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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
$4,000 FIRE IN MIDDLEBURY
Starr Crist Mill Owned by the eurditt
Bros. of Rutland Destroyed.

Middlebury, March IA midnight
fire demolished the Starr Grist mill TO-
night with a loss Of $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. The fire was
discovered shortly after IL o'clock anu
the local fire department by hard work
had it subdued about an hour after
ward The origin of the fire is not
known but the blaze was discovered
after it had gained great Roadway at
the rear of the building
The mill was owned by Burditt Bros.
of Rutland and managed by G. w, Rose
of this village. 1t was situated near
the center of the village and in very
dangerous locality. 1t was about 10
by 80 feet in size, two and one nall
stories in height on one side and or
four and onehalf stories on the other.
During the excitement one of the nee
men, Fay Warren. foreman OF the hook
and ladder company, fell and hurt one
leg quite badly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
nomancs in Cement.

There IL much OF the romantic In
the development OF the cement belt"
from . farm land, none too rich at
that. to q tesming valley filed with
laborers. skilled and unskilled. Farm
ers who for years barely succeeds in
making enough from their farms to
meet the mortgage interest suddenly
found themselves rich beyond the
most extraordinary fights of their
Imagination. Barren, rocky soil, upon
which the wild carrot, the goldenrod
and the Canada thistle were the most
prolific crops, and where the tiller cf
the soil more frequently than not
damned the rocks which we're to
prove his fortune, suddenly became
worth hundreds Of dollars an acre. -
Popular Mechanics.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
RECORD OF COURT REPORTER
Charles s. Chase of Brattleboro Has
An Unusual Record.

Charles s. Chase of Brattleboro VINO
;s official stenographic reporter lor the
county courts of Windham and Ben
nineton counties, has RECORD wiio NJ,
Is in many respects unusual. for I'M
tv wears he has been the court reporter
for Bennington county, ana withih lile
same period has had twenty-five years
oynerience in Rutland county. he mas
ranorted 1870 terms in which ~ muroer
cases have been disposed or -
beside reporting regular terms VI
court Mr.. Chase has othclatea us re-
norter at several extra terms III o,iIei
counties and in many chancery ana re-
ferred cases. the longest OF when was
the Bennington Battle Monumen. ea aoo
in which testimony exceeded z,soo,ooo
words and the hearing lasted 90 oays,
ar the 10 murder cases reported ny
him Is were in Bennington county anu
four In Windham county. Ever since
no was a Young man he has been opiis
cd IN 90 about in wheel CHAIR anu
this has made him a conspicuous ns
IRE In the court rooms. al.
Mr.. Chase gives much OF MS creuie
for his success as a stenographer 10 MS
mother who was his only instructor
aside from his shorthand books he
was born in Nottingham May lo' leoo,
lived in Nottingham until last summer
when he went to Brattleboro ana iorni
ed a law partnership with W. r. ia
ley of Bennington.
Mr.. Chase held the offices oil superin
+ondent of schools, school director
town treasurer, and other Offices ID
Nottingham, and for thirty years mas
been justice OF the peace. ne was
elected state senator in l9oo Jalu
ary 10, 1881, Mr.. Chase married carrie
e. Bingham of Boston and they nave
three children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
INSURED KING OF ENGLAND
Major John 8. Hopper Who Has Just
Died at Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon, March 17.-Major
John B. Hopper, for many years in the
insurance business, first in Washing
ton and then in London, is dead at
the Mount Vernon hospital of heart
trouble. Major Hopper who was 19
years old, came from an old Maryland
family and was Confederate veteran.
Major Hopper was John A. McCalls
personal representative in Europe,
where he introduced the half rate in
surance policy of the New York Life,
which was afterward declared uncon-
stitutional.
While the major lived in London he
kept a large establishment and enter
tanned lavishly. many of his guests be
ing OF the nobility. During his stay
there he insured King Edward for sl5O-
900. On his return to America he lost
his fortune in Wall street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
There Is an Order HIGHER Still.

You are set in an age when the ma
terial civilization of the world has
been piled up 10 gigantic height. to
testify thar there is an order higher
still: that as the soul is more than
the body, and eternity than time, so
the moral order is above the material;
that justice is above power; that jus
tice may suffer long. but must reign
at last; that power is not right that
no wrongs can be sanctified by sue
cess; nor can the immutable laws of
right and wrong be confounded.-
Cardinal ManAssy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Opened Today In the Graded School
Hall.


The exhibition of the various grades
in the Graded school building opened
today the program printed in Tues
days Banner was carried out. On
Thursday afternoon the following pro-
gram will be rendered.
Chorus" Unfurl the Starry Flag"
Room 11-Recitation, Little and
Great" Phillip Greenslet
Room Z, Songs, "Snowhakes," The
Skylark," calling Pussy Willow, ="
Room l0-Recitation, THE Wind and
the Moon"
Miss Grace Cook
Rooms s and Songs, The Message
and the Winds, Little Dande-
lion"
Room 7--Recitation. "The Squash
Dolly
: Miss Helen Friedman
Room 9--Song, Fancies."
Room S--Recitation. Spring Waking
Miss Isabel Norton
Room 11-Songs, Chime Again" VII
lage Bells"
Room 9-Recitation, The King"
Zebra @. Graves
Room 10-Songs. "Minuet,' How Can
Leave Thee"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
BUILT FRlsco's FIRST WHARF
William March Walton Who Also Sur
veyed Panama Railroad.

New York, March 1S.-William
March Walton, who built the first
wharf in San Francisco in the time of
the forty-niners and was one of the
two engineers who surveyed the route
for the railroad across the Isthmus is
dead of apoplexy at the home of his
son-in-law, Alexander S. Breingan, 6S6
High street, Newark. He had been
resident of Newark for fifty years. He
was born in New York in 1929 and was
the son of Isaac Walton, nephew of
George Walton, one of the signers of
the Declaration of independence. He
was captain of company in the
Eighth New York Volunteers in the
Civil War and retired with the rank Of
Brevet Colonel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
DEVELOPMENT,

"Wiggs, Wiggs?" said the census
taker. turning the leaves of his note
book hurriedly. Quincy A. Wigs
blacksmith census before last-bicycle
repairer last census-that's the man,
amt IT."
Yes, that's pa" said young Miss
wigs.
well, how shall put him down this
timef Same as before?"
"Oh, no." said Miss Wigs haughti-
ly. PA IL an automobile rnschanioaap
now"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
HIGH PRICES FOR SUGAR
A Little Syrup Made in Stowe-Wait.
inc for Warmer Weather.

Stowe, March 17.--Maple sugar max
ers are ready to tap their orchards as
soon as the cold weather moderates.
A little syrup has been made, one lot
of ten gallons having been secured
from 500 trees, which sold for 81 .25 per
gallon. Some farmers think a good
run was lost by not tapping last week
One local sugar maker has contracted
larger amount than 1t is probable he
can produce at Is cents pound. Pri-
ces are likely to be high this year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
SENTENCE FOR BURGLARY
Woodstock Man Pleaded Guilty in U
S. Court and Gets a Year.

Rutland March 1.-TWO respon-
dents were arraigned on criminal char
ges at an adjourned session of United
States court which opened here this
afternoon. Edward Perry of Wood
stock who was arrested today by Dep
uty Marshal F. IL. Chapman on cap
las issued by the grand jury, at the
February term, pleaded guilty to en-
tering the Brownsville postoilice in
December and was sentenced by Judge
Martin to one year in the House OF
Correction at hard labor Frank Con
Yea of Colchester pleaded not guilty
to selling liquor without a government
license and will stand trial. His bail
was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000
Two smuggling cases will be tried
one involving the ownership OF b5,OOo
wooden shoe lasts seized by customs
officials at Island Pond last August.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
WORK AGAIN FOR coNvlcTs
New Contract Made for the Prison La
Dor at Windsor.

Windsor, March 1.-THE state board
of penal institutions, j. E. Weeks of
Middlebury, R. W. Hulburd of Hyde
Park and N. X. Chaffee of Rutland, to-
day made a contract for the work of
the convicts of the states prison. 1t
is two to FIVE year agreement with
Houghton, Hebard & Warren of Som
ellsworth, N. H., at figure which the
parties to the contract decline to make
public at present. Work will be start
ed in the inside shop at once and
steady employment again for the 175
prisoners will be welcomed by Supt.
Lowell,
The new buyers Of prison labor have
looked over the outside shop formerly
operated by Mr.. Mann, and are enthus-
iastlc about putting in force Of 100
men there II Windsor will vote exemp.
ton from taxation, a question which
will be settled later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
CITIZENS TICKET
WINS IN VILLAGE
ELECTION
Unusually Good Vote Cast at
Annual Meeting
PRESENTATIONS ONCE MORE
Trustee Conrad Schwartz viii Also
Have Another Term-W. p. Hogan
VILLAGE Clerk.

The annual village election Tuesday
went just about as the observing ones
expected The citizens ticket through
out was elected, Ward l.. Lyons was
reelected president by comfortable
majority as was Trustee Conrad
Schwartz. A few over 500 votes were
cast which would indicate an unusu-
ally good turn out The tabulated vote
follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
Ignorant Woman.

"'rhis thermometer" complained the
old lady, "sin't no good. l cav never
tell by 1t how cold the room is.
MY dear madam" said the rascally
dealer, with plying, air. do you not
know the word thermometer is de-
rived from two Greek words meaning
"a measure of heat? Naturally. there.
fore, 1t isn't meant to measure cold"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
SOME FAST BOWLING
Close Contest Between Y. M. C. A. and
Colonials.

The fourth game IN the series of six
games being rolled by the Y. NJ. C. A.
and Colonial ten pin teams came off
Tuesday night at the alleys. The
match was one of the best of the sea-
son, the Colonials winning by 16 pins.
In the four games rolled the Colonials
have lead their opponents by only 81
pins. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
A SMALL BLAZE
In Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Har.
wood of Union Street.

A serious fire was luckily averted
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
II. Harwood of Union street Tuesday
afternoon. When Mrs. Harwood went
up stairs in the afternoon she saw
smoke pouring out of one of the bed
rooms and on entering found that the
bed was on fire. Opening the window
she threw all the covering and mat
tress out. thus stopping the progress
OF the blaze.
The fire is supposed to have started
from a spark from snap match as G..
l.. Harwood. their son, remembers of
lighting one in that room only short
time before the blaze was discovered.
The damage done was estimated at
about 500, covered by insurance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
Certainly.

Visitor-How do you do, Tommy!
I'VE come to stay at your house .
week, and I'm sure you can't even
guess who | am"
Tommy-rll bet you one thing"
Visitor-What?
Tommy--rll bet you're no relation
of father's.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
BIG DIAMOND NINE CLOSED
De Beers Company Waiting for a Re.
vival of Business.

Kimberley, March 1S.-The De Beers
Mining company has decided to close
the Dutoits Pan diamond mine on
April "a until the diamond industry
improves. The Dutoits Pan mine is
famous for stones of high value. They
average nearly seventy shillings ($17..
50) per carat, compared with forty-two
shillings per carat for stones from the
other De Beers mines.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
Cnninr. Not Colnn.

Mrs. Frankley-I heard Mr.. Sneek-
erly telling his wife that he saw you
going into a saloon yesterday.
Mr. Frankley-That statement isn't
exactly correct He saw me coming
into a saloon. ! saw him hiding behind
the free-lunch counter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
His Investment.

Old Lady (who had given the tramp
a nickel -Now, what will you do with
1t?
Hungry Hobo-Waal, We see mum,
eff buy an auto, there amt enough
left to hire a shoiur. So ! guess I'll
get a schooner. kin handle that me
sell. Bohemian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
Y. M. A. ELECTION
Officers and Managers Selected for
Coming Year.

The annual election of officers and
board of managers of the Young Mems
Association was held Monday after
noon with result as follows
President, F. r. Morris; vice pres
ident, G. s. Mills; treasurer, A. E. Hol-
lister: recording secretary, F. G. Mar
tin; corresponding secretary. e. A.
Smith; managers. A. J. Holden, E. H.
Holden, r. +. Healey, l.. II. Ross, II.
H. Webster F. E. Howe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
Consolation.

Steward how long will 1t be before
we get into the harbor?"
about an hour and half, ma'am.'
ooh, dear, | shall die before them
very likely, ma'am. But you'll be
all right again when you've sbeen on
shore ten minutes. Marine Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
RILEY BRENNAN BROKE BANK
Race Track Plunger Won $4,000 on
Nevada Roulette Layout.

Reno, March 1S.-Riley .Grennan, the
racetrack plunger is reported to have
rehabilitated his fallen fortune by
breaking the bank in roulette game
at Carl Young's place here. He won
$50, 900 but lost the last bet Of the sit
ting when Young wagered his saloon
as $4,000 proposition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont snow in north; rain in south
portion tonight and Thursday colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
NOT A FREEHOLDER
Stowe Having Hard Luck in Eiecting
First Trustee.

Stowe, March IA special village
meeting is called for March &c for the
election of first trustee. At the an
nual meeting, held March 4. it was
found that the first trustee elected was
not a freebooter, and another was cleo
ted only to find that he was similarly
disqualified. The charter provides
that the trustees must be holders of
real estate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
BUSINESS CHANGE
New Hardware Firm viii Begin Bus
mess Today.

f. ]. Winslow who has conducted
general hardware, plumbing and
household supply business on Main st.
for number of years, has associated
himself with his brother, c. A. Wins
low and the business will hereafter be
conducted under the firm name of
Winslow Bros.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
For President

For President
E. +. Larrabee, rep. 279
Ward L. Lyons, cit 473
For Clerk
w. p Hogan, cit. 5S2
K. F. Rawson, rep. 2l9
For Treasurer
Chas H. Dewey, rep & cit 637
For Collector
Edw. j Hall, rep & cit 525
For Auditors
Henry d. Fillmore, cit 49l
Jacob l.. HaIb our, rep. 235
A. r. HOLSTER, cit. $40
H. Harry Sharpe, rep. 254
Harry Tiffany, cit, 364
Homer H. Webster, rep. 219
For Trustee, Ward 4--3 Years
John j. Hayes, rep. 322
Conrad Schwartz, cit 425
For Trustee, Ward SIS Years
VIM. T, Barrett rep & cit 5S6
For Trustee, Ward 6-3 Years
l.. II. Buss, cit. 4S3
n. NJ. Puffer, rep. 225
For Water Commissioner, Ward 2, Tyr
John Nash, cit 5S3
For Water Commiss'r, Ward 5-3yrs
Charles Adams, rep. 262
II. s. Bingham, cit. 35S
For Water Commiss'r, Ward 7, yrs
w. H. Bradford, rep & cit 632
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18
NY NJ N A S U NJ
~ CA r N " Al
OPERA HOUSE, TUESDAY, MAR. "a
NOT Fl 9

There will be an exhibition OF class work, mat
work and various specialize.
% Juniors in dumb bell drlll % Intermedi'
ates In Indian club dill.
Yo,ng women's Club in wand drill and other
class work
Reserved Seat Tickets at Association SOC
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-14
What is Pe-ru-na?
Is il a Catarrh Remedy, or a Tonic,
or is III Both?

Some people great greas
caarrh remedy
Which
arrh remedy than to call a toniog
Our reply that Peruna
there can be efecual
In order thoroughly relieve
specific action
must hare general tonic action on the system.
on Of membrane There
circulation
Perhaps vegetable remedy
from medical writers HYDRASTs CANADENsIs efficacy
Of this herb has been recognized years. growing
the medical profession When CUBEBS
trio Of medical formed Puna which
edy present progress
proved upon This action reinforced by
SONIA CANADENSS C0RYDALS F0RM0SA
make this compound ideal remedy for cah as
in the body.
From theoretical standpoint therefore Peruna beyond criticism
Of Peruna confirms this opinion Nunber testimonials
enthusiastic confirms
result q truth that be shaken.
Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-14
REMARKABLE SPREAD OF THE "GTVE US A REST"
AND LET Us ALONE" MOVEMENT
Slogan Proposed by Railroad Man Catches Like Wldfre
and Promoters Are DeliShted-A Campaign of Cheerful
ness For Fair Deal Sunshine and a Square Meal.'

received from the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION, Danbury, Conn; the Com
mercial Club, Cape Girardeau, Mo-;
the Board of Trade, Little Rock,
Ark. the Business Mems League, st.
Joseph, Mo-; the Commercial Club,
Brookfield, Mo-; the St. Louis Credit
Mems Association; the Business Mems
League, Little Rock, Ark; the Bust
ness Mems League, Helena, Ark; the
Business Mems Association, Sedalia,
Mo-; the Retail Merchants Associa-
tion, East st. Louis, ILL.,; the Busi-
ness Mems Club, Memphis, Tenn,
and the Commercial Club, East St.
Louis, Ill.
Thousands of letters came from
corporations in different cities of the
East, North, South and West.
The Business Mems Association of
.Danbury, Conn. was the first organi-
zation of any of the smaller cities in
the East to officially express its ap-
proval of the movement.
That general business conditions
are improving all along the line was
also the unanimous opinion of these
men, who are in close touch with all
sections.
THE growing wealth of the coun-
try will not permit business to re-
main stagnant for any length of
time" they said. IF the crops are
good, and at present there is every
indication they will be, there is likely
to be business revival that will sur
pass anything of the kind the country
has ever experienced.
That the people have more money
than they ever had before is demon
or ad hu hn 70 hot t. oh
$50, 100000 more gold in the coun-
try at this date than there was six
months ago."
Last fall more than 100000, 900
of gold was imported from Europe.
Since then only about $6,000,0 900 has
been exported. In the meantime the
mines in this country have been pro-
ducing more than s10.000.000 a
month.
Statistics also show that as far
back as last January there was in cir
culatlon in this country $191,000,000
more actual money than there was on
the corresponding date in 1907 and
$413, 100000 more than on the CORE.
spending date in 1906.
Bankers also pointed out that proof
of the general improvement in the
situation was contained in the re-
ports of commercial houses regarding
collections and In the resumption of
buying by merchants in the interior.
Under such conditions, they declared,
there must be gradual resumption
of mills all through the country.
But the ''let us alone" theory will
work more harm than good, accord
ing to some of the statements, IL a
proper check is not kept on the specu.
lator. He is the man, 1t Is explained,
who has worked much of the harm
and will work more If he is not taken
in hand.
Many of the responses are coming
in by mail, owing to the necessity OF
formal action by the various business
organizations, but the mass of tele-
grams and letters from all over the
country received daily indicate be-
yond any doubt that the National
Prosperity Association is producing
substantial benefits, and that the
fair deal, sunshine and square
meal" platform has touched a sympa-
thetic chord.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-14
The President On Rigelow.

Attending one of President Roose-
velt's luncheons, guest sought to
entertain the company with this an
ecdote:
When the Emperor of Germany
first got grapbophone he marveled
at it, and at once wanted to see how
It worked. He took it apart and thea
put it together again, perfectly read
iusting from memory every piece of
minute mechanism"
Mr.. Roosevelt was interested--till
he speaker added. THE Kaisers
friend, Poultney Bigelow, tells the
story"
At that Mr.. Roosevelt drew in his
breath and rejoined through set
teeth:
Il wish somebody would take
Poultney Bigelow apart and forgey
how to set him together again!"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-14
COMMERCIAL GULUml
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market ReDorts.
Dradstreets says:

Dradstreets says:
weather conditions have been un-
favorable to distributiye trade this
week, and rather quiet trade is re-
ported the country over. Jobbing
trade has remained quiet, with busi-
ness confined to small filling-in or
ders. Fall business has shown no
particular increase In activity, and
orders are still scarce. The dispo-
sitlon seems to be to let jobber car
ry the goods, and manufacturers are
likewise disinclined to make up
stocks ahead of orders. Collections
are still slow, and extensions asked
Tor or granted are still feature.
Thus far industrial output shows 1T
lie or no disposition to expand. Cur
tailment is still the feature in textile
lines, and some leading centers re-
port production 40 per cent. off the
normal. Iron and steel industries
show little change from the preced
ing quiet conditions, except that talk
of price reductions In the crude iron
branch is becoming more pro-
aounced, while finished lines hold at
previous quotations. Railway ton
mage is at a very low point, idle cars
have increased TO n record total, with
coal cars prominent, Indicating that
this trade is especially short of work.
Foreign trade is quiet as a whole,
but some Improvement is reported
In export demand for cereals after
The smahest weeks shipments in two
years. The best points in the situ-
alton are the more cheerful feeling
as to the ability of railroads to bor-
row and the undeniably good out
look for the winter wheat crop.
Business failures in the United
states for the week ending April 30
number 2S2. against 234 last week,
163 in the like week of 1907. 1879 in
1906, 1913 in 1905 and lie in 1904.