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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
ONLY ONE BEST"
Bennington People Give Credit
Where Credit Is Due.

People Of Bennington who suffer
with sick kidneys and bad backs want
a kidney remedy that can be depended
upon. The best is Doan's Kidney
Pills, medicine for the kidneys only
made from pure roots and herbs and
the only one that is backed by cures
In Bennington. Here's Bennington
testimony.
Il. N. Kennon, 227 North street,
Bennington, VT, says: Il suffered
from kidney trouble for years. There
was soreness In the region of my
kidneys, I was bothered by dizzy
spells. There was also distressing
kidney weakness and was In pref.
ty bad condition when l got Doan's
Kidney Pills at Shurtleffs Pharmacy
and began using them They proved
to be the remedy I required and soon
the aching and lameness left my back
and the kidney weakness was correct
ed. My friends have also used Doan's
Kidney Pills and from the satisfactory
results obtained recommend them high
ly"
For sale by all dealers. Price &c
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
VERDICT FOR PROF. MARcoU
Jury Decided That the Negress Had
No Further Claim on Him.


Boston, May 2O.--The jury in the
breach of promise case OF Annie l.
Marley, a negroes. against Prof. Phil
ipe Belknap Marcou, formerly a Har
ward professor, after celebrating an
hour and half yesterday found for
the defendant and refused damages
to the plaintiff, who claimed $4,000
for alleged breach OF promise Of mar
riage.
The case was given to the jury al
IN o'clock after some sharp inter
changes between Judge Bond, who
presided, and ex-Judge Dewey, coun
sci for the plaintiff.
DR.. Dewey took exceptions to parts
OF Judge Bonds charge to the jury
and finally to the charge as a whole
Judge Bond said In his charge that
1t was the province of the jury to de
eide whether Prof. Marcou ever
promised to marry Annie Manley, or
II he had, whether the past life OF
Annie Manley or her life during the
time shG knew Prof. Maroon relieved
him from liability.
In his exception Attorney Dewey dc
clared that the court had made many
misstatements tothe jury in his charge
and asked that they be rectified. The
court recalled the jury and said that
where he had said that the salutations
of Prof. Marcou's letters had beer
MY old woman" and Dear old wo
man." they were in fact my old lady
and Dear old lady,"
Attorney Dewey started to say he
thought the Judge should go further
and explain other alleged misstate
ments, whereupon the court said:
Sit right down, Mr.. Dewey. now,
don't want any more talk from you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
STATE SUES c. v. AND RUTLAND
Controversy Over Taxes Involving
About $4,000.

>Brattleboro, May 20.-Attorney Gen
eral Clarke c. Fits of this town
brought suit today against the Gen.
trail Vermont Railroad company to re.
cover 100000 and against the Rutland
Railroad company to recover $4,000,
In behalf OF the state for taxes, which
the state claims are due and unpaid.
Both suits are returnable at the Au.
gust term OF the Grand Isle County
court. The statute imposes an abso-
lutte tax OF l per cent on the appraised
value of each railroad, which In the
case OF the Central Vermont and its
leased lines In this state Is $91,179.
but railroad corporation may, In lieu
OF the ] per cent tax, pay a minimum
rate OF 2 1-2 per cent on the gross earn
ings when they do not exceed $4,000
per mile Of the r0adbed OF each rail.
road located within the state. Then
this rate increases as the earnings
per mile increase.
The Central Vermont Railroad com.
pany for the year 1907 figured in all
Its side tracks and spur tracks as
roadDed making the roadbed In Yer.
mont 410 miles. The returns prev.
iously given by this company to the
state commissioner Of taxes made the
mileage 297 miles. The Increase IN
r0adbed increases the tax and makes
a difference OF $4,000 year.
The attorney general and commits.
sioner OF state taxes contend that the
/ mileage of 297 miles is the correct
tasis upon which the taxation should
be figured, and they further claim
that in as much as the company has
not paid what is due on the gross
earnings 1T no longer has the option to
pay on the gross earnings, but must
pay the l per cent tax, amounting to
$36,0O0 above what has alrea1y been
paid.
The statute also imposes a penalty
OF 800 a day for non payment when
due, and the accrued penalties In this
instance amount to $4,000, which the
court has right to remit.
The case OF the Rutland Railroad
Co. introduces another feature. That
company also elected to pay on gross
earnings. These earnings exceed 81,
600 year a mile, but as the statute
requires the taxes to be paid semi
annually the company claims the
right to pay the minimum rate Of
IL liz per cent, the earnings for such
semi-annual period being less thar
$4,000. The commissioners OF taxes
and the encouragement contend tina,
the strict letter of the statute should
be adhered to In making the compu
tation. that the yearly earnings of thu
railroad do not come within tn,
minimum tax rate, and that tn,
proper rate would increase its taxel
$4,000 year, With this company
as with the Central Vermont com
pany, 1t is claimed that. there is now
no option but to pay the full / pei
cent tax on the valuation OF its prop
erty, making difference of $4,000
also the accrud penalties of 500
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23

The report OF the committee to sug
gest an improved system Of auditing
the state accounts practically urges
the adoption of recommendation oil
Hon. o. M. Barber when he was audi
tor eight years ago. The st. Adams
Messenger says:
And The Messenger may be par
doned II 1t suggests right here that
this whole miserable chapter Of the
attack upon the states audit office
its incumbent. and its system, might
have been avoided II the general as
sembly OF 1900 had given heed to the
earnest warning Of Gov. Edward C
Smith, backed up by the then Auditor
Orion NJ. Barber, that the auditing
department was the backbone OIL
the financial system of the gov
eminent and was in a deplorable con
dition that was costing the state nc
end OF money every year. But 1t Otter
takes time and some such revolution
airy development as Mr.. Clements
spectacular campaign to arouse the
general public to realize some OF thes,
things before experience has beer
costly and bitter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
ARLINGTON

c. L. Hulett of Troy was in town
Tuesday.
Thomas Carpenter OF Troy was in
town Wednesday on business.
Patrick Cullinan and son James
were In North Adams Tuesday.
Mis- Christina Liscomb left Tues.
day for q few days in the city.
Reuben Phillips of East Arlington
substituted for James Cullinan In the
station Tuesday.
Elmer Bronson and family moved
Tuesday to their new home In the
north part OF the village.
E.R. Pell left Monday for Lake
Bomoseen where he will manage the
Glenwood hotel this summer.
st. James Guild held meeting Wed
nesday afternoon; supper was served
and thoroughly enjoyed by every one
present.
Harry Farnum and family expect
soon to begin housekeeping In the
house recently vacated by Elmer
Bronson. The house is owned by
Stewart Rule of Rutland.
| Miss Alice Dunter, a former resi-
dent of this place, but now from the
west Is visiting friends In South
Salisbury and Bennington but ex
poets soon to be In this village for 6
few days.
The Accidental Casualty Co. Of
Chicago In the past week has paid two
accidental claims. one Patrick Nc
Audy the other Daniel Walsh. The
agent In this town Is Fred Garfield
who is also the agent In each town Of
Bennington county except Bennington
and Powanl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
DEATH OF W. W. BINGHAM
Editor and Proprietor Of the Salem
Sun Victim Of Heart Trouble.

Salem, n. Y. May 2O-Wiliam w.
Bingham, editor and proprietor OF the
Salem Weekly Sun since 1t was found
ed "a years ago, died suddenly at 1880
O'Clock this evening OF heart trouble.
He was AZ years of age and widely
known throughout eastern New York
through his newspaper work. He
leaves mother, Mrs. Sarah Bingham
OF this place; a brother, Joseph Bing-
ham of Glens Falls, and an adopted
daughter, Mrs Albert Regalla of
Granville.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
DENTAL WORK IN SCHOOLS
Examination Of Teeth Of All Children
Is Advocated.

Montpelier, May 21.-Following q
paper on "The Permanent Saving OF
Teeth at the meeting of the Yer
mont State Dental Society, DR. II. l.
Cleayes. OF this city, today advocat
ed a regular examination Of the teeth
of all school children The general
discussion indicated that a majority
Of the members favored this plan
DR.. Dana u. bearing, OF South Royal
ton, read an essay on Temporary
Teeth" and the discussion was open
ed by DR.. George o. Mitchell, of 81
Adams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
THAW WANTS TRANSFER
Has Horror Of Being Sent Back e
Matteawan State Hospital.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y. May 21.-Harry
X. Thaw has informed the keepers in
the Duchess county Jail that he has
a horror of returning to the Mattea.
wan state hospital on account of as
ISOLATION with the insane criminals
there, and he is already planning to
procure II possible his transfer to
another institution In case Justice
Morschauser sends him back to Mat
teawan. II was his desire to find a
way to do this, he says. that prompted
him>to send for Martin w. Littleton
on Tuesday.
The uncertainty OF his status is
showing on Thaw and he is more ner-
vous than he was before the trial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
DENTISTS CONVENTION
State Gathering at the Capital VIII
Continue Three DAYS.


Continue Three Days.
Montpelier. May 20-The 32nd con-
vention of the State Dental society
convened here this evening for three
days session with O meeting held In
Knights of Columbus hall. The mem
bership df this society is now 107 and
1t Is represented In almost every town
and city in the State.
Following the reports of officers,
an address Of welcome was delivered
by ]. b. Estee to which DR.. G. II.
Kent OF Barre the president, respond
ed. DR.. X L. Cleaves of this city read
an essay on "The Permanent Saving
OF Teeth" which was followed by a
discussion led by DR.. J. Holmes Jack
son OF Burlington.
Among the prominent guests who
are expected this evening and tomor-
row are DR.. G. Lenox Curtis of New
York. DR.. G. c. Patten and DR.. ]. J..
Wetherbee OF Boston, DR.. II. Il. Hos
ley Of Springfield, Mass, and DIR. w.
l.. Hough OF Lebanon, N. II.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
NEW METHODIST BISHOPS
Announcement Of the Election Of Tive
Made at Baltimore.

Made at Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md, May 2l.--Rev DR..
William II. Anderson Of New York
and Rev. DR.. John l.. Neulsen OF Mast
Theological Seminary, Berea, Ohio,
were elected Bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on the second bal
lot taken late yesterday afternoon at
the session OF the General Conference
held at the Lyric. The result of, the
ballot was announced at the begin.
ming OF today's meeting
A Third Ballot.
A third ballot was ordered for the
remaining six Bishops. Before II was
taken Rev. DR.. Daniel Dorchester,
Jr., OF Pittsburg, who received 1877
votes on the second ballot and Rev.
DR.. Frank M. North Of New York,
having sixty-nine votes. requested
their friends no longer to vote for
them. There were 765 effective votes
cast on the second ballot, $40 being
necessary to choice. DR. Anderson
received 54S and Dr. Neulsen $40.
Robert J. Cooke, Book Editor re-
ceived 905 votes and Charles l.. Goo
dell of New York 1913.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
WALKING ROUND EARTH
Bulgarian, on the Road Five Years
Reaches st. Louis.

st. Louis. May 22.-H. NJ. J. Nikol
off, professor Of Vidin, Bulgaria
who started In 1908 to walk around
the earth walked into st. Louis yes
terday. He intends to continue his
pilgrimage for sevral more years
Nikoloff started with two companions
who were slain in Turkey. He cross
ed the Desert Of Sahara In sixty-eight
day, traversed Africa and Asia, took
steamer to Victoria. b. c., visited Alas
ka, returned by steamer to Seattle
and walked overland to st. Louis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
TAFT WANTS voRYs
Thinks He Is the Man for Chairman
Of National Republican Committee.

Chicago, May 20.-Chairman New
today prepared his call for the repub-
lican national committee to meet In
Chicago the first week In June and
take up the 81 contests involving 100
to $50 delegates which, 1t is estimated
will be filed by May rs. The call was
issued today.
Ohio is the hotbed of contests
among the northern states. There
are three districts there In which For.
aker delegates are fighting the Taft
delegates. Six seats are involved.
The only other contest In the North
Is In Pennsylvania, where one dele
gate named Emery, who was the dem
ocratic candidate for governor few
years ago, is attacked on the ground
that he Is no republican.
Arthur L.. Vorys, manager Of the
Taft campaign, Is being greeted as
the next chairman OF the republican
national committee. Mr.. VOrys IL
conceded to be Taft's choice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
SCHOOL.
GIRLS

Most of our ambitious young
American girls work too hard at
school.
Many teachers have little or no
Judgment about pushing a child
beyond her endurance. They ought
to know that girls especially have a
danger period. Often, too often,
utter physical collapse is the result,
and 1t takes years and years to
receiver lost vitality.
Many a young girl has been helped
over this critical period, and been pre-
pared for a healthy womanhood by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23

We have not heard the expected
wall from Windham county yet In
regard to the opening of the trout
season. but The Bennington Banner
has raised howl which would indi-
cate that some one connected with
the office had gone out to fish the
streams and returned with an empty
Observation-Disclosures Argus.
No, It was written before we start
ed out-with the moral certainty that
we should return with an empty bas
ket.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drul
law as 1t contains no oplates or Other
harmful drugs, and we recommend 1,
as safe remedy for children ant
adults. For sale at Quinlan's Phar
macy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
All subscriptions payable Ia advanc
subscrIptloa Rates.
Per year
Per month
FRANK 3. HOWE, Editor and Publishe

According to the evidence Senator
Plat seems to be convicted of every
thing but marrying Miss Wood.
Somehow It seems as though his title
to decency would have been stronger
II he had married her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. 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, flbroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, flatulency, 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, 1908-05-23
LYDIA <. PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

Miss Elsie L. Hook, Of Chelsea, Vt,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II am only sixteen years old, but I
want to tell you that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and your
advice cured me Of sideache, periodic
pains and sleeplessness, also OF ner-
vous, irritable condition after every
thing else had failed, and want to
thank you for it."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23
NOTICE.!
epositors Of the Bennington Count

To the Dep0sitors Of the Bennington Count
Savings Bank
Sec. 4647 Of the Vermont Statutes reads:
I'm the year nineteen hundred and eight, and
every fifth year thereafter, at such time In tho
year a. the bank commissioners shall designate.
the trustees OF savings banks, savings insritu'
ttons and trust companies shall call In the de-
pesit books for examination and verihcation,
and cause the same TO be examined and veri
lied BY some person other than the treasurer OF
his clerks employed for that purpose. and ap
proved by said commissioner"
In accordance with the above law you are
hereby Dotiied TO present your pass books dur.
/. ing the month Of May next Tor examination and
U.H. DEWEY. Treas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-23

Suits made TO order and al kinds OF altera
lions. cleaning and pressing done here. Work
viii b made more satisfactory thani ever BE-.
tore.
~ EAlnl. $50 North Street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
SHORT SESSIONS HELD
CONGRESS ADJoURNS OWING TO
SENATOR MALLoRY's DEATH.

The Senate was in session only four
minutes today. adjourning upon the adop-
ton of resolutions introduced by Senator
Taliaferro in respect to the death of Sena-
tor Mallory OF Florida.
With the organization of the House of
Representatives, completed and the Christ
mas holidays over. that body reconvened
at noon today prepared to enter upon the
active work of the session. The members
began to assemble early, and when
Speaker Cannon mounted the rostrum
almost the full quota of representatives
was present. The galleries also were un-
usually we'll filled.
Representative Hardy Bascom Slemp OF
the ninth Virginia district took the oath
of Office.
Representative Graham of Pennsylvania
got a laugh out of both sides of the
House by solemnly sending to the Speak
er's desk, where it was as solemnly read
by the clerk. resolution authorizing the
committee on ventilation and acoustics to
have done necessary printing and binding.
AS this committee had not met since sew
eral years prior to the civil war the re-
quest was somewhat unusual and about
eighteen members objected.
Speaker Cannon announced the reSlgna-
ton of Representative George IL. Lindsay
of Brooklyn as a member of the commit
tees on ventilation and acoustics and al
coholic liquor traffic.
The House, after half hour session,
adjourned until tomorrow out OF respect
to the memory of Senator Mallory of
Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
FIRE AT HANCOCK.
Central Portion of City Threatened
by Big Confagration.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Nd, January 6-Fire
early this morning threatened the destruc-
ton of the central portion of Hancock, one
of the most important of the towns of this
county. outside of Hagerstown. The fire
was discovered shortly after midnight and
the flames were not checked until day
break The James X. Polk Grove bust
ness block, the Masonic Temple and
number of smaller buildings were de-
stroyed The fire started in the portion
of the Grove building occupied by A. A.
Henderson's stove and tin store was in
the same building.
The Masonic Temple. which was one OF
the finest buildings in Hancock, was de-
stroyed, along with the valuable property
belonging to it's tenants. The large store
rooms on the first floor were occupied by
]. G. Turner's drug store and millinery
store, and by the Farmers Bank. Trust
and Deposlt Company. The second floor
was the opera house, which was fitted up
with modern equipment and managed by
C. w Boyer of the Academy of Music.
Hagerstown. The third and fourth floors
we're devoted to the use of the Masonic
and other lodges.
is believed to have started from defec-
tive fiue in the Grove building. The loss
will probably reach $4,000, with much
less insurance. When the fire was at Its
height an appeal was sent to Hagerstown
for aid. Mayor Msh sent an engine and
hose company a special train 10
Hancock The Hagerstown firemen rem
dered valuable aid in checking the prog
ress of the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06

ly allowed on the same. Such oath shall
be administered by a consular CONNER
cial agent OF the United States or by some
public officer duly authorized to admins
ter oaths in the country where the mer-
chapdise was purchased: and the same
shall be duly certified by the consul, COM
mercial agent or public officer. and when
such oath is administered by an officer
other than a consular commercial agent
of the United states such official certiti-
cate shall be authenticated by such con-
sular commercial agent
Now" said Mr.. Miller. ''all over the
world today American consuls are violat-
ing the statutes by obeying this executive
order, which instructs them to certify
invoices sent them through the mails or
by messenger. while the law states that
the invoices must be duly sworn to before
some accredited official. I know that
many of our consuls in Europe arc all
stirred up about the matter. A number of
them have discussed it with me. But
there's the executive order and there are
the statutes. And they don't agree.
What's a poor consul to do?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
TROUBLE FOR DIR. HUNTER.
Defendant in Suit Charging Him
With Fraud.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc Star.
LEXINGTON. KY, January 6.-Suit
has been filed in the Pulaski circuit
court by o. II. Waddle, chief attorney
for the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Tex
as Pacific railroad, and W. c. Roberts
against DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter and the
Somerset Water, Light and Traction
Company, asking that the business Of
this company be placed in the hands of
receiver and that DR.. Hunter be en-
Joined from further management of the
affairs of the company.
The petition makes some sensationa
charges. The company, which is man
aged by DR.. Hunter, owns and operates
the electric street car lines. the electric
light plant and the water works, which
are al incorporated under one head. The
plaintiffs aver that DR.. W. Godfrey Hun
ter conveyed stock in the said company
to the bookkeeper. A. M. Stark. and his
two sons. w. G. Hunter. jr.. and W. A.
Hunter of Louisville, without any con-
sideration; that Hunter elected himself,
his bookkeeper and two sons as direct
orS of the company in September and
that no meeting of directors had been
held since that time.
They allege that DIR. Hunter fraudu-
lently obtained possession of $3.50, 900
worth of bonds of the company and then
changed the minutes of the directors
that he had procured said bonds right
fully and openly, and that he rnen
pledged said bonds as collateral for his
personal use; that DIR. Hunter has in
stalled for the purpose of furnishing
power for running the street cars an old,
secondhand, wornout engine, for which
he paid only $1,000 and for which he
stated to the directors he paid 5000,
charging the company up with that
amount. The engine was purchased from
an Ohio concern which had discarded it
on account of 1t being useless.