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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-20
WEST ARLINGTON

Frank White has returned from Pro
violence, r. /.
Miss Florence Wyman is with Mrs.
A. c. Morehouse.
A. r. Edgerton made trip to Eas-
ton one day recently.
Miss Elsie Harrington spent Sunday
and Monday at home.
Planting has been delayed by the
frequent showers the past week.
Owing to the rain last Sunday there
were no services at the church.
George Curtis expects to work the
farm of o. p. Walker the coming year
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Moffat of Manches
ter were guests at +. o. Hanaman's Il
few days recently.
Mrs Frank Hoyt of Cambridge
spent a part of last week as the guest
of Mrs. II. r. Eaton.
Mrs. Elsie Skinner has been very III
with throat trouble. Mrs. Parsons
has been caring for her.
Mrs. ]. C. Poor and son Raymond
were in Troy one day last week. Miss
Nellie Poor of Manchester accompan-
led them.
Fishermen lind the banks of abe
Battenkill the 18th but reported small
catches Eddie Whitton seems to
hold tne championship among local
fishermen so far.
Mr.. Madison and daughter Alice Of
North Bennington were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. f.. G. Farnham a few days
They also entertained an auto party
of relatives from Bennington Satur
day. Mr. Mattison returned with
them. Miss Alice and an uncle re
turned Monday evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-20
MANCHESTER CENTER

Wallace Farnum of Peru was in
town Sunday.
Miss Edith Provan was home from
Wallingford Saturday.
Mrs. Egbert Smith has gone to live
with her daughter, Mrs. Della Graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Combs and son
of Albany are spending a few days in
town.
Thursday, Ascension day. service
will be held in Zion church at 10 o.
clock.
Mrs. Charles Scott of Bennington is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence Curtis.
Several who attended the w. r, C.
convention in Burlington last week
have returned.
Mr.. Slade and family nave rented
rooms OF the Misses Smith and have
taken possession.
Mrs Brown, wife of Rev. Joseph
Brown of st. Adams is the guest Of
Miss Anna BATHS
Marty & Burnell are booked to ap-
pear in the Union opera house Mon
day evening, May 18th.
August Kohler came up from Sche-
nectady to visit his mother and par
take of trout supper.
The Service Club of the Baptist
church Will meet with Mrs. Nellie
Manley Friday afternoon.
Herbert Benson is building a barn
which is to be occupied by ]. S.
Thayer as livery stable.
Mrs. Matte Smithson gave a party
to a few friends Monday evening at
her nome at Judge Munson's.
The North Bennington baseball
team defeated Burr & Burton team
Saturday by score of IL to 0.
Mrs. Benjamin f. Carver, who has
spent the winter in the South arrived
at her summer home here Saturday.
The Willing Workers of the NJ. f.
church gave fine supper at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Adams
Saturday evening.
Skinner w. R. C. have accepted the
invitation extended by the Post to at,
tend divine service at the Baptist
church Memorial Sunday.
Carpenters are at work repairing
talrview which will soon be opened
70 the public. We are always glad to
note any improvement in the village.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage OF Greace oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert King to Henry
Manley Tuesday, May % at the home
of the bride.
A special meeting of Skinner w. r.
Z. is called for Friday at $3.50 D. m
10 make definite arrangements fol-
Memorial Day and to desire how best
TO observe flag day, June 18th.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Reliable vegetable and flower seed
in bulk at Goldsmith's 60tf
J. J. Judson of Arlington was in
town Wednesday on business.
The flyer from the north Wednes-
day afternoon was 80 minutes late in
here.
Devotions for tne month of May
will be held in st. Francis de Sales
church this evening at 1880.
Albert NJ. Downs is acting as mail
carrier during tne absence of Olin w.
Harwood at the /. o. o. +. grand
lodge meeting in Barre.
C. c. Jones, superintendent of the
j., Wednesday evening to attend the
funeral of Ralph o. Van Wrinkle held
in that city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Robinson are
expected to arrive here this after
noon from New York to spend the
summer at their home Underwood"
in the west part of the town.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofiice; Halliday Earle,
Burton A. Hodge, Fred Mason, Eddie
Church, Monssiear Tanageotis Veoco-
ton, Miss Nora Greeley, Mrs. Sphrona
Fisher.
A band of gypsies passed through
The village towards the north We'd
nesday afternoon about three o'clock
AS far as known this is the first band
of gypsies to go through the town this
season. 1t is declared to be sure
sign of summer
Charles Carol !, ID. ]. Merriman,
joni A. Ryan, Past Chief Ranger Il.
J. Graham and Grand Woodland Mat
thew Maher went to Burlington We'd
nesday to attend the annual state
convention which opened in that city
this morning at o'clock.
The past week, although disagree
able on account of its tendency to
rain frequently, has been an excel
lent growing week. Grass has grown
rapidly and the price of hay next
season ought to be lower than usual
as the crop bids fair to be a large
one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-20
Bennington, VT.

Dear Sir: You buy horses. What
IL you give for five thatll travel 6, 4,
8, 9, 10 miles an nour one looks as good
as another, one eats as much as an
other, alike except go?
You've got mo use for horse that
can't go more than s miles an hour?'
We thought so.
Well: Devoe is a paint, 10 gallons
of wnich is enough for your house
If it isn't too big. If you use the
next best paint. it'll take IL gallons;
another IL, 10. IA, 10, 16. II, is, 10,
20; you can find paint that'll take
over 20 gallons.
Whatll you give for that row of
paints, begin at the end of the row?
Same as you'll give for the six mile
horse, Ell? We thought so.
Say-when we've got bum horse
to sell, we shan't call on you.
Yours truly
f. w. DEVOE & co.
P. S. d. A. Ward sells our paint.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-20
A CARD

We, the undersigned do hereby
agree to refund the money on a so
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Sy-
rup Of Tar If it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
20 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Thompson's Pharmacy, CHI Houghton
]. M. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway.
Rarwood Drug Store.
c. r. & A. B. Hawkins,
D. A. Ward, o. G. Adams
=: A. Quinlan. e. G. Woodwork
w. L. Gokay, o. q. Adams Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS 10
PRESENT SILVER SERVICE

Natchez. Miss. May 1s.--If there had
been any doubt as to the stage Of water
In the Mississippi River for the trip
OF the battleship of that name to Nat
chez. II would be removed by the fore
cast issued today by Section Director
Reiden OF the United States Weather
Bureau at Vicksburg. who predicts a
stage of close, to 40 feet at Vicksburg
on May "a, which means q stage OF A.
feet at Natchez as late as the 26th.
The bnttleship will arrive here on
Friday evening at 6 o'clock. and leave
on its return to the Gulf on Tuesday.
NAV 25 at a. m. The channel is
wide enough for the ship to make two
or three turns. this turn being the only
one she will make In the river except
one at New Orleans on the way down.
Natchez Is making elaborate prepa-
rations for the celebration of the bat-
tleship's stay In this port Governor
Patterson of Tennessee. Governor San
ders OF Louisiana, Governor Noel of
Mississippi, Mayor Martin Behrman of
New Orleans. and United States Sena-
tor-elect John Sharp Williams win be
among the distinguished visitors to
take part in the celebration. Mr..
williams is to deliver an address and
present Watchers gift. a massive piece
Of silver, to the battleship.
The state Daughters OF the Revolu7
ton will present silver candelabra to
the offcers on Frida yafternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
FIRE In PORTSMOUTH


Portsmouth, Va. May 1s.-Fire of
unknown origin. accompanied by an
explosion, destroyed the general ware
house of the seaboard Air Line Railway
at the railroad terminals here early to-
day, entailinE loss of from 100000
ii $4,000. and resulting in the injury
OF four men. one being seriously hurt.
The injured are:
Fireman Walter Bissett, struck by
flying bricks. seriously hurt; Night
Yardmaster Matheson. nose and back
injured; Tom Sellers. colored. cut about
the head: unknown white man, teeth
knocked out. tbe
Between afty and sixty freight cars.
some of them loaded, also were burned.
The fire gained rapid Roadway and
for a time, II appeared that all OF the
buildings located in the Seaboard re-
pair and construction yards would be
consumed. Soon after the Portsmouth
fire department arrived on the scene
an explosion in the store house. q
brick structure. followed by several
smaller ones. sent bricks and burning
timbers In every direction. greatly en-
dangering the lives of the fire fighters
ard othert. The shock which ensued
from the first explosion was felt with
In radius of five miles. The officials
OF the company attribute the explosion
to quantity Of stored torpedoes.
The store house contained general
supplies for the entire Seaboard sys-
tenn and the loss upon the building and
Its contents alone Is placed at 500, 600.
The fire was confined to the store
house and cars. the latter being ignited
by burning timbers hurled by the force
Of the explosion.
Three of the injured men were taken
TO the Kings Daughters Hospital. All
probably Will recover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
POSTAL STRIKE DEAD
ONLY FOUR HUNDRED MEN ARE
NOW OUT
Desperation Of Strike Leaders IL Evil
denced by the Fact That Destruc-
t tive Measures are Being
Carried Out.

Paris. May 16.-The postal strike is
now practically dead. The government
officials announce that only 400 men
turn tomorrow morning.
At a meeting tonight 5000 postal
employees listened to violent harangues
from the labor leaders, who prophe-
sled that grave events would happen
tomorrow in the direction of action
by the outside unions A resolution
was adopted that the struggle be con-
tinued to finish.
The desperation of the strike lead
ers is evidenced by the fact that de-
structive measures are now being
carried out. following recent threats.
A gang in an automobile today cut
thirty of the chief outgoing cables at
various points on the outskirts of
Paris The police caught one OF the
men red handed, but the others es-
capped. There have been several cases
of wire cutting In the provinces OIL
and other fluids have been poured into
letter boxes. in one instance the oil
being set on fire and many letters
destroyed, =
Two other meetings tonight under
the auspices OF the organised union
syndicates were characterized by revo-
lutionary speeches, In which il was
declared that 1.-THE workmen's 1898 is
at hand"
M Pataud, the electricians leader
evoked the enthusiasm when he recon-
mended the overthrow Of the existing
regime. One of the speakers, however,
admitted that many unions were not
vet ready to strike and the assemblies
broke up after adopting resolutions
proclaiming the solidarity of the postal
employees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
IN NEW YoRK JAZZ.
Brouxhsoa Braaasnburg Gives o.

BrOuGhton Brandenburg Gives VNt
Statement From Tais Cell.
New York. May te.--Broughton
Brandenbdrg, the magazine writer
whose troubles quickly followed, the
publication OF a letter In The New
York Times last fall. said T. have been
written BY the late Grovsf Cleveland,
IS a prisoner in New York tonight.
Despite his varied experiences and
the hardships he says he has UNDER
gone since his indictment for grand
larceny for the sale OF the Cleveland
letter, ne is as anxious TO explain his
actions as he was In San Francisco.
He gave out a statement tonight. Civ
ing an explanation Of why he left New
York and declaration of his intention
20 fix Internationally the legality OF
his marriage with his second wife. an
incident which indirectly added further
interest to his career through his adj
mikted abduction of his second wife's
son, James Sheppard Cabanne. OF St.
Louis. He said that "the Immediate
future Is going to be interesting to
all hands"
He says he is without money and
does not expect bail and perhaps may
be forced to do without counsel He
SAYS he intends:
'sFirst to meet the charges In ref
erence to the Cleveland letter; second,
TO secure out of the bad tangle OF
this country's divorce laws in which
we are involved an unquestioned le-
rality of the marriage status between
the second Mrs. Brandenburg and my
self. Third, the ultimate recovery Of
our boy"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
READY FOR REUNION
nmstaeEs Sessidns Of Gebfsasrafe Vet
Z erans VIII he Held Jyne and
e-AlI Indications Petnt TO
Successful Gathering.

Memphis Tenn, May lS.--Announcs-
ment lie made by the General Executive
Committee that all WIN be In readi-
ness for the annual Confederate re-
union which Will meet In Memphis on
June s. and 10.
letting contracts for decorations, cleo
trical displays and amusements and all
Indications point to one of the most
successful gatherings In the history OF
the organization.
All Confederate veterans who desire
free accommodations will be cared Tor
in a liberal manner. The General Com
mittee makes announcement that tood'
lodging and medical attendance VIII be
provided for each and every old soldier
who shall make his wants known.
chairman w. r. Barksdaie, OF the
Hotel and Accommodation Committee,
said tonight:
EFT has come to my notice that sew
eraI publications have been made In
the South stating that exorbttant rate
win be charged reunion visitors hy
hotels and boarding houses. desire
to say most emphatically that these re-
ports are without foundation. have
an agreement with every hotel in Mem
phis whereby the usual tariff will be
charged and no advance in rates will
be made. We have arranged to prop
eriy care for all veterans and visitors"
One of the leading features of the
reunion will be a monster floral pa
rade of automobiles and carriages.
Hundreds OF entries have been made
and handsome prizes will be awarded
to owners OF the winning vehicles. Au-
torflobile races win be held daily at the
fair grounds. and other amusements
have been provided.
The social feature OF the gathering
will be the sponsors ball. TO be given
in the large auditorium building at the
East End.
The business sessions of the United
Confederate Veterans will be held on
June and .. General Clement A.
Evans Of Georgia the commander-in
chief, will call the gathering to order
and deliver his annual address.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
COMING WEEK
I'm CONGRESS
Tariff Measure VIII
Occupy Senate.
TO BEGIN STRINGS EARLIER
House to Attempt to Pass Philip
pine Tariff BIZ.
senator Bsiiey wan ceatihue 70 Pres.
HIS Demand for Vote ON the
Iucome Tax Amend-
ment.
TO BEGIN STRINGS EARLIER

washington, May ts.-Beginnfng TO-
morrow, the daily sittings Of the Sen
ate will commence at 10 instead OF q
IL O'Clock as the past week and tweive
ordinarily.
The hour has been advanced in the
hope OF expediting final action on 'he
The consideration OF the measure
has developed greater Opposition on
the part of the dozen or so Repuphcan
senators than was expected and the
supporters OF the bill feel that every
possible effort must be made TO ex-
haust their criticism and bring the
nil TO vote. The Repub lican--iead-
ers are quite In the dark as TO wnen
the end may be reached. Indeed they
are finding less difficulty on the point
IN dealing with the Democrats than IN
dealing with the Independent members
of their own party.
The discussion this week VIII deai
with the various paragraphs Of the bill
which have been passed over, but there
viii be a few speeches on the general
tarfn question. Including one by SEN
ator Depew, to be delivered tomorrow.
Senator Clay has prepared ana VIII de-
liver probably on Tuesday, an eiabor-
etc speech criticising the sugar sched-
ule and undertaking to show that 1t
is In the interest of the sugar combi-
nations. Senator Simmons will con-
tinue his EFFORT to have the rate on
sugar lowered.
Senator Bailey will continue to press
his demand for a vote On the income
tax. The general opinion among sup
porters OF such a tax IL that the case
In the Senate has been materially
weakened by the decision Of the Pres
ident not to press for tax Nevertheless
Mr. Bailey will force the Senate to q
vote on the question II he can do so.
In the House, an attempt will be
made to pass the Philippine tarifr bill
on Monday and the Porto Rican bills
on Thursday. The latter measure will
be reported tomorrow. Both bills will
arouse discussion but II IL not believed
there will be any stubborn opposition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
CAPTAIN PETER HAMS
TO BE SENTENCED TODAY

Flushing. N. r. May ls.-captain
Peter C. Hams Jr., U. s. A. convicted
of manslaughter in the frst degree, for
killing William e. Annts at the Bay
side Yacht Club. win be arraigned for
sentence before Justice Garretson in
the Supreme Court tomorrow.
The maximum penalty is twenty
years, but the court may. at its dis
erection. impose sentence Of one day,
one week or one year, or even suspend
sentence altogether. There will be a
motion for a new trial and q plea TO
have the verdict set aside on the
ground that, the Jury was, improperly
guarded. These failing. an attempt
win be made to bring about Hains's
release on bail pending an appeal. aud
as a last resort, the court will be ask
ed for clemency
District Attorney Dewitt VIII move
for an immediate sentence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
BUSY SUNDAY
FOR BAPTISTS
All Pulpits IN Louisville
Filled.
NOTABLE SERMONS PREACH Z
-Four Huge Mass Meetir Were
Also Held. !
.s
MisceIsneous unanished Business WIN
Re wound Us at Today's se.-
sion and Thea Fiaal Adj
iournuknt Taken.
NOTABLE SERMONS PREACH. {,

Louisville, KY, May 16.--with nearly
all the pulpits In Louisville filed by
visiting ministers OF prominence at
both morning and evening services,
and with four huge mass meetings to
engage the attention OF Louisville
church goers. as well as the visitors.
Sunday, for those attending the South
ern Baptist Convention, brought no
slackeninR Of the zeal which the gath
ering has aroused. FUN churches,
many of them Overlooking were the
rule everywhere and many notable SER
mons were preached.
OF the mass meetings. the one held
at the Broadway Baptist Church as
memorial service for the ministers.
missionaries and prominent iaynaen
who have died during the past years
probably attracted the most attention
There was a long roster OF distin-
auished dead and for the memory OF
each there was full tribute of praise.
The meeting OF those interested IN
the laymen's missionary movement AZ
/ the main convention hall this afternoon
was largely attended. addresses de-
iivered by the Rev. b. r. Gray, Sec
rotary of the Home Mission Board: d
w Stephens and Henry r.. Pollard OF
Richmond. Va, being the features Of .
two hour session.
An afternoon meeting in the inter-
lest Of the Wonans' Missionary Union
was held at the~F First Presbyterian
Church when reviews Of the work IN
the home and foreign flelds were CIV
en- by the secretaries OF the two d.
visions. An evangeiistic conference
at the Walnut Street Baptist Cnurcn
addressed by w. W. Hamilton. Iu-
tber Little. George w. Mcdaniel and
Len q. Broughton brousht the days
services TO close.
miscellaneous unfinished business
Will be wound up at tomorroY's SEES
sions Of the convention and mai al
journment taken.
Many delegates and VISITORS stareee
sar fheir homes tonight but the ma
tor,tv will remain until the conven'
| lions work Is finished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
COTTON SEED CRUSHERS
TO MEET IN MEMPHIS

Memphis. Tenn. May ls.-Delegates
from all OF the cotton producing States,
as wen as from other sections. VIII be
in attendance at the thirteenth annual
convention of the Interstate Cotton
Seed Crushers Association. which VIII
convene in Memphis on Tuesday, to be
In session for three days.
The announced program includes q
discussion of every phase OF the in
dustry as well as the tariff question
as II effects cotton or Its by-products.
At the opening session the delegates
will be addressed In welcome by Goy-
ernor NJ r.. Patterson Of Tennessee.
and Mayor James H.. Malone. OF Mem
phis.
The election Of oftcers will be held
on Thursday. the convention to con-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17

Missouri Politician Arrested for Ma

Missouri Politician Arrested for MAX
sing False Statements.
st. Louis, May 16.--Frank 2. Wag-
ner, who recently testified before the
senatorial investigating committee at
Madison, duplicating three. assembly
men and two others in q money dear
and whose testimony was later pro-
nounced false by the committee. was
arrested today on a warrant issued
by District Attorney Dernon Mason,
charging perjury.
Wagner. who was taken to Madison
tonight, had nothing to say beyond a
statement that he would tell hts story
In court at Madison. 'Ef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
DeIaware,s strawberry Crop.

Dover, CaI5 May l6.-Tomorrow the
great strawberry season of. 1909, which
is expected to make some rich men out
OF poor farmers in Delaware, will open.
Never In the history of the peninsuia
fruit growing have such luxurious Der.
ries hung from the vines. From $780,
900 to 100000 Is the estimate placed
on the crop Of Delaware's three coun.
ties alone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
MAY VISIT BAI'rLEsHIP.
The NIsssIssIppI ThronRed All Day
with Baton Rouge CitiEenn.

Baton Rouge, La, May l6.-Despite
a heavy downpour of rain and an
equally heavy fog which clouded the
river. an immense throng today visited
the battleship Mississippi, anchored In
midstream off the city.
The ship was open at a. M, when
Chaplain Reaney went ashore TO cele-
brate high mass and to preach at st.
Mary's Cathedral. The crowd poured
upon the decks OF the warship. despite
the storm. At II a. m. the ofieers
were taken up the river to SCOTS
Blur as the guests OF Judge 7. j..
Herman. An elaborate luncheon was
served. during which toasts were
made and responded to and the officers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
SEVENTEEN ARE INJURED.

Chicago. NJ. May 16.--Seventeen pcr@
sons were injured tonight whan an.
electric street car Jumped the tracks at
a temporary switch at Thirteenth and
Clark Streets
The windows were broken and the
passengers were thrown in a tansle.
None was seriously injured although
several women and children we're ta-
ken to hospitals. The car wes crowd
ed with pleasure seekers returnina
from Lincoln parig.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17

Dean Kfrchwey, OF the Columbia Law
School. on .arhe Systematic Study Of
Limitation OF Armanient."
While II IL given out that discussion
OF this paper Is to be strictly inter-
national in character,. that is. without
direction against any one nations par
ticuiar policy. previous experience at
Mohonk has shown abundant chance
for opening of the ginger jar when
the question OF limiting ornaments
comes up.
British Ambassador James Bryce
DR.. wa Ting Fang, the Chinese min
lister, are to addssss the conference
and probably Count Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17

Pottstown, Pa, May l8.--Peter Rem
ninger OF Reading. puddIer helper at
the Glasgow Iron Company mills, of
this place, threw up his job yester-
day. drew his pay, sold his persopal
belongings and started for New York.
whore. he says. he Is to recover $4,000
bequeathed him by a woman for saw
ing the life Of her daughter in the phil-
ippines in 1901
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-17
pR. JOHN NJ. ROYD DEAD.


a Famous Temneaeee SuFReOn Sue
cumbs 10 Meningitis.
Knoxville, Tenn, May is.-Dr. John
N Boyd, aged rs years. practiclng
physician in Knoxville for the past
hfty three years, died at his home to-
night of meningitis. after an extended
Illness.
DR.. Boyd. in 1859, performed the
third operation for superyaginai hys-
terectomy In the worlds history. and
the frst Of the three operations through
which the patient Hives. Fer thirty
years or more he was trustee OF the
University of Tennessee and of the
state School for the deaf and dumb.
serving as President Of the board In
the last named institution. .a