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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
USED PHONE TO BRING THEM.
Minister'S Successful Method Of Gath
erlne Congregation.

One OF the most difficult PROPOSE
lions that new pastor has to- face,
when he takes charge OF a church that
has fallen of in attendance and gen
orally gone to seed, is to fill the pews
and build up the membership anew.
Not long ago this problem was solved
In Brooklyn church. Before taking
hold the new pastor had planned a
scheme which he thought would work
moderately well, but which, In the end.
far exceeded his hopes in its results.
few days before the eventful first
Sunday he called upon a dozen Of the
pillars of the church" and asked
them each to call up on the telephone
early on Sunday morning a half dozen
at least OF their friends, and not only
ask them especially to come to church
that morning, but also to telephone
the same request to as many Of their
own friends as they could. They all
promised to do SO, and when the cler-
gyman reached his church that Sun.
day he found 1t packed. He had pre-
pared a rousing sermon and every one
went away we'll satisfied.
This method OF getting a congrega-
ton was continued along practically
the same lines for months. AS a re-
suit Of the drumming up" by tele-
phone the size of the congregation In
creased enormously and the member
ship is greater than II ever was be-
fore. AS there is not room for more
in the old church they now are talk
ing Of building new one. and the pas.
tors salary is $4,000 a year bigger
than 1t was when he took hold
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
The Cause Of His coino.

"Wowl" growled the old man, re-
turning to the bedroom, Il stubbed my
toe"
WELL" replied his wife. that's
what you get for going down stairs in
your stocking feet"
That's SO; If | hadn't gone down
in my stocking feet that young man
of Edith's might have heard me and
got away before reached him."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24

The old-time custom of appointing
"colonels" to the governors staff is
again being discussed and getting
various knocks from the state press.
The following from the Londonderry
Sitter is about the opinion, probably,
that the majority of the people hold.
"A relic OF the old-time-pomp and
show which was once so prevalent
and was considered entirely appropri.
ate, Vermont still retains. We refer
to the governors staff. Why this band
of colonies is in any way necessary to
the dignity of the state or protection
Of the governor, Is not at all appar-
ent. The next legislature ought TO
abolish the governors staff, doing
away with what has become a mere
joke. On important occasions a de-
tail of the state militia would be a
highly appropriate escort. The title
colonel would then retain its fun
military significance, and would not
be cheapened by the present practice
of handling out that title"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
Women El.hermen-EIsmI,


On the coasts of Holland. Belgium
and northern France the fisherwomen
are familiar sight, with their great
hand nets and quaint costumes. Many
Of the towns have distinctive cos
tunes by which their women can be
recognized anywhere. Those Of Maria
Kirke. near ostend, wear trousers
and loose blouses, while their heads
and shoulders are covered by shawls
They carry their nets into the sea and
scoop up vast quantities of shrimps
and prawns, with an occasional crab
or lobster and many small fish They
often wade out till the water is up to
their necks, and they remain for hours
at a time In water above their knees,
rarely returning until their baskets
are full.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
No Lie, Either.

Mrs. McSwat--Billinger, how did
you like the decorations at the church
this morning?
Mr.. McSwat-All the decorations I
could see, Lobelia, were worn by the
young lady in front Of me. / liked
the grand sweep of the brim, the floral
display and the general arrangement
of the ribbons, but thought the dead
bird looked out of place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
he VISITED
SOME PATIENTS
Chattanooga, Tenn. Daily News)

(CnallanoOgai Tenn. Daily NeW3j
A representative OF the News has
just returned from a very successful
visit to California.
Concerning the reports that tat long
sought cure for Bright's Disase has
Lccn discovered, he took specia, pains
to find out the truth of the matter and
came back fully convinced.
One lady, the wife of a San Fran.
cisco editor, not only told of her hus.
bands remarkable recovery after ply
sicians had given him up but she reel.
ed of as of no moment, the names OFF
several they told of 1t who had re-
covered. One case was particularly
interesting. II was case of Bright's
disease in which the young man was
so impressed that nothing could be
done that he had to be trioked into
taking the new specific, Each tine al
dose was administered tablespoon
full of his old medicine was secretly
disposed of, thus allaying suspicious.
To complicate matters as the young
man recovered, the physician became
elated, thinking he had discovaftd al
cure for Bright's Disease. 1t was not
until the patient was so vel! along !
toward recovery that there was no
about it that the whole
plot was disclosed One of San Fran.
cisco's pioneer druggists also con.
firmed his own recovery and made the
astonishing statement that he had
given II to between 40 and so and only
knew of few failures Chattanooga
Daily News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
Warmth,

A colored preacher at Easton, Pa.
was asked by one of his church mem
bers to preach sermon on hell and
its punishments. After going over the
matter very thoroughly he closed his
sermon with these remarks:
Brethren, II you take all the wood
in Pennsylvania and pile 1t in one
place and on that pile all the coal in
Pennsylvania and put the devil on
top, and set 1t on fire, he would freeze
to death"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
Paris Gets Acquisition.

The American telephone girl has
been transplanted to Paris, and ac-
cordlng to reports she has lost none OF
the qualities which distinguish her in
this country, but is quite as ready to
break in upon her own private con-
versation to oblige customer Of the
telephone at any time, and her re.
plies to irate and disobliging people
asking for connections are Of the same
temperate and high.class English she
employs at home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
All subscriptions payable ln advance
FRANK B. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

Her neighbor towns sincerely
sympathize with the village of WI
mington in losing her one large IL
dustry by FIRE. Not only is the bus
mess gone and employees out of WORK
but several of the men employed
there lost all their household goods
and are reduced to want. II is said
to be practically assured that the
mills will be rebuilt but in the mean
time work viii probably be scarce and
Wilmington must look forward to a
hard winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
Wouldn't interfere.

"As matter of fact" said the man
who was looking for an argument.
every mans life is his own. Now e
/ took notion to commit suicide,
what right would you have to prevent
me?"
Don't you think for minute that
l would" answered the cool-naturee
party as he meandered on his way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
N, Hepss Went up In Smoke.

Here is an instance Of mans hopes
actually going up in smoke. The Rev.
William Berg of Hartford was the
man. He was the leading candidate
for the pastorate of the Mitineague
Congregational church. One day re.
Gently he offered a cigar to the deacon
Of the church. The practitioners
heard Of the minister's devotion to
the weed, and by an overwhelming
vote decided to choose q pastor who
did not smoke.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
AFTERMATH"

Aftermath" is a persistently ILL.,
used word. Early July is the time OF
the "math;" that is, the first moving
of the meadow. The short grass
with q sufficlency Of rain-will grow
again, and later will come the second
NOV" or aftermath" The phrase
"the storm and its aftermath" seems
favorite with some story writer's
but II is difficult to understand how
a storm can have a second moving.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over sIxTY-FIvE YEARS By. MIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. s0OTHkS
the CHILD, sOFTENs the GUMS, AILAYS all PAM
CURES WIND collie, and 10 the be-, remedy for DIAh-
RHEA. Sold by Drugglss In every part Of the world.
Be and ask for "Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup,
and take other Kind Twenty-Five cents bottle. Guar
apeed underline Food and Drugs Act Juno sh 1900 sera
Number 1905, BAN Old AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
ThA Modern Nav.

Advertisements on The sceneryl"
exclaimed the star. That's carrying
commercialism really too far"
ut isn't commercialism," exclaimed
the manager. I'VE want the scene to
look like real meadow, don't weH"-
Tit.BitR.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24

w. L. Gokay and D. A. Quinlan,
druggists, sent for this treatment for
patients here and will give full infor.
Imation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24
TO WASH OR NOT TO WASH

That Is the question
Whether It Is not better In the end 10 let the
chap who knows just how do all my washing.
the clothes sweet, clean and white; and all
yexatious washing problems are at an end.
WEIGHTS LAUNDRY
Stafford NJ. near Main BeDnington
With apologies 20 "Hamlet'.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-24

uEN Kidney trouble preys upon the
Ann mind, dlscourages and lessons
=, OrENI ambitIon beauty, vgor and
VI III cheeriulness soou disappear
vh~n the kidneys are out Of order or diseased.
y" easing result use Dr.. Kllmer's sWamp-
IT, the great kidney remedy. AT druggists.
supple bottle by mail free ulso pamphlet.
Address, DR.. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton. N. Y &.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

year for the virtual amalgamatfon in
to trained army of 250,0O0 men rea-
dy to answer the call of thepresident,
of all regular and national guard
troops in the United States. This il
formation is given out by Assistant
Secretary Oliver, who declares that
the result of the Dick bill, passed at
the recent session of congress is to
make all state troops United States
volunteers and in case of war they
could be called out without re-enlist-
melt. 1t is planned that the regulars
and state troops shall receive field
training together every year and in
side of two years a force of 100000
men in a fair state of efficiency can
be placed in the field
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

light. The penalty is $40 to 500 fine
and 2 to so days in jail, either or
both. There was a contest on the
eastern boundary of the storage oil
tank district, some wanting Garden
avenue, in the extreme eastern part
of the city, as the dividing line. A pc
tition of few citizens against the
storage of oil anywhere within the
city limits was tabled, to 2.
An ordinance was submitted by Mr..
Robinson placing a license of $500
on the drilling of artesian wells with
s10O for violations and making gull
ty parties subject to civil action for
license. Referred to committee on
city affairs.
The ordinance regulating automo-
biles and their use, brought up some
time ago and referred to committee,
was presented to the council with
many amendments, and after a ted
ious squabble over the many points
involved in the ordinance, was pass
ed. 1t affects all automobiles owned
and in use in the city except those
carrying the q. S. mail excluded by
Federal law) and all bicycles or me-
chemically driven vehicles of any
kind. 1t provides that these vehicles
must not run faster than ten miles
an hour within the fire limits and not
faster than fifteen miles an hour in
other parts of the city. They must be
provided with a horn or whistle and
these to be sounded in approaching
all crossings of streets and alleys
and while passing over such cross
ings and when approaching animal
drawn vehicles from the rear. AT
night they must be provided with
lamps. n approaching horses that
are evidently frightened at the car,
drivers must slow down, and at
sign from tt driver of the horse
must stop, if necessary to insure
safety. Between crossings on cross
streets, cars must be run at less
speed than otherwise provided, to
insure safety. Auto drivers must keep
to the right when meeting other We
hlcles and turn to the left in over
taking and passing others from the
rear. Cars or cycles with loud ex-
hausts must be muffled so as not to
scare horses. All such vehicles must
be registered and numbered for iden-
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Ask parSOnS---f1e Knows

tification, and the owner must pay
fee of 81 for such registration and
number. Robinson's amendment to
make this fee S25 and turn the mon
ings was lost, as was also an amend
melt to require experienced drivers
of two weeks training.
While this ordinance was being
worked over and finally passed, re-
quiring probably an hour and a half
of time, Councilman Wyllys excused
himself on the ground that the body
would probably be in session all
night and that he lad headache. CT
ty Attorney Scott also excused him
self, on the ground of recent illness.
At thisJtime Mr.. wiseley. chairman
of the eommittee on city affairs, re-
ported that he had been carrying the
proposed ordinance prohibiting bawdy
houses il his pocket until 1t was
about worn out, and that he wished
to re-refer it to the council without
recommendations. Mr.. Bell was on
his feet instantly with motion to
refer it to a new committee, and
right there began the hottest legisla-
tive fight that has been seen IN the
council in a year. The motion was
opposed by several members. MI
Whiteman wanted to amend by refer
ring it to the police committee, saying
that the subject rightfuliy belonged
under police regulation, anyhow. He
withdrew his amendment after discus
sion, however. At this time there
were nine members present, Mr.. Wyl
lys having left. Carlton, Cummins
Haynes, Rhea, Thomas and Wiseley
voted against the motion to re-refeI
the ordinance, on the ground that
they wanted it voted on and disposed
| of without further delay, since II
was considered an important matter
Bell, Robinson and Whiteman voted
to refer, aad their motion was lost
CONTINUED on Page Nour.)
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

All members were present, altho'
some came late and one went home
early, at the recess session of the
city council last night. Mayor Richard
son was in the chair. Several import
ant matters were taken up and dis
posed of, part of the proceedings
being the passage of three new ordi-
nances, one governing automobiles,
one prohibiting bawdy houses and
the third prohibiting storage tanks
for oil in certain districts and govern
: ing the storage of all high explosives.
After the call to order the chair
asked if any citizen present had any
thing to bring before the council. w.
T. Woolverton spoke for the grant
ing of a petition for permission to
erect an aerodome on the Lea lots
across from the court house on Main
street, and L. E. Zachry spoke for a
petition that the city Jail should not
be built at the corner of Third street
and Pecos avenue, as contemplated.
Both petitions were taken up later.
Both were tabled.
The poor and pauper committee
made an extensive but partial report,
in which it was shown that this de
partment had paid bills as follows:
January, s156: February, 90; March,
$50; April, $50; May, $3.50. Total,
$355.9O. Unpaid bills having o. K. of
finance committee, created before the
int
$639.9O. Bills in same period without
o. K, SLIPS. The report was incom-
plete because the committee had
made no settlement with the county
commissioners. Bills amounting to
about $500 have been ESeated by this
into power, making the total debt
about a thousand dollars.
Upon motion it was decided that
the amount of recent fines for driving
over the fire hose, $40. be turned over
to the fire department.
The committee on rules made re-
port in the form of a draft of rules
and order of business under which
the council is to deliberate, the draft
consisting of about fifty special rules
and adopting Roberts Rules of Order
In all cases not covered by the spe-
Gals There are less than half doz-
en- changes in the rules as adopted
by the old council. The new draft was
adopted, and one hundred copies or
dered printed
The fire committee presented an
ordinance regulating the storage OF
oils and high explosives. AS finally
passed it provides that no oil tanks
OF 10000 gallons capacity or larger
shall be established within the dis
trict bounded on the north by Ninth
street, south by Albuquerque. east
by a line running north and south
through a short unnamed street, the
first street east of the railroad tracks,
And on the west by Union avenue.
It Also provides that in establishing
tanks outside that district persons
must secure the consent of all prop
erty owners having property within
$50 feet of the site OF the tanks and
that said tanks must be constructed
of good materials. as safe as posi-
ble- 1t provides further that not more
than oae case Of powder. dynamite
or other high explosive shall be stnr-
ed In retail houses. that not more
than 800 gallons of explosive oil be
kept in retail houses and that none
II these articles be sold by lamp
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

states that the knife did not pene-
trate the cavity in the chest, as re-
ported yesterday, although it missed
doing so but small fraction of an
Mary's hospital today for better
treatment. Oscar Harbert was taken
before Justice Welter late yesterday
and was held under a bold of $500,
which he has not yet been able to
furnish.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
WATER WORKS MATERIAL
SHOULD COME IN TWO WEEKS

The Water Works Commission ex-
poets work to commence on the city
water and sewer systems by the mid
die of July, if 1ot sooner, although
w. G. Glenn and Albert Rich, OF
Webb City, Mo-, who have the con-
tracts for the labor, have not yet fill
ed their bond. The first of the mate
rial, including some of the piping for
the water plant, should begin to ar
rive in about ten days.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
BIG SMELLING TRUST CUTS
DOWN SALARIES OF OFFICER

New York, June 23.-Salaries and
incidental expenses of the officials of
the American Smelling & Refining
Co., have been reduced $75e,000 ac-
cording to a statement of Daniel Gug-
genheim, chairman and president of
the company. He said his own salary
and those of his brothers were reduc-
ed voluntarily and pointed out that
none of the Guggenheims received
pay as officers and. as directors of
the Guggenheim Exploration Co. He
denied that Chester Beatty had left
the Guggenheim companies and said
he would probably be the manager
in-chief of the Exploration company.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
Migrants to Cut city,s Weeds.

Seven men, some white and some
black, have been arrested on the
charge of vagrancy, and as soon as
convicted are being put to work cut
ting weeds in streets and alleys. Judge
Welter is giving them good stiff fines
The city officers have started a cam
paign for clean streets, both as to
weeds and worthless men, and Mar
shall J. G. Champion and his assistants
are making the "vags'' hunt jobs.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

]. @. Allen and Miss Myrtle Kapp-
han and J. w. Wygal, aid Miss Wv
ian Woolam, the two Eddy county
couples who secured marriage license
yesterday, were married yesterday af-
ternoon at 4:30 in the pastors study
at the new Baptist church by Rev.
H. F. Vermillion, and left this morn
ing on a trip up the road
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

City Councilman w. E. Wiseley and
family leave tomorrow morning on a
visit of a month or six weeks at Chi
cago and their old home, Royal Cen
ter, Indiana.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

The electric alarm gong ordered
some weeks ago by the city council
for the railroad crossing at Second
street was installed yesterday, and
did duty for the first time last night
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
If You Have an Orchard,

Call and examine our stock CT ap-
pie, pear and peach boxes, picking
and shipping baskets, picking sacks
and box nails, either in small quanti-
ties or in car lots. 96t3
ROSWELL SEED co.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

Count L. Martini-Ma1cini will en-
tertain a small brige whist party to-
night for Mr.. and Mrs. Knight, of
Buffalo, N. Y, who are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Harold Hurd
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

DR.. M. L. Allen and family arrived
last night from Cleveland, Ohio, and
will make Roswell their home. DR..
Allen expects to open an Office here.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
OPERATION NECESSARY

Suffering From Gall Stones and Was
Taken to a Hospital Early This
Morning. Speculation as to the
Die Might Call New Convention.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
COUNCILMEN MAKE LAWS Gov
ERNING AUTOS AND AGAINST
OIL TANKS AND RRoTHELS.
HARD FIGHT ON LATTER

Bell, Robinson and Whiteman Con-
tested the Passage of the Anti-Baw-
dy House Ordinance to the Last
Ditch Objection Raised to Pro-
posed Jail Site.- No Aerodome on
Main Street.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
Henry Boyce Will Recover.

Henry S. Boyce, who was cut with
4 pocket knife by Oscar Harbert yes
terday, is doing nicely and will no
douDt speedily recover. His physician
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23
There's
A Big
Saving In
Coupons

men whom would be willing to trust to send into
your homes, men whom have to trust whether you
like to do it not And if get trustworthy it
takes time to train them in cutting and delivering Ice
and takes time for them to learn the ways of custo-
And experience makes positive in declaring
that extra wagons matter how well manned, do not
expedate deliveries to regulur customers On the other
hand they occasion great deal Of annoyance and dssa
sfacton to that class of patrons Extra wagons are no
paying proposition for the public than for U.s.
Now let ask you question:: No matter how many
extra wagons may put your route if you delay any
of the drivers minute five minutes by having
pons change ready by not having your card OUT
for any other reason, doesn't somebody else will
be minute or five minutes late in getting Ice.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-23

Why don't you put on more
wagons during rush times? We
have just added the fourth wag-
on to our equipment, and if our
patrons will assist us in serving
them by using the coupon books,
and the cards in their windows,
we can be through delivering,
not later than 1890, each day.
1t is very difficult to get the
right kind of men for the wagons