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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs James Mcclure OF Cohoes is
visiting Mrs. Floyd Taft.
Mrs. John Hogan is visiting In North
Adams for few days,
Miss Katherine V. Kelly is visiting
Mrs NJ. Culliton of Gage street.
Miss Mary Doyle has been the guest
of Miss ELLA Dodd In North Adams.
Fred b. Packard and George NJ.
Hawks were In Troy on business Tues
day.
James Harmon OF Warren, Mass, Is
visiting friends In town for a few
days.
Mrs. Alice Therbarge OF South
SALISBURY Is visiting relatives In
town.
Despite the bad weather nearly 100
people went to Cambridge on the morn
ing train.
Miss Allieda Gokay OF Valley Falls
~ V. Is visiting Mrs. w. +. Peltler OF
Park street
Cornelius Ilaggerty has been visit.
ing his mother, Mrs. Ann Haggcrty OF
North Adams.
Michael Sullivan. a former resident,
now living In Rutland, has been visit
ing In town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cronin left today
for two weeks visit with friends In
New York City.
Miss lula bronson OF South Shafts
bury Is visiting Miss Eunice Lyons of
Congress street
I'd. a. Newman and Miss Mabel
j. King OF Dewey street will be mar.
ried this evening.
Mrs. Fremont Howard OF South
| SALISBURY h visiting nj her mothers
Mrs. Mariette Bottum.
Miss Emily Chandler has returned
90 Waterford after making n two
weeks visit with relatives In town.
The Berkshire Street Railway com
pany has issued timetable. Copies
OF which may be- obtained at most OF
the stores.
Miss Hannah Murphy Of jeanette
Pa and Stascia Walsh OF Schaghti
coke are visiting Mrs. w Loughlin OF
Grant street
Mrs Joseph Berg and family will go
10 New York Thursday 10 join her hus
band Mrs. Berg will make that her
future home.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ l.. Knapp andNaugh
ter and Mrs Bert Temple have been
the guests Of Mrs. Charles Mason OF
North Adams
Mrs. William Pcllerin. aud sister
Mrs. lassor OF MIN street and Min
nile Roy have returned from a visit Ia
Jacksonville
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Walter Davis OF
Gardner. Mass. are visiting at the
home Of her father. Alanson Wilcox Of
jefferson avenue.
Nearly n carload Of palms. ferns.
etc. arrived by express last night for
the wedding this evening at the resi-.
dcucc ~ Fred %. Graves.
The condition OF D. g. Burt NJ 9
o'clock this afternoon was reported
very critical and u was feared that be
could not survive the day
John s Brant expects % move into
Mrs Samuel Iewett's house on South
street October !. MIR Brant occupied
this same house a fcw years ago.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riaEe ~ John ) Carr Of this town and
Miss Lillian VOndette Of West Rut.
land The ceremony will take place
"Wednesday. Sept n.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
RoNpXILIE

The village school began last. week
with Miss Edith Clark, teacher.
Tho Winhall Industrial society will
hold their fair at liundyillo October 2
Smith Elwell of Bennington. who
has been visiting his noicc. Mrs Flora
burbank. returned home Friday
The Misses Sheridan of Bellows
Falls. who have been stopping at the
hotel the past two weeks. have re-.
turned home
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04

nAHDs-w. Pierce Of 90 Pleasant ~
" prints 10 calling uf business rafds iaf =
cents aud giFss an a.liFatuf stlh case free uiih
each order Dunt pas Zoe youf cards uuii
Vou ses that thsY are satisfactory era
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
FAR M BARGAIN

4 good allromd. well located one
man farm 90 acres. IA miles or less
from station. stores and churches. n.
T. ID. keeps . COWS and q team: can
do work hy machinery: fruit. sugar or.
chard. Z miles Ia Chester. 10 miles 10
Bellows Falls. Vt. can send milk To
Boston. six room cottage. running
water barns and outhuildbgs for \
head OF stock. sugar tools included AZ
$1,000. part cash Send 10 Dept n
for free Illustrated circular describing
sample farm bargains IN Maine. New
Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts,
and Connecticut and giving instruc
tions 90 reach our principal local
agents
p. r. LELAND
lla Dov0ushirc St Boston Mass
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
LOST

\ OsT watch fob With gold s. n q. A.
u medal Let telNccu \ e.. A. build
iuE aud athletic Geld TUESDAY meaning. Re
uAfd " returned o. a. q. Ma iutnbef Al the =.
Nc A Ntf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
CONTRA eIoKs AND BUILDERS

JAMES SILK. contractor aud builder. Also
y repairing. rebuilding ana shop work shop
OCionstreet
DEmIsuTON a WOOD Contractor. ~
i I balidiusAu q slate roofing. one. ne south
"a st9t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
NOTICE

whereas mf wife Emma hamhiin has lsi
ny led snd beard without iust cause ~ provo
eatiuu l be- chs fnfbid al persons hafhofiuE 90
tTustiuF bet un mY arcf uut, ~ ! shall Day uu
hills ~ her conuArtinE aftsf THIS date
WttfNEu PARENT.
North Powuai. W Auru,t =. tss
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
FOUND

LNOuND-A watch fob uith q WILLIAMS col
II leFe zeal The owner may have the sAmi
~ caillnF AZ the Hammer once and tayinf iul
this adv uf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04

A sTRoLooy HEADINg -Compleis read
"a inT ~ your past present and future fuf
10 cents dive your date ~ birth. Addfes,
y. % hot ~ bennington. W Htt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
A. A. HARPER, M. ID.

Recently returned from New York
Hospitals where be- has completed spe.
clal courses In diseases ~ the Lungs,
kidneys and Stomach. will open Of.
ices 10 Buriingame Block, Main -
North Adams, 90 or about Aug. lsL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Portable saw mill complete Win
some machinery for the manufacture II
char stock. Il IN very good order can BE- scru
a. Sunderland Borough, w. A 50 acre timber
lot will be soil with 90 without mits Also fuf
sAis. an Old established meat buslnsss located
Ia kAst A riinEton. " 4 Eoud stand fof the
nght party. CAL Of addfess u. .. Hal. Past
AfiinGiou. W aeu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-04

Several from here will attend the
Vermont fsh aud game league ban.
quot at Hun Point Friday. Judge
Ticrncy 81 Troy aud Judge Fisher Of
Albany viii 80 az guests Of Bcnning
ton lodge 81 ElkH aud the lodge has
appointed Judge Edward l. Bates to
see that everything possible ~ done
Tor the lodge guests la appreciation OF
their efforts at the recent Philadcl.
phia convention.
Lloyd B Waters. Hon Of John y.
Waters Of New York. will enter the
Polytechnic Institute at Troy this fall
The young man has been playing third
base for the Bennington ball team dur
ing the summer aud has won many
admirers among the baseball fans"
and bugs by his clean fielding and
quick. accurate throwing 10 b ises. Il
might be- we'll a. know that the boy n
one of the fastest hurdlors In the coun.
Try. lie has held the Low aud high
hurdle chan. riuuHhip In the high
schools OF New York Tor the past three
years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
BLOWN TO ATOMS
WITH DYNAMITE
Foreign Miner Sits Down on Big
Pile of Explosives Mt Fayette
and Lights Fuse.

CHARLESTON, Oct. s24.-After
writing to his wife 81 tired of YOU"
Leo Antoine sat down on 104 sticks
Of dynamite at Fayette. after light
ing a fuse attached to one of them.
Fellow workmen tried to get him
away but failed. He was blown to
atoms, not piece of him being
found so far. The victim lived near
Kaymore and worked In a mine.
He had been in America only long
enough to realize that life in a min-
ing region is a tough proposition,
and said the day before fellow
workmen that he intended to kill
himself.
The method employed. an unusual
one. is the first of the kind recorded
in the coal field of West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
DEED FOR A LOT
BEING SUED FOR
by the Truman Elliott Heirs, School
Board Having Aban-
doned 1t.

Circuit court was in session to-
day. with both Judge c. w. Lynch
and Judge T. P. Jacobs on the
bench.
Judge Lynch overruled the mo-
ton to set aside the verdict in the
suit of Meigs C. Shinn against the
Lumberport Building and Develop
ment company. but gave leave to
file a bill of exceptions.
The demurrer in the suit by the
Board of Trustees of Broaddus In
stitute against Mollie Nusbaum was
overruled.
Judge Jacobs decided the chan
Gerry cause of Richard Webb against
James F. Dye in favor of Webb and
referred the matter to a commits
sioner for an accounting OF oil that
had been piped into the Eureka
lines. The case involves title to oil
wells.
The suit of Charles D. Elliott and
others against the Board of Educa-
ton of Eagle district to compel the
Doard 10 ueeu du doauuOhSo SShOSi
lot back to the Truman Elliott es-
tate was argued before Judge ia
cobs. The contention IS that the
lot was decided to the board for
school purposes only. The board
does not use it any more and wants
to sell 1t and convert the funds from
the sale for school purposes. The
Eniotts enjoined the board from do
ing so.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
Pensioners
Are Now Decreasing Very Rapidly
As the Government Roll
Shows.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The
number of pensioners on the roll on
June 80. 1907. was s67.s71, ac-
cording to the annual report Of the
Commissioner of Pensions. just
made public. This is a net falling
on for the fiscal year of $4,000 pen
sioners, which was the greatest net
loss for any year in the history of
the pension bureau. The number CT
pensioners remaining on the roll
June 80 last was the smallest since
1891.
On January 81, 1905. the number
of pensioners on the roll was 1905
1876, and that is the high water
mark in the history of the bureau.
Since that date there has been a
steady decrease in the number Of
pensioners. aggregating to June 80.
last, a little more than two years,
6,s25.
During the fiscal year closed June
80 last the additions to the roll
amounted to 29,9O4 new pensioners
and 1.130 restorahons and renewals.
making a total edition to the roll
of 31.o34 pensioners. During the
year the loss by death of survivors
of the civil war was 31,201, leaving
the names of 644,33s survivors of
that war on the roll on June go
last.
The apnual value of pensions June
80, 1907, was s140,85O.SS0, which
was s4,613,131 greater than it was
on the corresponding date of 1905.
The marked increase in the val
ue of the roll over the year 1906
Notwithstanding the decrease in the
number Of pensioners, is due to the
pensions granted under the act of
February 6, 1907. at the higher
rates provided by that act.
The names of three women.
daughters OF revolutionary war SOL
diers, still remain on the pension
roll. The one widow of a veteran
of that war living in 1906 is now
dead. Five hundred and fifty-eight
widows of soldiers of the Mexican
war were drawing pensions on June
80 last.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
AUDITOR SCHERR
VISITS THE CITY

in my opening announcement; my
health will not permit of it, and 1
do not believe fights for nomination
are for the best interests of the par
ty, but, having become a candidate,
am going to make an honest, open
canvass of the state in my own in
terest and in the interest of good
government and feel confident of
my ability to pull throug all right.
Mr.. Scherr will go from here to
Parkersburg andsthen on to Charles
ton. his presence in that city he
ing demanded on Friday. He en-
poets to return to Harrison county
within short time and to person
ally visit and shake hands With
many of the voters. He is now en-
gagged in arranging his plans in such
q way that he will be shortly able
TO make thorough canvass of th-
state entire. Mr.. Scherr is looking
particularly well just at this time,
and is in better health than for
some months past. AS he remarked
you know political fight for nom
ination always agrees with me, and
by the time this contest is ended
expect to be good and fat and in
the best of health"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
Writer Diners From Mr.. AEeGeorse.
But Says He is on Right
Track.
NAMES SOME RBQUIRENdENTs
Which He Thinks Council Ought
to Make and Argues Fran
chise Has Great VaIne.
(By A. 7. Wyre.


Mr.. McGoerge's standpoint on the
applied-Sor gas and electric fran
chise was a step in the right direc-
ton, but his most serious objection
was the time asked for. However,
the life of the franchise does not
cut so much figue as the fact that
the council should regulate the
franchise from year to year.
Such a franchise is very valuable,
as all know. from the fact that but
few years ago Mr.. Il. =. Lown-
des and Mr.. A. NJ. r. Cunningham
offered $50, 900 for the water works
rights Herewith, and all know that
this is not near so valuable as the
gas and electric light franchise.
The city council in 1908 granted
A. NJ. T.. Cunningham an electric
light franchise, which was drafted
by Frank R. Moore, wise aand far
sighted councilman. and. that like
the Stout gas franchise later, was a
step in the right direction, providing
for stipulated annual payments uf
money to the city for the right to
use the streets, and a number of
other wise requirements, at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Moore, were incorpo-
rated in the Cunningham franchise,
all Of which together with stili more,
should now be taken into considera-
tion as to the one which is being
asked for.
An exclusive franchise. proper au-
thorities saay, would be illegal and
therefore. void. Such a franchise
would be of great moment and en-
hanec the right from the standpoint
of-speculation,a as the franchise itself
forms the basis of such specula-
ton as might take place and mill
lions of dollars might be gotten by
those who are granted such fran
chise for 1t an hour after the same
was granted.
Z The old company has good many
friends, it is true. Some say it
has large bonded debt. but owing
to the franchise being so valuable.
some of its stock has sold above
par.
Franchises should be sources of
rev-nue to the city, and. instead of
paying in the neighborhood of So
600 year for the privilege of si.-
ting under poor light to grant the
privilege, the right sort of fran
chise would be a source of revenue
and help to relieve the city OF debts
that SO much concern the taxpay-
ers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
SrnSII Thrash Child Is Burned in a
Most Horrible Manner
At Home.
CLOTHES EGNTTE FROM CRATE
Medical Attention Is Given at Once
Bat Hope For Recovery is
But Slight.

The one year and a half old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Thrash, re-
siding In the Wine addition to the
city. was In all probability fatally
burned Thursday morning at 10
o'clock at the Thrash home.
The child was in front OF the fire,
where ther was no fender or guard.
its clothes caught from the fire
pclae. and. before the mother could
exttnguiata or smother the flames, it
was horribly burned all over the alb
domen, the back, arms and legs, in
fact burned all over.
Medical attention was given at
once but there is but slight hope OF
saving the child's life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
FRANCHISE
SUGGES TONS
RELEASED
Are the Three Young Men Arrested
For Robbing Store at
Northyiew.

Robert Hurst, Charles Hurst and
Harvey Wolfe. the three young
men who were arrested Tuesday af-
ternoon and placed in jail to await
hearing by Magistrate Gordon on
the charge of breaking into NJ. w.
Mcclung's store at Northview the
night before and stealing some
goods, have been released. Mr.. Nc
Clung became convinced that the
prisoners were not the ones who
broke into the store and took the
goods and the finding of some ci-
gars on them when arrested was
satisfactorily explained. He with
drew the warrant against them
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
FATAL BURNS
TO BOY BABY
GRASSELLI CARS
VIII Be Run on Half Hour Schedule
Around junction Begin
ming November 4.

Superintendent Dallas Leonard of
the local lines of the Fafrmont &
clarksburg Traction Company. an
nounces a change in he schedule of
the cars running to Grasseln to
take place November 1. On that
day and thereafter the Grasselli
cars will be run on a thirty minute
schedule. Beginning at six o'clock
in the morning until IL o'clock at
night the cars will leave the court
house corner on each hour and half
hour. and the turn in the city will
be made at the junction of West
Main and West Pike streets instead
of the Fourth street turn. The
present schedule for these cars is
twenty minutes but it has been
found impossible to maintain it be-
cause of the distance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
woMEN's CONFERENCE.

The Young women's Christian
Associations of Ohio and West vir-
ginia will meet in annual confer
ence in Cincinnati on November i.
: and 3. The conference will be
entertained by the Cincinnati City
and Cincinnati University Associa-
tions. and the invitation from born
IS most cordial that every associa-
tion in this territory shall be repre-,
sented by delegates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
CONVENTION
OF the Ohio Valley Improvement A..
sociation To BE Held in
Wheeling.
WHEELING.

WHEELING. Oct. 24.-Tae
Board of Trade and various COM
mites are now very busy with
preparations for the annual con-
vention of the Ohio valley Improve
ment Association which will be held
in this city November14 and is.
Secretary R. B. Naylor is sending
out urgent calls to the officials and
various commercial organizations
throughout West Virginia and East
ern Ohio, the latter territory prom
Using a big delegation. A number
of commercial bodies are now nam
ing delegates to the meeting. The
last up to date is the Wheeling
Board of Trade. who win send the
followig: T. w. Carmichael, DR.. C.
h. Weyreich, John Liggett, John C.
Palmer, Chas. Windsor. w. C. ia
cobs, C. B. Reeves, and Fred Hall.
Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Reeves are presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, of
the Wheeling board.
The local entertainment commit
tee will make extensive arrange
ments for looking after the comfort
and convenience of the visitors while
they are in the city, and on the
whole, the prospects for one of the
best conventions in the history OF
the association are good.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
GOOD AS GOLD
Is the Westinghouse Concern That
Had Receivers Appointed

F. c. Albrecht. of Pittsburg, rep
resenting the mining department of
the Westinghouse Electric & Man
ufacturing Company, is in the city
looking after business matters for
his company In long distance
telephone conversation last night
with his firm, he was assured that
the difficulties of the company were
not so serious and that they would
be Strengthened out in few days.
He has assurance that the steps
taken by the company were only as
precautionary measures and that the
company is as good as old gold.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
In the Interest of His Candidacy and
Expresses Himself Well
Satisfied.

State Auditor Arnold C. scherr.
who seeks the Republican nomina-
ton for governor of West Virginia.
was here Thursday from Charles
ton. arriving from Grafton. where
he spent a day looking after his
campaign.
Mr.. scherr says he decided to be-
come a candidate only after care
full deltberation. and after the as
surance of support from some of the
strongest party men or rhe state.
In short interview Mr.. scherr
said:
4 have nothing to say for pub
lication except that 1 consider my
chances of getting this nomination
as first class In every respect. 1
have letters from all over the stare
and have the personal word and
he hearty hand-shake of men whom
cannot doubt. and who know will
stand by me. am not going 70
make an uuseemly fight for the
nomination. as stated would not
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
PRIZES OFFERED
by Several MERCHANTS at The Big
Gun Shoot Are Hand
some.

Among the merchandise prizes
which viii be given at the big
shoot at Union Heights tomorrow
will be the following:
NJ. A. Nusbaum, corduroy hunt
ing suit and cap made to order.
B. F. Robinson jeweler. eight dol
lar quadruple silver smoking set.
Parsons-sounders Company, 50
vase.
James & Law Company, IS sweat
er.
Globe Clothing store. handsome
hat.
R. E. Gill, 1eweler. fountain pei.
F. G. Bland. box of cigars.
E. R. Davis & Company. pair of
hunting pants, necktie and pocket
knife.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
At Phflippi Where an Epidemic Of
Houusebrealzing now
Prevails.

PHILIPPI, Oct. 24.-During the
last week there mas been q series of
robberies in and about PhiIippi.
About week ago the station OF the
Baltimore & Ohio was robbed and a
considerable sum taken. Since that
time there has been several other
robberies of small nature. the
robbers having turned their alter
tion to the residence district of the
town.
The climax came Tuesday night
when the station was again robbed.
also the home Of the station agent.
John Ernest. The total amount ta-
ken by the robbers was about $3.50
greater part OF which was found
in the home of the agent, and only
a small amount in the station.
Officers OF the Baltimore & Ohio
are investigating the robbery of the
station.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
ROBBERLES
ARE PULLED OPP
COUNT IS AN AUTHOR

Count St. Germain, now serving
time in the county Jail for assaulting
a small boy at hotel here during
the new fair, is an author judging
from an advertisement in the Fair
mont Times. He says in it he has
three valuable books on occult sub
jects-practtcal palmistry. practical
hypnotism and practical astrology,
but it Is likely prospective pur-
chasers would not care to go to jail
to examine the books.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
JAILED AS A 1UNAT1c

NJ McClung was arrested by Con-
stable Waldo Thursday morning ana
placed in the county Jail awaiting
action on luncacy proceedings.
Some time ago McClung was locked
up on lunacy warrant but was re-
leased when friends went surety fof
his good behavior. His sureties be-
came alarmed at his actions and
surrendered him to the authorities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
FINANCIAL. STTUTION NOW UNDER
PERFECT CONTROL AND BEST FOR A WE
Bankers All Express themselves is
Quite Hopeful for the Inn
mediate Future.
BIG FURRY IS PASSED
Stock Exchange, However, Remains
Closed Another Day Awaiting
Developments.

PITTsBURG. OCT. 24-At a meet
ing of the members of the stock ex-
change today it was decided to re-
main closed today. The suspension
Of the Iron City Trust Company last
night and the appointment of re-
cefvers for that institution had not
any apparent effect on the local
financial situation. which is IN good
shape and under perfect control ac-
cording to statements by bankers
this morning. without exception
all say yesterdays furry is passed
and the situation is brighter than
for a week.
1t is expected receiver will lie
appointed for the Nersnt Lamp Com
pany today. 1t is stated the op-
erations OF the Westinghouse will
be continued.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
Y. p. S. c. E.

The Christian Endeavor Society
of the Baptist church will hold
prayer meeting on Friday night at
7::5 o'clock. Topic: "The King
dom of Christ in. Europe" Acts 16: 6
is.
The singing will be led by male
quartette.
Come thou with us and we will
do thee good, for the Lord has
spoken good concerning Israel"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-24
SOLDIER RETURNS

Will Camp. brother of Charles
Camp, clerk at the Davidson shoe
store. has returned from tho Phil
ippines. where he saw four years CT
service in the United States army.
receiving an honorable discharge.
and has gone to work at the Hazel
Atlas glass factory.