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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

According to the revised figures Of
the secretary of state the indepen.
dence ticket for governor received
one per cent of the vote and the fol
lowers of Hearst In Vermont thus
reach the distinction of being a
legally recognized party and Will
hereafter not be required to file nomi-
nation papers for presidential elect
ors. The independence movement
has probably made as little progress
in Vermont as in any state in the
union, the existing conditions furnish
ing less opportunity for the propo-
CATION of the ideas and principles OF
the yellow journal editor but it would
not be at all surprising to see that
little one per cent form the nucleus
of what in the not far distant future
will be a party that will have to be
reckoned with by other political or
CARNATIONS. 1t would be even less
surprising to see the greatest growth
of the independence movement take
place after the present high priest
had crossed the great divide.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
SALISBURY

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter King are re-
joicing over the birth OF daughter.
Mrs. Lottie Nichols recently visit
ed at the home Of 2. Hard in Airing
ton.
Carl Oatman of Schenectady spent
Sunday with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. 0atman.
Mrs. Lucy Collins of South Shafts
bury recently visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter King.
Chelsia Harrington spent Sunday
in Bennington at the home OF his
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth lockwood.
John Wright and family have
moved into d. G. Barney's tenement
house in East Arlington and will
work for Mr.. Barney on the farm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
NORTH AoosIcK

Mrs. George Washington is on the
sick list.
Geo. Andrews has his new barn
nearly completed.
Mrs Frank Beagle and children
spent Sunday here.
The Ladies Aid hold a supper at the
church Friday evening.
Levi Brooks and wife spent Satur-
day and sunday out Of town.
Hugh Byars and wife of Waterbury
Conn, are visiting his father. David
Byars.
Mrs. James Straub and son Charles
visited her father in North Adams
Sunday.
Mrs. Hugh Allen and sons Richard,
and John attended her sisters funeral
in Troy Sunday.
Sherwood Haswell and wife also
Kenneth Haswell and family spent
Sunday at Charles Haswelrs, II be-
ing his birthday.
Mrs. Mark Lauliss, who died in
Troy was brought here and buried at
Hoosick Falls Saturday morning.
Her home was for many years in
White Creek She is survived by one
son James Frazier OF this place and
two daughters, Mrs. Martin Straub
and Mrs, Murphy both OF Troy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
MANCHESTER

George r. Hemenway has returned
to Middlebury College for his sophie
more year.
Albion A. Cross and John MCGUIRE
went to Bennington Monday evening
TO see The Wolf"
Mrs. l.. H. Hemenway is attending
the meeting of the Woman's Branch
in Rutland this week.
The Burr and Burton Seminary foot
ball team will go to Rutland to play
St.sPeter's Academy team.
Solyman ]. Way of Rutland has
been visiting his family at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Mary Way.
C. NJ. Clark and family have closed
their summer home, Wyndhurst, and
have returned to Philadelphia for the
winter.
Louis F. Martin left Monday for
Lakewood, n. j., where he has a posi-
ton as hotel clerk at the Laurel
House.
Rev. and Mrs. George H. Smith and
Miss Smith have closed their cottage
Rest View" and returned yesterday
to their home in East Orange, N. j.
Russell p Hoyt, who has been
spending short vacation with his
mother, Mrs. X. p. Hoyt, and the
Misses Hoyt, returned Saturday to
New York.
Horace Rawlins, the golf profes.
sional at the Ekwanok Country Club
has been to Hyde Manor in Sudbury
where a prospective golf course is
being considered.
Otto Bennett, son of o. r. Bennett
proprietor of the Manchester Jouma
has received the appointment of mes
senger boy at Montpelier during tn,
session of the Legislature this fall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
All subscriptions payable 10 advance
FRANK B. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

How Hapgood of Peru takes his de-
feat as candidate for reelection as
Town Representative is Illustrated by
his conduct since in erecting an ex-
pensive marker for the site of the
first school house, his declared pur.
pose to turn over any prospective
revenue from his proposed forest pre-
serve to the benefit of the town, and
his present employment of several
gangs of men working upon the noun
tain streams endeavoring to render
them more servicable for the habi-
tation of the trout.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
sHAFTseURY

Carl Oatman Of Schenectady spent
Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. Henry Slade of Manchester,
was in town one day last week.
Several from here attended the
South Wallingford fair last Wednes-
day.
Miss Zelpha Hulett visited rela-
tives in Bennington Falls last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Maude l.. Bates of Benning-
ton spent Sunday with her sister,
Miss Gertrude Bates.
Don't forget the harvest supper
and entertainment at the M. Il.
church on Friday evening OF this
week, Oct End. Admission 10 cents.
Supper Is cents. Be sure to attend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
Good Ones.

DR.. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton,
who handles a trout rod almost as
deity as he handles a pen, was prais.
ing a book of new flies. "They are
wonderful flies," he said. "Why, II l
venture to leave any of them lying
around loose the spiders come and
carry them Off"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

Millions Of bottles Of Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar have been sold without
any person ever having experienced
any other than beneficial results from
its use for coughs, colds and lung
trouble. This is because the genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Guard your health by
refusing any hut the gsnuins.--Quin.
lan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
SALISBURY CENTER

Miss Jennie Harrington visited in
White Creek one day last week.
Miss Nettie Galusha has accepted
a position in the Il. y. Waist shop.
Miss Lulu Barrett who has been Wis
iting Miss Alma Carey has returned
10 her home in Putney.
The Delegates who attended the
Baptist State convention held at Lud-
low last week were Rev. Thos. Ad
ans, Mrs. Adams. Mrs. j. c. Stevens
and Miss Alma A. Carey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over sIxTY-FIvE YEARS By NIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN wHILE
TEErHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS 1 s0OTHEs
the CHILD, SofrEHs the GUMS, AI.LAYs all PAIN
CURES WIND collie and 10 the best remedy for DIAR-
RHEA. Sold BY Druggists In every part Of the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs Wnslovs gooshinG Syrup"
and take no other kind Twenty-Five cents bottle Guar
aneed under the Food and Drugs Act June Sh 1901 eeria
Number loes O AN OLD AND WE'LL TRIED RElfEDY
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
The End,

DeWltts Kidney and Bladder Pills
are for weak back, backache, rheu-
matte pains, Inflammation OF the blad-
der and all other annoyances due to
weak kidneys. They are sold by d.
A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
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u..,.,s. ,Ihs kind You hsU ASaJS 6NgI
ss'.'''' &NzAIZx

Kenedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
does not constipate like most of the
old fashioned cough cures, but on the
other hand 1t gently moves the bowels
and at the same time heals irritation
and allays Inflammation of the throat.
Sold by ID. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
NOMMIssIoNERs, NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
" Estate OF MARY A GIBNEY.
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Ben
nlngton, COMMISSIONERS TO .oeye, examine
and adjust the claims and de ands Of AL per-
OF Bennington. IN said District, DECEASED
aud oil claims exhibited In offset thereto
hereby give notice that we win meet for the
purpose aforesaid az the Office OF WI. Meagher
10 the Village OF Bennington In said district
on the Sd day OF March, next. from ?. m. until
O'Clock D. m. said day, and that SIX months
from the 2lst day OF September A. u. 1905, Is
the time limited by said CourtfOr said creditors
and allowance.
Dated at Bennington. this ed day OF septem-
Der. A. d. 1908,
JOHN ROBINSON,
JAMES H. WHIT NEY.
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
Miss Caroline Wilcox
Teacher Of Piano and Harmony
OBS Main Street, Bennington
Telephone 1892
Of Interest to Ladies' and Gents

N. Levin, the Tailor of No. 100
North St begs to inform the Lad
les of Bennington and vicinity that
he will do any kind of Ladies Tail
oring work at short notice in the
latest style at lowest prices. Also
Ladies and Gents Clothes Cleaned
and Pressed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

There was a man in our town, and
he was wondrous wise; he never
spoke unto his wife OF his mothers
cakes and pies. The secret of his wis
dom-guess 1t II you can; but If you
can't behold 1t - he was a bachelor
man.-Chicago News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
Feminine Hand In Literature.

The literature of all European coun-
tries reveals the feminine hand Male
writer's are devotipg themselves more
and more to sport and industry, All
modern books are effeminate in char.
acter.-Maenz, Vienna.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

Foley's Orino Laxative is new
remedy, an Improvement on the laxa-
tive Of former years, as 1t does not
grippe or nauseate and is pleasant to
take. 1t is guaranteed.-Quinlan's
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

Kodol will, without doubt make
your stomach strong and will almost
instantly relieve you Of all the symp-
toms OF indigestion. Get a bottle OF
It today 1t is sold here by d. A.
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
Use Of Flowers,

There's no phosphorescence in flow
ers to speak Of, but they may tighten
up many a darkened spot in life
Manchester Union.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
small pills. easy to take, gentle and
sure. Sold by D. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is the best thing to use for
Piles. Sold by D. A. Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

Kodol will, in snort time, enable
the stomach to do the work It should
do is to digest all the food you eat. It
makes the stomach sweet and It is
pleasant to take. 1t is sold here by
d. A. Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30
TAX COMMISSION REPORT
Continuation Of Report Submitted TO
Gov. Proctor.

Following is continuation of the
report of the commission on double
taxation:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-30

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The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
WANTED TO SWELL PETITION.
Minister Discovered Trying to Add
 Names to List, Is Stopped.

Little Rock, Oct. 2l No iur- tber risks are now taken with the ,hree-mile petitions on file ID the oAice of the county, after the Rev E. E. Morris, pastor of the Pres. bsterian church, United States of America, was discovered yesteF day making an addition to one o'
 he lists which had been show 7 to him Dy one of the employees he offi.e. The Rev. MT. Morf $ went to the court house agaln yesterday afternoon and requested 'o see sections of the petliloo, put was informed the peti'iooss ~ere under lock and key, aud 'oould not be permitted to come on, again until the court was readg to pass upon them
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
GINS BURNED
 IN SCOTT co.
Night Riders Visit Hon and Sul. livan, Leaving Blazes Behind as Marks of Their Displeas-
 ure Sawmill Goes Too.

Parties in from Scott county bring the news of the burning of two gins in that county by forces of Night Riders. The Piles gin, situated at Hon. station on the Arkansas Western, about seven miles west of Waidron, was burn- ed to the ground Tuesday night and twenty bales of cotton were destroyed with it. Mr. Piles car ried insurance to the amount of g, 100.
 The other giu, burned on, the same night, was at Sullivan, a postoffice on Blackfork creek, in the south western part of the county. This gin was owned by man named Schule, and in ad. dition to the gin, his saw mill and barn were consumed, with about fifteen bales of cotton. His was a total loss, as he carried no insurance.
 The whole country is very much excited as result of these outrsges.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
NIGHT RIDERS DO
 MURDEROUS DEED
rwo Prominent Men Taken Out by Masked Men and Killed for Stop ping Fishing in Lake
 They Owned.

Colonel k. z. Taylor, aged ot years, and Captain Q. Rankin both prominent attorneys of Iren' ,ou Tenn, were taken from Wards hotel at Walnutlog, Tenn. miles from here, early today by masked night riders. B Captain Rankin's body was found this morning riddled with hullets and hanging from tree one mile from the hotel. Efforts to locate the body of Colonel Taylor have been futile and it is reported that he was also killed.
 Sheriff Eastwood of Opion county and a posse of armed men left Union City this morning for inc scene of the murders. These men are determined and if they meet any of the night riders it is expected that a pitched battle will be fought. Sheriff Haynes of Lake county is also ou his way to the scene with posse from Tiptonville.
 Called Victims Out of Hotel.
 According to this report, the night riders lined up outside the hotel, pulled out their revol- vers and called Colonel Taylor and Captain Rankin. The two men did not suspect trouble and came down immediately. As the attorne passed into the front yard of the hotel the night riders covered them with their revolvers. Before Captain Raukin and Col. Taylor had an opportunity to retreat they were surrounded and S ized. They were put on horses behind night riders and carefully guarded.
 Captain Rankin Hanged to Tree.
 Proceeding ta the edge of Reel foot lake, the night riders pulled ont a rope with which they had provided themselves and placed the moose about Captain Ran k n's neck.
 Captain Rankin was strung up from limb on the bank of the lake. for the fishing privileges of which he had cuutended with the uil ht riders. The masked men then stepped back and opened 6re on the swinging body, rid ding it with bullets.
 Col. Taylor's Fate Unknown.
 Leaving the corpse of Capt. Rankin hanging on the banks of the lake, the night riders took Col. Taylor to another spot. Search near Capt. Raukiu's body has failed to reveal trace of Col. Taylor.
 While it is generally believed that Col. Taylor was murdered, as he had no opportunity what ever to escape, the theory has been advanced that perhaps Col Taylor was spared by the night riders in order that the demands of the masked men mig ht be granted.
 The trouble between the in- habitants of the banks of Reel foot lake aud Col. Taylor and Capt. Rankin originated several years ago, when the two latter men incorporated and organized the West Tennessee Land Con- pany.
 They bought Reelfoot lake from nonresident property own- CTS and immediately made regula- tions of their own concerning fishing privileges in the water of the lake.
 Stopped Free Fishing in Lake.
 Numbers of the residents in the neighborhood have made their living for some time by fishing in the lake, and they be- Came indignant when what they claim as their rights were dls' turbed. They made demands oi the Laud Company. These were followed by threats.
 Col. Taylor desired the protec' ~f cfo q a
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
CANDIDATES MUST HURRY.
If Have Not Their Commissions by Nov
 ember i, Cannot Serve.

Little Rock, Oct. 22.-Success. ful candidates in the recent elec- ton must have their commissions by the hrst day of November, or they will be unable to collect fees or perform the duties of their of. fees. So far, about 1000 com missions have been issued from the office of the secretary of state, but there are almost as many more yet to be sent out. About 60 per cent of the county and state officers have sent in their money and their commissions are being issu d as rapidly as the clerks in the office of the secre. tary of state can get them out. Of the township offices over the state only about 40 per cent have sent in their money, and unless they get a move upon themselves, will find they are operating with out legal right, and acts perform ed by them without the new com. mission will be illegal.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
THE NEW ARKANSAS
 DIAMOND FIELDS
Six Men Working IA Days Market Stones Found for $37,000-0p- pinions of Experts - Diamond
 Trust Surprised:

New York, Oct. 2C.-The ex- perts sent from this place tc Aakausas to make a thorough engineering examination of the section in which a few high grade diamonds were recently found, have sent in report which seems to establish that a large and very profitable dia- mond mining industry can be built up there. The examina' tious were made in Pike county, just east of the junction of Pra- irie creek with the Little Miss ouri river, The area in which pittings and borings have re. suited in the finding of high grade diamonds that average better iu color than most of the recently mined South African diamonds, is about five miles square.
 George F. Kuutz, Tiffany X Co.'s expert, made an examina- ton of this district some time ago and reported that 1t was not posslole that the diamonds had been in mining phrase "salted' that is-that the gems were placed iu the ground for the pur- pose of exploiting fraudulent diamond fields. He satisfied himself as an expert geologis1 that the 20 diamonds found during his examination of the district, exhibited conditions which made it clear that they were for ages in the rock and earth formation from which they were dug under the eyes of ex' perts in diamond mining.
 Within a few weeks after the first visit of Mir. kuntz, lSs diamonds were found in the dis trict. The weights ran from one -thirty-second of a carat te seven carats, The stones arc white, most of them being of ex' ceptional purity.
 A notably good batch of dia' mouds from this field has just reached this city and was dis posed of tor S37, ,000 to a firm o cutters. The work of getting these stones occupied six men fol l4 days.
 The Arkansas discovery hal astounded the De Beers Diamont trust, which has long controlled the majority of the mines iron which came S5 percent of th' worlds diamonds. The Unitet States buys one half of th' worlds output of diamonds.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
c C c CONTAINS 0s0.o. NO MERCURY

Medicines containing Mercury often suffering with Blood that frequently the short while and shuts the disease the system to do damage the delicate internal members When however the disease and the patient finds that his health this powerful mineral and he often left with stomach disturbed digestion mecua eua The action of s entirely different It Mercury other harmful drug but made entirely of healing Blood Poison the particle of the outbreaks S. addition body and digestion improve the 
 the disease and ID sdical advice desired free all who write.
 THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,, ATLANTA, GA
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
Deafness Caanot Be Cursd d

by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased poftionoi the ear. There IS ohiy stffntional remedies. Deafness is caused by m ininmed conditlan of the mucous lining of the E Enstachian Tube. When this tube IS ln- gamed YOU have a rambling sound or impeT- feet hearing and when it is entirely closed, neafness Is the result, and unless the intiam nation can be taken out and this tube re. stored 10 its normal condition hearing will he destroyed forever; nine eases out often are caused hy Catarrh, which is nothing but an fnfIamed condition Of the mucous sur iaces-
 We win give One Hundred Dollars for any ~aee of Deafness fcaused by catarrhl that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure, send for circulars, free.
 Sold by all druggists, 7bc-
 rake Hall's Family Pills for constipation'
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
WOuld Swear Vengeance.

Trenton, Teuu., Oct. 20.-- Twenty friends and relatives of
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29

THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,, ATLANTA, GA.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29

Captain Quentin Rankin, the To- cal attorney, who was tortured and the lynched, at Reelfoot lake, attempted to take the oath of vengeance over the body of the dead man when the corpse arriv. ed in this city tonight, but were prevented by the calmer judg- ment of others who prevailed on the determined little body of men to hasten to the aid of Governor Patterson and assist legally h the effort to apprehend the guilty parties.
 Special Session of Court Ordered.
 Judge Joseph E. Jones adjourn ed the circuit court this afternoon and has called special session of court at Union City, which is in his circuit. He announces that he will have the grand jury em- ? ,neled at once and will have the court immediately organized.
 Militia Go to Reelfoot Lake.
 Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 20.- One hundred militiameu, under he command of Colonel w. c. Tatum, mobilized at the state capitol here tonight and left at l0:30 o'cl ock for Reelfoot lake. The orders calling them out did not state whether they were to do guard duty at the court house bending the grand jury investiga- ion, or whether they were to go nto field service.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-29
SAW PARTNER HUNG
 AND MADE ESCAPE
Judge Taylor Broke from Captors While They Argued as to His Fate 300 Shots Fired at Him
 While Hiding.

Memphis, Oct. 22.-Judge Zach Taylor, an aged lawyer, who was taken from the hotel Walnut Log at the same time that bis law partner, Captain Rankin, was Iynched by Night Riders on the shore of Reelfoot lake, turned up yesterday morning at Tiptonville. He says that after killing Cap- tain Rankin the Night Riders en- gagged in a dispute among them selves as to the disposition of Judge Taylor. Some favored Killing him, while others insisted upon noldiug him as a hostage to enforce the demands of the Mig ht Riders for free fishing in 2eelfoot lake During the dis ussiou Judge Taylor tore away from his captors, sprang into a bayou and swan out of danger. A fusillade of bullets was fired at nim, but he escaped unhurt. Since then, fearing to return to tne hotel, he has been hiding ID the woods. He finally came upon the home of a friendly farmer, who gave him food and went with him to Tiptonville.
 Did Not Suspect Harm.
 After telling of the incidents prior to the death of his law part Ter, MT. Taylor described the af- fair as follows.
 ''I never dreamed that the mob intended us any harm, but just Jhen they threw rope round Captain Raukin's neck and swung ann to limb. He protested and $ id, Gentlemen, do not kill me, md the reply of the mob was a Volley of 50 shots.
 "This was the first evidence of any intention to harm us, and when the firing began jumped into a bayou and made for sunk en log. Behind this l hid, aud the mob. fired several hundred shots into the log. They evi' dently believed was dead, for l heard one of them say, hes dead,' aud let him go,' and with that they went away.
 "I remained behind the log for possibly ten minutes, and then hid in the underbrush until day light.
 "At daylight l struck out and walked until night, stopping once in a while to rest. slept all nipht in the woods and this morning came to Slough landing wbere Luther Rankin, a foren an for fudge Harris, gave me she CT and telephoned of my safety to Tintouyille.