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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
POWNAL.

Fred r. Hard is i'll at his home.
Miss Pansey 8. Hull was the guest
of friends in town.
Ernest Burgess is recovering slowly
from mis- recent illness.
Mrs c. L. Rosenburg spent few
days in the village recently.
Frank Wilson is expected home
from his trip to Chicago today.
Miss Mary Biggart has returned
from a two weeks visit with friends in
North Bennington.
Miss Nellie Hawes has returned
after a visit with her aunt, Mrs s. A.
Cummins in Cheshire.
Miss Helen Uline of Troy, who has
been the nurse of Genevieve Barber
returned to her home as her patient is
nearly recovered.
The NJ. E. usual weekly supper took
place Wednesday evening. The lad
les in charge are Mrs Augustus Dunn,
Mrs Edward Goodrich and Mrs
George Dunn.
Daniel Gardner has returnsd from
Williams College for the Easter va
cation. "Dan" is promising can
didate for the position of short stop on
the Varsity base ball team.
A party of young people from Will
lismstown surprised Margaret Par
ker Friday evening the occasion being
her 10th birthday. Refreshments we're
served and a jolly time enjoyed by
all.
The Colonial dinner in the Baptist
church Friday evening was notable
success. The vestry had been hand
somely trimmed for the occasion with
flags and colonial relics. At each
plate was a handsome menu in the
shape of an oak leaf tied with ribbon.
The dishes we're many and varied and
there we're large number present TO
appreciate the good things. Owing to
the bad going and the rain during the
day there were very few people present
from out Of town but not withstanding
these draw backs the SPLENDID sum of
$50 was taken in which was clear profit
as there we're no expenses. The young
women who gave the dinner were, Mrs
Fred Potter, Mrs A. Parker, Miss
Elizabeth Hermon, Miss Elizabeth
Burlington, Miss Frances Hudson and
Marion Niles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
POWNAL CENTER.

Prof Ladd is out again.
School begins next week.
Murray Towsley is i'll with the grip.
The making of maple syrup has be-
gun.
Wallace Irish has moved into the
King house.
Joseph Colby has moved into the
Campbell house.
A supper will be served at the town
hall Thursday night.
Merritt Myers is doing carpenter
work on Mason Hill.
Franklin Rood has received word Of
the death of his sister, Mrs Ellen Peck
at Chicago, March 8.
The funeral of Mrs Electa Wood
Barber was held Saturday afternoon,
Revs. Washburn and Towslee oficia-
ting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the Town andl'iVIllRge Told
Briefly For Busy Readers

News of the Town andl'iVIllRge Told
Briefly For Busy Readers
Miss Louise Rawson is home for the
Easter vacation.
L. E. Royce is moving from Main
to Valentine st.
E. ]. Hall was in East Dorset yes
terday on business.
A. P. Childs Office mas been moved
today to 115 South street.
DR. E. Forrest Sibley of the Albany
City Hospital is i'll, threatened with
the fever.
J. ]. Mahon is to move into the
Norton house just east of the Congre-
gational parsonage.
Misses Ryan and O'Conner an
nounce their spring opening Of pattern
hats and bonnets Thursday, March
81.
A report was generally circulated
today that DeloS Stewart had died
suddenly at the Soldiers home, but
the report proved untrue.
April 10th the only services held in
the Methodist church will be the Sun
day school at noon, and the Epworth
League meeting at 6 p. m.
All unpaid subscriptions to the
benevolences of the Methodist church,
for the conference year, should be
handed to the pastor this week.
The last game of basket ball this
season will be played in the Library
Hall Friday evening April 1st, be-
tween the United Five from Hoosick
Falls and the BIB.
The grass by the Chatham railroad
track caught fire this morning, and
got under good headway before it was
discovered, but was put out by some
men from Sibley's shop before any
damage was done.
John Hanley the man arrested yes
terday by Deputy Sheriff Nash was
before Judge Bates this morning. He
pleaded guilty to intoxication and
was fined IS and costs. No other
charge was made against him.
Rev w. H. Washburne will leave
town next Tuesday to attend the ses-
sion OF the Troy Annual Conference,
beginning in Gloversville, N. Y,
April 9th, Mrs Washburne will ac-
company him. They will be absent
about one week.
NJ. B. Houghton let horse Sunday
to man to drive to Hoosick. The
man got drunk, it is supposed, and
did not return the horse as expected.
Mr. Houghton brought the animal
home Tuesday, finding it practically
spoiled by bad usage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
PROPERTY is
ATTACHED
Claims against Former Laundry
man c. N. Wyman.

Attachments were yesterday placed
on the laundry machinery recently
used in the laundry on upper Main
street operated by c. NJ. Wyman.
This machinery since the laundry
was closed has been stored at North
Bennington and the expectation that
it was to be moved out of the state led
to the attachments.
Mr. Wyman when he closed the
laundry and went away from here, left
a considerable number of creditors
and one or more had body writs Is
sued but he got outside the state and
has not been back.
There is much sympathy for Mr. Wy
man owing to the physical disability
which puts him at a great disadvan-
tage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
SOUTH DORSET.

Mrs James Bowen is on the sick list.
Fred Stannard's children are all
sick.
IIMrs John Mcnamara has returned
from Troy.
Mrs Daniel Blackmer, who was sick
and had nearly recovered is i'll again.
Rev Father Malliet held mass in
school hall Wednesday morning which
was we'll attended.
The subject of Rev Charl-s L. Car
hart's discourse Friday evening was
"The Parable Of the Talentsp and was
very interesting. The next meeting
will be April %.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
THE PRIZE GIVERS
Those Who Have Contributed For the F. N. 7
A. B. Bazaar.

Those Who Have Contributed For the F. N. T
A. B. Bazaar.
The following are the contributors
to the Father Mathew society bazaar
which begins next Monday:
j. Ed Walbridge, A. Drysdale &
Son, NJ. j. Schwab, j. j. Burnes, Burt
Bros, Andrew Maurer, A. K. Richie
< Co, j. Bernstein, H. NJ. Ramsdell,
B. A. Quinlan, j. NJ, Ayers, VIM E.
Hawks Jr., c. G. Cole, Mulligan &
Roche, c. w, Peterson, Bennington
Shoe Store, Miss A. Nolan, N. Nov
eek, E. E. Hart, Ryan & O'Conner,
M. ]. Welch, L, Corsiglia, Fl. c, Ros-
Ter, VII. Gokay, VIM Watson. E. B.
Griswold, E. F. Houran, Bennington
Cigar Store, J. H. Moore, Winslow &
Remington, j. c. Jensen, A. B. Lam
ARE, T. F. Morrissey, p. ], Steinberg.
er, NJ. Culliton. j. A. Evans, j. H..
Loring & Co., Thomas Stewart, f. N.
Squire. Miss Julia O'Donnell, T. A..
Davenport, James McGurk, E. j.
Cummings, W. S. Cullinan.
The S25 pipe is on exhibition in F.
Bronori's window. Dancing Monday
evening at $50. Goldsmith's Orches-
ira, and John Toomey prompter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
LONG SERVICE ENDED.
Death of Joseph Hill, Station Agent at Sun
derland.

Manchester, March 29.-Julius Hill
died at his home in Sunderland Satur-
day after long illness of cancer, aged
80 years. Mr. Hill was the son of the
late Jerome Hill who was the first sta
tion agent on the old Bennington and
Rutland railroad and who held the po-
sition until his death. Since that time
his son had held the same position and
had also been postmaster for several
years.
He was the owner of large farm
and personally superintended the work
in addition to his other business. He
is survived by his wife, daughter of
Benjamin Fisk of this place, two chill
dren his mother and two sisters, Mrs
G. W, Bradley of Manchester Depot
and Mrs D. E. Dyer of Manchester
Center.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
STOP PED BY INJUNCTION.
Rutland Aldermen May Not investigate Com
mlssioners.


missioners.
Rutland, March 29:- The adjourned
meeting of the board of aldermen this
evening to hear the charges preferred
on the preceding evening against the
board of license commissioners lasted
less than minute.
AS five members of the board, enter
ed the building temporary injunctions
were served on them by Deputy Sheriff
E. c. Fish. The injunction, which
was issued by Judge ]. NJ. Tyler, re-
strains the aldermen from proceeding
any farther with the license commits
sioners and from attempting to have
them removed from the office or in
any way interfering with them until
the case is heard or the injunction dis
solved, the case being returnable at
the May term of the supreme court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
NORTH BENNINGTON.

Merritt Hewitt has been on the sick
list
Fred H. Percey spent Sunday at his
home in White Creek.
A daughter was born recently to Mr.
and Mrs w. r, Mattison.
Merit Olin has been confined to the
house for few days with cold.
Miss Mary Potter spent Sunday in
town with her brother Ralph Potter.
Miss May Percey has been entertain
iHg her friend, Miss Irene Lyons of
Bennington for the past week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS.
John p. Aulllsan Vas Elected Exalted
Ruler.

John P. Mullisan Was Elected Exalted
Ruler.
The annual meeting of Bennington
lodge of Elks was held Tuesday eve
ming. Those chosen were as follows:
Exalted Ruler, John p. Mulligan;
esteemed leading knight, DR. r. E.
Grennan: esteemed loyal knight, j.
T. Watson; esteemed lecturing knight,
Palmer Boughtoni treasurer, Z. j,
Winslow; secretary, W. d. Forbes;
tyler, Grant Harbour; trustees, +. A.
Booth, NJ. j. Roche.
District Deputy George T. Chaffee
of Rutland was present and after the
election made a short address. Later
Mr. Chaffee was entertained by the
members in the whole hearted style for
which the Elks are famous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
Mrsterious Clrcum.tanss .

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the diff
ference? She who is blushing with
health uses DIR Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. By gently arousing
the lazy organs they compel good di-
gestion ana head off constipation, Try
them. Only 25c, at o. e. GibsoA's
Druggist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
Therels No Moro PAln,From Corns

After the Foot-Ea Sanitary Corn
Plasters ara first applied. They cure
BY absorption. The sanitary oils and
yapors do the work. Try them. At
ali Druggists 25c or by mail. Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen s.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
GASHED HIS HEAD.

Axe Used By T. G, Phillips Caught Ia
Line.
I. G. Phillips was splitting wood at
c. H. Potter's yesterday when the axe
he was using caught in clothesline as
he raised it, and then slipped. striking
him on the head.
His head was badly gashed in two
places and doctor had to be called to
dress the wounds. The injuries are
not serious.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
RoCKwooD FARM SOLD
200 Acre Farm Purchased By J. B. Parsons Of
ARLINGTON.

Arlington.
The David lockwood farm south of
the village has been sold by Burt and
John lockwood through John Nash,
real estate agent, to J. B. Parsons Of
Arlington. The price paid was $4,000.
This is a 200 acre farm and one of
the best in that part of the town. Mr.
Parsons is to take possession at
once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
Weather Forecast.

Fair tonight and Wednesday warA
mer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
Minced Ham

Wednesday we win make that which
is so delightful in cooked meats
Minced ham always proves satisfact-
ory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30

ITO RENT.-Desirable tenements, Offices amt
j stores. Possession given Immediately. w.
E. Hawks 205 North st.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
HeadCheeSe

Thursday we will make headcheese.
Our own make is little better than
anything we can buy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30

INOR sALE.-4O wagons OF all descriptions.
IL 30 sets Of harness, single and double. q 20
Horses, good drivers and work horses. Inquire
at w. j, Phalen's Livery. Su<
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30

WANTED. Young man for local reporter.
w Must be well acquainted I'm Bennington,
able to write legiby and be fairly familiar with
grammatical Construction, punctuation and
spelling. Apply at Banner office, forenoon or
evening only ~ ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-30
Vegetables

Lettuce, Radishes' Parsley, Spinach,
new Bermuda Onions, Beets, Turnips,
Carrots, Parsnips, new Cabbage.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
TO NOTIFY PARKER.
Committee Will Walt Upon Democrat.
ic Candidate August 10th.

Esopus, N. Y, July 24.-Judge
Parker has fixed August 10th as the
date for the ceremonies notifying him
OF his nomination by the Democratic
national convention as candidate for
the presidency.
Judge Parker reached decision con-
cerning the date in long consultation
with William F. Sheehan yesterday,
and telegram was at once sent Champ
Clark Of Missouri, chairman of the
committee named by the Democratic
convention to notify the nominee for
President.
Representative Clark is expected to
call meeting of his committee. prob
ably in New York, and he may also
come to Rosemont to talk over the ar
though no plan for such conference
rangements with Judge Parker, al
though no plan for such conference
has yet been made.
The program for the ceremonies at
Rosemont August 10th will follow pre-
cedents laid down for similar events.
1t is known that Judge Parker is i'm
pressed with the simplicity Of the cere-
monies which took place on the occa-
sion of President Lincoln's second
nomination, and also when Judge Thur.
man was informed OF his nomination
for vice president. The speeches both
times were marked by their brevity. 1t
is the plan now at Rosemont to have
the notification follow closely the form
Of the earlier ceremonies. 1t is not ex-
pected that Judge Parker will talk at
length. or that he will discuss init
mately any of the campaign issues, but
will leave this to the letter of accept
ance. which will be issued a week or SO
, later.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
Denver Packing Houses.

Denver, July 25.-The News this
morning says: The packing houses Of
Denver stand to-day exactly where
they did one week ago this morning.
The settlement and renewal OF the
strike followed so closely that but lit
tie change could be made in the stock
and meat situation in Denver and Col.
orado, and to-day the western packers
are prepared to supply the whole west.
ern country. The situation involves
these elements:
No raise in prices. A rise at this
time would be robbery. say the pack.
ers. Complete preparations to meet
the western demand and make inrUads
on the Missouri river market.
Union stockyards will receive 1000
cattle this week. Plenty of stock in
call for the whole western country.
Every Denver packer is again ready
for the critical situation which the
strike in the trust plants has precipi-
tated. The Western and Colorado pack.
ing house managers last night stated
that put few men had been discharged
and tnat full force would be work
ing to-day. preparing to meet all local
demands. Managers Of both plants in
sisted that there was not the slightest
reason for rise in prices and that
they would sell meat a. the same old
figure.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
Butter.
Eggs.
Returning to the Country,

We have all become familiar In rs,
ient years with the statement that
The city has absorbed the country.
that urban life. with its peculiar at.
fractions and industrial opportunities.
has drawn heavily upon rural life.
leaving large areas that were once
peopled with thrifty farming elias,
practically tenantless and desolate
A late census bulletin, however
shows that reaction has been in
progress during the past ten wears
the effect Of which has been to return
city and suburban population to jts
proper balance. According 10 this
evidence 15s towns, centers of sub.
urban communities, show an ipcreas.
OF 81 per cent in ten years. This ia
about the average increase OF tbe
whole country. The gain in ponp,a.
ton OF cities between 1880 and 1890
was per cent. During the decade
following 1t dropped TO 2.5 per cent.
This indicates that increase in the
population OF cities has not kent oace
With that Of the couptry.--PortlapA
Dregouian-
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
RIO eRANoE EXTENSION.
Report That the Line Will Be Built
to California.

Pueblo, Colo, July 25.-It is re-
ported here that in addition to the
building the line of the Rio Grande
from Marysville, Utah, to Cedar City,
for the purpose of opening the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company's depos-
Its there, the road will be extended on
into the iron fields of California, where
the company also owns extensive iron
beds.
announcement that the rail mill Of the
MinneQua works is to be enlarged, and
that the Rio Grande and Missouri Pa
cific companies will erect large ma
chine shops here, clears away many
mysteries regarding local preparations
that have been going on for the past
year on the lands of the companies.
1t is stated that with the completion
of the new mills the Minnequa works
will produce 5000 tons of finished ma
terial per day and that this will mean
the shipping in Of at least $4,000 tons
of raw material.
Among the new auxiliary plants
that are being spoken of is one for the
manufacture of steel slabs. This will
be along the same lines as the sheet
mill and that for making billets. The
tube works are said to be one Of the
improvements to be made first
The force at the Minnequa works Is
being increased daily and another
blast furnace will be blown in to-mor
row.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
COLORED PEOPLE
ENUMERATED BY THE CENSUS.

In Colorado, Wyoming and New MexI-
eo.-coiorado Has Over Eight
Thousand.-very Few Are Hitter
ate.
Washington. July 25.-The census
bureau has completed bulletin on the
negroes in the United States. and 1t is
the most exhaustive compilation OF its
kind ever made. II contains the negro
population by states. counties, cities
and lesser divisions. and gives the oc.
cupation, degree of illiteracy, etc,
among the colored population with
minor details. The total population Of
negroes is given as s,S33,S9 In 1900,
the census year. In 1860 there were
4,441.S3O negroes in the United States.
Colorado-There are $3.50 negroes
In Colorado. of whom 4.413 are males
and 4,097 females. OF the total OF
$50, 3.215 are males twenty-one
years and over, and 44S Of these are
illiterate.
Former Arapahoe county leads with
= colored population of 4,106, Pueblo
county, ,404; Ell Paso county, 1893:
Teller county, 80, and Lake county,
2O4.
Delta, Dolores, Kiowa. Kit Carson,
Phillips, Saguache and Yuma counties
report no negro residents, and the re-
naming counties have from l to 200
negroes.
In 1880 the colored population Of
Colorado was 2,435, the total popula-
tion being 194,327. The present total
population of Colorado t1900) is
placed at $780,
Wyoming-Wyoming has a negro
population Of $40, 631 OF whom are
males and 3O9 females. OF the total
of $40, 4S1 are males twenty-one years
and over, of whom 103 are illiterate.
Albany county has 10 negroes, Big
Horn county, 8; Carbon 200; Converse.
Z; Creek, 4; Fremont, 8; johnson, 3;
Laramie, 300; Natrona, Z; Sheridan.
81; Sweetwater, ISL; Uinta, %; Wes-
ton, 8, and Yellowstone National
Park, 1.
New Mexico-New Mexico has 1910
colored residents. OF these 1923 are
males and 5S7 females. OF the total
number Of negroes, IT'S are males
twenty-one years and over, Of whom
126 are illiterate.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
An Important Water Case.

Denver, July PA Fort Collins dis.
patch says: An important water case
will come before the District Court at
the September session. A number of
farmers owning water in the Douglas
reservoir have brought condemnation
proceedings against the Water Supply
& Storage Company to compel the
company to carry this water through
its canal and distribute the same in
the laterals belonging to said farmers.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

Judge Brewer recently declared that
in forty years experience on the
bench he had never heard but one law
yer tell lie in court. This Is the
first time that we knew that the Judge
was as deaf as all that.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

A Chicago woman believes that men
should pay their wives regular sala-
ries. Some OF the wives may be de-
pended on to get theirs anyhow.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

An imminent agricultural authority
informs us that hogs are said to cut
their throats when they swim" The
trouble with the sort of hogs we have
around here is that they cant be in
duced to swim enough.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
THE HOLLY CHIEFTAIN
II. W. Milford, Publisher.
HOLLY. COLORADO.

The new battleship Kentucky is said
10 be swift. The Blue Grass state al
ways did produce racers.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

In Boston the pianoforte is now used
to assist in the cure of nervous dis
eases. Eccentricity always was Bos-
tons forte anyhow.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
STATE CAPITAL NOTES
State School Funds.

Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell. state super
intendent Oh public instruction, has
made the semi-annual apportionmeEt
of the school fund of the state among
the various counties. The amount ap-
MORT ianpd To each follows.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

Those current attempts ito reform
the Fourth of July" unfortunately ig
more the necessity of first reforming
the average small boy.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

The late Mr.. Herbert Spencer's lady
tousekeeper desires to meet with a
similar position. Highest references.
Address the London Times.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

The Academy OF Medicine at Paris
has decided that excessive meat eating
causes appendicitis. 1t does more. 1t
causes emaciation OF the pocketbook
and bankruptcy.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

Brooklyn judge recently declared
IL to be his candid opinion that Adam
deceived Eve. Probably had to to
get his share of the fruit.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

According to the Department Of Ag-
rioulture. peanuts contain "about four
ounces OF protein and 2.767 calorics of
energy" We know now why these cir
rus men are all so Strong"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

This is the time when the cam
paign song-writer makes the inventor
ot names for new breakfast Nods look
ike wilted seeding.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

1t was a man who declared man the
proper study of mankind. Whether it
is proper or not, man always has de-
voted most of his studying to himself.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

Well bet some mean man meant to
put woman's temper to a severe test
when he started discussion Of the
question, why have women more tenn
per than men?"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

A Pennsylvania man who inherited
$4,000 has received no less than 800
offers of marriage. Money must be
nncommonly scarce or women uncom-
-nonly plenty up there.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

To the residents of Port Arthur the
case of the Trenton IN. j. man who
never sleeps does not seem at all re-
Markable.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

The theme chosen for her COM
mencement essay by one of Chicago's
sweet girl graduates was the Psyche
Iogy of the Pig" The subject has the
true stock yards flavor.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

In not liking the way American
yachts are sailed. the Kaiser is assur-
ed of the hearty sympathy OF Sir
Thomas Upton
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

One of those up-to-date New York
fnanciers has safe with tin back.
Needless to say that his depositors
never get their money back"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

The June bride didn't realize how
-he will hate next December, when the
thermometer is marking 10 degrees
below zero, to get up and build the
kitchen fire.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29

The difference between the Fourth
rf July and Thanksgiving is that one
tas its night before, the other its
morning after.