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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
WEST ARLINGTON

A. r. Edgerton was in Manchester
one day last week.
Mrs. II. Il. Farnham and son Ken.
meth, called upon friends in town Sat
urday.
w. H. Hoyt. Mrs. Robert Hoyt and
son Of Cambridge were at w. H.
Pratt's Sunday.
Il. G.. Farnham and A. c. More
house attended camp meeting down
the Hudson Sunday.
Mrs. r. G.. Mckee and daughter
Mary of Salem, n. Y, visited rela-
tives in town last week.
Mrs. L. ]. Farnham and daughter
Mabel, returned last week from a few
weeks visit in Adams, Mass.
Joseph Bicker and daughter of Eas
ton, N. Y, with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ensing, called upon friends last week
Miss Jessie Robbins, after several
weeks visit at her aunt's, Mrs. H. G.
Bucks, left last week for her home In
Cleveland. Ohio.
The Sunday school from the Union
church joined the Shushan NJ. E.
Sunday school in a picnic at Lake
Lauderdale Tuesday.
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SYNDICATE

Charles L. Randall of Manchester
called on friends here recently.
William II. Hoyt of New York City
is spending his annual vacation with
NJ. Y. Hurd.
Miss lone Smith who has been spend
ing her vacation with friends in Hiram
Ohio, has returned.
Amy Bentley who has been calling
on friends here the past week has re-
turned to Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilcox and
Mrs John Morey took a carriage drive
to Bennington last week.
Miss Della Hamilton and Milton
Morrow were in attendance at the
teachers examinations at Manches-
ter.
During recent electrical storm a
barn filled with hay belonging to John
Hayes was struck by lightning and
burned. No insurance.
Miss Caroline NJ. Hoyt of Sandy Hill,
n. Y, a former resident Of this town.
is passing the months of August and
September with her sister, Mrs. Tom
w. Neal at Dyersburg, Tenn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
HoosIcK

Mrs. Peter Mclaughlin who is very
i'll with pneumonia. is some better but
unable to sit up yet.
Mrs. Perry Haynes and granddaugh'
ter Of Brunswick, near Troy, is guest
of her brother, Marvin h. Bratt.
The work meeting of the Ladies Aid
Union will be held Friday afternoon
the 2Sth inst, with Mrs. Charles S.
Bowie.
C. X. Potter and family, Andrew VII
liams and family and Mrs. Williams
brother. Frank Magee, spent last Sun
day at Long Lake in Grafton.
Miss Ruth Ostrander of Newark, N.
Y, near Rochester, is visiting in this
section. the home of her youth. She
is at present at John ]. Shutters.
George Rudd has some very nice
white leghorn pullets, one of which,
at the age OF four months and nine
days, commenced laying eggs. Who
can beat this?
Rev r. B. Tozer, the Baptist clergy
man here, who has been spending his
vacation at East Mortified, Mass, for
the past two weeks, was again in his
pulpit last Sunday.
H. Milton Seaver Of Canton, N. Y.
president of the Seaver Medicine Co.
of that city. and Mrs. Seayer, win be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Frank Bah
cock nver next Sunday.
At the meeting of the lot owners Of
the Hoosick Rural cemetery, Friday
evening, Aug. 2lst, II was voted by q
large majority to construct the new
| fence where the old fence stood, In
stead OF placing It nearer the highway
as was contemplated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
FRANK B. HOWE, Editor and Publisher
Public Service Corporations

The following from the speech
Tuesday night of Hon. George II.
Prouty will commend itself TO the
minds of thoughtful people who want
things accomplished:
'At the present time the only public
service corporations which are under
direct control of the state are the
railroads and | believe that the law
which was passed during the last
session, regulating railroads and pro
yiding for the railroad commission was
one OF the wisest acts passed during
that session. We can already see re-
suits obtained by this Legislation in
the abolishing of grade crossings. and
in the general improvement Of the
service rendered the public by the
railroads. Statistics that have bsen
compiled show that there were 92l
grade crossings in the state January
l, 1907, but that under the new law
40 of them have either been abolish
ed or an order has been issued that
they shall be. Such results Indicate
what may be accomplished by proper
supervision, and we should not delay
longer but should place such other
public service corporations as 1t may
seem best, under such supervision.
"All telephone and telegraph con-.
panies should be placed under such
supervision at once, because by so
doing we may avoid such evils as are
brought on by present methods of
consolidation. The telegraph compan-
les have practically no opposition in
the state and with no supervision
they make such rates as they see fit
and give such service as is most con-
yenient. We should pass such laws
as will provide for better service If
not at more reasonable rates.
"The telephone business is in some
what different condition inasmuch as
small companies have sprung up all
over the state and these have in a
measure regulated rates 50 that in
many localities they are reasonable
In other places where there is no COM
petition, rates are much higher and
the service is not as good. Within a
short time many consultations Of
these companies must take place and
| Aiio accomplished ~ W III
prove Of great benefit to the public
by giving better service at less cost
than at present. say this because
in many towns there are two tele-
phone companies and many people
are forced to pay for two instruments
where one would answer the purpose
just as well If the companies were
consolidated but, in order to see that
interests of the public are properly
safeguarded, we should have some
board of supervision with power to
prevent any unjust raise in rates
when such consolidation takes
place. also to order better service
whenever it may seem Just that they
should do so. | believe that this
duty might well be placed on the
railroad commission by giving them
the necessary power and authority,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
Certaln aYmptoms.

BILL" asid the farmers boy in an
awed whisper, Jim has washed his
face twice this morning
DO tell" calculated his lanky
brother. We'll visitors must be COM
ing"
"And he has put on a new shirt and
clean collar!'
Jumping June bugs! Why, he must
be going to a picnic!"
"And his shoes are BACKED and
every time you get near him you can
smell hair Oil"
"Then that settles II. Bill has got a
gal. Tell ma she can soon prepare for
a new daughter.in-law. Never knew
them thar svmDtoms to fail"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over sIxTY-FIvE YEARS BY MIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
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BE sure and ask for Mrs Winslovs Soothing syrup,
and take no other kind Twenty-Five cents bottle. Guar
aneed under the Food aud Drugs Act June h, 1901 sera
Number lO9s. AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
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DORSET

Mabel, the little two year old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lane. died
Saturday after short illness.
A church fair and social will be held
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
the home of John II. Sheldon.
Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald preached at the
hall Sunday addressing the young men
in very interesting discourse.
Fred Holley and Edward Hudson OF
New York who have been stopping in
town, left last week for a trip to Nova
Scotia.
Owing to Ill health. +. o. Wheaton
has sold mis- place and will remove his
family to his old home in New York
state, much to the regret OF their
friends here.
Mr.. Green, one OF New York's most
able architects, has been the guest of
Frederick Crane. Mr.. Green present
ed plan at the last church meeting
which greatly approved.
The building of the new school is
greatly interesting the community.
Two meetings of the society have
been held recently to discuss plans
and try to decide on one most suit
able.
Woodruff Hall narrowly escaped
burning Sunday evening but the blaze
was discovered In time to prevent. 1t
was caused by spark from a match
falling into an umbrella where II must
have laid for sometime after the
lamps were lighted, before being
found.
Arthur Fay Fuller of Cambridge,
who with Mrs Fuller was spending
a vacation at the Dorset Inn, died sud-
denly following an operation for per-
itonitis on Thursday of last week at
the age of 40 years. Mr.. Fuller had
been in Ill health for some time and
had come to Vermont to recuperate.
He was very popular with his acquain-
tances and was much interested in
golf playing. At recent tournament
in Manchester he had won trophy.
The case is a very sad one and excited
much sympathy in the community
where friends assisted In many ways
to comfort the bereaved widow In her
great af1liction. The burial took place
in Cuttingsville, Vt.
The Norcross. West Marble Co., are
now about equipped to lift the 10 mon
ster monoliths for the d. A. r. build
ing at Washington, D. c. Among other
buildings for which they are furnish
ing marble are the Interior Bureau
American Republics. an imposing
structure In the same city; the Royal
Bank of Canada at Pittsfield, Mass,
and the Sessions residence at Bristol,
Conn. There are large number Of
men employed at the quarry and the
forces at the mills are busily engaged
In the marble industry. Most OF the
boys who went out to Marble, Colorado
to be employed by the Colorado Gale
Marble Co., have returned to the wor-
thy quarries OF this locality. They re-
port the marble from the western state
to be extremely unsound and nearly
worthless for any purpose, yet nearly
a million dollars worth of that stock
has been sold in the East, where beau.
tiful samples were displayed--from no
one. knows where--It is astonishing
how quickly Eastern people will put
all their savings into q wildcat schemIo
in the far west, and refuse to invest in
a good legitimate proposition in their
own state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
BACK GIVES OUT
Plenty of Bennington Readers Have
This Experience.

Plenty of Bennington Readers Have
This Experience.
You tax the kidneys-overwor
them
They can't keep up the continual
strain.
The back gives Quit aches and
pains:
Urinary troubles set in,
Don't wait longer-take Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Bennington people tell you how
they act.
George @. Woodland, living at 314
School street, Bennington. VT, says:
For twenty years | was a locomotive
engineer and during that time my
kidneys became affected There was
dull, heavy pain just over my hips
and when | arose in the morning my
back would often be so stiff and lame
that l could hardly bend over. The
kidney secretions were annoying, be.
ing frequent in action especially al
night. | heard good deal about
Doan's Kidney Pills, went to Shurt
leff's drug store and got box.
Though many other remedies had fail.
ed to benefit me found quick and ef
fectlve relief from Doan's Kidney
Pills I now have no backache, can
sleep well at night and feel much bet
ter In every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doan's--And
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
PERU


Fay Hall has been whiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Phillip.
Mrs. Ira Walker has returned from
several weeks stay in Manchester.
The weather has been beautiful for
a week. Rather cool for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. e b. Batchelder OF
Townsend have been visiting relatives
in town.
Ralph Batchelder has returned to
his home in Cambridge, Mass, having
spent his vacation In town.
Mrs. Sarah A Russell of Montague,
Mass, Is expected this week for q
visit with relatives aud old friends.
Harlan Coolidge has gone to Green
land, N. H., where he will remain with
Mrs. w. H. Packer and attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Batchelder have
returned TO their home in Frogmore,
s. c., after a two weeks stay at his
mothers.
Miss Theresa Quackenbush and
brother Plat Of Natick Mass. are
spending part OF their vacation at
John Russelps.
Mrs. II. H. Hubbard and little daugh
ter Of Granville are spending a few
days with her sisters, Mrs. f. G. Wy
man and Mrs. A. G. Carley.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. &c. Batchelder have
returned to their home in Cambridge,
Mass, after spending two weeks with
their mother, Mrs. Charles Batchel-
der.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Phillips are
spending a week taking cartilage
drive to Westminster Wilmington and
Brattleboro. John Walker is looking
after Mr.. Phillips work during their
absence.
Mrs. M. ]. b. Fuller and two chill
dren who have been at Dea. Lyons for
two weeks have joined Mr.. Fuller in
Rutland and after short visit with
relatives will return to their home in
Plainheld, Mass.
s. Il. Simonds and two sons Of
Marlboro, Mass, spent a short time
last week at A. j. Simonds'. Mr.. 81.
monds made the trip with his automo
bile. leaving here Saturday morning
for Manchester where he will spend a
few days.
Miss Daisy Walker accompanied by
her brother, Arthur Walker of New
York spent Thursday in town. Mr..
and Miss Walker with their mother
and grandmother spent three months
at A. ]. Simonds' n years ago. They
have always had pleasant recollec-
tons of Peru and enjoyed revisiting
the place. They are boarding in Dor
set
The concert at the church Friday
evening was most enjoyable to the
lovers of really good music. Mr.. Ker-
ridge sang beautifully several selec-
lions, two being by Brahms and sung
In German. He also sang an original
song composed by Mrs. Sears, entitled
Awakening. Mr.. Kerridge was &C
companied on the piano by his wife,
they both having studied music in
Germany. Mrs. Sears piano playing
was very much enjoyed as was Mrs.
Royce singing. She also sang an or
iginal song by Mrs. Sears which was
much enjoyed. Miss Whalon gave
piano solos which were well received
Owing to illness in her family Mrs.
Millington was unable to be present as
was expected but her place was filled
by her father. Hon. NJ. J. Hapgood
who read an original essay on Camp
Life in the Maine Woods. giving as an
encore a touching little poem MY
Dog" The fifth and last of the course
of entertainments will be letcure by
Miss Maxwell, "Glimpses of French
Life" which will be given next Fri
day evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia 4. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-27

This woman says Lydia II.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
saved her life. Read her letter.
Mrs. &c. Willadsen, of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
g can truly say that Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saved my
life, and | cannot express my gratitude
TO you in words. For years suffered
with the worst forms of female COM
plants, continually doctoring and
spending lots of money for medicine
without help. | wrote you for advice,
followed it as directed, and took Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
1t has restored me TO perfect health.
Had it not been for you should have
been in my grave to-day. wish every
suffering woman would try IT,"
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
ASK MR.. MAIN
NOT TO RETIRE

soue members of the congregation OF
r1olv trinity Lutheran Church, Concord
q venue and Madison street. have made
an appeal to the Rev. J. II. Main to re-
main as their pastor, he having announced
his resignation TO take effect at the close
of his wears assignment by the Home
Mission Board Of the Lutheran Church on
August /. The congregation viii vote on
his resignation on May "a
Mr.. Main declared this morning that ne
might reconsider his action although he
does not think that under present eondi-
tions he will hardly do so.
Mr. Main has also been urged by the
BOARD Of Home Missions Of the Lutheran
church to retain his present charge.
Friction between members OF the con-
eregation and Mr.. Mains ambition for
larger field, a member Of the church said
this morning actuated Mr.. Mains rac.
ton. 1t is understood that Mr.. Main has
received at least one call from church
in the Bronx, n. Y. Mr.. Main is we'll
known in upper New York and in Brook
lyn. His brother, the Rev. w. f. Main
deceased was pastor Of St. Mathew
Lutheran Church. the largest Lutheran
church in Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
CHIEF WARD TO
STILL FIGHT FIRES

Residents in the vicinity of Tenth and
TamaI streets for a time last night were
under the impression that Independence
Day had been prematurely sprung upon
them as several explosions resembling the
noise of a large fire cracker. were heard
at intervals of a few moments.
The cause of the explosion was the re
suit of a practical demonstration given by
Former Chief of the Lebanon. Pa, Fire
Department e. o. Hartman, who has the
general agency for The Safety Fire Alarm
and Fire Extinguisher the local agency Of
which will be taken up by retiring Chief
William Ward Of the local fire department
and former assistant chief H. NJ. Wiley
In giving the demonstration an ordinary
-four barrel was placed in the street and
was filed with shavings, pieces Of wood
and over which was poured a quantity
of coal OIL AS soon as a match was ap
piled the tongues of flames shot upward
as the wood crackled and burned. At his
point Chief Hartman threw into the fire
one of the packages containing the ox-
tinguishing material and a few seconds
later an explosion occurred which com
pletely put out the flames
The success of the extinguisher was ap'
parent as although one of the pieces of
wood was considerably charred by the fire
the moment the fumes from the extii
guisher came in contact with the blaze Il
was deadened. The idea Of the extinguish-
er is not only to act as method Of check.
ing a fire but also to awaken household
in case of fire at night thus avoiding a
serious confagration.
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
NEARLY 100000
WAS DISTRIBUTED
Court Made Order in Dia-
mOnd Steel COmpany'S
Case To-day

In the United States Court to-day
Judge Bradford made an order direct
ing that out Of the funds and registry
of the court forty per cent, Of the
amount of the bonds Of the Diamond
State Steel Company be paid, and that
a credit of the amount he stamped on
the bonds held by John B. Newkirki
of Philadelphia. and presented in part
payment of the purchase price of the
plant. The proeprty was acquired by
Newkirk at public sale some time ago,
for S575,QOO.
On each one-thousand dollar bond
S4OO will be paid and on each $5OO-bond,
5000.
The total distribution will be S39s,6OO
of which sum S2d2.SOO consists OF
credits. The balance will be paid in
actual cash.
John B. Newkirk made application
for such a distribution sometime age
and to-day was set for a hearing
There was no objection offered, how
ever, and the court MADE the order.
Golden Rule Silk is a Wilmington
product.F
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
KEOKUK TRIBE
ADOPTS PALEFACES

At a meeting held by Wawaset Tribe
I. O. r. NJ, No. l72. in Marcus Hook,
Tuesday evening. a class Of six palefaces
were adopted by the team Of Keokuk
Tribe, No 8, Of this city. many tribesmen
from Delaware. in addition to a large
number of braves Of Wawaset Tribe, were
present.
Following the regular business session
and adoption of the class, a social season
at which r. p. Cloud presided was en-
ioyed Songs were sung, recitations giver
and speeches delivered, among the speak,
ers being Great Past Sachem Guthrie
Past Sachem Hanna, Great Junior Saga.
more st. Clair. Past Sachem Cox and
Past Sachem Buckley of this city. Dun.
ing the social session the braves were
pleasantly surprised by the Citizens Ban(
of Marcus Hook Before the visiting dele
cations departed, an abundance Of refresh
ments were served.
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
ONLY ONE MORE
OFFICE LEFT
Claims Agent Brown Dropped
by Two Departments But
is Retained by Third

The Board OF Park Commissioners
has dropped Thomas J. Bowen, who
has been acting as claims agent for
that body as well as for the Water
Commission and the Street and Sewer
Dpartmnt. The board took this action
yesterday afternoon and as the Water
Department did the same thing some
time ago, Mr.. Bowen is now only in
the employ of the Street -s.sa svwer
Department.
Mr.. Bowen was appointed claims
agent in 1905 and served all three de-
partments. His annual compensation
was $1,000, which was paid as follows;
Water Commission, $500; Street and
Sewer Department. $500. and the Park
Board. 5000.
Mr. Bowen was seen by a reporter
for THE EVENING JOURNAL to-
dav. He said that ne intended to re-
main in the employ of the Street and
Sewer Department and would work
that position with the other things he
had to do.
Mr. Bowen's duties were to watch
accident cases in which the city was
interested. He says ne has saved tile
city hundreds Of dollars since he as
sumed the office
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
NO COMPROMISED CHESTER

CHESTER, Pa, May 14.-It is un-
derstood here that at a meeting OF the
Board Of Directors of the Chester
Traction Comapny held in Philadel-
phia last night they instructed PsSsi-
dent Rigg to proceed in the strike stu
alton on the same lines he has pur-
sued since the beginning Of the strike.
From this action it is decided that
there is no prospect OF a compromise
and that the strikers will either have
TO return to work at the reduced scale
Of wages. 16 2-3 cents an hour or th'
present force Of strike-breakers vii
be continued.
Evening journal., 1908-05-14
CONDITION OF MISS
WILLIAMS SERIOUS

Miss Mary c. I. williams. assistant
superintendent of the public schools.
continues critically III at her home,
No. ~ Washington street, and it ap-
pears to be but a matter of a few days,
possibly OF but few hours. before the
end will come.
Miss Williams, who has been con-
nected with the schools since 1871, was
stricken with apoplexy on Saturday,
and IS also partially paralyzed. Her
physician. Dr. Clara NJ Ferguson, has
but slight hopes of her recovery.