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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
sws OF thehTOwn and Village Told
BffeilY for Busy Readers.

sws OF thshTOwn and village Told
Bffeily for Busy Readers.
Mrs Sarah Olds has returned from
Valley Falls.
Miss Adelaide Merrill has returned
from Northfeld.
Miss Elizabeth Freeman of Troy is
with friends here.
Miss Annie Green has gone to Troy
to spend three weeks.
Giles Beach of Gloversville was in
town over Sunday.
Miss Hattie Twitchell and Mrs Kate
Young have returned from Old Or
chard.
Miss Winifred Vose of fCalais, Me-,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs G. S
Mills.
Miss Emile L. Palmer OF Brooklyn
is the guest OF Mr. and Mrs E. L..
Nichols.
Misses Mabel and Grace Holt have
gone to Middlebury to visit Rev W.
H. Washburn.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Buss of Bridge.
port, Conn, are visiting her sister,
Miss Margaret Laware.
w. B. Sheldon will lead the prayer
meeting at the guideboard tomorrow
evening. The meeting will take the
form of question box.
Rupert has elected lie delegates to
the county republican convention, four
of whom shall support w. r.. Daley
for states attorney. Woodford sends
two who will support him.
In the Baptist church Sunday, Hen
ry Taylor of Hamilton, N. Y, render
ed on the violin inithe morning "He
shall feed his focks from the Messiah"
and in the evening Gounod's "Ave
Maria" Mrs Frank Battles sang
1.-THE Lord is my Shepherd" and ''One
sweetly solemn thought. "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY.
Frank Tiffany Died From Kidney Disease After
an Illness Of Two Days.

The body of the late Frank Tiffany
arrived here on the sleeper Sunday
morning accompanied by several mem
bers of his family. He was visiting
his daughter Mrs f. r. Boyd and
Wednesday afternoon was taken sud-
denly i'll. He had been troubled with
a kidney disease some time. He died
Friday afternoon.
There was prayer service at the
home of his daughter Saturday after
noon. The funeral here was con-
Quoted by Rev S. H. Watkins, of Ar
lington, in the absence of Rector
Schuyler. Mt Anthony lodge had
charge at the commitment services.
The bearers we're Herbert Marsden,
William McCarty, Charles Mcclure,
Frank Moore, employees OF the Tif-
fany brothers, and John Cordes an
old friend The burial was in the viii
lage cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
To Elect I3 Delegates to the County Convsn-
ton to be Held Here.

The Democratic voters of the town
of Bennington are hereby warned to
meet in caucus at Apollo hall on Tues
day, July 20, 1904 at s: p. m. to trans
act the following business:
|. To elect l3 delegates and l3 al
ternates to attend the Democratic
county convention to be held at Ben.
nington, Tuesday, August 2, 1904, to
place in nomination, candidates for
county officers to be voted for at the
next September election.
2. To transact any other business
found proper when met.
H. A. Lyons, chairman,
j. P. Gavin, secretary,
r. M. Houghton,
VIM. Gibney,
M. w. Stewart,
Democratic Town Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
CAMPAIGN SCHEMlNG
Republican CAMPAIGN COmmtte To Meet
Tuesday Night.

The Republican state committee will
meet at the Van Ness house, Burling-
ton, next Tuesday night to arrange
for the conduct of the campaign.
c. j. Bell, the Republican nominee
for governor, and C. II. Stearns, nomi-
nee for lieutenant-governor, have
promised to be at the meeting in Bur-
lington next Wednesday night, when
the Burlington Republican Club is
formed.
In addition to them, the majority Of
the members of the state committee
will remain over from their meeting
Tuesday night, the members of the
county committee will be pre-
sent, and the members of the sever
al town committees in the county have
been invited to attend. Several speech
es will be made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
Was Wasting Away.

The following letter from Robert r.
Watts Of Salem, Mo-, is instructive.
81 have been troubled with kidney
disease for the last five years; lost
flesh ard never felt we'll and doctored
with the leading physicians and tried
all remedies suggested without relief
Finally tried Foley's Kidney Cure
und less than two bottles completely
cured me and l am now sound and
we'll. " For sale by B. A. Quinlan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
ONE MORE SELF MURDER
Suicide Of Lincoln Member of the State Lsei..
lature.

Bristol, July l6.-George A. Ham
ner committed suicide at his hon in
the north part of Lincoln last evening
taking strychnine. He would have
been AZ years old September 25th. 1t
is supposed that the cause of his act
was that he was respondent and tired
of living.
He was popular farmer and a
prominent citizen and had held many
town Offices. He represented his town
in the last Legislature. He is survived
by wife, young son, an aged
mother, and sister.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
slight Hope For c. ID. Rogers.

FARMINGTON, Conn, July 1S.-The
condition of Charles ID. Rogers, the
millionaire printer OF Chicago, who was
injured in an automobile accident here,
is about the same, the doctors having
slight hope for his recovery His skull
is fractured as the result of an accident
which threw him against tree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
A SAD DEATH
Bride Of Only Five Months Formerly Lived
In Arlington.

IN Arlington.
The body of Mrs C. f Parsons who
died in Elmira Friday, arrived here
Saturday and was taken to the home
of j.. B. Parsons. She was formerly
Miss Mary Evelyn Buck of Arlington,
and was married last February going
to Elmira to reside.
Mrs Parsons was her aunt. The
funeral was held Sunday morning.
Rev George S. Mills officiating. The
burial was in the cemetery at Arling-
ton. She was q years old. Death
was caused by pertionitis. She was a
much liked young woman and leaves
a large circle of friends.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
Two Cleveland Men Drowned.

MEANWHILE, Pa, July 1S.-lsaiah
Barnett and William Stafford Of Cleve-
land, O., were drowned yesterday while
bathing in French creek. Their bodies
have not been recovered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18

victory but for bad luck in taking ad-
vantage of them.
Bennington made rally in the
seventh and tied the score 4 to 4 and
the Bennington crowd had great
hopes which were blasted when Hoo.
sick scored in the ninth while Ben
nington couldn't get man around
with an automobile.
The Hoosick sports brought nearly
S400 to town Saturday and left it,
the Benningtonians took that and a
thousand more to the Falls Sunday
but the Hoosick crowd didn't have
much confidence in their ball tossers
much to their regret later.
Score by innings:
1913 1907
Bennington 90 O0300 4
HOOsick Falls 90 ! O q 90
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
DEATH OF CHILD
Nine Weeks Old Daughter of M and Mrs
Edward Osborn.

Julia Anna the weeks old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs Edward Osborn died of
pneumonia Sunday afternoon after a
weeks illness The funeral will be held
at the house Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock after which the remains will be
taken to Greenwich for burial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
Philadelphia May Ne shy Of Meat

PHILADELPHIA July 19.-For the
FIRST time in years the West Philadel-
phia abattoir was in operation because
OF the threatened scarcity Of meat due
to the Chicago strike. During the day
500 head of cattle were slaughtered by
independent dealers OF this city. The
Philadelphia houses Of the western
packing concerns have only a small
supply of meat on hand, and the inde-
pendent butchers of the city are striv-
Ing to take up whatever business the
western housessare unable to handle.
The independents declare they can take
care of the entire city. There is plenty
of live stock in sight, but prices have
been advanced about cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
Hoosick Falls

Struck out by Horr by Morey 10
Base on balls of Horr off Morey |
Score by innings;
Bennington 2002 2Ol0l*
Hoosick Falls 000O0l0 /
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18

A sudden attack at night of some
form of bowel complaint may come to
anyone. Every family should be pro-
vided with bottle of Or SETH ARM
OLD S BALSAM.
Warranted by o. E. Gibson
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
When Other Medicine. nave FAILED

take Foley's Kidney Cure. IL has cur
ed when everything else has disap-
pointed. For sale by B. A. Quinlan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
Fairbanks VIII Tnke a Rest.

MACKINAC, Mich, July 1S.-Sena-
tor Fairbanks has arrived here, where
he will rest for fortnight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
CHARGED WITH STEALING.
Manchester Italian Brought Here and Lodged In
Jail

jail.
Abatti Domonic of Manchester was
arrested in Rutland Saturday upon a
warrent issued by States Attorney
Stakeholder charging him with steal
ing a watch from a workman employ
ed on the same job that he was. The
watch was found on his person. Domo-
mic was brought here today, and will
have a hearing before Judge Bates
probably this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18

Diphthsria relieved in twenty min
utes. Almost miraculous. DIR Thom-
as Electric Oil. At any drug store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18

TNO RENT -7-rOom cottage on Union St.
i All modern Improvements. S. III. Rock
wood, 230 Union st. u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18

Hives are terrible torment to the
little folks, and to, some older ones.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure
At any drug store, SOC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-18
BUSINESS EXCHANGE

UNO RENTS South 81. rooms, furnisht
or unfurnished. All modern cOnveniences
The best location in town. j. I. Remington:
153tf
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18
LABoRERs SCARCE.
Some Edgecombe Farmers Fear They
Cannot Harvest all Their Crops.

The problem of housing their
crops is becoming acute with a large
majority of the farmers. The fields
are white with cotton which open
faster than the pickers can gather it.
Now the peanut crop is upon the
farmers with pressing Imperative
ness. Prices for picking have adj
vanced without much increase in the
number of pickers in three weeks.
Peanut gatherers are not to be
had for any price. One farmer Of
fered a dollar a day and board for
about a dozen persons to gather his
peas, but got none. His peas are
the Virginia variety: The best are
left on the ground when the vines
are dug. He can get no n to gath
er these. The consequence is that
the ground is white with them.
Farmers must make up their mind
to one fact that harvest times makes
patent: With improved machinery
a farmer can plant and cultivate
more than the present supply of la
Dor can gather. A cotton picker that
will pick must be invented, o. la
Dor brought here, or there must be
a curtailment in crop acreage.
Many farmers can be heard to
gravely express the fear that the
winter cold and storms will find a
large portion of their CROPS still in
the fields Observation-Disclosures
Southerner.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18
TO SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS.
A Call for a Meeting in Columbia During
State Fair for Purpose of Organization.

By request of Anderson County
Farmers Cooperative Union, I here
by call a meeting of the farmers of
the State to meet in Columbia, Octo-
Der 26, in the hall of the Y. M. G..
A. building at s o'clock o. M, for the
purpose of discussing the issues that
confront us.
The time has come when the farm
ers should organize and conduct
their affairs in a b~usiness-like man
ner, and this can be accomplished
only through organization.
One great issue before us to-day is
how to market the cotton crop in or
der to get a just profit for produc-
ing it.
All county organizations in the
State are earnestly requested to send
delegates; also the farmers from all
over the State. B. HARRIS,
President Anderson County County
Farmers Cooperative Union.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18
Farmers Alliance Reorganized In Neck
lenburg with Bright Prospects.

Charlotte Chronicle, 18th: a
body of representative M~ecklenbn.s
farmers assembled at the court
house to-day and organized the
Mecklenburg County Farmers ALI
ance, with the following officers:
President-John Mcdowell, of
Steele Greek.
Vice-President-J. r. Utiey, of
Mallard Greek.
Chaplain-James Wilson, of Hope
well.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mack
Sample, of Hopewell.
These gentlemen are sufficiently
well known to guarantee the stabil-
ity of the organization with which
they have connected themselves, and
it is felt that there is a career Of
great usefulness in store for the ALI
ance.
The election of a county lecturer
was deferred until the next meet
Ing, WAACA WILL NC u01u LII Gu0 COUrG-
house at 10 o'clock on the morning
of the first Tuesday of January.
There are ten Sub Alliances in the
county, which have been organized
through the fundamentally of Mr..
IL. II. Gates, the State Lecturer,
and a few Mecklenburg farmers who
are interested in the cause. Each
n of these Sub Alliances were rep
resented at the meeting to-day, and
the delegates brought encouraging
news of the progress they are max
ing.
The Farmers Alliance is being re-
organized all yer the State, and
many of the leading agriculturists
in North Carolina are becoming
identified with the organization.
They realize that the Alliance can
be made a power for great good to
the farming people and are deter
mined that the good results shall
not again be destroyed by politics.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18
GOVERNMENT AID.

Now as to government aid in Sc
curing this boon, I don't really be-
lieve in hat doctrine, yet I notice
that every other class that want
something large call on the govern
ment, and if they call loud enough
and long enough they generally get
it. River and harbor improvements
railroad subsidies, irrigation bitches,
forest reserves, ship canals, pension
bills, naval vessels, coaling stations,
ETC., to say nothing of slices of con-
tinents and groups of islands, are
paid for by the government, because
some person, persons or class of per-
sons insist upon it and take the nee
essary steps to get what they want.
As to the wisdom of these purcha-
ses, 1 am not prepared to judge, but
l do think that none of them can be
of greater advantage to more of the
people, and even to the government
itelf, than good roads.
These are of utmost Importance in
peace, and should war visit our
shores, who can estimate the value
of highways that would enable US to
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18

move troops. and munitions of war
anywhere in the country with utmost
speed and ease?
HOW THE GOVERNMENT GOULD HELP
The greatest drawback I can see
is that government aid would involve
a lot more fat Offices to be filed and
large sums to be dispensed. thus add
ing another temptation to our pitt
fully large class of political buzzards
who are always shifting for a feast
of this kind.
As to how government aid should
be given I am hardly prepared to
suggest. To hand out large sums to
be expended under the present sys-
tenn, does not strike me at all favor
ably. Nothing could suit the above
mentioned class better.
It seems to me now that the best
way would be to provide means to
educate men enough in the best sys-
TENS of road building to enable us
to find good men properly equipped
to supervise our own efforts. It
seems to me that this education
should be provided for in institutions
already established, thus enabling
the men of each section to find in
their own section the training that
would fit them to meet the condi-
tions existing in that section. These
are large questions and open to argu-
ment on every side.
I can only express my views, mar
row and crooked though they may be,
and trust that it will arouse others
of larger and better view to take
steps that will prove effective.
The sad part of it seems to me
that we farmers are a scattered class,
each grubbing along his own row.
Strong, brave, intellipent men,, if we
do say it ourselves. But for want
of unity of action we are allowing
ourselves to be handled like dancing
bears by anybody and everybody who
is ""slick enough" to "humbug the
grangers."
May we not hope to do better?
H.. M. DANIEL.
Madison Co., n. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18

ing, and (if material is at hand)
metalling a place as long as his time
and force can get over.
The next foreman begins where he
left off and carries it farther, and
so on, each man leaving behind him
a section as long as may be of good
road.
The difficulties in the way of car
rying out this plan are, first, to get
different men to agree on a plan OF
construction and a place of begin
ming so that their work year by
year would tend to make a continued
piece of really good road. Second,
to get the men to take a live interest
in road construction so that they
will look forward to it and try to see
how much they can do in the allotted
time, rather than how little.
TAXATION FOR BODYBUILDING.
Now it seems to me that mainte-
nance of highways should be by a
tax imposed upon all and based on
the value of property both real and
personal. Thus the poor laborer who
has no use for the roads, save to
walk over them while living and be
hauled over them when dead. need
not pay so much as the wealthy land
owner who makes large use of the
highway or the liveryman who has a
dozen teams on the roads every day
whether he owns a foot of land or
not.
Not a man in city or country but
is benefited by good roads. The mil
lionaire likes them to drive ove
The manufacturer needs them for
the easier transportation of both raw
material and finished product. The
needs them in order that
more customers cam travel more
miles with more products and more
money to trade with him. Of course,
the doctor needs them that he may
make his visits day and night with
greater speed, safety and comfort.
. don't know about the lawyer owev-
er. Better roads would keep the peo-
pie in better humor and there would
not be quite so many ~quarrels to re-
suit in lawsuits. Perhaps he doesn't
need them. But the rest of us sure
ly do.
GOVERNMENT AID.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18
FOR BETTER PUBLIC ROADS.
MIR. Daniel Suggests Methods by Which
the Present System Could be Made
More Helpful and Discusses the Best
Plan of Government Aid.

NIT me to express "my ignorance
as the boys say, 1 vii give you a few
thoughts on the subject of roads.
/ have read with interest the va
rious opinions on this subject ex-
pressed through The Progressive
Farmer and other journals, and /
have thought a great deal upon it.
We practice the time-honored plan
of warming out the hands" and
working CO the roads two or three
days in spring and fall. By this
means we keep them in such shape
that a stout wagon drawn by a pair
of active mules driven by a person
who has enjoyed acrobatic training,
can generally get over them. They
neve become bottomless. The bot
tom is always in evidence and some
times protrudes for from n to
three feet.
Now if the bottom aforesaid could
only be pulverized and spread on the
top we would have roads. But this
we cannot do.
"wARNING IN" HANDS.
Many of the "road hands" are good
mechanics, But not one of them can
white out a crusher and engine to
reduce the superintendent material
at hand to a condition fit for use. In
some places we have a shale, than
which no finer road material exists.
1t would only need to be hauled onto
a well graded foundation to make
perfect roads, But by the time we.
get the loose stone picked out, the
worst chug holes filed, and the most
essential bitches opened, the time is
all "put in" and we can go no farth-
er.
In my Judgment this whole system
is as bad as it car be and should be
replaced by a totally different and
more business like plan.
But it is easy to object. We have
this system. Are we doing the best
we can with it? I think not.
In the first place, we all make
road working a kind of frolic. You
seldom see a man go at it with the
same energy he puts into his own
work.
FoREMEN SHOULD COOPERATE.
The foreman is one of us. Per
haps we all feel that road work is
an imposition. He calls US out be-
cause the law requires it. And we
make a show of working more to
avoid the penalty than to improve
the road. Now if the men of a COM
munity who are or are likely to be
foremen, could confer together and
arrive at some definite plan, then
each as their turn comes work to-
ward that plan, I think much more
good could be accomplished.
For instance, suppose there are
twelve men on the section. Select
two of good judgment to go over the
section and repair local difficulties,
Gil bo1oc +brow ont c+opa oman
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-18

Do you wish to buy awnings See
II 1t is not advertised in our col
umns. IF not, write to the Editor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-09

Of Andrew RobsOn's splendid product
ton of Winston Churchill' Richard
Carvel." Everything that was used
in and made the great run of the play
at the Empire theater. Broadway. New
York remarkable is faithfully carried
from town to town. and used. The
four massive sets of scenery painted
by Unit. With all the special garni-
lures. including historic furniture and
hangings and the heavy velvet car
pets, all these are carried.
The costumes are absolutely accu-
rate in their historical values. Many
of them, especially the toilette of the
ladies of the caste are dreams of beau
ty. The exquisite gown Of Dorothy
Manners, and the six superb dresses
worn by Mr.. Robson. particularly the
court dress. are marvels of the cOstu-
mers art. 1t is seldom in the days of
the Glkins law, that you find a man.
agement willing to incur the added eX
pense of transportation. and thus give
his patrons exact cOunterparts, in
the stage pictures. of that he advertises
so lavishly in his pictorial advance
printing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-09
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Charles Mcclure Speaks Encourage
ingly of La Grande, Oregon.

Charles Mcclure of La Grande, was
in the city today, on a short business
triy. In speaking of the business out
look in the Grand ROunde country Mr..
Mcclure said: The past year was
very prosperous in our country and
business at La Grande was better than
for many years in the past The
farmers are all in good circumstances
and we are looking forward to an in
crease of business next year The
sugar beet factory is proving a great
thing for La Grande and it is fast
becoming paying industry. The
factory is running on full time and
turning out a large amount of the pro-
duct from the sugar beets. The man
agement OF the Institution is princi-
pally in the hands of MOrmOns and
they are making a big success of the
institution. They have about $500. 900
invested in the plant and farming
lands in the county. They are building
up quite a colony and are erecting a
temple in La Grande which will cost
when completed $4,000. 1t will be one
of the pretentious church edifices in
the state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-09
kniuhts of Pythias.

Saturday evening Columbia lodge
No. Knights of Pythias installed its
officers. The ceremonies were con-
Quoted by H. E. Johnson. district dep
uty grand chancellor. assisted by E.
c.. Mills, Oscar Cain, A. A. Hauerbach.
w. J. COrkrum, S. G. Huntington, A.
P. Pearson and c. r. Nye The Off
GERS installed were: Chancellor COM
mander Ward Rasmus; vice chancel-
Tor, E. L. Houghton prelate, A. j..
Lindsay; master of work, Hans RO-
mer; master of exchequer Albert Me
bergall: master of finance, Robert G.
Parks: keeper of records and seal. T..
d. S. Hart: master at arms, w. S. I'll
tus: inside guard, l.. G. Douglas: out
side guard. ]. +. Ackerly: trustees, A.
P. Pearson. Charles E. Nye. w. j.
Corkrum: medical examiner. DR.. c. A.
Hauber.