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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
NORTH HOOSICK.

The bridge builders are boarding
with Mrs John Marsh.
Levi Brooks spent Thursday with
his brother, Hosea, at Bennington.
Mrs Levi Hill of South SALISBURY
spent Thursday with her daughter,
Mrs Brooks.
Mrs Albert Bowker is on the sick
list.
James Fairburn, who has been on
the sick list for few days, is at work
again
Mrs Eddy of Eagle Bridge is going
to move to this place Monday.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the ladies aid society will meet
at the home of Mrs Annie Surdam,
Friday afternoon at O'Clock.
A clam chowder supper will be serv-
ed at the church Tuesday evening from
6 to 9, under the auspices of the Ep-
worth league. Ice cream and candy
will also be for sale.
Sylvester Pratt has returned to his
home in Pumpkin Hook.
John Hay of Walloomsac will move
into George Russel"s house.
Cornelius Allen went to Troy Satur-
day and purchased new piano.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Successful Musical Monday Evening at Home
of Vim Holt

''NNJ A'~''''S ~ 'Ni'N
Of Vim Holt.
The Epworth League Musical held
at the home of William Holt last even
ing was very we'll attended.
The following program was success
fully carried out; Piano solo, Mrs
Hopkins; mixed quartette, Mrs Merrill,
Miss Potter, Mr. Long, Mr. Hollister;
reading, Miss Grace Dennis; vocal
solo, f. E. Long; vivlin solo, Able
Noveck; vocal solo, Mrs Merrill; rea :
ing, Nellie Newton; vocal solo, Lillian
Newton; vocal solo, Jessie Potter:
piano solo, nellie Newton; male quar-
tette, Messrs Holt, Carpenter, Hollis
ter, Austin; Reading, Mable Holt and
Jesse Carpenter; solo, Georgiana Aus
tin; reading, Annie Dakin; vocal solo.
Maud Holt; violin solo, Able No
week.
1t was a very enjoyable affair and
about 5000 was realized for the league.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
MRS ST OCKMAN DEAD.
Former School Teacher Here Dies in New
York.

Former School Teacher Here Dies in New
York.
The following is from the Daily
Saratogian of Saratoga in issue of
March 81:
The funeral of f. Louise Martin,
wife of Carl o. Stockman of New York
City and sister of Mrs E. F. DuCharme
of this village, took place at the resi-
dence of E. f. DuCharme on Green
ridge Place at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The remains we're taken to
Bridgeport, Ct, for interment.
Mrs Stockman is survived by her
husband, her father, Arthur NJ artin of
North Bennington, VT; and two sis
ters, Mrs j. j. Keator of North Ben
nington and Mrs DuCharme.
Mrs Stockman was former teacher
in the Graded school and we'll known
here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22

only that my teeth began TO acne there
was a strange sensation of content
ment amid the scenes Of death which
had no terroTs after the first shell had
exploded Suddenly white faced
gunner pointed to a battery of quick
firing guns halfway down the hill
which had been placed there to prevent
the Japanese from landing. ran
down and found the scene ono of the
widest. There was a battle orgy of
bursting shells and whistling frag-
ments, the smoke stencil reeking the
earth.
"One shell had burst among the gun
ners. A soldier was lying disemboweled.
and another had his skull crushed. A
third soldier was delirious, and there
were splinters in his head. one gun
had been broken like reed.
"It was a dreadful sight, with blood
everywhere.
After the battle was over Lieuten-
ant General Stoessel, commsNder at
Port Arthur, pinned the Cross of st.
George on my breast. But what does
It matter-I am in the hospital"
At Pingyang the japanese stopped
Brigadier General Henry t. Allen,
chief United States military observer
with the japanese army, requesting
him not to proceed nearer their ont
posts.
A Mukden report says: According TO
reports received from the frontier
guards on the Eastern Chinese railway
everything is in order there. AT Udyini
station Captain Uksemoff, with seven
ty cavalrymen, has driven of a band
OF 100 chunchuses Chinese bandits.
"The occupation of the towns of An
1u and Pingyang by a large force of
the enemy's infantry and artillery is
confirmed. An increased movement of
troops and transports on the road be-
tween Pingyang and Anju is notice
able.
Thirteen of the enemy's transports
recently unloaded at Chinampho.
According to reports there have
been no preparations for landing on
the coast of Caoljao or opposite Kin
chow"
1t is surmised that the Russian Vlad-
ivostok squadron has gone TO attack
Mororan, in Ishikari bay, and Otaru-
mai in Volcano bay, both on the Japa-
nese island of Yeszo, where an excel
lent quality of coal from the Yeszo
mountains is supplied to the japanese
warships.
A Tokyo dispatch reports the Japa-
nese occupation of Port Arthur after
a combined land and sea attack. 1t is
asserted that a division Of Japanese
landed on the Liaotung peninsula and
engaged the Russians near Port Ar
thur while the fleet bombarded from
Saturday evening until Sunday morn
ing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
NJ. c. HULING DEAD.
Was One Of the Best Known Residents of
North Bennington.

was One OF the Best Known Residents OF
North Bennington.
Milo c. Huling, one of the best
known residents of the town, died sud
denly at his home in North Benning-
ton Monday night from heart failure.
He had been in poor health all winter,
but his end was not supposed to be
near.
Mr. Huling has been an active man
in business and town affairs and will
be greatly missed. He leaves one son,
C. Floyd Huling of this place; one
daughter, Mrs F. E. Burgess of Bur
lington. He also leaves two other
daughters, Mrs Arnold of North Ad-
ans and Mrs Carter of Akron. Ohio.
He is also survived by his wife.
Mr. Huling was 10 years of age.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
ACard

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a so cent
bottle Of Gfeene,s Warranted Syrup of
Tar if it fails to cure your cough or
cold. We also guarantee % cent bot
tie to prove satisfactory or money re-
funded,
j. T. Shurtleff, j. M. Ayres.
o. E. Gibson. B. A. Quinlan,
Bennington.
Q. II. Houghton, North Bennington.
Q, r.. & a, b. Hawkins, So. SALISBURY.
%. =. Adams, Arlington.
E. G. Woodwortb, o, E. Adams & Co.,
East Arlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
LICENSE BOARD REMOVED.
Dummerston Commissioners Chrsed With
Failure to Perform Duties

Dummerston, March 21:-Dummers-
toms license commissioners have been
removed from Office by the selectmen,
who charge that the commissioners
failed to comply with the law in not
holding monthly meetings and in not
keeping a rec 0rd of their proceedings.
The men deposed are: C. E. Glidden,
George Warwick and d. c. Baldwin.
The selectmen have named as new
commissioners, Otis Amidon, Charles
Wilson and G. d. Sargent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22

. "a dose in time saves lives. p Use
Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, natures
remedy for coughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases of every sort.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22

FIT is announced that beginning May
first, passenger train for the norCh
viii leave here at II a. III. reaching
Rutland at one o'clock in the after
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
Weather Forecast.

Rain and warmer tonight, wednes-
day fair and colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
Extravaganza
Is Sin, but
It's Economy

Pure and Simple to to Buy
the Best of Meats and Vegeta-
bles rather than some Inferior
Article.
Our aim is and always has
been to buy the very best of
everything and sell the same
at live and let live prices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
SULLY BANKRUPT.
Forced Into Bankruptcy By His Creditors To-
dav.

Udy'
New York, March 22:-After strenu-
Gus efforts to keep the house ahoat, d.
J. Sully & Co., were today forced in
to involuntary bankruptcy.
Sully's creditors were in session un-
til late hour last night and various
proposals OF settlement were consider
ed, but none could be agreed on by all
those interested.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-22
BROUGHAM
-. SERVICE

Carriage ready every minute to take
you to any part of the village for 25c.
Ladies can save dollars on clothes and
in comfort by having our brougham
take them to church or for afternoon
calls, parties OF shopping trips, Warm
carriages for cold days.
Always ready, day or night. % cents
per trip or 80 cents per hour. Call by
telephone.
w. ]. PHALEN
TEL. NO. lo'5
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Woman's Wisdom.

Once upon a time there was a mai
who was travelling in foreign parts, AM
who found in an Il of the wa,
heather temple an idol that was uniqut
in form and construction. He knew
that it was a great curiosity, and aft
er a long bargaining with the priest
in charge of 1t succeeded in gettins
them to sell it to him for a small
amount of money.
Then he took it to his own country
where a different sort of idol was
worshipped, and it attracted a grear
deal of attention as a very curious
find. A wealthy banker who heard o.
the idol took q long journey to see It
T'as so impressed that he offered the
owner a very large sum of money fol
it, and Immediately became its pos
SCISSOR.
Moral--Idol curiosity may be @.
great value.-N. Y. Herald.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
GAVE UP SEAT IN CONGRESS
Mr., Shafroth Of Colorado Relin-
pushes Contested Seat.
His Manly Action Put On Record
the First Case In the Great
Legislative Hody.

Washington. Feb lG.-ln v~oluntari.
ly relinquishing his sea as a member
Of the house of representatives. Mr..
Shafroth, of the First district of Colo
during the 40 minueS' session Monday.
The manly and earnest words of the
Colorado member fairy took the
breath OF the house aa he pro.
ceeded to put the first case on record
in that body where a member rGge up
his seat, acknowledging that his cleo.
ton had been tainted by fraud. For
this fraud Mr., Shafroth declared he
was in nc way responsible. nor was he
aware that it had been perpctratcd
until the evidence had been adduced
by the elections committee of the
house. 1t was not done. he said. fur
,-er for the purpose Of causing his
election.
As he announced the conclusion Of
eight years service in this manner,
most unsatisfactory to himself. his
voice betokcned tho emotion he felt.
The hush which spread over the floor
and galleries when the purport Of his
remarks wa realized became almost
painful. But when he sat down with
words of thanks on his lips for the
treatment he had received from his
colleagues on both sides Of the cham.
Der, applause burst forth and con.
tinuo long and heartily, The mem
bers arose almost en- masse and oX
personal expressions Of sympa-
thy and encouragement.
Mr.. Shafroth in his speech to the
house said in part:
Il wish also to say that | appreciate
the repeated declarations Of MIR.
Bonynge In the record that | was not
A party to or in any manner connect.
I'd with any of the frauds or irregu.
.arlLes,
Il also desired to thank the mem.
)ors Of this house for the uniform
courtesy and evidences of respect
winch | have received during the
eight years of my service in congress.
have formed friendships here upon
)otn sides of the chamber which /
hail cherish through life. | fully APP
jreciate the high character of the
men who compose this body, but 1t Is
'nly when | am about to leave that |
ully ,tall2e the distinguished honor
t is to serve as a member in the
legislative body on the face
# the globe.
wishing you all n happy and p os-
'erous future, | will say good by"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

is going on until their eyes have be-
come a little accustomed 10 the dark
ness; and the bursting of the bomb
Will so dazzle them and give then such
a fright, that / hope my little maneu-
yer viii be well covered, and the fact
Of my having risen from my seat, even
if it is noticed, won't rouse suspicion,
for the chances are that the bomb will
bring the whole platform to its feet,
and will perhaps create a panic. When
the light is turned on again, and the
money is found to be missing, there
will be a row, and a big one, of course,
but that needn't trouble us, and we can
let them fight it out among themselves.
'Wha do you think of the plan, gen.
tlemen? You see, we manage the
business without mourning any great
suspicion or running much risk, and we
put a clear thousand apiece into our
pockets. The idea strikes me as all
right. We can't afford to let it be sup
posed there's any hanky-panky games
going on, so far as we are concerned,
as if so we shouldn't be allowed the
handling of the money that's sub
scribed by. the different associations
and leagues, which we represent. And
as having a finger in the pie means
some thousands a year, 1t wouldn't pay
us-for the sake OF a thousand apiece
to incur suspicion. But If my plan
works out according to my idea-and |
don't see why it shouidn't-we get the
money all the same without losing the
confidence of the public"
You're a genius!" said Councillor
Number Six. Wasn't | right, mates,
when | said he was cut out for our
chief? Now tell us when the thing
comes off and how the rest of us are
going to help you. think I'm the boy
to wait outside and play at catch-ball
with the cash-box."
Easy, my friend-easy!" put In
Number Two, as | shall still continue
to call him. Have you forgotten
that we are all wanted for the
murder Of a constable not two miles
this very spot, and that the
murder took place only yesterday?
You are safe enough in this house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
TO JOIN THE JAPANESE ARMY.
American War win leave Chica-
go This Week For the Orient.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE Post says:
Sixty Chicagoans, many of them vet
Of the Spanish-American war, II
Is said, will leave this week for Japan.
Five former members of the Illinois
national guard and regular and vol,
unteer armies Of the United States
leave Monday night for the Pacific
ports, where they will sail for the
orient.
Owing to the neutrality proclamation
Of President Roosevelt, the men are
keeping their plans a secret but 1t Ia
lntimated that the purpose Is to join
the Japanese forces.
The sixty will go west in small par.
ties of five or six and sail for Japan
on different steamers. their ultimate
destination being Toxic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
FOR DEFRAUDlNG THE CITY.
The West Michigan Printing Conn
paRy of Grand Rapids Arrest
ed For OyeTchnrging the city.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 16.--War.
rants have been issued for the arrest
Of eX.City Comptroller Leo A. Caro- and
Eber Rice, Of the West Michigan
Printing Co. 1t is charged in the com
plants that Caro- and Rice ~conspired
to defraud the city In printing city
reports.
During the period Of investigation.
Rice has not denied the oyercharge,
but hes declared that 1t was due to de.
fective bookkeeping.
Rice and Caro- entered a plea OF not
guilty in police court Monday after.
noon and demanded examinations.
They were released on bail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

or rather in this room, but an,
stranger who's seen in this neighbor
hood just now may be called upon Il
give an account of himself. We can
DO with less than three to carry on
the business successfully. | must be OF
the platform to do the bomb business
and toss the cash out of the window
for one; then II of us must be out.
side to catch it, and make off with it
and one of us must undertake to put
out the light at the right moment.
Two out Of the three must be Hub.
book and myself, who can go out of the
house unsupported. The other must be
one of you three gentlemen, but we
shall have to go very carefully to work
to smuggle him out. The remaining
two had best lie low here meanwhile.
I'm sorry | cant arrange for the whole
of you TO lie perdu for the present, but
| don't want to let anyone else into our
secrets, and must rely upon one of you
to help. VIII you three draw lots to see
who's to act with lubbock and me?
| think lubbock should be the per-
son to secure the money when it is
tossed out. He knows the spot well
and the neighbour God. 1t would be too
bad to have the money get back into
the hands of the strikers, after all our
trouble"
YES" said Number Six bluntly, and
1t would be too bad if Mr.. lubbock lost
hisself when he'd once got his hands
on the money. I'm a bit of a stick
Ter for what's gentlemanly myself, but
it's surprising how bad ones memory
gets when there is a matter of $4,000
asking some INT to put 1t in his pocket,
and forget his way home again"
IF you have nothing more to the
point to put forward than that" said
Number Two, with an unpleasant sort
of smile, perhaps you will be so good
as to prepare the papers for the lot
drawing. I'll go bail for Hubbock's
honesty. No, I've used the wrong
word. 1t is honor, isn't it. not hon
esty, which is said to exist even
among ~thieves?"
mot so much Of the thief please,
unless you're speaking for yourself"
retorted the fellow. Then, grumbling
something under his breath about the
boss being in a hurry to put on the
pot he proceeded somewhat sulkily
to do as he was told. Folding into
slips several half-sheets of paper. one
of which was marked with an X, he
tossed them into a hat and shook
them all up together.
Now, gentlemen" he said. "we'Il
draw them one by n until we've got
apiece, and then we'll open up
and see who's got the ticket. Well
draw with our backs to the ballot box.
and then no one can accuse me
or any n else of taking the rubber.
Put your hand behind you, Number
and start the game"
After the hat had been three times
round, we examined our papers. That
the x had fallen to my share.
You've got to play Jonah this jour-
yelled Number Six, ~slapping me
the back; but don't sink the ship
L you can help 1t, old man. We want
see that $1,000 apiece In our pockets
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
PRICE STONE REINSTATED.
Accepting Illegal Fees and rid
ing on Railroad Passes.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 1G.-Circult
Judge HaXell Monday issued an order
reinstating II. p. Stone into the office
of prosecuting attorney. This was
done after Judge Samuel Davis, Of
Marshall, had sustained motions to
quash infOrmations against Stone,
charging him with accepting Illegal
fet6 and riding 0 N railroad passes.
Stone was suspended on charges based
on indictments, and these being dis.
posed Of lis reinstatement followed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

With patience sour grapes becom,
sweet and the mulberry leaf satin.
By the time the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grown-up children.
Give a swift horse to him who tell.
the trath, SC that as soon as he ha.
tolc it he may ride and escape.
Be not 80 severe that you are blamed
for it. o SO gentle that you art
trampled upon for II.
If you have to gather thorns, do i
by the strangers hand.-Mary A. Ma
son in In Lighter Vein" in Century.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Students at ancient history are
never up-to-date.
Temptation is the balance In which
character is weighed.
When a pessimlst loses his mind It's
a fortunate man who doesn't find 1t.
Sometimes a man can cure himself
Of insomnia by trying to keep awake.
Many a man gets the best of a fight
because he hasn't the nerve to run
away.
The unwritten law OF society cen.
siders every man guilty until he a
proved innocent
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Chicago Catholic Church burned.

Chicago, Feb. 1G.-St. Francis
Roman Catholic church, which has a
convent adjacent, was attacked by fire
Monday afternoon. The flames gained
such a Roadway that a double alarm
was sent in.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

Saginaw, Mich, Feb. 1~6.--Prosecut-
ing Attorney o'Keefe Monday nolle
pressed cases against the ten alder
men and ex-aldermen, AZ the result Of
indictments brought by the recent
grand jury charging attempted bribery
in an electric lighting deal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

Evansville, Ind, Feb. 16.-After
being closed down for nearly two
months, owing to the poor market
conditions, the Evansville glass fac
tory resumed operations Monday, be-
ginning with nearly $50 men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

Nation. Ill, Feb. ~16.-Judge l.. G.
Henley, Of the city court, says he has
examined a large number Of fruit trees
in this locality and found that at least
% per cent. Of the buds on the trees
were still alive and showed no signs
OF being killed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
JAPANESE ARE RETIcENT.
They Are Making Every Move Coun
with Method and Secrecy,

They Are Making Every Move Count
with Method and secrecy.
Shanghai Feb. 16.--Adyices from Ma
gasaki, dated Friday, February IL.
state that absolute reticence is main
tained by the government. An intense
war feeling prevails among all classes,
although there is an apparent absence
of excitement. Among the striking
features Of the situation are the strict
censorship which Is exercised over all
c~ablegrams and the close concealment
OF military and naval movements.
MethodicnI Mobilization.
The mobilization Of the Japanese
army has been carried out m~ethodical-
ly. 1t Is estimated that 100000 troops
are now ready to be placed In the
field, without impairing the national
defenses. The movements Of the troops
are shrouded in secrecy. They are
being moved at night toward their base
at sasebo, KuTe Moi and Yokusuka,
and the lights of ordinary trains are
extinguIshed when in the neighborhood
of troop trains.
Members Of the reserve force i'm
mediately step into the places of the
outgoing regulars. Their organization
Is perfect, and a full equipment Is
ready for each one OF the reserves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
Presidential Nominations.

Washington, Feb. 1G.-The president
Monday sent to the senate the fol-
lowing nominations: PoStmaSters:
California-George Brown, Corona. IL
linois-M. d. Brown, Brighton. Me-
braska-Dayis s. Brynon, Burwell.
Also a number of army promotions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
CHAPTER XVI.

NUMBER TWO AND MYSELF JOUR-
NEY TO LONDON TO ATTEND THE
GREAT MEETING.
Number Two called me early on the
morning of the meeting.
You and | are going to travel up to
town together, Number Seven" he
said. ut viii be best so. as In that
you'll pass as my friend. and no
suspicion will attach to you. Hub
book will follow later. The trap will
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

Mlssoula, Mont, Feb. 16.-Edward
Trudeau, a deputy sheriff, wa shot
dead, Monday, by a drunken character
named Herman Parsons. A posse ID
In pursuit Of the murderer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20

Pottsyille, Pa, Feb. 1G,--Organlzers
and stump speakers are being rushed
by the United Mine Workers from
the anthracite region to the bItumin.
Gus coal fields. The miners officials
say that a strike is practically ineyi-
table.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-20
HANK. Onened Fo, nnrinenr.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 1G.-All the
savings banks opened for business
Monday, Notwithstanding the legal
holiday. The Withdrawals were small,
and deposits were made at all Of them.