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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-17
LEGISLATIVE SIDE LIGHTS
AS Seen by the Representative Of the
Barre Times.

MT Davis Of Springfield undertook
to introduce a bin on the floor of the
House Tuesday and was politely re-
ferred TO the committee on revision of
bills, which august body must get the
first whack at the efforts of the legis
lauye member Mir Davis asked
where this committee hung out was
referred to its room, then went there
after adjournment and found the door
locked. Query: what happens to
that committee when Davis does find
it?
Plans are already being made for
ladies week which occurs next week.
The principal features are Mrs G.. II.
Prouty's reception i'm the governors
room at the State House ON Tuesday
evening, at which a number of the
wives of former Vermont governors
will be present, the exhibition drill
by the Norwich University cadets ON
the State House yard ON Wednesday
afternoon, the meeting of the United
Daughters of the War of 1912 in the
hall of representatives on Wednes.
day evening and the governors ball.
the big event of the legislative social
season i'm Armoy hall on Thursday
evening.
Frank y. Howe Of Bennington win
presen. two important bills relating
to he deer hunting season. The first
one win provide for am open season
of the same length as that Of last year
but will allow the shooting of doe as
well as bucks II is his idea to have
this bill passed and in operation for
the present open season which com
mences at midnight October 25 al
though he has a clause in the bill pro-
yiding that there shall be no hunting
from sunset to sunrise as most of the
accidental shootings have occurred in
the dusk or dark. He thinks that the
legislature can watch the result Of
working Of the law with reference to
the killing of doe this fall and govern
itself accordingly as to further neces-
sary legislation. The other bill pro
yides a penalty for accidental shoot.
ing and is drawn along the lines Of
the law now in operation in Maine.
The maximum penalty is ten years in
states prison and fine not to exceed
$1,000.
Governor G. H. Prouty will have to
appoint a new bank examiner this
fall to succeed H. A. Cobb of Island
Pond who announced some time ago
that he would not be q candidate for
roappontment This recalls the fight
of 1904 between the Senate and Gov-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-17

DeWltts Little Early Risers, the
famous little liver pills. Sold by d.
A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-17

DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel
salve Is the best salve for piles. BE
sure you get DeWltts, Sold by ID. A.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
GRIDLEYS LEAVE.
Touching Scene When the Brave Cap
tain Left the Olympia.

Touching Scene When the Brave Cap
tain Left the Olympia.
On the morning of the battle OF Ma
Mia Bay Captain Gridley was so Ill
that the little commodore offered to
excuse him from duty,N but CALAMITY,
as is characteristic of the man, he re-
piled, Thank you, Commodore Dewey,
but she is my ship, ana will fight
her" And he did, although, agurative'
ly~speaking, he was a dead man before
he went on the bridge, and days had
strung themselves into but few weeks
when he was ordered home on sick
leave. He came up out of his cabin
dressed in civilian clothes and was met
by the rear admiral, who extended him
q most cordial hand A look of trOu-
bled disappointment fitted across the
captains brow, but vanished when he
stepped to the head of the gangway
and, looking over, saw, not the launch,
but a twelve cared cutter manned en-
tirely by officers of the Olympia, There
were men in that boat who had not
pulled a stroke for quarter Of cen
fury. The stars and stripes were ut
the stern and a captains silken coach
whip at the bow, and when Captain
Grldley, beloved alike by officers and
men, entered the boat it was up
oarsw and all that, just as though they
were common sailors that were to row
him over to the Zafiro When he sat
down upon the handsome boat cloth
that was spread for him he bowed his
head, and his hands hid his face as
First Lieutenant Reese, acting cock
swain, ordered: "Shove off! out oars!
Give away!'-St Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
MOUNT ETNA.
Its Wonders as Revealed In Tales Of
Travellers.

It's Wonders as Revealed In Tales OF
Travellers.
Mount Etna has furnished more ma
terlal for travellers tales than any
other mountain on the earth. Aston
ished Englishmen Of century ago
who fell into the fashionable habit of
climbing to it's highest peak-and some
did So to the amazement of the Sicil-
ians, even in the dead Of winter-lave
left on record in the exuberant Ian.
guage of their day the emotions that
thrilled their soul. "The man who
treads Mount Etna," wrote one of
these, "is a man above the world
Every river on the island .An be traced
from its mouth to its source.
"The characters" the same writer
continues, "of all the climates of the
earth can be detected-the frigid close
around one, the temperate with its belt
of trees just underneath and the trop
ical at the base of the mountain, with
its vineyards and luXuriant groves
The great ocean around, with the is
lands of Lipari, Panari, Alicudi, Strom-
boil and Volcano with their smoking
SUBMITS, appears under your feet, and
you look down upon the whole OF
Sicily as upon map"
In addition to all the climates, Etna
is reported to have trees that rival the
giants of California, lakes that never
thaw, bottomless caverns and salable
snow that kept many an ancient bishop
well supplied with tithes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
Newport, Vt, August l, 1908.
STATE FAIR JUDGES

Judges have been chosen tor neal
ly all departments of the Vermont
State fair to be held at White River
Junction Tuesday, V ednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Sept ~, %,
20 and IS. They are us follows
Gerald Hewitt, White Plains, N.
Y, dairy Gait e; Arthur Banks. AL
laundry, N. j., coarse sheep; Spen
Ger Borden, Fall River, Mass, Nor
gan horses; Wentworth c. Bacon,
Greenfield, Mass, ponies and dogs !;
w. c. Renehan, White River
Junction, horticultural hall E. II.
Forrestall, Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College, Amherst, Mass.
The executive committee of the
state fair commission met st White
River Junction last Saturday and
paid visit to the fair grounds. The
grand stand addition is completed
and the arrangement is ideal for
seating 1000 people.
The ticket arrangement will be
modern and up to date and big i'm
provement over last year. George E.
Whitney, the treasurer, will have
personal charge OF this matter. He
will be assisted by II. E. Chanel,
one of the directors Of the Sher-
brook fair. Special ticket stands
and turnstiles are to be provided.
Last season the cattle show was,
the largest ever made in New Eng
laRd. This season even a greater
exhibition will be made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
RRIDGEWATER.

Hon. Q. S. Backus of Brandon, the
Independence party candidate for
governor of this state, was born in
Bridgewater, in the house now occu-
pied by w. B. Rice, at the Center.
Mrs. H. Hadley and Mrs. A. W.
Atwood are his sisters.
Albert Adams was taken to the
Hanover, N. H., hospital Tuesday
for an operation for appendicitis.
The hot weather has heavily taxed
JEFF Carriers ice supply and he has
purchased more in Ludlow.
Frank LeDeux has moved into F.
G. Taylor's tenement.
F. r. johnson and family will
soon remove to Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
MARYLAND.

Mr.. adj Mrs. Fred HoiSngton,
daughter Ruth and son. Howard, re-
turned to their home in Springfield
Sunday.
Mrs. H. c. Day of Exeter, N. H.,
is guest OF her mother, Mrs. George
Spaulding.
Mrs. r. w. Headle, Mrs. Ida
Reed and daughter Marion went to
Hampton Beach for two weeks
visit last Saturday.
Mrs. H, A. Walker and daughter
Mary spent few days the first Of
the week with relatives in Lebanon.
Mrs. A. A. Sturtevant and Mrs.
J. 6. Underwood spent MOI day
with relatives in Woodstock.
Miss Clementine Darrell has re-
turned from a visit with her sister,
Mrs. David Evans, in Concord, N.
N.
We are all very sorry to hear of
the death of Mrs. E. H. Perkins in
Taftsville. Nj. and Mrs. Perkins
were residents in this town for many
years. We extend our sincerest
sympathy to Mr.. Perkins.
Next Sunday evening at the M.
E. church there will be special
praise service consisting OF sermon
by the pastor Rev. D. D. Clapp and
vocal selections by Miss Florence M.
Sturtevant Of Hartford, ct.
Rev. c. O.. Gin and family, T. J.
Chase and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. 6. Underwood spent last We'd
nesday at Summers Falls.
M. r. Headle, and nephew, Guy
M. Headle, spent part of last week
camping on Mt. Ascutney.
Fred F. Paige spent part of last
week with his mother in Manchester,
N II. /
Miss Alice r. Sturtevant returned
to Hartford, Conn, Monday.
Miss Ellen M. Graham is spend
ing little time with her sister, Mrs.
6. M. Jenne.
"A daughter recently arrived in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Nj. Good
win, in Portland, Oregon. They
are former residents of Hartland.
Mrs. Samuel Flint of Claremont,
N. H., spent a day with her mother,
Mrs. George Spaulding, last week.
Mrs. George Spaulding and Mrs.
H. c. Day spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Claremont, N. H.
The Hartland base ball team was
victorious in a game at Hartford
Saturday afternoon; score IL to 8.
Mrs. Alice Chase spent a part of
last week with her mother in Nor
witch.
w. Riley Jordan of Mount Her
mon is spending his vacation with
his mother, Mrs. F. p. Daniels.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
CHURCH SERVICES.

Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at
7.3o. Vesper service at s.
Unjvel salist- Rev, Ralph Hol.
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at 1890, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. II. J,
Chrvstie, Phi. D., pastor. Parson-
age, 6 Mountain avenue. Services
Sunday: Preaching, 1890 a. m.
Sunday school, rI.45 a. m. preach
ing, 7.3o p. M; Thursday prayer
meeting, 7'3o p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. c. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II a M; evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second ounuaY OF eaCn mOnln at .
o'clock
St. James-kev, Charles S. Lewis,
rector. Holy Communion every
Sunday, ,7,3o a. m. First Sunday in
month II. 80 a. m. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 Il. m, Evening
Prayer and Sermon 500 p. m.
Saints Day, Holy Communion o
a. m.
Christian Rev. w. A. Leonard,
pastor. Services Sunday: Preach
ing at 1890 a. M; Sunday school at
IA Junior Christian Endeavor at
S p. m. y. P. S. {. E. at 7.3o p.
M. mid-week prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7.3o p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
STILL HUNT FOR PROCTOR
Governor Reported to Be Ambitious
to Succeed His Father.
A Brattleboro correspondent says

A Brattleboro correspondent says;
Does Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor
intend to be candidate before the
next legislature for election to the
Office of United States senator, to
succeed his father, the late Senator
Redfeld Proctor, whose uneXpired
term is being filled out by Senator
John w. Stewart? That still hunt
is being conducted with view to
the election of senators and repre-
sentatives favorable to Gov. Proctor
is the opinion of Brattleboro man
who. is prominent throughout the
state, in politics and in other ways.
"The grandest still hunt the state
has ever known is being carried on"
the man in question said yesterday,
"and I am surprised that the news =
papers have not gotten on to it. This
is no delusion. l know what / am
talking about. l don't believe Gov.
Proctor can beat Page" meaning
ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page of Hyde
Park, "but the hunt is on just the
same. have seen it in this town
and in other towns where have
heen."
Judge E. w. Gibson of Brattle.
boro, the Republican senatorial
nominee from the south district Of
Windham county, is a member Of
Gov. Proctor's staff. When asked
about the alleged still hunt, he re-
piled that he thought it was a cam
paign fabrication, that he had heard
nothing OF it and that he did not
believe Gov. Proctor was candi-
date. Judge Gibson said he should
support ex-Gov. Page, unless there
was change from the present situa-
ton. When asked if he would sup
port Gov. Proctor in the event that
Gov. Proctor became a candidate,
he replied that he did not care to
state for publication.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
Adhesive Eaas Of FISHES.

Among the fishes which produce ad
hesive eggs are the little black head
mlnnow Pimephales promelas) and the
goldfish. The male hIackhead deposits
the fecundated eggs singly upon the
underside of leaves of water plants
and watches them increasingly until
Matched. The eggs of the goldfish are
deposited singly upon the weeds and
MOSES in a similar manner by the
male fish. The eggs Of the yellow perch
are held together in narrow strips or
ribbons of glutinous character. Ad-
hesive eggs of other species, as the
black bass, sunfish, catfishes, ETC., are
deposited in masses in shallow nests or
depressions on the bottom, and still
other species deposit their spawn in
variously shaped adhesive masses upon
water plants, roots and submerged OBJ
jects.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

In certain sections Of the country
there are much favored words which
are required to do duty with widt
variety of meanings. Such is the
word smart among Yankees and u
along the Labrador shore the wore
civil" The following conversation
between two natives was overheard
by traveller:
I'VE are goin to have lots of dirt to.
day" said one, glancing at the sky.
Nav. It'll be civil, replied his
companion.
How did you get on with the cap
tain"
"Oh, he got civil to hunting deer by
and by. When he went out he didn't
know nothing, but he got civilized"
did you go down the Ketchee?"
Nav. It's too civil for him. He
wanted lots of rapids, so we went
down the Boomer. Them's about as
civil rapids as l want to see." youths
Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
NORTH POMFRET

Miss Hattie Chandler is spending
a few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Dennison Hewitt.
Charles Perkins, recently from
Jacksonville, Florida, who was ex-
pected here several weeks ago, ar
rived in town last week Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Bridge has been
assisting with the serving at Deacon
Warren's.
Mrs. Leslie Ransom Of Newport,
N. H., is visiting hei niece, Mrs
Roy Shepard.
Mrs Luna Pierce and Shirley
have been visiting relatives in South
Royalton.
Mrs. Harvey Leonard and Misses
Lila and Lena King are with their
brother Dana in New London,
Conn.
D. w. Roberts has been on the
sick list for a few days.
Miss Mabel vaughan called on
friends in this part of the town Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Floyd Cleveland and child re-
Gently visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Harrington.
The {. z. society held its annual
lawn party Friday evening, August
8, on the grounds of F. L. Davis
Carl Adams and wife of Keene,
N. II have been spending a few
days with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Obed Whipple.
Elisha Hewitt Of New Haven,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
BETHEL
NEARLY A CENTURY OLD.

NEARLY A CENTURY OLD.
Oliver G. Bowen died at Bethel
Gilead Tuesday morning aged 81
years and 7 months. Mr.. Bowen
was in good health up to last winter,
when he had an attack Of pneumo-
mia. With the exception of two
years passed in Royalton he has
always resided in Bethel. He leaves
a widow, a daughter, Mrs. Ira
Quimby, with whom he lived at the
time of his death, and an aged sister,
Mrs. Hannah Snow of Sharon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE,

the Young Peoples Missionary Move
ment, held at Silver Bay on Lake,
George, closed Sunday evening,
August 2, after ten days session.
The total registration was 438, repre-
senting twenty states and more than
twenty denominations, of which the
Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Pres
byterian and Congregationalist had
the largest number. Vermont sent
this delegation: Rev. A. N Gage
and Miss Mabel Shields, st. Johns
bury; Misses Mary Megill and f.
Kathryn Burt, Bennington; Miss
Flora M. Winch, McIndoes Falls;
Miss Winnie Brush, Manchester;
Rev. Benjamin Swift, Woodstock,
The Young Peoples Missionary
Movement was instituted in 1902,
and is an organized attempt on the
part of home and foreign missionary
boards of the United States and
Canada to cooperate in missionary
activity. 1t is controlled bya board
of thirty-nine laymen and mission
airy secretaries, with Mr.. Harry Wade
Hicks of Boston as chairman. It's
aim is to Great among its constitu-
ency an intelligent interest in the
great home and foreign activities of
the church, believing that in that
way only lies the hope of Christian
ity's conquest of the world.
Lake George is fairest of American
lakes, and Silver Bay with its equip
menf is admirably adapted to the
entertaining Of such companies as
attend these conferences. The pro-
gram this year included the study
of home and foreign missionary text
books under trained leaders; instl-
tutes conducted by experts on proven
methods of successful missionary
activity in the Sunday school and
young peoples society; Bible lectures;
stirring messages from city, home
an foreign mission fields; denomi-
national gatherings; group prayer
meetings, and inspirational addresses.
The afternoons were devoted to
recreation, which comprised tramp
ing trips to Fort Ticonderoga and
Paradise Bay, tennis, boating, base
ball, and a variety of field and water
sports, the endeavor being to keep
the physical life of the conference in
such condition that the other features
might be thoroughly enjoyed. The
atmosphere of the conference was
earnest and sane and deeply spiritual,
and the companionships of the ten
days most delightful. OF those in
attendance several desided to devote
their lives to some definite form OF
home or foreign missionary service;
while it is believed that not dele
gate left the conference without a
clearer vision of life's meaning, and
a more definite purpose to make
their own henceforth count for more.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

Conn, arrived in town last Satur-
day.
Mr.. aud MIS-. III. w. Vail have
returned to Randolph.
Mrs. Noes sister from Indiana is
visiting her.
Old Home Dav will he observed
at Pomfret Center on August 18th,
There will be meeting OF the
North Pomfret Cemetery Associ-
alton at the Hewitvlle school house
August nth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
Children Tampor with Mail Boxes

Two small children amused them
selves Sunday afternoon by opening
some of the combination lock boxes
at the st. Johnsbury post-office and
later opening some of the letters
Mail belonging to some of the bankU
was opened and checks were scat
tered around the park. Some of the
checks have not been recovered and
the post-ofice authorities are investi-
eating the matter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

Aug. 25-a7-Lamoille Valley fair,
Morrisville.
Aug. 25-2S-Addison County fair,
Middlebury,
Sept. I-4-Franklin County fair,
Sheldon.
Sept. a-3-Springfield fair.
Sept. 2 4 Joint Horse Show and
Rutland County fair, Rutland,
Sept. S-II--Orleans County fair,
Barton.
Sept. I5-I7-Caledonia County
fair, st. Johnsbury.
Sept. I5-I7-W Windsor County
fair, Woodstock.
Sept. I5-I7-Dog River Valley
fair, Mortified.
Sept. aa-25-Vermont State Fair,
White River Junction.
Sept. 29-Oct. valley fair, Brat.
tleboro.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
WORLDS GREATEST FOOD
FAIR.

Novelty is the keynote of the New
England Food Fair. The display
OF food stuffs and house furnishings
will afford New England housewives
an opportunity to see the very latest
improvements, inventions and dis
coveries.
The chief musical feature will be
the Banda De Policia, the national
band of Mexico, an organization of
81 musicians.
The time and pface-Oct. S to 81,
M echanics Building, Boston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
0UEcHEE.

Miss Ruth Eldridge is visiting a
friend in Montague, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. McInnes are with
relatives in North Andover, Mass.
Mrs. Callahan and Miss Elizabeth
are visiting in and near Boston.
Mrs. 6. E. Mann entertained Mrs.
Landers, Mrs. Reding, Miss Col
burn and Miss Barron at Dewey's
Mills Monday evening in honor of
Col. DeweY's birthday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

The story from Brattlebor0 of a
still hunt for Proctor" is received
with some interest and many denials
by the Republican press. The fact
that it might be very poor politics
for Governor Proctor to make run
for the senate now gives color to
the denials. Ex-Governor Page is
undoubtedly the choice Of the people
as Senator Proctor's successor, and
there would be very little possibility
of Governor Prsctor's beating him
out now. However, the Brattleboro
correspondent might have been quite
as correct if he had inserted Stew
arts name in place of Proctor's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
Fertilizers for Summer and Fall
Topdressing and Seeding Down..

IOpureSSIhg ana oeeuIng down..
Up-to-date farmers are agreed that
in many cases better results are
obtained on meadows from fertilizers
which are applied in the summer or
early fall. This is true both as to
top. dressing and seeding down.
We wish to call the attention of
the farmers of Vermont to the fact
that we can furnish formulas for
mixing fertilizers especially adapted
to top dressing and seeding down
grass land. These formulas have
not only been approved by the Yer
mont Experiment Station, but have
been used with excellent results by
great many farmers in Vermont and
have proved thoroughly reliable. We
can also furnish the materials for
mixing fertilizers in accordance. with
these formulas. We should be
pleased to send the formulas to-
gether with full directions for. mix
ing, cost of materials, ETC., to any
one who will write us, mentioning
this paper. Address Carroll S.
Page, Hyde Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
A Chance for Boys
: To Make a Dollar

We want all the bones we can get.
Can you use heads, hoofs, horns
anything in the line of bones 1T
only dry. We will pay Coo per
hundred pounds for thoroughly dry
bones-we can pay even more if
strictly clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled
butchers bones-and pay freight
fiom station il shipped in lots of 200
pounds or more. Ship in barrels or
cheap sacks.
c. S. PAGE. Hyde Park. VI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
Woodstock. VT, August 8, 1908

The current issue of the yermonter
has many features of interest in text
and illustration, including articles
on Bethany" Montpelier's Oldest
church; Lake Champlain, and views
of Lake Nichols and its environs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08
Deer Killer Fined $iOO.

Edward Wood of Castleton was
fined $Ioo and costs by Judge Farms
worth in the Rutland city court last
Fri day for killing deer out of season.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-08-08

Gypsies who were speeded on
their way to Chester by the town
authorities rather got the better OF a
farmer there. He had a field of
oats moved and he asked HON much
he would take for what they could
carry in their arms. He told them
SIS and then they turned to and with
rop es logged off about a ton.