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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-12
SOUTH SALISBURY

F. Eddy was in Bennington Mon
day.
Tuesday was bright and beautiful
winters day.
All are glad to hear of the improve
ment of Mrs. F. e. Rice
The auction sale on the Cummings
farm was on Wednesday.
Mrs. William Moon is on the sick
list and attended by DR.. Woodruff.
The lumbermen are hauling in logs
to the Eagle Square mill quite rapid
Ily
We are getting quite spell of
winter weather and the sleighing is
fine
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bottum dined
on Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Dunlap.
Miss Rose uaDeu has returned af-
ter two weeks vacation, to her du-
ties at the postofiice.
Fred Percy and Miss Mirfeld's sis
terri Miss Lizzie of Bennington called
at the Mirfeld home on Sunday after
moon.
The Misses Dorothy Madison and
Bessie Mirfield enjoyed sleighride
to Bennington on Saturday after
noon.
| We have been having all varieties
of weather. On Thursday last pedes-
TRANS found unsafe footing, slush
and ice.
Jay Mattison moved Tuesday from
Mrs. Mary Redmond Galusha's house
into one of n. Hawkins houses on
East street.
Arthur Mears of Sandgate called
on former neighbors, F. o. Stickles
and family on one of his trips from
court at Bennington.
Miss Bessie Mirheld went to Ben
lnington on Tuesday to vislther sister
and brothers, before returning to her
school work on Saturday.
The Queen Esther Circle was
very pleasantly entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Niles
in the west part of the town.
K. White has moved from this vii
lage to North Bennington where he
secured work some little time ago.
We regret losing the family.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society met with Mrs William Cash
more at the parsonage on Wednes.
day afternoon of the present week.
The schools opened again this
week after the holiday vacation. The
same board of efficient teachers, the
Misses Hastings, Hawkins and Aus
tin have resumed their duties.
Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. A. A. Collins
and Mrs. Walter Collins called on
Mrs. William Moon on Monday. In
some respects Mrs. Moon was some
better on Tuesday
This community were painfully
shocked on Monday at the sudden
death of Mr.. Durham. One son Ar
thur, resides in this village. The
family have the sincere sympathy Of
the entire community. The deceas-
Ped was well known among us.
The friends of Rev. Mr., Kerr and
family we're panied to hear of the
death of their daughter Mildred. She
had been living at Worthwhile for heI
health some OF the time since heI
marriage ut had been at her fathers
some llttle time and died there in
Rensselaer, N. Y. The remains were
taken to her Worthwhile home (at hel
requesD for interment.
Eddy HART of Readsboro was a
guest of Percy Madison and his un
| Gle, Fred Eddy while In town. Dur
; ing his stay he had an opportunity
to meet many former shop mates ant
friends. His friends are glad tc
know of his having been SO pleasant
ly settled where he has plenty o.
work and suited to his liking. HI
, left this village on Thursday after
!, moon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-12

in height and very erect in stature.
He was a prominent officer in the
civil, war.
Mrs. James c. Colgate OF New
York is spending a few DAYS al her
summer home ben Venue.
All ladies Of Bennington. North
Bennington and Bennington Center
Congregational churches are cordial
Is invited 10 meet Miss Price. State
Home Missionary secretary Of their
church. at Mrs W. b. Sheldon's on
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-12

town, died suddenly at his home in
Petersburg Tuesday morning.
Stark lodge. /. o. o. F. viii hold a
regular meeting this evening.
John Nash is spending a few days
in New York on a business trip
General \. NJ. Curtis, who died re-
Gently al his home in 0gdensours'
y. Y. was for many years national
inspector of Soldiers homes and Of
ten visited in this town in that ca
pacity. He was a remarkable look
ing man being about feet inches
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-12
Rev. |. W. Williams Testlfles

Rev. |. w. Williams, Huntington, "
Va, writes us as follows: This is &c
certify that used Foley's Kidney
Remedy for nervous exhaustion ant
kidney trouble and am free to say
that Foley's Kidney Remedy will de
all that you claim for itp-Quinlan'I
Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-12
BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Miss Mary Root was in Troy Tues
day.
r Mrs. John Rooney of Beech street
is afflicted with rheumatism.
Eugene Brimmer formerly super
intendent of bridges Of the Chat
ham division and a resident of this
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-01-12
Our Town Druggists

ay that Painkiller sells the best Of any
n edicne they keep; during the hard times
.oi the past year or two, there were mono
't,O poor to pay their "quarter" for bottll
IF this indispensable family medicine. b,
,o,i t and get the ss'' ''S; -
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
HAMILTON EXPECTS TO WIN
To Prepare Exclusively for Con
test for Bennett Cup.

Charles h Hamilton the Wlll-o "lSP
n +h, air. arrived in town yesterday morn
inc 4rou Chicago. and went TO his home st
-law Britain. Conn. for few days rest.
He has Withdrawn from the Cnicago-NeW
york contest, scheduled for October s, ana
,,j1I. keen his eve singly from now until the
International aviation meet upon winning
the lanes Gordon Bennett trophy Tor
speed
Before leaving tho city yesterday Nj
Hamilton laid his new biplane, Hamll-
+oria1. could attain a speed Of one mile
~, fortv seconds. i this Is found not I"
Ia an overestimate, the trophy would seem
- h. already won by an American IN an
American machine
The Janailtoniau was shipped TO GARDEN
Ci+v Yesterday and viii be set up to-day
peter /. Young Mr. Hamilton's business
,,a,,-esenta tive. said At the Hotel Astor last
,iqb+ that exhibitions Of the new aeroplane
would probably be made at GARDEN oll'
before The end Of this week.
ATr Hamilton was injured IN talhorhis'
t,,,, with characteristic cheerfulness MINI
--,fzo5 the occurrence and said = am fuli
~ only one idea-to win the interna uollai
tro,bz- have the machine 10 do It. l
1,.-o withdrawn from the Chicago-NeW
vi, race 10 conserve my strength lot lh@
-,7r,rerr1e race Of the year
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
GILPINS MAY DROP SUIT
Their Troubles Not To Be Told IN
Divorce Courts.
TBy Telegraph 10 The TribIne- ]

Philadelphia. Oct. 1T was reported
tonight among friends of both Charles
GiIpin. Sd. clubman and musician. and
Mrs. Frederick Berwind GiIpin. widely
know I beauty OF the city's fashionable
set. who is suing her husband for d.
yorce. that the troubles Of the pair will
not be aired in the Common Pleas Court
tomorrow, as was expected. 1t is said
that when the case is called counsel for
both sides viii concur IL the request
that the trial be postponed. It is eX-
pected that the court will accede to this
request.
The report was verified by an associate
Of George :. Graham, attorney for Mr.
GfIpin. who also intimated that the suit
might be postponed indefinitely. Whether
this postponement is the result of
settlement If differences or whether 1t
IS due - a decision not TO rehearse the
difficulties in co>rt at this time cannot
be foretold.
In fashionable circles. where interest
is especially keen in the suit, owing to
the prominence Of the principals. there
was gossip 10 the effect that The suit
was TO be dropped entirely Mr. Gilpln'
demand for a jury trial is said 10 have
I.een q contributing cause to the with
drawal of the case from public view at
this time. at least.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
RIOTING ON CIRCUS TRAIN
Man Shot to Death IN Attempt
10 Rob EMPLOYEES.

Augusta. Ga, oct. 2-FcllowlnS serf-
Gus rioting early to-day aboard the first
section of d circus train on the Wsy
from Columbia. : g., TO Augusta, IN
which a white man was shot 10 death. a
negro forced TO jump rom the rapidly
moving car and an attempt made TO rob
employees of the circus. wholesale arrests
were made by the Augusta police on ths
arrival Of the train here. Three negroes.
one Of whom confessed a part in the
trouble on the train. are in jail to
night. charged with murder and riOting-
Paul A Williams. q Southern Railway
shipping clerk at Columbia. was shot 10
death. his body robbed and then thrown
from the train. The negro who was
forced to jump from the train is be-
Iieved To have been killed. and T. -
Weekly. a companion Of Williams. saved
himself from the fury OF the negro
rowdies by concea1ing himself beneath a
canvass
Following this the negroes are said to
have started through the train 70 rob.
other employees. when they were placed
under arrest by circus detectives.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
POSTAL BONDS APPROVED
Different from Anything Govern
ment Has Ever Issued.

Washington. Oct designs of the new
postal savings banks bonds have been ap-
proved by Secretary MacVeagh. and by the
time the postal banks begin 70 receive de-
posits the Treasury Department will he
ready to issue the new securities If any
are demanded.
The new bonds are entirely different
from anything the government has ever
issued Mr MacVeagh delegated the work
of supervising the preliminary designs to
Assistant Secretary A. Piatt Andrew, who
has spent a great deal Of time and study
on them When the new securities come
off the presses they will be surprise.
The new bonds have been designed not
alone for artistic beauty but for their
which they can be produced An engrav-
ing of George Washington is in the centre
of the $40 bond. The lettering is plain
severe. All the work is sharp and clean
cut. but there is enough fine engraving to
guard against Counterfeiting.
The new bonds are of size which folds
three times and just fits a safe deposit
box. The coupon bond. with forty inter
est coupons attached. is said to be the
smallest government security ever issued
anywhere and folds up 10 the size of Il
$40 banknote. The registered bond is TO
he little larger.
Postal bank bonds will pay 2ta per cent
interest and come in denominations from
$40 up They can be issued to depOsitors
in the postal banks or by the trustees TO
replace the government bonds now out
standing or about 10 he issued.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
MR.. WI WOULD ABOLISH QUEUE
Former Minister at Washington Memo
riaIizes Throne Of China

Washington oct. 2--Memorializing the
throne Of China in favor OF sbolshing the
queue. WI Tins-fang. the former minister
~ washington who kept Americans busy
answering his questions while he was al
this most. has explained how he happened
10 take that attitude In his memorial. the
text OF which has just reached Washington.
Mr Wu says Chinese residents in North.
Central and South America have been
mocked and teased by foreigners until they
ir,DlOred him 10 seek an imperial edtct
giving official sanction 20 cropping the hair
and changing their costume 70 accord with
Western ideas
An through Mexico. Peru and Cuba.
where he visited minister, he found the
Chinese sincerely loyal and patriotic. but
eight or nine tenths OF them had dtveSted
themselves OF their queues or had secreted
them by cOilns them on the tops OF their
heads They told him tnat they had found
the hanging down OF the queues was incon-
venient sOied their clothes and endangered
them in many factories and mills The
minister admonished them for changing
their costume. which he regards as a ss-
cred part OF the government institution.
but agreed as TO the bald facts" concern
ing the queues. the elimination OF wnich ne
prays for.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
PINCHOT TALKS ON UNREST
Tells Brotherhood of st. Andrew That
Call Is for Personal Service.

Nashville Tenn. oct. Clifford Pin
chot was the centre Of attraction among
the delegates to the tweuty-fifth annual
convention Of the Brotherhood OF St An
drew at a meeting at Ryman auditorium
this afternoon. Mr. Pinchot presided and
made a few remarks. referring 20 the great
unrest that is sweeping all over the United
States The speaker said that the call
which is coming to US to-day Is double
one-the call Of personal service OF man
to man and from man to the whole body
of his fellow men.
TOO often" ne said. civic corruption,
the power of the bribe taker and the bribe
eiver. have not been free from the tolera-
tion of the man who is willing 10 he
model citizen on Sunday. but who on week
davs has not the time. Never in the his
tory OF the country, so far as 7 have known,
has the sweeping army of men who are
willing to work been so eager and so nu-
merous as to-day"
The annual celebration OF the corporate
communlo ion was observed this morning at
Christ Church. with Bishop Thomas +.
Gailor OF Tennessee officiating This af-
ternoon a mass meeting for boys was adj
dressed by Franklin s Edmonds. OF PhiIa-
deIphia and w. A Haberstro. Middle West
secretary OF the Brotherhood Of St Andrew.
There was a great memorial meeting at
the VendOme Theatre tonight in honor OF
James l.. HoughteIng. founder of the
brotherhood of st. Andrew who died IN
Chicago in July. Professor Henry a. Sill,
of Cornell University; Clifford Pinchot and
Bishop 9. P. Anderson. of Chicago were
the speakers. The brotherhood started
movement to raise Houghteling memorial
fund Of $50 600.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
TRYING OUT AER0PLANES
Contestants for Chicago-New
York Race Test Machines.

chicago. oct. 2-Three aeroplanes aroSe
ID, a. once and engaged in a three-unile
-,,n around the mile course Al tie fia"-
,borne racetrack, preliminary to the Chi-
,sr-o-% New York race. They were tuftlss
,,;,1oras and were driven by CUrtiss, {. r
willard and J. A D. McCurdy-
N,-,I1sr5 and McCUrdy are entered III the
.,.,-oe--co,Intry race. which begins next Sat
--r4av and spectators watched them pit
,bair skill against each other with con-
siderable interest to-day.
The mana,uvriug Of the airmen viii con
.,,,,,a al week and the actual race 70 New
1--1l for the $4,000 prize VIII begin al ~
a m next Saturday. weather p"fuh''iiS'
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
II s. HAS S3.419,591,483
Took In s675,711,715 from
Ordinary Sources Last Year.

v1-.sbinr+or. Oct. Lee NcC1ung- Treas
,,rar Of the United states. wants 70 see a
--,i4ar,, currency. In his annual report
ta recommends that the government m
creass its facilities for exchanging worn
ord dirty bills for crisp new ones anu
SUGGESTS that the public might be WHITE ;
70 share the expense Of doing So
There is a constant and widespread H.
+.ras+ NJ large which advocates cIeaIler
and more sanitary currency, MY MI
1T,,,, saws The expenditure Is only
+riAe as compared with the benencent r.
e7Its The government can we'll aford 10
-or,1aca its paper issues when unht Ior
circulation
Treasurer McC1ung makes radical rec
omnendation that the national banks D7
obliged 10 deposit an additional . per cent
rede1nptfon rund for their notes early M
January each year in addition TO the per
cont now required all year round lie os-
cIares that during January April. MAY
lime and July the per cent fund IS nol
enough because 0f the drains upon IT,
CorseouentIv. the Treasury has 70 advance
money for the banks
such advances are taken up again Whsh
tho radenptions ease off As the notes are
obligations of the bank and not the gov
ernment. Mr.. McCIunS recommends thal
tho hanks be required TO deposit more
money 20 cover them
The remainder Of the report Is devoted
70 q complete review of the finances OF
the United States Treasury during the
fiscal year 1910. which closed on June 50
During the year the government took IN
from ordinary sources s615.T1l.T9. the larE-
st sum I'm it's history. The revised esti-
mates pIaced the total stock Of money OF
the United States in existence at S,il9-
%, Az of which more than S1.500. 100000 was
gold Nearly all the currency was in clrcu-
Iation. The close of the year saw a niue
more than S3.O00.OoO000 in use
.1,ba demand for small denominations OF
oaper money was evident ali through the
year which is taken TO indicate an unusual
activity Of money in circulation. Very
nearly 500. G0o.O0O pieces OF paper currency
were issued. and more than 20oeoot' were
redeemed at the Treasury. Their face
value was ST. 703 4Cs.ssj
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
BAD FIRE AT CAMDEN. N. Y.
Blaze. Said To Be Incendiary, Destroys
Twenty Buildings.

Utica. y Y, Oct. 2-Entailing a loss Of
more than 100000 fire destroyed twenty
buildings in the village of Camden. Oneida
County, early to-day. The blaze originated
II the Whitney House. frame structure.
and. famed by a strong wind. spread
rapidly. An appeal was sent TO Rome for
help, and members OF the department and
apparatus succeeded in getting control OF
the blaze after about four hours hard
work The water supply had been partly
shut off a the reservoir. two miles from the
village. and not until a man could drive
there and turn the full flow on was the
pressure sufficient. Five stores and their
contents were destroyed. together with sew
eraI houses and a number OF barns and
smaller buildings
This is the second fire to occur in the
Whitney House this year To-day. like the
first instance, the fire was mysterious. and
II is believed to have been of incendiary
origin.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
OTIS ACCEPTS AID
Grateful for Money offered by Pitts
burg Press Club for Victims Families.

TBy Telegraph The Tribune
Pitt tsburg Oct. THE Pittsburg Press
Club to-day started fund for the relief OF
the families of the dead and injured at the
wreck of the Los Angeles Times build
ing last Saturday morning. This afternoon
the following telegram was sent from Pitts
burg to The Times:
The Pittsburg Press Club extends sym
pathv Club offers donation Of 800 TO help
families of your slain and injured. Answer
If acceptable.
Tonight the following telegram was re-
ceived from Harrison Gray Otis, in Los
Angeles:
Grateful thanks for sympathy and for do
nation TO help families Of slain, which we
accept.
President Holbrook Of the local press
club. who was in communication to-day
with several other cities, thinks other press
clubs of the country may join in the Pitts
bIr.y
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
POLICE ROW IN BALTIMORE
Governor May Order Out Troops
TO Remove Commissioners.
TRy Telegraph 10 The Tribune


Baltimore, oct. 2-Governor Crothers
prosecution Of the Police Commissioners
Colonel c. Baker Clotworthy. John b
Wheltle and Peter E Tome. on charges
Of incompetency and misconduct mas
created an ugly situation
For two days and nights Police Head
quarters and the commissioners offices
in the courthouse have been guarded by
policemen to prevent the temporary
commissioners appointed by the Gov
ernor from suppIanting the regular COM
missioners. Tonight the Governor said
that he considered the conduct of the
commissioners in ordering guards al
HEADQUARTERS an act of lawlessness and
that tomorrow he would depose the
commissioners. Rumor says he may or
der OUT company of state troops 10
take charge Of Police Headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
TAFT RETURNS TO BEVERLY
Only Visitor His Brother, Who
Arrived on the Celtic.

President Taft left New York for Beverly,
by way of Boston. at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. after q day of rest at the home
of his brother, Henry w. Taft
Charles P Taft who arrived from Europe
on the Celtic yesterday morning. was the
Presidents only visitor. He got to the
house about II O'Clock and went with the
party to the Grand Central Station when
the President left for Boston.
The Presidents brother was met down the
bay by the revenue cutter Hudson, on
which he came up to the Battery from
Quarantine. Captain Butt, the Presidents
military aid, went down on the cutter, but
President Taft. who had planned to take
the trip, decided against it at the last min
ute, and waited for hts brother at the
house
Mr. Taft's wife and daughter, who were
with him In Europe, remained aboard the
Celtic on account of the chOppy sea, which
made Il rather unsafe for the women to
transfer from the liner to the smaller boat.
They went to the Holland House. where
Mr. Taft Joined them after the Presidents
departure.
With the President when he boarded the
Mayfiower. his private car. on the Boston
train. were Mrs. Taft, her sister, Miss
Maria Heron, Captain Butt and the Secret
Service men who accompany the Chief Ex-
ecutive The police had cleared the Depew
Place entrance TO the Grand Central Sta
ton, so that the President entered the sta
tion quietly and out of sight of the crowds.
The train was scheduled to reach Beverly
at 10 o'clock last night, and the President
expects to remain there until October Il.
hn will fn oh q
winter
Boston, Oct. president Taft passed
Boston tonight at 9 o'clock The
only political caller who saw the President
in New York TO-DAY was Otto T. Barnard.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
UNION OEPLoREs OUTRAGE.

Lincoln. Neb-. Oct AT meeting or
Lincoln Typographical Union to-day resc-
lutions were adopted deploring the explo-
sion which destroyed the plant of The
Los Angeles Time" and denouncing what
is termed the dastardly outrage.
sympathy is extended TO the owners or
the newspaper and 10 relatives Of men
who lost their lives. The resolutions re-
cite that the typographical union always
has conducted its battles in an orderly
manner and has no sympathy with dras-
tic action or destructive methods
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
BIG GUN WRECKED AT TEST
Breech of New 12-Inch Weapon In
tended for the Georgia Blew Out.

Washington. oct. when the new L.
inch gun designed to replace the rifle that
exploded recently ON the batueship Geor-
eia during practice was fired Tor the first
time at the government testing grounds at
indian Head. its breech blew out. and
nieces Of steel were hurled IN all directions.
As is customary when big gun is fired
for the first time. the artilier'hen on duty
we're safe in bomb proofs ana the cannon
,ss expIoded bv electricity To this is due
the fact that no one was hur'-
The accident took place II Is Understood.
last wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
RENEws RoYHooD AT OLD sPRlNe

AoHton. \ J.. oct. CSpcciah-Ruied
~ t1e desire 10 take one more drink from
i'e spring that le drank from ofte2 as a
'oir Robert Ferg Ison. eiEhty-eisht. wears
'.a- retired carpenter - EastOn. Penn.
'=tH'1aF made ~" journey fom hlS name
iH tic Philip Hardin farm. near here, md
-Tafrned EiS wish He fingered 81 the pool
f1r TWO hours. drinking about quart ef
flee water and renewed the happy mem
n-lee ~ hiS youth. He started back late IN
De- day. lie found that just ar much
water a. cvcr ISIS Jed from The spring. A
fat stone an which he used 10 knee as
~. "a. sill thor.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
TO TRY AIRSHIP AMERICA
WeIlman and Van Aman Confident Of
Success at Atlantic City.
~ TeIcera11 % The Tribun".I

Atlantic city, Oct. SHOULD me "eather
n. favorable. Walter WeiIman and Melvin
Van Aman viii probably make d triai Tip
to-porrow in their MrshIP America III
which they expect 10 attempt crossing the
ocean
Van Aman and Weilman both said that
tho ,,r,,ild not attempt trlal until condi-
l-- Fstora be. They are confident
~ ll,'iF s.c,~.s. - and they believe that they have
. dshting chance. and are, are willing TO rish
~ ; ,4ii--- -,ss the ocean. The big motors
a1lg.--lt -, !, trial IN the hangar yester-
6st and there was not a htch IN any part
ol ,iIS -i'i,,.r VAS In readiness yesterday
~, ne ,''IstT strong wind would have made
aer,ai navieation hazardous; ana the aero
nauts were not willing L" IAN 1''' ''iaiceS
New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
HAVEN PROTESTS TO DIX
Objects to Treatment OF onondaga
Delegates at Rochester Convention.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Syracuse. Oct 2.--Iu letter to John A
Dix. Democratic nominee for Governor,
made public to-day, Melvin H. Haven. a
Democratic factional leader of OnOndaga
County. protests against the treatment ac-
corded the Onondaga delegates az the state
convention at Rochester, Mr.. Haven con-
tends that TO prevent the Onondaga dele
gates from electing a state committeeman
was a usurpation Of power
He appeals 10 Mr. Dix to right the wrong
which has been done, and declares that the
Ouondaga Democracy doesn't want a
guardian. trustee or campaign committee
Mr. Haven goes back to the Buffalo con
ventiou of four years ago. when his faction
elected a state committeeman and the op-
position elected W f. Rafferty,. defeated IN
the recent Onondaga primaries.