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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
HOW IS. WOODFORD
CITY TO RECEIVE
ITS MAIL?
Postmaster Has Resigned and
No One Wants the lob
RURAL ROUTE is PROPOSED
Carrier Could Serve Large Territory
Between Village of Bennington
and Wilmington

There is good reason to believe
that the postoffice at Woodford will
be discontinued in the near future.
The postmaster last appointed, G. w.
Scott, has resigned and there are no
applicants for the vacancy. The
fourth class ,postmasters are now I'M
der the civil service which requires
a competitive examination. The date
for the examination of applicants for
the Woodford postoffice was fixed for
last Saturday as was also that of APP
plicants for the position of postmaster
at Heartwellville in Readsboro. The
examinations were to fbe held at the
local postoffice but there were no APP
plicants. The Heartwellville post
Office is said to pay $1S5 and the
Woodford postofiice SIS. In the case
of Woodford the estimate is believed
to be considerably in excess of what
the official there has been receiving
from Uncle Sam.
One way out of the difficulty that
now confronts the people of Woodford
and vicinity would be the establish
tween this village and Wilmington.
Such route could be operated by a
carrier leaving Bennington and Will
minton on alternate days. The dis
| lance is % miles, an average amount
of territory covered by rural carriers.
One feature that makes the plan APP
pear particularly feasible is that near
| iy all the inhabitants living in the sec
ton traversed by the proposed route
reside along the main highway, in fact
| there are few If any cross roads in
The entire distance.
The establishment of such a route
would not only give the inhabitants
: of an isolated territory far better SER
vice than they are now or have ever
received but would enable the depart
, ment at Washington to abolish two
postofiices. that at Woodford and that
at Searsburg, as the carrier could
serve the people who now obtain
their mail atAboth Offices The route
would also permit of the adjustment
of two star routes now in operation,
that from this village to Woodford
and that from Wilmington to Sears
burg.
BY making his trips one day from
Bennington to Wilmington and the
next from Wilmington to Bennington
the carrier would be able to give the
patrons of his route a daily mail ser
vice. Mails for the section to be SER
we'd could be made up so as to be re-
ceived by the carrier at the termini of
his route on alternate days from the
Il q
railway carriers
Such service would put the peo-
pie living along the highway between
here and Wilmington in closer touch
with the outside world than they
have been since the old Bennington
and. Wilmington stage line was dis
continued, an act that has always
been deplored by the inhabitants of
that section between Woodford and
the eastern end of the line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Well Attended in Academy Hall
Tuesday Evening.

The concert given by the w. T.
Lawrence orchestra in Academy hall
Tuesday evening for the benefit OF
St Agnes Guild of St Peters church,
was enjoyed by large audience. The
program was exceptionally fine and
the work of the orchestra and solo
lists very commendable. The orches-
ira was assisted by Mrs. William T.
Lawrence. soprano soloist and Miss
Carrie Phillips, accompanist of Troy
The program was as follows.
March "Stabat Mater Losey
Overture "Pique Dame Suppe
Soprano Solo, Recitative and Aria
All fors'e lui" (Traviata) Verdi
Mrs. Lawrence
Waltz "Lysistra" Lincke
Violin Solo. Romance" Svendsen
Master Abe Noveck
Soprano Solo. (a) His Lullaby
Bond
Oh "a Birthday"
Woodman
Mrs, Lawrence
(a) Simple Aveu," Thome
(b) kentucky Wedding Knot,
Turner
Popp
String Quartette, (a) "Wiegenlied,"
Popp
Oh "Perpetuum Mobile"
Froehlick
soprano Solo. "Carissima, Penn
Mrs. Lawrence
(a) "Le Depart, CFor Violins only
Dancla
Cb) "The Mice and the Trap"
Kohlef
Anthony and Cleopatra" (Suite de
Ballot Gruenwald
/. In the Arbor.
2. Dance of the Nubians.
3. Solo Dance.
4. Antonys Victory.
At the close of the entertainment
dancing followed. The dance music
was rendered by the Lawrence or
chestra
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
MAY Be niece SSARY
TO REC0MMII
10 INMATES
Bennington Patients at Brat
tleboro Retreat For Insane
ARE ILLEGALLY RESTRAINED
Because of Recent Decision OF su-
preme Court Certain Legal Pro-
cess Must Ehsue &

The status of those inmates of the
retreat at Brattleboro committed from
the town of Bennington presents a
problem to which the local authorities
the selectmen, the town overseer, the
states attorney and the judge of pro-
bate are giving considerable thought
just at the present time. The same
problem will also have to be consid-
cred by every town in the state from
which commitments to the. retreat and
the state asylum at Waterbury have
been made.
Through a recent decision of the
supreme court the commitments OF
many of the patients at the state asy-
lums stand Illegal, in fact these wards
of the state have been declared to
have been deprived of their liberty
without due process of law.
There are at present in the retreat
at Brattleboro 1S' persoHe who have
been committed from Bennington.
Whether or not all of these come I'M
der the ruling established by the
court decision is not fully known.
Some of them may have been served
with citations before their commit
ment in which the decision would not
it is believed, apply. but the status of
the majority is in question.
The town of Brattleboro has the
same number of inmates in the re-
treat as Bennington, Is, and steps
have already been taken there to leg
llize the commitments through the
probate court 1t is estimated that
the expense of the legal process and
the examination by physicians in
Brattleboro will be about $500, pro-
yided the auditor does not insist that
lie cost of the patients care from
the date of the decision up to the time
of the re-commitment be borne by the
town in which case the total will be
even greater.
Overseer George Mathers has been
consulting with States Attorney
Meagher in relation to the matter and
one plan proposed for the recommit-
ment of the patients from Bennington
is that two of the local physicians go
to Brattleboro for the purpose of max
ing the necessary examinations and
that the citations for the formal re-
commitments be served to conform
with the new ruling of the supreme
court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
SUPREME COURT AT RUTLAND.
case o. Lyle L. Virgins VS.. E. z.
Waist Co, Argued

Rutland. Nov. ia special ses-
sion Of the Vermont supreme court
opened az the city hall In this city
yesterday with Judges John NJ Row
IN seneca Haselton. Lovelnnd Mum
son. John n. Watson and George NJ.
Powers on the bench. Among the out
of town lawyers In Rutland for the
session were o. NJ. Barber. r. II. Hol-
Ben and Y y. Healy OF Bennington;
ID n Hatchelder OF Arlington and S.
E Evarts and NJ G. Mccormick of
Granville. y Y
The Bennington county case of Lyle
D. Virgins vs.. the +. r. Waist com
pany Of North Bennington, negli-
gence. vas the first matter taken up.
This vas argued by T. w. Moloney
and x r. Healy for the plaintiff and
TO- NJ Barber for the defense. Wig
gins was injured while working a
mangling machine in the defendants
plant and he got a verdict of $1,000 in
the lower court
The Virgins case took up the
courts attention the greater part of
ihe dag. There are three other cases
which will probably be heard. Wini-
field = Holt IS Adolphus Ruleau; An
ebony Hughes ct ais. VS.. Farmers
National Bank. Robert Roberts ct ais.
VI W II Hughes company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17

eifh those uho supported the Mother
church directors 10 the judgment rem
drred against me-
q myself. have been obeying that
udemeui. and shsf continue to do
su shall furthermore obey my lead
rf hy uniting With those who felt II
vas right BOB condemn me IN their tes-
iaon3 Ny leaders letter induces
poo ic believe that may have been
afore here felt that I was absol-
ufelg right
Fur - years ! have watched and
nafed for guidance and strength in
correcting every error revealed to me
hy God and by my leader. or by any
OF my brethren"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
E. 3. HOLSTER DEAD
Oldest Past Grand Master in Odd Eel.
loWshlp of Vermont

Ludlow, Nov. he. B. Hollister,
who was so years old and the Oldest
grand master in Vermont Odd Fellow
ship, died at the Gill Odd Fellows
home early yesterday morning. He
was admitted to the home from Hope
lodge at Manchester Depot three
years ago and for two years had been
so severely i'll with rheumatism that
he was unable to get downstairs.
Mr.. Hollister was grand master
in 1886, when Odd Fellow lodges were
few and far between in Vermont. The
body will be taken to Manchester for
interment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17

affairs, and, therefore, the Barre cut
ters have no grievance
Monday night the Barre Manufac-
turers' association held a meeting and
voted to lock the sheds in the morn
ing if word was not received from
Northheld that the men were going
back to work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont rain in southeast; rain or
snow in north and west portions to-
night. Colder Thursday and fair and
colder in east portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17

There is no case ON record of
cough or cold resulting In pneumonia
or consumption after Foley's Honey
and Tar had been taken, as 1t will
stop your cough and break up your
cold quickly. Refuse any but the gen.
uine Foley's Honey and Tar in vel.
low package.-Quinlan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17

Mothers find Perry Davis Painkiller in
valuable in the nursery, and it should be
kept at hand in case of accident For pain
IN the breast take little Painkiller in
sweetened milk and water, bathing the
breast in it clear at the same time. If the
milk passages are clogged, from cold, or other
causes, bathing in the Painkiller will give
Immediate relief. Ask for New Soc. Bottle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17
LITTLE BOY FELL ON KNIFE

Blade Penetrated Lung Causing In
ternal Injuries
Enosburg Falls, Nov. 17-Chauncey
the 10 year old son of Samuel Rush
low of Enosburg Falls, is in a precari-
GUS condition from the effects of in
juries suffered Monday evening. He
fell while running and the blade of a
sticking knife which he was carrying
penetrated his right Axilo, undoubted-
ly piercing his lung and causing other
internal injuries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-17

George E. Donnelly is in Troy to-
day.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
School Time Is Here
Once More

Just in honor of school open
ing days, ejust received q large
assortment Of Children's Dresses
in plaid and checked percales,
plaid ging hams, plain and
striped galtea, just as full Of
style ss service. Some pleated
skirts and princess panels with
bright contrasting bands and
pipings. And you can buy them
for the price that you would
have to pay for the goods.
Prices, $50, SIS, sos. 81. %. 81. so,
s1.75, st98.
Come and see them before
you buy the goods aad be con-
WINGED that it viii pay you better
to get one Of our beautiful little
dresses. ages from 6 to IA years.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
ck.EsAnrAkE cITY


iisa Essie BOuis i visiting iFIenda il
Virginia
Mlss Kate 5ewsll, Of Elkton, has been
visiting Mrs. 7. N. Lorraine.
Miss Mary Dunning. Of Philadelphia,
Il visiting Miss Evelyn KILLER.
Mrs. Catherine vansant, Of Dover, IL
thegnest Of Mrs. z. T. Cooling.
Horace Moore, Of Narberth, Pa, spent
Monday with Frank Hndnut.
Mrs. E. 4. Beauchamp has returned
from an extended stay at Rehoboth.
Messrs. Clarence holland and Bennett
ssyin, Of Wilmington, spent Sunday in
own.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Merchant, ol Galena
Mrs. George Cusic, Of Washington, and
Mrs. Sallie Cooper, Of Tsmpleville Md,
spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Roollsyban.
A very pleasant party was given at the
home Of Mr.. Jacob Rhodes Friday even
ing.
Thomas Reed. Of Philadelphia, has
bsen spending several days with J. N
Feed, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. KibleF visited
relatives il Wilmington several days last
week.
Mrs. Howard Taylor, OF Camden, is
spending sometime at the home Of Mrs.
Z. A. Rees.
Mrs. Elizabeth BouchslIe and Mrs. H.
". Kibler spent Tuesday with Mrs. !. G.
Ellison.
Miss Annie johnson, of Philadelphia,
spsnt Sunday with her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. ]. W. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kershaw, OF
Wilmington, are the guests Of Mr.. and
hrs. James johnson.
Misses Mary Cooper, Of Laurel, Del.
and Helen Windle, of New London, Pa
have returned for the school year.
Rev. Ernest Mailman and Miss MAJ
Taylor we're married at Magnolia, Dell
Thursday evening, September 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Moore and Mr.
aud Mrs. Waite: Taylor, of MiddIetOWnl
spenl Friday with Miss Louise Boulder.
Mics Esther 3. Bank ead Mr.. Wayne
Moyer, of RoxbOrough, Pa, we're enter,
tanned BY Mr.. aud Mrs. F. 9. Clayton on
Sunday.
There will be no services held in the
Church OF the Good Shepherd the next
two Sundays, Rev. H. N. 6. Huff being
on his vacation. The hour of evening
service has been changed to $50 o'clock,
The following members from National
Lodge, No. 80, Of St. Georges, paid fra
ternal visit to Bohemia Lodge, No. 6s, on
last Monday evening: John H. Swartz,
H. Carey, u. D., W. B. Lester, Il. G.
Clark, John G. Jester, A. B. Racine, s. G.
Lester, F. W. Hildebrand, William Cal.
houn, A. J. Davidson, Edgar Carroll and
r. T. Hopkins. After the lodge a ban.
quet was held at W. A. Queck's.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Of
St. Georges Hundred I!
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE.

The taxable residents of st. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1903 are now
due, and the undersigned, administl ator
or John W. Denny, deceased, Tax Collec :
for for said Hundred. win be at
MAssEY's HOTEL, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2gEh, 1909
Froml0 TOD T, M.
AT HENRY CLEAvER's STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. I'D, 1909
= From 10 P. M. to 4 PM
and at my residence, Crawford street,
Middletown, Del, every Saturday, alter
noon from / P. M, to P. N.
Pax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
eoyERNiNa THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 8, CHAPTER
80, VOLUME 81, Laws OF DELAWARE AS
Section S-TBat on ali taxes paid before
the first day ofs0ctober there shall be -
Abatement 81 i've per centum 0n aif
taxes paid before the frstsday 81 Deem
Der there shall be an abatement Of three
per eentum. On all taxes paid dnring the
msnth OF December there shall be no
Abatement whatever And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January five
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
JOHN E. DENNY,
administrator for Jonn w, Denny, de.
ceased, Collector of Taxes for St.
Georges Hundred.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11

~ = - 50
members so busy. snat he
learns from d picture boo csns
not be calculated.
AS soon as child is old Enough
tc read, ifhe is MOI provid ed with
reading material there afe only
two ways for him to do, either to
find books and papers for himself
or spend his time in some other
way. AS what a child reads has
such a power over his whole life,
it is very important that parents
be careful about what their chill
dren read # a taste or del 3 for
reading or study is not Ormed
early in lifeitis probable il never
will be, or If a passion forIworth-
: less, sensational print is ae9hired
Ii viii be difficult to eradicate
such q desire. Negligence or
though tlessness of parents on
this question / have knswnto be
the cause 81 lifelong regret. y
plea that it takes money
10 buy books or acan't afford it'
can be met we think. It may
take self denial but better far
self denial now than grief and re.
morse and hayward children ii
your old age. A little tobacco o.
i cigar less a day and you woulc
soon save dollars, orif those luA
ries are not INDUCED in, on look
lg around every one can finc
,mething BE can do without O
ith less Of Better to give til
lfldren less meat than to starv,
cir minds. Eggs, oatmeal o.
ISL and milk will easily taxi
place Of tough or poorl!
red beefsteak hastily eater
Efll not cost half as much
lty to twenty-five cents
laid " will soon amount u
b to pay for all the reading
d need and q weekly pape
szine for the parents. Bn
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
NETTING or THE LEVY cOEar

The Levy Court meeting Tuesday re-
suited in nothing bat the transactina Of
routine business. The commissioners
talked At length about repairs to the ems
barkment along the road between Della.
ware City and Augustine Park, which
has bseh washed considerably BY che
river. They made a visit to the road
Saturday and found that the hedge and
trees, which formerly served Is 9 retain
ing vail, had nearly all been washed
away and that ID would be necessary 10
face the embarkment with ksone. Tuea-
day afternoon . representative of the
Chester auarriea Company mat with the
court r6Iasive to furnishing stone for the
facing, bat no indefinite decision was
reached. President John W. Dayest and
Rad Supervisor r. 8. Carpenter visited
Chester and LeipervilIe Monday relative
to stone.
The following financial report was
made by the county treasurer
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11

aera lhay encountered
rFahts. The press has
I'd keeping before the
thp folly 81 such risks and
widely the knowl-
at ought 70 be done
hea persons in the wafer are
IA be IN danger Or have been
aea ID dying condition.
he ight methods promptly APP
billed often result IN restoration
10 cons cionsness where death
would result were such measures
hot taken Many persons have
been drowned the past summer
in sight OF people who stood on
The banks and wrnng their hands
instead Of doing at once what
might have saved The lives Of
those imperiled and doing their
utmost to keep afioat until help
could come.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11

the majority vote It signifies little
or nothing III might have been
favorable 70 Wiley had It not
been Tor The influence at Score
tary Wilson and the votes Of the
Agricultural Department delsga-
ton. Indianapolis Nesga.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
o. n. EMERSON,

MiddletoWn BelaIege
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
cEclLToN

Mr. J. D, Beltz spent Thursday in vii
minstOn.
Mr. a. Shaw was in Baltimore ssyera
days this wesk.
Mr.. Z. 8. Short spent Monday ard
Tuesday 10 Philadelphia.
Oldham Davis, Of EEkton. spent one
day lest week with bis parents.
Mr.. barry Budd. Of Baltimore, spent :
few days with his parents here.
Miss Olive Milliken has been entertain,
ins her cousin from Wilmington.
Miss Bertha Coppsge, Of near warwick,
has been visiting Miss Mabel Coppaga.
Miss Lso0a Yates who has been spend,
ing the summer II New York, bee re-
turned home,
MFs. Harry Price aud con Lewis are
spending sometime with her sister, Mrs.
A. 3. BIoxtOn.
Miss Mollie Richards, who has been
spending $40 months in Seattle, WASH.
has returned home.
Messrs. Thomas and Wallace Bell, Of
Philadelphia, are visiting their cousin.
Mr.. George Pierce.
Milard Taylor, of MilIiDeton, spent q
few days this week with his parents, Mr..
]. w. Taylor and wife.
Measrs. Clifford V. and Frederick E.
Hoover have returned home, after playina
base ball III the Eastern Carolina Lsaeue
il Raleigh, N. G.
Rev. R. I. Wilkins. wife and two daugh-
tiers, Misses Helen and Grace, have no
urned 70 their home in New Jersey, alter
spending sometime with DF. R. n Black
and vile.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases, Cancer Creates,
Blood Further Free

II your blood is impure, shin, diseased
hot or full OF humoY. If you have blood
poison, cancer. carhuncles, eating sores,
scr0fula, eczema, fishing, risings and
bumps, scabhy, pimplF skin, bone pains,
c1taFrh, rheumatism OF any blood Or skin
Disease, take Botanic Blood Balm B. b
B. Soon all sores hsAI acalaR nmFl ne
step and ths blood Is made nElee fnd Tsch
druggists d By express per lar9s BOT
lie. Gample Tree b. wrlfihn Blood Balm
Co, Alfalfa 6a. BIB Ii enn6eallv
advised ioF chronic. deep d c. a.
il cures aftss al sl1s fails.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
NoTlcEl

The public is hereby in
formed that, Frank Wheel en-,
Jr., of Smyrna, Del, is no
longer connected in any ca.
pacity with the United Wire
less Telegraph Company.
UNITED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO,
Jos. F. Stevens, Fiscal Agent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Public Sale
] Will offer at my residence miles
northeast of Unionville, Iowa, on
THURSDAY, JAN. Fl, 1909

10 Head Of Horses and Mules: One
black selding. coming 5 years old VT.
about 1,400, | large bay mare, W.T.
about 1,500, safe in foal by large Jack;
1good mare years old in foal by
Jack; ! good bay mare, VT. about L.
300. years old; I black mare 5 years
old. VT. about 400; / fine large black
filly. 2 years old, safe in foal by Jack;
five year old driving f1llv. safe in
foal by ack~Sawyer, record 2:17Is: .
last spring colts, one Norman and
one Hambletonian.
Mules IL Head: One pair nicely
matched coming fours: coming
three; yearlings and mule colts.
Hogs: 8 good thrifty Poland China
shoats. W.T.. each 1870; good boar ell
egible to record, VT. about It's.
VIII offer about 10 tons Of hay, part
bailed, other in stack. l farm wagon
and other things too numerous to men
ton.
Terms: II months time will be given
on all sums over $40, by purchaser
giving approved note; sums of SO and
under cash. II notes are not paid
when due interest from date. Sale
will begin at 1000 a. IN. sharp.
Eli Swain, Auctioneer.
THOMAS HOPKINS.