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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
NORTH BENNINGTON

H. F. White of Troy visited friends
in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Houghton of
Bennington were in town Sunday.
v G. Edgerton left yesterday morn
ing for Rutland for weeks vacation.
Son born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs.
George Green, Jr. Congratulations.
Miss Josie Reynolds of Troy, N. Y,
is visiting at Mrs John Fitzimmons.
Frank Simonds of South London
derry is visiting Mrs. William 4. ST.
monds.
Mrs. John Huntington OF Shafts
bury visited Miss Clara Emerton on
Sunday.
Mrs. Blair, mother OF Mrs. Arthur
Shepard is Ill at the home of her
daughter.
A large delegation from here wit
messed the ball game at Hoosick
Falls Sunday.
Mrs. William G. Mattison and Mrs.
George Jones Of Albany are guests at
Edgar w. Mattisons.
Miss Martha Humphreys has en-
tered the Bliss Business college in
North Adams for course.
Harry NJ. White, who has been
spending two weeks visiting in Troy,
n. Y, returned home Saturday night.
Miss Emerette Mattison is shingl-
ing and making other repairs on her
house occupied by Frank II. Matti-
son.
Rev, l.. A. Cooney, Henry Darling,
Mr.. Tinkham and wife all left yes
terday morning for Ludlow to attend
the Baptist convention held there.
Paul Casey had the misfortune to
catch his hand in iointer at the II.
r. Cushman's mill Saturday cutting
and mangling his fingures quite bad
ly
Miss Ruth Eldred left Saturday
morning for few days visit with her
brother in Bridgeport, Conn. Her
mother accompanied her on the trip
as far as Pittsfleld, Mass.
William Tompkins received severe
injuries to his back yesterday morn
ing at the II. c. White Cos mill.
while working around shaft He
was brought to his home in a auto,
where medical aid was summoned.
The Baptist Sunday school will OBJ
serve next Sunday as Missionary Sun
day. The subject will be Alaska"
and the primary department are pre-
pairing special exercises for the oc'
casion. The first Sunday in October
will be Rally Day. Remember the
date.
Il. M. Johnson, president of the
Fish and Game club who has been
spending six weeks in England, re
turned Sept. goth. On the evening
of Mr.. Johnsons departure for this
country he was wandering about the
streets of London, thinking or his
friends at home and on seeing a dis
play window we'll filed with silver
ware, the thought came to him, that
there might be something there that
would please the boys at home. So
he entered the store and purchased
three solid silver cups, each mounted
on ebony boards which Mr.. Johnson
will offer to the trap team as prizes
at different intervals az he may think
best. Welcome Mr. Johnson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Rea6ors-

Robert Carney Of Silver street is
spending the day In Troy.
Miss Madeline o'Brien of River
street is confined to the house by ILL
ness.
A.. w. Mack of Jersey City is a
guest of his family here for few
days.
There will be a special meeting of
the Vermont club this evening at s
o'clock.
Miss Lila Krogman, teacher of the
Downs district school, visited schools
Monday.
Miss Martha O'Brlen of Jersey City
has returned after spending q week
with Mrs. Harry Fretenburg
Frank Dagesse and John McKale
enjoyed hike to North Adams Sun
day via Sucker Pond and Stamford.
Miss Rose Durand of Mill street
has returned from three weeks Wis
1t with relatives in Mortified, Mass
Mrs. b. Berg of River street has
ItluIutu lIOul d NlSiI VIII lbldtlNtS
in Hoosick also much improved in
health.
A regular meeting of st. Catherine
court union of St. John the Baptist
viii be held this evening in their
rooms on South street
Mrs Joseph Honiker and cousin of
| Boston have returned home after
spending a week with Miss Irene
Honiker OF River street.
Mrs John Anderson Of Troy has
been guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Jensen of Lyons street for the past
week and returned nome this noon.
Mrs. Phoebe Galipeau, who has
been a guest Of her mother, Mrs.
Alice Thebarge of Park street, has
returned to her home in New York.
Mrs. Eugene Peckham and son
Frank who have been visiting rela-
lives in town for several days expect
to return to their home in Omaha,
Neb., Friday.
Miss Alice b. Sears and Miss Hazel
| Mcleod returned to their studies at
Middlebury college this morning af-
ter spending the summer vacation at
| their homes here.
Miss Alice Galipeau has returned
10 her studies in Burlington after
spending the summer vacation at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Alice Thebarge of Park street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
Losses Caused by rhOuqhtlessness.

1t is one Of the greatest trials of the
employer of men that his employees so
rarely think of what they are doing.
Ask the claim agent of great rail-
road how much money mere I'M
thoughtedness costs his company in
a single year and his answer will sur.
prise you. For the railroads of the
United States these unthinldng work
ers cost their employers tens of mil
lions of dollars every year as the ex-
pense bill for unthoughtedness.-- Chi
cago Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Briefly for Busy Readers.

1OgUy IQE 0uoy hNAaSFes
News Of the Town and Village Told
Miss Ella Bingham is in Troy to
day.
M. J. Roche is spending the day in
Troy.
Conductor James Judge spent Mon
day at his home in Rutland.
Harry Gore OF Branch street is in
North Adams today on business.
Engineer Edward Sumner is spend
ing few days at the Chatham fair.
Mrs. George s. Clark of Main st.,
is confined TO the house by illness.
NJ. T. Hamlin will be ready to re-
celve apples at his mill on Monday
Sept. 20. t1tw
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold their annual fair october 6,
Z and s.
Mrs. ]. II. Sturtevant of st. Adams
is visiting Miss Lucy Cutting at her
home on Union street
Miss Lila Vaughn left this morning
for Mechanicville where she expects
to make her home in the future.
DR.. F. S. Pratt has an acre of sllo
corn, the average height of which Is
10 feet. 1t is well covered with ears
Of corn.
John Noughton OF the American
house has returned from a three
weeks visit with relatives in Boston
and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alison Gavin have
returned to Schenectady after spend
ing two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen shippey.
Mrs. Frank Delaney who has
passed two months with her cousin
Mrs. Harry Fretenburg, returned Fri
day to her home in Jersey City.
Miss Elsie Vandenberg, formerly in
charge of the Postal telegraph office
here, but now stationed at Chicopee
Falls. is visiting Miss Bessie Harbour.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Haley, who up
to three years ago resided in Benning
ton, but who are now residents Of
Portsmouth, N. H., are visiting in
town.
The case of Charles Woodruff. who
has been in jail for number OF days
on the charge OF horse stealing did
not come up in municipal court today
because of the absence Of Judge
Bates.
Charles Sanford Corps W. r. C. of
North Adams have INVITED the Custer
Sixth Corps w. r. c. TO their inspec-
ton tomorrow, Wednesday evening,
Sept. %. The department president
will be present,
Bradstreet's weekly Vermont trade
report contains the following concern
| ing Bennington Bloomington retail
merchants report some Improvement
in general trade with more help en-
ployed at the mills.
A. ]. Cooper, +. L. Sibley. ]. NJ
Ayres and Frank h. Howe and +. l..
Bottum, l. E. Gibson, L. S. Norton and
DR.. F. S. Pratt left this morning with
Messrs. Cooper and Bottum at the
steering wheels for an automobile
trip to the state fair at White River
Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Hutchlns, who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. II. Blackmer of Bennington Centre
for the past several days, left today
for New York where they will spend |
week visiting Mrs. Mary Hutchins |
Wilcox before returning to their |
home in Burlington, Iowa.
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WANTED

M ANTED-Glrl for light housework. APP
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22

MEN WANTED for automobile driving and
vi repair business; S25 Tor road driving
course, easy payments largest and best school |;
correspondence course for home study; send
stamp for catalogue Boston Auto School,
Si3 fremont St. Boston. est
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
sundax.sohooI contrlbutIons.

The average missionary contribu.
ton for each pupil in the Sunday
schools is higher in the Episcopal de-
nomination than any other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
Mother Of Hard Work.

Necessity is the mother Of hard
work with most of us.--Atlanta
Georgian,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-22
Seldom.

People seldom forget the names or
faces of those whom 1t may pay to
know.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
A SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM
another OF the Heavy Rainfalls Co,
cred This Section Monday
Night to 1875 Inches.

Anybody who thought the rainy
reason was over with was awakened
Monday night about l O'Clock in the
presence of one of the worse storms
OF the summer season. The electrical
display was brilliant and flash after
flash followed, while the deep oar Of
the thunder made n sit up and
take notice. The crashes of thunder
were %dea'ening and it seemed as If
something in the city must have
suffered from the terrible crashes OF
lightning, but no damage has been
reported.
The rain? Yes, it came down in
torrents for an hour, the precipitation
amounting to 1885 inches, which
added to what we have already had
in June makes a total of 6.99 inches.
Of course the cellars that have been
pumped partially dry are all filled up
again, and again the Main street
sewer was inadequate to carry Oft
the surplus OF moisture. AS a result
the easements along Main street had
their usual quota of water in them
this morning. The time is coming
one of these days when something
will have to be done about handling
the surface water which the Main
street W canDot take care OF.
TIE rains have been frequent this
year, and the presumption is that
the future years will Lave occasions
when the rainfall will e exceedtngly
heavy and the result will De the
same-the Easements filled up and
the merchants still losing money by
the prevalence of SO much water.
We believe the city council is really
anxious to do something to relieve
the situation, and we do not believe
that 1t is Indifference on their part
that nothing has been done. The
question which seems to be the
paramount idea is what is the best
thing to do. When it is done 1t
should not be a temporary affair but
something that will be permanent
and lasting and adequate to the
needs Of the city for a good many
years to come.
The rainfall of the night will put
a stop to corn blowing for the
present. There we're a few farmers
living a short distance south OF
town who got to work in their corn
fields Monday afternoon for the first
time in a couple of weeks and were
ahle to oct in one davis blowing.
This rain will give them a chance
to rest up again-which, however,
the farmers does not care particularly
for IL at the present time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
the SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
That Department of the University
Sent Out a Big Glass of
Graduates Thursday.

With the other graduates of Da-
kota Wesleyan who received their
diplomas Thursday, those Of the
School of Commerce should be taken
into consideration. when an exception
ton OF Prof. S. D.. vanBenthuysen
and gentlemen finished their course.
This department is under the direc-
ton of Prof. s. d. van Benthuysen
and the year that he has had charge
of it indicates his thorough fitness
for the place. He has built the de-
partment out on broader lines and
has equipped it with everything that
tends to the betterment of the stu
dent.
The following is the list Of stud
ents who finished the one year course
in the business department:
Beatrice Gilbacker, William Car
land, Roy L. Dround, Ray McKillip.
Clara Hall, Harriet Rowgillis, Harry
NJ. Boyts, Glenn Ebbits, Albert L.
Sheldon, Ralph Mooney, Walter Ave.
ry, Maurice Kern, Ina Keller, Ninde
Stebbins, Duane Esmay.
The following received their certi,
fcates from the shorthand depart
ment:
Lulu Bowlun, Catherine Payne
Rosetta Schaub, May Poor, Bernie B
Dean, John Packun, Ellie Jenner.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
Exactly the Right Man.

Alexandria Herald: j. R. Allison
has been appointed by Mayor Hitch
cock, of Mitchell, to the position of
chief of police of that city. Mr.. AL
lison is a former resident Of Hanson
county, and by hts most intimate
acquaintances here is considered ex-
actly the man for the important place
which has been given him. While
the people of Mitchell may be con-
sidered fortunate in securing SO com
petent an omcer. Mr.. Allison may be
congratulated for thepopularity which
led to his appointment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26

southwest corner of the old fair
grounds, of the Van Fps estate.
On this site the company will COM
mence in the course of two weeks the
erection of the buildings. A new pow
er house, to be erected of brick, and
to cost $4,000, will be the first put
up. 1t will be equipped with the
best possible. electrical machinery.
and it will have a double capacity
throughout, so that there will always
be a reserve force in case of accident.
A portion of the machinery in the
present plant will be added to the
new plant. The electric system will
be improved throughout the city in
the rebuilding of the pole and wires.
Naturally the constant years of ser
vice have had some effect on the
connections over town, and these will
be remedied. New arc lights are to
be substituted for the present arcs,
and they will be changed from the
direct current to the alternating cur
rent, which will always assure the
public of we'll lighted streets. Here
tofore the current has been supplied
from one machine, but under the
new system the current will be sup
piled from the incandescent current.
The gas plant will be built with
the electric plant, and 1t will DO
changed to a coal gas plant, the pro-
! duct of which can be used to a much
better advantage than the a~cetylene
gas.
Manager White says that he ex-
poets the plans and specifications to
arrive in a few days and that no time
will be lost in awarding the contract
for beginning the work Of construc-
ton. Contracts have already been
made for furnishing the new cleo
trio machinery and 1t will be on the
ground for installing Just as soon 40
the building is erected for It.
The improvements that the COM
pany has decided upon will cost fully
$4,000. and when It is all done
Mitchell will d%oubtlessly have as nne
an electric light and gas plant -
there is in the state, and It is entt-
tied to it by reason Of the incoven-
fences of the past years when The
plant has not been kept up to the
standard. The local company Of men
will, however. change all this to Q
more ideal condition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
creases the death rate here, and old
age gets a large percentage.

age gets a large percentage.
There We're 4,274 marriages in the
state during the year, of which num-
Der Yankton county furnished 119.
These 119 We're not necessarily Yank-
ton young men and maidens. Occa-
sionally a couple N in from Ne
Draska or from an adjoining county.
And not i%nfrequently the groom is
the inhabitant of another state, who
has been c%aptivated by the irresis-
tible charms of Yankton's fair daugh-
tiers.
granted in the state during the year,
which is only a tritle less than M di-
vorce to each marriage. This is a
much better showing than Sioux City
! or Chicago can make. There were II
divorces granted in Yankton county,
but probably not one of these con
cerned actual residents of the county.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., was one
of the divorces and others were
those who came here attracted by
the liberal inducements offered by
the statute on that subject, and by
our superior natural attractions.
There were 1857 declarations to
become citizens taken out, and 256
final citizenship papers issued. In
Yankton county there were AZ of the
former and three of the latter.
Yankton county contributed moth
ing to the records of illigitimate
children, and there we're but rs cases
in the state at large.
Heart troubles, tuberculosis and
pneumonia seem to have no regard
for age or physical condition, attack
ing old, young, strong and veal in
Discriminatory. Pneumonia leads as
the death agent in winter and dys-
EMERY bowel complaints and cholera
infantum in summer.
OF the total marriages 4,274-
bachelors furnished 1864 of the
grooms, and maids FURNISHED 1888
of the brides. The remainder was
made up of .85 divorced men, 126 di.
SOICSu WOIlcu, lOO " dAu LUZ
widows. Strange as it may seem
over one-third of all the brides were
from IS to 20 years old, and another
one third from 81 to "a years of age
The favorite masculine age vas 23
but all the way from 21 to % furnish
es numerous examples. Only two
were married at the age of 70 ant
both we're of the genus masculine.
The Indians furnish some interest
ing statistics. They are the most un
healthy of all our races. About 81 tt
a thousand died on the Rosebud, ant
early IS up in Roberts county among
the Sissetons. Children furnish tn,
greatest proportion of the victims
and whooping cough is the malady
Pneumonia, tuberculosis and bowe
troubles take precedence amonl
adults.-Yankton Press and Dakotan
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
BUILD POWER HOUSE
Mitchell Power Co. Has Bought New
Site and Will Expend $780,
600 ON improvements.

Since the people living over in the
southeastern part of the city have
filed objections with the council
against the Mitchell Power Co. erect
ing and maintaining a gas plant In
the vicinity of the electric light
plant, the company thought it would
settle the question of locality where
there was nobody living within a
very close distance. The company
has been negotiating for ONE pro-
perty about three blocks distant from
the present site Of the plant. and It
has finally purchased a block Of
ground. 800 feet square. at the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
Wouldn't Stand for Fake.

There was a wrestling match at
the Gale theatre Thursday night be-
tween Jack Willet and a colored chef
by the name of Mantove, and there
was a good crowd out to e the per-
Torrance. Before the wrestling
started Willet stepped to the front
of the stage and announced that all
bets must be declared on before the
contest went on. He gave as a res
o for this that to get up the match
with the colored man It was neces-
sary for him to agree to let the col
ored party throw him. After the
match vas made. however, he had a
different opinion of the situation and
made up his mind that whoever had
put any money on him were not go
ing to lose It by a fake match.
Willet and Mantove worked around
for quite a while, while George Aus
ance from a good vantage point. II
was evident that Willet had the col.
ored nan worsted at any time and
could throw him without much effort
Willet agreed to throw his man twice
within an hour and he could hav,
thrown him a dozen times in tn,
same period. After the first fall Will
let announced to the audience that b,
would show what he could do in tn
way Of wrestling and in the twink
ling of an eye nearly he had his op
ponent's shoulders pinned to tn
mat.
I At the conclusion of the mate.
Willet offered to take any ten me,
in Mitchell and throw them all with
in an hour for a purse Of 5000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
the ANNUAL STATISTICS
Showing the Deaths, Births and Ma
riaees Within the Past Year
in the State.
in the State.

The report Of the division of vital
statistics of the department of history
of South Dakota, 1907, has made its
appearance and bears the impress of
completeness and thoroughness in the
important field which it is designed to
occupy. The report has been prepar-
ed under the direction of Hon. Doane
Robinson, the historian of the state,
which is a sufficient guarantee that 1t
contains all the statistics essential to
a knowledge of the number of births.
deaths, marriages, divorces and nat
publications within the state for the
period mentioned, with much inter-
esting and useful information of a
kindred character.
There were 1907 children born
within the state in 1907, but the sex
of the children is not given except
in the case of Nightmares. There
were 293 birth in Yankton county.
which was alittle over % to each
1000 of population. This is a little
below the average throughout the
state. The highest birth rate to the
1000 of population is from Stanley
county. over 4S, which is an indica.
ton of the cheerful vigorous life OF
the homesteaders. The counties hav-
ing a large per cent of German popu-
lation appear leading in the list OF
births.
There were 4,129 deaths in the
state in 1907, 15s occurring in Yank.
ton county. In the state at large
consumption was the cause of a large
proportion of deaths, taking OF
266; old age removed 296; pneu
monia 800, and $40 of congenital de
bility and from premature birth. Can
Ger claimed a number and heart dis
ease took 166. The tables show tina
''all the ills that flesh is heir to" hat
their share of victims. Only thre'
counties in the state furnished a larg
er harvest for the grim tyrant, thes
were Brown, Lawrence and Minneha
ha, all much more populous tina
Yankton. The insane hospital in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
BANQUET THE CLOSING ONE
The Very Last Feature of the Com
mencement Week Was the
BANQUET of Normal.

Gathered in the banquet hall of
the Methodist church Thursday even
ing were the Representatives of the
alumni association of the Normal and
special departments of Dakota Wes-
leyan when the annual banquet and
members from the University. In
the Normal department alone there
were fifteen graduates and some from
the special departments. The ban
quet was held about s o'clock. but
an hour Or two ahead of hat time
the members We're in session in the
church auditorium and transacted
some of the years business.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the compa-
ny adjourned to the banquet hall in
the basement where the ladies of the
Methodist church served a very nice
spread.
Miss Ethel Shepherd presiding over
the deliberations of the company,
when the viands had been finished,
and in the absence of w. A. Barber,
she delivered the address of welcome
besides acting as toastmistress. She
extended a YER sincere welcome to
the young ladies and gentlemen who
were hereafter to be identified with
the University in another way, and
expressed the pleasure of welcoming
such a fine body of young ladies and
gentlemen.
The response was made by Miss
Stella Hemminger, whose remarks
indicated that the new members of
the alumni cherished a kindly feel
ing for the institution which they
have just left and that their memo
ries of it would always be pleasant
and agreeable ones.
DR.. Samuel Weir, vice president OF
the college. was on the program for
some remarks and very happily did
he entertain the company in his
pleasant way of speaking. DR.. Weir
has a vast fund Of information upon
many subjects from which to draw
for an occasion of this character and
his remarks were of a very enter.
tanning and choice nature.
Miss Berna Cuisine, a graduate o.
the elocution department, gave {
reading in her very pleasing way and
the guests showed a hearty apprecia
ton of her efforts.
The evening was enjoyable In sew
eral ways, first by bringing the mem
bers of the classes of former year.
together to renew their Acquaintance,
again and for the pleasures that cam,
through the speeches of the evening