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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
First Idea OF the Telearanh.

Long before Prof S. F. b. Morse
had perfected his great invention the
word telegraph was used for a sort
OF semaphore In the French revolu-
ton a telegraph assisted by tele-
scopes, was devised to carry news
over immense distances Forty years
before this time, however, there was
published the first detailed scheme for
communication by means Of electricity.
II Is outlined In a letter to the Scots
magazine, written February /, 1853.
from Renfrew and signed &c NJ" This
suggestion was to transmit charge
from the conductor OF. an electrical
machine at the sending station along
an insulated wire to the receiving ma
chine, the presence OF the charge be-
ing indicated by the behavior OF a
light pith bali or the passage of a
spark" Each letter of the alphabet
was TO have separate wire, so that
any word might be spelled out and
any message sent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
HoosIck

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Minkema are
the happy parents Of baby since last
Sunday.
Homer White Is teaching district
school In the town OF Grafton about
two miles from Orson Pierce's.
Chris. Knopp has gone to Stamford
to work there for two weeks for Thos.
H. Sullivan of this place, who owns a
farm there.
Mrs. James II. Donnelly and infant
daughter are spending two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Cormick of Troy.
new time table will take effect on
the Boston and Maine railroad the 10th
inst. Report says that some Of the
trains will be discontinued.
Samuel Bratt has been here at the
home of his parents Ill and not able
to work for several weeks He Is an
engineer on the Boston and Maine
railroad
Walter Mutt, a former resident who
now resides IN Peekskill-on-the Hud.
son, and Miss Martha daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Adelbert Simpson Of Maple.
town. two miles distant will be mar
ried Wednesday the 18th inst They
will reside in Peekskill Miss Simp'
son was one of the school teachers
here in the village school in 1906.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
pissectinq a Violin.

Not one person in a hundred has
the slightest notion of how MAN, parts
or pieces there are In violin. Here
Is list OF them: Back, 2 pieces;
belly. 2; coins and blocks, g. sides, 8;
side-linings, IL; bar, 1; purfiings, "a;
neck, 1; finger-board, l nut, /; bridge,
L. string for tail-board. L. guard for
string, 1; sound-post, /; strings, A.;
pegs, a. total, So pieces. Three kinds
of wood are used-maple, pine and
ebony. Maple is used for the back,
the neck, the side-pieces and the
bridge. Pine is used for the belly, the
bar. the coins and blocks. the side
Innings and the sound-post Ebony is
used for the finger-board, the tail
board, the nut, the guard for string
of tail-board, the pegs ana the button.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
Beaver on Elk River.

"The impression that the beaver is
almost extinct in this country Is a
mistake" said George II. Hover, OF
Vancouver B. c. ION the Elk river,
tributary Of the Fraser, In my own
province, there are this season thou
sands of these little animals. whose
fur Is so valuable, building their win
ter quarters. The Elk river has al.
ways been favorite spot for the
beaver, but this year the influx has
been so marked that even the most
experienced trapper cannot tell
whence they came. There are now a
large number Of trappers on the river
engaged In catching them as fast as
possible Most of the skins are shipped
to San Francisco, while some go to
Montreal and Toronto. From these
cities they will 90 to others In all
parts Of this country and Europe"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
EAST DORSET

Mrs. George Sears visited in Albany
last week.
Mr.. Brophy spent Sunday at his
home in Rutland.
e. X. HARDWOOD was. In Rutland on
business Saturday.
Mrs. Grace Belden of Dandy spent
Sunday at George Hoyt's.
Louis Senical of Rutland was guest
Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. Jennie Smith of Rutland Is
visiting her sister here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nahean were
recent visitors in Rutland.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Brophy were re-
cent visitors in Manchester.
Richard Butler of Wallingford was
a guest OF friends here Sunday.
There will be a social dance at
School hall Friday night Dec 10.
Mrs. Nellie Dunn Of Bennington
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Il. II. Pell Is having two weeks va
cation which he is spending in travel
DR.. and Mrs. J. |. Cochrane were
guests of friends in Rutland Satur.
day.
Misses Mayme and Jennie Leary OF
Arlington and Dorset spent Sunday
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Mclaughlin Of
Dandy spent Sunday with friends
here.
Miss Alice Oils of Burr e. Burton
Seminary spent Sunday with the
Misses Ames.
Miss Catherine McDevitt Of North
Adams is spending the holidays with
her brother here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
ARLINGTON

Mrs, Jerome Laken was in Benning-
ton Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d. Howard spent
Sunday in North Bennington.
Mrs. John Delaney has nervous pros
tration the result of having teeth ex-
tracted
Mrs. +. NJ. Lathrop is visiting her
sister. Mrs. George Townsend In New
ark, n. ].
Homer Sargood. who has been sick
for some time with pneumonia does
not gain very rapidly.
Horace Convex, Ed. Delaney and
John Garfield are spending several
days at Grouts pond hunting.
Paul Rochester of Rochester spent
part of last week with Mrs. Rochester
and Retta Marble at F. n. Canfeld's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
NORTH PoWNAl

house by injuries received in a fall
the past week.
Frank Smith of Cohoes is in town
for few days.
Miss Florence Mattison was in Ben
nington Friday.
X. V. Eldred of Troy was with his
parents here Saturday and Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. Eldred on Thursday of last week.
The Ladies Aid society will meet at
the parsonage on Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs Della Gazette of Greylock is
Ill at the residence of her sister, Mrs.
John Condor.
AT the supper recently given for the
Notre Dame church in this village SIPS
was taken in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Andrews have
returned from their wedding trip and
have begun housekeeping.
Frank Berson of Troy is in town.
| mlc. II Itu iilUtl III anu SUI vi
Valley Falls visited in town last
week.
Mrs. Homer Brown of Norwood,
Mass, is spending few weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Dean.
corresponding secretary. Following
the business meeting social was held
at which games were played and re-
freshments served.
Arthur Wyman and family of Sun
derland and Reuben Madison Of Sche
nectady, who were recent guests oil
Mrs. Annie Madison have returned
The mill of the North Pownal Manu-
featuring company was not running
the latter part of last week owing tc
repairs which are being made on the
building.
The receivers report of the NORTH
Adams Arnold Print works and firm Of
Gallon and Houghton shows the com
pany to be in good financial shape
The business is to be continued
ly mutilated and was taken on an eve
ming train to Williamstown and placed
in the Hopkins undertaking rooms
There was nothing about his person by
which he could be identified.
There will be supper in the church
vestry Thursday evening under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid society
1t is called pie supper and will be
served from until o'clock.
Miss Clinton is confined to the
The semi-annual election by officers
of the Christian Endeavor society oc
Cured Thursday evening. Lauristor
Wilcox was reelected president; Miss
Eta Andrews was chosen vice-presi
dent; Carl Estes, secretary; VIM. An
drews, treasurer; Mrs. E, |. Racket
i An unknown man was struck and
killed onthe big curve just outside
this village Friday afternoon by Bos
ton and Maine express. The young
man was about 30 years of age, well
dressed and of good appearance. He
came from the direction Of Hoosich
Falls and stopped in this village few
minutes while going through. He
stated that he was employed here some
eight years ago. His body was terrib
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
Volcanic Ash Cement.

A recent number of Nagasaki
(Japan) newspaper describes a ce-
ment made from volcanic ashes, which
is sometimes used alone and some-
times in combination with sand and
portland cement. The ashes are much
cheaper, and are said to be almost
as effective as the cement, while the
two are used together with still great
er advantage. Dockyards, naval docks.
etc, have been constructed from the
ash cement, large quantities have
been exported to Korea, north China,
Shanghai and Formosa, and the de.
mand is rapidly increasing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
FOR SALE J.

$3.50 buys this 16 acre farm, good
house and barn, keeps two cows and a
horse, seventy apple trees. Less than
one mile from SALISBURY Depot.
A good building lot of 5000 square
feet located on River street for S275.
A good building dot on Grandview st.
for $500. A good, we'll located lot on
Gage street. Price $500.
For $4,000 l will sell the best farm Of
its size in Bennington, 1876 acres with
good house and three barns. Will
keep rs cows and horses, running wat
er to buildings, plenty Of fruit, locat-
ed near j. G. 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 a frontage on the above
street of S31a 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 11s 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 for
all $1,000.
For $500 will sell the best poultry
place in this county. 1t has large
and nearly new house, new brooder
house and hen houses for 300 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.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10

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has been such an
important factor in
the cultural develop
mentof the American
people in the past
three decades and
which promises to be
an equally important
factorin the future. 7"
| soJf0n GLOBE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
nf in,arast To women.

To such women as are not seriously out
ofIhealth\ but no have exacting duties
tol perform either In the way OF house,
hdld cares\or In social duties and func-
tIdns. which\serIously tax their strength,
as welfHbp Nursing mothers. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite PAcscrIptlon has proved most
valuable supVSrtlng tonic and invisorat-
Ing nervine. BY IL timely use, much
serious sickness and -snderln2 may %
avoided. Tho operating table and the
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Valuable Woman,S remedy were resnrted
TO In good time. The "Favorite Prescrlp-
tlon" has proven u great boon 10 expectant
mothers W preparing the system for the
coming Of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear In mind, please that DR.. Plerce's
Favorite Prescription Is not secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
averse, because OF the uncertainty as to
their com position and harmless character,
but Is a MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TON, full list OF all its ingredients being
printed, In plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination Of this list OF
ingredients will disclose the fact that II Is
non-alconolc in It's composition, chemic-
ally pure, triple-re6ned glycerlne taking
the place OF the commonly used alcohol,
In Its makeup. In this connection 1t
may not be out OF place TO state that the
"Favorlte Prescription" OF DIR: Pierce is
a,e only medicine put up for the cure OF
woman's peculiar weaknesses and all
ments, and sold through druggists, all
the ingredients OF which have the I'M
animous endorsement OF all the leading
medical writer's and teachers OF all the
several schools OF practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
"Favorite Prescription Is recommended;
A little book OF these endorsements VIII
be sent to any address, postpaid, ana
absolutely free II you request same Oy
postal card, or letter, Of DR.. X. V. PIERCE
Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Perce's Pleasant Pellets cure con,
stipation. Constipation Is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure the cause ana you
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
International Courtesy.

An exceptionally pretty girl, with an
English flag lieutenant at her side,
was standing on a chair on the pier
watching the racing. On a chair be.
hind were two Frenchmen. The lady
turned round and said In French: Il
hope I do not obstruct your view"
"Mademolselle," quickly replied one
Of the men. Il much prefer the OBJ.
tructlon to the view" Can the en-.
e.to &C dale crow finer flower Of
Cod.to-y ,.4e t.-t:-The Taller.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-10
Rheumatism
Badly CrippIes a
BaldWinsville
Farmer
URIC-O QUICKLY CURED HIM
Treated Two Years with a High.Priced
Physician with No Succ IS

Mr.. Frank Howe, prominent far
mer in the town of Ven Buren,, says:
Il visited the best physician in this
country, who treated me for about
two years for rheumatism. | spent In
that time several hundred dollars and
seemed to grow worse instead of better
each day. Being on crutches and forced
to drive to the train and hobbling to
the doctors Office became very discour-
aging, let alone the sleepless nights
and fearful hours of pain. Being adj
vised by friend purchased Smiths
Uric.O prescription, took it home and
used 1t that day as directed
Those fearful sciatic pains left me,
my blood seemed to let loose and flow
freely, felt different and knew the
next morning | had found cure as /
slept and rested well all that night,
something had not done before in two
years. used In all six bottles of
Uric-O and have never felt return of
the disease. had no use for crutches
or cane since the first days treatment.
81 have since recommended Uric-O
to hundreds of friends and acquain-
tances and in every instance 1t gave
remarkable relief, To every person
who suffers from Rheumatism | say,
take Uric-O at once and your suffering
will soon end
Frank Howe Baldwinsville, N. Y.
Anyone who doubts Mr.. Howe's ex-
perience is invited to write him for
further details.
The manufacturers have so much
confidence in the remedy that they will
gladly give large 20 cent bottle Of
Uric-O free to all Rheumatics who
have never used 1t and are looking
for permanent, lasting cure for this
most distressing disease. Address for
free trial, Smith Drug Co., Syracuse,
N. Y. Uric.O is sold and recommend
ed in Bennington by B. A. Quinlan.
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just received q
fine assortment of
Gold Wedding Rings

Direct from the mandatory E1
therefore you the IL AAA1\1 H10I =
profit OF the m'0dleman Jewe1ry Store
Avenue.
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Surburg Subjects

SUNBURG, June 17.-Mrs. S.
Duane closed a very successful term
of school in the Duane district last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Gafkjen came
home recently after an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
Douglas county.
Misses Maria Rhine and Title
Sponum went to Leeds, N. D., a
few days ago.
Mrs. Gunhild Strandbraaten is
around calling on friends and old
acquaintance in this neighborhool.
The old lady carries the weight of
her IS years with remarkable
strength and ease.
Andrew Jorgenson is identifying
the residence of P. A. Gandrud with
very becoming coat Of paint.
The many friends and admirers
Of Miss Oline C. Bjorkerud and
Mr.. Tosten A. Frovold were more
than surprised last Saturday a week
ago, when they learned that said
couple went to Willmar that day in
order to embark for life in the
same canoe. A number Of those
who apparently took the affair with
the highest enthusiasm prepared to
give the happy couple the honor of
a regular old-fashioned "chariva-
ri,' but were prevented by 2 heavy
rain which made the roads soft so
the artillery could not maneuver.
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+ S:>NTSi'zzE-z,R>EP0R7S

ROSELAND, June 17.-Summer
has come at last, and it is welcome.
Road work and corn cultivating
is the order Of the day.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dragt and
son, who have been visiting with
their uncle, Rev. J. Dragt, for the
last few weeks, left again last Tues
day for their homo at Glendale,
Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Strcaka and
family, from Muscatinc, Iowa, are
visiting with Rev. J. Dragt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Svobodny
and daughter spent Sunday with
Mrs. John Hirman near Priam.
Mrs. j. Huisinga is visiting with
relatives in Danube and Hector for
a few days.
Tom Stob and H. F. Bruss made
a trip to Danube last Friday to haul
out three corrugated steel culverts
for the town, to be used in the
county bitches.
T. Stob and Road Oversccr Joe
Strafelda put in 36-inch steel cul-
vert in the county ditch by the
Roseland church last Monday.
Memo Zuidema was appointed
as town road builder at the last
meeting Of the supervisors.
Joe Strafelda called at the town
clerk s office last Saturday.
Misses Rosie and Lizzie Svobod-
ny, who have been working in the
cities for the last three or four
months, returned home last Tues
day.
The Damhof family were out
fishing at Lake Waconda last Satur-
day.
The H. F. Bruss family spent
Sunday evening with the Nanko
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GR.EENLAkE /
.s.sa'e@a'a ,5pIcERETTE5|

SPICER, June 17.-Miss Minnie
Thompson went to Irving last Sat-
urday for few days. visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Sand and
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ole Sand, visit
ed with Sigvald Olson on Monday.
Mrs. O. Sand returns tomorrow to
her home near Warren, on a farm
across the line in North Dakota.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson and chill
dren, of New London, are visiting
with he1 sister, Mrs. August Null
Ter, west of town.
Misses Agnes Kulset and Elsie
Thorn of New London visited with
their friend Hannah Peterson of
Spicer Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. John Berg of Willmar ar
rived a Spicer this afternoon to at
tend her niece, Amanda Ronning.
Mrs. Emma Downs came home
from Willmar Monday, where hel
husband is staying at present fol
medical treatment.
One of the oldest and most vel
known settlers of the county, Arne
Olson, died last Sunday evening a
seven o'clock from heart failure
He had been feeling the same a.
usual all day and was sitting con
vcrsing with the family when h
fell from his chair and died imme
diately. Arrangements have beer
made to have the funeral Wednes
day afternoon at one O'Clock at tn
home, after which the cortege will
proceed to the church at Eagle LAX
and the remains will be inferred il
the cemetery of that church. Rev
J. S. Halvorson will of1iciate.
Misses Matte and Katie Olson O
Minneapolis arrived here this after
non to attend the funeral of thci
father.
Miss Hannah Peterson came hom
today from Willmar, where she ha
been staying since Friday.
Mrs. Adolph Norman enjoyed
visit from her mother, Mrs. E. Nor
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-19

Sunday evening. The poor little
child had suffered much ever since
it's birth and death was welcome
relief from is sufferings. The fu-
neral will occur from the home to-
morrow (Tuesday) and the funeral
services will be conducted by Rev.
Halvorson Of Spicer.
Mrs. S. Hatlcstad was taken seri-
ously i'll last Friday and Dr.. New
man from New London was called,
who found his patient suffering
from some heart trouble, which has
afflicted her some for several years.
At this writing she is slowly i'm
proving and there is. good hope for
her recovery.
Oscar Markell had the misfortune
last Monday Of having straw shed
fall down on his nice herd of cattle,
with the result that four were dug
out dead and ten were taken out
alive but SO badly hurt that it was
found necessary to kill five of the
animals later on. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Man cll
resolved to show their sympathy in
this serious financial loss, and last
Sunday sprung surprise on them
and made them present Of a purse
of fifty dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Monson of
Owatonna, Mimi, who were pres
ent at the Quam-Johnson wedding
in New London and later visited in
this community, left for their home
last Monday.
Misses Agnes and Alma Thomp-
son, who have been visiting at the
home of G. Stcne for a while, will
leave for their home near Owatonna
this week.
julius Skaalerud was in Willmar
last Sunday.
Farmer Boy.
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mission society Of the Swedish Mis-
sion church at New London.

mission society of the Swedish Mis-
sion church at New London.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of Anna McRae of Harri-
son to Albert Dahl, the prosperous
merchant Of that place.
Mrs. Gena Jacobson, her little
daughter Ruth, and Miss Josephine
Jacobson came home Friday, after
visiting for some time with rela-
tives at Thief River Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob jacobson and
daughter, Mrs. John Carlson, left
on Saturday for an extended visit
in the state of Iowa.
Road work was commenced in
Green Lake township last Saturday
The new road grader was then first
put to practical use.
The members of the Swedish Lu.
theran Saron church and all other
friends are kindly invite to attend
the social given by Mrs. O. Sender.
son in the basement of the church
at Spiccr Thursday afternoon anc
evening, June 27.
The Swedish Lutheran congrcga
tion of Spicer is planning to have
a church picnic at Spicer the Fourth
of July. Program and other ar
engagements will be printed later.
Amanda Ronning returned from
a visit with relatives Elbow Lake
last Wednesday. At this writing
she is reported quite sick.