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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
DAUGHTER OF MRS.
HETTY GREEN IS
ENGAGED
Sister of Gf0On-tO-Be Makes
Announcement
NAME Sill VIA, AGED SO YEARS
Prospective Husband, Matthew Wilks
is an Aston Great Grandson and
Has Millions.

Gait Ontario, Feb. l1.-Miss X. l..
Wilks of this city is notifying her
friends in Gait of the following an
nouncement made this week to their
family and intimate friends.
Mrs. Hetty Green. New York
announces the engagement of her
only daughter, Miss Silvia, to Mr..
Matthew Astor Wilks of Cruick.
ston Park, Gait, Ontario.
There have been frequent rumors
IN the last few years of an engage
ment between Miss Green and Mr..
Wilks particularly after the elaborate
dinner given by Miss Green's mother
at the Plaza year ago This was
soon after Mrs Green moved IRON
her Hoboken fiat to apartments in the
Plaza in order. as was stated at the
time, to present her daughter 10 Fifth
Avenue society.
The list Of guests invited to the func
ton read like a succession OF pages
rom the Social Directory and al
hough not all OF the people Represent
I'd appeared in person, the affair was
'arried through to a successful finish
md the next morning there was
great deal Of talk of an engagement
between Mr. Wilks and Miss Green.
Mr. Wilks fatty denied the engage
nent and Mrs. Green also announced
trough her secretary that IN crron
aous impression had been given at the
Inner.
Not long after this Mrs. Green and
her daughter suddenly gave ND the
Plaza apartments They dill not re.
urn to the old Hoboken fiat. and il
vas said that they had moved TO
luiet boarding house in Madison Ave
enue where Mrs. Green had lived for
years before.
Mr.. Wilks has rooms at 44G Maids
On avenue, between Forty-ninth' and
rittieth streets. At the Union club.
az which Mr. Wilks makes his head
quarters, it was said that De had not
been there for several DAYS.
His friends, declared. however that
ne had been in evidence earlier in the
lay, and gave it as their opinion that
he was either seeking seclusion to
avoid confession of the engagement
)r did not wish TO discuss il.
MIR. Wilks is ~ years old. and las
never done any very active work He
is a great grandson of the original
John Jacob Aston and has several
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
With Malice Toward None With Charity For ALL With Fmness
HIGH SCHOOL aFsArsn
Societies Investigated by Burlington
Commissioners

Burlington. Feb 1.-THE board of
school commissioners took testimony
for over four hours Wednesday even.
ing in the Investigation q. the high
school clubs and fratenities. The
fratemities were represented by ac-
tive members. alumni and parents of
some of the students Incidentally the
Solid session came in for some hard
knocks at the hands of some of the
parents and some members of the
school board did not seem lOath to
entertain them. The fraternities in
vestigated We're the Phi Sigma Kappa
Delta Gamma Phi and one club or fra
ternity which had not been christeued.
Phi Sigma Kappa and the unchrist-
ened club wer first investigated and
several members were on hand 20 dis
play the merits of the respective soc
ieties. Dr.. Tinkham, chairman Of the
board first read the act passed by the
last legislature and also the resou-
tions adopted by the school board.
Principal Chittenden spoke of his dis
approval of high school fraternities IN
general. He referred to the reports
of various educational boards about
the country, which had Investigated
them and showed that as the result
of these Investigations they had been
excluded from all of the public scnOoia
He also read some statistics. cor1pil.
ed from his experience IN this high
school. These showed tina; S5I9 per
cent of the members of fraternities
had to be frequently disciplined and
only GA per cent Of the nOn-members
In regard to failure In studies, he
said that the number of failures
among the members heavily outweigh
ed those who were not members Mr.
Chittenden related an experience
when he called at one of the clubs and
found six Of the members there while
school was in session.
Several members of these clubs
were next called onto the rug. Their
testimony showed that no members
had been initiated since the passing
of the law against them 1t also de-
yeloped that the club with no name
had been searched for property which
was supposed to have been appropria-
ted from the Y NJ. c. A building No
property was found, however The
boys testified that cigars and cigar
cites We're served ON occasions, such
as banquets, but that no Intoxicating
liquors were allowed there.
The next fraternity to be inyostiga
ted was the Oldest one, the Delta Cam
ma Phi This fraternity had asked
to be investigated and had also ritia-
Ted two new members of the school
faculty. They sought TO show by the
testimony of some of their alumni
and parents of the members thar none
Of the vices attached to fratcrnities
in general were present in tteir ease
They asked for close supervision and
said that at any time the members of
the school board or school officials
were invited to make inspections.
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CHARLES H. sTEARNs


Death Of Former Hoosick Resident at
Fayetteville, NJ y
The following item was copied from
the Fayetteville, n. y. Bulletin of
Feb 9Th. 1909 and will be OF interest
o the many friends of the deceased
in Bennington and adjoining towns:
Charles H. Stearns, a well known
retired farmer. died at his home on
High Bridge street on Tuesday night
last. Mr. Steans had been i'll for
some time from pneumonia, but had
sufficiently recovered to be out Of
doors when he had a sudden relapse
and death soon followed. MIR
Steans was IS years old. and had
been a resident of this vicinity for 50
years He is survived boy his widow,
one son Frank Stearns of Oakland,
Cal, and two daughters Mrs Edward
Markell and Miss Harriet Steams
both Of this village The funeral will
be held today at 2:30 from Trinity
church and Fayetteville Lodge f. and
A NJ. OF which the deceased was
member will conduct the services at
the grave
Mr. Stearns had many friends in
Hoosick who will long remember him
Tor his genial and CHEEKY manners.
md many excellent qualities Of mind
and heart: and whose sympathies are
with his family In their bereavement.
lie was q son of the late Jason ID
5tearns and a cousin Of Jerome n
5tearus of HoOsick.
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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

Will Be Held in Apollo Hail Saturday
Evening, February 10.
The Democratic voters Of the town
of Bennington are hereby notified to
meet at Apollo hall Saturday evening,
Feb. 10, at o'clock, to place in nom
nation candidates to be voted for at
the coming town meeting March 2,
1909. Also to transact any other bus
mess found proper when met,
Homer A. Lyons,
John p. Gavin,
r. NJ. Houghton,
w. j. Gibney
Town Committee.
Bennington, Feb. s. 1903
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REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
To Be Held In Foresters Hall satur-
day Evening"

To Be Held In Foresters Hall Satur-
day Evening.
The Republican voters Of the Town
of bennington are hereby warned to
meet in caucus at Foresters Hall,
Bennington, Vermont, Saturday even
ing February 18th, 1909 at eight
O'Clock, for the following purposes:-
LIST To place in nomination can
didates of the Republican party for
town officers, to be voted upon at the
annual town meeting to be held on
the 2nd. day Of March, A. D. 1909,
2nd. To transact any other bust
ness found proper when met
Edward G. Bennett,
Henry Y Cushman,
Walter II. Berry
Peter Longtin,
William J. Hicks,
Republican Town Committee.
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millions in his own name He IS a
cousin of Col Aston, William Astor
Chanler and Lewis Stuyvesant Chan.
Ter, and member of the Union,
Knickerbocker Metropolitan. Turf
and Field, Fencers, Badmnton and
New York Yacht clubs. Before his
fathers death the family maintained
an elaborate establishment in Wash.
lngton Square where Miss Wilks still
lives when not at Gait.
Miss Green is 36 years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
Prescribed by Doctors.

Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound an honest tried and true rem
edy for female ills, holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
OF any similar remedy, and is prescrib
ed and recommended by hundreds of
fair minded doctors who 90 not fear
to recommend a worthy medicine even
though it is advertised.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12

construction of the Gatun DAM but
gave It as their Judgment that the
dam will be perfectly safe If built to
a height of ii5 instead Of 1875 feet,
thus saving expense In construction.
Other features OF their report will deal
with the thickness of cement required
for the walls and floors of the LOCKS
and the approval Of the ten million
dollar broalkwaters at Colon, the con-
stuctlon of which will create a har'
Dor out of the present open roadstead
The failure of the engineers 70 com
nlete their report was said to be their
desire for careful consideration re-
gardng Just the manner of stating
their conclusions rather than any lisa
,greement regarding what those con
cluslons are.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
TROUBLE IN SHREWSBURY
Woman Spurned Aid and Beat Preach
err With a Board.

Rutland, Feb. 12.-Mrs. Addie-C Cross
man of Shrewsbury, aged As years,
was bound over to the county grand
jury in the sum of 5000 bail here yes
terday afternoon by Justice b. H.
Stckney on the charge of assaulting
p. G. Lord poormaster of the town of
Shrewsbury, and an Advent Christian
preacher She was arrested yester-
day morning by Deputy Sheriff Pascal
Ricci of Rutland The evidence
showed that Mr.. Lord hearing that the
Crossman family needed assistance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12

went to their place and was ordered
off the premises by Mrs. Crossman
who beat him with a board 1t Is said
that Mr. Lord was instrumental in
having f w. Taylor friend of Mrs.
Crossman, arrested last week on a
statutory charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
NOT A CANDIDATE
Edward J. Hall Will Not Run for Col
lector Again.

Edward j. Hail. who has been the
town and village collector OF taxes
for the past two years announces that
he will not be again a candidate for
the place, and the caucuses Saturday
night will be obliged to hunt up new
man for the place
MIR. Hall, who has filled the office
creditably and has made a good record
in collecting in back taxes, says that
the reason he will not run again is
that il is very distasteful to be com
PEELED to force collections from peo-
pie who are exceedingly poor and need
what little they have to support their
families.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
FATAL TROLLEY ACCIDENT

Graduate Of University Of Vermont
Killed When Car Left Rails
Plttsheld, Mass Feb. l2.-By the
lerailmcut of a rapidly moving car on
The Piitsfeld Electric Street railway
asst night, Or Morgan l.. Woodruff of
his city was hurt so badly that he
lied a short time afterward -Four
other persons received minor injuries
Dr. Woodruff was 81 years of age
and a graduate OF the University of
Vermont He had been a member of
The board of health and had held other
offices
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western.
Vermont partly cloudy and warmer to
night. Saturday snow or rain and
warmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
TUPELO, MISS, NOV. 26, 1909.
Will Plant Rice.

A special from Yazoo City to
The Memphis Commercial APP
peal says:
The appearance of the boil
weevil at the close of the cotton
season, and the success attained
by the planters around Lake
Providence and other sections of
Louisiana in rice culture, has led
some of our people to venture in
to the cultivation of rice. Messrs.
Caldwell, Stinson, Harlow and
Orr have leased Rialto, a plan
tation of about 600 acres. ten
miles south of Yazoo City, which
they are preparing to plant in
rice next year. The plantation
is on the Yazoo river. from
which they can secure water at
all seasons, and the land lies so
we'll that they can flood it with
minimum cost. They intend to
have this work done by day
labor, under expert supervision,
which, if successful, will of itself
start a revolution in the methods
of handling labor here.
This movement is going to be
watched very closely. and if sue
cessful the delta can be made to
feed the world almost, because
of it's adaptability to rice culture.
There will be a great increase
in the oat, wheat and corn crops
next year, and hence an increas-
ed interest in stock. because
grain production leads to stock
raising. There is also a more
ment in the line of selecting the
early varieties of cotton for next
years planting in order to meet
the boil weevil situation. This
of course means that our long
staple cotton is going to decrease
in production, and hence be
worth more.
While the change this year is
not so extensive, it will be great
enough to give ample expert
ments for a revolution next year
should the boil weevil come as
abundantly as the planters are
expecting.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Notice Of Bond Issue.

Whereas, it is manifest to the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the Town of
Shannon, Lee county, Mississippi. that
there is immediate necessity for the
erection of a new public school build
ing for white children in the seperate
school district composed of the Town Of
Shannon, and certain adjacent annexed
territory fully described on the minutes
of the Board:
Be it therefore resolved, that it is the
purpose of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Town Of Shannon to
issue the bonds of the seperate school
district of the Town of Shannon, Lee
county, Mississippi. to the amount of
Seven Thousand Dollars $(7, 000), or so
much thereof as may be necessary for
the purpose Of the erection and COM
pletion of said new public school build
ing.
The above notice is published in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Sec
lions 3415, 34I6. 3419 and 1920 of the code
of 1906, and Chapter 101 of the act OF
the Legislature of Mississippi, 1908, and
such other sections of the Code of 1906
as applies, for the purpose of notifying
| the tax payers of the seperate schoo
| district of the Town of Shannon, com.
posed as aforesaid, of the proposed
action of the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of said sown. so that if there
be any opposition to the issuance OF SAT-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Notice Of Letting Public Work

Notice is hereby given that on the
first Monday in December, 1909. at one
o'clock, p. m Of said day and date. in
front of the court house dtor Of Lee
county, Miss , in the city of Tupelo, the
contract for putting down a concrete
walk on the north side of the court
house lot, and the contract for budding
a new bridge across Little Coonewah
creek on the Tupelo and chesterville
road near T. L Russell's; for building
Of second bridge from east end Of levee
in Tulip creek bottom on Tupelo and
Fulton road; also new bridge across
Tulip creek on Tupelo and Fulton
road; a new bridge on canal in Dry
creek bottom on the Baldwin and Pom
totoc road, the same being the east
bridge on leyee at Wallis Whites
place, will be awarded at public outcry
to the lowest responsible bidder, work
on the concrete walk to be done as to
width, thickness, material, etc., as is
required by city ordinance. Further,
that sealed bids will be received to one
O'Clock of said day and date for the
publishing by the year the proceedings,
allowances, ETC.. of the Board Of SUI
pervisors of said county for the ensu-
ing year. Contract to the lowest bid
der. with right reserved to reject any
and all bids as to each Of said items OF
said work.
This November 9th, 1909.
korbin Jones, Clerk.
33-3t By r. D. Porter, d. c.
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bonds, it may be presented to the May
or and Board Of Aldermen Of the Town
Of Shannon, as. provided by law, on or
before the first Tuesday. the 7th day
Of December, A. D., 1909. There be-
ing no newspaper published in the town
Of Shannon, or in said seperate school
district, it is therefore ordered that the
above notice be published in the Tupelo
Journal, aweekly newspaper published
in the City of Tupelo, Lee county,
Mississippi, and having q general cir,
culation in said Town of Shannon, and
said seperate school district, for three
weeks next proceeding the first Tues
day, the 7th day of December, A. D.,
1909.
This, October Is, A. D.. 1909.
r. L. Shannon, Mayor.
c.. R. Porter. Clerk. 1926.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Millions for Drainage.

Washington, Nov. 24.-Drain-
age Of the swamp lands in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas work GER
tain to be an example in other
states, and which is destined to
rival the irrigation enterprises of
the West, as a means Of adding
to the wealth of the country
moved a long way forward to-
day.
The division of drainage in
vestigation, department of agri-
culture, received formal notifca-
ton from Otto Kochtitzky, chief
engineer of the Little river drain
ago district of Missouri, that the
plans for draining 500. 900 acres
in this district are now formally
approved, and that the actual
work upon the project will begin
at once.
The second advance is record
ed by the publication here of
the report by Supervising Engi-
neer A. E. Morgan, government
officer in the field, upon the plans
for the Northeastern Arkansas
project, the largest drainage en-
terprise ever undertaken in this
country. Today's report con-
tains the approved general plan
for the Arkansas proposition.
Some details involving the exact
estimates remain to be settled
before the stage of letting con-
tracts begins. But the report
in hand demonstrates the feas-
Utility of the work and shows the
certainty that it is a safe and
! sure commercial proposition.
I The work in Missouri will cost
j 81, 600, 900; that in Arkansas
, Sc, 500, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Commissioners Sale.
Elk Parte Petitioner j. S. Byars, ct.
al. No. 2795.

Elk Parte Petitioner j. S. Byars, ct.
al. No. 2795.
By virtue of a decree of the honor
able Chancery Court of Lee county,
state of Mississippi, rendered on the
4th day of November, A. D. 1909, or
derlng a sale of certain lands mentioned
therein, Norbin Jones, the undersigned
appointed commissioner to execute said
decree, will on Monday. the 9th day of
December. 1909. expose at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash, in
front of the court house door in the
city of Tupelo, within the hours pre-
scribed by law, the following described
lands, being in said county and state.
to-wit: The south half of the south
west quarter of section 16. township z,
range 5 east, together with the appur-
tenances and Entertainments thereunto
appertainiug. Norbin Jones, Com'r.
Dated 18th day of November, 1909.
Clayton, Mitchell & Clayton, Soils. 33-3t
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Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a
certain Deed of Trust executed by
Isreal Porter and Ann Porter on the
Goth day of May. A. D., 1905 to secure
a certain Indebtedness therein mention
ed to Asa W. Allen which Deed Of
Trust is duly recorded in the Chancery
Clerks office of Lee County. Mississip-
pi, in Deed Record Book, No. rs, page
J49. | will. as Trutsee in said Deed of
Trust. on the 9th day of December, A.
D., 1909, at the Post Office door in the
town of Tupelo, Miss, within legal
hours. offer for sale, at public cutlery,
to the highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described property: The follow
ing lot situated in Lee County State of
Mississippi and described as beginning
220 feet north of a stake located 2623
feet west of the southwest corner of
the east J of the southeast quarter of
Sec. IL. T. II. R. 5, and running thence
north 220 feet to a stake, thence east
200 feet to a stake, thence south 220
feet to a stake. thence west 200 feet to
beginning. containing One acre. more
or less. Such title conveyed as is YES
ted ia me as Trusee aforesaid.
This II day of November 1909.
G. H. Cunningham,
1885,. Trustee.
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NOn-R Resident Notice.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, LEE Co.:
R. G. Greedy, a citizen Of the State
of Oklahoma whose address is un-
known, defendant.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the county OF
Lee, in said State, on the third Monday
of March, A. D. 1910. to defend the
suit in said court of Mrs. Honora Sulli-
van Greedy for divorce wherein you are
a defendant. No. 2799.
THIS 10th day of Nov, AID. 1909.
NoRBIN JONES, Clerk.
Anderson & Long, Solicitors for
complainant. 33-3t
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
RATES OF ADVERTISING

r. DISPLAY advertisements at rate of
$40 per running oh per month OF
four weeks. Liberia, discounts made on
yearly contracts.
Notice of meetings of strictly chart
table organizations will be inserted n
time free; all ether notices must be paid
for.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Berlin Painfully Clean.

Berlin PainfuIiy clean.
No matter how clean you are Wnen
you see Berlin, you will instinctively
dive for a bath tub. This, in order to
become as clean as the city. The en-
tire city is not only scrubbed, but
m%anicured, every day. Wipe your feet
on the curbstone before crossing the
street in order not to soil the pave
ment.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
u. C.. V. Reunion at Vicksburg
Nov. II and,12

The writer of this went to
Vicksburg via. Memphis; had a
daylight trip through the great
Yazoo Delta both going and re
turning. 1t is certainly the
greatest agricultural region on
the American Continent, soil.
climate. water and other con
ditions considered. Were met
at depot by reception committee.
Lee County contingent assigned
TO an elegant home; the hospi-
tally of Vicksburg to the old
soldiers was most lavish. About
one thousand Veterans were
present. The Battle Field and
Park. with its many monuments
and markers of various COM
mands giving their positions
during the siege, is something
well worth visiting. In our bust
ness meeting Hon. Leroy Y.
Taylor was elected Brigadier
General Of this Division of Miss
issippi to take the place of Gen
eral Camerar, who del as we
were returning from Memphis
reunion. I think he is the only
Lee County man who has ever
been thus honored. For thirty
three days during the siege OF
Atlanta, while we were in the
bitches, Leroy was with us. So
he was in all that bleary cam
paign. Some of our State and
Ex-State officials | met there i'm
pressed me as being great men.
We wound up with a grand ball,
Lee County not being conspicuous
on the floor, | myself was a
) wall flower" Our sponsor
and two maids Of honor would
average up well at B general
reunion. | so informed them.
Respectfully,
G. r. Kohlheim.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
ROOMS FOR RENT.

Having taken charge of the hotel on
Broadway a block north of the court
house, l am prepared to accommodate
any number of boarders and to rent
rooms where board is not wanted.
32-tf Geo. Y. Scott.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26

Nicely mounted Illuminating House
Numbers, can be seer in the dark, put
up for 75c each. Also Name Plates and
Illuminating Signs. See Elford Good
lett. 33-4t.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Sale of StOck.

We. the undersigned executors Of the
last will and testament of John Nc
Gaughey, will offer for sale on the 9th
day Of December, 1909. in front of the
court house coor in the town If Tupelo,
Miss, within legal hours, to the highest
and best bidder for cash So, 500 of Tu-
pelo Cotton Mill stock, and also So, 500
worth of the Nettleton Supply Co.
stock.
We will sell either of the above stock
in blocks to suit purchaser; we reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
32-4t w. Z. Joyner,
w. O. McGaughcy,
L. G. Feemste~.
Executors.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26

Huffman is here to stay, therefore
if you want reliable, and
the best work. see him.