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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
C0ULDN'T CASH
THEIR PAY
CHECKS
Chatham Division Employees Up
Against the Money Shortage
BANKS HANG TO THEIR MONEY
Checks, Which Were on Clement
Bank Of Rutland. Worked off on
Local Merchants.

The Is or 20 employees on the Chat
ham division Of the Rutland railroad
have been in continuous session today
on the money question. The men on
the Chatham branch, the majority of
whom live in Bennington, have had
little crouch ever since the railroad
company began paying the men on the
Bennington branch every week, to
comply with the weekly payment law
enacted by the last legislature, and
made the Chatham men wait until the
end OF the month on the ground that
their services were performed in the
state OF New York. Some of them ap-
piled to the states attorney requesting
that he bring action as was done in
Washington county but in the mean
time test case was carried to the SUI.
preme court where 1t is now awaiting
decision.
II has been customary for the Chat
ham men TO gather at the pay car
when it appeared here each month
and reveiye their pay in cash. The
car was here Saturday and the other
employees about the station received
their money as usual. The Chatham
men were told that their money was
in Chatham. Sunday some of them
took a trip down the Corkscrew for
their pay to find that instead of cash
they were being paid this time in
checks on the Clement bank in Rut-
land. They brought back their checks
and during the forenoon they were
trying to turn them into currency.
The banks would not take the checks.
One reason was that the officials OF
the two institutions did not care to
put out cash merely to accommodate
the Clement bank which undoubtedly
put out the checks to save it's own
cash. Another reason advanced by
the bank officials for refusing to cash
the checks was that the railroad COM
pany was not complying with the law
in paying its employees in that manner.
The experienced some difficulty
in turning the checks into money. but
were accommodated generally by pre-
senting them in payment for small
bills and receiving the balance in
money. None of them blamed the
officials of the local banks, for it was
easy for the boys to comprehend that
the use of the checks were merely a
move on the part of the Clement bank
to hang on to its cash as long as
it could
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11

HOULTON. Me. Nov. 11.-Word has
reached here of five drowntngs within
the past three days in remote districts
In eastern Maine. At Ashland three
men lost their lives through the cap
sizing of their canoe on Squapan lake,
and fourth occupant of the craft
reached shore only after hard swim
in the ice cold water, encountered
though he was by heavy winter cloth
Ing. The drowned men We're Frank
and Paul Baker and Arthur Oyer. All
leave families. At Midtown Harry
Robinson, aged fifteen years, was
drowned by the overturning of a small
punt in which he was sailing, and mt
Van Buren, John Crawford. eighteen
years old, was drowned when his ca.
noe caDsiZed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Town of Karntagh wiped Ont.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-THE
first direct reports from the scene of
the great earthquake at karatagh,
Russian Turkestan. reached this city
from correspondent who accompa-
MED the relief expedition sent in from
Sasarkan. Telegraphing. the CORE
spondent says: THE town of Karatagh
was completely destroyed. The vie
tins number about 1000 in Karatagh
and about 10000 in the adjoining dis
trict of Denausk. All the villages in
the vicinity were wrecked 1t is prob
able that there are hundreds more dead
in these villages, but investigation Is
only now determining the approx
mate mum ber"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
WILLING TO FIGHT
AGAINST THE
union
Grant, Farragut and Thomas
Wanted Commissions
PROBABLY A FAKE STORY
Capt. A. L. De Rosset Of Wilmington
Says Three Famous Officers Ap.
piled For Service In Rebel Army

BALTIMORE. Nov. n.-Captain A.
L. De Rosset of Wilmington, n. c.,
in an article in the Confederate Vet
eran. the official organ of the Confed.
crate societies. says that General
Grant, Admiral Farragut and General
George II. Thomas applied to Jeffer,
son Davis for commissions in the Con-
federate service. IL have been told"
continues the writer, that the wife Of
each of these officers either dissuaded
or objected to his resignation from the
Federal service"
Captain De ROsset says that Colonel
Chalaron, who Is the custodian of the
Louisiana Historical association, has
in his possession the letters which he
said Grant. Farragut and Thomas
wrote to Davis De RoSset continues:
Mr. Pierce was elected president in
1852 and appointed jefferson Davis
his secretary of war. Later. at the
suggestion of Davis and for good rca-
sons, Grant, then captain, resigned
from the United States army.
Upon the secession of the southern
states in 1861 Captain Grant applied
to the governor of Illinois for n com
mission to raise a regiment to serve
in the United States army. His re-
quest was ignored at that time, and
later, Jefferson Davis having been in
augurated provisional president of the
Confederate states on Feb IS. 1861, he
wrote asking for commission in the
Confederate army.
while in New Orleans some time
ago | mentioned the incident 10 Colo
mel Chalaron. He told me my Informal
tion was correct and that he had in
his possession the original letter from
Captain Grant to Mr. Davis making
the request, but that IN accordance
with the terms Of Davis will, the cor
respondence could not be published
until two years after the death of Mrs.
Davis"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
MRS. E. E. WARD DEAD
She Had Suffered for Five Years From
Cancer.

East Arlington, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Ed.
ward e. Ward died Saturday night af.
ter a long illness from cancer from
which she had been a terrible sufferer
She was Al years of age and has lived
in East Arlington since her marriage
to Mr.. Ward II years ago. Her
maiden name was Anna J.. Whitman
daughter of James Whitman. AS a
young woman Mrs. Ward worked In
Bennington and she was married here
at the residence OF VIM X. Morgan.
She leaves a mother and husband,
but no children. The funeral will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the house. Rev. George S. Mills OF
Bennington will officiate She was a
member of the Congregational church
of East Arlington and was a woman
of high character and was esteemed
by all who knew her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
55th. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Observed by Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Phelps, South Dorset Nov. 10.

South Dorset, Nov. 12.-Sunday
November 10, was day of unusual
interest to two of our townspeople
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Phelps of
South Dorset, it being the 55th. ami
versary of their marriage. Because
the date fell on Sunday they could OBJ
serve it only in a quite way.
Charles w. Phelps and Dimis
billiard were married in Dandy Nov.
10, 1852 and at once came to Dorset
to reside. Here their home has al
ways been, Mr.. Phelps following the
occupation of farmer. They are both
in excellent health. Mr.. Phelps was
born Jan Z, 1926 and she Jan 6, 1893.
They have four children, Merritt c.
Phelps, whose residence is in Dorset
Fred II. Phelps of Lee, Mass. Mrs. A.
S. Goodwin of Fitchburg Mass, and
Mrs. Winthrop Of Boston. They also
have four grandchildren, Mrs. Vim.
Monterey, now travelling in South
America, Miss Catharine Phelps, a
student in Ashburnham, Mass, and
the Misses Irene and Doris Goodwin
of Fitchburg, Mass.
Their is yet one couple living who
were present at the wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Root of East Rupert who early
in October observed their 57th mar
riage anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs
Root are advanced in years and in
feeble health. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Collins of Dorset, although not wit
nesses of the Phelps wedding cere
mony have long been neighbors and
friends. On October 20 they OBJ
served their 55th. anniversary.
Congratulations are extended by
many friends to all these venerable
people and hopes are expressed that
thir days on the earth may yet be
many.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1l.-An at
tempt to have Louisiana creoles placed
In a class so distinct from other Amer.
lean citizens that they would have diff
ferent jury rights failed in the su.
preme court The record of the case
was made public Il. NJ. Laborde,
whose counsel said he was a creole. in
appealing a forgery charge maintained
that the jury should have been COM
posed either entirely or largely of ere
oles. His counsel asserted that. al
though Laborde lived in parish
where % per cent of the population
were creoles. nearly all the jurors
were Americans, Creoles were defined
as descendants of French and Spanish
ancestry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Extra Session of LegisIatare.

BATON ROUGE, La, Nov. 11.-At
IN extra session of the Louisiana as.
sembly, opened here today, the APP
pointment of commission to invcsti-
gate port charges at New Orleans in
connection with recent strike Of levee
workers which cost state interests ST.
100000 will receive consideration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Lord Kilmaiue a Suicide Mt Paris.

PARIS, Nov. IL. - Lord Kilmane
committed suicide here by throwing
himself from the fourth story window
Of the Hotel Dlena. He was suffer
Ing from acute neurasthenia. He had
been afflicted with insomnia for weeks
and had been extremely depressed.
Lord Kilmaine was the fourth Baron
Kilmaine and representative peer for
Ireland since the year 1890. He was
born March "a, 1913.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
SCHOOL COMMISSION TO MEET
For the Purpose of investigating State
Normal Schools.

Rutland, Nov. S.--The commission
to investigate state normal schools,
consisting of Frank l.. Greene OF st.
Adams, c. II. Dempsey of st. Johns
bury, b. l.. Stafford of Tinmouth, l..
r.. Sherwin of Chester and w. n. Ca
dy of Middebury, will hold a meeting
here this evening Tomorrow the com
mission will visit the normal school at
Castleton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
MARRIED IN SICK ROOM
John W. Reed. III With Typhoid Few
err, and Mary A. Forcia Welded.

Rutland. Nov 11.-Miss Agnes For
cha and John W. Reed of Plattsburgh,
n. Y, were married Saturday morning
at the home of the brides sister, Mrs
Frank Pelkey on Traverse place. Rev
J. n. Brown performed the ceremony.
The groom was sick in bed with ty-
phoid fever at the time and was taken
to his home in Pittsburgh in the after
noon.
TIL bridesmaid was Miss Mary Nc
Cormick of this city and the best man
was William Adams of Whitehall
The bride was becomingly attired In
handsome brown travelling dress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
BURGLARY AT WIllISTON
Goods Valued at $500 Taken-Reward
Offered for Detection of Thief.

Burlington, Nov. 9.-The fact be-
came known here today that the
store of r. E. Brown in Williston
was burglarized last Monday night.
Goods valued at $500 were stolen and
a small amount in change was taken
from the cash drawer. The stolen pro
perry includes rings, watches, and a
valuable fur coat.
A reward of $50 has been offered for
the detection of the thief, but no clue
has been obtained.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Newman demanded Mt London.

LONDON, Nov. 11.-William Arthur
Newman, alias Robert Lewis, alias
Charles Miller, who was arrested here
at the request of the Virginia authori-
lies. who are seeking his extradition
On the charge of grand larceny and
relonious assault, has been remanded
from week to week pending the ar
rival of papers from the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
FOR KILLING A DOE
Gus johnson Of Arlington In Municipal
Court This Afternoon.

County Game Warden Harry Chase
and Deputy Sheriff John Nash went
to Arlington this morning and arrest
ed Gus Johnson who Is charged with
killing one of two does shot in Sunder-
land during the open season. John
son was brought to Bennington and
arraigned before Judge +. l.. Bates
who held him under $3.50 bail for fur
cher hearing Saturday afternoon. A.
e. Busk. Johnson's employer, furnish
ed bail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that Fo.
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by
the National Pure Food and Drug law
as 1t contains no opiates or other harm
full drugs, and we recommend 1t as a
safe remedy for children and adults.
Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Nelson EIweI was 70 Years Old
Sunday,

Mrs. Nelson Elwell of 800 North st.
was rs years old Sunday and in honor
of the occasion her children, grand
children and great-grandchildre
gathered at her home and surprised
her.
There were 30 present, a chicken pie
dinner was served and all had a good
time. Mrs. Elwell was the recipient
of many gifts Among those present
were Mrs. Flora Burbank and two
daughters of Winhall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
HUNTERS PAY FEES TO STATE
Sum of $1,o32.75 Reported by Fish ano
Game Commissioner.

Montpelier, Nov. 9-State Treasur-
er Il. H. Deavitt has received from
State Fish and Game Commissioner
II. G.. Thomas of Stowe report on
the fees paid by nonresident hunters.
The total amounts to $l,032.75
The sum ofS70775 was received from
149 bird licenses granted; S2S5 from
10 deer licenses; and $40 from four
combination licenses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
THIRTEEN BARGES SUNK
Burlington Dealers Lose Lumber VAL
ued at $4,000.

Burlington, Nov. 9.-Word has been
received here to the effect that thir-
teen lumber laden barges, consigned
to Burlington firms, four being the
property of the Shepard & Morse
Lumber Company were sunk yester-
day in Lake st. Peter, a part of the
St Lawrence river between Quebec
and Montreal. The lumber was val
ued at $4,000.
e. W. Parkerhill of the Shepard &
Morse concern left last night for Can
ada to investigate the situation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Judge McComas Dead.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Louis EN-
Dry NIcComas, associate justice of the
court of appeals of the District of Co
umbia, former United States senator
and for four terms congressman from
Maryland, is dead at his home here.
His death was due to heart failure.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Catanounts 2nI

The Catamounts went to North Adj
ans Saturday and played the Bray
tons of that city. The latter team
was much heavier and defeated the
Bennington team by a score of IL to
o. The lineup for the Catamounts
was as follows: Steward, h b; Lon
dergan, + e; Johnson t; Davenport,
r g; Denley, h; Costello, &; Kap-
litz, t; Nevils, e; Pellerin q; Glib
ney, +; and Lynch. C.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
A TIE GAM {
Catamount End Team Played the Ken
nawas an Even Game.

The Catamount End team went to
Adams Saturday and played the Ken
nawas of that city. The game was
very spirited and ended in tie, each
side scoring six points. The lineup
of the teams was as follows:
~, 20 aunt &c IN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11

Hundreds of people have told the
grocers that Argo Red Salmon is the
best Salmon that they have ever eat
en-. Ask your neighbors if they have
ever tried it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
EMPLOYED BOYS WIN
Defeated the Y M C A Team Saturday
Evening

The Employed Boys team of North
Adams won the fourth game in SER
les of five from the team from the To-
cal Y. M. c. A. by over 200 pins AL
though this is the first game they
have won in the series they have GER
tainly laid it on to the Bennington
boys in good shape winning all three
strings. The score is as follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New YORK and western
Vermont fair tonight and Tuesday ex-
cept light snow tonight in extreme
north portion. Much colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-11
Employed Boys

4yU OH 4Og
Total number of pins, Employed
Boys, 1914; Y. M. c. A., 1870; differ.
ence, 1924.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
NOT TO Be CAUGHT.
Mandy's Excuse When She Found
Herself Cornered,

An east end lady has colored maid
who is clever worker when she wants
TO work, but who had sudden attacks
of what would be called spring fever
II it came IN April or May, and she al
ways has an excuse ready.
"Ts gwipe to quit workin, Miss
Brown" she said the other day. "l's
goin' to git married"
Indeed. Who is the manw
"His name Is Erastus Greenly."
The lady of the house didn't say any
thing. but the next time Mandy's chum
came to call on Mandy she took oc-
casion TO see her alone In the kitchen.
MANDY says she's going TO be mar
rled. DO you know anything about 1t,
Tilly"
MANDY married! Who did she say
she was goin' to marry"
"A man named Erastus Greenly."
"Erastus Greenly! why, he's mar
ried already"
Perhaps there's another Erastus"
mo, derc amt but one"
SO the mistress cornered Mandy.
you can't marry Erastus Greenly
because he is already married"
"Who says so?"
"Tilly Jones'"
Mandy hesitated.
"Can't dar he two Erastus Green
lyst"
"Tilly says there's only one"
dy was cornered. Then she look
ed up suddenly. A CLEAN of triumph
sparkled in her shining eyes.
"Wh-what was de middle name of dc
Erastus Greenly dat Tilly knows?' she
nded.-Clevcland Plain Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
A New Disease.

Young Featherhead soon after pur-
chasing his elegant new touring car
was taken with swelling on the
back of his neck. He went and con-
suited his physician about it.
Doctor" he said, "are there such
things as automobile diseases"
1T is not unlikely" was the doctors
response. "At least automoblling may
develop tendencies to disease that lie
dormant under ordinary conditions"
"Well. l wish you would look ut that
spot on the back of my neck and tell
me If the excessive use of my motor
car has anything to do with It,"
The doctor complied.
Him." he said gravely. chat looks
ms II 1t might be either car-buncle or
an automo obie."-Youth's Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
THEGRANDPROMOTER
Uncle Reuben Calls on the Major
and Wants to Speculate.
WAS THE soFTEsT THING YET
But the Fakir Has . Different Story
to Tell After the Farmer Hands Him
Lemon In the Form Of Bogus
Check.

Copyright, 1907. by j. c. Eastmentl
The grand promoter sat In his office
doing u little mental arithmetic. lie
was owing his landlady S21 for board
and lodgings, and she had that morn
ing given him notice that he must pay
or leave. lie couldn't pay, and he
didn't want to leave, and he was fig
urlng on how many honeyed words It
would take to permit him to hang on q
week longer in hopes that something
would turn up. There was knock at
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
BOWSER THIEF ALARM.
Prepares His Home For Possible
Inroad Of a Burglar.
IT ARousEs NEIeHBoRHooD.
Device, However, Starts Without Any
Assistance From a Maroudino House.
breaker = Alinnony Question Again
Comes UP For Discussion.

tCopyrght, 1907, by Homer sprague.l
When Mrs. Bowscr reached home the
other afternoon after three hours Of
shopping Il workman was picking up
his tools, and Mr.. Bowser had sat
isdcd and complaccnt look on his face.
When asked how long lie had been
home and why he came he replied
Il got here soon after you started
downtown. ! came home te-mnke the
house safe
"But what is the matter with the
house,"
THE matter is that IL could have
been robbed by day ana burglarizcd by
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
What He Left.

A man wrote to II lawyer in another
town for information touching the
financial standing Of a man there who
owed him considerable sum Of money
"What property has he that can at
tach?" he asked.
The reply was as follows:
"The person to whom you refer died
n year ago. He has left nothing liable
to attachment except n widow."--New
York Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
Trouble In the JunoIe.

"What's the row here?' demanded
the elephan+ SAs fsf
"The monkey has just given the gi-
raffe Il shave and hair cut" explain
ed the other animals. 'The giraffe is
insisting on having his neck shaved for
nothing, and the monkey won't stand
for it."-Chlcago Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
On the Jump.

"IIello, Cassidy said Casey. "An
how's things wild you?"
Busy" replied Cassidy; Every busy,
indade."
'Is 1t so?"
AYE, shurc, iv'ry time I'm at lay
delphia Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
"A Pleasant Walk"

"a pleasant walk" said Herr Sau-
senheimer after strenuous climb 10
the top of the mountain, wiping the
perspiration from his brow; ''my wife
couldn't speak a word all the way up"
--B'liegende Blatter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
Strona In Death.

Towne-Well, Hussel is gone, poor
fellow! He just worked himself to
death. He was always In such
hurry! fst.
Browne-Yes, and they say he was
out Of breath when he died.-Philadel-
phia Press. 1&
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
One Phase of IL.

Doubtless the servant girl problem
is very annoying to You"
"Nery," responded the housewife. IL
have a really desperate time getting
maids my clothes won't fit"-Phlladel-
phIa Ledger.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
Its Popularity.

"There is one peculiarly inconsistent
thing about hay fever"
what Is thatT'
"All are afraid of it, and yet every
body who has 1t sneezes mt it."-Baltl-
more American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
Knew no Was Safe.
GETTING Down to Facts.

"SOme OF our iinanciors have Ind
trouble In realizing money"
"Of course they Ind trouble in realiz.
ing IT. A lot Of II was purely imagi-
nary Washington, Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
A Fishy Joke.

"Pa,' said the young fish, "why do
we have TO wear scales all the time?"
probably. my son." replied the old
fish, ''they are intended to enable us to
get away quickly."-Houston Post
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
Its Second chiIdhoo cd

Nellie-Has she reached the age
when her hair Is getting gray?
Flossie = Worse than that. She's
reached the age where it's getting gold
en- again,--Kansas City Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
Tho Kind He Knew.

"What are motor nervesT'
II suppose the kind that get busy
when the policeman y chasing you for
exceeding the speed lrnit."-- Baltimore
American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
The Truth of Il.

eyes" said IIamTey, the actor. ~ haa
a splendid part in the show. but I--sg--
took sick and w Z
Huh" interrupted Crlttick. ~ eyQu
mean you didn't take well.".-New YosS
Life.