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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19

DOCUMENT
Valuable Find in Washington by
Senator Proctor.

Senq'or Proctor has made valuable
find OF long missing Vermont histor-
ical manuscript, beingnone other than
the original Of the proceedings Of the
convention at Windsor July 2.s l77-,
that adopted the first constitution Of
Vermont.
This record has been lost to Yer
mont historians for many years and
as far back as the most active days OF
E.. Walton, Hiland Hall and other
men OF that character the missing doc
umeHt and its contents was frequent
source OF controversy, about which
several elaborate pamphlets we're is
sued The original manuscript now
turns up in the library of Congress at
Washington. Senator Proctor has
had made a fac simile of the record
and will publish it with explanatory
text in neat brochure soon TO be is
sued.
The importance OF this find may well
be estimated from the opening lines Of
E. p. Walton's story OF the conveu-
tion as given in the Governor and
Council, when he says, "Of this con-
vention-unsurpassed in Importance
by any other in the state, in that it es
tablished constitution and frame OF
goverument-no olficialrecord, and no
full and satisfactory unofficial account
even, has ever been published.
In the verifcation of the find and
the preparation OF the historical mat
ter that is TO compose the body of ttis
little book, the senator has been as
sisted by f. NJ. Goddard of Montpelier,
assistant state librarian, who is max
ing a record for himself as a critical
student of Vermont history
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
MANCHESTER

Prin John E. Colburn, W. G. Bar
rows, l.. 1. Grout and Fred Sheldon
of Burr and Burton seminary, and
Rev John Barstow and son, Robbins,
attended the Bennington County Chris
tian Endeavor convention held at
North Bennington Wednesday after
noon and evening. Prof Colburn de-
livered an interesting address on
Character Culture in Christian En-
deayor." Rev j. S. Brown and sew
eral from the society at Manchester
Center attended.
The village school has closed for a
short vacation, Miss Emma Benedict
has returned to her home in Arlington
and Miss Harriet Allen to White Creek.
The students OF Burr and Burton
seminary will issue a school paper,
"The Burtonian, about April l, The
board of editors is as follows: Edi-
tor-in-chief, b. L. Hard; assistant ed
itor-in- chief, Miss Mildred Beebe; To-
Gals, Miss Sarah Oryis; alumni notes,
Miss Jennie Sheldon; college notes,
W. G. Barrows; athletics, J. NJ. Whal-
On. 0. b. Hughes is the business
manager and L. 1. Grout is his assis-
tant.
No decision was reached at the meet
ing of the directors of the Manches-
ter Soldiers Monument association,
held at the court house Saturday, to
decide Oh a statue to be placed on the
monument. Another meeting to con-
slider the question will be held Satur-
day, March 26. The general sentim-
ent seems to favor a statue of Ethan
Allen,
The funeral of James Cody, who
died at his home in South Dorset Tues
day morning after a short illness Of
pneumonia, was held Thursday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. For many years he
had carried on an extensive mercan-
tile business in South Dorset and was
large property owner. He was ap-
pointed postmaster by President
Cleveland and has since held the offlce.
This is the third death in the family
within few months, the death OF
daughter occurring in August, and
son in November. He is survived by
a wife and children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
NEW SUNDAY RATES.
Rutland Railroad Decided to Issue Special
Tickets Commencing Sunday.

Rutland, Narch 19.--Commencing
Sunday, April 3, and continuing each
Sunday thereafter until further notice.
the Rutland railroad has decided
to issue special low rate round-trip
tickets as follows: One rate for the
round trip, no rate to be less toan %
cents; where regular round-trip rate
is less than 25 ceuts, regular rates will
be charged. A special form of ticket
will be furnished, which is to be used
for no other purpose. Tickets are to
be sold only on Sunday, and are
limited to be good only on the day on
which they are sold.
Agents on the Bennington division
and main line will sell tickets for
train No 81 only, to any station as
far north as Burlington and return.
Tickets will be good returning on train
No So, also on train No 81, for such
stations as the latter train is schedul-
ed to stop at. Agents on the Bellows
Falls division will sell tickets for train
No l6l only, to any station as far
north as Burlington and return.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Michael Mack of Beverly, N. j., is
visiting friends in town.
Prin A. b. Wilmarth is spending
his vacation at his home in Middle
bury
Mrs E. c. Brown and children are
visiting Mr. Browns parents in North
Bennington.
Mrs l.. f. Abbott and Mrs J. NJ.
Ayers have returned from trip
through Florida.
Telephones have been placed in the
houses of Nj. w. Stewart 4l-2 and NJ.
j. Belden 4l-2l.
The time of Mrs Sarah Wickham's
funeral has been changed from 2;30
to 2 p IN. Sunday.
Mrs M. j. Gibbs has returned from
three weeks stay with her daughter
in Pittsfeld.
Mrs John B. Stone of Pitts6eld is
the guest of her sister, Mrs II. NJ.
Ramsdell over Sunday.
Hamilton Haywood, one of the in
mates of the Soldiers home went this
morning to Springfield to visit his
daughter
What is undoubtedly lhe finest meer-
chaum pipe in town, is on exhibition
in Frank Bronori's show window. II
is valued at S25.
The Knights OF Columbus will meet
at their rooms at two O'Clock Sunday,
and attend the funeral of T. D. Ryan
in body.
The Bennington Athletic Club Bas-
ket Ball team which went to Fort
Edward Thursday was defeated by the
Satterlee Hose five, by score of Al
to IL.
The Epworth League of the NJ. f.
church win give musical and literary
entertainment on Monday evening, be-
ginning at 7:45, at the home of w. NJ.
Holt, 3l5 Pleasant street. The pro.
gram includes solo by Prof Long. ;,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
MANCHESTER CENTRE

The st Margaret Guild of Zion
met with the Misses Bradley at the De-
pot Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs c. K. Thompson, who has been
i'll for the past week, is much improv-
ed. +
Mr. Lambert has vacated the Robert
Reuben tenement and will occupy the
house at the Depot formerly tenanted
by r. H. Linsley, who has removed to
Barnumville.
Mrs Harry Wyman returned to her
home in Dorchester, Mass, Wednes-
day.
Mrs George Chapman was the guest
of her mother in Bennington over Sun
day.
There will be regular meeting Of
LAS No. 15 Saturday evening.
G. X. Thompson was in Brattleboro
Monday.
The village schools closed last week
for the winter vacation.
Geo Miller has finished work at l..
E. Collins bakery and accepted simi-
lar position in Bennington. Charles
Moulton OF North Bennington is sur
plying the vacancy at present.
Charles Grout attended the play in
Bennington Wednesday evening.
George I. Bentley left Wednesd ay
for Bristol where he has position.
Miss Lillian Thompson entertained
friends at card party Thursday eve.
ming. fe
Charles Botsford, of Springfield,
Mass. is the guest of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Albert Botsford.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
Sarsood and Doyle Must
Remain in Jail.
SARGOOD DISAPPOINTED
Expected to Raise Bail Easily
among His Arlington
Friends.

Although the friends OF Eugene
Sargood, and John Doyle convicted
of poisoning colts, have been unceas-
ing in their efforts, they have hot been
able to secure the bail that will give
them their liberty until the exceptions
taken by their counsel can be argued
before the supreme court and decision
announced.
Sargood was quite positive that he
ould get the bail of s45OO and is much
cast down because he did not succeed.
Doyle had no expectation of getting
his $500 and is apparently willing 60
do the best he can. His wife and
child are being partly supported by
the town of Arlington.
Their failure to procure bail viii
necessitate their being kept in the
county jail until the exceptions are
disposed o., and if they are denied
will add several more months to the
sentence given in court
Meantime Sargood continues to hold
his third class license in Arlington
although it is said that the com
missioners are going to revoke it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
Lion. Rereft of Mnte. stnrre..

ST. LOUIS, March 10. A lion is
starving itself to death in geological
exhibit headquarters here because its
mate was taken away last Monday.
Since then the lion has refused all
food and all day and night has kept
walking around the cage in ceaseless
vigil, occasionally giving vent to a
low growl. The carcass Of an OK, kill
ed but few minutes before, was re-
fused by the lion, the beast simply
walking over the carcass and through
the blood, apparently without notice.
The mate was taken to 4 Canadian
geological garden mt the request Of a
representative of King Edward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
BnIgnrinn Ama.on Voluntcer,.

ODESSA, March 10. \ Bulgarian
girl, Zorka lllieva, who fought and
was wounded in the ranks of the Mac
edonian insurgents, has arrived here
and volunteered for service in Man
churia. She wears masculine attire,
is an expert hOrsewoman and handles
rife and sword. The girl saw General
Kaulbars, the commander in chief
here, who promised to indorse her ap-
plication. She brought with her full
eampaign equipment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
ARLINGTON.

Percy Lathrop is home for few
days.
Miss Rowland, of Saratoga, is visit
ing Mrs C. H, June for few days.
Miss May Squires has been confined
to the house with la grippe.
Mrs Fred Cole, who has been quite
i'll for week, is reported some better.
Mrs E. C. Woodwork spent a few
days this week in South Bethlehem,
N. Y.
Miss Selena Gault and Leone vi
ault are visiting Miss Gault's sister,
Mrs Baldwin in Worcester, Mass.
Miss Emma Benedict, is at home for
the Easter vacation.
Miss Matte Robinson has gone to
Bennington into one of the mills to
work.
Mrs j. ]. Stakeholder, who has been
Ill with la grippe for a few days, is
better.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
.JAPS CHARGE
RUSSIANS
Clash Of BeIIigerants at Sew
eraI Points.
pr. ARTHUR STILL SAFE
Russian Reports Say that japanese
Statements Of Damage
We're False.
pr. ARTHUR STILL SAFE

ST. PETERSBURG, March 10. -
Viceroy Alexeieff has cabled to the en-
peror from Mukden as follows:
General Mishtchento reports that
Pingyang is occupied by japanese in
fantry with some guns and that Ko-
rean carts are carrying their supplies.
The enemy's cavalry is not visible in
large bodies, and only isolated horse
men are seen. Their horses are poor
our patrols discovered tile presence
of the enemy's infantry on the banks
OF the Chengcheng river five versts
about three and one-third niles from
Anju. The enemy opened fire and
killed one Of our horses"
4 Port Arthur report says:
Despite the various bombardments
at Port Arthur the external aspect Of
the city remains unchanged although
the enemy fired an enormous number
OF projectiles. The marine monsters
in the harbor look like enormous black
hulls, and the battleships and cruisers
bear marks of the fighting The black
tlouds Of smoke yomited from their
stacks oyerhangs the town The cruis-
er Pnllnda stands almost ready in the
dock.
"NcSr the entrance Of the harbor can
be secs the charred wrecks of the Jap
anese fre ships. Aboard one Of the
farthest out was found the body of a
Japanese officer who had shot himself.
Beside him lay a chart showing the
course OF the fire ships and the spot
where they sank.
six hours of firing by the heaviest
guns during the last bombardment did
not demOlish IA single building, but cost
a few lives. The husband and child Of
the Baroness Frank, who was decapi-
tated by fragments of shell flying in
through the window, were unharmed.
'The enemy in endeavoring to stand
as far as possible outside the range of
the Russian batteries rendered their
own fire ineffective. The people are
getting used to ahe bombariments, and
the japanese squadron cruising in the
otiing causes little alarm"
a Mukden report says the stories OF
soldiers frozen to death while crossing
Lake Baikal provoke mirth there. The
men are not suffering from tile cold.
Huts at intervals of a few versts pro-
vide warmth and refreshment, and the
weaker men are driven across in
sleighs, well wrapped up in furs 9th
ers march the distance, forty yersts
(about twenty-siX miles,, comfortably
in a day and are glad of the opportu-
nifty to stretch their limbs after the
railroad journey.
During the fighting at Port Arthur
the japanese battleship Mikasa was
struck by ten projectiles and seriously
damaged, two japanese battleships
and two cruisers have been docked for
repairs at Nagasaki and Sasebo, and
1000 wounded men are said to be in
the japanese hospitals.
All the Russian wounded and sick at
Port Arthur are making good progress
toward recovery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.

Serious Charge Is Brought Against James
Davis
James Davis was arrested by Sheriff
Godfrey this morning and brought be-
fore the municipal court on the com
plant of II year old girl of assault
with intent to commit rape.
At the preliminary hearing Judge
Bates fixed the bail at $500 and con-
tinued the case to Mar %.
Davis was also arraigned on the
charge of disturbing the peace. Bail
was fixed at $50 and the case continued
to March 20 Bail was furnished by
J. T. Remington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
RUTLAND BASE BALL
Marble City Likely Not To Have Team
This Year.

Rutland, March. 49, The movement
for organizing a baseball team in Rut,
land to represent this city in the league
with st Albans, Burlington, Barre
and Montpelier, and Platts burg does
not seem at the present time to be
likely to succeed. Some money has
been subscribed, but the merchants
and the ''cranks" who have in pa. +
years to supported the game, are SUBJ
scribing much less freely than usual,
and unless there is sudden change
in the feeling on the matter Rutland
will be without team this year.
The principal trouble seems to be
the experience of last year, when the
other teams of the league, especially
in Burlington secured strong players
at large expense, and thereby got
teams together with which the Rut-
land team which was run at moderate
expense, and was at the out
set one of the strongest aggregations
in the league could not complete.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
Failure of Suy the Cotton King and Erswhe Ten Millionaire Is only
COMMISSIONERS BUSY
Montpelier Puts in Seventeen Applications For
Licenses.

Licenses.
Montpelier, March Is. S.-Seventeen
applications for licenses have been
made to the Montpelier license com
missioners, there being ten applica-
tions for second class, five for first
class and two for druggists licenses
The second class seems to be the most
popular judging from the number of
applications.
The time for filing applications ex-
pired last night, and the board ad-
vertised them today. The hearing
will be held in American Order of
Foresters' hail in Union block at I
O'Clock Friday evening, April /.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
Mysterious Circumstance.

One was. pale and sallow and tho
Other fresh and rosy. Whence the dif
ference? She who is blushing with
health uses DIR rKing's New Life Pills
to maintain it. BY gently arousiug
the lazy organs they compel good al.
gestion and t1ead off constipation. Try
them. Only 25c, at o. K. Gibson
Druggist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19

P. Valentine Perkins will spend his
Easter vacation with his grandparents
Mai and Mrs A. B. Valentine.
Carl White is spending few weeks
with his father, James H. White.
Ephraim Knapp who was arrested
Friday afternoon by Sheriff Godfrey
and Deputy sheriff Nash was tried
before the Municipal court this morn
ing on a charge of intoxication and
fined s5 and costs. He took the alter
native sentence Of ten days in Jail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
UNDECIDED IN RUTLAND.

Question as to whU May Grant Druggists
Licenses.
Rutland, March l7:--Since this city
voted no license at the last election the
question has heen raised as to whether
it is the board OF license commission
ers or the board of aldermen that has
power to issue fifth class or druggists
licenses. The law states that when
town votes no license, fifth class IL
censes may be issued by the selectmen
if they receive a petition signed by
FIVE per cent of the voters and a ma
jority of the practicing physicians.
Weather Forecast.
Fair tonight, Sunday probably
fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
PLEASANT MUSICAL.
Given Friday EvsRlas. By the Methodist
Ladies' Of Main St.

OfFet lHunN LNNtttt'Sa a. ANN WNai'"eaaA
Ladies' OF Main St.
The Musical Friday evening given
by the ladies Of the Union st circle of
the Methodist church was attended by
goodly number of people.
The following program was render
ed: Duet, Misses Potter and Newton;
solo, Miss Bessie Hudson; solo, Miss
Lillian Newton; reading, Miss nellie
Newton; solo, Mr. Holt; Claire Soule
entertained the company at various
times with selections on the phono-
graph.
At the close of the program light
refreshments were served. The affair
was very successful netting over eight
dollars for the circle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
NOTIcE!

The annual meeting OF the Young Mems As
sociaton for the election OF ofiioers viii be held
m the Library Monday, March 21, 1904 Polls
open at 1 O'Clock and close at O'Clock In the
afternoon. II II. WEBSTER,
Recording Secretary.
Bennington, VI, Feb a. 1904.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19

Miss jeanette Perkins has gone to
Westfeld, Mass, to spend her Easter
vacation with Miss Theodore Sim
mons.
Mrs A. B. Valentine is ill at her
home on Pleasant street. She is be-
ing cared for by trained nurse from
Troy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
In Accident Near Cambridge
Today.
THREE OTHERS INJURED.
Train Jumped the Track And
Went Down Embank.
ment.

Essex Junction, March 49,: The
Burlington and Lamoille west bound
train jumped the track about one mile
west of Cambridge shortly after 10
o'clock this forenoon.
The tender aud three cars jumped
the track and went part way down a
high bank. A tree only prevented a
fall of $50 feet.
Four persons were badly injured.
They were Mrs George Bickford of
Hardwick, who was injured about the
head and back Guy Start, son of
Judge Start, leg broken; Henry Slim
son of Cambridge, hip crushed; Henry
Sherman of Johnson, leg hurt
Mrs Bickfords injuries are said to
be serious but not fatal. Several
others we're injured bu' not badly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19

Mrs Bickford is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs John S. Holden of this vii
lage. Her many friends here will hore
thather injuries are not as bad as re-
ported.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-19
Weather Forecast.
FOR YOUR
SATURDAYS
MARK ING

REEF-Our supply OF beef this
week is in abundance;
quality the best.
LAMR-We are cutting some
very nice lamb.
VEAI-We have a full supply
Of extra nice veal.
PORK-We have received a
nice lot OF those little pigs
from White Greek. We can
give you little fresh hams
from g to 8 pounds for
roasting.
SAUsAcE-We are making
again Friday for the fourth
time this week. We have
them in bags, links and
bulk, They are delicious.
coRNED REEF-We are at
the head OF the class. We
have all the necessaries for
a good boiled dinner.
1ACON-We have a special
brand OF bacon; something
that cannot be equalled in
this city.
We C ETA1 L Z s. Lettuce,
Beets, Turnips, Carrots,
Parsnips, Onions, Cabbage,
new Bermuda Onions.
HOrseTadish and Fresh Eggs.
AT WILLOUGKBY'S
{. r. cULLINAN, mgr.
Telephone Call I7-Is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-04

which he said that B. F. Cue had just
been in the office and was looking
fine The letter. of course, h1s not. vet
reached the brother T.1er. are three
portraits In the Iowa collection paihte1
by Mr.. Gue-those of Governor Car
penter, Governor Merrill and Bishop
Lee.
One year hence there will be bis
celebration by the Norwegians of
Story county, at some point in the.
southwestern corner of the county.
about twenty miles north Of Des
Moines and preparations are already
being made for the event. It was Just
fifty years ago in October next that
four Norwegians came to Iowa fr1m
settlement in Illinois tc look fo-
home for themselves and others who
desired to get inio the then new state
much needing development. They
bought land in what was then almost
swamp In southwestern .si,rv coun-
ty, returning home came again in the
spring with q large party of settlers.
The semi-centennial anniversary of
the event will be celebrated in l'rorer
manner. There are probably 10000
persons in Story county alone of Scan
dinavian origin. and large numbers in
Polk and Boone counties adjoin,ug A
committee has been sDpointed tc PEE
pare, also, history of the settlement
and to arrange for she celebration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-04
MAY DEFEAT CULLoM.
Action of the Illinois Convention May
Mean New Political Attainment

Chicago, June 4.-The Inter Ocean
says: The political effect of the ac-
ton of the convention at Springfield
yesterday means Il new alignment in
the republican party 1t points to the
elimination from power of what has
been known in years past as the Fed
eral crowd" 1t forecasts the defeat of
Senator Shelby Nj. Cullom for United
States senator two years from now. 1t
showed the weakness of Speaker j. G..
Cannon who could control the vote of
but one county in his own congressional
district. IT destroyed the efforts of the
combination, in which Senator A. j.
Hopkins was Il leader, to nominate Mr..
Lowden. 1t presages great changes in
republican politics in this state. 1t
ernpha sizes the downfall of the old re-
publican organization in Cook county,
and the erection of q new party organ
ization thiuout the state.
1t has brought into the field two cam
didates for United States senator to
succeed Senator Cullom--Governor
Richard Yates and Attorney General II.
j. Hamln. Neither gentleman has for
mally announced himself as a candi-
date for the senate, but there is no
doubt that both are actively in the field
tonight and that the contest for the
senatorship which will culminate In