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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

The wood pulp trust wisely
says nothing. 1t has a friend al
Washington who will do the little
talking that is thought necessary
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

One Indiana Congressman has
sent 1890 packages Of seeds into
his district this spring. His path
way to another term ought to be
lined with flowers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

Congress has been just as busy
as though it has been doing some
thing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09

the local option law MAY /, 1903, to
May /, 1906 are set out one against
the other
Table II shows the convictions for
intoxication In the two largest places
In the county, the cities OF Mont
pelier and Barre, for the eight years
from May l, 1900. to May l, 1908.
Table III shows the ratio OF resi-
dents to non-residents convicted for
intoxication In the cities OF Montpel-
Ter and Barre during the same eight
years. II Is probable that In some In
stances his residence may have been
given purposely wrong by a respon-
dent, though this probability affects
each year and both laws. BY non
resident Is meant person residing
anywhere outside the limits OF the IL
censed town or city.
Table Nv shows the license COM
munities In Washington. county for
the local option period Of May l, 1908,
to May 1, 1909.
Tn making deductions from these
tables be 1t remembered that any de-
duction should take into account the
following elements: that these fg'
ures represent but one county; that
more extensive figures might change
the result; that period Of better law
enforcement might show more cases
In court and not prove an increase OF
so large an increase In intoxication
and that the population Of the cities
and several OF the towns has steadily
increased. And lastly. guard should
be made against the too common In
cllnation to contrue statistics favor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
INToxicATioN ARRESTS
Figures by Congregational Committee
on Local Option Law.

st. Adams, June S.-The second
part of the report Of the committee
appointed by the last annual Congre'
gational Convention OF Vermont to In
vestigate the working of the local
option system OF controlling the liquor
trafiic. prepared by s. Hollister Jack
son. OF Barre, a member of the com.
mittee, deals with arrests for intoxi
cation, the text of which follows:
1.-THE provisions of law for the prop
or tabulation Of inferior and superior
court criminal records are wholly In.
adequate. To obtain the yearly mum.
Der Of convictions for intoxication In
each town In the state for any ex-
tended period would DE a task almost
superhuman. 1t would necessitate a
visit to the county clerks Office OF
the fourteen counties and a culling OF
such convictions from each of the JUS.
tees bills Of costs on file therein. II
would necessitate report from each
town treasurer OF the two hundred
forty-two towns Of such convictions
for the two years from March /, 1903
to March /, 1905. 1t would necessi.
tate the following of all intoxication
cases appealed from municipal or
justice courts to the county court
records to determine which OF the ap.
pellants was finally convicted. Ex-
hausting these sources, recourse would
have to be had to municipal and jus
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
REMARKABLE RANDOLPH MAN
William n. Holmes Will Be 81 Years
Old Tomorrow.

Randolph, June S.-This village has
a remarkable man in the person oil
William II. Holmes, who will observe
his ninety-seventh birthday anniver
sary tomorrow. William Henry
Holmes was the youngest of five
children and was born in Devonshire
Eng, June 3. 1911, to William and
Elizabeth Stamp Holmes. He was
educated In an academy in that
country and before he was 81 years
old married Betsy Richards, the daugh
ter of gentleman farmer there and
soon after removed to Prince Edward
Island in Canada, where he was EN-
ployed In law Office doing writing
he being then, and in later years an
accomplished penman. After four
years In this work he went to Boston
and established saddle and harness
business on fremont Row, which he
conducted for many years. Eight
children were born to Mr. and Mrs
Holmes, four of whom are now living
two daughters residing in Boston, and
two in New York, the wife having
died in 1856. Fifteen years ago next
October he purchased house on the
Highlands, and came here with his
sons widow for a permanent home
In early years he was Methodist in
belief but on going to Boston he be-
came a member of Park street Congre.
gational church and his name still re.
mains on the church roll there.
Mr.. Holmes has all his life been a
strong man intellectually. and his
constant study, long experience, and
extensive travel have made him an
accomplished conversationalist. Mr.
Holmes mental powers are remark.
ably preserved at this time, but his
physical health has failed perceptf-
bly, in the last few months, though he
is now able to be about the rooms of
his home and on a pleasant day goes
into the garden which has so long
been his pride.
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tice records for whatever additions,
corrections or Notifications they
might show. Even then the resulting
figures, though as accurate as their
sources, would be as inaccurate as
their sources, for sometimes one would
find no source and sometimes a source
indlfferently kept. Provision should
be made for an annual tabulation In
convenient form OF practically all the
information contained In superior and
inferior court records OF criminal
cases.
with such conditions confronting
me, and withal courteously assisted
by the state auditor and many officials
Of Washington county, ! have ex.
tracted the following figures for
! Washington county. The reason that
this Is the only county contained In
this report Is not because 1t may be
the best or worst county in the state,
but because through convenience
started there and through WEAKNESS
ended there. And the reason that no
more or other years have been con-
sidered Is not because the years given
are the worst or best years. but be-
cause 1t was too much a task Of time
and endurance to dig further.
Table | shows the conviction for
intoxication In each of the twenty
towns Of the county for each Of the
six years from Ma VI. 1900, to May /,
1906. Columns showing totals are add
ed for convention. The last three
years under the old probition law.
so-called MAY /, 1900, to May l
1909 and the first three years under
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
TO DIVIDE DELEGATION
Proposal Of Taft Men In the Case OF
Louisiana.

Chicago, June S.-A few handfuls
OF sand were thrown into the cylin-
ders Of the Taft political machine late
today. So far everything that has
come up has been handled quickly
and decisively by the Taft men, but
today from their own membership
came a proposal to divide the Louisi-
ana delegation with the opposition,
seating both Taft and anti-Taft dele
cations with half a vote each. The
proposal in itself did not come as a
surprise, but the number OF members
OF the national committee who favor
ed II created some CONSERVATION I'm
the Taft camp. The friends OF the
secretary on the committee brought
about an adjournment rather than per
NIT vote to be taken today.
Before the Louisiana case which
involves four delegates at large and
fourteen district delegates, is brought
TO vote tomorrow, noses will be
closely counted. Members of the com
mittee who have been ardent Taft
supporters but who have shown a dis
position to yield to the appeals from
the allied forces to compromise In the
interest OF harmony, will be subject
ed TO pressure from Washington. Tt
allow time for this was the purpose o.
the sudden adjournment today.
Manager Frank II. Hitchcock OF thu
Taft campaign announced tonight tina
there would be no compromise. III,
is determined to fight for the seatint
of the delegations instructed for Sec
rotary Taft, and he declared that h,
would insist that the committee pas,
upon testimony. To settle them II
any other way. he said, would be I'm
fair TO the delegations themselves
He expressed the opinion that tn,
committee should not shirk the res
possibility Of sitting In judgment OF
the merits Of every contest, and n
this view he is supported by nearl,
every committeeman from the ives
and south and many from the north
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
SONS OF VETERANS
ENCAMPMENT IN
PROGRESS
Successful Campfire Held al
Soldiers Home
GOVERNOR PROCTOR A GUEST
Spoke on the Duties Of Good Citizen
Shlp--lawn Party to Occur This
Evening.

The 26th annual encampment of the
Vermont division of Sons OF Veterans
Is in progress here today with an at
tendance Of about so representing
nearly all the camps In the state.
The encampment opened Monday
evening with successful campfire at
the Soldiers Home attended by over
$50 Veterans, Sons OF Veterans and
members OF the Relief Corps. The la
dies OF the Relief Corps furnished the
supper and to them and to Col. and
longs the larger share of credit for the
success Of the affair. The supper was
of the best and the sevice could not
have been improved upon.
The after dinner exercises were lis
tened to by large company including
some who were not present at the sup
per. Frank h. Howe acted as toast.
master and Governor Proctor was the
guest of honor The governor spoke
on the duties Of citizenship and was
given a splendid ovation. The other
speakers Of the evening were Richard
NJ. Houghton, Supt. A. w. Varney, DR..
l.. II. Ross and Col II. S. Foster OF
North Calais. A delightful feature OF
the evening was two selections render.
ed by quartette composed Of Misses
Bessie Hudson, Georgiana Austin and
Charles X. Austin and Frank Phillips
Miss Nellie Coffey was accompanist
Woods orchestra played during the
supper and rendered fine program
which was greatly enjoyed, after the
other exercises. The orchestra was
In its best form and surprised even its
warmest admirers.
After making q visit TO the Ben
nington battle monument and Other
points OF interest at Bennington Cen
ter the delegates assembled at G. A
X. hall at 1890 for the business oil
the convention.
The roll call showed the division OF
icers were present:
Commander. Fred Z. Terrill, Bur
lington.
Senior vice commander, d. II. Hol
lister, North Montpelier.
Division council, Il. G.. Reed, Chel
sea, Col. II. S. Foster, North Calais, b
G. Kidder. Rochester.
Chaplain, A. w. Getchel, Nortl
Montpelier.
Secretary-treasurer. Charles G. Nc
Gaffney. Burlington.
Inspector, E. l.. Lambert, Benning
ton.
Press correspondent, Robert c
Smith. Burlington.
The reports of the division comman
der, senior vice commander, secretary
treasurer, division inspector and div
ision press correspondent were re
ceived as were also number Of com
munications including one from Nat
ional Commander Ralph Sheldon o.
Albany.
The secretary's report showed thai
there are now in the division 2,
camps with a membership of 500. The
secretary's report showed a balance
on hand of $S2.9S.
The Sons of Veterans and its auxil
larry will have joint installation al
the residence of Il. T. Griswold this
evening, to which all members of the
G. A, r. aud w. h. c. are invited. A
flash balloon will be sent up during
the exercises and II conditions are
favorable II can be seen for miles
around.
About IA members of s. OF V. oil
North Adams arrived here on the q:
car this afternoon to attend the annu
al state convention Of the society.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
BASEBALL TOMORROW
Bennington Tackles the Tunnel Dig
gers at Morgan Park

At $3.50 tomorrow afternoon the
Benningtons and the Tunnel Diggers
Of North Adams will come together
for the second time this season. Ben
nington's team has salary list OF
about one-fifth the amount that is be-
ing paid In North Adams and II the
Massachusetts people are getting any
thing for their money its team ought
to be an easy winner. It will be hard
however, to convince the Bennington
fans that the Monument town hasn't
an equal chance at the game. Ben
nington believes that It's team Is to
be the winner and the fans will be
on the ground to root for victory
Because Of slight accident at Wal
loomsac Saturday night when a troll
ley car ran off the rails Cathcart will
be unable TO play and his place will
be taken by a substitute. Pierce of Will
liams will pitch and the balance Of the
positions will be filled as In the last
game.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
HOOSIck FALLS
John Slade is reported III.

John Slade is reported I'll.
c. A. Johnston is spending a week
at Lake Cossayuna.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Durham have
been entertaining friends from Co
hoes.
| Mrs. Sherwood Haswell was a rec
ent guest of Miss Blanche Howard at
North Hoosick.
| Mrs. Thomas d. Wood has return.
ed after three weeks vacation spent
in Fulton Chain, N. Y.
Charles H. Hoyt of the state enein.
GERS office was in town Monday on
The business Of highway improvement.
Mrs, Bedell of Troy has been spend.
ing few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Laker.
William c. Millett Is confined to his
bed by injuries received in the trolley
accident Saturday night. Mr.. Millett
was injured in the back.
Mrs Adelbert Simpson Of Maple
town is i'll with brain fever and her
daughter, Mrs. Walter e. Mutt has
been summoned from Peeksknl.
The Hoosick Falls high school nine
will play the Troy Conference Acad-
envy team at Poultney next Saturday.
The Crescents expect to have a game
with the Valley Falls high school
team in that place.
John Click of Saratoga, state inspeo-
tor of highways, is here to spend the
remainder of the week. With Super
visor Jones Inspector Click will In.
spect the work thus far accomplished
on the state roads.
Miss Gertrude McLachron of Sec
ond street was rendered a surprise
party on Monday evening by thirteen
| of her girl friends In honor Of her 18th
birthday. A musical program was
rendered and the evening was enjoy
Iably spent.
The Hoosick Falls Athletic associa-
ton held meeting on Monday even.
ing. 1t was voted that signs be post
ed around the property Offering q re-
ward OF $40 for information leading to
the arrest of any and all persons mu.
tilating or defacing any property Of
the association.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
bennington BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Rsadsra.

The Walloomsac lodge N. Z. o. p.
will initiate u number Of candidates
this evening in their. rooms on South
street.
There will be special meeting of
the +. NJ. T. A. b. society Friday eve
ming in their rooms in the Academy
building.
The three lower classes of the local
high school will hold the annual
senior reception in Forester's hall OH
Friday evening, June 10th.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofiice: Schuyler Bertch,
w. b. Clayton. Dr. J. II. Coin, Harry
|C. Elting, Nethanial Harris Kirby, A.
O. Scammon, Napolan Buttoe. Miss
Maize Clark, Mrs. Francis ]. Donahue,
Mrs. Martha E. Knight.
Representatives of the II. A. Man
ming company are here today deliver
ing the new Bennington directory. 1t
Is highly creditable book, the best
the town has ever had and will Ali a
need that has been acute for two
years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
THIEF HAD MEDALS
FOR BRAVERY
IN BATTLE
Sent to the House Of Correction
For Sixty Days
STOLE 0. B0WEN'S CLOTHES
Broke Into Building on North Adams
Playground and Robbed eennIns.
ton High School Team,

The thief who robbed the Bennine.
ton high school baseball team at North
Adams several weeks ago, was captur-
ed Yesterday and was this morning
sentenced to go days In the House of
Correction.
1t will be remembered that the Ben.
nington high school boys, who went
down to North Adams to play ball. ow.
ing to being little late, changed their
clothes In building on the fair ground
and that during the game the building
was entered through a rear window
and the clothes rified and all the
money found was taken and also a
suit case containing a suit of clothes
belonging to Orrin Bowen.
The North Adams police have since
Deen working on the case and yester.
day arrested Walter B. Graham. aged
80, loafer and ne'er-do-well who has
been hanging around North Adams
though 1t Is claimed that he came from
Hoosick Falls.
Graham confessed and told where he
sold the clothes and said that he threw
tne dress suit case into Hoosac river.
ne mad been drinking hard and said
ne wanted the money for drink. The
police expect to recover the clothes.
Graham Is said to come of q good
family and was never before arrested
he is veteran OF the Spanish war and
mas two medals for bravery. He also
draws pension because of disease
contracted in the service and this pen
sion has been his only income recent
lily.
His wife a short time ago got a d.
vorce from him and since then he has
been going down hill rapidly. He said
he saw the boys leave their things In
the building and after they began tc
iplay broke through the window.
IboyqKuvyheDRha
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
MANCHESTER CENTER

Mr. and Mrs. Il. II. Holden and chill
dren of Bennington are visiting in
town.
Rev. and Mrs. Bamford and Mrs
Charles Bench will attend the district
meeting Of the auxiliary this week
which meets In Fair Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. McLane of Hoosick
are visiting in town.
Mrs. Motifs auction was well at
tended and things sold well.
Mrs. Jerome Hill is very Ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. ID. II
Dyer.
Regular meeting of Skinner w. r.
c. Friday at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. A. ]. Davis and Misses Mabel
Taylor and Luella Davis art to attend
the convention In Bennington the first
Of this week.
Regular meeting of Battenkill Val
ley Grange Saturday evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
OLYMPIC TEAM FOR
UNITED STATES
SELECTED
Chosen at Meeting Of Commit
tee Monday Evening
IS COMPOSED OF 76ATHLETES
Team Contains All the Leading College
Athletes and Is Thought to Be
Very Strong

New York, June 8.-To represent
the United States in the Olympic
games which will be held in London
next month, seventy-six men, the pick
of the country's athletes, were select
ed tonight as the American team at
a meeting OF the American Olympic
team committee at the Aston house.
The team will be the main reliance
of America In the various events to
be contested, but the committee for
mulated a supplementary list of ath-
letes, including the more promising
OF the younger element, which may
be drawn upon to complete the entry
list in some of the events. Tonight s
list, however, Is likely to be the guide
OF the committee in making up the
entries for the various events which
will be answered in detail tomorrow
The selected list includes the fol
lowing names:
f. G. Bellars. n. Y. A. c.; George
v. BoDhag, Irish-American A. c.; J
G. Carpenter, Cornell university; n. j
Cartmell, University of Pennsylvania
II. l.. Coe, University of Michigan; Il
IT. Cook, Cornell; C. NJ. Daniels, N. Y
A. c.; A. X. Dearborn, n Y. A. c..
w. X. Dray. Yale university; Ray
Ewry, n. Y A. c.; John j. Flanagan
Irish-American A. c.; j. C. Garrels
Chicago A. A.; A. c. Gilbert, Yale
L. Budd Goodwin, N. Y. A. c.; Harr.
l.. Hillman, n. Y. A. c.; J. d. Light
body, University of Chicago; NJ. j
McGrath, n. Y. A. c.; p. Morrissey
Mercury A. c.; Frank M. Pleasant
Carlisle Indian school; Paul H. Phi
grim, n. Y. A. c.; j. A. Rector, Uni
versity Of Virginia; Lawson Robert
son, Irish-American A. c.; Ralpl
Rose, Olympic club. San Francisco; A
b. Shaw, Dartmouth college; Melvi
w. Sheppard, lrish-American A. c.
p. A. Martin, j. Sheridan, l. A. A. A.
lJ. Taylor, University Of Pennsylvania
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
e6 IN THE SHADE

Montpelier, June S.-The hot wave
that struck Montpelier today was the
real thing and was quite unusual for
June. During the afternoon reliable
thermometers registered "a and SO
degrees in the shade and work in sew.
eral stone sheds was suspended.
Henry Blood was overcome by the
heat while working for the Capital
City Gas company at the home Of G..
r. Blanchi on Barre street and was
taken to his home. 1t is thought the
stroke will not be fatal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09

ably to reconcelved opinions. 1t is
oftentimes dangerous to make moral
deductions from mere figures, for ele.
ments should be considered that the
figures or their cources do not con.
tain"
TABLE /.
Convictions for intoxication in the
twenty towns OF Washington county
from May /, 1900, to May /, 1906.
Old Prohibition Law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09

pelier, Northfleld, Roxbury,
Woodbury., Worcester, II
May |, 1904, to May l, 19O5--Barre
city, Barre town, Montpelier,
Woodbury.,
May /, 1905, to May l, 1906-Mont'
pelier, Mortified,
May |, 1906, to May /, 1907,-Barre
town,
May /, 1907, to May /, 190S-Barre
city, Middlesex,
May l, 1908, to May /, 1909--Mid-
dlesex
For convenience is added the mum
Der Of communities voting license In
the state since the inception Of the
local option law. These figures are
obtained from unofficial sources, bu,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
BASEBALL YESTERDAY
Results Of the Games In the Two Big
Leagues

Leagues
Following are the results In yester.
days baseball leagues:
American League
At Cleveland-New York 6; Cleve-
land l.
At Observation-Disclosures 1; Chic
ago 2.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 10; Phila-
delphia 0.
At Detroit Detroit Boston game
scheduled for today was played yes
terday.
National League
At Brooklyn-Cincinnati 3; Brook
Ign 2.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8; Phil
adelphia 0.
At New York-New York A. st. Lou
is o.
At Boston-Chicago 5; Boston 2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-09
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next ~ Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont, showers and cooler this az.
ternoon or tonight. Wednesday fair
cooler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-25
CITY NEWS

No. II K line was an hour late in
arriving this morning from the north
There will be no issue of The Gate
City tomorrow evening, on account of
Thanksgiving day.
There will be many Keokuk travel
ing men come home this evening to
spend tomorrow at home.
The south bound evening K line
train last evening was late, arriving
at tie same time as the X. and w.
arrived at $3.50.
At the meeting last evening of
Morning Star lodge, No. 5, knights
of Pythias, officers were nominated.
The election will be held at the meet
ing next week.
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
71e Main street, second floor. Service
Thursday, November 26 at 10:45 a.
m. Subject Thanksgiving. A cor
dial invitation is extended to the pub
lie.
Thanksgiving service, st. Johns
Episcopal church, corner Fourth and
Concert streets, Rev. R. c. McIlwain
rector. Morning prayer and a short
address by the rector at ten o'clock 3.
m. The public cordially invited.
The workmen who have been en-
ployed placing new cornice on the
Estes building have about completed
their work and the building presents
much neater appearance With a
coat of paint this building will be
still more attractive.
Yesterday evening the clouds blew
away, the stars came out and the night
was mild and balmy one. Early
this morning there was a thunder
storm and considerable rain fell. On
account of the dead leaves in the gut
ters, many sewer openings were stop
ped up and the water overfowed the
crossings.
Local railroad men will be interest
cd in learning that the Rock Island
railroad directors at a meeting in Chi
cago yesterday determined on an ex.
penditure of s1,600,000 for new equip.
lnent and power. The order will com
prise thirty-fve locomotives and sew
enty all-steel passenger cars.
Thanksgiving services. The union
services on Thanksgiving day will be
! held in the First Congregational
church, corner Sixth and High STREETS
at 1920 a. m. Rev. ]. C. McCaslin, pas
tor of the First Methodist Protestant
church will preach the sermon. The
public is most cordially invited to at
tend and enjoy the exercises. ]. w
Potter, Secy.