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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-15
NORTH BENNINGTON

The Sunshine band of the Metho-
dist CHURCH will hold lawn party on
the church lawn Friday evening. q
There will be no preaching service
at the Congregational church next
Sunday morning, but Sunday school
will be held at the usual hour. On
the following Sunday, the 25th inst,
regular service will be held and the
sermon will be by Rev. Thornton
Turner.
Williams Root Beer is pure, whole
some, grateful. Everybody likes it.
Make il as home. At grOcers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-15

TABITHA: "a, 49,. COLA NedaI Flour
are excellent
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03

Hon. Oliver W. Stewart. Of Chicago,
the famous temperance and prohibit
tion orator, will speak at the Grand
Opera House. Fairmont, next Sunday
night, March I, at $3.50 O'Clock.
MI, Stewart Is a speaker Of national
reputation and draws larger audiences
than any other man on the temper.
ance lecture platform In the United
State. It will be a iare treat to have
Mr., Stewart return to Falrmont, and
those who heard him speak in our city
something over q year ago, Will take
advantage again Of the opportunity to
listen to this celebrated man.
The hour for beginning the meeting
has been fixed at $50. to enable the
church people TO attend Mr.. Stewards
meeting at the close Of the regular
church services.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
Book
OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
CONTAINS SOME INTEREST.
ING STATISTICS,

The Methodist Year Beck for 1909
gives some very valuable and inter
esting statistics concerning that
church, There are 80 bishops, 19,43O
ministers, 14,7i3 local preachers, g..
S7G.SSS lay members; total member.
shij. S,4l1.O9S. There are 1863 Sun.
da yschools. with a61,o73 officers and
teachers, and 3,06S,:4S pupils. There
are 2G.765 churches and 1928 par.
sonages. The value Of the churches
is s167126,733, and the value Of the
parsonages is $2S.71s,s43. making a
total valuation Of church property Of
s195,S45,5Sl. There was paid for min.
isterlal support during the last year
s14,6oi,S93, and for oil purposes to.
tai OF s44.2S6.7s1.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
Z l5tf,FffT TNA'.E''I 3 ~ 70IT- N !"
LEAGUE
is ORGANIZED
.DR. ]. w. MCDONALD MADE AD'
DRESS on PREVENTION OF
80 TUBERCULOSIS.

33 DR.. j. W. Mcdonald addressed the
Domestic, Science Department OF the
5,iWoman's Club on Tuesday afternoon
an the Art Studio at the Normal
School. The subject Of Dr. McDon'
AIDS addrEss was the Prevention OF
Tuberculosis. It was a practical adj
dress. At the close OF his remarks. an
organization Of the women was per-
fected which will be known as the An
Etl-Tuberculosis League Of Fairmont'
The following are officers:
& Presldsnt-Mrs. C o. Henry.
Secretary-Miss Carrie Waggoner.
Z Treasurer Fl. R. Johnson.
Il The organization Is not connected
Swlth the woman's Club but the move
was instlgated by the Domestic Sci
! ence Department OF the club, OF which
Mrs. E. C. Jones is chairman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
TWO KILLED
in EXPLOSION
TWELVE OTHERS INJURED WHEN
GAS EXPLODED IN PENN. !.
SYLVANlA MINE.

WILKES BARRE, Pa, March o.
Number IA colllev, Of the PennsyIva.
MIA Coal Company at Port Blanchard
near here was the scene OF a terrific
explosion Of gas yesterday, which
caused the death Of two men and seri.
ons injury to twelve others. TIE dead
are:
John zurlcz. aged 25 years, single,
company hand.
John sauck. aged 20 years, single,
company hand,
The explosion set fire 10 the wood.
work in the Plttston gangway. en-.
tombing 40 men. A large party OF res.
cuers was put to work, but owing to
thepresenceof black damp, they made
slow progress at first. Fortunately
:here was a second exit from the mine
and the employees behind the fire
succeeded In making their way to the
surface, none the worse for their ex.
perience. The 12 men burned were In
the face Of the explosion.
The officials OF the mine fearing the
worst, summoned the most expert.
enced mine foremen from other com.
panIes and the work OF fighting the
fire was conducted In a vigorous
manner.
Late yesterday afternoon the blaze
was gotten under control and In the
evening It was extIngulshed entirely.
The mine officials say the damage
to the workings will not be heavy. A
report from the Plttston h ospItal
states that four Of the burned miners
are in a serious condition and may
die. The injured are mostly foreign.
ers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
THE. LIARS HAVE,
COMMENCED
WRITER IN MORNING PAPER
STARTS CAMPAIGN OF
FALSIFlcATlON.

An article In the Times this morn,
Ing states number Of things con.
cernlng Mr.. George Brand, the Repub,
llcan nominee for council in the Filth
ward which are positive and wilful
nntruths. 1t is slated that Mr.. Brand
was Democrat when he lived in Mon.
ongalia county and that he has been
a Prohlbitionist since coming to Fair.
mont. Mr.. Brand states emphatically
that he never was a Democrat, that
his father before him was a Repnb.
lican and he has always been Re.
publican. He has never affiliated with
the Prohibltlonlsts further than to at.
tend temperance meetings and vote
against few Republicans who stood
SO VIGOROUSLY for %hlskey that he
couldn't stnnd for them.
As to the story concerning Mr..
Will Snroyer. Mr.. Brand says tha.
Is a pure fabrication, that he did not
know Mr.. tShroyer personally until
long after the conversation was re.
ported to have taken place.
the West Vlrginian believes Mr..
Brand Is sincere and truthful In what
he says and 1t believes he ought to
be elected as councilman from the
Fifth ward because he is the regular
Republican nominee. Had Mr.. Ella.
son received the nomination, the
West Virglnlan would have supported
him, but he was not the choice OF the
convention and hence we stand for
the regular nominee. Tie West VIr.
ginlan Is not bolter, but It stands
on. the temperance side Of this fight
and has tried to get all Republicans
to place themselves In position Ia
stand for what the people say on the
license question. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03

Hats. Hats, Hats.

Hats. Hats, Hats.
Have your old hat cleaned and
blocked. I clean and block hats and
make them look like new. Clean and
press clothes and guarantee satIsfac.
tIon. Con. phon 257.L. 2lS Jackson
st. ABE HUSTEAD. 1t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
HEAVY FINES

Handed Out to EIkins saloonkeepers
Found Guilty Of Sunday Selling.
ELKINS. W. Va, March al. r.
Woodward and G. W. Wamsley were
found guilty Of Sunday selling in cir.
cult court and sentenced to pay a
heavy fine and serve term in jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
HELDAT3 BAY
B'Y'..A..MIANLA( B ] !. ( !. |
POSSE OF sHERlFFs sEslEeESD DA.s
vID BRENNlNeER IN HIS 33sSsss
FARM HOUSE. ssISSHii


YOUNGSTOWN, o., March q. - az
strong posse OF deputy sheritfs and
special policemen. surrounded sthet tDa.3
vid Brennlnger home at midnigat last
night, afxr an all day Siege await.
ing the coming Of daylight to again sat;
tempt bis arrest on q lunacyS charge
An Intellectual attempt to smoke him
cut by starting FIRE back Of hislbarp
was made but he refused to show him
self. He fortified the house so as to-
resist attack from without. (. u
Early in The day Deputy sherlifsI Az.
Bell and Harry H!ldebrand attempted
to serve The lunacy warrant on him,
but BrennInger open,n, ,nre upon Stnem.s
After a battle, In which, 1T Is believed
one Of Brenning gers SIX children In the
rouse with him was wounded, he sue.
ceeded In driving the officers from the
place. Bell attempted tossecure him
through ruse. Brennlnger replied
by firing his rifle and drove the soM
Ger from the premisrs. BarricadinEs
himself In the mouse, be resisted an
efforts to capture: him, and kept an
latrons OF his property. Il, +
During the battle following Ills ati
tack upon The deputy sheriRs, q child
was heard crying in the house, and.
1t is believed one Of the. oflicers. shots
had taken effect. BrenningerS used %
repeating rife and stood in the door
way, with his wife and children " Ms
side, as be fired upon the ofictals.
His son, II years old; lis said 70 have
Joined in the gun play.
When night fell, the srise OF ssasS sSffe
was attempted, but It 5failed 20 bring
BrennInger out. Officers are camp
Ing out at the farm, xpected to- rush
the fort and force the capture o. the
insane man at daylight 81 sss
For the past two weeks, Brenningers
is said to nave marched back and
forth over his farm, rife III hand
| omue,rp hIms elf shvs frinps at ran doTfIfs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
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Flttina up Ticket Office.

The Falrnont und Warrington
Street Railway Company is fitting up
the room formerly known as the Opera
House Cafe for q ticket office and
waiting room. The car under the new
arrangement will stop at Monroe
street INSTEAD Of Jefferson street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
Case
MAYOR BELIEVED THE STORY OF
MR.. HENDERSON AND LET
Linn Gn

The case OF the City OF Falrmont
VS., George Henderson which came up
yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock
was dismissed by Mayor NJ. NJ. Nicely.
The story told by Freeland in the
morning was not over laden with
truth. He was entirely mistaken about
a beer party at the Washington street
livery barn. Nor did Henderson nave
anything to do with ordering any
beer. Monday, Freeland did give Hen
derson fifty cents but this was a pay.
ment on a debt that he owed Hender.
son.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
Regular
Session Of
City Council
Many Items Were
Pass ed On By
CityDads

Council met last night in regular
s.: :sslon with a full board present.
All bills properly endorsed were or
densd paid.
A bill presented by Falrmont and
Grafton Gas Company for gas fur.
nished the reservoir was ordered paid.
This bill was opposed by Councilman
James E. Morgan.
A bill Of five dollars presented OF
George NJ. LIlley for grading n side.
walk on ogden aveEue was ordered
paid.
A bill presented by C. B. Highland
for gum boots was laid on the table.
A bill Of W. S. Thomas for five dol
lars for hauling was ordered paid.
A bill presented by Undertaken R. L.
Cunningham for burying Maud Jones.
This bill was ordered returned to Mr..
Cunningham for more data.
The matter between the city and the
Fairmont and Clarksblrg Traction
Company came up once again. Coun.
ell went into executive session and
discussed the matter. The traction
company agreed to pay the city $1,000.
the amount to be applied on the old.
est city orders In favor OF the traction
company.
On motion Of Councilman Robinson,
street commissioner and water com.
missioner we're instructed to cut of
their former during the month OF
March.
Buckley. Mcmillan and McNeely
voted no.
On motion OF ]. E. Jones council
voted to suspend Roy Jones, cart driv.
or. until further notice.
BY these motions Ell West, James
Hall and Roy Jones were laid off,,
On motion OF Carroll the regular or.
der OF business was suspended in or.
der to hear citizens.
The case OF the City OF Fairmont
VS.. George Starns for fencing Chestnut
street was taken up. The case did not
progress far until II was seen that 1t
would take considerable time TO dis.
pose OF the matter. 1t was made a
special order OF business for Thurs.
day night.
On motion OF Robinson the time was
extended until 1910 after Chief sho-
maker had turned the clock back flt-
teen minutes.
Attorney f. ", S!lowalter appeared
before council and represented the ele.
vator people. The business men who
operate elevators were present. They
agreed to an advance in rates but did
not want to be prohibited from using
water to run elevators. The matter
was closed when council voted to re-
sclnd the action taken several nights
ago to shut of the water elevators on
April 1.
The water ordinance was made a
special order for Thursday night.
Jamlson moved that the time be ex-
tended to 10:15.
James A. Meredith asked that per-
mission be granted to m italian to
sell fruit from a car at the corner OF
Jefferson and Jackson streets. The
car will likely have to DO moved from
the city.
Permission was gwen NJ. NJ. Foster
to lay a water line from the river to
his new Ice plant. Work to be APPROX.
cd by the city engineers.
Council will meet Thursday night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03

Constable ]. Lee Parker and family
have moved from Barnsvllle to the
Hamilton property on Jackson street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03

Want advertise! !it-the fact s:ha.syotl
have a good place to offer q good Sssr-
want. N VI q: Ss;i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03

CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-03
LOOK.

Look for the $500 In gold prize
:ofrer in to-morrow's paper. Save your
purchase slips Friday and Saturday
and get some Of the gold.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15
Mr.. Barrie's Apology.

jim. Barrie lives in London, in a
small, quaint house In lancaster
Gate. Just across the Bayswater
Road Is Kensington Garden. There i'm
the Kensington Broadwalk the play
wright takes his morning stroll among
the flowers and the nowerlike chill
dren.
One morning in the BrOadwalk an
American lady twitted Mr.. Barrie
upon the thrifty way he uses jokes
and episodes over and over again, ex-
ploding in What Every Woman
Knows" for instance, the same wit
ticism that has already figured in
THE Admirable Crichton," in My
Lady Nicotine" and in Sentimental
Tommy"
Mr. Barrie said with a laugh, that
his nationality was to blame.
Il am Scot he said, "and we
Scots abhor waste. Did you never
hear OF the aged Saunders Carlyle.
who always drank off his wniskey TO
the last drop the very instant 1t was
poured out for him?
"'Why do you drink down your LID
or in that quick, greedy way" a
stranger said 20 Saunders In a re.
proachful tone.
81 once had one knocked over,
the old man explained. New York
Times.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15
Getting Legal Advice.

You should always find out who Is
telephcling to you-if you can.
There's a Broadway lawyer who at
present is wishing he had. The 9th
err day a lady rang him up and re-
fused to give her name to his clerk,
saying that she wished to talk on
personal and private business. AS
soon as the lawyer himself picked up
the receiver, before he could make
any inquiries, she began: "oh, please
tell me, must there not be two copies
Of a lease?"
why" he answered. at is usual
to give one to the landlords agent
and one to the lessee. But who
are-?"
yet, the fact that the wife Of the
lessee had never seen a copy of the
lease wouldn't keep It from being
legally binding?'
"No," slipped from the lawyer, who
quickly added: "But before I discuss
the matter further may ! ask to
whom?"
There was a pretty little laugh
he admits It was pretty even now.
ooh, Tm-Mrs. Brown, and / live
on Broadway. You don't know me-"
it was obvious, likewise, that he
wouldn't-"but I've always heard your
advice was so very valuable, and l
wanted lawyer and so ! just called
you up. Goodbye"
And when he asked for the num-
Der Central gave him the Grand
Central Statlon.-New York Times.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15
OLD FRONTIER HOUSE.
Government Building at Fort Whlpple
Cost 100000 and Sold for $3.50.

Government Building az Fort Whlpple
Cost $4,000 and Sold for $3.50.
"A $4,000 house WIS sold at Fort
Whipple, near Prescott, a few DAYS
ago for $3.50" said George II. Nor
gan. a lawyer OF Prescott. Arlz. at
was known as the old Gen. Crook
house. and was owned by the Gov
eminent. Gen. Crook occupied the
house for several months, and It was
on just windy day as that Of the
sale that Gen. Crook rode away from
the house in March 1885
The building was a nOndescrlpt
style OF architecture, constructed OF
stucco. adobe and frame. II was
roomy and comfortable. with lofty
ceilings and bay windows. through
which could be seen the snow cover
ed peaks OF the mountains on one
side and Thumb Butte and the city
OF Prescott on the other. The house
contained more than 10000 feet of
lumber, and among other modern con-
veniences IL had two bathtubs.
while Gen. Crock was the occu-
pant OF the house he was engaged
in a long and difficult campaign
against the Indians. The old building
is still we'll preserved. When the auc-
tioneer announced the sale the bid.
ding started at $50, and this figure
was raised from time to time, until
IL reached $3.50, at which sum It was
knocked down to the proprietor of 4
hotel What the purchaser purposes
to do with the house don't know, but
he was told chat it must be removed
shortly, as the Government would no
longer be responsible for its safety.
The house cost probably more than
100000. Every foot of the lumber in
II was freighted from Los Angeles at
cost of 10 cents a pound 1t was
considerably enlarged after Gen
Crook left it. The latter's successor,
Gen. Kautz, lived in it,for long time,
but il has net been occupied for
number OF years. At the time OF It's
construction a guard Of soldiers had
10 patrol the vicinity constantly to
keep away the Indians. There was
not a person at the sale who did not
express regret that the Government
should not allow thee old house to re-
Washington Post.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15
THE OUAIETEsr HOUSE IN ENGLAND
By Howard D. Newman

While cycling recently in England,
through what is called the BLACK
Country" near Dudley, a turn in the
road brought me suddenly before one
Of the strangest specimens Of archi-
tectaure I'm the world, rlvaled only
by the famous tower OF Pisa, Italy.
IL was the Glynne Arms, a roadside
public house In the quaint little town
OF Himley Locally Il Is known as
the Siden House. iden" is a cor
ruptlon OF "all aside"-from the fact
that Il leans as far out OF the perpen-
dicular as is possible for a house to
lean without tumblIng over alto
gether.
II has rejoiced in its peculiar angle
for many years, but IL is only quite
recently that the public curiosity has
been aroused in It, Now IL is the
centre OF attraction for miles around,
and a favorite place for n drive on
holidays. 1t is about three miles
from Dudley and about the same dis
lance from Wolverhampton, and is
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15

When IN the course of human events
Il becomes necessary to chloroforn
an injured cat or dog, whose place IS
u 10 pay for the anaesthetic? That
Is a question that arises very often IN
this town. Every day cats and dogs
whose natural agility was not suffici-
ent to keep them out OF the way oil
automobiles and delivery wagons are
mercifuily dispatched by humane cit
liens. Sometimes the policeman who
Is called In carries the injured AMI
NAL to a vacant lot and shoots It. but
usually out OF consideration for public
safety. the chloroform route is chosen.
Tn that case the question is. Who
shall buy the chloroform?" Simple
minded bystanders expect the police
man to buy 1t. but he rarely lives
up to their expectations.
THAT animal amt hurt bad" is
what he usually says. ut don't need
no chloroform, It'll be friskin' around
like anything in a few minutes. Any
how, it's best to notify the s. p. G.
A.
The sympathetic crowd, however,
thinks the poor creature ought to be
put out OF its suffering at once, and
sometimes n particularly affluent per-
son contributes the required amount
to buy the drug. In case the affluent
humanitarian Is conspicuous by his
absence, the money is obtained by TAX
ing up a collection. Then there al
ways is criticism, the smallest sub
scrlber usually wanting to know what
the S. p. c. A. is for anyway, and
what 1t does with all the money 1t
gets.-New York Times.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15

near Himley Hall, the Stafordshirc
seat of the Earl OF Dudley.
The working of the Himley coli
lieries is responsible for the eYtraor-
binary attitude of the Glynne Armu.
In fact, the mining subsidences have
played strange tricks with house
property I'm the Black Country.
II is said the house owes itE name
10 the late Mr.. Gladstone and his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Stephen Glynne,
who Jointly carried on In years gone
by an important ironworks in the
neighborhood.
The house itself is Of a very un-
pretentious character, and is built OF
red brick. One end Is supported by
large stone buttresses. Entering at
the front door, the visitor ascends a
pair of stone steps into a somewhat
wide passage, where the fun begins;
for this passage has been rendered
so uneven that he who traverses 1t
lurches about from side to side HE a
landsman on board ship In a storm.
After a struggle the coffee-rOom
IS reached, and here the visitor Ia sttll
more bewildered. The laws of gravi-
tation seems to be an unknown qUan-
tlty. A table stands by the window,
apparently at a great slant, yet a
marble placed upon 1t at the lower
end runs rapidly mp the table and
falls over the higher side. A clock
upon the table stands at an angle 10
its support, but It ticks comfortably,
the pendulum swings regularly, and
the hands show the correct time.
A shelf In the taproom seems 20
lean at an angle of many degrees
toward the kitchen door; but place
a marble upon the centre of II, and
II stands there quite stationary.
There Is a legend that relates how
a beggar who was laborlously pro-
polling himself along the road with a
pair OF crutches uttered a loud and
dismal shrek upon coming in sight
OF the house and, throwing away his
crutches, stampeded across the Black
Country as fast as his good sound
legs could carry him. Whether the
sight OF the exceeding crookedness OF
the inn had effected a miraculous
cure, or whether the cure was due TO
a guilty conscience. remains an open
question.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15
Made a Mistake.

The tube car gave n lurch. The
young man who had Just risen from
his seat lost his balance. The tube
car stopped with a jerk. The young
man sat down automatically in the
fashionable lady's lap. She began
20 shrek I'm this wise:
you contemplate pup! ! wish
you TO understand that / am not y
lamppost or a piece OF furniture to
be chung to for support! You have
no right to crowd IN and tear other
people to pieces with your big, clum-
sy hands! You pitiful clown, you!
You aren't ut to be allowed among
nice. quiet, we'll dressed people! You
unmannerly pumpkin, you deserve to
be-
Excuse me, madam" broke in the
young man, you have made a mis-
take"
"A mistaken" demanded the lady,
her eyes flashing with anger. What
do you mean2"
This ma'am," replied the young
man. II am not your husband!"--
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-05-15

dred other uses which will suggest
themselves from time TO time TO the
ingenious housekeeper and servant.
The device is mounted on timed
malleable iron standard. which is pro-
vided with clamps by which II is firm
ly attached TO the table by a single
motion OF the lock lever. The broken
view shows the interior of the recep-
tacle, and the spiral blade which
operates as a press. the pressure be-
ing regulated by the tension spring.
The bowl of the colander is of steel
Washington Star.