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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-29
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News OF the.TOwn and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News OF the.TOwn and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Homer H. Webster returned from his
vacation Wednesday afternoon and
has resumed bis duties in the First
National bank.
B G. Higley and j. K Flood Of
Glens Falls and E. X. Dunbar of Bos-
ton, all connected with the new gas
company, are here today.
Frank Amidon left this morning for
Enfield, n. H., to visit few days.
1t is stated that there was a hearing
last Saturday in Keene, N. H., over
the affair in,which Isaac H. Sanborn
was badly injured some time ago.
Sanborn has about recovered from the
injuries he received,
Miss Lizzie Gilbert who has been
visiting here has returned to her home
in Cambridge.
Col and Mrs Thomas Harmon have
been in Brattleboro this week. At a
reunion of Company X of the 9th Yer
mont volunteers, Col Harmon was
elected vice president of the reunion
a ssociation,
The engagement is announced of
Miss Edith Walbridge TO Roy Pad
dock of New York City.
Customers of Druggist O. f. Gibson
can get several things for nothing.
He is giving away prizes this week
and tells the particulars in his ad-
vertisment in another column.
While you have chance secure a
good seat for the Little Princess, 4"
tomorrow evening at the opera house.
Frank Burgess took second driving
Blue Ribbon at the Wallingford fair
Wednesday.
Miss Georgiana Austin was taken
quite seriously i'll while working in
Griswold's Monday afternoon. She
was taken to Mrs Winslow's where she
remained until Tuesday night. Her
condition is now much better.
Martin Peckham was married at Ar.
lington Thursday morning to Miss
Susie Grant of that place.
Miss Catherine MCGUIRE Of Stafford
st won the shoes at the Bennington
shoe store last evening,
Stark Lodge IOOF has issued invi-
tations to card social to be given in
the odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening
| Oct 1904.
T. A. Carpenter and sons have the
contrac: to rebuild the barn of VIM
K. Morgan recently damaged by fire.
1t is understood that the contract calls
for over $4,000 for the work.
M. o. Leighton, who was the guest
OF E. L, Bates yesterday, has been in
vestigating the condition of the water
OF Lake Champlain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-29
Don't Forget.

The Boston and Maine railroad New
York excursion via Troy and Citizens
Line steamer will occur October 18th.
Low rate giving six days in New York
which is the objective point of all
American travellers, and where there
is always something doing" Tick
cts good on train due in Troy at 6.55
p. m, OF above date and on Citizens
Line steamer, due New York early
next morning, good to return leaving
New York to and including Monday,
October 18th and on B. Il NJ. to and
Including October 18th.
Ask Boston aud Maine railroad
ticket agent for full particulars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-29
Estate of Clarrissa L. Murch


STApE OF VERMONT. In Probate
- District of Bennington, IS, Court, held at
the Probate ONCE In Bennington within and
for said dis .rict on the lith day of September A.
ID. 1904.
Present, John V, Carney, Judge.
AN INSTRUMENT. purpOrting to be the last
VIII and Testament OF Clarrissa l.. MurCh
late of Bennington In said district. deceased be-
ing presented by Henry W SpaffOrd the eXecu-
tor therein named, for Probate, II is ordered bv
said Court that all persons concerned therein
be notified TO appear AT session thereof. TO be
held at the Probate ONCE in Bennington In
said district on the 4th day of October, A.
d.. 1901, at ten o'clock In the forenoon. aud
show cause, il any they have, against the pro
bate OF said Wlll for which purpose il Is
further ordered. that this order be published
ening Banner. a newspaper printed at Benning-
ton In this state, previous TO said time of hearing
BY THE COURT.
20) Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-29
MANCHESTER

turned TO New York Monday.
W. G. Spellman, who has been
spending his vacation at DR. Burn
hams has returned home.
About 80 pupils are now enrolled at
the seminary and this number will
soon be raised to the hundred mark
Miss Stone has been added to the fac
ulty and will have charge of the COM
mercial course which will include type
writing, stenography and penmanship.
Miss Aldrich who has charge of the
musical department is a pupil of the
musical department of Tufts and per-
former of no little ability.
The foot ball season will open here
Saturday with game with the Rut
land high school team. There will be
home games on the two Saturdays fol-
lowing, next week with Albany high
and the 10Th with Proctor.
George Bryant who recently sold his
house to Mrs William Mcclure will
begin work on new house on the cor
ner of Seminary and Franklin aven-
ues.
G. E. Thatcher and family who have
spent the summer at Miss Fowler's
cottage returned to Albany Thursday.
The regu ar meeting of the SPCA
was held at the court house Monday.
c. L. Towsley has moved into the
Gilbert farm house formerly occupied
by b. L. Johnson who has returned to
Ann Arbor. Mr. Towsley will have
charge OF the green houses and gar
dens.
Mrs L. II. Hemenway and Miss
Clara Hemenway are attending the
meeting of the Vermont branch of the
Wonan's Board of Foreign Missions
at Newport, Vt.
Mr. Gleason and family who have
I spent the summer at Miss Blacks cot
tage returned to Troy Thursday,
a cable dispatch has been received
announcing the safe arrival in Homo
lulu, II. l., of Mr. and Mrs C. r. Hem.
enway.
Donald Hall, the Ekwanok profes.
sional, has finished his work and gone
to Philadelphia.
Miss Frank Fowler is giving in.
structions in drawing at the public
school.
The Historical society will meet with
Miss j. c. Hawley Saturday evening.
The Equinox orchestra finished their
engagement at the Equinox Monday
Most of the members will play at Palm
Beach this winter.
Many of the townspeople frequent
the old Equinox golf links which are
in very good condition. A handicap
tournament will be held this Friday
with prizes for the best gross and net
scores.
Richard Warner paid his brother a
short visit at the seminary Wednes-
day.
j, w. Hard who met with an accid-
ent few weeks ago is nearly recoTer-
ed.
NJ. S. willing and Miss Willing who
have been spending a week at Crosby
Hill, the residence of E. S. Isham, re.
turned to New York today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-29
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
STATE OF VERMONT.
BENNINGTON COUNTY C1qRT.
Jennie II. Coulter Decejnbe1
Ralph D. Coulter. lglI.

hhlph u COULTER 1874.
WHEREAS. Jennie H. Coulter, of Shaftsbury
in the County of Bennington aforesaid. has
duly filed in the office Of the Clerk of the
County Court within and for said County of
Bennington, at Bennington In said County, her
petition Tor divorce against Ralph ID. Coulter
now OF parts unknown without this state;
Alleging as the cause for said divorce that
the said Ralph ID. Coulter has Wilfuliy deserted
said petitioner, at divers times has treated said
petitioner with ntolerable severity during the
continuance of their marriage relations; and
at diveIs times has committed the crime OF adul-
terry
And praying that for the causes aforesaid
q bill of divorce be granted 10 the petitioner
together with the care, custody and control of
Raymond l.. Coulter. minor child of the parties
hereto, during the remainder of his minority,
NOW THEREFORE,, the said Ralph d. Conf
ter hereby and by the publication hereof as
directed by the statute in such case made and
provided, NOTIFIED AND REQU IRED to ap-
pear before the Honorable the County Court az
the next stated term thereof to be holden nj
Bennington within and for the County of BEN
ningtOn aforesaid, on the first Tuesday of De-
cember, 1904, ON the first day of said term, then
and there In said Court, to make answer TO said
petition for divorce and to stand TO and abide
such order, judgment and decree thereon as to
said court shall seem meet, the premises con.
sidered.
Dated at Bennington, in said County OF Ben
nington, this 18th day of September 1904.
HARRY t. CUSHhfAN.
CHAP. A. MAURER, Clerk
Bennington, Vt.
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-29
Free

AS a special inducement a cam
paign watch fob will be given away
absolutely free to every purchaser OF
so cts or over on the opening days,
Saturday and Monday, Oct l and 3.
H. Harry Levin's, The bargain store,
12l North st. Bennington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.

The largest sum ever paid for pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, August 30. 1901. The transfer in
volyed in coin and stock SIP, 10000 and
was paid by party of business men for
specific for Bright's Disease and Dia-
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
CATION of the specific Nov. 15, 1900.
They interviewed scores OF the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
oyer three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sicans to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up TO Aug. %, eighty-seyen
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent OF
failures, the parties we're satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will De mailed free on ap
plication. Address JOHN j. FULTON
COMPANY, 420 Montgomery St., San
Francisco, Gal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
DALLAS WILL CELEBRATE
Active Preparations Will Be Made
At Once for Observance of
the Glorious Fourth

Dallas will celebrate the Fourth of
July in q manner befitting her i'm
pOrtance as one of the live and busy
towns of the Willamette Valley.
Business men and citizens met in the
Firemen's Hall, Wednesday evening,
and decided by a unanimous vote to
begin preparation at once for the Dig
event County Judge J. E. Sibley
was chosen to act as chairman Of the
meeting, and J. G. Hayter was elected
secretary. Every man present eX-
pressed himself in favor of holding a
celebration, and plans for raising
funds and securing attractions were
discussed at length. The chairman
was authorized to appoint committee
of two on Finance and committee of
five on General Arrangements, the
latter committee to have the privilege
of appointing all subcommittee
The meeting then adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman. Judge
Sibley has appointed the following
well-known citizens to serve as com
mitteemen.
General Arrangements-Dr. Mark
Hayter, Charles T. Belt, A. +. Toner,
Il. @. Kirkpatrick, H. L. Fenton.
Finance-Robert Gaynor, V. P.
Fiske.
1t is earnestly hoped that all these
appointees will consent to serve, as
they were selected with view to their
fitness for the work in hand, Dallas
has always been noted for the sue
cess Of its Fourth of July celebrations,
and it is the ambition of the people to
make this years celebration bigger
and better than any that has been
held heretofore.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
A LITTLE HISTORY.

In a good-natured editorial in
last weeks Independence Enter
prise, Editor Lyon calls in question
the accuracy of some OF the OBsER-
vER's statements concerning politi-
cal campaigns in Polk county, and
especially in reference to the
Republican county convention OF
two years ago. Mr.. Lyon says
that the recognition of the minority
in the makeup of committees and
state delegates in that convention
was tho result of a compromise.
This is a mistake. There was no
necessity for compromise. Mr..
Hawkins had Il clear majority OF
the delegates in the convention,
and his friends and supporters
knew it. 1t is true that three or
four delegates elected as Hawkins
qnen were bought by the opposition
leaders almost the moment they
arrived in town; but there were
delegations-such as that elected
from Eola precinct, for instance
that could not have been bought at
any price. AS soon as the opposi-
tion found that these men were not
a purchasable commodity and could
not be tricked nor traded into
voting against Mr.. Hawkins, they
gave up the fight as hopeless.
Now, as to the caucus: There
were three men in Dallas who
wanted to 60 as delegates to the
state convention and whose election
the Keyt men desired. These men
were J. N. Hart, r. e. Williams
and e. G. Kirkpatrick, all ardent
supporters of Mr.. Keyt. Mr.,
Williams desired the election Of
w. G. Vassall, knowing he could
obtain the proxy, as Mr.. Vassall
was busy with his duties in the
bank and would not care to attend
the convention. These are the men
whom the Keyt delegation, which
had carried the three Dallas pre-
cincts, wanted for delegates. The
writer of these lines was given a
voice in the majority caucus and
knows whereof hespeaks. Hewent
before that caucus and advocated
the election of Hart, Vassall and
Kirkpatrick. He did this in the
interest of party harmony and good
feeling, and because he knew that
these were the men Dallas wanted
for delegates. In order to make a
place for one of these Keyt men,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

Unlike Judge Boise, who has
held Office for forty years at a
salary of something like $4,000 a
year, B. L. Eddy has never held a
lucrative office, but has served his
home town as Mayor and the state
as a Legislator, and has rendered a
good account of himself in that
capacity. His bill to tax corpora
tions is putting 100000 a year
into the state treasury, and he is
the father of many other good and
useful measures. The record Of
Judge Burnett, his running mate,
is too we'll known TO need any
commendation at this time, and it
is generally conceded that his
majority will be larger than ever
before. The people Of the Third
Judicial District will make no
mistake when they vote for both
Burnett and Eddy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
Noted Divine Visits Dallas

Bishop II. B. Hartzler, ofthe United
Evangelical Church, closed his toul
of the Oregon conference in Dallas
last Sunday, and left on Monday fol
his home in Harrisburg, Pennsyl.
vania. He visited all the principal
towns in Western Oregon, and
preached thirty sermons while on the
trip. He was highly pleased with the
work being done at Dallas College,
and predicts bright future for the
school. Bishop Hartzler is an able
man, and it is a rare pleasure to listen
to one of his scholarly sermons. He
is also a hymn writer of considerable
note He is a pleasant gentleman tC
meet, and made many friends during
his short stay in Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
At the College Chapel.

Sermon next Sunday morning on
the subject of Self Denial The Sun
day evening service will be in con-
nection with the Young peoples meet
ing, when the subject of local option
will be presented. A special program
has been arranged for this service
An address by our next State Senator,
d. M. Metzger, and music by tha
college quartette. All are invited,
A. A. WINTER, Pastor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

the writer voluntarily sacrificed his
own ambition to 60 as delegate
to the state convention, and staid
at home.
These are facts which We think
no one will have the hardihood to
deny. The majority did not put
these Keyt delegates on the list
through fear; they did not put
them there through compromise.
They had Mr.. Keyt defeated be-
yond all doubt or question, and
they knew it. They gave the
minority this recognition because
they wanted to be decent and fair
with the losing side, and because
they desired peace and harmony in
the party, in order that the Re-
| publican ticket might receive an
undivided party support in the
June election, BE it said TO the
everlasting shame Of some Of the
leaders SO recognized, an under
handed attempt was made by some
of them to defeat the head of the
| Republican ticket at the last
moment before the election, and it
is no fault of theirs that the Re-
publican candidate for the Legis-
lature was not defeated.
The OBSERVER quite agrees with
the Enterprise that "Mr. Hawkins
is not an Issue this year" The
only reason that Mr.. Hawkins
name is mentioned at all is because
he happened to be a candidate for
the Legislature two years ago, and
it was upon him that this attack
was made by the very same men
who 80 mercilessly crushed and
beat down the minority in the con-
vention this year. In reciting
facts of history, it is necessary to be
be specific in AL statements made,
if the history is to be Of any weight
or value whatever. The OBSERVER
always endeavors to avoid glittering
generalities, and to say what it
means. This is our only reason
for mentioning Mr.. Hawkins name
at this time-or Mr.. Keyt's either,
for that matter.
The writer has been engaged in
the newspaper business in Polk
county for the last twelve years
and believes bis readers will bear
him out in the assertion that he
does not often make statements
that he cannot verify. The crooked
political record OF a few of the men
who have recently set themselves
up as pure and undefled leaders
of the Republican party in Polk
county is well known in this office,
and there are always facts, figures,
dates and names to back up any
statement we make.
1t is matter Of regret that the
leadership Of the party this year
fell into the hands Of a few in
discreet youths who were SO carried
away by their little temporary
victory that they threw cool judg
ment and concern for party sue
cess to the winds and rode their
selfish schemes and plans rough
shod over the heads Of men who
were voting and working for the
success of Republican principles
before these young men were born.
The Republican party is all right,
and we are inclined to believe that
after few of these selfish leaders
have passed into political oblivion
it will be in better shape for win
ming victories than it is at the
present time. No man objects to
following a party leader, provided |
his leadership is Of the reasonable
and decent sort.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
POPULISTIC FOOLISHNESS
Salem journal.

Portland is responsible for most
of the legislative damphoolism that
is foisted upon the people of this
state. The geniuses in control Of
that city are always discovering
someone like Woods Hutchinson or
w. S. U'ren, who has wheels on
something Then the genius with
wheels proceeds to evolve some
great patent nostrum that is to
make people honest and put the
kibosh on all the corruption prac-
ticed at Portland by the politicians.
The result is a registration law, a
direct legislation system, a direct
primary law, woman suffrage
and God knows what not.
The little fellow with wheels gets
the endorsement of the gigantic
statesmen with seven-story in
tellects and brains to burn, like
Harvey Scott and Mayor Williams,
and then the Oregonian begins to
grind, and the people of the whole
state fall in, and something is done
that everybody kicks himself for.
ever afterwards for having per-
mitted,
The direct primary law to saddle
the whole expense of manipulating
candidates and making a party
ticket on the taxpayer is nothing
but a piece Of political abortion. A
direct primary law that would leave
the voter all the political liberty
that he now has, and make
aspirants pay the bill for holding
the primary, would be a more
rational proposition.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

The majority in the recent Re
publican county convention offered
to send to the state convention one
or two members OF the minority
who had no desire to go, but re-
fused to send any OF the men that
the minority asked for. This is
the gag that has been worked on
Dallas for the last eight years,
When Dallas asks for a place on
the ticket it is denied her, and then
the convention will turn around
and force the town to take a few
minor Offices that are not wanted.
Dallas furnishes nearly ope-fourth
of the entire vote of the county,
las can be seen by referring to the
precinct registration as given on
page four Of this paper,) and the
Republican majority here has
elected officer after officer in
past years, and yet, when the town
asks for anything, it is denied her.
The people Of Dallas have been
patient and long suffering, and
cannot be blamed for growing tired
of this kind of politics.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
Fine Mohalr Samples.

U. S. Grant, one of Oregon's leading
Angora goat raisers, sent some fine
specimens of mohair to the st. Louis
Fair this week. The samples were
tastily arranged on a cloth back
ground, with a photograph of pure
bred goat in the center, and the eX-
hibitor's name and address in the
corner If Mr.. Grant doesn't take
first prize for this exhibit, we Will
miss our guess.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

Polk county is to have the
largest hop yard in the world. The
Krebs Hop Company have set out
400 acres of vines on the old Hen
derson Murphy farm near Buena
Vista, and are putting the yard in
fine state of cultivation. Three
quarters of "A million feet of lumber
will be used in the erection of dry
houses, bakery grocery store, res
taurant, dance hall and summer
garden. The camp ground and
buildings will be lighted by cleo
tricity. 1t is estimated that A
cars will be required to haul the
pickers and baggage to and from
the yard each year. The yard will
be the largest single hop yard in
the world, there being nothing in
England or Germany TO compare
with it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

$500 REWARD FUR WOMEN
wKo NNor BR CURED.

Backed up by over third of century
of remarkable and uniform cures, a reccrd
such as 10 other remedy for the diseasrs
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained the proprietors aud makers of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in Offering to pay $500 in
legal money of the United States, for any
case Of f.eucorrhea, Female Weakness, Pro-
Iapsus, or Falling of Womb which they
cannot cure. All they ask is a fair aud
reasonable trial of their means of cure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20
Republican State Ticket.

Republican State Ticket.
Supreme Judge,
f. A. MOORE.
Dairy and Food Commissioner,
J. w. BAILEY.
First Congressional District.
Congressman,
BINGER HERMANN.
Third Judicial District.
Circuit Judges,
GEORGE H. BURNETT.
B. L. EDDY.
District Attorney,
JOHN Fl. MCNARY.
Twelfth Representative District.
Joint Representative,
J. S. COOPER.
Republican County Ticket.
State Senator,
u. S. LOUGHARY.
Representative,
d. L. KEYT.
County Judge,
ED. f. COAD.
Commissioner,
WILLIAM RIDDELL.
County Clerk,
Il. M. SMITH.
Sheriff,
M. SCRAFFORD.
Assessor,
G. S. GRAVES.
School Superintendent,
@. L. STARR.
Treasurer,
J. T. BEEZLEY.
Surveyor,
J. p. VANORSDEL.
Coroner,
r. L. CHAPMAN.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

An oil company has been
organized in Polk county with a
capital stock of 100000. That's
the way to do it. Polk county has
some wide awake citizens who are
not afraid to spend a dollar or get
out and hustle. They deserve to
strike oil.-Toledo Leader.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-05-20

Mrs. Charles McDevitt is visiting
relatives in San Francisco
The uptown office of the electric
light company is nearing completion.
New lot of pure cream caramels
fresh today; also, popcorn toas1 the
new confeetion at Williams.
Hon. W. c. Brown has let the con-
tract for an addition to the Cottage
Hotel, 50 by Y feet and two stories
high.
Miss Edna Parrish, dramatic reader
and impersonator. will give recital
at Bridgeport on Tuesday evening,
May 81.