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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
GEORGE R. DAklN DEAD
Highly Respected Citizen Passed
Away Monday Night

George r. Dakin. one of the most
well known and highly respected cit
liens of this village. died very sud
denly at his home on Union street
about 10 o'clock Monday night. He
had been at work during the day and
after eating his supper and reading
the paper as usual started to retire
for the night. He was suddenly seiz-
ed with a violent fit of coughing. The
members of his family soon saw he
was In a serious condition and sent
at once for a physician Mg-Dakip-
expired, however, before the doctor
arrived Death was due to heart
trouble from which he had been a suf-
ferer for some time.
The deceased was born I'm Lough-
brough. England on March 2S, 1915.
When a youth he learned the trade of
rib knitting with the famous company
of Cartwright and Warner In Eng
land
When about 20 years Of age he
came to this country locating in St.
Louis Later he removed to Cohoes
where he worked in the knitting mills
there for some time. When he first
came to this town, a few years later,
he was employed in the Valentine
knitting mill He remained with this
firm until they were burned out. Mr.
Dakin then removed to Troy where he
was employed by the Rob Roy Knit
ting Co.
Over twenty years ago he entered
the employ Of George A. lockwood &
Co., and has made his home In this
town ever since. Since ne has work
ed for this firm he has always been
considered one OF their most valued
men. He was popular among his fell
/ low workmen and was always READY
to put himself to any inconvenience in
order TO do the slightest favor asked
OF him
Mr. Dakin was a man whose integ-
rity and honesty was never question.
ed and whose word was always as
good as his note. His sad and sudden
death is a distinct loss not only to
his immediate family and friends but
TO the community at large.
Besides his wife he is survived by
three children, George II. Dakin Mrs.
W. NJ. Aiken and Miss Annie r. Da-
| kin. all OF whom reside m this town.
He also left three nieces- Mrs Carrie
Armstrong. Mrs. Or Woodruff of
North Bennington and Miss Charlotte
Remington Of this village
The funeral will be held from the
house on Thursday afternoon at o.
clock. Rev. H. S. Rowe officiating.
The interment will be In the Dakin
family lot in the village cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
SPEAKER CHENEY
NAMES PORTION
OF COMMITTEES
Bennington County Fared Well
In Appointments
SENATORS WELL PLACED
Lieut. Gov. Meade Has Named Both
Standing and Joint Committees
Legislative Notes.

Montpelier, oct 13.-The principal
feature of today's session of the leg
islature was the announcement by
Speaker Cheney of a portion Of his
standing committees The following
are the assignments for the Bennlng
ton county members:
Claims-Thompson of Arlington.
Municipal Corporations and Game
and Fisheries, Rules and Temperance
Howe of Bennington.
Town limestone Of Dorset.
Mileage and Debentures-Becker Of
Glastonbury
Highways-Hlcks of Manchester.
Public Buildings Crossman Of
Peru
Corporations-Mo Morgan Of Pownal
Military Affairs and Public Health
Perry of Readsboro
State Prison and Federal Relations
-Woodcock of Sandgate.
Land TaXes-LeRay of Searsburg.
General Committee-Bishop Of
Stamford.
Agriculture-Loomis of SALISBURY.
Manufactures-lard OF Sunderland
observation-disclosures OF Woodford.
Military Affairs-Sheldon Of Ru-
pert
Grand List-Bates Of I.andgrove.
Grand Llst-Hughes OF Winhall
Special committees from both hous-
es have been appointed to take up the
question of taxation.
The first bill 10 be introduced In the
house was TO allow St Adams 10 in
crease their water supply.
The only Bennington county mem
Der Of the house to get a chairman
ship was Dr. c. A Perry Of Reads
boro, but all the members are well
taken care of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
A $4,000 HOUSE BURNED
Resistance Of Charles A. Woolson OF
Springfield. Destroyed.

Springfield. oct. i3.-Fire Sunday
desiroyed the $4,000 residence OF
Charles A. Woolson ON Maple Dell
farm. about one mile from this vi.
iage. MIR. Woolson started a wood
Hre In the furnace little before noon
and the chimney burned out Think
ing that an danger was past MI
Woolson. with his son, went for
ride. About noon the hostler discoN-
cred smoke pouring from the ironl
windows on the second floor, Wnere
the nrc had caught from the chin emu.
ney. Most OF the furniture ON the nIs1
noor was saved. but before the hre
department reached the scene the nr '
was under such Roadway, tanned ny
the high wind. that all efforts Were
devoted to preventing the flames rom
enrradlnk to the large barns ON .he
estate. containing valuable bloo9ee
stock and the Hackney stallion Cal
vim ,,.,.,,
surnnre and Il Is probable that MI
Wooisuu will rebuild at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
SPRINGFIELD DIOCESAN UNION
Thirty Second Annual Convention at
Worcester This Week.

Worcester This Week.
The 32nd annual convention OF the
Springfield Diocesan Union, which op.
pens Wednesday in Father Mathew
hall. Worcester, for a two days SEES
sion promises TO be very largely at
tended and productive of much legis-
laton tending TO increase and solidify
the membership of the union. The
delegates will be called together for
the first session Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock The principal business
will be the announcement OF the var
ious committees After adjournment
the delegates OF the Ladies' Aid sOcie-
ties will assemble in the lower hall,
presided over by Miss Agnes NJ. Sui
liyan OF Hoiyoke second vice presi-
dent OF the union Mrs Margaret
c. Lysaght OF Mitteneague will read
a paper al this session which will be
discussed by those present. This
feature is an innovation.
The delegates from the mems socie-
ties will discuss a paper to be read by
Peter p. McGoven OF Worcester.
Wednesday evening the delegates
will attend the prize debate between
teams from the st. Jerome society OF
Holyoke. and ST Aloysius society OF
Worcester
Thursdays session will open with
the convention mass in St. Johns
church at which Rev. b. S. Conaty,
president OF the union. will be cele-
brant and the sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. Patrick f. Doyle OF South
Deorheld The convention Thursday
will be called 10 order at 10 o'clock.
Prayer will be offered by RI Rev.
Mgr Griffin OF St Johns church, fol-
lowed by an address OF welcome
from Mayor James Logan. Then Till
come FIR Conaty's address as presi-
dent Of the union, and Il is expected
he will touch upon the different topics
that came before the recent conyen-
lions OF the national union In New
Haven. With the exception OF ma
tional delegates Il Is believed there
will be no contests for the various
officers There are several candi-
dates for national delegate, but only
two will be elected
That FIR. Conaty Is to accept a re-
election to the presidency will be vel
coined by all The Father Mathews
OF Northampton and Father Mathews
OF Greenfield are out for the field day,
ana a close contest is predicted
on the evening OF the 10th, the Wis
lting delegates will be entertained az
ball to be given In their honor. Al
the Bay State House on Thursday,
October 18th. at 1880 the tenyear
delegates will have a reunion. The
call was sent out by William Nugent
OF pittsheld
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
OPPONENT OF GOV.
JOHNSON SAID TO
Be AN ALIEN
Republican Candidate in Min
nesOta Not a Citizen
FATHER BORN IN NORWAY
Located in lows But Records Fall
to Show That He Was Ever
NaturaIlxed.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct 13.-Gov-
John A. Johnson will have little oppo-
sition in his third race for the COVER
norship of Minnesota If a report from
Madison, Mimi, the home of Jacob
F. Jacobson his Republican opponent
is true 1t is asserted that Mr.. Jacob
son Is not citizen Of the United
States and therefore ineligible for the
office
Mr. Jacobson was born I'm Helene.
land, Norway, in 1S49. He came with
his parents to America in 1857 and
they settled in Fayette county Iowa.
The father, Jacob f. Fore, died there
in 1875. The present candidate and
his brothers had moved to Minnesota
taking the name of Jacobson from
their fathers first name.
Inquiry made in Fayette county has
disclosed no record that Jacob E.
Fore was ever naturalized. II he
failed to take out papers then II was
necessary for his sons to do so. This
Jacob F. jacobson has never done.
The matter is being thoroughly in
vestigated by the Republican State
committee
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
BIG NEW YORK STORE
Deliver Goods Free to Every Town
In the State.


Deliver Goods Free to Every Town
in the State.
John Wanamaker announces the eX-
tension Of the territory In which that
great store will prepay mail, express.
or freight charges on goods purchas.
ed there. The new extension includes
every town in this state, and II Will
mean big saving to our readers.
The Wanamaker store began bust
ness In Philadelphia forty.seven years
ago. It has always been famous for
giving full moneys worth to its Gus.
toners. but Il has never done any OF
the catchpenny things, so often prac.
ticed, 10 bring trade TO Itself. For a
number OF years the policy OF the
house has been to prepay charges on
goods deliverd within a hundred miles
Of New York City Now this plan
has been enlarged aud the free deliv-
cry route OF the house includes all
towns In the New England states,
New York. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey The New York business OF
John Wanamaker dates from Noyem.
Der. 1896 when the old A. r. Stewart
store was purchased, and the historic
business built up again at Broadway
and Tenth street Within the last
few years a magnificent new store
building has been erected on the
block below the old Stewart store aud
the two buildings now compose the
new Wanamaker's, giving a floor
space OF thlrtytwo acres In which
the great business Ii conducted
The firm invites you TO send for
the new fall and winter catalog which
will be mailed free upon request
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
Joint Committees.

Library-Falrbanks. Caledonia, Cor
ham, Windham, Lewis. lamoille
House of Corroctlon-Bllss. Wash.
ington; Lewis, Orleans. Butler Rut
land
Industrial School-Hohart Chltton-
den; Walker Rutland; Donaway. Ad.
Olson.
lnsuronce-Vance. Essex, Scott
Rutland, Cory. Washington
Revision of Bills Butler Rutland;
DonOway Addison
Fourth Joint McIam. Orange
Fairbanks. Caledonia. Vance. Essex.
immigration aud Industrial lnsti.
utos- Cory ashmglon. Vance. rs
sex. Gross. Orleans
Game and Fisherios-Orvis. Ben.
nlngton Hobart Chittcnden. Wright
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
Scion zhILV7sIoa7


Edward Cornell has been appointed
stenographer to the clerk of the
house.
Speaker T. c. Cheney celebrated
his fortieth birthday anniversary at
his home in Morrisville Saturday
1t has been decided that $50 copies
of each bill shall be printed, and that
this number shall be carefully check
ed and looked after.
A new reporter for the senate will
be appointed and the choice is said to
lie between a law student named
Piper from Jamaica and Colby Stod-
dard, Of Barton, newspaper man.
Congressman-elect frank Plumley,
of Mortified, will be the orator of the
evening at the annual meeting of the
Vermont Ohic0rs' Reunion Society, TO
be held in representatives hall We'd
nesday evening, October rs.
The senators from Washington
county in the legislature Of 1904, w.
A. Lord, OF Montpelier NJ. D. Wells.
OF Cabot, and o. G. Eaton-of Waits
field, will tender a banquet at the
Montpelier house to- the members Of
that body Wednesday evening, Octo-
Der o. following the exercises held
in representatives hall under the aus
plces of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
twenty-five years ago the town Of
Westmore was represented in the
State Legislature by William Wilson
and across the aisle from him sat
Representative Stafford of Walling-
ford The latter died suddenly dur
Ing the session but Mr. Wilson lives
TO see his son, / A. Wilson, represent
Westmoore this fall and d. b. Stafford
he son of his old friend, the repre-
sentative from Wallingford.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
THE SENATE COMMITTEES
Bennington County Receives Member
ships on Railroads and Railways.


The Senate committees were an
nounccd yesterday as follows.
Rules-Cron OF Franklin. Gross Of
Orleans. Flaeg of Orange
Finance-Walker OF Rutland. Glea.
son of Caledonia Potter Of Benning-
ton
Undergraduates Of Rutland Finn
Of Windsor. Gibson of Windham.
Donoway of Addison. Sherwin OF
Windsor Lewis Of Orleans. Glea
OF Caledonia.
Claims-Barney OF Franklin, Finn
of Windsor, Flagg OF Orange, Orvis Of
Bennington Gross of Orleans
Education-Sherwin Of Windsor.
Lewis Of Iamoille Fairbanks OF Gale
dona, Finn Of Windsor. Croft OF
Franklin
Agricuture-Gross Of Orleans. Ho-
bart and Kennedy OF Chittenden.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Orleans.
Barney Of Franklin. Kidder of Wind
sor
Banks-Scott OF Rutland. barney Of
Franklin, Walker OF Rutland
Highways-IIunuey OF Washington.
Croft OF Franklin. Wright OF Grand
Isle
Observation-Disclosures of Rut-
land, Thayer Of Addison Huntley OF
Washington.
Elections Gibson Of Washington.
Finn Of Windsor, Kennedy Of Chit.
tenden
Military Affairs-Flagg OF Orange.
Vance OF Essex, Bliss of Washington.
Railroads-Kidder OF Windsor, Glib.
son OF Windham, Mcintyre OF Rut.
land. Kennedy OF Chittenden. Lewis
Of l.amolle Barney OF Franklin, Pot.
ter of Bennington
Street Railways-Corry OF Wash.
ington, Mclam of Orange. Sherwin
Of Windsor Gleason of Caledonia, Or.
Wis of Bennington. Bliss of Washing.
ton, Bingham OF Chittenden.
lnsane-Bmgham of Chittenden.
Gorham of Windham. Potter OF BEN
nington
Printing-Lewis OF l.amoille. Ken.
nedy Of Chittenden, Wright Of Grand
Isle.
State Prson-Thayer OF Addison.
Kidder Of Windsor. Mcintyre Of Rut.
land
Land TaXes-Wright Of Grand Isle.
Mclam OF Orange. Hobart OF Chit.
tenden
Grand List--Mcmtyre OF Rutland.
Bliss Of Washington, Croft OF Frank.
lin,
Municipal Experimentation Of
Windham, Lewis Of Orleans, Orvis OF
Bennington.
General Committoe-Flinn and
sherwn OF Windsor Walker OF Rut
land, Hobart OF Chiuendcn. Scott OF
Rutland.
Corporations-Donoway OF Addison
Cory aud lluntoy OF Washington.
Federal Relations-Kcnuedy OF
Chittonden. Flagg Of Orange Vance
Of Essex.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
RECEIVES CALL TO BERLIN, N. H.
Rev. II. (. 5uffum Of Putney, Resigns
Passionate Of Baptist Church.

Brattleboro, Oct. 13.-The Rev. II.
Z. Buffum Of Putney. who has tender
ed his resignation as pastor OF the
Baptist church, asks that he be re.
lieyed November /. Mr.. Buffum has
received a call to the Baptist church
In Berlin, n. H., the call coming un-
expectedly and without solicitation.
The city is more than twice as large
as Brattleboro. having over $4,000 in
habitants and the church is the only
baptist church there and is the larg.
est church Of that denomination in
New Hampshire. north Of Concord.
The Puney pastorate began in
June 1906. For two years before that
Mr. Buffum was pastor In Russell,
Mass, previous to which he had a
pastorate in Sterling, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
ANOTHER RECORD FIGURE
erattieboro Postoffee Gains st,437.52
lover Year Ago.

BFdktieDOIO FobtVilNI oaiNo F'f'~f'N~
lover Year Ago.
With the close OF the twelve month
period ending September 80, 1908 the
Brattleboro postoilice established an
other record figure, In gross receipts
on postal account, OF S42,l0S.56, q
gain Of Sl.A3752 over the business Of
the year ending six months before
March 81. Si0.67l.0i which brought
the office into the first class The re
ceipts OF the past three months, SlO'-
1929. were S2.iiS.63 more than dur
ing the previous quarter. and S2'Ot2-
"a more than Of same quarter the
year before.
The total net revenue to the gov
eminent for the past quarter was So
62i27 and for the last four quarters,
500. O35.36. During the past year 10
cal publishers have mailed 2oO95t
mounds of second class matter OF
which 2O.26i pounds was free In the
COUNT circulation. and S2,6O6.I6 was
paid on the remainder, at the lie u
podnd rate. Under the provisions oil
permit matter" paying In money ON
third class matter mailed without pos
tage stamps affixed. when mailed IN
quantities OF 20OO or more Identical
pieces az a time. the collections were
s2153.7S for 2l5,37S pieces.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13

Grand isle Bingham, Chittenden;
Huntley Washington
Public Health-Gorham, Windham
Kidder, Windsor Potter, Bennington;
Bingham, Chittenden.
Temperance--Potter, Bennington
Butler, Rutland; Thayer, Addison (;
Fairbanks Caledonia
Joint Rules-Gleason, Caledonia;
Donoway Addison McLam Orange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13

Kodol Is q combination OF the naiur-
al digestive juices and Il digests all
classes OF food and every kind Of
food. so YOU see Il will do the work
that the stomach itself does. Sold by
ID. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
MCCONNELL AT HOME
Crack Second 5aseman Is Visiting In
Pownal.

"Ambie" Mcconnell the star second
baseman OF the Boston American base
ball team has arrived at his former
home In Pownal where he will visit
for a short time before going to Utica
\, Y, where he expects 10 spend the
winter. The season that has just
closed was McConnells initial one I'm
major league baseball and he certain.
ly made good"
He has played the second base POI
sition for Boston practically all the
season and was among the leaders Of
the American league In hitting He
also felded his position In acceptable
fashion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
NORTH BENNINGTON

The w c. T L. supper will be this
week Wednesday night instead Of Fri.
day night al the Village hall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
Fsr Eastern New York and western pr.
Vermont fair tonight and wednesday
Warmer In the interior tonlEnl'
heavy frost tonight Warmer wed
nesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
no CUE A coLp IN oNE nAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinne
Tablets. Druggists refund money n
Il fails to cure r. w. GROVES sig
nature Is on each box. 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
ARNOLD pRoPs Inc sEA
American Aeronaut In Big Race Has
Narrow Escape.

Berlin. oct IA wireless dispatch
received here says that the balloon
81 Louis. one Of the competitors
which started tn the international
competition. has been lost In the
North Sea but that the conductor. n.
n. Arnold. was rescued by q schoon.
err
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
NO MORE GOLD BRICKS.

HE republican county convention held in Whitefsh
/ Monday one of the most harmonious party
gatherings in the history Of the county, and certainly
suspicious beginning of what promises to be most
successful campaign
The convention represents the first gun to be fired in
the county campaign. It meeting Of representative
citizens wherein the political inelinatons of every COM
munlty in the county were voiced, and which, when
summed up resulted in harmony of opinion generally
AS index of the preferences of the people of the
county for president it would appear that the sentiment
is overwhelmingly for William H. Taft to head the party
tcketn the coming election The republicans of Fathead
county undoubtedly believe almost unanimously that he is
the to whom the country should look for contin-
alton of the Roosevelt policies.
The campaign is on in Flathead county, and it is
within the power of the republicans to capture every
office for representative of the party through united
effort. The votes here, and it is only through
publican votes that any member of another party can hope
to be successful at the polls. Flathead county, if its
voters DESIRE may hold high rank in the parts
ellis and receive great benefits in return and in the light
of past events it would to be about time to take adj
vantage of opportunities and to chase the dem
ocratic gold brick.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
The Knapsaek Bridge.

A Mexican engineer. Colonel Lopez.
has planned and perfected new kind
Of bridge made Of knapsacks. The
framework Of each knapsack is made
Of symmetrically arranged pieces Of
wood. which can be spread out by
means Of hinges into boards OF Known
dimensions. The knapsacks are num-
bered. and when the stream to be
bridged is reached the wooden forms
can be promptly extracted from their
canvas or leather coverings and quick
~ bolted into place. A number of ex-
periments have been made by the mill
tary authorities. and it has been found
that knapsack bridge win support as
many men as can be crowded upon it.
In the military schools there are now
working models of these bridges. anu
the men and officers, says the Mexican
Herald. "have regular practice in the
construction and operation OF the pu-
ente." The idea can also be applied to
the scaling of walls or the climbing Of
barrancas.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
GOOD WORK FOR NEWSPAPERS.

a LII Fathead county newspapers boosting for the
good Of the county as whole. It is pleasing to
note that such the case for what helps section of
the county will help other localities at least in some de-
gree. The Fathead valley has great future before it,
and undoubtedly destined to become one of the richest
spots in the world United action will bring this to pass
quickly so that we who living here today will derive
some benefit from the Development provided we are wise
and make the most of our opportunities.
Every resident of the county should aid the news
papers in the work they doing The newspapers are
furnshngt means of advertising the valley thoroughly
and the residents of the county make this advertising
effective by aiding in the distribution of the home papers
where they will do the most good
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
Statesmen Wage Farmers.

Aside from the lawyers. doctors. cler-
gymen and others who are classed as
professional men. merchants and man.
'ufacturers, the Insurance agents treas
urers and others who work for stated
yearly salary or on commission. there
are fifty members Of the legislature
who come directly from the bench IN
shop and mill and who work ut trade
for days pay. This rs an excellent
showing, and we venture the predic-
ton that in intelligence, honesty and
industry these wage earning legislators
will be found the peers Of any sent by
the people Of the state to make our
laws.-Boston Traveller.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15

If we are to have baseball in White
FISH this summer we must expect to
pay something for it. There is con,
siderable expense attached to every
game that is played, and it also costs
something to keep up a team. The
baseball grounds not being enclosed,
there ism regular. source Of revenue
except from the grand stand, and the
money taken in, there is not suficien,
to pay expenses. 1t is therefore nee
essary to raise additional funds else
where, and for this purpose a collec,
ton should be taken up at every game
from those who will not go into the
grand stand. A few donations to the
treasurer could also be used to advan,
tage.