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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Edward p. Ball was in Pownal over
Sunday visiting friends.
Emory S. Harris and DR.. B. c. Jen-
ny we're in Woodford Sunday.
Eben Wnslow and Reuben sanborn
visited Allen Briggs of Searsburg
Sunday
Frank NJ Crawford returned Mon
day night from short business trip
to New York.
The receivers sale of the Benning
ton Gas plant has been postponed one
week TO Oct. 30
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur White and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Spear visited in
Woodford Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William SibIey Of
Depot street are spending few days
with friends in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Lydia Shaw has moved from
Grove street to School street where
she will live with Mrs. Luther Burt
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Buss and Miss
Minnie Rudd OF Union street spent
Sunday camping at BARRIERS pines in
the south part of the town.
Beginning tomorrow night the regu
lar weekly meeting of Stark lodge,
|. o. o. f. will be held at 1880 Wednes
day evenings instead Of Friday.
John Flynn, Jr, has accepted a posi-
ton as conductor on the North Adams
division of the Berkshire railroad. He
will soon move To North Adams to
live.
About six students of the Tibbets
school in Hoosick came here Monday
afternoon on a hike They made the
return trip, however, by rail leaving
at $40 via of Hoosiek Junction.
There will be regular meeting of
the local council Knights Of Columbus
in their rooms in the Academy build
ing this evening at the usual hour.
All members should be in attendance.
Eugene Vetel, who has been con
nected with the local express Office
for some time, has been transferred as
express messenger agent between
Burlington and Rutland, relieving
the regular man during his vacation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
Ruined the Cream.

"You dislike the automobiles that
dash past here?' Intercepted the
windmill agent.
wal, should say So drawled
the old farmer as he shook his fist at
a rapidly vanishing machine.
"Thosc siren horns are blood curd-
ling / suppose"
Worse than that, stranger; they
are milk curdling. Curdle all the milk
In the dairy. begosh."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13

DeWitts Little Early Risers. the
famous little liver pills. Sold by d.
A. Ward
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
Married Man In Trouble.

A married man who permits any
member of the family to take any.
thing except Foley's Honey and Tar.
for coughs, colds and lung trouble is
guilty of neglect. Nothing else is as
good for all pulmonary troubles. The
genuine Foleys Honey and Tar con-
tains no opiates and is in a yellow
package Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
MRS. JAMES w MARTIN
PIANO and VOCAL TEACHER

Latest methods taught. Special at
tention given to beginners. Address
608 Main St, Tel, 35-5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13

SO acre farm, % acres tillable 40
acres pasture and woodland. will cut
500 cords OF wood New two story
six room house slated. barn 35xii, 2
hen houses. n this Is taken at once
owner will make sacrifice of good
horse. Jersey COW. harness and new
one horse wagon and hay and feed
enough I'm barn to winter five or six
head of stock Photographs of thls
| place may be seen at Office Price
$500. one half cash balance on rea.
asnablo time lockwood and Howe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13

W. L. dokaY, the
Druggist, will Give
You Your Money
Back n Ml-o-NA
Does Not Cure Dys
pepslR.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
The Story ora Medicine.

It's name-'G Golden Medical Discovery
was suggested by one Of lbs most import
ant and valuable ingredients - Golden
Seal root
Nearly forty years ago, Dr. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use Of pure,
Giple-rellned glycerine, aided by a GER
tain degree Of constantly maintained
heat and with tho aid of apparatus and
appliances designed Tor that purpose, ex-
tract from our most valuable native me-
dlclnal roots their curative properties
much better than by the uso of alcohol,
80 generally employed. SO the ROW world
famed 0GoIden Medical Discovery for
the cure Of weak stomach, indigestion. or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, or bll!ousnosS and
kindred arrangements was first made. as
II ever since has been, without q particle
OF alcohol in Its maRe-up.
A glance @iNtbe fuR list OF IFS lngredl-
ents, printed On ~tVenE bOttle-wrapper,
will show that it is made from the most
valuable medicinal rO0tsNiOund growing
In our American fOrestss9 All these in
gradients have received The slr0ngeSt e1-
d0fsement IRON Tic leading- medical eX-
peri teacllerA q no. .AIrl ters--on. -1Ll1cL1l
Medic0 who reconmeld Them aS- he very
Pest remedlcs for tic diseases for which
'GoldeQ AledlcaC lllscQyeLYn Us adylsed.
a little book Of these endorsements Las
been compiled by DR.. R. V. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, n. Y, and will be mailed free 10
any one asking same by postal card or
letter addressed 10 the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books OF all the differ
ent schools Of practice, It will be found
that the ingredients composing the "GOld-
en- Medical Discovery are advised not
only for the cure OF the above mentioned
diseases, but also for the cure of all ca
tarrhal, bronchial and throat affections,
accompanied with catarrhal discharges.
hOarseness, sOro throat, lingering. or
hang-on- coughs, and all those wasting
affections which, If not promptly and
properly treated sre llablo TO terminate
In consumption. Take Dr. Pierce's Dis
coyery in time and perseycre in It's use
until you give 10 fair trial and 10 Is not
likely to disappoint. Too much must not
be expected OF it. It will not perform
miracles. 1t win not cure consumption
In It's advanced stages. No medicine will.
10 tciU cure the affections that lead up TO
consumption. II taken it time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
is THIS
A
SQUARE
DEAL

w l.. Gokay makes this square deal
offer because he is authorized to do
so by the makers OF Mona tablets,
and he Is willing to have this state
ment appear In the Banner because
he knows the offer IL genuine
And while It may be that there are
about s cases in 100 that are too far
gone for Mona to cure, We are will.
ing and ready to take all the chances,
and II Miona does not cure. any dys
peptc can have his money back.
Even with this liberal offer W. L.
Gokay will not have to refund but n
very small percentage, because the s
incurable dyspeptlcs will find so much
relief In Mio.na that they will once
again look upon the sunny side OF life
and will continue to use Miona.
Now, reader, YOU may say how can
the makers Of Mio.na make such an
oTer? How do they know that %
per cent OF the users will be cured.
and that the other per cent. or the
incurables, will be rolieved2
Why It's all very simple We've
made this same offer In 1000 towns be.
fore we made Il here, and We have
figured out the percentages. 80 that
when we make the statement we know
/ It to be absolutely true.
"Mio.na tablets are truly great for
anyone that has stomach trouble |
can not praise them too highly for
what they have done for me."-Mrs
w. D. Bennett, Bucksport. Me.
The price Is only 90 cents box.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Mr.. Hansen of Joseph City
brought in a weeks supply OF
muskmellons during the week.
George Hennessy and H. B. Allen
ate up the whole lot Unjust fifteen
minutes.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

The first shipment of fresh oys-
ters for the season was received
a few days ago. A few friends of
the Deacon" had a feast.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26
Navajo Restaurant
Notice..

A Republican caucus will be
held in the hall over Babbitt's
butcher shop at 1880 p. m. Sat-
urday, Sept. Goth, 'OS for the
purpose of selecting II delegates
to the county convention to be
voted on the primary election
October 1st. 'O9, and such other
business as may come before it.
P. HENDERSON,
Precinct Chairman.
]. E. WARD,
Secretary. 2-26
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26
News Items

or advertisements to be printed
in this paper must be handed in
before ~ o'clock Friday OF each
week.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26
Weak
Heart Action

There are certain nerves
that control the action
Of the heart. When they
become weak, the heart
action is impaired. Short
breath, pain around heart,
choking sensation, palpi-
tation, futtering, feeble
or rapid pulse, and other
distressing symptoms fol-
low. DR.. Miles Heart Cure
is a medicine especially
adapted to the needs of
these nerves and the mus
cular structure Of the
heart itself. It is a
strengthening tonic that
brings speedy relief.
Try it.
"For years I suffered with what I
thought was stomach trouble, when
the doctors told me I had heart
trouble. 1 had tried many remedies,
when the DR.. Miles almanac came
try DR.. Miles Heart Cure. 1 have
taken three bottles, and now 1 am
not suffering at all. 1 am cured and
this medicine did it. 1 write this in
the hope that it will attract the at
tention of others who suffer as I did"
MRS. d. BARRON,
S04 Main St., Covington, Ky.
Your druggist sells Or. Miles Heart
Cure, and we authorize him to return
price of first bottle (only) If 1t falls
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Both Hess and HOuck have re-
turned from Kansas City after
disposing of the two shipments
of lambs. The first shipment in
charge of MIR. Hess weighed on
an average of sixty eight pounds
which topped the market SO far
this season for Arizona lambs.
These brought $50. On the re-
turn trip Mr.. Houck had the
pleasure OF seeing a whole lot of
an old friend that he had not seen
before for a number of years.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Attorney General Clark and
Ralph Cameron stopped at Hol-
brook for few hours last Fri
day on their way to Springer
vile and other places. Mr.. Cam
eron met with numerous old ac-
uuaintances in this town.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26
HoIbrook Happenings
From The Argus.

from nc argus.
The next territorial fair will be
held at Phoenix November 9th to
18th. This will no doubt sur
pass all former affairs of the kind
held in the southwest. There
will be purses of $16,OOO.OO for
racing alone. They will have
flying machines and other results
of the wonderful inventive geni-
Gus of the present world. Auto
mobile races will give plenty of
of thrilling excitement, and the
live stock department will show
to all just what the stockmen
can do when they turn their at
tention in that direction.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Judge Sloan has been out after
deer near Flagstaff for a few days
during the past week. Court
opened at Flagstaff Monday.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

The bridge gang in charge of
L. A. Maby is at work near here
this week repairing the bridges.
Andrew and Bradford Shumway
are with this outfit.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Mr.. William r. Scorse left Fri
day for ten days outing in the
White Mountains. He promised
us a fat turkey on his return and
we have invited number of
friends to feast upon the same
and if the promise is not fulfilled
there it liable to be something
doing.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Mr.. Lackey was with US Sun
day and gave very interesting
talk Sunday evening to a good
sized audience He is a very en-
thusiastic worker and is to be
congratulated on his success with
the Sunday school.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

DR.. Sampson was in Holbrook
during the week on business.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26

Captain A. F. Banta left on the
22nd for a prospecting trip1n the
mountains of Apache and Navajo
counties. He will stop few days
at st. Johns and at tSpringerville.
Anywhere that the Captain goes
he is sure to meet up with old
friends and acquaintance, for no
man knows Arizona and it's peO-
pie better than he. He holds that
past forty years of Arizona his
tory in his head and we wish
him every success.
The Winslow mail., 1908-09-26
Post Office Hours

Hereafter the post Office hours
will be as follows:
Week days:S am. to $50 p. m
Sundays: IL m. to p. m.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
PEASANTS FIRE
 ON BALLOON

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
ANNUAL BALL aF
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
WANTED

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
INCREASE
 GARRISONS
MORE SOLDIERS WILL BE SENT To ALASKA NEXT SUMMER
 AND KEPT HERE.
N.g1ets Special 5erv,ee.

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25

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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25
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The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-25

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-31
TWICE A WEEK. 81 so A YEAR

ference with Mr.. Simpson, Of tho
board, and until Mr.. Simpson could
be heard. No other member asked
that it be held up. We held it up,
of course, that being courtesy which
would be extended to Il member Of
the committee. Next day Mr.. john
stone said that he would like to have
this bill held up until the result Of
some other legislation in The house
affecting Clemson college should be
known. protested, and the bill was
reported and passed, and now Glenn
son pays for these convicts. men,
ton these things to show that man,
however honest he may be- however
conscientious he may be, is Obliged to
lean towards the institution he repre-
ScntS. DO YOU mean to tell me for
one momcn! that if Mr.. Johnstone
had not been Il member Of that board
OF trustees that he would have asked
or cnd"av"rrd or helped or tried to
kill Il bili 50 Just as that cnc7 Not
Il vote was east against it in the
house.
CAT the first meeting Mr.. john
stone took the position that he had
seen Attorney General NounAns, b..
lore he became Il candidate two years
ago, showing that Mr.. Jolnstonc had
some doubts about that matter him
self. although Mr.. Tillmau did hold
the position. Mr.. JnhnStonr said that
Mr. lonmans took the position that
under our constitution, which provide
cd For no life tenure, that Mr.. John-
stone as 4 life trustee could not be
an agent OF the State. Then down at
MI. Pleasant he took the position
that, even if he were inhibited under
the constitution from holding both
these positions, that when lie accept
ed Il seat in the legislature he vacat-
ed his seat at Clemson. But this pro-
vision says he shall not even exercise
the Office while he is Il member of the
general assembly, and that if he do 50
he shall vacatc his seat; and he still
exercises the Office OF trustee at Glenn
son. Then told him about the de-
clSl"n Of the supreme courr---T have
II [ time to read that dcciSlon-hold-
ing that Clemson is Il State institu-
ton and that thc board Of trustees
ar" agents of the State. Tl1a dcciS-
ion Was rendered in 1907. which must
have been six or eight months after
Mr. JolnS,nnc had secured the opin-
ION from Attorney General NOumans,
WHO h'i III the meant me dlcd. Then
at h'''''Fc VII. tombstone TOOK the
l"Sl'l"ll lhal the supreme court had
"er1"e" 'ha' 'hr board as corporate
board WAS the agent Of ihr State, ad-
mllln". is hr WAS forced lu do. that
the board was an agent rf the State.
but claiming ti,At lhr individual life
mr!nbrrS were not agents Of the
state. The life mrmbrrS constitute
Il majority Of that board, and Mr..
.I"!nSt"nr is chairman Of the board.
II the board as unit IS an agent Of
the State. il would seem 10 me that
the individual members in their ca
parIty rs members OF thc board,
would ne agents OF the State, and
certainty 'hr me nr'hhrrS' VII" con-
H''''''' " h'''J"r''E "' the n"ar"' would
III '''''' ''l'"c''! aS majority OF 'Ae
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-31

"Thc first provision of the consti-
tuition in regard to holding two Offices
reads as follows: "Articlc II (Right
Of Suffragc), Sec. 2, Constitution Of
1895: Every qualified clcctor shall be
eligible to any Office to be voted for,
unless disqualified by age, rs pre-
Scribcd in this constitution. But no
person shall hold two Offices of hon
or or profit at the same time: Pro-
vidcd, That any person. holding an
other Office may at the same time be
an officer in the militia or notary
public.' That is the general provi-
sion in regard to holding two Offices.
"Thc positions whtch Mr. Tillman
has held do not come in the samo cat
cgory and do not come under tho in
hibition in the constitution against
members Of the general assembly
holding any other Office. because Mr..
| Tillman has never been Il member Of
the general assembly Of this
State. Now. I want you to listen
to this provision, which is contained
in Article III Legislative Depart
menO, See. 81 Of the Constitution Of
| 1898 No person shaft be eligible to
a seat in the general assembly y'--the
senate Of South Carolina or the house
Of represent ivcs-"w while he holds
any office or position Of profit or
trust under this State. the United
States Of America, or any Of them. or
under any other power, except officers
in the militia and notarics public:
and if any member shall accept or
exercise any of the said disqualify-
in" Offices or positions he shall vacatc
his seat
"Thc oath Of Office which we take
when We arc sworn in rs members Of
the general assembly reads: ct do
s"lrmnly swear Tor atlirm) that ! um
'luly qualified. according to the con-
stitution of this State, 70 exercise the
duties Of the office to Which 7 have
been elected Cor appointcM and that
will. to the best of my ability, dis
charge the duties thereof, and pre-
serve, protect, and defend the consti-
'"''n'' VI '''H ''''' '''" ~ TIC 'h'-
w '''"'e''
lhr ease OF AIR. JohnStonc IS not
parallcl ease 10 thal or Senator
lll'man. clam That Mr.. J"hnSt"nr,
under that provision OF the constitu-
ll"h "hlrh says mat no member or
II" general assembly shall hold Two
"ticeS, IS dlSqnallflcd.
"Now, as | said, I would not have
YOU for one moment believe that I
am taking this position as q tcchui-
cal matter. What is the wisdom I'M
hrrlyin" that pr"visi.,n Of thc ronsli-
tuition! You gentlemen know that at
every session of the legislature there
are questions cnmil" up affect in"
| these institutions Of learning. Now,
| ! claim that any man who is Il trilS-
tee and the president Of the board Of
trustees Of one of these institutions,
If he is tru" 10 the trust which is i'm
poSd upon him when he accepts that
position. can not lcgislatc about that
institution without being partial 10
it, however honest ana conscientious
he may be in his actions. | stated on
The stump AT the first meeting, as an
illustration Of that. two things That