. General Chaffee, who is
now at the head Of the army, enlisted
the same as | am doing now. and the
chances were no better thea than
now. am coming out q colonel or .
corpse"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
DEATH TO TYPHOID IN COPPER

Government Scientist Said to Have
Found . Destroyer Of the Germs
WASHINGTON: Those munich
palities or other communities suffer.
ing from or threatened with the pres.
ence of typhoid germs in drinking
water supplies should at once request
the secretary of agriculture to render
assistance. DR.. George T. Moore,
psychologist, after an exhaustive In.
vestigation. found a remedy which de-
stroyed the typhoid germs. It Is q
simple dilution OF copper sulphate or
Of metallic copper. and has been used
With marked success In several cities.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
To Begin Work October Is
LEXINGTON: II Is lea

LEXINGTON: It Is learned that
actual construction on the interbur.
ban railroad from Oklahoma City to
Sulphur will begin about October IL.
An effort Is being made to induce tne
officials Of the company to turn the
line at Paul's Valley and go direct to
Sulphur, leaving Wynnewood and
Davis off the line.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-09-08
CLOSE THE ROLLS
eE0lNNINo OF THE END OF THE
DAWES COMMISSION
LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR ENROLMENT

Books OF Creek Division Closed SEP.
tembsr 1st--This Nation Wac First
to Receive Applications for AIiot-
ments and Last 70 Close
MUSKOGEE: September LIST the
Creek division of the Dawes commits.
sion closed its books, end the last
opportunity any Indian of the five
civilized tribes will ever have for max.
Ing application to get on the rolls and
take an allotment passed.
The Greek land office was the first
to take applications for enrolment and
the last to close its books. The com.
mission has long been trying to get
them closed, but the interior depart.
ment, on one pretext or another, kept
them o. en-. The enrolment divisions
OF all the other tribes have closed ap-
plications long ago. On the 25th day
Of last June an order was issued that
Oh the first day Of September there
would be no more applications re-
ceived at the Creek land office. On
July % list of more than 1000
names was published by the commits.
sion representing the number of
Greeks whose names appeared on old
rolls, but could not be accounted for.
Since that time there have been
nearly 1000 applications. OF these
there will not be ten per cent who will
Sver be enrolled for allotment. There
are in the Creek nation all together
3,779.094 acres. This was appraised
by the Dawes commission at $12,717,.
141.50, or more than an average OF
SALT per acre. The appraised value
represents about 0ne-half the actual
value of the land.
Creek nation 1905 citizens by blood
and 5,473 freedmen. In addition to
these there are about 1000 applica-
tions in that number which have not
been passed upon. Not more than
200 Of these. it is thought, will be
able to get on the rolls.
The closing of the applications
marks the beginning of the end of the
work of the Dawes commission. All
the Indians to whom land will be al.
lotted are now either on the rolls or
their applications are In and are be-
ing considered by the commission. All
that is now left to be done Is to allOt
these Indians their land and then dis.
pose of the surplus acreage In the
manner prescribed In the treaties for
each nation. This work Is now far
under way. In the enrolling division
there has been a mountain of work.
Thousands upon thousands of appli.
cations have been made and rejected.
People have come from every state
in the union to make an effort to get
on the rolls. Every applicant was
given hearing, his testimony taken,
transcribed, corrected and passed
upon. Many Of them had no legiti.
mate claim to land, but under the law
they were entitled to a hearing.