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KILLED ON RACE TRACK
Nelson Percy. Well Known Here.
Meets Death al Sandy Hill.

Nelson Percy OF lloosick Falls. a
hors"man Who vas we'll known here
aaa almost instantly killed nc Sandy
Hill yesterday by being thrown from
aulky Either the hobbies broke OF
th. horse stumbled aud fell turning a
complete aomerHault PERCY struck
on hia head - feet away aud when
picked up vas found 90 have sustained
q fractured skull aud a broken neck
The horse Neil" q bay Eelding owned
hy J A Wright vas 30 badly hurt
that u had Ca be- shot
rcrcry was IS years old and had
been a turfman fof the past ~ years
lie was veil known among horsomen
not uuly in New York state but Ia
Massachusetts and Vermont az well
For several years be- VAS driver In the
western racing circuit ilr Owned a
string 10 horses himself but had gone
to Sandy Hill Tor the express purpose
Uf driving Ncil' IN the 22l pace for
Mr. Wright lie had intended to Dc.
part Tor Manchester today where he
was scheduled 90 start several horses
ui his uvn string next week one sou
Burton Percy. survives
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
SUES AUTomoslLlsrs
G. L. Thomas Of Burlington injured by
Fall From Wagon.


burlington. Aug sc. g.. Thomas
of this place. a travelling salesman
while driving from Brandon a. Pitts.
ford Monday afternoon met two auto.
mobiles. Ills horses were frightened
and whlrled around all four wheels
we're smashed aud Mr. Thomas was
thrown out aud slightly injured
Returning to brandon Mr. Thomas
had warrants sworn out Tor the arrest
Of the tourists and the papers we're
served on them In Mlddlebury. Nine
people are travelling In the machines
which are tagged go and 43a3 Pitts.
burg. Pa. The personnel Of the party
follows Mr, and Mrs G. ~ Millcn.
Mrs Conway. y Harris. Mrs. !. &. Dip
pold. Mr. aud Mrs. W g. nrclton. Mr..
aud Mrs T. ! Kent aud y H. Vain.
wright After some little trouble az
they we're unknown In Middlcbury. the
autolstH secured DR. Samuel sheldon
To qualify aa their bondsman to the
amount of $4,000 aud the case will be-
tried IN Chlttcndcn county court
Mr. Thomas injuries consist Of
scratched knee and his back ~ hurt
According To the autoiHtH they met
Mr. Thomas nc sharp turn IN the
road where his approach was hidden
by clump ~ bushes but on seeing
him they came 90 a full stop between
nifty and one hundred feet away AZ
ter the accident they helped him to
his feet, porceiying that he was hurt
and offered all the assistance that they
could. lie appeared unwilling to nc.
cept any aid from them. they say. and
they went on 90 Mlddlobury MIR
Thomas horses ran only a short dis.
lance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
SONG Recital.

Mrs Mary HutchIns Wilcox viii give
a song recital Friday afternoon at half
after three o'clock for the benefit OF
the new 81 Peters church az the resi-.
dence OF Mrs. George =. Graves. cor.
ner OF Elm and Washington streets.
The tickets are under the manage.
ment Of Mrs. Frank y. Howe. Mrs. HUI
ing Blackmer and Hubert Hart.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
YOUNG BURGLAR coNFGssEs
Claude Pierce Admits Robbins House
a, Hoosiek Falls.

Claude Pierce. the lCyearold North
Pownal lad Who has been implicated
n the robbery of the house of Elmer
Gates at lloosick Falls. about two
weeks ago. has made a full confession.
Tie was brought from Troy iail where
he has been since be- was arrested
week ago. and arraigned for a hearing
before Justice OF the Peace Jones az
IlOOsick Fails but waived examination
aud told the whole story Afterwards
Deputy Sheriff Gill took him 10 Troy
and placed him iu the hands ~ the
Humane society The same dispoai.
ton was made Of John O'Counor. also
~ North Powual. on. of bis Compan.
ions. Who vas arrested ON the same
complaint
According 20 Pi"rce's story there
WcrD three in the party. himself.
O'Cunnur and a man named Coleman
~ Cohocs Who has not been approhen.
dod. Pierce says that be- vent 90 the
Gates home for food and stole $3.50
In money and some jewolry. lie
claims that an equal division was
made ~ the spoil. his story agreeing
in an RESPECTS With that told by Con.
nor except that the latter claimed that
his share 0f the money was only SIC
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

ture. Judging from the Internal c,i
dcnce Of their books ! should Erayoly
doubt II they had ever seen q Wild wolf
OF a Wild lynx The wolves and lynx
rs aud other animals which they Dies.
cribe are full brothers ~ the Wild
beasts that appear in Uncle RemuH
aud Rcynard aud the Fox. and de-.
serve the same serious consideration
from the geological standpoint
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

LANCASTER. Pa, Aug. -. Ber.
nnrd !. McGrann. one OF the best
known and wcnlthiest men In Lancas.
ter county. died ut his home. Grand
View farm. this city. aged seventy
years Untll few years ago he was
prominent M n railroad contractor.
lie built the Cntnwlssn extension 90
Willlamsport the bridge across the
Delaware river nc Ynrdleyyllle aud
the railroad from rlttsburg 10 Youngs.
town 10 connect with the Vanderbilt
system. MIR McGrnnn was the Demo.
cratic candidate for state treasurer In
1897.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
EQUINOX II; casTLEroN .
Home Team Wins the Game in the
Fifth.

Manchester. AUG. 80 Equinox de-
fcatcd Caatlotou here yesterday after
noon by a score Of u 90 . Both teams
used IN. stick effectively The home
team broke 40 the ~ u' in the 9Th Ia
ming Whcu four singl, aud two errors
Melted seven runs The visitors Ecor.
I'd Ave runs In a" ninth by good bat
ting The score by innings
Equinox gOuu1 III
Castlrton- UUuaIuUOs=g
Batteries. NurCruss aud Prime.
Franzoni aud llawlry Umpire. John.
sou.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
Thnn.nna AlrL n, Panama.

WASHINGTON. Aug 2D.-The 18th.
milan canal commission has received
n cablcgam reporting that during July
there were iWl1 eases Of sickness
among the asDO employees. includ.
lng the Panama railroad employees.
The figures show q reduction of nearly
~ per cent in the mortality rate for
the last year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
FAIRBANKS WOUND HEALING
VIII De Placed on Trial for killing
Niece Next Month.

Brattleboro. Aug. 2s.-Dcputy sher.
IN George =. Alexander OF Saxtona
River. was In Brattleboro yesterday
afternoon having come from Windsor,
where he went IN response 10 a letter
from William G. Fairbanks, who shot
aud killed his niece. Mary 0rout. In
SaNtons River May 25. Fairbanks
talked over various matters with the
officer. but his principal object In
aummoning Mr.. Alexander was 10 ask
him 10 use his influence 10 bring about
an early trial
Fairbanks wound over his heart.
inflicted with suicidal intent after the
shooting. which kept him In the Brat.
tleboro Memorial hospital seven
weeks. IL healing rapidly and the pris.
oner IL less nervous and IL gaining In
weight Il IA expected that his trial
will be reached next month. lie has
not yet retained counsel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

PLANNED ON ESCAPE
House Of Correction Prisoner Making
Key

Rutland, Aug. 2S.-Bernie Cole who
Is serving a years sentence In the
house OF correction for robblng the
postotilce two years ago,
was recently discovered making key
with which TO effect an escape. Find.
ing a piece OF plane blade on a work
bench led to search which brought
TO light a nearly completed key hidden
In his mattress.
Cole Is considered a desperate man.
lie has twice broken Jail, once nearly
killing his TAILOR In Kansas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
PYTHlAEs ELECT OFFICERS
New Grand Chancellor IL c. p. E~ens
Of North Troy.

81 Iohnsbury. Aug 2s.-This morn
ing the following officers were elected
az the encampment OF the First Regi.
mcnt Of Vermont. Uniform Rank.
knights Of Pythlas: Grand chancel.
lorclect, &. =. Ewens OF North Troy:
grand vice chancellor. Mai O. NJ. vii.
ley Of Barre. grand prelate. Fred G.
Shonyo OF Lyndonyille: grand keeper
Of records and seal. DR. G. r. o. Tinker
Of St Johnsbury: grand master OF en-.
chequer y W. Booth OF Essex juno.
ton; Grand master at arms. Carl ID.
Reed OF Montpelier. grand inner guard
y A. Elkins Of Island Pond: grand
outer guard. A. II King OF Richford:
supreme representative elect p. J.
Cowlea Of Hardwick.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

TRINIDAD. Colo. Aug ~ Vice
President Charles W. Fairbanks ar
rived on the way 10 Sacramento. cat,
10 attend the national irrigation con.
grcss. lie will stop NJ the Grand can.
yun. Arizona. on the way Mr. Fair
banks addressed large crowd here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
blazing Aata speed. Faar nio-Ls.

niasinE Aata speeds Faur nio~Ls.
NEW YORK. Aug - Will. whlr.
Ing down Riverside drive au automo
bile owned by less" Durham Hampton
u the Hotel Empire caught IRE ant
ran four blocks ali ab.aEc. Frank Nc.
Carcrty. the chauffeur. had i--rn work
Ing on the carbureicrs aud to,k the
machine out g. try ~. as the autpmo-
bile WIS a. h. used Tor a long trip. AZ
Seventy ninth street flames burst cut.
aud be- ran the machine o. the ncarrsi
Ore alarm box at Seventy NTH street.
who're be pulled down the lover IN.
Cline company "a responded aud on
the men had the finr eNtInrui.hcl Tho
damage was abuut - upi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
SEARCH FOR BOY
Son Of John c. Calvin. Of Brattleboro.
Missing.

Brattlcboro. Aug - John Calvin
we'll known BrattlcburJ merchant
and past stat. chief ranger oi the
Catholic order ~ Forcst,rH. b. max
INK every cnort to hnd bis HOn. John
T.. Calvin. whom he has not heard
from for ahugi 20 months Mr. Calvin
fears that the boy is not living. aH he
was fond Ut his home and wrote to
some member Of the family regularly
until his letters suddenly stopped com
Ing
The boy was member Oi st
Michael's court Ut Forcsters of this
town. lie was a student at 81 MaryH
College. Montreal. about ten years ago
and learned TO speak. French nuontly
Formerly he played piano on q steam.
boat line between New London and
New York and when last heard from
he was playing piano In the iloom.
field avenue palace. Newark ~ j.
Tie In reported as having left for Pat.
erson. ~ j.. with companion who
was said TO be- a singer. the intention
being Ia make tour Of the large
cities OF the country.
The young man H. ~ years old. Z
feet inches tall. and weighs about
1856 pounds lie has black wayy hair
which IN worn rather long and parted
In the middle Ills eyes are blue. his
complexion light aud his checks rosy
and he Is smooth shaver.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
QUICK INSPECTION
Railroad Commissioners stopped IN
Bennington About Five Minutes.

The observation locomotive Nc.ha.
"a ne. carrying State Railroad Com.
miHsioncrH John W. Redmond OF New
port. Ell ~. Porter u Wilmington and
:. HOLSTER Jackson Of Harrc. Supcrln.
tcndcnt George r. Jarvis. Chief Engin.
ecr q g.. Moore aud building supcrin.
tondcnt J D. johnson of the Rutland
railroad Who are on a tour of inapec.
ton. arrived here at 1883 this morn.
ing
There was apparently nothing 10 in.
ycatigatc Ia bennington AZ the party
did not remain IN town much longer
than ave minutes The next dcHtin.
alton u the commissioners h Ticon.
deroga.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
nourl- cerIraa'. Chauffeur .....,.a

NEW YORK. Aug - Joseph Mur
ply. chauffeur for Congressman W
Bourke Cochran. was arrested while
going down Fifih ay,nu. By Bicycle
Policeman Saucr on charge uf going
twenty i've miles ga hour Nc CUck.
ran continued hls trip IN d cab after
hls chauneuf's arrest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
TENNIS At MANCHESTER
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. {. Brown Of Phila.
deiphia Win Mixed Doubles.

Manchester Aug. 2S.-A mixed dou.
blea tennis tournament for prizes pre-.
scented by Clarence NJ Clark OF Phil.
adelphia was completed here today AZ
the Ekwanok Country club. Mr. and
Mrs THEODORE y. Brown OF Philadel
phla defeated Miss Eleanor McGoyem
OF New York City and =. 3. Wild Of
Chicago Ia the FINAL match by G.l. 60.
GIL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
NO JAIL COMMISSIONERS
Appoin,ess Had Failed 20 Qualify
Causing Annoying Vacancies.

""|''W '|''''" T'''W =" "''"'""'
The nrm Of Bennett 4 Graves has
uncarthcd the fact that there are NO
jail commissioner The attorneys
had q client Who wished 10 take the
ipOr debtors oath hut when an at
tempt was made 10 carry out the pro
c,Hs d VAS ascvrtalnrd that the three
men Who had been appointed lall com.
missiuuerE and b"iur" whom q Iiour
debtor applicant must appear. Charles
o. Huri e. u Sanford and D. %. ratter
son had not qualified aud the Offices
were therefore vacant III" county
officials being in town today. arrange.
m"nts are being made a. 600 the tacan.
Cipa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

OswEGO. y. " Aug - The body
u Ward Stacey. once n prominent poll.
tlclan Of Newhaycn. this county. was
found IN the Oswego river. II II not
known whether the drowning was sui.
cldal or accidental Stacey was forty.
i've years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
THIRTV.Flve DIVORCE CASES
Windham County Court Docket Pro
Vioes Much Business.

Brattleboro. Aug 2s-The docket
for the September term OF the Wind.
ham county court will be- issued this
week. Il contains 20t cases besides
- chanccry cases Not all OF the
cases are set for trial. however. The
trial list contains 40 court cases. 81
jury cases IS divorce cases and four
State cases. but the number OF State
eases may b. increased. Court will
convene az Newfaue September 10,
Judge Seneca Haselton OF Burlington.
presiding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

We are butchers. n you have hogs
10 kill. leave your orders.
Irwin Berg.
iOi River street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29

Five dollars reward will be- paid for
information leading 10 the Identity OF
the person or persons who removed
the plants and two flower pitchers
from Clark Elwe;fa lot In South
SALISBURY cemetery August IT..
Clark Montgomery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-29
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York aud western
Vermont fair tonight and Friday
Slightly warmer Friday In interior
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

Washington, Oct. 18th. 1907.
In administration circles the
opinion prevails that there is no
doubt that Secretary Tafts visit
to China will increase the cordial
relations between China and the
United States and add to the pres
tige of American trade in the
Orient. The Chinese press and
people seem convinced at last that
this country has no desire to an
mex any part of their territory and
that the American people desire
China's progress in the develop
ment of her resources and in the
welfare of her people, and the cord
ial sentiment of the Chinese gov
ernment toward the United States
is held to be one more star added
to the Roosevelt armament.
Great interest has been aroused.
not only in military but also in
civilian circles, by the discovery
that army officers are again think
ing seriously of the advisability of
transferring the Coast Artillery
from the War to the Navy Depart
ment, and have presented to the
Secretary of War, arguments which
whether or not convincing, have
at least led him to suggest to Gen
eral Murray, Chief of Artillery, the
advisability of drawing a bill pro-
viding for such transfer.
While army officers are very
anxious to get rid of this branch
of the service and would like to
see all expenditures for fortifca-.
tions and maintenance of the Coast
Artillery charged by Congress and
by the public to the navy, the
transfer cannot be consummated,
presumably, without the sanction
of the Secretnry of the Navy and
the Staff officers of that department
and t',,''e is every Indication that
the will receive the scheme
witl. wholesale condemnation.
Moreover, the difficulties involved
in the preparation of a bill provid-
ing for such transfer are far more
numerous than Mr.. Taft appreciat-
ed, or else his suggestion that such
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-17
Rev. Madison C. Peters Attacks Assaults Upon
Personal Liberty in this State.
From the Philadelphia Press, October, 7th, 1907

NEW YORK, October 6.-Dr. Madison
@. Peters in his sermon here on "Why
the Church Has Lost Her Hold on the
People," referred :. to the Fairbanks
"cocktalp'incident and made reference
to the interference of certrin religion
lists in Pennsylvania with personal
liberty and with making Temperance a
partisan political issue. DR.. Peters
said: "All men resent interference
with personal liberty. When fanatical
men of straight-laced views undertake
to dictate to broad-miDded men of lib
eral views and attempt to guide them
in the narrow path of their own stunt
ed natures, as to their private business
and personal relations with the world,
when the church does this, she strikes
at the foundation not only of personal
liberty, but interferes with what does
not concern her in the least"
"Churchly interference in private life
has recently been emphasized in the
matter of Vice-President Fairbanks
luncheon to President Roosevelt,
where the serving of cocktail has
been made by the churches of the Mid
die West political issue. If Mr. Fair
banks deemed it proper to serve cock
tails in the privacy of his own home
that was his own affair and he acted
entirely within the jurisdiction of a
free-born American"
"Mr. Fairbanks has been savagely at
tackled in hundreds of sermons, all
of them lacking that Christian charity
which, though supposed to cover a
multitude of sins, as practiced by these
men is not large enough to cover a
single cocktail And the church to
which he has given lifetime of SER
vice and support, after a most bitter
campaign, defeated him as a lay dele
gate to the general Convention. Of
course Mr.. Fairbanks happens to be a
real Christian gentleman, broad-mind-
ed enough to overlook the pettiness of
small-minded men, yet who could
blame him ifhe kept out of the church
for the future? While those ministers
who have denounced Mr.. Fairbanks
may represent the spirit of the church.
the Vice-President knows full we'll that
they are not the true exponents of the
teachings of Jesus"
Then DIR. Peters, who is native of
Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvania Dutch
ancestory, and who was for many years
a minister in Philadelphia and knows
whereof he speaks, further said. ''The
attitude which the church is taking on
the temperance question in Pennsylva-
mia in its fanaticism is like that which
the people of Indiana have shown tow
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-17

wards the Vice President. In the name
of Temperance, political meetings are
held in the churches, even on the Sab
bath Day, with the avowed purpose of
advancing the political interests Of a
minority party, denouncing men who
had been conspicuous in the church for
years, but who cannot see the temper
ance question as some of their neigh
bors see it, with the consequent result
that throughout the State in every
community can be found men who
were regular attendants aud supporters
of the church twenty-five years ago,
but who now never enter church with
the possible exception of attending a
funeral or witnessing wedding"
II believe myself in total abstinence
for the individual, but that gives me no
excuse for interfering with the person
al liberty of my neighbor. Notwith-
standing our proud boast of freedom,
we are still under both secular and
churchly restrictions. The church in
her severe attitude is only living up to
her old-time traditions, regardless of
civilization and progress. When she
sets her anathema on those who step
beyond her narrow confines, she as
sumes prerogative ON matters alien
to her jurisdiction. When she arbi-
trarily takes upon herself the regula-
tion of private actions and usurps the
right Of conscience, striking, as she has
in the Fairbanks' incident, at the pri-
vacy of the home-life and interfering
with what does not concern her, she
will lose her hold upon the people.n
''The church is fundamentally wrong
when she seeks to extend her jurisdic-
tion to the affairs of private life. The
people will not stand for much inter
ference in Europe, much less in Am
lea. The church is driving thousands
from her doors by the assumption of
an authority she does not possess. In
the past she has always suffered for
her meddling with personal liberty
and and freedom of conscience. She
is under the ban in Europe at present
time for just this very offence. By iu-
terfering with the rights of others, re-
ligious fanatics, in this country are
driving men out of the church. The
narrow-minded conservatism, the petty
intolerance, the contemplate bigotry
displayed in the Fairbanks attack
ought to be warning to the Ameri-
can people, for the American people
will resent any interference with what
they believe to be their rights under
the Constitution to enjoy life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, not as
the church dictates, but as they them
selves see it.n xxx.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-17
Hard Times in Kansas.

The old days Of grasshoppers and
drouth are almost forgotten in the pros
porous Kansas of to-day, although a
citizap of Codell, Earl Shamburg, has
not yet forgotten a hard time he en-
countered. He says; 4 was worn out
and discouraged by coughing night and
day, and could find no relief till | tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t took
less than one bottle to completely cure
me The safest and most reliable
cough and cold cure and lung and throat
healer ever discovered. Guaranteed at
all drug stores. soc and S1.00. Trial
bottle free.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-17

a measure be drafted was merely
another demonstration of the kind
ly shrewdness he not infrequently
exhibits in compelling his friends
to prove to themselves that the
schemes they have recommended
to him with the utmost fervor and
enthusiasm are by 20 means
practicable. While this sunject
seems likely to be debated with
great earnestness until the argu-
ments to be presented on each side
of the question have been exhaust
ed, there is not after all much ex-
pectation that action by either the
President or the Secretary of War
will result.
This past week the National AS
sociation of Railway Commission
ers have been presenting argu-
ments for the necessity of their
continued existence in their annual
session in Washington. They
have put themselves on record as
opposed to the views of the Presi-
dent for Federal control of rail
ways doing an interstate business,
and have declared for an extension
of the powers of the Commission
instead fany curtailment thereof.
The amazement, recently cx-
pressed by Mr.. Wakeman, Secre-
tary of the American Protective
Tariff League, over the extent of
the sentiment for tariff revision
throughout the country, is source
of amazement to those politicians
and officials in Washington who
have, this past summer, taken the
revision pulse of the country The
desire for revision of our tariff
schedules is SO universal that it is
regarded as demand by the intel
ligent politicians.