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acre farm, Is acre meadow, 100 acre
pasture and wood lot, at least 1900
cord of wood on place, chestnut, beach
oak, maple and white birch $50 maple
trees. one barn 50xS0 underground
stable under all, corn house 25x30,
horse barn 30x40, blacksmith shop
equipped, running water to barn.
This place is worth S250000. Price
$4,000.
Cheap, Cheap, Cheap
No $50. One hundred seventy.six
acre farm. large tract of timber includ-
ing oak. ash, birch, and maple. $1,000
worth of standing timber. two large
sugar orchards. Keeps 10 cows, three
horses and few sheep, cuts 40 tons
Of hay. Two story house, IL rooms
in good condition. two large barns, one
silo, sugar house, hen house, grain
house and wagon house. Battenkill
river runs through farm, three miles
from railroad station. Price $500.
No. 81. Five room house on Grove
street, good repair, city water with one
half acre land, one extra building lot.
This Is certainly money maker and
easily worth $500. Price only $3.50.
No. 16l. Farm of 500 acres, %
acres tillable, 100 acres pasture, 315
acres woodland, sugar orchard of 400
trees, keeps SO sheep, four head cattle,
one pair horses, cuts % tons hay,
house S6x27, ell 16x16, In good repair.
Two barns 52x3S, sheep barn BOXES,
L
nice summer place, trout stream
on farm worth s3500.00. Price only
$1,000
LOCKWOOD & HOWE
407 Main st, Bennington VT.
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NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the Bennington County National Bank of Ben
niDgton, VI, will be held In their Banking
rooms on Tuesday. the 9TH d y of January, 1905.
at 10 o'co " a, m, for the purpose of electing
Board OF Directors for the ensuing year, and
TO consider such other business as may come
before IT,
CLEMENT II CONE, Cashier.
O bennington, VI, Dec. 2. 1907.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-16
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stockhol-
ders of the First National bank Of
North Bennington, Vt, will be held at
their banking house on Tuesday, the
7th day Of January, 1908 at 10 o'clock
a. m. for the purpose Of electing
board of directors for the ensuing
year and for any other proper and nee
essary business.
S. B. Hall, Cashier.
North Bennington, Vt. Dec. 6. 1907.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-16
NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the Stockholders of
the First National Bank of Bennington. VT,
VIII be held at their Banking House on Tues.
day, the i4th day OF January. 1908. at 10 O'Clock
a. m for the purpose of eectfng a Board Of
Directors for the ensuing year and for any
necessary business.
LA. GRAVES, Cashier.
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Judson Andrews
Carpenter and Builder

has returned and Is now ready to do all kind
Of building repairing at short notice. Orders
can be left at d. A. Wards Drug Store or at
shop In rear. Residence teleph0neS3].
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-16
FOR SALE J.

$3.50 buys this 10 acre farm, good
house and barn, keeps two cows and
horse, seventy apple trees. Less than
one mile from SALISBURY Depot.
A good building lot of 5000 square
feet located on River street for s27S.
A good building lot on Grandview ct.
for $4O0. A good, well located Tot on
Gage street. Price $500.
For $4,000 will sell the best farm OF
it's size in Bennington, 1875 acres with
good house and three barns. VIII
keep % COWS and horses, running wat
err to buildings. plenty of fruit, locat-
ed near ]. c. Colgate's estate.
The Pleasant street home OF David
Moore, price $4,000. Will take $500
as first payment 1t is good modern
house with a good barn in first class
repair. 1t has frontage on the above
street of S3la feet and the land alone
is worth the price asked for the whole
property.
Never was such a bargain. Cuts 60
tons of hay keeps 20 cows and two
horses, sugar house and 1000 naples.
so apple trees, other fruit, large house
and three barns in good repair, 1870
acres of land IL miles from Shafts
bury Depot, plenty of wood and water
and with the above will put In two
cows and 10 tons of hay. Price Tor
all $1,000.
For $500 I will sell the best poultry
place in this county. 1t has large
and nearly new house, new brooder
house and hen houses for 800 hens,
horse barn, COW barn, two wagon
sheds. The buildings could not be
built for $4,000 Six acres OF good land
a variety of all kinds OF fruit, will take
$500 as first payment, located less
than ~ miles from trolly line and
Whites shops at North Bennington.
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A Money Maker.

No. 1919. so room hotel, stories.
has license bar. can fill it with city
boarders, fine location, property worth
$4,000. Poor health reason OF sell.
ing. VIII take $500; $4,000 cash down
balance on mortgage. Call at Office
and see plan of rooms.
No. l.. $50 acre wood lot at least
1000 cords white birch on it, Also
quantities beech, maple. spruce, hem
lock and pine; two miles from depot
and easy to get in summer or winter
Price $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-16
A Bargain Near Bennington.

No. 1873. So acre, A meadow, A pas.
ture. Plenty of fire wood to keep fam
lily. IL story six room house, 30x40
barn with underground cellar, corn
house, 14x16, wood house 12xl4, shed
1892. 30 apple trees. Only $500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14
BY
MZzIAM RRADF0RDALLEN

His EIighness gave order Of the guards blew
blast trumpet ard the crowd turned their faces
to where the Foreign Secretary and Haswe stand
ing. Lifting his that carried the farthest
corner Of the place quiet the the Secre-
taTy addressed the crowd in commanding What
he said, HasweN did rot understand. hut il must nave
been the point nc finished the prosper
and stout of all the A1Oors there advanced. with
lack of enthusiasm which beed his action and placed
gold pieces in the Secreary-s hand receive in
return of the disks. This the commencement
of sale which continued fer hour inter
rupod only times when prospective purchaser,
showing less avdity than deemed consistent with
the privilege buying charm urged thereto by
q prod from the Of one OF the guard.
HasweIl counted the charms they sold, and
there exactly 1S of them At s. each this would
considerably ,hen for his travelling
he thought. with a flush Of qualification, that he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

They are pretty. pretty" his Highness deigned
IF accept them" he continued. shrewd look
what DO you expect do in return?"
Years OF practical training had taught the Secretary
that one must deal cOnservativey with
bearing gifts. HaswelI Paused moment to consider
His first inspiration had been gain the goodwill
the Secretary, as steppngstore trade but ap
peared chance to do business His glance fell
or the paper package CT lead disks. They all
had left; they considered little
the American small boy valued them at but marble
apiece, but-they were all that he had left.
Scarcely realizing what he doing. HasveI leaned
down and picked up disk with Hishress' per
mission and powerful aid, he said would fatn sell
these lucky charms to the good people TaFgier''
The Secretary sigh, half Of interest, half
relief. Lucky charms he asked. 'Wh9t kind Of
good luck do they bring?"
This time for retreating; his bridges were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

Sr Larned looked grave. and Hsswell who had s nee
studying the telephone cord, looked up nopeIuy
thinking respite was being considered. But Ne;
lafneds training had made him proof aganst mere sen
tnlent. sorry Haswell he said but business Is
business The thing stands this way; You can take
THIS assignment not, please; only, Tor Ut
sake Of discipline. IL you refuse it, yoar resignation VII
De IN order Brown there in the Office. Brown
would be mighty glad to get Your job he even ASKED
orders, Brown does. Well, what do you say -
IL there earth that Hes~eH mar
bored any dislike for 1t was Brown who, he knew, had
been doing everything IL his to bring aim Iato
cscTedit with super Brown had charge OF the
firms correspondence with travelling force. and more
than letter had passed BEG kn the Two
Ton he between sentiment and br n and butter
the mention of Browns decided HasSSh quickly
I'm go to Tangier. Mr.. Larned." he said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

played HasweH with sinking heart,
Brown had the top layer in only as a scare. the
a pam-trec made fantastic designs on the
drawn Venetian blinds and the squeais of canles ana
Drawing of donkeys from the crowded
streets Haswen however, intent his search
ray attention to these Somewhere in that trunk ne
felt sure there must a drDkng-cuP
something with which he could go to work Every
thing was the absorbing thought OF
whether had carried his ncfarious plot u the
limit Ali at there something down in one
done up in coarse brown paper and tightly tied
with Perhaps last there the
Advantageous; perhaps Brown he'd reiented 1T the last
iaorlent.
Ina second Haswel the cord. and out rolled at
his heap OF the little lead
disks the company give souvenirs. and
which bear on one side the impress of griffin, the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

,- over r,1f q county, Mfr Larned himself is man
accustomed order and to have others ooey-he Is IL.
fact The directing genius fortune His travel
ing mon may be found the frosts Of the Arctic 10
the heat equator. Go where you will and there
are three things you cannot escare-death taxes anu
Iarneds speciates
Mr. TarneJ leaned back comfortably in his revolving
chair and stared sydney Haswell in astonshH1ent
Through closed door Of his Office the roar OF MS
factory I'm murmW at once confusing and me
hodica might be detected the crash OF trip
hammer tho rasp files and the click Of UpeWri-ers
which told creator of an this energy that
things were running smoothly The office itself was the
heart Of this mighty system Larned its BRAIN
1t pusated the orders which caused engines 10
run cars to be loaded and men to act
HasweU stood before the desk at which Mr. Larned
was seated studied the design the carpet lie
might have been taken a composite portrait of all
the LaEned company's travelling for he wore the
stamp energy pride Of profession which dis
tnguished his brothers M. Larneds employ His
shock of red hair. surmounting his smoothly shaven
sluareiawed stocly figure. not have been
Intellectual, but It certainly energetic,
why, HasWel. what's tho natter?' Mr.. Larned was
saying. It's the chance you've been waiting for I'm
Offering YOU you we'll in Tangier, intend making
you manager of Morocco branch"
Haswen hdgeted about and his reply seemed dragged
of him by his employers questioning eyes,
You see it's this way. Mr.. Larned." he answered.
glad course, to get the chance, and might
well say that any sell goods those Noors,
guess I can only-wel, there family reasons why
Ia rather stay around the once for month or six
weeks"
Mr. Larned's frown was 60 empnatio that it seemed
extend his bilard-ban head and 10 become lost
the sparse fringe just above his collar Il
thought you had been with long enough he replied,
TO know that business always comes first"
But, Mr. Larned ii you only postpone things for
rust q little" -Hasvel objected 4 didn't
bother you with my personal affairs, but the truth
That my wife and rather expect something interesting
1 could only wait until know ans we'll it would mean
lot TO as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

IF chances are that IL
you viii examine any
piece OF small hardware
"a stove-lifter, an ice
pick. or a metal asn-
receiver-vou Will find
stamped somewhere UPON
its surface a winged srit-
fin. II is the trademark
of the Larned Speciality
Company. 1t is the pride
Ct Mr.. LaTned that his
patent collapsible drink
ing cup was the seed
from which his business
has grown into a mighty
tree whose roots extract
nourishment from his
mines, whose branches
are in every important
city on earth. whose fruit
is the finished product re-
fcrred to above. His
factory covers five city
blocks: the smoke of his
cHimneys obscures the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
Stocks > Bonds > Cereals
STOCKS DECLINED
Here and Abroad Yesterday and
Close Was Near Mark Reached
In Panic--London the Cause

New York. March 23.-The securi-
| ties markets here and in Europe
were violently agitated today and the
decline in American stocks forced
| the average level of prices within
measurable distance of that touched
| In the demoralized selling Of Thurs
day Of last week. The foreign mar
ikets were disposed to assign the
dominant influence on the situation
To the condition Of the New York
stock market. The point On which
fears OF the consequence of the con,
sequence .of the New York condition
converged, however, was London.
This is owing to the necessity of pro,
yiding there for a fortnightly stock
market settlement on Monday Pc
riodcal settlements in that market
are the occasion for making good the
differences inScollateral and other de-
tails, caused by discrepancies since
the last settlement. Fhe large in
terest Of the London market in Cana
dian Pacific ACCOUNTED for the slump
in that stock today 1t was be-
iieyed also that the stock market
pool, which holds a large block 81
that stock. was called upon to AXE
it up today and that large proper
ton Of the POOLS holdings were thus
forced upon the market. The stock
broke IAN extreme. SIS points and
went far to demoralze the whole list
Hill and Hartman stocks also
showed losses of from 4al to 81
points. Hasty profit taking by bears
seemed to be almost wholly respon-
sible for the demand which rallied
some stocks back from the lowest
prices but. the market closed. fever
ishly and irregular.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
WHEAT GOES down
Demoralized Stock Market Caused
Free Selling by Lonas--Corn
and Oats Also Lower.

Chicago. March 23.-WHEAT--The
sentiment was bearish all day, al
though at times the market expert
enced moderate rallies on covering
by shorts Selling was mainly BY pit
Traders and longs induced chiefly by
the demoralized conditions of the
stock market. Prices were also in
fluenced to some extent by the poor
response made by the Liverpool mar
ket to the advance here yesterday,
A large number Of damage reports
were received from the southwest
but traders. were disposed to view
the dispatches with more equanimity
than similar advices earlier in the
week The report that seeding Of
spring wheat will begin in South Da-
kota next week seemed TO inspire
some selling. The close Was weak,
May being off 2sm1a6.
CORN The market was weak on
free selling by Leading holder.
There was quite active selling by
clippers due, it was said. to the slow
ness of shipping demand It was
Gained that Eastern buyers were
holding off, owing TO the Extremely
warm weather which It was thought
might iniure grain. The sharp de-
cline al Liverpool was weakening
factor at The opening. The close was
weak with May down 1S0Hc.
O%TS- The weakness Of corn had
a depressing effect on cats but the
prices sustained only slight losses.
Increasing local receipts helped to
weaken the market. Trading was
in small volume. May closed down
nc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
PORK.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. March 23.-CATTLE.-
The market was nominally steady
steers closed 10625 cents and
butcher cattle Is cents lower than a
week ago. The Eastern demand has
been tame and exports have not been
heavy. Packers nave been slow to
take hold In fact, all regular out
lets have been narrowed.
HOGS-Prices open 5n1o cents
lower. Later there was reaction and
part of the losses recovered The de
mand from shippers was limited to
filling few orders and scalpers were
operating cautiously. so the packers
again were the chief buyers. and con
sidering this fact the market was by
mo means bad one at tne lower
range of prices es ablished.
SHEEP-The market was nominal.
Prices closed % cents lower than
Monday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24

FOR Letting Of Contracts for Sewers.

Public notice is hereby given by
the Board Of Local improvements of
the city Of Cairo, Illinois, that until
ten (l0) O'clock a. m. Monday. March
20. 1907, at the city council chamber
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, Cairo
Illinois, sealed bids will be received
for the construction OF vitrified tile
pipe sewers house connections and
inlets and brick manholes In the fol-
lowing named streets in the city Of
Cairo, namely, Twelfth street, from
Washington avenue to Locust stiest,
Walnut stree, rom Tenth street to
Fifteenth stree, anc Washington
avenue. from Twelfth street to Doug
las street. Copies Of said ordinance
and specifications for the improve
ment will be found at the office Of
the City Engineer, No. I'LL CONNER
cial avenue Cairo. Bids may be put
in for he work on each street sep
aratey or for any two streets or for
the whole work on all three of the
streets. and the same shall be so
tented dis to show the bid per foot
for The sewer pipe house connections
and nlets and of the brick manholes.
incsrdlag all work and labor and ma
tcriais for completing the work and
aggregating .he amounts bid therefor
The contractor or contractors are
to be paid in bonds Of the city, bear
ing five ta1 per cent interest per
annum, which said bonds are to be
paid out Of the assessments made UNI
der the said ordinance and which are
divided into ten (10) annual install
ments Each proposal or bid must be
accompanied by cash or by theckl
payable to the order of George PAR
sons as President of the Board of
Local improvements Of the City Of
Cairo, certified by responsible
bank, for an amount which shall not
be less than ten (fo1 per- cent of the,
aggregate or whole amount OF the bid
or proposal, and no bid can be consld-
cred unless. accompanied by such
check or. cash. The bids shall be de-
llvered to the said Board OF Local
improvements, which VIII, in open
session, at the time and place aboye
specified, examine and publicly de,
clare the same. Contractors will be
required to enter into contracts with
the city fof the construction Of the
improvement and into bond payable
ito the city in the sum of fifty (50)
per centum Of the amount. Bid with
security to be approved by the Board,
conditioned for the faithful perfor-
nance of the contract and for holding
the city harmless. &c, Blank forms
for bids will be furnished ON appli.a
ton to the city engineer, The Board
reserves. the right'to reject any and
an bids
Dated at Cairos Illinois, this 18th
day of March, A. y. 1907.
:. GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board Of Local Im-
provements of the City oil Cairo, Ill
inois.
Attest i.
Ernest Nordman,. Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
AGE NO BAR.
Everybody in Cairo is Eligible.

Old people stopped with suffering,
Middle age, courageously fighting,
Youth. protesting impatiently;
Children, unable TO explain;
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only a little backache first.
Comes when you catch a cold.
Or when you strain the back.
Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabetes,
Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache,
: Cure every form of kidney Ills.
Mrs. A. B. Marshall, of PA TWEEN
ty-seventh street. Cairo. ILL.,. says:
"My little daughtes now ten years
old has had a weak back and Kid
neys since she was a baby During
The last two years her back has
panied her severely and she has
often creid herself to sleep. Bed
wetting has been a regular thing.
night after night and has caused us
great annoyance. If she played hard
or exercised too much the trouble
was always aggravated. We have
doctered her a great deal but all
failed until we proculcd
Doan's Kidney FILLS at Schuhs drug
store. They soon gave her relief and
a further use resulted I'm a complete
cure
For sale by all dealers. Price a
cents. Foster Miiburn Co. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24

bids will be furnished on application
TO the city engineer The Board re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids \ #
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 18th
day OF March, a. p. 1907.
GEORGE PARSONS,
/ President Of the Board Of Local I'M
provements Of the City OF Cairo, III
inois
Attest:
Ernest Nordman, Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24

onice Of the cairo City Coal Com
pany, Cairo. Illinois March 2. 1907.
The regular annual melting Of the
stockholders Of the Cairo City Coal
Company will he held at the office "
the Company, MI. 7J9 Ohio Street IN
the City Of Cairo, Illinois, on Tuesday,
he End Of April A. d. 1907, between
the hours Of 10 O'clock d. M. and ?
O'clock D. ~.
JOHN HERMAN,
Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
NOTICE:
For Letting Of Contracts for Sewers
and Filling.

Public notice is hereby given by
the Board of Local improvements Of
the City of Cairo, Illinois, that until
ZEN (10) O'Clock a. m. Monday, March
&c, 1907, at the city council chamber,
No. iii Commercial avenue, Cairo,
Illinois, sealed bids will be received
for the construction of vitrifled tile
pipe sewers and inIets and brick man
holes in Sixteenth street and Seven
teenth street. 10 the City Of Cairo,
and for filing the same with earth
from lot line to lot line and to the
established grade of said streets, I'M
der ordinance No. 40. approved De
cember 18th, 1906, the work to ex-
tend, on Sixteenth street, from Wash
ington avenue to Pine street, and on
Seventeenth street, from Walnut
street to Pine street. Copies of the
said ordinance and the specifications
for the improvement will be found at
the office Of the City Engineer, No
Bids may be put in for the sewer
work on each street separately and
together and for the sewer work and
filling on each street separately or
together. or for the whole Of the inn
provement on both streets; and the
same shall be so itemized as TO show
the bid per foot for the sewer pipe
and inlets and of the brick man.
holes. including all work and labor
and materials for completing the sew
er work and the bid per yard for the
filling. and aggregating the amounts
bid for sewer work and filling separ-
ately and for both. II both are includ-
ed in the bid.
The contractor or contractors are
to be paid in bonds Of the city. bear
ing FIVE 60 per cent interest per ap-
mum, which said bonds are TO be paid
out of the assessments made under
the said ordinance and which are di
vided into ten (10) annual install
ments. Each proposal or bid must be
accompanied by cash or by check
payable to the order Of George Par
sons as President Of the Board Of
Local improvements Of the City NJ
Cairo. certified by a responsible bank.
for an amount which shall not be less
TRAN ten (fo) per cent of the sggre-
gate or whole amount Of the bid or
proposal, and no bid can be consider
cd unless accompanied by such check
Or cash. The bids shall be delivered
10 The said Board Of Local Improve.
menis. which will 10 open session. al
the time and place above specified
examine and publicly declare the
same. Contractors win be required
10 enter into contracts With he city
for the construction II The improve
ment and into D bond payable 10 the
city IN the sum of Fifty f5oi per cen
UNI Of the amount bid with security
10 be approved By the Board. cOndi-
TONED for the faithful performance Of
the contract and for holding the said
city harmless, &C Blank forms for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
KILLED OVER cH,LD's SPEECH.

carmi. H.. March 2s.-in quarrel
thar arose over dispute as 10 whose
child had detained her piece bet
ter at a country school picnic today.
Charles Nicholson and John kurd
came to blows Nicholson tnen
opened fire on Kurd and killed him
instantly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-24
JAMES OLIVER GROWS WEAKER

South Bend. Iad- March. %
James Oliver, the pillow manufacturer
who has been seriously III since Feb.
e. is rapidly growing weaker. Mt
Oliver Is suffering from compiled
cations which in lude Bright's disease
Heart difficulties and localized pneu-
mnnia