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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

CATARRH OF the respiratory organs
~ is common ailment in Canada for
at least two thirds OF the year.
This condition Is no doubt caused by
the long, severe winters experienced In
this part Of the continent.
Therefore, when PerunA was dis
covered by Canadian people 10 be re-
liable remedy for these catarrhal ds-
eases, IL at once became a popular mcdi-
cine, not only among individuals and
In families, but in the great hospitals,
where IL was used as preventative and
relief in hundreds of cases.
These institutions do not hesitate 20
give their endorsement OF the remedy
which has been so helpful in the treat
ment Of their poor and sick.
Among these Institutions is that Of
the Sisters of Good Shepherd, who gave
the following endorsement:
The Peruna Company,
Columbus, Ohio.
Having used Peruna for the past few
months, for our sick and poor, we are
happy 10 say that IL has given us great
satisfaction.
The Sisters Of the Good Shepherd,
August 20, 1908. Montreal.
After continued use OF the remedy,
this institution has found no reason 10
change its good opinion Of the remedy
and expresses its satisfaction in the fol-
lowing terms;
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Miss Eliza and Thomas McCue have
returned from Rutland,
John A. Robinson OF Boston Is the
guest OF his mother at Bennington
Center.
Miss Josephine Morrissey who has
been visiting in Schenectady has re-
turned home
Miss Margaret Cultivate of Ben.
nington Center was Thanksgiving
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs b. p.
Jennings in New York.
Mrs Fanny Taylor and Mrs Carrie
Hawks spent Thanksgiving, with Ed.
ward White and his wife of White
Creek. Mr. White is the superintend-
ent of the Germaine farm, the largest
farm in the town of White Greek.
News has been received of the death
in Shelburne Thursday night of Mrs
Eva Blanche Heaxt, wife of the Rev,
f. G. Heaxt, pastor of the Methodist
church In Shelburne and son of Rev.
w. G. Heaxt, for some time pastor of
the local Methodist church. The body
will be taken to Albany for interment
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
This Week Did the Cooking So Tn
FROM A COMRADE.
Inmate Of the Soldiers Home Write, Of tn,
Affairs There.

Ailaln There.
Editor OF the Banner:-For the last
four years, or over, | have been m In
mate OF the Vermont Soldiers home.
During then have taken much Inter
est In noticing the superintendent, Col
Thomas hannon, workin hard for the
welfare OF the home AMI It's Inmates.
Especially Is this TO be observed 90
Thanksgiving aud other holidays
when he tries to make everything pleas
ant for Us.
would say TO the members OF the
homo why not do the same In helping
our superintendent save lots OF work
and effort, In fact why not save our
superintendent lots OF trouble. For
Instance II any Of us like to take u
drink we'll and good we can get IL, bu
don't bring any OF the stun on H.
home grounds, or especially Into the
house.
We all know It makes lots OF lroub T.
all around anu It's makes double tie
work for the superintendent and bis
wife. II we think this home is our bes'
home why not appreciate IT,
do wish from the bottom Of my
heart that hereafter we will all do our
best TO make this home pleasant Tor
all Of US. These few words are from
a comrade In good standing Of the Nv
II Russell" post 50 GAR Of Middle.
bury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

Mr.. Ward shouted, Look mt the jury
and not at your counsel" Attorneys
Mills and Thomas jumped TO their
feet to interpose objection to the dis
trlct attorneys manner toward the
witness and court sustained them.
Taking up the matter of Gillette hav-
ing received letter from Grace
Brown in which she referred to his
contemplated visit to Deruyter pre-
vious to their departure for the Adj
rondacks in July, the witness denied
he was ashamed or feared to be seen
with the girl there.
Didn't you want the girl to go to
Hamilton with your
II don't know; believe she wanted
to go TO Hamilton"
did you know any one in Hamil-
tonT'
Il did not"
"She had relatives there, did she
not?"
II believe she did"
'Then you wanted her to meet you
in Hamilton, where, she was known,
but where you were not known, and
start from there to the Adirondacks
instead Of from Deruyter?'
Il cannot state"
when did you first know she was
to become motherY
81 do not remember"
"Was it in April when she left Cort-
land for South Otselic that you first
knew itT'
81 cannot state"
Gillette said he did not remember
having been accused by Grace Brown
of being the father of her unborn child
and declared his attitude toward the
girl had not changed from the time he
accomplished her ruin in October until
April, when she first discovered her
condition of pregnancy.
Ibid you still love herr" asked the
district attorney.
IL did" answered Gillette, with q
sharp nod of the head.
"When you went away with Grace
Brown you intended remaining away
from Cortland, ulu you not
eyes"
Gillette stated that when he departed
from Cortland he left everything in his
room undisturbed and said nothing to
his landlady about not coming back.
The district attorney went into long
series of questions on the subject of
witness financial condition at the time
he started for the Adirondacks and
asked him If he had planned to use
the girls own money in making away
with her, inasmuch as his own purse
was rather depleted.
Gillette answered "No" in a deter.
mined tone.
Gillette was shown the films that he
took on his trip to Bear mountain and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
FAILED.

All efforts have failed to find bet.
ter remedy for coughs, colds and lung
troubles than Foley's Honey and Tar.
1t stops the cough, heals the lungs and
prevents serious results from a cold.
j. ". Patterson, Nashua, Iowa, writes
LAST winter | had bad cold on my
lungs and tried at least half dozen
advertised cough medicines and had
treatment from two physicians without
getting any benefit. A friend recon.
mended Foley's Honey and Tar and
two thirds OF a bottle cured me. con
slider it the greatest cough and lung
medicine in the world"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
EVA TANGUAY MONDAY NIGHT
Clever Little Actress Should be Welcomed by
Large House.

Not since the days of Hoyt has any
thing half so funny been seen as Miss
Eva Tanguay in her new three act
play, which will appear at the opera
house Monday night. Hiss Taneuay,
always-inimitable, fairly bubbles over
with witty lines and amusing situa-
tons OF Der new piece.
She is without doubt one OF the
cleverest condolences on the Ameri
can stage today, and 1t is said that in
her new play "a Good Fellow" she
has secured fine vehicle in which to
exhibit her many talents.
A strong company has been engaged
to support Miss Tanguay and Mana.
ger Joseph NJ. Gates has given her a
production equal in every way to the
reputation Of his star aud himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

Il mean what he did hy his own de
sire when the eyes of the public were
on him. Did you know he was the
lover of Grace Brown?"
mo"
did he come to your church two
and three times day on Sundayf"
Yes"
Sheriff Klock was recalled to the
stand TO tell about conversations had
with Gillette at the time Of the defend.
ants arrest.
did Gillette tell you that Grace
Brown hung to one end of the boat
and he to the other and that he told
her to hang on and he'd try to work
the boat ashore?" asked Mr.. Ward.
The question was changed some
what in form, and the witness was al
lowed to answer.
Il asked him first if they both went
out one side OF the boat" Mr.. Klock
began.
lie was interrupted by an objection
by Mr.. Thomas.
The objection was overruled.
''lIe said the boat upset, and she
went out into the water" said Mr..
Klock. HE said she came up and
hung on to the other end, and he told
her to hang on, and he'd try to get her
to shore"
Mr.. Klock said he asked Gillette
about his umbrella and tennis racket,
and the young man replied that the
umbrella was sticking up In the
ground, and the tennis racket, he sup
posed, was on the lake.
Gillette went through the ordeal of
cross examination without wavering In
the slightest degree in his testimony
as to the actual death scene on, Big
Moose lake. He sat with legs crossed
and coolly responded to Wards ques-
tons, even il it were nothing more
definite than 81 can't say" which prov
ed his pet expression.
The trial has practically come to n
close, so far as the taking Of evidence
is concerned, the defense reserving the
light to swear one witness If it sees fit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
The First Requisite Of Beauty

The first requisite OF beauty Is clear
complexion. Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup clears sallow, blotched com
plexion as it stimulates the liver and
bowels and the eyes become bright and
clear, You owe it to your friends to
take 1t If your complexion is bad. Or.
mo Laxative Fruit Syrup does not
nauseate or grippe and is very pleasant
to take. Refuse substitutes. b. A.
Quinlan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
"MY LADY COOK
Enjoyable Comedy at Old Academy Hall in
Bennington Center.

An audience that filled the old acad.
envy hall at Bennington Center last
evening was in attendance upon the
production OF the laughable comedy,
"MyLady Cook" Thecomedy was fol-
lowed by a mirthfu! farce, Rubber
Boots" The entertainment was given
for the benefit of the library aud the
attendance,showed the interest of the
people in the institution.
The part Of Lady Cook was taken by
Mrs J. ID. V. S. Merrill ana the other
leading characters we're the Misses
shaw, Miss Boughton, Mr. Manley,
VIM Percy and Mr. Boughton. An
other entertainment of a similar nature
may be given for the same cause in
the near future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

II "taken at the Sneeze Stage" Pre-
ventics- toothsome candy Tsblet--
will surely and quickly check an ap-
preaching cold or Lagrippe. When
you first cath COLOR feel it coming
on-take DR. Shoop's Preventics, and
the prompt effect will certainly sur
prise and please you. Preventics
surely supply the proverblal 'ounce
of preventio." Sold in cont and rs
boxes by Joseph NJ. Ayres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
OPERATOR IS
MISSING
G. D. Mattoax Is Blamed For
Railway Disaster.
PRESIDENTS OBSEQUIES
Investigation Of Accident al Law.
yers Depot. Va, Shows That
Block System is falIible.
PRESIDENTS OBSEQUIES

LYNClIBURG. Va. Dec. 1.-The ter.
rlble accident near Lawyers depot on
the Southern Pacific. In which prcsl,
dent Samuel Spencer General Philip
Schuyler aud dive others lost their
lives. Is declared 10y a southern rail
way official 20 be- due q the block teie.
graph rules being dlsregarded 10y Op
orator G. u. Matloax. who was Ia
charge OF the night trick at the bihck
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

S. " Bowles was in town today and
made pleasant call on his old friend
and school teacher, j. G, Harwood,
the eye sight specialist. Mr. Harwood
has the best equipped optical parlors
In the state, and has written over 1000
prescriptions in one year and is add
ing new patrons to his list daily. At
present he is makingextensive improve
ments about his place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Bennington County National Bank OF BEN
nington. VT, will be held in their Bankilg
rooms. on Tuesday, the list day of January,
1907, at 10 O'Clock a m. for the purpose OF
eecting board Of directors for the ensuing
year, and to consi er such other business as
may come before It
CLEMENT II CONE, Cas- hler.
Bennington, Vt, December lst 1906
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST.
Standing OF the Votes in GriswoId's Contest
For Young People.

Standing OF the Votes in Grswold's Contest
For Young People.
The vote stood as follows at
8 a. m. this morning:
Miss Mildred Farnum 2605
Florence March 46l
4" Mary McGill 267
" Miss Lena G. Percy 26i
p" Dora Camp 23l
" Harriet Cummings 81
" Blanche Lyons 80
Harrington Sears 1910
Miner Cleveland = 1884
- Raymond Sexton 772
Frank Sherman 209
Harry Warren So
Lyman X. Bowles GA
Shelly Wall 81
Wayne Adams so
Joseph Honiker 43
Jesse Carpenter %
Harold Moon 10
Daley 8
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders of
the First National BanN OF North Bennington,
vt. will be held at their Banking House on
Tuesday. the lst day of January, 1907, at 10
O'Clock a m, for the purpose of electing board
of directors for the ensuing yea, and for the
transaction OF any other proper aud necessary
business.
S B. HALL. Cashier.
North Bennington, VT, December ist, 1905.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspep'
STA and consti pation-weakens the
whole system. Doan's Regulets US
cents per box) correct the liver, tone
the stomach, cure constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and en-
10y life use Burdock Blood Bitters, the
great system tonic and building.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

itch! Itch! Itch!-Scratch! Scratch!
Scratchl The more you scratch the
worse you itch. Try Doan's Ointment.
1t cures piles, eczema, any skin Itch
ing. All druggists sell 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAYS.
Take LAXATIVE BROMoy Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money If IL fails 10 cure. EW.
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-01
Weather

Partly cloudy, colder tonight and
Sunday.
, 1906-03-14
CHARLES A.. McWILLIAMS,
Shaving and Hair Cutting
Parlor,

Atlantic avenue, opposite the Casino,
WILDWOOD, N. j..
Cape May County representative for the
Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co.
, 1906-03-14
Ordinance No. OF

An ordinance concerning certain streets or
parts of streets, avenues, highways and
alleys in the Borough of Wildwood.
Be 1t enacted by the Mayor and Council of
the Borough of WILDWOOD:
Section |. That whereas Philip Z. Baker,
Latimer r. Baker and j. Thompson Baker
have dedicated to the public use certain streets
or parts of streets, avenues, roads. highways
and alleys, to wit: Including all those streets,
roads or avenues or sections of the same, ly-
ing between Maple avenue and Twenty-slxth
avenue inclusive to the northeast and north
west line of said Borough, being between Park
avenue and Sunset lake inclusive, as shown
and laid down on the official map of Wild
wood, New Jersey, made by l.. NJ. Rice, Bor-
ough Engineer. A. ID. 1905, to be used by the
public, now therefore,,
Section 2. That the said streets or parts of
streets, avenues, roads,, highways and alleys
as laid out and dedicated as aforesaid, be and
the same are hereby accepted, adopted and
considered as the public streets, avenues,
roads, highways and alleys of said Borough.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed March 18th, 1906.
Approved March 18th, 1906.
LATIMER X. BAKER, Mayor.
Attest-Jed Dubois, Borough Clerk.
, 1906-03-14
Ordinance No. O5

An ordinance authorizing the payment of
duty in the Borough of Wildwood, New
Jersey, under the control and supervision
of the Council of said Borough.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of
the Borough of Wildwood, New Jersey.
Section l.. That in accordance with the pro-
visions of an act of the Legislature of New
Jersey, entitled A act to establish, encour-
age and maintain volunteer iredepartments,''
approved April nineteenth A. d.. nineteen
hundred and five, each and every volunteer
fireman doing public fire duty in the Borough
of Wildwood, New Jersey, under the supervi-
sion of the Council of said borough where
they and each ofthem are not otherwise COM
pensated for their services, so voluntarily
rendered, shall receive for their services the
sum of twelve dollars per year.
Section 2. That said sum of twelve dollars
shall be paid as other obligations are paid by
general tax levy and shall be paid upon APP
plicatiOn of such active fireman on and after
the first day of December in each and every
year.
Section 3. Thai a full, true, perfect and
complete list of such active firemen shall be
made out and kept by the Borough Clerk.
Section 4. That the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall apply to active volunteer firemen
doing public fire duty as aforesaid who nave
been SO engaged since the first day of Deem
Der last, and shall so continue until the time
of payment on the first day of December next.
Section s.. That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be known
as Ordinance No. 30, and shall take effect
Immediately on its publication as required
by law.
Passed Council March 18th, 1906.
Approved March 18th, 1906.
LATIMER r. BAKER,
Attest-Jed DuRois. Borough Clerk
, 1906-03-14
Ordinance No. Cd

An ordinance authorizing and directing the
grading, graveling and curbing of certain
streets or parts of streets of the Borough
of Wildwood, New Jersey.
Be 1t enacted by the Mayor and Council of
the Borough of Wildwood.
Section l That the following streets or
parts of streets, namely: Maple and Juniper
avenues between Park avenue and Sunset
nue., to the northwest borough line, and Lake
avenue from Juniper avenue to Twenty-sixth
street, be graded, graveled and curbed in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifications
prepared by the borough Engineer and APP
proved by Council.
Section 2. That said work of grading and
crawling and curbing be let out by contract
and be supervised by the street committee
and the engineer
Section 3. That for the purpose of tempo
rarily providing for the payment of the cost
of the improvements authorized by this Or
dinance, the same shall be made out of money
derived from the sale of improvement certi-
fcates of said borough.
Section 4. That all subsequent proceedings
under this ordinance shall be in accordance
with and conform to the provisions of Sec
lature of the State of New Jersey, entitled
ga General Act Relating to Boroughs,'' APP
proved April "a, A. ID. 1897, and the several
acts supplementary thereto or ~amendatory
thereof.
Section 3. THAI this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately when published according
to law.
Passed Council March 18th, 1906.
Approved March 18th. 1906.
LATIMER r. BAKER,
Mayor.
Attest-Jed Dubois, Borough Clerk.
, 1906-03-14
Ordinance No. O.3

An ordinance authorizing and directing the
extension of the Sewerage system in the
Borough of Wildwood, New Jersey, to
Maple, Glenwood, Poplar and Juniper
avenues between Park avenue and Sunset
lake, and connecting with the Magnolia
avenue outlet at Park and Magnolia
venues
Whereas, a petition has been presented to
this Council asking That the Sewerage system
now in operation in the Borough of
be extended along the line of Maple, Glen
wood, Poplar and Juniper avenues etween
Sunset lake and Park avenues and to connect
with the Magnolia avenue outlet at Park ave-
nue. and Magnolia avenue, therefore,,
Be 1t enacted by the Mayor and Council of
the Borough of New Jersey.
Section /. That the said Sewerage system
be so extended by laying the mains and lat
erals on the said Maple, Glenwood, Poplar
and Juniper avenues aforesaid, to connect
Magnolia avenues, in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared for that purpose.
Section 2. That upon the completion of
said work as hereinbefore described, the same
shall be paid for out of the sale of improve
ment certificates of the said Borough.
Section 3. That after the provisions of the
preceding sections of this ordinance shall
have been complied with, the persons desig-
mated by Council as commissioners of Assess
ment shall proceed to assess the benefits of
said improvements, as provided In the Act
entitled "a General Act Relating to Bor-
oughs,"' approved April "a, A. ID. 1897, of the
supplements thereto and acts ~amendatory
thereof.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately when published according
to law.
Passed March 18th, 1906.
Approved March 18th, 1905.
LATIMER r. BAKER,
Dubois, Borough Clerk.
, 1906-03-14
Letter to F.. E. Hand
Wild wood, N. j.

Dear Sir: Let's talk it right out be-
fore folks; there's nothing to hide in
your business or ours; il there is, we'd
better hide ourselves.
We are In trade to make money; 30
are you. We make it by saving our
customers money; so do you. Our
object, In trade, is to save your GUS
toners wood from rotting and iron
and steel and tin from rusting; yours
the same.
We work for thousands OF property
owners; you for a few. We can do
some things that you can't do; we
have the facilities. You can do some
things that WI can't; you are there.
Let us work together; be faithful to
one-another. We can serve our GUS
toners better by working together and
being faithful to one-another.
Your dollar, put into our paint, will
paint more feet than in any other way;
and the paint will last longer. This
saves you money, and v your u s-
toners money. That's all there is in
our whole business.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvOE 81 Co.,
as New York.
Wildwood Hardware & Paint Co.
, 1906-03-14
Surprise Party

On Wednesday evening of last week,
a pleasant surprise was sprung on
Warren Holmes at his home on Burke
venue. During the evening various
games were played. At a late hour re-
freshments were served. The guests
then returned to their homes after
spending a very pleasant evening with
their host. Those present were Misses
Nellie Blinn, Bessie Mytinger, Carrie
Forcum, Edna Taylor, Tillie Tronnem,
Mildred N%orcross, Ada Morrell, Effie
johnson, Flossie and Katharine Smith.
Messrs. Ralph Johnson, Linn Forcum,
William Barker, Warren Holmes,
Walter Taylor, Frank Barker, John
Soffe, Chas. Foster and Carl Norcross.
, 1906-03-14
Up-to-Date Optical ParlOr and
Jewelry Store

DR.. G. H. Horner, an eye specialist,
of Philadelphia, has leased the store
next to Harrigan's drug store and will
reside here permanently and will open
within the next few days. Your eyes
will be examined by n Of experience
and reputation. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Handsome jewelry in all the
most attractive and modern designs.
Watches and clocks of all makes. Re-
pairing a speciality. All work done by
skilled wOrkmen. Our charges are al
ways moderate.