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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

c. A. Maurer is in Troy today on
business.
William Puffer has resigned his
position at +. E. Harris.
You can save money by getting
shoes at the Salvage Sale.
J. h. Judson of Arlington was in
town Monday on business.
p. f. Riley of Park street is en-
joying a couple weeks vacation.
Joe Levin's store will be open
every night during his present sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delori BeIrose of Troy
spent Sunday at their former home in
this town.
Hezekian Mason of the Soldiers
Home went TO New York Monday TO
spend a few days.
Mrs. Lucy Burt of Union street has
returned from Boston where she has
been spending several days.
%. w. Gates has moved from the
Fred Godfrey house on Morgan street
to Branch street extension.
Z
Misses Mary Hogan and Mary Glea-
son spent Sunday at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Patrick Purcell in Pownal
Perry B. Gardner is making extern
sive repairs on his residence on West
Main street Among the improve
ments will be new piazza.
Word has been received from New
York that Esther, the youngest daugh-
ter of Ex-Governor and Mrs. John G.
Mccullough, wno is suffering from
typhoid fever in New York is out OF
danger.
Joseph A. Evans went to New York
Monday afternoon on a business trip.
He will also visit his daughter. Doro-
thy who is an inmate of st. Mary's
hospital in the metropolis.
Theo A. Carpenter & Sons wishes
the public to know that they were not
asked to estimate ON the A. w. Var
ney job. consequently Mr.. Silks bid
was not 20 per cent under theirs.
! Among tne fishermen who have
+ been lucky since the present opening
of the trout fishing season is L. b.
Parker who recently spent a few
hours on the main stream east of the
village and returned with limit catch
of fine trout.
| William Kapitz, formerly of this
town, machinist's mate on the II. S, s
New York will sail with his ship to
Turkey leaving New York city on the
18th of June. 1t is expected that the
battleship will remain in European
waters a year or more visiting differ
ent ports all along the coast from
the Mediterranean Sea to Norway.
| The committee having in charge
the amusement program for the Troy
Elks field day at Rensselaer, park on
July have made application to the
Old Home Week Festival committee
at North Adams for the use of bal
loon on independence day. The Elks
intend to make a balloon fight one of
the features of this years celebration.
! George G. Wood of the Benning-
ton City band has received number
of applications from professional cor
net players who desire to locate here
and fill the vacancy for solo cornet
! in the band and opera house, Don.
Whitcomb having decidede to leave
town in the near future. Among 9th
ers Mr. Wood has received a letter
from b. c. McSneehy formerly a
member of Signor Iiberatis Concert
band. Mr.. McSheehy is a soloist of
note and a competent teacher and
bandmaster as well. He has played
several seasons on professional en-
lgagements with Mr.. Wood who will
exert every effort to secure his SER
vices for the band and orchestra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-25
A Card.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
II Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold 1t stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents.
pneumonia and consumption. Con-
tains no opiates. The genuine is in
yellow package.-Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-25
Those Corpuscles

In your blood, = red and white, -
keep you we'll II they are healthy,
cause you sickness IL diseased.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
WEST hARIEoRn

Rev. q. W. French spoke at the Baptist
church in Sharon Sunday afternoon.
Annie Hazen went to East Bethel Fri
day to visit her sister, Mrs. Charles
Adams.
c. s. Dimick went to Burlington Tues
day as delegate to the State Grange
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. c. Brockway and Mas
ter Conant spont Sunday with friends in
Lebanon, N. II.
Mrs. Albert Wood and daughter, Ruth,
went to Lowell, Mass, Friday to visit
Mrs. Woods father.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet in
the vestry Thursday afternoon for the
annual election Of officers and it is hoped
that every member will be present.
Rev. Mr.. Maynard OF Royalton will
assist our pastor in a weeks series OF
meetings to begin the 26th. And it is
hoped all win take an interest in this
work.
The Ladies' Aid sale was a success. A
goodly number attended and $50. 90 was
realized. An album quilt, which had
been pieced by the society, was purchased
and presented to the pastor and his wife.
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THE TURNING OF THE WORM
c Circumstances That Drove Mr.. Wick
let Into a Declaration Of
Independence.
q don't know what / shan do"

Il don't know what I shall do"
Mrs. Wicket looked at her husband
in the most abject despair.
Il am giving a bridge party to
night" she said. "and Mrs. Daily has
just telephoned-at the last moment,
of course-that she cannot come. That
leaves one seat to fill, and ! cannot
think of any one who win come to I'LL
in"
1T would be an insult to ask any
body under the circumstances" re-
piled Mr.. Wicket. How would 1t do. +"
he added, for me to take her placer
Mrs. Wicket thought
you don't play very well. she
said at last.
i would do my best"
Naturally. But that wouldn't be
much Of a help, Then | think 1t
would be rather embarrassing for the
women-you know they wouldn't be
at their ease with a man around"
Maybe not"
I'VE play for prize, and It wouldn't
be fair to those who sit at your table.
Besides, you might win-the worst
player often does"
That's so. ANY more reasons?"
You are always awkward, you
know, dear, when there are only wo-
men present. 1t sort of-well-makes
you uneasy"
Wicket turned.
Il suppose" he said. that you know
why offered to do thisT
why l."
Il offered to do It out Of the good
ness of my heart. did not want to
do 1t. / did II because | thought 1t
might help you out OF a dilemma l
cannot think Of anything that is so ut
terly distasteful to me as sitting down
at a bridge game with a lot Of silly
women. | thank Heaven every hour
of the day and night that | do not
know how to play bridge well. And
now. farewell"
Where are you going7
Il am going" replied Wicket in
high voice, ito have the time Of my
life, for once In my life. | have been
trying to please you SO long and be I'M
selfish that 1t may be hard, but shall
get along the best l can. am going
to the club. fill up and roll home just
about the moment that you are dis
tributing the prizes to your guests;
and l am only sorr- that you are go
ing to be short, for should like to
let as many women in this neighbor-
hood as possible know that there is
one man in it who has at last thrown
of the matrimonial yoke and hence
forth proposes to do as he id
pleases."
So saying Mr. Wicket departed,
leaving behind him a wide wake of
anguish.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
NORTH RANDOLPH

D. ]. Camp has a new planer in his
mill.
II. II. Bean is drawing lumber to Roy
alton for ID. j. Camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Cone spent few
days at Ray Walbridge's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dix Camp are in Burling-
ton this week attending the State Grange.
Mrs. H. A. Fletcher has been keeping
house for her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Trask,
while she was in Williamstown.
Don't forget the fair the Ladies' Aid
will hold in their hall Dec. II. A deli
cious mystery supper will be served.
There was a good attendance at the last
Grange meeting and the following officers
were elected for the coming year:-Mas-
ter, Arthur Gilman; overseer, Charles
Morse; chaplain, John Perham; steward,
Leslie Gilman; lecturer, Mrs. Charles
Morse; treasurer, Frank Parker; secre-
tary, Mrs. Frank Parker; Ceres, Mrs. Ar
thur Gilman; Pomona, Mrs. HAL Ben
nett; Flora, Mrs. Charles Farr; assistant
steward, Everett Edison; lady assistant
steward, lila Bradish. The next meeting
will be held Dec rs.
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Laroest Telearaph clroult.

Persia and its capital, Teheran, have
been very much before the public late
ly. but probably few people are aware
that the news which has come through
to London has passed over the longest
telegraph circuit In the world.
The distance between London and
Teheran by wire is 1000 miles, and
the operator In Teheran communicates
direct with the operator at the Lon
don end, automatic repeaters taking
the place of operators at ten places
along the circuit.
The first repeating station from
London is at Lowestoft, where the
wires enter the North sea, beneath
which they run for 200 miles to EN-
den. Hanover, whero the second auto
matte repeater continues the message.
Thence II is flashed to Berlin, War
saw. Rouno, Odessa, Kertch. Sukhum.
Kalen, Tihis and 'fauris, from each of
which stations 1t is instantaneously
forwarded without human interven-
ton. the telegraphist at Teheran, who
receives the message from Tauris, be-
ing the first operator to handle it
since II left London.
From Teheran the line then extends
TO India. but nowhere else is there a
circuit so long as that between Teher-
an and London.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
coRIN1h

Worthy Master W. E. woodcock and
bis wife are attending the State Grange in
Burlington this week.
Mrs. Henry Huntington and Mrs. Car
rie Huntington spent part of last week at
East Topsham with Mrs. Carroll Hood.
Rev. P. II. Perkins Was called to Wash
ington Saturday to preach the funeral SER
mon of Mr.. stratton, an aged citizen of
that town.
Eva Hooker is teaching in the Taplin
district. The other teachers are the same
as in the fall except Miss Colby of Cbel-
sea, who is teaching at the Corner.
There is to be a tree and Christmas ex-
ercises at the Meadow church on Christ
mas Eve. All are cordially invited to at
tend and help load the tree with presents.
School at the academy will begin Mon
day, Dec. 20, with Prof. George Kimball
as principal and Miss Grace Bishop of
vergennes as the primary and grammar
school teacher.
Bert and Dan Slack went to Manches-
ter, N. H., Saturday to see their father, c.
II. Slack, at the home of Pearly Chap
man, brother OF Mrs. Slack, instead Of
Mr.. Slack, as stated last week.
Corinth grange, No. 1915, held its an
nual election OF officers Friday evening"
Master, Frank r. DeGoosh; overseer,
David Sargent; secretary, Mrs. Florence
DeGoosh; treasurer, Earl Hastings; lee
turer, Agnes fuller; steward, Arthur TUT
Ter; assistant steward, Aaron Eastman; ;
lady assistant, Mrs. Belle Sargent; chap
lain, Mrs. Rose s. Wilson; gate keeper,
Mark Wilson; Pomona, Emma Hastings;
Ceres, Evelyn Woodcock; Flora, Anna
Hooker.
Mrs. Frank Winch came very near los
ing her life Friday morning by getting
choked with piece OF meat while eating
breakfast. DIR. Blodgett was called and
be succeeded in extracting the meat at
about 1 O'Clock in the afternoon. She
suffered intensely during the time it was
lodged there and her throat is very sore
and infiamed now. She had trouble with
her throat for some time and has had to
be careful about eating meat, apples or
any hard substance.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
The Human Fire Place.

THE body is a mandatory" said
a doctor recently 1T has to manufac.
ture bone and blood and muscle and
brain out of bread and butter, eggs.
beef and milk. and a wonderful pro
cess II is. Now, the first part Of the
process takes place in the mouth. and,
as in most factories, the first is the
most important. If a wrong start IS
made, everything that follows is put
wrong. II the food isn't well masti.
Gated and mixed with the saliva, the
stomach, the liver and the intestines
are thrown out Of gear.
Consequently, most Of the younger
doctors. the more advanced doctors,
are paying a great deal of attention to
the condition Of their patients teeth.
They know-to garble Shakespeare a
bit-that good digestion waits on
mastication. and health on both"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
WARRINGTON

Mrs. Bert Caldwell is i'll with the grip.
/. Q. Calet and sister, Miss Lucy Calef,
went to Boston last week to visit rela.
tives.
Miss Grace McAllister went Sunday to
Chelsea, where she has been engaged to
teacb,the winter term Of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Hyland and Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Whitcomb left Monday
for Burlington to attend the State Grange.
Edna Dashner, Ella CaIef, Fred Meal
lister and Frank Bradbury are home from
Goddard seminary for two weeks yaca-
tion.
Nathan Perkins Of Sudbury, Mass, was
in town recently calling on old friends.
Mr.. Perkins was a former resident of this
town.
Miss Leah Hamel OF 'Plainfeld and Jos
eph Lawler Of this town were married at
Plainfeld Tuesday, Dec. z. Mr.. and Mrs.
LAWYER are to reside in Washington.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
The Only Thing saw-wss a Dog.

lsmile of lively pleasure and said.
This is most kind Of you, am sure.
And did you make II yourself?'
She said, why, yes, Of course; and
il made II especially for you. You
like fudge. don't your"
| said. Indeed | do"
/ always tell such bald-headed lies
when I am driven into the field of
gallantry.
Mrs. Deggs tied the box with a
heavy cord.
II was useless 10 attempt to con.
real II anywhere about my per
son. The best could do, after a pain
,ful effort 10 button my coat over ii,
was to tuck II lengthwise under my
left arm and press il hard against my
ribs. To be sure, this gave me de-
,cidedly stir, not to say paralytic, ap-
lpearance, and ] believe it didn't do
the candy any good.
| However. ! determined to get away
from the candy as soon as was
safely out Of Mrs Deggs' affectionate
sight SO. when ! got to the end Of
the block ! casually dropped the box
down the basement stairway Of some.
ibody's house. ] think this would have
been all right II there had not been an
idle colored woman in the basement.
looking out Of the window. In view
of the fact that walked on quite un-
concernedly as the shoe-box elattered
down the iron steps. she probably
thought I was losing Il and didn't
know IT, At any rate. by the time I
was around the corner she came
putting after me with the shoe-box.
"Hi. mistahl" she shouted. You
done dropped 20 shoesi"
II there had not been a policeman
.sauntering down the street. I think I
should have run. At least. / should
have disputed the ownership Of the
box. As Il was. however. I took back
THE box without undue parley; merely
asking the black sculllon II she was
sure It was who had dropped IL She
said, Deed ! Is. boss. done seed
you drsp en-; an I Amt ebry pusson
would take de trouble to fotch EN-
back; deed. OATS de trufe; specially
when dey's got a ole man home wot
kin wear most any size shoe. I'm 20,
a misery in De back too. an dose an
pow'ful heavy shoes 70 run VII. dey
sure Is"
gave her the dime she vas biddlne
for and walked on
This time I carried the box length
wise. By its cord. and allowed Il q
swing careiessly By ny side. q.
though didn't think about Ii. mean
while casting about Tor 8 place 70 for
sake IL But there were too NAM
persons on the street and the pack
age vas TOO amazingly big and sue
Eestive 70 Be chucked quietly 10 on,
side, en- PEASANT without exciting com
iment
! A little farther on. however. n,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
one Let.er Nae. ! pInsrenee.

A single misprinted letter may pro
duce astonishing results. and even the
misleading Of a capital letter as a
small one may be disastrous. When
John Payne Collier died the London
press correctly gave a paragraph stat
ing that he had been buried in Bray
churchyard, near Maidenhead. a large
number Of friends being present at the
funeral. But provincial paper.
which presumably knew nothing OF
the notorious Shakespearean critic.
gave the same paragraph concerning
John Payne. a collier" and. to com.
plete the thing. headed Il The Bray
COlHery Disaster. London Chronicle.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

Mrs. Sarah vesper died Dec. and the
funeral was held at her late residence
Dec. u.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dutton visited
their daughter, Mrs. Frank Hyde, in
Woodstock two days last week.
About IS relatives and friends met at
Mrs. oramel Morse's Thursday evening
to remind Der that II was her birthday
anniversary. A pleasant evening was
spent and substantial tokens were left.
OFamel Morse was called to Bethel to
meet bis mother, Mrs. Jane Morse, Fri
day and take her to her daughters, Mrs
Clarence Dearing. She has been very
sick in Barre for the past month and Is
now just able 20 Be moved.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
FUDGE
By CLIFFORD HOWARD
copyright, BY J. B. Lippineott Coz

k@Opgli6AN ~ . - A~-PP'N~SNe ~
When Mrs. Deggs pressed the box
OF fudge into my hands | said: Thank
you" / always say, Thank you.
when anybody gives me anything. II
is a habit that was spanked into me
while I was yet quite a child Once,
when ! was about ten years old, my
Aunt Rebecca gave me a slap on the
ear and said, Take that, now!" and l
said. Thank you"
So il was with Mrs Degge's gift; !
accepted il, not because | wanted It,
but because of my polite weakness.
In the first place. ! don't like fudge
1t makes me sick; and in the second
place. | don't like It done up in a
shoe-box. This was quite a big shoe
box 1t was labeled Calf, 81 ID" and
] Judge 1t held about six pounds Of
this washy sweetness.
; To be sure, Mrs. Deggs meant we'll.
She was prompted by kindly desire
TO repay me in a small way for my in
,huence In securing a position for her
Bon nam IN the alFttttitdnlhB utpai
ment / once asked her how she had
come to give her boy such name as
that, and she told me that his real
name was Hammond Poor Ham,
He will always be suggestive OF the
lunch-counter, whichever way you look
Mt him When / called on the com
missioner at the city hall and told him
j had come to see him about Ham
,mond Deggs he seemed trife sur
prised, but said he would be pleased
to do what he could for me, as he was
himself quite partial to ham and eggs.
{ was very glad TO be able to help
the old lady and her Hammy. but |
should have been better pleased had
she not thought 1t necessary to go to
the trouble and expense of making me
shoe-boxful of fudge. couldn't
hurt her feelings by declining II, nor
did like to suggest that II was ex-
,pected to tote that box home in broad
daylight l should prefer to have It
wrapped up. So l merely put on
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

Miss Nellie vose was in Bethel day
recently.
DR.. F; A. Edmunds was in BrattIebOrC
last week.
Doris Holland has been on the sick list
the past week.
L. E. Lamb and Frank Fisk were in
Rutland Saturday.
Miss Grace Ranney was very i'll last
week but is some better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Holt are attending
the State grange in Burlington this week.
Mrs. 2. W. Day of Franklin is the
guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Ranney.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

Whenever you have cough or cold,
just remember that Folsy's Honey and
Tar will cure il. Remember the name,
Foley's Honey and Tar, and refuse sub
stitutes.
II. A. Leonard, Randolph, c. E. Black,
South Royalton, D. o. Goodno, Roches-
ter, P. II. Totman, North Tunbridge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
a card.

The Ladies' Social circle OF the Univer-
salist church desires to thank those who
assisted and patronized the annual supper
and fair and those whose generous con-
tributions made the purchase OF the new
bell possible; also the many whose will
ing hands helped to raise and place
the bell in the steeple.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
a Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agre
to refund the money on q 50-cent bottl
OF Greene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar II /
fails to cure your cough or cold. We ais,
guarantee q 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
F. c. Bachelor, Braintree.
Levi Abel, East Braintree.
Sprague & sprague, East Randolph.
E. J. Prince, South Randolph.
d. l. Nichols, Roxbury.
G. A. Tilden, Roxbury.
n. A. Leonard, Randolph.
V. A. Grant, Randolph.
R. @. Morton, Randolph.
G. H. Bigelow & Son, East Bro0kfeld.
q. n. Miller, Bethel.
ID. o. Goodno, Rochester.
81 H. c Hubbard, Granville.
c. J. stockwell, Hancock.
q. B. Fish, Stockbridge.
J. A. Chedel a Co., Gaysville.
W. p. Smith. East Bethel.
]. H. Buck, East Bethel
A. n. King & Son. Tunbridge.
d. d. Moulton, Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

A man may not resent an aspersion
against himself. but be win defend the
accuracy OF his thermometer to his
last breath.-Topeka Capital
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

win cure not only fresh cold, bot one Of those
stubborn coughs that usually hang on formoDths
Give Il trial and prove its worth. a5c, Soc. ane
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
PITTsFIElD

Ladies' hair work. Mrs. H. H. Bean,
1872 Webster St., Rocxland, Mass.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16
EAST BETHEL

A. A. storrs is building a large new
poultry house.
Dana p. Greene has returned from a
three weeks vacation at Norwich, Conn.,,
and vicinity.
Waldo Rogers, who has been i'll long
time, is living with his son, Allen.
Mr.. Rogers is confined to the house.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-16

Mondays Randolph Market.
The following prices we're realized BY
sellers at Randolph stores and markets
last Tuesday mot retail):-
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-11-13
COURT ASKED TO STOP ExPENpf.
TUREs BASED ON TWO AND
HALF MILLS LEVY.
FRIENDLY TEST CASE
In Petition Filed Willard Bennett Ayers
Valuations in State Next Year viii
Exceed $4,000, COO and That ir,post
Laid for That TweIsemonth Is IN
Violation Of Constitution.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily MiSsoulan
Helena. Nov. 12-Application was
made today tn the supreme court by
Willard Bennett of this city for an
order restraining the state board of
examiners from exnending money
next year on an income based on a
two and half mills state tax.
The applicant AYERS ii is a matter of
general belief that the assessed valua-
alton of property in Montana next
year will exceed $500. .0oa. 900 and that
under the constitution the levy should
be but mill and half. and that
unless the court intervenes the board
would levy the higher tax A general
demurrer has been filed by Attorney
General Gaien and the matter will be
heard tomorrow morning by the court.
Gunn and Rash appeared for the
petitioner.
The suit Is n friendly test case, to
decide the question upon which Attor-
ney General Galen gave an opinion a
Few days ago To the effect that even
II the valuation exceeded $500, ,0O0, 600 as
the legislature had provided for the
larger levy for 1910 it must be made.