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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-14


The Epworth League social was we'll
attended. The hoop drill was repeat
ed. There were readings by Miss
Florence Eddy and Mrs e Percy,
singing by Mrs Agan, Miss Barbara
Chaplin and the Misses Stella Hawk
ms and Beatrice Harris. Ice cream
and cake we're served on the lawn.
Rev and Mrs Robbins are visiting
their daughter, Mrs E Hawkins,
this week.
Miss Tula Bronson is visiting
friends at Hoosick Falls.
Mrs Beaumont and her neice, Miss
Smith returned 70 Vinelahd, n. j. on
Tuesday.
Mrs Pierce, Mrs Beaumont and Miss
Smith visited one day last week with
Mrs Mary DEAN LaBarnes of Hoo
sick Falls.
Miss Babara Chaplin is a guest of
her aunt, Mrs Jennie Madison, this
week.
The Ladies Aid will meet on Friday
at the home of Mrs Frank Harris, Tea
will be served at the usual hour.
Mrs Chas Wentworth has been
great sufferer from an eruption on
her face. it is some better.
Mrs Blanchard, wife of former
pastor, was in town on Saturday the
guest of Mrs E Millington,
Miss Mary Hastings attended the
funeral of the late Mrs + Shaw OF
Adams, Mass.
S Bail had a narrow escape last
week while doing some repairing in
the shop. He was struck in the fore
head by a bolt inhicting quite a severe
wound. He is slowly improving.
Mrs Robert A Moon is able to be
back in her home again.
Harold Cole has been quite sick
this week
Jesse Eddy was in Troy, Sche-
nectady and Albany the past two days.
The Eagle Square Co.'S works we're
opened for business again on Monday
morning.
We regret to hear of the continued
illness of Mrs Henriette Wheelock
Mrs Genie Perkins recently visited
her mother, Mrs Sarah Martin.
DO not forget the lawn party at b
Hawkins on Friday evening, this
week, under the auspices Of the IRE
! bekah's."
Hermon Wagner and little brother
are being cared for at the home of
Mrs HermoD Niles, later will be enter
| tanned at l. " Coles. Hermon is we'll
known to all. This is his third sum
mer here.
Walter Bronson is moving into his
new market on East st near "Cole
Hall.
Miss Susie Atwood dined with her
cousin Mrs Daisy Elwell on Tuesday.
he mis- sionary meeting held at the
home of Mrs L w Cole was one of
more than usual interest, as we had
thepleasure of the presence Of Mrs a
Beaumont otVineland, n. J. She gave
an interesting account of their auN-
larry numbering 100 members, many OF
that number being gentlemen as homo
rary members, of course the aid was
in their finances they are doing a good
work educating girls for African mis-
sionary fields, Mrs Beaumont is a
very interested worker Her know
ledge of the work is wide, and she
made us feet her untiring desire to see
other auxiliaries more. jealous, The
letter is from Helen + Rasmussen, one
educated by the Vineland auxiliary,
now in Old Umiali Rhodesia East
Africa. There being some matters to
attend too Mrs Merrill Hitchcock
opened the meeting and the annual
election of officers resulted Mrs Sarah
Mirfeld, president: Mrs + Eddy, vice
president: Mrs II A Dunlap, recording
secretary; MRS Edward Millington,
treasurer; Mrs L. ". Cole correspond.
ing secretary.
ROOSEVELT DID NOT KNOW.
! revtrwl IRbnr Ifnion Men Wera Held
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-14
TRAINS ARRIVING.

Additional trains leave Troy $3.50, due Ben
niugtOn 90 q. ~. Sunday 90 "A M. due Ben
hugton < Is q. M. and leave Remington BIO D.
due Troy 6h5 b. N. Sunday 945 p m, due
Troy H. 10 p. m.
This train runs daily
stops only on signal 70 take or on notice
TO conductor, TO leave passengers.
Time "a. IN.
For further Information address Chas. b..
Morrill,.
Gent Western oassenger Agent, Troy. y. Y.
J. FLANDERS,
GCn Pass & Ticket Agt
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
MCRToAcE SALE.

DEFAULT having been made in the condi-
IL tions OF u certain mortgage made by ElZit
l.. Deery TO Daniel Conway. dated July 10. 1892,
and recorded in the Office OF the Register Of
Deeds for the County OF ST. Clair and state OF
Michigan on the 18th day OF July, 1899. IN Li0er
81 of Mortgages on page lOl; anu when Said
mortgage was by Daniel Conway on the 9Th day
of June. 1871. assigned To james j. Boyce. which
said assignment was duly recorded In the Once
OF the Register Of Deeds for st. Clair County, on
the 2st day of February, 1902. ir Liber ~ of AS
signmentS on page 400 AMI which said mortgage
was also assigned by James j. Boyce TO Alma
A. Clarke on the 4th day OF August, 1908. which
said last assignment was recorded In the ONCE
of the Register OF Deeds for St. Clair County on
The 9TH day Of August. 1908. IN Iiber Is OF As
siunments Of Mortgages on page 800. upon Which
said mortgage there Is claimed TO be due the
sum OF SjGS rs, and attorneys feesat $3.50 pro-
vided for la said mortgage; aud no suit or pro-
ceeding having been instituted To recover The
moneys secured by said mortgage. or any part
thereof
Now therefore by virtue OF the power Of sale
contained in said mortgage, aud the statute Ia
such case made and provided. NOTICE N here
by given that on the 10Th day OF September.
1901 1T nine O'Clock In the forenoon, shall sell
at public auction. TO the highest bidder nc the
front door of the Court House in the City of Port
Huron, that being the place where the Circuit
Court for the County OF st. Clair Is held, the
premises described In said mortgage. or so much
thereof as may he necessary to pay the amount
due on said mortgage, with seven per cent In
terest, and all legal costs. together with an at
torneys fee OF s25. 90 rs covenanted for therein.
the said premises beug described In said mort
gage rs lots 10 and III, according to Charles A.
Wards Howard street plat, being n subdivision
OF armed Smith homestead, so called, being
y east, all of which is part OF the city OF Port
Huron, ~, Clair County. Michigan. 1918
MOORE WILSON. ALMA A. CLARK.
Attorneys fer Mortgages. MOrtgagee
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
Battle Creek Thugs.

Battle Greek is considerably excited
over the number of hold-ups attempt
ed of late and in. particular over the
nocturnal assault on George f. Gang,
a well-to-do merchant tailor. Mr. Gang.
a stakeholder in the Battle Creek Iron
Works, was returning home from a
business meeting of that company
when man stepped ont of the shad-
ow of an apartment house and struck
him across the head with the king
bolt of wagon. Fang zen to the side
walk in dazed condition. but recov-
cred instantly and started to grapple
with his assailant. who took to his
heels and ran. The thug was not much
Of Il hero, as Mr. lang is over 20
years old, although very wiry. a bad
cash was cut by the bolt. which the
fellow dropped on the sidewalk rs he
ran.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
MICHIGAN VIEWS NOTES.


For the first time In over eight years
the Flint Wagon Woifs has closed
down for repairs.
Mrs. Bert Petee. aged 80 years. Of
Adrian. dropped dead on Sunday after
noon while doing her homework.
Detroit has Il population of 31T,591.
according to the 1904 census bulletin
issued Ivy Secretary OF state Warner.
\ new odd Fellows lodge was instl-
tuted in Battle Creek last week max
ing three lodges now fourishing in THAI
city.
The fire Insurance companies Of
Michigan suffered the first severe losses
of the year by last weeks electrical
storms.
l.. Il. Sawyer lost barn and con-
tents by fire on his farm two miles
east of Ithaca. Loss $1,000; partially
insured.
James OFT. of Battle Creek. the line
man who was SO terribly burned by Il
live wire last Friday, succumbed to his
injuries Sunday.
\ peat factory is expected to be in
running order at Eaton Rapids by Jan
uary l, 1905. which will turn out 200
tons of peat fuel per day.
Ionians propose TO sell $4,000 worin
OF real estate Mt Prairie Creek. a flour
ishing suburb. rs an inducement for an
Indiana factory to locate there.
Winifred Cenoworth, recently arrest
ed on q charge of horse stealing, whose
examination had been set for Monday
has escaped from the lalkaska jail.
Fire on Sunday night destroyed two
stores. a dwelling and six barns and
scorched several dwelling houses at
the Tamarack- Osceola stamp mill Local
ton on Torch lake. Loss. about $4,000
Notwithstanding the fact tnat the
Grand Lodge /. o. o. +. cannot meet
in representative hall as intended, the
grand lodge and the Rebekah assem-
bly, will be held in Lansing Oct. Is to
20.
Helena. the 2-months-oId daughter OF
Ernest Hoersching. of Beaver town
ship. was taken in with cramps The
father hitchcd UP their rig and hast
ened to the offices OF DIR. Whitaker Mt
Auburn. When within few miles o.
that place Mrs. Hocrschlng discovered
the baby had died In her arms.
Deeds fled with Register OF Deeds
Ball conveying the land purchased by
the Grand Trunk Railroad Co. of the
property owners in Battle Creek for
,neir new depot and locomotive shops.
show that the owners hit the company
hard, in one instance the price paid
being ten times the assessed valua-
ton.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
.crhe Mngcs of Sin"

Henry Mohr committed suicide in
the Hotel Clarendon. Grand Rapids.
rather than face the charge of embeZ-
zling 81. 300 from his Muskegon en-
ployers. for whom he was confidential
bookkeeper. -Four times the craZed
young man tried To end his life and
each attempt failed. After the fifth
effort all that remained for the officers
OF the law was his cold. dead body.
When the officers entered the room
they found scattered about on the ta-
bles and chairs all kinds Of deadly
drugs. including morphine, chloroform.
corrosive subllmate, strychnine, n
package of rough on rats. from which
some of the contents had been remov-
ed, and small vial of laudanum. 1t
appeared that the man had attempted
TO end his life by partal,ing OF each
of these deadly polsons
Mohr had also ondeavored TO kill
himself by hanging by means of u
sheet from the bed. The sheet had cut
into his necl; so that the flesh had
been torn apart and the upper por-
ton OF his body was covered With
blood from the wounds.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

THE MICHIGAN NEWS
Showing What's Doing In Ill Sections Of The Stale
10 MARQUETTE.
stevens Convicted of the Murder of
Ralph CaIlxins.

Stevens Convicted of the Murder Of
Ralph CaIlxins.
A jury in the Recorders Court or
Detroit, on Thursday. pronounced Il
verdict of guilty which convicts VIM.
Stevens of the murder Of Bartender
Calkins in Bowman Bros saloon on
Gratiot avenue, on the night of May
10 last. The murder was one Of the
most cold-blooded ever committed in
Wayne county.
Attorney Mckinley had the jury
polled and asked for n stay of judS-
ment. This was denied. Then Ste
vens was asked by the court whether
he had anything to say.
The prisoner arose. Precipitation
had broken out all over his face. He
was wiping his ashen face and his
hands with Il handkerchief. Quickly.
however, he recovered himself and In
a clear. audible voice. said:
Your honor, anything / might say.
l know will have no bearing upon my
sentence. l will say that l had no
fair trial"
The penalty is mandatory in muir
der of the first degree" Judge Phelan
interrupted. The sentence is manda-
tory"
Stevens spoke once more. Rising TO
his full hight and with voice raised, he
continued:
Furthermore. ! wish TO say"-and
here he dramatically raised his right
hand--''that il there is a God above
and he sees me now, hope he'll
strike me dead now If / am not limo
cent"
The dramatic strength of the inci-
dent forced silence upon everyone in
the court room. Ex-senator McGinley
stepped up to the prisoner and held a
whispered conversation with him. At
the close stevens once more began to
speak:
Furthermore. | visa to state" said
he, that when | said | did not have Il
fair trial, | did not mean my counsel.
The jury. too, was fair enough But
I wasn't given IA fair trial on the part
OF the state to show the people of this
state and the whole world that | am
innocent of this crime. My counsel, in
view OF all the circumstances. com
polling him 10 30 10 trial on three
days notice, made gallant fight.
That's all | have TO say
lie sat down.
Judge phClan replied ut lengtE.
dwelling on the Nervousness of the
crime Of which Stevens was convicted
and ended by sentencing the prisoner
TO life Imprisonment ut Marquette.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
CIoscd Its Doors.

The State Bank at White Pigeon,
Mich, capitalized at $251 900, anG one
of the oldest financial institutions in
the southeastern part of the state, did
not open for business Saturday. A
statement was issued by the officers Of
the bank promising the depositors pay
ment in full. No reason was assigned
for the closing of the bank. Several
hundred depositors crowded in front
of the bank building and there was
considerable excitement for q time.
Among its thousands of depositors are
many Indiana farmers and capitalists.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
DESPERATE FIGHT.
wounded Robber Tracked by Trail oi
Hood.


blood.
Two members OF the band OF Dies
perate vags who have been terrori2ing
Berrien county for weeks, attacked
Deputy Sheriff Detample when the Of
ficer was called to the home of Indian
Mary" n character living in the marsh
across the Paw Paw river, where two
fellows had threatened the woman's
life. AS the officer approached the two
desperadOes opened fire from the shell
ter of Il. barn, and pitched battle
followed in which 30 shots were fired.
The deputy managed TO capture one
OF the fellows and held him as shield,
but both then bounced upon him and
got away. BY Il trail of blood Deputy
Detample followed the fellows to the
swamp, but lost track of them ana re-
turned to report. Just before daybreak
one of the men came TO Benton Har-
Dor. it is thought 10 get aid for his
wounded companion. and was immedi-
ately arrested. Although he has been
closely questioned by the officers he
refuses to give the hiding place of his
partner. who is thought TO be lying III
dying condition in the swamp, which
is beingesearched by an armed posse.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
Rad EducntIop.

Gordon Pearen, the y-year-old son of
MIR. j. Al. Pearen. who disappeared
Thursday evening, has been found. He
was near Henderson. For some slight
alleged offense young Pearen was made
to believe by boy friend that ne was
TO be arrested. so he decided to run
away. He was to go several miles
north and after he had been gone q
few days supplies would be brought
him by a companion. They would then
live an outdoor, nomadic life. The
boys have read dime novels, imbibng
wild west ideas.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
EouI PInY susnected.

The death of Edith Mason. who had
been known by half dozen other
names in the Mabel Fisher place, Sault
Ste. Marie. has attracted the attention
Of the authorities because there were
scratches on her face. The girls COM
panion had arisen early and gone
away. and the girls dead body was
not discovered in bed until noon. 1t
was believed that she had taken poison
until the scratches were noticed, and
now the police want to locate the man.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
Thc nlclSrIgI.f Case.

.Amotlon for new trial in the case
of Mrs. Mary Mcknight. serving Il life
sentence i'm the Detroit house of correc-
ton fer the murder OF Mr.. ana Mrs.
John Murphy and their little daughter.
will he made before Judge Chittcnden
in the circuit court. Attorney l.. &. Gil
bert. of Traverse City, who represents
Mrs. Mcknight, is prepared to carry
the case TO the supreme court in case
the motion is denied by Judge Chit
tCnden.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
Wells Are Dry.

Farmers within radius of five miles
of Auburn are complaining about their
deep wells running dry. At the same
time the men working on the new
shaft for the Auburn Coal Co. are hav-
ing a hard time keeping the water
from footing the shaft Evidently al
the deep water in that vicinity is head
ing for the Auburn. mines shaft. Sur
face wells are holding their usual wa
ter snnnlV
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
MrsterIous ExpIorlon.

The c. l.. Benjamin homestead, one
of the landmarks of Saginaw, was
wrecked by an explosion Tuesday The
occupants. Mr.. and Mrs. +. q. Bessie.
were away ut the time. and declare
that there was nothing in the building
that would explode. a man was seen
riding away from the place OH a BIZ
cycle shortly before the explosion oc-
Cured. Fire which followed caused
loss of 81 900 TO Bessie on furniture.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

A Frenchman claims that he will
soon be able to raise strawberries as
big as pumpkins. When this comes
10 pass, how will they be able to keep
tho bottom of the box up where we
are accustomed to find It?
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

A movement has been started in
New York to reduce the 400" to 200.
II 1t could be reduced to about one
and that one were given twenty min
utcs in which to leave town New
York might look forward with re-
newed hope.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Something of the range of modsrn
rife fire is impressed on the reader
by the dispatch that the Russians
ami Japanese are now four miles
apart and that there is constant in
terchange of shot
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

The scientific statement that cobra
poison is sure cure for certain dis
eases is easily credible. The man
whs keeps few cobras around the
house will never need any more med
icins.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Harry Lehr, it is stated, is down
with brain fag. Thinking up that
latest Tuxedo coat and red necktie
stunt was too much for Harry's egg
shell brain box.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

it's about as much trouble to make
mp your mind where to go on your
vacation after you've decided to go
somewhere as 1t is to determine
where to invest your money after
you've got It. Unremitting toll and
poverty have their compensations.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Is the Doukhobors will have an
other pilgrimage, it is a good thing it
has begun so early in the season,
owing to their peculiar notions of the
proper costumes for these jaunts.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Physicians are now recommending
the childhood game of skipping as
road to health. Defaulters of all
sorts have found il so.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

r. w. Glider is the first American
poet to be operated on for appended
It's. But he has a regular income
acide from what he gets out of his
postry.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

A fire panic was averted in New
York the other night by the playing
ot die Wacht am Rhein." How in
TIE world did it happen that it wasn't
"Bedelia"?
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

why should women be old?" asks
Mrs. John A. Logan. AS yet we have
noticed no experienced persons STEP
ping forward to tell
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Between the narsons of Pennsyl-
vania and the peasants of Polling the
Goelets are not having much of
honeymoon.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Those Russian ships have kicked up
more trouble in the Red sea than that
body of water has seen since the days
of Moses.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

The individual sense of honor
which leads to duels is not partic-
ularly falser than the national sense
of honor which leads to wars.-Puck.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

One of the most remarkable things
about this war is the way Rudyard
Kipling has managed to avoid viola
ton of neutrality.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
]. A. MENzIEs, PpOllsher

Even with dumb BARRIERS there will
be more or less chin with every
shave.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Inc Princess Chimay vows that she
hates this country and will never re-
turn to it. Unfortunately, however,
May Yohe is making no such promise.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

The Indiana scientist who says he
has produced chemically either a gnat
or a flea, he doesn't know which,
should try it on the dog.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Bombardment of an Englishman's
residence near Tangiers reminds us
that the open season for Anglo-Saxons
in Morocco is under full way.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Russia is threatened with failure
of it's crops. If there is any special
kind of trouble that has overlooked
Russia it will probably be around
later.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Alaska is now shipping Goldfish to
Boston, which encourages the belief
that the coal trust may yet work
up a little trade with Newcastle.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Anterne Paquette, the last of the In
dian mail carriers, is dead at the age
of 50 years, as near as can be esti-
mated. Paquette was an Ojibway and
used 10 carry mail on snowshoes from
Saginaw to the 500. Ii was Paquettc
who brought the first news of Presi-
dent Llncoln's assassination TO the
500.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Any prominent politician who hasn't
already made up an electoral vote
table of his own is away behind the
times.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Some cheerful scientist announces
that mosquitoes hibernate like bears
in the winter. What good does that
DO now?
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

The Hindu hypnotist who succeed
ed in putting a Chicago man to sleep
is the real stuff.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

A doctor has died OF the drug-tak-
ing habit. Most doctors have it in
the giving form.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Raisuli is giving some limitations
of determination on his part to be-
come the Mud Mullah of Morocco.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Graft has been discovered in the
New York sprinkling contract. Get
on to the water wagon.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Holland, the submarine-boat man
who will build an air ship, probably
made a study Of the flying fish.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05

Israel Corey, of Coldwatcr aged so
while raking hay with horse hay
rake, was dangerously injured IN n
and his advanced age Will
prevent his recovery.
The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
POULTRY

Thousands die every year from yer.
min. IL is impossible for poultry or
stock to do well in this condition.
Star Louise Killer IS sure killer TO all
vermln on poultry, cattle, horses, etc.
One pound can 25 cents. Don't neg
lect this. Grant Holden.
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CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

The Home Guards Of America will meet
this evening at Richmond hall.
Get into the Journals Worlds Fair
Contest. A great chance to see.th big
show, with all expenses paid. See, the
coupons on age rs.
Charlie A Ehlers is now the proprietor
of one of the finest barber shops in the
city in the basement of the Bank of Com
merce building, 107 Fourth street s.
The show case in front of the Hub
Clothing house. POI Nicollet avenue, was
broken open last night and fifteen caps
stolen. There is no clew to the thieves.
Deposits made in the Participation De-
partment of The Minnesota Loan and
Trust Co., 313 Nicollet av. on or before the
fifth day of every month. draw interest
from the first
August Ruanstron, 244 Twentieth ave-
nue. N. is at the city hospital suffering
from pneumonia and acute alcoholism
Ruanstrom caused so much trouble in his
room that it was found necessary to sum
mon the police.
Arthur Osterburg, Kensington, N. d..
reported to the police that he was robbed
Of his watch and $50 in cash at a lodging
house, 317 Washington avenue S. He
claims that sneak thief entered the
room while he was asleep.
Pastor w. B. Riley will discuss the book
of Jonah in his class in the Old Tesla
ment this evening in the parlors of the
First Baptist church. Because of the
storms of criticism which have rageC
around this book the meeting will be oper
to the public The lecture begins promptly
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