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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
HooslcK

Tho highways are In a dsplorably
muddy state.
Three new pupils entered the village
school last Monday.
Miss Frances J. Haley has been in
Pittsfield, Mass, for several weeks.
Miss Jennie Olin of Boyntonville is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Shui-
ters.
Mrs. Darling Is improving at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest F.
Rudd.
Miss Rose Leith of Troy accompan-
led Miss Bessie Myers home from Troy
whore she works, to spend Sunday.
We experienced a severe wind and
rain storm accompanied by thunder
and lightning last Sunday afternoon.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Union will be held with Mrs. John Cox
Friday, the goth INST. Quilting is to
~ done.
Dean Kslyer and Kent Gardner had
III 2uCtlou S8ic VI piOpCily
Mr.. Kelyers farm In Fox Hollow Tues
day, the 18th.
Charles X. Potter, our B & M station
agent is away on business. His place
is being supplied by Mr.. Quick Of
Greenfield, Mass.
Misses Anna and Jeanette Coulter
are at home again after spending few
weeks In New York with their sister,
Mrs. John Hobart Warren.
George e. Babcock and family NOV
ed from their farm IN East Hoosick to
their recently purchased residence
here in this village few days since.
The Ladies' Aid Union will have a
fair and supper at the Baptist church
about Easter time. Notice Of the date
will be published in these columns la
ter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Miss May Thayer of School street is
i'll with the grip.
William Phalen of North street was In
Troy Wednesday.
Clint Smith left Wednesday evening
for a short visit in Troy.
Miss. Julia Powers of North Adams
is visiting friends in town.
Mrs A. Barrett of the Cardboard
district is confined to the house by ILL
ness.
Mrs. Welles of Schenectady is visit
ing her daughter Miss. Mary Welles of
Main street.
The local lodge I. o. o. r. initiated
number of candidates into the first
degree Wednesday evening.
Miss. Alice Gunshannon of Gage
street left today for Great harrington,
Mass, to spend few days as the
guest of friends.
H. L. Field of Gage street one of the
managers of the Vermont Hosiery and
machine company, Is in Mortified this
week on business.
Harold Sweet, student In the Bos.
ton art school Is spending weeks vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Sweet of North street.
Miss. Olive Pope, student In the
Bradford Academy in Bradford, Mass,
Is at her home to attend the Burgess
Rockwell wedding this evening.
Lewis J. Carpenter plano tuner. will
be in town on Wednesday for one
week. All persons wishing work OF
that kind done will do well to see him.
The Knights of Columbus have issu.
ed invitations for their second annual
concert and ball to be given in Acade-
my hall Easter Monday evening April
goth.
o. w. Gates of Hartford, Conn, is
moving into the w. H. Bentley tene.
ment on Beech street Mr.. Gates has
accepted a position in the Cooper
Needle shop.
Mrs. N. Levin, who underwent a
serious operation at the Samaritan
hospital in Troy some time ago. return
ed Wednesday morning much improv
ed in health.
| N. Levin who has been in New York
several days, has returned accompani
ed with first class workman. Mr.
Levin is now ready to attend to his
spring business.
There will be special meeting OF
the Knights of Columbus in their
rooms this evening at eight o'clock
The first degree will be worked on 0
class OF candidates.
Any intelligent person may earn q
good income corresponding for news
papers; experience unnecessary. Send
stamp for particulars. Empire Press
Syndicate, Middleport, N. Y. st;
Carl. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A
Lemily of Stafford street who under
went a successful operation in hospi
tai in Troy some time ago has now
fully recovered from its effects.
The Pollard and Lowe Auto com
any received a shipment of three auto
mobiles Wednesday direct from the
factory. The machines of the Buck
and Duryea makes are good models.
Augustus Managan engineer on the
main line of the Rutland railroad re
turned to Rutland today after spend
ing few days at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mana
gan of Weeks street
Mr.. and Mrs. Epstein entertained q
few friends to chicken supper last
night at their home on Dewey street
Mr.. Rempkins. Mr. Chapman ant
James Myers were their guests OF the
evening Games and card playing was
enjoyed
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Notice.

Whereas my wife, Sylvia Harring.
ton, has left my bed and board with
out just cause or provocation, hereby
forbid all persons harboring or trusting
her on my account as / shall pay no
bills of her contracting after this
date.
Thelbert Harrington.
SALISBURY, March s, 1908.
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Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently yet promptly on the bowels
and aiiays Inflammation at the same
time. It is pleasant to take. Sold by
D. A. Ward.
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A Caro-.

We, the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on 30
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Sy'
rup OF Tar II 1t fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
rs cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Hyde's Drug Store c.. H. HoughtoD
J. NJ. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway.
HARDWOOD Drug Store
G. r. and A. B. Hawkins
D. A. Ward, o. e adams
B A. Quinlan, e. c. Woodwork
w. l.. Gokay. o e. Adams & Co
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Notice..

Whereas my wife, Martha H. Nc
Durfee, has left my bed and board
without just cause or provocation. /
hereby forbid all persons harboring or
trusting her on my account as shall
pay no bills of her contracting after
this date.
Harry McDurfee,
Sandgate, March IL, 1908.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-19
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, tibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, t1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostitution.
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.
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SMALL CHICKEN FARM $1,000

Located 10 minutes walk from Coop
er's mill, good 8 room house painted
white; 21s acres of land, cuts tons
Of hay; barn for COW and a horse; wag-
on shed, hen house, several apple,
pear, plum and cherry trees, currants,
etc.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMIS SIONERS' NOTICE.
~ Estate Of JOHN CONE.
The undersigned bavi z been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Ben
nington, COMMISSIONERS. to receive exam
ane and adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate Of John Cone, late
Of Bennington, in said istrict, deceased, aud
all claims exhibited In Offset thereto hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid at the Office of Chas. A.
Maurer Ia the Village OF Bennington in said
District on 2Sth day of Ma ch, 1908. and
9th day of September. 1908, pext. from
O'Clock p. m. until 4 O'Clock p m. on each OF
said days, and that six months from. the nth
day OF March, A. d. 1913, Is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors 10 present their
claims to us for examina lon aud allowance.
Dated at Bennington this nth day OF Mar oh,
A, ID. 1905
JOHN ROBINSON,
CHAS. A. MAURER,
Commissioners.
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Get DeWitt's Carbollzed Witch la
ploS 'seIId IoJ pooS 81 l!--eAIgS Iez
by ID. A. Ward.
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JOHN Nash
COTTAGE Sl1OO

Z rOUmS, tnree mlnuteS TON uepUt,
Bennington; water and sewer connect
ed; extra building lot worth $500.
Terms easy.
TWO FAMILY $24OO
Rents for 81 per side, modern house
has toilet and bath on each side, near
ly new house in good repair, located on
West Main street; $1,000 can remain
on place.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17

the most convincing of proofs, That
night could hardly wait for the end
OF the evening. so that / could drag
Vincent into my room and disclose to
him my final and greatest discovery.
was so full of excitement over il, be-
sides feeling a certain pride in my wit
and sagacity which had led to the dis
covery of so many important clews.
that / was rather disappointed when
Vincent received my disclosure with
Indifference.
AT it again. Arch" he said. rather
gloomily, as he sat cross-legged before
my fire in extreme deshabille, and
smoking his vile pipe. What is the
use? l should thing you'd get tired
of pursuing the elusive gold | admire
your patience, my boy. but don't take
any more stock in this clew' than
did In your others. When you think
that you have now fastened suspicion
upon each one of the six fair ladies'
who have been christened Agatha
marvel at the sanguine temperament
which permits you to place so much
importance on this last find of yours" :"
He stopped, and answered him rather
sarcastically. as l didn't like the gen.
tie ridicule of his tone or his lack of
enthusiasm.
1T seems to me- ! said, that con-
sidering how you've spent your time.
my dear boy. you are very poor per-
son to look down upon my efforts to
turn this adventure OF ours to some
account. The fact that l have kept
my eyes open and used those facu!ties
of penetration and observatid-. of
which l am the natural possessor to
discover piece of information which
might prove of great value. not only
to myself, but also to you this fact,
l say. Vincent. ought hardly to bring
upon me your derision as well as your
lack of sympathy" l don't mind ad-
mitting that l really fe&t hurt, and
Vincent saw that did.
He took his pipe cut OF his mouth
and looked at me with those big, truth
full eyes Of his SO penitently that
smiled inwardly: then he gathered up
his long limbs from my hearthrug and
came and ensconced himself at my
feet as l sat in my easy chair.
We'll there, then" he said, patting
my hand as il I'd been an old woman
or small child. Poor old Arch bald,
did l make it cross? Well, it was a
shame!" And lie smiled at me with
such a mixture Of contrition and fun
that was obliged after a short strug-
gle to laugh nnconstrainedly.
We'll. l suppose you will begin op-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
Northern Colorado Crops.

Denver-A Greeley dispatch says:
This is the height of the potato dig
ging season and because of the fine
weather next week will see practically
all of the crop out Of the gro0d. The
daily shipments are estimated at 10
carloads. The price has advanced 5
cents, farmers now receiving 40 cents
a hundred pounds.
California is supplying many of the
Texas markets at present, but the de
mand from the Southwest is good and
will increase as the California crop
diminishes.
Because of the small potato crop in
the Middle West, more Greeley pota
toes are finding their way to Eastern
markets thln ever before. Kansas,
Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma, and even
northern Missouri are good buyers
and are asking for more. A conserva-
tive estimate places the crop at be
tween 10000 and 1900 carloads, ali
OF excellent quality and fully ripened.
There is no difficulty in securing cars.
Cabbage fields have proven almost
as good as gold mines, and as The aver
age yield Is about twenty tons an acre
and the price 80 cents to 81 hundred
pounds this oropsis now bringing grow
ers between $3.50 and $40o an acre, al
most net 1t Is estimated that between
400 and 500 carloads of cabbage will
leave the district this year, represent
ing an income of over 100000.
1t is estimated that 600 carloads of
onions will go from the district. The
largest crops of onions have been
grown in the vicinity of Evans. Onions
bring 60 cents hundred pounds and
give returns equal to the cabbage
crop.
Beet harvesting is progressing and
farmers will soon begin to silo one
fourth of the crop. Several thousand
acres in the Ticinity of Ault and Num-
have been plowed for the first time.
and sown to fall wheat. The reser-
voirs generally in northern Colorado
finished the irrigation season with
good supply Of water on hand.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
RECEIPT OF FIRST SHIPMENT
CELEBRATED BY BIG STREET
PARADE.
MERCHANTS TAKE PART
MOFFAT ROAD WILL SOON BE
HAULING COAL IN VAST
QUANTITIES,

Denver.-With a parade through the
streets Tuesday to mark the event, the
first coal from the Routt County
fields was welcomed to Denver and
shown through the streets The i'm
portance of the event was recognized
by number of large business houses.
which had waeon.; loaded with the coal
in the line of march.
David II. Moffatt, the man who has
made il possible to put what is claimed
20 be as fine coal as any in the coun-
try on the market, was receiving CON
gratulatiens all day over the happy
event. Commenting on the fact. Mr..
Moffat said
This is the first product from
field 100 square miles in extent. 1t
has been thoroughly tested and found
to be the finest quality of semi-bitu-
minous coal I feel that Denver and
Colorado are to be congratulated on
the opening of the Routt county mines,
which will be of great advantage to
Denver as a manufacturing and trade
center"
1t has cost about $4,000. 600 to en-
able the Moffat road to penetrate the
coal fields. Col. d. c. Dodge. who is
constructing the line now approaching
Steamboat Springs, was particularly
happy over the starting of the new
coal business. He claims this coal to
he unexcelied in the West and practi-
cally inexhaustible in quantity.
The parade started at 3 y. NJ. from
the Moffat depot, moved up Fifteenth
street to Broadway, thence to Six
teenth street, to Larimer, and up Sew
enteenth street to the Shirley hotel,
where Proprietor |. B. Allen, the pur-
chaser of the first consignment, had
the coal unloaded for his boilers and
ranges.
The parade was headed by mounted
police and big band wagon. Next
came Hendrie & Bolthoff company's
machinery float with a complete plant
of machinery, the first to go to Routt
county and furnished for mining the
coal
Then followed the wagons loaded
with the Rortt county coal. drawn by
some of the finest teams in the city.
Among them were: Denver Dry
Goods company, Daniels & Fisher
Stores comuany, Western Packing
company. Joslin Dry Goods company,
A. 7. Lewis q Son, Turner's Moyins
company. Finkbeiner Coal & Transfer
company and others.
Great interest was shown along the
line of march and whenever stops
We're made .he wagons We're surround
cd and the product inspected by the
crowds.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
GUARD FOR GEN. WASHINGTON.
Soldiers So Honored Chose for Their
Motto Conquer or Die"

BY general order IL dated at Valley
Forge. March II. 177S, 100 men were
selected from the army 20 be annexed
TO the guard of the commander-in-
chief The guard then existing num-
bered so Nirginians and for that rea-
son II was ordered that the new mem
bers be taken from the troops OF other
states. 1t was further prescribed that
the men must be Americans born, 20
TO so years. five feet eight to five feet
ten. OF robust constitution; well
limbed and men of established char
acters for sobriety and fidelity" The
official designation of this force was
the commander-in-chief guard. but
1t was commonly known as the life
guard and Washington's body guard
Its first commondant was Capt Caleb
Gibbs OF Rhode island He was in
turn succeeded by William Colfax of
New Jersey, who had been made lieu
tenant of the corps when it was first
brought into being. The motto OF the
life guard was Conquer or Die" Capt.
Colfax eventually attained the rank of
general. His grandson was Schuyler
ColfaX.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
cents gaze. I thought. was . tribe

cents gaze. thought. was . tribe
rude.
They had been gone some Is min
utes when 1t occurred to me that 1t
might do my head good to go out and
get some fresh air Besides which !
had begun to regret that l had per-
mitted Vincent to go TO church the
only esquire of such galaxy of beau
ty so | put on my hat and strolled
out over the lawn and down the long
drive, and before l knew it l had
reached the bottom of the hilly road
and had set out over the fields. The
church party had gone by the way OF
the path over the fields. for that was
a shorter route than the main road.
As walked q tckly along the we'll
beaten path between the thickets /
stopped suddenly and stopped to pick
up small dust-covered object which
proved 10 be a prayer book "One Of
those careless girls has dropped it."
said TO myself, for they had all car
ried them. Opening 1t to find the
owners name, | was much agitated to
read on the hyleaf this inscription:
"Ty my daughter Agatha, from her
father, Fletcher Boyd" and the date.
1900 /, was. then, gift which Fietch-
er Boyd had made to his daughter only
two years before his death.
was wild with excitement in a
minute l would keep the book, and
some time when all the girls were
gathered together | would announce
that / had It in my possession and
see If one of them did not betray her
self by asking me for II. But Fate
decreed that | should make my test
Of the prayer book more speedily, for
spied in the distance the white figure
Of girl Fastening back. The path
was dusty and the sun was shining
right in her face, SO | trusted she
had not seen me, and. putting the little
volume down Just where | had found
il. | jumped behind the bushes The
owner of the book was looking for her
property. On she came running slow
ly and glancing eagerly from side to
side Of the pathway. AS she came op-
posite me she stopped and snatched up
the book. and when she had run back
able Agatha was no other than Agatha
Fourth was forced in upon me.
So reused was by this event that |
turned my steps homeward at once.
Suspicion had now fallen on every one
of the six Agathas. but this-this was
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
WHEN "cUs" SHOWED UP LATE.
His Excuse Was One That Few Of the
Tribe Could Make.

The average newspaper reporter Is
young man generally not possessed
of too much money and who con-
siders himself lucky II he is able to
square accounts from week to week
But there is one newspaper reporter
in New York who does not have to
bother about financial problems. He
rides down to the Office OF his paper
every day in his own automobile. The
young man is the son of a wealthy
iron manufacturer. He Is a reporter
OF the common or garden variety on
an afternoon newspaper and SO far
has managed to hold on to his job.
He showed up so late at his office
the other morning that his city editor
inquired. somewhat sarcastically.
whether he thought he was working
on morning newspaper.
The cub tapped his highly polished
tan shoes with his slender cane
flecked bit of dust from his clothes
and struck the city city editor dumb
by replying:
We'll, you see. my man fails4 tc
wake me up on time"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
SYNOPSIS.

Lord Nlfred Vincent and Archibald
Terhune are introduced at the opening OF
III. story. in England, the latter relating
the tale. The pair on an outing mss
their train and seeking recreation meet
the Honorable" Agathu Wyckhon,
hose hand is much sought after. be
cause or her wealth, Five other AG1thA
Wyckhors are introduced. Tie deceased
stspfathcr. Ia an eccentric moment. made
his will so tina: the real Agatha, htireSa
to his fortune and the Casi!" at WE,
England. might wed her affinity, JHus
Mrs. Armlsteli. Chaperon. was IN dutF
bound to keep the real Agati1s = iientty
unknown. An attempt by TerhuHe to
gather clew from the chaperou fails
Terhune finds old books containing PIC
turc of former Baroness NNfkhof.
which is exactly Ike Agatha sixth, whom
he Is courting. Agatha Fitth couiessts her
love for Vincent and also that she - the
real heiress. lie srurns her proposal
Many Clews to identity Of the real
Agatha prove fruitIess Agatha ffth
later eoufcssrs she is not the hclrrss
More apparently unfailing clews material
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
Interurban at Greeley.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Greeley Tuesday says: The Denver
Interurban Railway & Construction
company opened offices here today
and tomorrow will begin canvassing
for the 100000 necessary to complete
the financing Of its road. Judge Ar.
mour Of Sterling offers to invest $15,.
600 in the road and the company is
sanguine of being able to secure the
funds in short time. President Rea
ser stated in an interview today that
1t is the intention of the company, af-
ter building a direct road from Gree
ley to Denver, to build branch lines
into all the farming districts, with
Greeley as a center.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
Worked Both Ways.

John Kendrick Bangs had been con-
graduated ON the success of his last
book.
Thank you," said Mr.. Bangs. land
am glad your congratulations don't
work both ways"
Work both ways?"
Yes. Like those that were .onc1
offered to a man named BrownlOw.
"a friend said to Brownlow:
"Let me congratulate you. I SCI
by the paper that your wife has prs
sented you with twins
"Brownlow smiled. -
mo he said. That is q mistake
The fathers name is John G. Brow1
low. l am John K. Brownlow.'
"'Ah,' cried the. other man, heartily
then l do, indeed. congratulate you.
Exchange.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
GIRL WAS DELiRIoUs
With Fearful Eczema-Pain, Heat
and TingIing Were Excruciating-
Cuticura Acted Like Magic.

"An eruption broke out on my|
daughters chest. l took her to a
doctor. and be pronounced It to be
eczema of a very bad form. Ee treated
her, but the disease spread to her back.
and then the whole of her head was
affected, and all her hair had to be cut
OF The pain she suffered was excru-
ciating, and with that and the heat
and tingling her life was almost un-
bearable. Occasionally she was deliri-
GUS and she did not have proper hours
sleep for many nights. The second
doctor we tried afforded her just as
little relief as the first. Then 1 pur-
chased Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Pills. and before the Ointment was
three-quarters finished every trace OF
the disease was gone. 1t really seemed
like magic. Mrs. T. w. Hyde, Brent
wood. Essex. England. Mar. 8. 1907"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17

Arrangements are being made for a
great pure food exhibition in the Den
yer Auditorium during the first two
weeks in March. 1t is planned to give
practical Illustrations of the produc-
ton of a number of important food
products.
Owing to the heavy tourist traffic
this fall the Hotel Colorado at Glen
wood Springs will be kept open all
winter. For the last eighteen years
the Colorado has been closed in the
fall