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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
sAKER-HUDsoN
Charming Home Wedding Wednesday
at Home Of Brides Parents.

| The residence of Mr.. and Mrs {.
l.. Hudson ON Grand View street was
the scene of a charming home we'd
ding Wednesday afternoon when Miss
Bessie Lou Hudson only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson, was united in
marriage with Angel Baker.
The wedding took place in the par
lor which was prettily trimmed with
palms and flowers The ceremony
was solemnized at 5 o'clock under a
wedding bell Rev. H. S. Rowe, pas
tor of the local Methodist church Of
iiciated. Only the near relatives and
few close family friends were pres.
ent.
The bride wore a Directoire gown of
silk crepe de chine with panel of Irish
point lace and braiding of silk SOU
tache. She carried a shower bouquet
Of sweet peas and was unattended.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Charles Jones of Pittsford.
Following the ceremony a wedding
supper was served to those present
The dining room was in charge OF FIVE
young lady friends of the bride-Miss
Georgiana Austin, Miss Adella En-
dress, Miss Bessie Harbour, Miss
Florence HOLSTER and Miss Mary
/ Walbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker left on the 7.4O
train and will visit New York and
other places of interest on their we'd
ding trip. On their return they will
have rooms at the home of Mr. Hud-
son, Mrs Bakers father, where they
will be at home after April 18th.
They were the recipients of many
beautiful wedding presents from their
wide circle of friends
An interesting point in connection
with the wedding was that II took
place on the 93d birthday of the
brides grandmother, Mrs Lucy Hud-
son of Pittstord This venerable
, lady was very anxious to come to the
wedding, but owing to the bad wealth
er at this season of the year finally
concluded that it was not best to al
tempt It,
Mr. and Mrs. Baker are among the
best known and most highly esteemed
young people of Bennington. The
bride has been a lifelong resident
here She is a musician of recognized
ability and is often called upon t.
lend her talent as a vocalist upon pub
lie occasions
Mr. Baker is the local agent of the
National Express company. He en-
tered the employment of the company
several years ago and through his
ability and merit has been advanced
to position OF trust unusual at hi:
age The Banner unites with the
wide circle of friends who extend
most cordial congratulations to thc
happy couple.
Among the out-of-town guests pres
ent TO the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs
Fenton of Pittsford, Walter S Fentoi
of Rutland, Mr and Mrs Harry P
Hudson of Schenectady. MIS-. Charles
Jones and daughter of Pittsford, Fret
I. Baker and Miss Gertrude Baker o
Fort Ann, \. Y, and Mrs. Mary Mors
man of Pittsiord.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
$4,000 FOR WATER SYSTEM
Village Of Swanton Votes Additional
Appropriation.

Swanton, March 11.-At the annual
village meeting held Tuesday after
noon, R. 0. Sturtevant occupied an
hour presenting the cause and claims
of Former Treasurer w. c. Butterfeld
who was recently charged with EN-
bezzlement of the village funds in his
charge. He said that the amount of
the claim which Butterfeld held
against the village was $3.50, and af-
ter considerable discussion the village
meeting voted to allow the claim pro-
vided the balance of the alleged en-
bezzlement, which amounts to $1,000,
is paid at once.
Other matters were aired at some
length, that of village extravaganza
being one of the most important. 1t
is hoped that as result of the free
discussion there will be retrenchment
in expenses. The meeting voted,
however, to appropriate $4,000 to
complete the villages new water sys-
TEN, the notes of the village at four
and half being issued. A village
tax of rs cents was voted and high.
way tax of 20 cents George l..
Louiselle was elected treasurer of the
village to succeed Mr.. Butterfeld
and c. Il. Allen was reelected presi
dent of the corporation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
lin Into Office But Won't of Debt Pass Him Int
Pull May Be Used to Get Man Out and Help Him Into
TO STOP FATHERS MARRIAGE
Albert r. Rice Of 6rattleboro Applies
for a Guardian.

Brattleboro, March ll.-Gresham
Romance Rice, a civil war veteran,
about IS years old, has become con-
WINGED that the course of true love
does not run smoothly His domestic
affairs are in a greatly unsettled con
ditiOn
Mr.. Rice who has been married
twice, has been planning to marry
Miss Minnie Doolittle, who is about
As years old and whose father the
late Alonzo Doolittle, was brother
of Rices second wife. A few days
ago Rice leased his house to Guy Doc
little, a brother of his fiance. Rice
then moved to a house owned by Miss
Doolittle and situated a short distance
from where Miss Doolittle now lives.
He is worth several thousand dollars
and gets a substantial pension, but he
does no active work.
Wednesday Mr. Rice and Guy Doc
little went TO the office of Town Clerk
William S. Newton and Rice applied
' for a license to marry Miss Doollttle
/ which was granted.
The fact of the granting of the IL
cense became known shortly after
wards to his son, Albert r. Rice pro
prietor of a restaurant on Main street
and the son Immediately applied to
the probate court for the appointment
of a guardian over his father, on the
ground that he was mentally incapable
of taking care of himself and his
property. Judge A. f. Schwenk fixed
upon March 30 as a date for hearing
the petition Rice's son also notified
/ Miss Doolittle that If the marriage
took place he would take steps to have
it annulled if a guardian was appoint
ed, the petition for guardian anteda
! ting the marriage
The elder Rice waXed wroth When
I he learned of his sons action anc
said he would find out whether an d
soldier could be prevented from e.er
cising his rights He and Miss d 70
little have retained A. p, Carpenter
as counsel and the son has retained
Harold r. Whitney
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
BENNINGTON AND
NO. ADAMS ROAD
MERGER
Considered by Massachusetts
Street Railway Commission
BERKSHIRE NOT INTERESTED
Attorney for Company Says That Gil
ent Doesn't Care What Action
is Taken.

The legislative committee on street
railways at Boston Tuesday took up
the report Of the railroad commission
ers upon the purchase of the Benning-
ton & North Adams Street Railway
company by the Berkshire Street Rail-
way company. This is the matter
which was urged so strongly last year
and as both corporations are said to
be owned by the New Haven railroad
it had a bearing upon the merger
proposition, which has made SO much
trouble
When the case was reached yester-
day afternoon Bentley W. Warren,
counsel for the railway company said
| to the committee that in view of the
present condition of affairs his client
did not care one way or the other
what action was taken, and with that
| he left the case TO the committee,
The original proposition contained
/ in last years bill for the consolidation
of these two street railway properties
! involved the recognition of the New
Haven roads holdings in these COM
panies by the Commonwealth. The re-
port of the board of railroad commits
sioners this year with reference to
| this project declared that ii was con-
trary to the established policy of the
( Commonwealth to legalize the hold
ings Of the New Haven road in the
Berkshire trolley company, but that
the consolidation might take place
! lnder restrictions.
The consolidation under these con
ditions apparently is not regarded by
the Berkshire company as of much
value, and il is considered likely that
for this reason the Berkshire company
now assumes its difIidenee with refer
lence to the merger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
OVERCOME BY COLD
Montpelier Minister Has Narrow Es-
cape From Death.

Rev. W. W. Latte, pastor of the Ev-
angelical church at Montpelier, is able
TO be around the house after a bad
heart attack which affected him so
severely for a while that it was feared
he could not live He drove back
from Barre the other day. The air
was cold and frosty. He was not at
tired to withstand Vermont weather
in a sleigh although warm enough
clad to travel on the train.
The result was that he tainted on
Prospect street not far from his house
as he was coming back and fell out
of the sleigh He lay there probably
fifteen minutes until discovered and
removed where there was warmth. His
heart action was very bad but he man.
aged to pull through and is now recov-
ering
His church was supplied Sunday in
order that he could have thorough
rest. Mr.. Latte has been working
hard lately with revival meetings and
was run down. To add to his trouble
Mr.. Ford's horse which he drove here
from Barre was taken Ill, the doctor
thought from overlooking II will be
sent back to Barre as soon as better.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
CHENEY HAS NOT DECIDED
Speaker not Ready to Announce Posi-.
ton on the Governorship.

Montpelier, March 11.-Speaker
Thomas C. Cheney of Morrisville,
was in this city yesterday on his way
home from Washington. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Cheney. who has
been visiting at Bridgeport, Conn. 1t
is known that at the close of the le-
gislatiye session Speaker Cheney was
urged by leading members to become
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for the governorship and he
was asked what his position was in
the matter Mr.. Cheney declared that
he had not yet decided what action he
would take
Mr.. Cheney said that Gov. G. H.
Prouty would remain in Washington
for few days as the guest of his
brother, Interstate Commerce Com
missioner c. A. Prouty. Col and Mrs.
Charles L. Nelson. of Derby Line.
have gone to Birmingham, Ala, for
visit, while Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H.
Grout are visiting in Boston Senator
c. s. Page is pleasantly located at
the Arlington hotel. and expects to
return 10 Vermont the latter port OF
the week for a short visit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
STANDARD OIL CO.
GETS VERDICT IN
REBATE CASE
Jury Says Indiana Corporation
is Not Guilty
lands FINE REVERSED
Judge Anderson Holds That Govern
ment Has Failed to Prove It's
Case

Chicago, March 1.-THE Standard
Oil company of Indiana yesterday was
found not guilty of accepting rebates
from the Chicago and Alton railroad
on shipments ct oil from Whiting, Ind.
to East st. Louis. ILL., The verdict
was returned by jury IN the Federal
court on instructions of Judge A. G.
Anderson, who averred char he follow
ed the circuit court If Appea s decis-
ion as to the verdict returned at the
former trial Of the same case. and on
which verdict Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain lands assessed fine of $29,-
100000.
The decision of Judges Grosscup,
Baker and Seaman of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, re-
versing Judge lands, together with
the action of the United States Su-
preme court in refusing 10 review the
decision of the Court Of Appeals, was
assigned as authority for the decision
Judge Anderson quoted from the Opin-
ion Of the Appellate court judges. The
strongest expression III favor of his
view he sad was the statement in
that decis,Ci That the most we can
say is that Tue question is one nlrin
which judges. after all discussion.
might very reasonably disagree" Con.
tinuing, Judge Anderson said: The de
PENDANT is charged here by indict-
ment; this is critical oifense. The
defendant is presumed to be innocent
until proved to be guilty beyond all
reasonable doubt; and before this jury
would be justified in returning YER
dict upon single one OF these counts,
it would have been satisfied beyond
all reasonable doubt to such a degree
of certainty as. to overcome this pre-
sumption OF innocense which sur
rounds this defendant. 1t would have
to be satisfied beyond all reasonable
doubt that there was a definitely fixed
Is cent rate. The Court of Appeals
has said upon this same evidence, al
ter having considered 1t in all its re-
lations, the evidence which was Civ
en-, that they cannot say that these
two papers 1.-THE railroad tariff sheet
No "a and the Illinois classification
really fix any IS cent rate"
Judge Anderson then ordered the
jury, under authority of the decision
of the higher court, to which he said
he was also obedient, to return YER
dict of acquittal. The verdict of in
nocense was formally signed by the
foreman of the jury. entered in the
court records, and the famous case
was finally ended
Whether prosecution on seven other
indictments still pending against the
oil company will be instituted, Dis.rict
Attorney Sims would not express an
opinion. He said that the gu, n
rested entirely with the United States
attorney general.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
WINS st,5oo,ooo LAND SUIT
Government Gets Property Railroad
Held Through Dummy" Entries

Washington March ia settle
ment has been effected by the secre-
tary of the interior of the government
suit against the Union Pacific railway
involving coal lands in Wyoming es-
timated as worth $l,500,000 This
land is said to have been acquired
through what are known as dummy"
entries.
The land involved aggregated 1850
acres, and after numerous conferences
the company decided not to defend
the suit, but to reconvey the lands to
the government 1t also paid nearly
$4,000 in settlement for the coal min
ed from the lands. Besides reconvey-
ing the land and paying trespass dam
ages the company loses the S9l, 200
which was paid as purchase price for
the land.
This is one of the cases included in
Secretary Garheld's letter to Congress
showing that lands worth over 500,
100000 were under investigation or in
litigation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
ORDERED LIQUOR RETURNED
Several Barrels of Ale Had Been Seiz-
ed Freight House.

Montpelier, March 11.-Judge f. NJ.
Harvey in city court yesterday
handed down a decision in the case
of State VS. Intoxicating Liquor
which grew out of the seizure last
Thursday at the freight house of the
Montpelier & Wells River Railroad
Co., Of four barrels and three half
barrels OF ale in bulk, and three bar
rels of bottled ale
The State claimed that the liquor
was intended for illegal sale. The de-
PENDANT company maintained that the
liquor was in transit in interstate
commerce, and that the city court
had no jurisdiction in the matter
Judge Harvey ordered that the IL
quor should be returned to the freight
house, as the state had failed to show
that it was intended for illegal pur-
poses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
ICE FISHERMEN ELATED
Attorney General Rules in Favor Of
10 Lines at 6omoseen

Ice fishermen around Rutland are
much elated over a victory over the
state fish and game authorities. Not
withstanding the new law permitting
general ice fishing for pickerel IN The
state, State Fish and Game Commits
sioner II. G. Thomas of Stowe recent
~ decided that because of a special
act not repealed by the last General
Assembly only two lines held in the
hand could be used in ice fishing in
Lake Bomoseen, the most popuiar
waters for winter fishing in southern
Vermont.
The local wardens have been enforc.
ing his Interpretation Of the law un
I'll recently Judge Charles l.. Howe OF
autland took exception to the ruling
After some correspondence with him
Mr.. Thomas referred the matter to
Attorney General j. G. Sargent of
Ludlow. Mr.. Sargent informed States
Attorney J. c. Jones of Rutland that
as the question affected Rutland coun
ty only he preferred to have Mr.. Jones
use his own discretion in the matter
Mr.. Jones says that fishermen may
use 10 lines in Lake Bomoseen JUS
the same as in the rest Of the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
HELD AT WoRKHoUsE
Leon c. Fuller, Sentenced to Term
in Government Prison.

W. C0NNfiNilNiAA Y iAoNfis
Rutland, March l1.--Leon c. Fuller,
OF Hardwick who was sentenced to
serve a term of two years at the Uni
ted States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
for sending obscene matter by com
mon carrier, in violation of the federal
law, is lodged in the house of correc-
ton in this city. The marshals de-
partment is waiting for instructions
from the attorney general at Washing
ton as to taking Fuller to Atlanta.
Formerly the United States prisoners
were allowed to serve their terms at
the house of correction but new law
recently passed makes it necessary
for the prisoners having sentences of
over one year to be sent to the United
States penitentiary
Fuller recently was convicted in the
United States court at Burlington OF
traflicking In obscene matter sent
through the mails The mans arrest
resulted from evidence obtained by
Anthony Comstook, the New York
champion of morality who appeared
before the grand jury at Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
PRIEST FOUND GUILTY
Rev. w. ]. o'SulIivan Fined $50 for
Alleged Assault and Battery.

Montpelier, March lin Wash
ington county court yesterday the Rev
W. J. O'Sulllyan, rector of the local
Catholic church, was found guilty of
assault and battery upon the person
of Gerald La Forrest, a former choir
boy, and damages of 500 were award
ed the plaintiff
The case was begun at 10 o'clock
this forenoon, five witnesses were ex.
amined, the arguments made, and the
case closed at 1850 o'clock. At 1850
O'Clock the jury rendered the verdict
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
sHAKEsPEARIAN FARCE
viii Be Given at the Baptist Church
on Friday Evening.

The program for the entertainment
to be given at the Baptist church on
Friday evening, March IL, consists of
several features sure to prove enjoy
able to all. There will be living pic
lures of noted character, music by a
male quartette and Shakespearian
farce. This is given under the direc-
tion of several young women of the
church. Among the characters of
Shakespeare to appear are Juliet, Oph-
ella, Portia. and Lady Macbeth, and
the play presents several ludicrous
situations.
The admission will be twenty-five
cents and the proceeds are to be de
voted to worthy cause. Tickets may
be procured at Woodman's store or ad-
mission. fee may be paid at the door
The program will begin at s o'clock.
SUSANNA:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
WANTED REAL HAIR
Guest of Mr.. Midyears was Reiuven-
alton.

When Earlee Midyears entered the
club he could not help observing the
lustrous topknot of his friend as it
showed above the newspaper in the
afternoon light Somehow it struck
him as it had never done before
He could not recall that he had
ever paid much attention to the top
OF his friends head. He remembered
vaguely that it was the usual kind
of topknot of the men he knew-al-
ready rather thin, perhaps a little
dingy looking and not in the least
like the shining, healthy brown hair
he now saw
He had thought Of treatment
for the hair himself and had been
advised by his wife TO try the WON
en- who had massaged her scalp until
the hair grew thick and healthy. The
sight of his friends head recalled
this to him.
Hello, old man." he said, coming
closer and still having cause to ad-
mire the thick growth of his friends
herd. Your hair looks fine. Who
did 1t for you?
The friend repeated an address.
Mind if ! try him too?" was the
question that followed.
Not in the least Here's his ad-
dress, answered he of the new hair.
From book in his pocket he read
an address Midyears copied it in his
notebook and there was no furtoer
thought Of hair on their minds.
You certainly ought to do somJ
thing for your hair, Earlee," his wife
said on" night later as they were on
their way home from the opera When
you vent down in the orche, tra to-
night to speak to Mrs Wednc sday
could distinctly see a bald spot in the
center of your head The hairs really
getting very thin"
Got Just the man" came the sleepy
answer from the corner of the mo
tor. Going to him tomorrow"
I He stopped on the way uptown that
afternoon at the address he had
copied. It rather surprised him tc
find that the man was not a doctor
but he mentioned the name of tbs
man who had sent him there and sait
he wanted the same thing that hat
so much improved the looks Of his
friends head.
He took a seat and as he read tn,
evening paper he felt the man rubbiui
his hands over his head. After al
interval that seemed to him UNUSUAL,
short he heard The hair expert tel
him to come on at the end of tn,
week, say on Friday.
On that afternoon he called again
He took his seat in front of the mil
ror. There was no evening newspa
per to interest him now. for he ha,
decided to watch tte operation.
The hairdresser disappeared. an
when he came back out of the work
room he carried in his hand a SINAI
tissue paper package This he opene
aud out of 1t came a little brow
scratch wig Admiring the perfec
match he held It up to the hack hal
of his astonished patron.
But what in the world is tina
thing?" Midyears asked
why, a toupee, the same that
made for your friend" replied the wis
maker, who thoughthe had turned on
something upcommonly fine in It
way. That's what you said 20
wanted"
He paid for It, but he didn't war
) it. It's in his bureau drawer nov
His wife says she is going to e.
change 1t for puffs unless he finds
: purchaser at very much reduce
J price for a chestnut brown toupe
5 guaranteed to look like the real thin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
TO PLAN ROAD WORK
County Supervisors Meet-2o9 Towns
Have Voted $4,000 Already.

Burlington, March ia Confer.
ence of county highway supervisors
was held here yesterday with State
Highway Commissioner c. w. Gates
of Franklin to plan work for the sea.
son. County meetings will open at
Grand Isle tomorrow
Two hundred and nine of the 246
towns and cities heard from have
voted in the aggregate $4,000 under
the provisions of the new law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
PATENT CASE DECIDED
Although The inventor Almon Loses
Case.

Case.
The patent department some time
since announced its decision in the
case to determine the priority of in
vention claimed by both Joseph G. AL
mon, of Mortified and Hugh G. VIII
liams of Granville, N. Y. The patent
related to a growing device in max
ing drill holes so that when the blast
is fired the stone will split in the dir
ection desired.
After hetring both sides, the depart
ment decided that Mr. Almon was the
inventor but that he did not improve
or develop it fast enough and there
fore lost his rights. Mr.. Almon got W
the invention, showed it to somebody
and then didn't do anything with il
for several years and by that time
someone got in ahead Of him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
A Caro-.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on SO
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy.
rup OF Tar II II fails to cure you.
cough OF cold. We also guarantee q
rs cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded
Thcmpson's Pharmacy, G H Houghton
]. NJ. Ayres, A. 8. Hathaway,
Harwood D. jtore,
@. R. & A. B. Hawkins,
D. A. Ward, o. e. Adams,
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup

has been used foT over sIxTY-FIvE YEARS BY NIL.
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WILL
rEErHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II SOOTHEs
ne CHILD, SOFrENS the GUNS, ALLAYS all PAIN
CURES WIND COLiC, and 10 the best remedy for DIAR
kHEA Sold by Druggists In every part of the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs Wiutlows Soothing Syrup,
and take no other hind. Twenty hve cents bottle Guar
lniesd under the Food aud Drugs Act June Sh 1904 sea
Number lope AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight and Friday Col
der in east portion tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-11

Send for Free Booklet on the i'm
proved plan of treatment and cure
of Rupture, False Rupture (Varico-
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Affections. Mention this paper.
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