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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-31
CARTER TO
DEVELOP HIS
ADDITION IMMEDIATELY.
Several Hundred Thousand Dol
lars to be Spent During 1909
in Improving our City.

To say that Johnson City will
grow by leaps and bounds during
the coming year will be stating
nothing more than the truth
and to back up the assertion we
herewith give you some of the
facts gathered from those who
know.
In the first place, bids for the
erection of the new government
building will be opened on the
9TH of January, and the contract
awarded Immediately thereafter.
Congressman Walter P. Brown
low has asked congress for an
additional $4,000, which will
make a total of $105, 900 to be
put in the building, outside of
the foundation and basement,
which Mr.. Carter will put in, be-
sides giving the lot. around
which he is to put cement side
walks.
Mr.. Carter will begin the foun-
dation work promptly after the
contract is awarded and the plans
received.
Thus records the first event.
Just as soon as the weather
opens up, and street work can be
done, Walnut street is to be
paved. and cement sidewalks laid
on both sides from Buffalo to
street leading up to West End
Heights.
A lot has been purchased on
the corner of Buffalo and Walnut
by some prominent noueyed
man, who will build $4,000
model market house and grocery.
Work on this will begin at an
early date, as the plans are under
way now.
In the early spring Mr., Carter
will erect $50,000 hotel. This
he is under bond TO do. This
work must be finished during the
year. Thus, Johnson City is to
have a modern and commodious
hotel.
A modern office building is to
be begun at the same time and
finished during the year, and also
large store building for model
department store.
Again. The work will be started
and finished on the new depot,
and it is more than likely that
the Southern will join in and
build it a large union depot.
Plans are also on foot TO builc
in the Carter addition a thorough
ly equipped and down to date
opera house.
The above are facts-cold, hare
facts-and it is but the matter o
few days until most of this
work will be started.
The 100000 flour and !eeC
mill is an assured fact. TIL,
project is just as certain as th'
building Of the postofhce. Thi
statement comes straight. Th,
parties simply have been waiting
the finishing of the c., c, & o
railway to a point where the.
could connect with the N. & w
and c. & O. railroads, and tn
finishing through to Bostic, N. c.
in order to get milling in tran
sit rate on their shipments o
grain from the west. This mil
will be built this spring and sum
mer and ready for :he whea
harvest.
Events number two.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-31

"Did you enjoy the play last night?'
"No. 1t was awful. l could write Q
better one myself" "H.m. Then II
must be bad. d."-DetToit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
THE BAND FAIR
Record Attendance at Academy Hall
Last Evening.

Academy hall was packed to the
doors last night. According to the
band records the door receipts last
night were larger than for any previ-
GUS single night and "the academy"
made a record for attendance.
The program opened with several
selections by the Manchester Union
band which was theg uest of the local
organization last night. The soprano
solos by Miss Belle Smith and the clar
met solos by Frank Frazier were ses-
pecially fine.
The hit of the evening was the So
los by Master Harold p Bennett,
Manchester's boy soprano. His rem
dition of 'School Days" was heartily
applauded. The dancing opened with
an old fashioned quadrille and contin-
ued until one a. m. Nearly 1000 tick
cts have been sold for the prize of
$40 in gold and the lucky one will re-
ceive that amount tonight. A concert
by Woods orchestra. Mrs. Mary S.
Healy soprano and Frank Hurley in
trombone SOLOS will be the program
tonight. Dancing will begin at and
close at IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
HERMIT GIVES 1T UP
Old Man Finally Accepted Help But
Hated to Yield.

Hiram Francis of Wells. ninety-one
years old, has at last been taken in
charge by the town, his case having
again been brought TO the attention of
the authorities through the suffering
of the stock on the farm. The old man
lives alone In a miserable shack on the
mountain about six miles from the vii
lage of Wells. 1t was discovered re-
Gently that his cattle and sheep were
in a starving condition and when they
were let out of the barn some of them
were so weak that they fell to the
ground.
The case was reported to Humane
officer Tower of Rutland and he in
structed the poor master of the town
to take charge of the case. Despite
he protests of Mr.. Francis the town
has taken charge of the stock and the
old man, and it is probable that a
guardian will be appointed.
1t will be remembered that Francis
case was brought to the attention of
Mr. Tower last February and when he
visited the place he found the old man
with a badly frozen foot and his live
stock in starving condition Relief
was furnished against the mans will.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
nd soundness Doci He Girl Because
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. /.

Dr. Hartman Offering perun the public regular pharmacies
cal product Just as ethical compound put for the medical
profession No sanng OF medical ethics find fault with il TH1
PRINCIPAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS prominently Incorporated
label the bottle people know that claims made for Pa
have true justification
The only departure shall make from medical ethics in the conduct Of
affairs future the that
sell product TO TIE PEOPLE
five would agree sell doctors only advertise for doctors only
then the medical fraternity would be obliged recognize Peuna bng
entirely within their approval
BUT WE SHALL NOT DO THIS
We shall continue offer Pna the people, We shall continue
the people claims Puna household remedy We au
supply the people with free literature teaching them how
medicine teaching them how avoid disease teaching many things
We shall continue do this whether the medical
profession like it not
proposing from this time take the public into confidence
Notwithstanding that mtato and ubsu will be attempting
put something which they consider good Peruna going
aside the veil Of secrecy and allow chooses know exactly
OF WHAT PERUNA Is COMPOSED
ought disarm all criticism We that crit
cism will continue pxt other envou
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
DRINK PLENTY WAFER.
Advice sad Prescription BY Eminent Au-
thority to Cure Kidney aud BLADDER.


"The people here do not drink
enough water to keep healthy" ex
claimed we'll known authority. 1.-THE
numerous cases of stomach trouble,
kidney and bladder diseases and rheu-
matism are mainly due to the fact that
the drinking of water, natures great
est medicine, has been neglected.
Stop loading your system with pat.
ent medicines and cure-alls; but get
on the water wagon: II you are really
sick, why of course. take the proper
medicines-plain common vegetable
treatment, which will not shatter the
nerves or ruin the stomach"
When requested for such a, prescrip-
ton for the cure of rheumatism and
kidney trouble the answer was: "You
must make the kidneys do their work
they are the filters of the blood. They
must be made to strain out of the
blood the waste matter and acids that
cause rheumatism; the urine must be
neutralized so it will no longer be a
source of irritation to the bladder and
most of all, you must keep these acids
from forming in the STOMACH. This
Is the cause of stomach trouble and
poor digestion. For these conditions
would suggest the following prescrip-
ton: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla,
three ounces. Mix by shaking we'll in
bottle and take in teaspoonful doses
after each meal and at bedtime, but
don't forget the water Drink plenty
and often.
But unless you go to the trouble to
ask the druggist for the Dandelion and
Sarsaparilla separately, and then buy
one ounce Kargon Compound. in an
original (unopened) package, plainly
printed, Guaranteed No. 10S under Ma
tional Drug Law, and mix the Kargon
with the other ingredients at your
home, you had better not use this eff
| fective prescription at all. 1t may be
worse than useless, perhaps even harm
full and your money wasted. Under
no circumstances accept the prescrip-
ton already prepared nor accept any
excuse for Offering 1t to you that way.
Purchase separately the Kargon Com
pound No. los Guarantee as explain
ed above, and mix these ingredients at
home yourself, or don't use at all.
This valuable information and SIM
pie prescription should be posted up in
each household and used at the first
sign of an attack of rheumatism, back
ache or urinary trouble, no matter
how slight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
People Who Object to
Liquid Medicines Can
Now Secure Peruna
Tablets.

foreign lands until people Of all the world supplied with this valu
able household remedy
WE CLAIM PERUNA TO cATARRH REMEDY Buy
try If helps honest and acknowledge that has helped
will publish your statement exactly furnish
away words If you wish win
publish portrait connection with it We will not this without
written request, without your entire consent
thousands of people chronic arh phases
locations At that what the through unsolicited
will many thousand spite Of fabricated
ISLANDERS to the contrary
WE GUARANTEES EVERY BOTTLE OF PERUNA TO CONTAIN THE
INGREDIENTS PRINTED ON THE LABEL
We guarantee that every testimonial absolutely uen the
exact language of the tesifer
guarantee that photograph published the photograph Of the
person whose bears that every word testimonial author
lied by the hand that signed it.
determined opponents being er than they
dealing We determined meet hhod
truth dupiciy with candor innceriy with sincerity
that the will appreciate stand We believe
dealers in Pena will applaud We
ponn viii be obliged acknowledge finally that Peruna is not only
useful remedy but the GREATEST HOUSEHOLD MED
CINES ON THE CONTINENT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR DAY
Union Rally of Bennington Young Peo-
pies Societies at Methodist Church.

The Christian Endeavor movement
will be twenty seven years old to-
morrow. From it have come the Ep-
worth League and the Baptist Young
Peoples Union and various other
young peoples organizations. The
movement all told probably enrolls
about 100000 people and Christian
Endeayor services are carried on by
the natives of every nation under the
sun.
The young people will celebrate
the crystallzation of this movement
by union rally at 6 o'clock in the
Methodist church. Secretary Davis,
of the Y. NC. A. will preside at the
service and a special choir gathered
from all the societies will lead the
music and render special selections.
Rev. Bruce Gilman, of Pittsfield, Mass.
former president of the Massachusetts,
Baptist Young Peoples Union. will be
the speaker The public is invited to
this service. 1t must begin promptly
and close promptly. Be on hand at
six o'clock sharp.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01

bold relief. The view presented by
these mountains from Punta Arenas Is
magnificent, and the spectator feels as
IL he were entering upon totally new
and different country from that passed
in coming from Cape Virgins.
When Punta Arenas was reached
and the ships of Rear Admiral Evans
feet anchored off the port, the officers
and men have the best time of the year
in which to see the town and country
thereabouts. The warmest weather at
Punta Arenas occurs in December
January and February, when the
mean temperature is about "a degrees
and the days long.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
MRS RoLLIN s. cHILDs DEAD
Former Resident Of Bennington Dies
From Apoplexy.

FTon SPopieNys
Mrs. Julia A. (Esterbrook) Childs.
aged so years. wife Of Rollin 8. Childs
of Brattleboro, well known through his
utilization with the Democratic party,
died Monday night, January q, Of apo
plexy. Mrs. Childs was born in Brat.
tleboro, September 1, 1S47 and was the
only child of George w. and Ann (God.
dard) Esterbrook, her father being a
we'll known merchant. She attended
the Brattleboro public schools and Mrs
Lucy Chase's private school and May
2. 1871 she was married to Rollin S.
Childs.
For time she lived in Bennington,
also in Wilmington and for a number
of years they travelled through the
United States. Mr.. Childs work as
representative of a life insurance COM
pany required his presence in different
sections of the country. Formerly
Mrs. Childs was an active worker in
he Universalist church Of which her
father was liberal supporter. Her
father died ten years ago but her
mother survives.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
SHEEP BREEDERS MEETING
May Unite with Ohio and New York
observation-disclosures Elected.

Middlebury, Jan. 30.--At the annual
nseting of the - Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders Association. held here
yesterday afternoon. papers relating
to the breeding of sheep were read by
President +. L. Bissell, of Shoreham,
and l.. o. Webster of Whiting. 1t
was voted to join the Ohio association
provided the New York association
took similar action.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, f. N. Bissell of Shoreham;
vice-president, c. NJ. Remele. OF Mid
dlebury and l.. s. Brunette of Bird.
port; secretary and treasurer, Charles
A. Chapman of North Ferrisburg
directors. J. c. s. Hamilton, G. II.
Sturtevant of Bridport and l.. A.
Webster of Whiting.
Eighteen members were present.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
AN ACT OF GOD
Central Vermont Doesn't Want to Pay
for Cloudburst Damages

Montpelier, Jan. 30.-The case OF
John Eagan against the Central Yer
mont Railway company for damages
to his lumber plant in the cloudburst
in June 1902, at Middlesex, was argued
in Supreme court today. He was
awarded a verdict of $5SS3 in County
court The railroad claims it was
not to blame for the deluge on the
ground that it was an act of God, and
that under ordinary circumstances
the culvert would have taken care of
rain storms, as it had done for so
years before.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
CHIMNEY ON FIRE
Department Called Out This Forenoon
Mo Damage Results.

Shortly before 10 o'clock this fore
noon an alarm was rung In from box
rs at the corner of Grove and County
streets for burning chimney in the
house occupied by Fillmore Paddock
on Bradford street. Realizing that a
fire once started in the gale that pre-
vailed would soon be beyond all con-
troll the department responded with
unusual promptness and in the face
of the storm hauled the apparatus up
Gage street to find on arrival that
there was happily but little. need for
its services.
The chimney was large one and
the fire had started from the bottum
making It all the more difficult to put
out. A set OF ladders was put In place
and the usual application Of salt soor
checked the fire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
SENIORS TO GO TO WASHINGTON
Graduates Of BrattIeboro High School
Next June are Planning Trip.

Brattleboro, Jan. 31.-The senior
class of the high school has about
$3.50 in it's Washington fund at pres
ent and hopes to raise about $500
more as the result of its forthcoming
fair and by other means. The trip
will cost about $500 but the present
class wishes to raise sufficient money
to leave a balance to the junior class
as nest egg for its fund next year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
ANTlSALOON LEAGUE MEETS
Receipts for Year $5,670.44, with Bal
ance of 1888 in Treasury.

Burlington, Jan. 31.-The ninth an
nual meeting of the board of trustees
of the Vermont Anti-Salooh League
was held here this afternoon. About
thirty persons were present. The re-
port of Supt3 G.. ]. Ferguson was pre-
scented. The treasurer. e. G.. Evans,
showed that the total receipts were
$5.670.44 and the balance in the treas
ury, $33.6S The policy of the league
will be to continue the fight for no
license The work of the superinten-
dent is commended. DR.. Charles H.
Dunton, of Poultney, presided.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
Congress Rises En- Masse
For Roosevelt Ovation.
SAVAGE ATTACK ON TRUSTS.
President Bitterly DenOunCeS Stand.
ard Oil and Railroads.
DEMOCRATS APPLAUD TO ECHO.


stoned Documents Ever Issued by
Executive From white HoSse He
Bin mes Speculative Folly and Dis
honesty of Men of Millions For the
October Panic, Which Has Wrought
So Much Evil TO the Common Peo-
ple-Wealthy Law Defers, He Says.
Seek to shield Themselves For
Wrongdoing by Ascribing Bad Mo-
tives tn Those Who Have Tried to
Put a stop to Many Great Evils.
WASHINGTON. Feb. president
Roosevelt has sent Il special message
to congress, which has created big
sensation. 1t is one of the most viru-
lent and impassioned documents he
has written since he has been in the
White House.
The president bitterly assails the
Standard Oil company and the great
railroad combinations for their attacks
on his policies and says they are
spending money like water to discredit
him.
He declares there is a conspiracy
against him by the reactionaries of the
country with the object of blaming
him for the industrial depression, but
that he will keep right on In his fight
against law defying wealth.
In making some of his principal
points in his attack on big corpora
lions he says:
II do not believe for moment that
the actions of this administration have
brought on business distress. 1t Is due
to the speculative folly and fragrant
dishonesty o" few men Of great
wealth.
"They seek to shield themselves from
the effects of their own wrongdoing by
ascribing it to the actions of those
who have sought to put Il stop to the
wrongdOlng.
But If 1t were true that to cut out
rottenness from the body polite meant
a momentary check TO an unhealthy
seeming prosperity ! should not for
one moment hesitate to put the knife
to the corruption.
"There Is no justification for Il feel
ing of gloominess over the situation.
There is no nation so absolutely sure
of ultimate success as ours
80 nj Il
other great corporations on the admin
istration's action in prosecuting wrong
full acts have been given wide circula-
ton lately by writers and speakers
who act as the representatives of pred
atory wealth accumulated by all
forms of iniquty.
"Certain wealthy men of this stamp
whose conduct should be abhorrcnt ia
every man of ordinarily decent con
science and who commit the hideous
wrong of teaching our young men
that phenomenal business success must
he based on dishonesty have during
the last few months made it apparent
that they have banded together t.
work for Il reaction.
1.-THE extraordinary violence of tn,
assaults upon our policy and the enor
nous sums Of money spent show tn,
anger and terror which our publ,
actions have caused the corrupt mel
of wealth to feel in the very marrow
OF their being"
Mr. Roosevelt says he will keep OF
his course and renews his recommended
tons for the enactment of Legislation
that will give the federal government
supervision of the financial and phys
zeal operation of railroads and contro
of law defying wealth.
The president refers with very stron.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01

success OF Peruna VIII commune 70 ind
fault But we are determined to give
such people no just complaint
PERUNA Is A GREAT MEDICINE
It has become a household word In
millions of homes. Our faith in the
remedy is stronger than ever. Every
uaar ma axnacf IA aafo hlish nauu ,,lanfa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont, snow and much colder to-
night. Sunday fair, colder with a
cold wave.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-01

Don't forget that tonight will be the
last night of the band fair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
The Gas Monopoly: A Study in Capitalize
ton and Values.

The Civic Washington, Organization of people for the
purpose studying improving conditions talked about the
public utility corporations evening The Civic Cen
composed people entertaining extreme views its discus
academic question Of the desra
by regulating question that
regulation policy only of the
problem the discussion somewhat Poness
meeting placed the hands Of
persons the of little pamphlet pub
organization presenting views of the public utility
Washington obviously had been prepared
fairness of statement 1t is worth
consideration the
the company;
Tbe original capitalization of Washington Light Company
S5OOOO report tradition, belief
actual cash put for its extension and de-
veIopmnt
grant tha represents all
Washington Company,
voluntary gift people Washington
the Washington Gas Light Company But this would be and
of the value of he franchise of the Washington
Of a Therefore
Washington acceptance Light
today S7SOOOOO
eight may
that the value of the franchise IN about has increased
100000; say year
average capitalized gift Washington
Gas Light Company
value of the Washington Gas Light Compan franchise than
Sever earning
power o Washington Gas Light Company.
Il blame the for accepting nobody
accepting g but well pity the
people who gifts upon company.
Washington Company price
gasso says; you showing
of franchise
extent children Washington
Gas Light Company cannot reduce the price of gas"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
worall-wheatley Wedding.

Miss Catherine Wheatley and Richard
P. WorraH, of New York, were married
yesterday at noon in the parlors OF the
shoreEam Hotel The parlors and uhe
banquet hall were beautifully decorated
with American Beauty roses
TIE ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. I. s. G. Pierce, Of the Unitar-
ian Church. The bride wore a beautiful
gown Of white satin, with white
aigrettes in her hair. She carried lilies
OF the valley ard white orchids. A
diamond necklace, the git of the groom,
was the only ornament worn.
A breakfast followed the ceremony,
at which the following guests ~~ere pres
ent, Mrs. Anna Wheauey, sister of the
bride, who was becomingly gowned in
Alice blue cloth with garniture of gold
tissue: Mr.. and Mrs. c II. Jones, Miss
Natalie Buckley, Mrs NOilleau,S of New
York; Mrs. Alvin Sydenham, Miss
Brandt, Of London; John Barrett, Barry
Buckley, Richard Buckley, Thomas Ha-
varney, OF Paris; DR.. Pierce, Mauchlin
\evfn, and Jackson Elliott.
Mr.. and Mrs. WOrreu left Washington
during the afternoon for n Southern
trip. They will 90 to New York on their
return and reside at the Plaza for the
present
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
SOCIETY ATTENDS
THE CHARITY BALL

Mrs. Somers. Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Thomas
+. Walsh. Representative Mckinley,
Senior Pulido and Senior ArOsemena.
Representative Mckinley had with him
in his box Senator and Mrs. Scott,
Senator and Mrs. Hopkins, and Miss
Ma tbs. With Mrs. William Belden No.
bic were Miss Marion Oliver, Miss
Yulee Noble. Mr. Montagna. Gist Blair,
DR.. Wallace NeH, and Mr.. TripIett, of
Kentucky. Mr.. ArOsemena entertained
IN honor % the Misses Shaw, daughters
Of the former Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Elizabeth Stauffer
Moore. with whom the Misses Shaw are
staying, chaperOned the party. which in
cluded Miss Irene Moore and Captain
WigmOre.
Other patrons OF the event were Mr..
and Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mr.. and
Efrs. Perry Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Ffoulke. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Hichborn, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Phillips.
Seantor and Mrs. Foraker, Senator and
Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Timmons. Senator
and Mrs. Flint, Mrs Converse, Mrs.
Hoyt, Mrs. Ridgely, and Miss Halford.