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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
MANCHESTER FAIR
IS TO OPEN BIG
TOMORROW
The Rejuvenated Exposition Of
The BattenkiII Valley
THREE DAYS STAR SHOW
Exhibition In All Departments Ex-
pected to Be the Best Ever
Seen at Manchester

Manchester, Sept. 13.-Manches-
ter's rejuyenated fair will open tomor-
row, Sept IA and continue three days
1t will be a lively and spirited invas-
ion and a big concourse of people is
expected from all southwestern Yer
mont
An agricultural fair is an education
al institution in itself, and the an
nual family gatherings here are most
enjoyable. Everyone should come
Those in the immediate vicinity hav-
ing once attended, cannot be prevail
ed upon to remain at home. Come!
and don't miss the extraordinary eX-
.cellence of everything to be viewed
on the grounds
There may be no gas-inflated bal
loon but astonishing gas-tronomic
feats will occur at irregular intervals.
1t is rumOred that peanuts and pop
corn will be profusely plentiful, while
Adams Ale, for which Manchester is
famed, and other soft and easy drinks
will be copiously abundant. No hard
drinks or drinkers allowed All
proper provision for man and beast,
as well as for autos or any stray air
ohlpS' may bc pipSulSu III thS ShSipS-
ure
The weather as predicted by all
prophets, will be fair, although it may
rain, in which case ample shelter is
afforded by the numerous buildings
and tents
The grandstand furnishes spacious
seating capacity for those interested
in the races The numerous noted
horses entered in these events out
step any entries of recent years, and
all participating in the trotting may
be sure of justice being melted out by
the management. The races will be
won by the best horses and will oc-
cur on the track and not in the judi
ges stand or in tne barn. as has some
times been the case, ESQ they say')
and the competition will prove in
tensely interesting.
For the small boy (and Crib will be
found vendors of small tTinkets and
whips Ike those you bought last
year. either useful or ornamental-not
to mention 'squawkers-but they are
nothing to blow about.
The chajtering in the poultry tent,
which is a fowl habit, will revive
memories of the grand and brave old
days OF farming, and any Granger of
the present time can assure you that
farms of Southern Vermont can no
longer be regarded as abandoned in
any sense.
The great literary attraction will
occur Wednesday afternoon when an
address will be given by Hon ID. J.
Foster which will be followed by
speech from 1t Gov John A. Meade
who is expected to boiler for help.
Excellent music will be a prominent
feature of the entire fair. Ample po
lice guards will be in attendance, so
YOU may be sure you will not be
crowded, disconnected or molested.
The display in Floral hall will prob
ably eclipse anything this side of
Mars and everyone attending should
make an entry in some department.
The premiums are paid in cold cash,
which is a great desideratum. We
have time only to call your attention
to the displays of fruit, vegetables
flowers, hardware, furniture, farming
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
BAD SPILL ON TRACK
Five Horses in Heap at North Ad-
ans Fair

North Adams, Sept. 13.-The Old
Home week racing card resumed Sat
urday, witnessed by 5000 people, was
marred by wat was at first thought
to be a fatal accident, when five out
of nine of the horses in the 2.26 trot
and pace piled up directly in front of
the grandstand
The women in the grandstand were
panic stricken, and some of them
tainted. The spill was caused by the
breaking of the hopples on the horse
Ventuer. Ventuer fell, unseated his
driver and wrecked the sulky. Little
Princess, driven by Martin Fitzpatrick
OF Great Darlington. rushed in on
Ventuer and piled up on him, with
Fitzpatrick in the heap. Theodore X.
tried to get around at the moment,
but swerved the sulky SO much that
the driver was unSeated and the horse
went on.
Silver d. plowed into the heap at
this point AS fast as possible the
norses were untangled, and Fitzpat-
rick was carried off the track uncon-
scious and believed to be dead. He
proved to be only slightly hurt over
the nose and on the forehead. He
was one of the two in the spill to re-
sumo the race and was wildly cheered
when he came up to score.
Little Princess and Ventuer were
cut and Silver ID. was bruised. The
starter allowed all the horses in the
spill to resume, as no carelessness
was attached to any driver. But only
Little Princess and Ventuer OF the
spill returned. Theodore X without
a driver ran the heat as steady as a
rock and was applauded.
Old Home week ended in the even
ing in blaze of fireworks The
streets we're filled with people and
there was high carnival everywhere.
There never before was such Sat
urday evening in this city. When the
day cleared this forenoon the festivi-
ties, including the Hoosac valley agri-
cultural society's fair, stopped yester-
day because of the rain, were resum-
ed
The civic parade scheduled for Fri
day was held at noon. The float by
Hoosac lodge, New England Order of
Protection, won first prize for frater-
nal floats. and the North Adams Tai
low company won first for merchants
exhibits A burlesque of Company NJ
MVM, in the late war won first for
miscellaneous creations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13

implements, etc. etc. You will see
them when you come. Don't forget
the cattle show. 1t is worth travel
ling miles to see, and a high degree of
merit VIII be found among the saeep.
PIGS and horses. Fun-makers galore
VIII be interspersed throughout the
grounds, and ii you have never visited
the Manchester fair do not let this
chance slip by Your friends and rel
atlVes Will be here. It's a lone time
since YOU have seen them ALL
remember the exhibit by Albert
lledke. the pastry manager at the IA
nous Equinox House cuisine He will
not make bread here much longer-it
is long enough nowhere will be one
lohI as tall as any six foot loafer
present Just notice his huge cake.
raised layer on layer, 10 inches in di,
ameter. How would you like to sur
round that
Ihen there's another one II niche.
IN diameter that is fearfully and won
derfully made. While you are doing
the cake walk, you may stumble over
the Jelly roll, two feet in length; and
don't mince matters when you come
TO the pie 10 inches through yum
yum
miscellaneous performances will oc-
cur continuously in front of the grand
stand and for any further information
we would most respectfully refer you
TO the fair book already distributed
for miles around.
The minstrel troupe from New York
which will be in attendance adds col
)r to the project
II we have neglected to mention any
other specialties, it is from lack of
space and proper Instruction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
ADMIRAL DEWEYs VIEWS
He Says He Thinks Both Peary and
Cook Reached the Pole

Hot Springs, Va, Sept 13.-'I have
no doubt it will be found that both
Peary and Cook reached the goal of
their great ambition" commented Adj
miral Dewey who is spending the
summer here.
In view of the regrettabe contro-
versy that mas arisen in the matter"
said the admiral, II have nothing to
say regarding the merits or dement's
of the respective claims of the two
explorers. We all must wait until we
are in possession of the scientific data
which the two men are undoubtedly
only too eager to give the world
In the meantime, | prefer to be-
lleve that the claim of each disting-
uisaed American is true, Their
achievements in the past are so great
that it does not seem possible that
either of them would risk his reputa-
ton in falsehood Anyway, the rec
ords of their astronomical observa-
tons will tell their own story"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
A CLEAN BASEBALL TEAM
Harry Watson Enjoyed His Season
With Bennington

marry watson Enjoyed His Season
With Bennington
My dear Ed was greatly disap-
pointed at the rain last Sunday which
prevented our Pittsfield game, as
did not have chance to say goodbye
20 yourself and the others. | want to
take this opportunity to express my
satisfaction at the hne treatment ac-
corded me this past summer, and to
say that | enjoyed my work with you
immensely. You gathered together
rs clean a crowd of ball players as
ever represented a town and it does
YOU great credit Ed. The town fans"
should appreciate what you nave done
for them this summer in baseball and
this season should go down in history
as one of Eennington's best and most
successful teams.
After the last game will you kindly
give my bat to Cable Prindle and ask
him to give it to my brother | shall
want it another year.
Kindly remember me to all the boys
ed and give them my very best wish
os for success in the next two games.
With the best of good wishes for
your success | am,
Most cordially your friend,
Harry T. Watson.
Leominster, Mass, Sept 9, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
UNsANITARY PLUMBING
Inspect Your PIumbing--lt is Essen
tia That il be Safe.

Editor the Banner.-The condemna
lion by the State Board of Health Of
the courthouse and jail, In this viii
lage, and tne publication Of the rules
Of that board relative to lawful
plumbing, should make the people OF
this town sit up and take notice"
The plumbing of the county build
ings is in exact accord with that of
house after house in this town. My
attention has recently been called to
example after example of this sort
Of unsanitary plumbing and | write
Ibis so that occupants OF houses and
lotels shops and factories may take
warning
1t is infinitely safer not to be con
nected with the public sewers, than to
be depending on unsanitary plumbing
which is almost sure death ultim-
ately. Plumbers are liable to be pros
ecuted if guilty.
H. L. Stllson, Health officer
Bennington, Vt, Sept 10, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
PRIESTS ExcoMMUNIcATED
twenty-five Canadians Refused to
Obey the Orders of the Holy See

Montreal, Sept 13.-Because they
refused to obey an order issued by the
Pope and communicated through their
archbishop, 20 priests of the College
of Marieville, near St Hyacinthe,
have been communicated.
About a year ago the Marieville col
lege building was burned. Through
Canon Lemieux, the superior, a re-
quest was made to Monsignor Bernard
for permission to establish the college
at ST. Johns. The request was refus-'
ed and an appeal to the Holy See at
Rome resulted in the same way. The
priests of the college then took the
matter into their own hands; prepar-
ations for securing a site for the
building were set on foot at st. Johns
and the whole body was transferred
To that place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
INJURIES PROBABLY FATAL
Moses Gardner of Rutland Hurt II
Railroad Accident

Burlington, Sept. 13.-Moses Gard
ner of Rutland lies in a critical con
dition at the Mary Fletcher hospital
in this city as the result OF an accid-
ent at Shelburne Friday night. With
both arms and one leg broken and in
ternal injuries, ne is not expected to
recover.
He was rear brakeman on south
bound Rutland railroad freight and
jumped his train at Shelburne at
about midnight last night to flag a
passenger following, while the freight
pulled on to a siding to let it pass. Be
ing but a short time In the employ of
the road, he was not familiar with the
yard at Shelburne and swung off a
trestle and fell to the banks of the La
Platte river, so feet below.
His train mates did not miss him,
but his groans were heard by people
passing in the nearby highway and he
was placed on a northbound train and
brought to this city. He is 20 years
old and unmarried.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
CENSUS ENUMERAToRs
Probably Same Number in Vermont
As in 1900.

Washington, d. c., Sept. l3.-About
oJ,VuU enuAeIators VIII De needed IOr
,ne tnlrIeenth decennIdi census OF the
Onlteu states, ana also OF NAV ali ana
rOrto hlcO, according to estimates
prepared fOr census director Durand
~ GeograpAer Charles 5. Sloane OF
ne census bureau III whose DIVISION
me enumeratOrs districts are defined
anu liked IhlS Is an increase OF
about 200 over the number OF sche-
dule-caIlIers IN the census OF 1870.
There VIII very likely be no mater
al increase IN the number OF enumer-
iCoIs FOR Vermont and only small
.taaluonal force 1or Arkansas, iowa,
Name, oregon, Rhode Island, South
DAKOTA ana tennessee.
Vermont had VS. enumerators in
1900. 1t is probable that the same
number can complete the enumeration
IN 1910.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION
esr-Old Robert &. Gardner
Wins Trophy.

Chicago Golf Club. Wheaton, ILL.,,
Sept. 11.-Rebert f. Gardner of Hins-
dale, lad of nineteen years Saturday
won the amateur golf championship
of the United States from H. Chand-
Ter Egan of Exmoor, twice winner of
the honors, up and 2 to play. He
is the youngest man that ever won the
national championship.
Gardner had an advantage OF two
holes over Egan at the end of the
morning round and although Egan
caught him at 4Ird hole of the
afternoon play and had lead of one
hole at the seventh, the gritty young
ster came on again and from that
time on completely outplayed the man
from EXmoor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
or Bennington Center Held Annual
Meeting Saturday Afternoon

The Remington Center Cemetery
association held its annual meeting
in the old academy library Saturday
afternoon. The meeting was called
20 order at 2:30 with President John
10. Mccullough in the chair. The reg
llar business of the meeting and cleo
ton of officers followed.
The officers chosen We're the same
rs last year and are as follows Pres
ident John G. Mccullough; vice pres
dent James c. Colgate; treasurer
George f. Graves secretary and clerk,
George NJ. Hawks; trustees, Olin Scott,
). Everett Harwood and George NJ.
Hawks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
YER MONT LEADS

Her Gunners Still Continue to Hold
First Place.
Washington. D. c., Sept. 13.-That
cherished red rag with the black
ball" which the u. S. S. Vermont jies
for victory in the Manila bay battle
practice last November willie remain
there for another year if the Vermont
maintains the records already set in
the gunnery tests off the Virginia
capes. The last reports received here
state that with all ships but the Ne
braska and the Missouri having com
pleted day battle practice the Yer
mont leads.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
Bennington.
Score by innings

Bennington O2O1OO ~
Earned runs, Bennington, l. first
base on balls, off Haynes, 3; struck
out by Killeen, 4; by Haynes, Z; dou-
BILE plays, Powell to McGlynn; wild
pitch, Killeen; passed ball, Burning
ton: sacrifice hits, McGlynn; stolen
base, Powell, Hickey CD, Brown Prin-
die, (2); umpire, Kennedy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
Bennington.
Score hY innlngs:

Bennington 2 4 2 90 -
Earned runs, Bennington, 8; two
base hits, Kenney, Finnerty; first
base on balls, Finnerty, 8, Warner l;
struck out by Eastman, !, by Finner-
ty ., by Warner, T. double plays,
Carroll to Shultz hit by pitcher, War
ner: umpire, Kennedy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

James MeGurk has returned from a
business trip to North Adams and
Schenectady where he purchased sup
plies of ammunition for the hunting
season.
The double automobile party OF
Fred S. Pratt and family and A. j..
Cooper and family arrived home Fri
day after a trip to Lake Caamplain,
the White Mountains and Lake Suna-
pee. They came over from Brattle-
boro Friday in the rain. Aside from
that the trip was an agreeable one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Noon Quotations from J. r. WIlllston
& Co., to Bennington Security Co
The following noon quotations were
reseived today by the Bennington Sc
curity company from ]. r. Williston
& Co., of New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight and probably
Tuesday, slowly rising temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13
BRYAN TO MAKE SPEECHES

Will Make Tour of the Country in the
interest of the Tariff Reform
Galveston, Sept. 13.-William Jen-
nings Bryan has announced here that
he would make a tour of the country
in the interest of tariff reform. begin
ming the campaign in Texas. He says
he is greatly concerned in the election
of the Democratic House of Repres-
entatives.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-13

rABITHA:
Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour
are excellent SAMANTHA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-23

realize the importance OF having a
goose for Christmas. bnt when she had
grasped the idea she became nm enthu.
siast on the subject. She explained
the matter to her dolls and was par
tfcularly explicit with Stulpin. with
whom. indeed, shetheld very elaborate
ana almost painful conversations.
One thing became very certain.
There was very little prospect of clean
weather within week. and it hacked
only three days OF Christmas. The
Others gIoomily gave up hope. but not
so did Baby Deb. The truth was she
had a plan. and you know when one
has plan one has hope too.
Mamma Stoughton had only recently
been having series Of talks with
Baby Deb on the important question
OF prayer. and it had occurred to Baby
Deb that the goose was good sub
feet for prayer. 1t was a very clear
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-23

STEP BY STEP, PAT generally washed
TER, PATTER. by the waves. but
Mt low tide, even in this bad weather.
out of waller. The other children had
been forbidden to go there because 1t
was dangerous, but no one had thought
OF cautionlng Baby Deb. So there she
went and In her imperfect way legged
hard ferithe goose.
Christmas eve came, and still there
was no goose. Baby Deb was puzzled;
the others were gloomy. Still Baby
Deb would nor give up, 1t would be
low tide about O'clock She knew
that, for she had asked. She would
make her last trial. She had hope
yet, but rs the others knew nothing
of her plans they had absolutely no
hope. TO them Il was certain that
there could be no Christmas goose at
their house that year.
Seven o'clock came, and Baby Deb
crcpt softly from the room and down
stairs. She opened the great door just
a little bit and slipped out into the
Enthusiastically did slip. for 1t was
very icy on the rocks, aud she sat
down very hard. However she was
very chubby and did not mind it. She
crawled cautiously around to the big
rock, the keen wind nipplng her round
checks and pelting her with the frozen
drops OF spray. She knelt down.
''oh. please, dood Lord. send us
doose! We wants a doose awful
Won't you, please. dood Lord?"
Thud fell something right alongside
of her.
%oh. what's dat" she exclaimed.
putting her hand out. why. it's n
doose" she cried, with scream of de-
light. as her hand came in contact with
a soft, warm, feathery body.
She forgot to give "tbank you" for
the goose, but she was thankful. though
not so very much surprised. She really
had expected It. '4s
h 1t WINS, a heavy loadstor Baby Deb.
hut ShAs was q $cited md. did not no.
i[z; 5(contInued on Page Four.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-23

pon't pay penny piece for en-.
geIopes when you can GET 500 printed
with return notice and your name for
only csc at this eflee- abelit 5 for, q
cent. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-23

case to her. The
goose was neces-
sary. w by not
ask for it, then?
The great diff.
Guilty was to find
q secret place for
her d evotfons. for
the family very
W ell filed the
lighthouse. a II d
, Baby Deb under
stood that pray
ers ought to be
quietly and se-
cretly made.
The place was
found, however.
Just in front Of
the lighthouse
W as a broad
ledge Of rocks,
generally wished
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-23

The Model Bakery makes Cream
Puffs cream Rolls, Chocolate EcIaIre,
tIsat deIlelcus N Es6raal low Ing: r
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-23

mas:"~
Ever since he was born! 1t might
have been q hundred years before.
from Toms tone and manner, aud the
audience was tremendously impressed.
.And," continued the orator. we
must have one now. We will have one
now"
They almost stopped breathing.
II have a plan" They shuddered
and drew nearer. I'VE all must COM
bine"
"oh!" in chorus.
..Do you want goose, sueF
eyes, indeedr'
"You. Sam"
eyes" '1
''1keT
"Do /? wellw
'Ann7"
eyes, sirr'
.Me too" said Baby Deb. with
great earnestness, for it was clear to
her thai: 1t was q question OF eating
and she did not wish to be left out.
"Of course you. too, you deary dunn
plinR.n said Tom. "Gow. them, ne
continued when order was restored.
.what shall we contribute? I'll give
INV new sailboat. That ought to bring
so cents"
His new sailboat! Why, he had only
inst made it and had not even tried 1t
vet: oh, evidently this was time OF
sacrifceI Who could hesitate now?
"I.l give my Shells" said Sue hero
cally.
."Aiy sea mosses," sighed Ann.
"You may take my sharks teetn.
said Ike.
"Aud my whales TOOTH" said Sam.
The sacrifice was general The light
house would yield up its treasures.
AsAll right" said Tom. snow let's
tell father"
And father was told. and for some
renson he pretended to look out OF the
window very suddenly. but he did
not. he wiped his eyes, and Mamma
Htoughton wiped her spectacles and
winked very hard and said:
asBiess their heartss
For, you see. these Lurents were
very simple hearted folk, and 1t SEEM
ed to them very affecting that the
children should make such sacrifices
to procures the goose for Christmas.
"And what does Baby Deb contrib
ute? asked Papa stoughton BY way
Of a joke.
81 des rs not dot numn.' was Baby
Debs reply when the matter was ex-
planned to her. "'cept 200 tate Stulpin."
oh, what a laugh there was then,
for IL ever there was a MANNED aud
detnoralized doll it was Stulpfn. But
Baby Deb was Rugged and kissed as
II she had contributed lump OF gold
Instead Of little bundle OF rags.
Papa EtouEhton aud Tom were to
70 out to the mainland the hrst clear
day to buy the goose; but. alas. storm
came on and they were forced to wait
fol. IL to 90 down. It did not go down.
II grew worse and worse. The wind
shrieked and .moaned and 'wreStled
with the lonely tower. and the waves
hurled themselves at it and washed
over and over the island. and no boat
could have lived at. all In such weather.
TIA goose be only q goose. no matter,
but IL 1t be q Christmas dinner-ah,
thent
Yes, they had good reason to feel
dismal at the lighthouse. It was no
wonder II I've noses were dfty times
a day nattaned despairinEly against
the lighthouse windows. Yes; six
noses for even Baby Deb was finally
afeected. and, though she did not know
tl1e least thing about the weather. she.
too. would press her little nose against
/. the glass In a most alarming way. as
if she thought that pressure was the