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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-04
EVENTS OF A LOCAL NATURE.
Happenings Of the Past Week in
Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
Advertised letter Edgar F. Manley

Advertised letter: Edgar f. Manley
George Olds veterinary surgeon and j.
J Markillie both of Hartford, were in
Paw Paw on business Monday.
The Presbyterian society has entered
call to Rev. r. II. M. Augustine OF
Sandusky Mich.
Those souvenir letters are the latest
novelty Eight views of Paw Paw, sta
tionery and envelope for 10 cents.
Miss Etoile Allen has been on the sick
list for the past week, but is now able to
resume her duties at the abstract office.
Bruce Basset foreman of the Decatur
Republican office, was in Paw Paw New
Years day and made the Northerner a
pleasant call.
Married, Dec. 81, 1906, at Paw Paw
by o. w. Rowland, Esq, Mr. Earl S.
Bridges of Bangor and Miss Nellie Mod
en- of Lawrence.
The ladies Of the 4th division of the
Presbyterian church will hold bake
sale in the Shepard & Showerman store
Saturday, January 3.
Nj. L. Decker and family went to
Bloomingdale Tuesday, to attend the wed
ding of their neice, Miss Rae Harrison to
DR.. Christopher Reyer of Garret, Ind.
Ed. Fuller, brother-in-law of A. L.
oil re that NJ oil hA
riously injured recently by falling from
a building, is much better and will
eventually recover from his injuries.
f. w. Clark canvassed Paw Paw last
week in the interest Of new state chart
now in preparation. The chart will be
strictly up to-date and will give much
valuable information. The price is no.
minal which will place the chart within
reach of all.
We met Judge Heckert on the walk
last Saturday morning and being in a
reminiscent state of mind he stopped Us
and said. Forty four years ago today
the battle of Chickasaw Bluff was Tough
and l went into the enemy's camp, a
prisoner of war, | boarded with them
for six months, but it was mighty poor
grub they gave me-" To the old soldiers
those days must appear like scenes from
another existence.
The funeral of Mrs. Dibble of Goble
vile was held at that place last Wednes
day She had been i'll for severa
months. She leaves son, Fred Dibble
and daughter, Mrs. w. b. Knight, both
living in Paw Paw. Mrs. Knight ha:
been at Gobleville for some time caring
for her mother.
About ten days ago some one attempt
ed to burn Mr.. Macoy's new cock house
near Three Mile lake west Of Lawton
Fire was set in two places in the straw
underneath the house 10 the scratching
pens. The straw was damp and for this
reason the fire went out. The cocl
house had Just been completed at cos
OF $500 and there were $50 birds in il
The owner has put the matter in th
hands OF detectives and taken other pre-
cautions to see that the act is not re
peated.-Lawton Leader.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-04
Southern Michigan Fruit Associa-
ton will Meet.

The Adjourned annual meeting Of the
stock holders OF the Southern Michigan
Fruit Association will be held at the
Town Hall in Lawton, Saturday Jan. 3,
1907, for the election of two directors,
one auditor and such other business as
may come before the meeting. A lunch
will be served.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-04

The Paw Paw Grange will meet next
Monday evening at Z o'clock at the
home of w. r. Shrine. The program is,
as follows: Subject for discussion
"Shall we have a special department in
the local Grange in the interest of the
fruit growers" Impromptu-"TheW West
as l saw it," Mrs. Annie Wildey. Roll
call-"The New Years resolutions"
The legislature Of 1907" Hon. Jason
Woodman. "The state Grange" by T..
Davis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-04
Work in Second Degree.

There will be special communication
of Paw Paw Lodge No. % F. and A. Nj.
Saturday evening January. 5, for work
in the second degree.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-01-04
The Man You Must Trust
Is Your Druggist

Ever think about it? Your druggist is the only
you obliged to trust your very life to-
If you satisfied that you doctor understands
your ament and is competent to restore you to health,
you seek the advice of another physician but you
must trust the druggist who compounds the medicine
you take.
An incompetent druggist may make mistake in
compoundng your medicine; the risk of injury is all
yours. dishonest druggist will substitute inferior
different drug for what your doctor prescrbes again
the risk is yours druggist who is not fully equipped
may be lust out of important ingredient, and if
you need the medicine in hurry you risk if you
wait until he gets it.
You cannot afford to take these chances
Bring your prescriptions here Our chemists
competent and we safeguard you by double check on
all their work. We have inferior questionable
drugs, and substitute under any circumstances.
We have every drug and medicine that doctors pre-
scribe and every facility for rapidly and accurately
preparing medicine in any form the doctor desires.
We do not-dare not take the chances Why
should you?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
AGAIN BREAKS ALL
RECORDS ACROSS
ATLANTIC
Lusitania With S10,000,000
Again Lowers Record
RAN 618 MILES IN ONE DAY
Handicapped With Treasure Surpas.
ing Kings Ransom, Great Liner
Again Passes Sandy Hook Bar.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The giant Gu
nard liner Lusitania, with Sl0,000,0OO
In gold, after record run. reached
Sandy Hook bar at midnight, break
ing all transatlantic records. She an
chored outside the bar, as the Am
brose channel was not lighted, and
she could not come up to her dock I'M
I'll daylight. She locked at o'clock
this morning.
The steamers run for the last day
out was 610 knots.
The $1O,000000 in gold stored In her
hold is for the relief of the New York
financial situation, and, carrying 1t, all
records for transatlantic speed were
surpassed.
A wireless message from Captain
Watt to. the officials Of the Cunard
company announced that the big ship,
with continuance OF favorable con-
ditions, would make the passage in 4
days II hours 80 minutes
The Lusitanla has also smashed the
record III Dli MINUS NllN HIsihN NJ WV
days steaming on her last western
trip. having succeeded in covering 6ls
knots between noon Tuesday and noon
Wednesday.
Despite the fact that the Bank of
England and the Bank of France rails
ed their discount rates to and 4 per
cent respectively and that the Bank
of Germany has taken similar action
in an attempt to stem the flood of gold
which is pouring into the United
States, further importations of the pre-
cious metal have been arranged for,
bringing the total so far for the pres.
ent movement up TO S40,425,000 The
days engagements were $4,000 by the
Illinois Trust and Savings bank, $780,
| 600 by Kuhn, Loeb x Co., ST50,000 by
the National City bank and $1,625,00O
by Goodman, Sachs & Co. OF the total
engagements $50, I2J,000 is on the way
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
THOUSANDS OF TROUT EGGS
government Fish CuIturists at Work
at Chittenden Dam.

About $4,000 eggs have been Sc.
cured from the trout in Chittenden
pond for the government hatchery
the work of stripping the fish having
been completed few days ago. The
work was done by S, c. Snyder, who
IS III charge of the government
hatchery at Arlington. These eggs
were all secured from the fish caught
IN trap placed In the Hewitt brook
which Is one of the four streams emp.
tying into the dam, and if the worl,
had been done in a more thorough
manner, by placing traps in all of
the -FOUR streams, a much larger num-
Der OF eggs would have undoubtedly
been secured. If permanent sta.
ton is established at the pond which
now seems probable, this will prob.
ably be done.
The advantage of Matching the
trout spawn artificially lies in the
TACT that in this way about 20 per
cent OF the eggs are Matched while
only per cent are Matched when the
eggs are laid in the brooks where
large numbers Of them are eaten by
both the male and female trout and
many more are destroyed by high
waters and other causes.
In return for the spawn taken from
the fish in the pond the government
VIII furnish fingerlings for stocking
the bodoyt ewfa m gg oaofi
the body of water in sufficient mum.
bers to much more than Offset the
loss occasioned by stripping the trout
Notwithstanding this fact many per
sons, who do not thoroughly under
stand the situation, complain bitterl,
ABOUT the governments procedure
which they believe is to the detrimen,
OF the fishing. This dam is now sait
to furnish the best trout fishing in
New England and with watchful car,
there Is no reason why this standard
cannot be maintained for many year.
to come.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
A FEAST DEFERRED
Boys Caught Pilferine in a st. Johns
bury Store.

st. Johnsbury, Nov. 7.--Arsene and
Napoleon Laliberty, of this place boys
aged IA and Is years old, respectively
who were under bail of $500 each to
appear at the December term of Gale
donia county court, on charge Of
breaking and entering the offices of
A. l.. Bragg and Il. T. & H. X Ide,
October 6, last, got into further
trouble last night. The store of f. A.
Scott & Co. was closed at $50 o'clock,
but about $50 o'clock Lindol Scott, a
member of the firm, entered the store
by back door to get his umbrella. In
the dim light he saw the figure of a
boy and seized him. This proved to
be Napoleon Laliberty. His brother,
Arsene, escaped, but was soon cap
tured.
Napoleon had taken $40 from the
cash register and quantity of grapes
were laid out for a feast. When
seized the boy exclaimed in pitiful
tone, please excuse me. I'll give you
back the money"
The boys had entered celler win
dow, crawling between iron window
bars six and one-half. inches apart.
AS the result of hearing held this
morning the boys were held in $500
bail to await the next term of Gale
donia county court Bail not being
furnished they were taken to the Gale
donia county Jail in this village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
THE PASSION PLAY
At Library Hall Theater Tonight and
Saturday.

The intention of this company is to
give to the public in general as near
an exact reproduction of the famous
Passion Play Gas witnessed in Ober-
ammergau) as possible, and we con-
scientiously assert that there is moth
ing in this grand performance that
will be sacriligious or irreverent, or
any picture presented offensive to
any Christian of any denomination,
but, instead, continual scenes and
moving pictures illustrating the fasci-
mating Passion Play. Every man, wo-
man and child will not only enjoy
this grand performance, but will be
held spellbound at the sight of the
fascinating and sublime lfe-size NOV
ing pictures of our Saviour and the
multitude, and the beautiful surround
ing scenes.
Every parent and Sunday school
teacher should take advantage of this
opportunity to wildly impress upon
the children these scenes in the Christ
life. In no other way, short of per.
sonal visit to the village of Oberam-
mergau, in Bavaria, at the time of this
stupendous enactment, can so lasting
realization of the life of Christ be
made. Friday and Saturday evenings
Nov. s and 0. Matinee Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
DEWEY DUNHAM IS
DEAD At AGE OF
SEVENTY-SEvEN
For rs Years Deacon in Baptist
Church
DIED AT 2 THIS MORNING
Was Born In Buffalo, But Had Lived
In One House In Bennington For
az Years.

Dewey Durham, one of the old and
highly respected citizens of Benning
ton, died at his home just south of the
village at o'clock this morning from
Bright's disease and a general break
ing down of the system. His failing
health dated from four years ago when
he fell and broke one hip and has
since been crippled.
Mr. Durham was native of Buffalo
where he was born in May, 1890 He
was one OF II children of Alfred Dun.
ham who was born in Bennington and
went west about 1920 when west"
meant the western part of New York
state. Alfred Durham was the son of
Obadiah Durham who was born in
Connecticut and was one of The early
settlers in Bennington.
Dewey Durham lived in Buffalo and
vicinity during his childhood but then
came 10 Bennington which mas been
his home since, His parents also re-
turned to bennington and his father
and grandfather are both buried in
the Towsley cemetery, the old Dun
ham homestead being in the south
part of the town.
Mr. D1nham learned the carpenters
trade and has worked at it for over
30 years and until disabled. He
bought the place where he died is
years ago ana built the house there
~ years ago. H., took great pride in
his home and his place was always
one OF the neatest and nost attrac.
lively kept in town
Mr. Durham united with the Ban.
tist church in - Tnal when youn.
man and always lived an upright
Christian life. When lie lme hire he
joined the local Baptist church and
has been one CT the deacons of the
church fo~ quarter of 4 century. He
was man who was respected By the
community in which he lived and held
the esteem of all who knew him.
He leaves a widow and seyera, sons
and daughters, Among the children
are Walter and Harry Durham. Mrs
u. l.. Martin and Miss Flora Dun
ham. The funeral will be held sun.
day afternoon at 2 20 at the house
Rev. Frank r. Morris viii oniciate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
ATHLETICS AT WILLIAMS
No Further Action on Charges Against
Baseball Players.

At the last meeting of the Athletic
Council of Williams college plans for
building field athletic house were
formally adopted The council voted
to set aside the sum of $2500 which
will be used to form the nucleus of a
fund to be officially known as The
Weston Field Building Fund" the OBJ
ject of which is to provide n suitable
field house on Weston field. Such
building as is contemplated will cost
about $4,000 and the fund will have to
increase TO the required amount by
annual additions by the council and
alumni subscriptions before work on
the house will be begun. 1t will
probably be located on the north side
of the field to the east of the main en-
trance.
The Athletic Council passed the FOL.
lowing resolutions unanimously in re-
gard to the charges of professional
ball playing made against several Will
liams players: Definite charges hav
ing been made through the public
press against several members of the
Williams ball team that they had yio-
lated eligibility rule number one in
having played for money during the
past summer the Williams College
Athletic Council on investigating those
charges and upon receiving the word
of honor of each of the men charged
that he had not received any remuner.
alton direct or indirect for so doing,
decided to take no further action in
the matter beyond publishing this
statement" The Williams Athletic
Council has thus shown that it does
not intend to take such stringent ac-
ton as taken at Dartmouth earlier in
the year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
ALFRED MAHAN TO.
BE TRIED NEXT
MONTH
Most important Case for Com
ing Term Of County Court
FOR MURDER OF LITTLE NIECE
Most Shocking Case In history Of
State-ProbabIe Defence viii
Be lnsanity.

The large portion of the copy for
the docket of the December term of
county court is in the hands of the
printer but 1t will probably not be is
sued until the 18th 'or later. While
1t is impossible to make any accurate
estimate of the amount of business
that will be transacted at any term
of court 1t is evident that the
coming term will be one of
unusual Importance. There are quite
number of civil cases to be tried
and the state docket will be larger
than was the case year ago.
By far the most important case to
be tried is that of the state against
Alfred Mahan, of North Bennington,
charged with the murder of his little
niece, Ethel. The crime. which was
the most shocking in the history of the
county. was committed late In the
afternoon of April rs near Lake Pa
ran in North Bennington. The child
had been committed to Mahan's
charge TO be taken home from the
pond where her father was fishing.
On the way he fondled the child in a
forbidden manner and cut her throat
with a razor.
During the night following the COM
mission of the crime Mahan was ar.
rested and lodged in the county Jail
| where he made a full and complete
| confession. He was held for the
grand jury by Municipal Judge +. l..
| 10 OF ha Of ~,
court held at Manchester was indict.
, ed for murder with premonition and
malice aforethought. Judge Seneca
! Hazelton, who was presiding, express
ed the opinion that the young man
should be ably defended. and as Ma
han was not pecuniarily able to EN-
gage counsel, the Judge selected o.
| NJ Barber 10 conduct the defence.
| Mr. Barber stated that the defence
would be insanity and the Judge then
| ordered that Mahan be taken to the
asylum at Waterbury Tor observation.
Even before Mahan was indicted il
was evident that the defence in the
case would be mental responsibility
While confined in the county Jail he
underwent several examinations al
the hands of physicians and the super.
intendent of the state hospital for
the insane at Waterbury, the exami
nations being made by the order OF
| the attorney general,
Within the last few days DR.. Shires
of Montreal, famous specialist in
nervous diseases, has been at the
asylum in Waterbury for the purpose
of making an examination of Mahar
and special dispatch to one of the
state papers stated that it was under
stood DR.. Shires was to be retained
as an expert by Mahan's counsel al
the trial.
Ordinarily an insanity defence in Q
murder trial takes time, as Is
evidenced by the case of Fairbank.
now being heard in the Windsor
county court at Newfane, and taking
all the circumstances into consider
alton the trying of Mahan will be the
longest task undertaken by state.
attorney in Bennington since the con
viction of Mary Rogers four years
ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
JURY PROBABLY TO
GET FAIRBANKS
CASE TODAY
Attorney General Fits Argues
Today
IS A QUESTION OF SANITY
Witnesses Were Far Apart In Their
Opinions as to the Aocused's Men.
tai Condition.
is A QUESTION OF SANITY

Brattleboro, Nov. THE end of the
trial of William Fairbanks of Grafton
charged with the murder OF Mrs.
Mary Grout, is near. All the argu-
ments except the closing one of the
state were made today at Newfane.
At the opening of court this morning
1t was agreed that not over three hours
should be consumed on either side.
States Attorney r. G. Bacon made
the opening argument for the state.
He painted a vivid word picture of the
states theory of how the shooting
took place, which he claimed was sup
ported by the evidence. He claimed
that Fairbanks was man of full men,
tai responsibility for the act and that
he supported his wife until May 8 of
this year, that four years ago he be-
came enamored OF Mary Grout, his
wife's niece, and that their intimacy
increased to point where It became
unlawful, that Fairbanks became jeal.
Gus OF Thomas Penniman. a town
pauper in Bellows Falls and resolved
to take Mrs Grout to Ashuelot \. III.
Mary Grout, Mr. Bacon argued,
agreed TO sell her furniture and go
with Fairbanks but afterward decid-
ed not to 90 and. when Fairbanks
learned from Mrs. Myra futile that
she did not intend to keep her agree.
ment but intended to go back to her
| old home in Grafton, he resolved that
she should 90 with him or he would
kill her and so he told Mrs, futile
that Mary Grout would never 90 to
Grafton alive.
Mr.. Bacon said that Fairbanks then
| went to where Mary Grout lived in
Saxtons River, talked with her about
going to Ashuelot, and that when she
refused to go he shot her and turned
| the revolver upon himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
ISLAND WASHED AWAY
High Water Holds Up Work on Brat
tleboro Dam.

Brattleboro, Nov. 7.-Elmeres is
land, historic landmark several ac-
res in extent in the Connecticut be-
tween Hinsdale and Vernon has been
entirely obliterated during the pres.
ent freshet in which the waters are
higher than at any time in the fall
season since 1865.
The Connecticut River Power COM
pany's cofferdam has successfully
stood the strain although $4,000 cubic
feet of water per second has been
raging down the river at this point
and the cofferdam has been entirely
covered. A little outside planking
and superstructure has been carried
away, but there is only slight damage
in addition to delay
The cofferdam has tended to throw
the swift current toward the Vermont
shore, and the waters struck squarely
against Elmore's island The banks
began to cave in during the high wat
er last week. On Wednesday the
sheep on the island were removed
This morning the water undermined
the barn which collapsed and fell into
the river, Tonight only fractional
part of an acre remains and tomorrow
morning the island will have entirely
disappeared.
Large sections of the Vermont shore
| have been carried away but this viii
| only expedite the work of the power
company as it intended to make ex
| cavations at this point.
Train service on the West River
railroad has been entirely suspended
owing to washouts at Williamsville
Townshend and Wardsboro station.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
BARNS, HORSE, HOGS BURN
Crops Destroyed and House Saved
With Difficulty.

st. Adams, Nov. 1.-TWO large
barns on the farm at West Milton
owned by Col. H. o. Clark of East Or
ange, N. Y, and occupied by F. Il.
Blake were destroyed by fire Monday
morning. A horse and several hogs
perished all the other stock being
saved with difficulty. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, partially covered by
insurance. An overturned lantern is
supposed to have started the flames.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL
Fair Haven Autoist Learns the Law
From Judge Hall.

Rutland, Nov. 6.--Judge A. A. Hall
in Rutland county court this morning
granted the plaintiffs petition that
close jail certificate be issued in the
case of Joseph Gagne of Fair Haven
VS.. w. H. Maynard of the same town.
This is an automobile case tried early
in the term in which the plaintiff was
given a verdict allowing him to re.
cover $3.50 damages. The decision
given this morning means that the
damages must be paid or the defend
ant go to jail.
The declaration alleged that while
Gagne was driving a pair of horses
hitched to a truck wagon in Fair
Haven last March, Maynard, although
previously signaled to use caution
passed by him in an automobile, run
ming very near the wagon, at a rapid
pace. The horses bolted from the
road and ran over some rubbish. One
of them was killed and the other in.
jured and the wagon was damaged.
Gagne sued for $1,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
vERMoNTER ITS PRESIDENT
Former Gov. Smith Head of New York
Bank

st, Adams, Nov. 6.-Several we'll
known Vermonters are interested In
the Sherman National bank which
opened in New York City for the tran
saction OF business on Wednesday.
rormer Governor Edward c. Smith of
tnis city is its president and the board
OF directors includes Gov. Fletcher d.
Proctor and Albert futile of Fair Ha.
ven; The banking house is situated
on Thirty-fourth street and Astor court
me place occupied by the old Aston
National bank.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that anyone
found pasturing cows ON the land of
the Clark estate or stealing wood
therefrom will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08
Christian Scientists.

Services, Sunday at p. m. and on
Wednesday at 7.45 p. m. corner Park
and Scott streets. Subject November
10th, 1907, "Mortals and Immortals-"
Reading room same address, open on
Wednesday to 5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08

Argo Red Salmon is just the thing
Tor unexpected company There is
nothing better to serve from the can.
At all grocers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-08

Include six cans of Argo Red Sal
mon in your next grocery list. 1t will
keep for twenty years.