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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
PROMINENT BARRE CITIZEN DIES
w. N. Burnham, Formerly In Granite
Business, Yields to Heart Failure.

The death OF w. N. Burnham. a
we'll known and highly respected citi-
zen OF Barre, occurred at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening at his home at No. II
South Main street. He was taken III
with pneumonia two weeks ago last
Sunday, but had been clear OF the dis
ease for several days when his heart
began to fail him and this was the
immediate cause OF his death.
William Noyes Burnham was born
in Williamstown SO years ago. When
he was three years old his father NOV
ed to lola, Wis. where they lived for
eight years and then returned and
settled In Barre, where the deceased
had resided ever since. He married
Flora Peck, who survives him. He
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ella Mar
tin of Willlamstown.
About 20 years ago. Mr. Burnham
and F. T. Cutler started in the gran
its manufacturing business. being
one OF the very few firms in Barre
1t that time. They started In the
old Wetmore & Morse shed and later
erected the plant on Burnham's
meadow, which the Cutler & Fay Co.
now operates. Mr.. Burnham remain
ed in the business about IL years. Az.
ter retiring from the firm he was en-
ployed in granite offices Tor several
years, but OF late had been a carpen'
ter, being a member Of tho Barre car
penters union.
In 1895 he served on the board OF
aldermen Of that city, filling the va.
cancy caused by the resignation OF
George w Bassett. He served from
September until the following March
election. He was member OF Gran.
ite lodge, f. g. A. NJ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
The Public Playground.

The success of the second seasons
work in the public playground on
Berlin street is decided encourage
ment toward continuing the work an
other season; and that, We under
stand, Is the purpose OF those who
are supporting the project This play
ground in Barre is the pioneer In the
movement in Vermont, but the idea
has already been taken up In Benning
ton, where the first season has just
closed The Bennington Banner, in
speaking of the results accomplished
there, states: THE popularity OF the
playground movement in Bennington,
which was given a trial here for the
first time during the season which
has just closed, was manifest from
the very start. The attendance dur
ing the whole season was surprising
ly large. The attendance at the kin
dergarten which was held every
morning except Saturday averaged so
pupils, during the season"
One would judge also by reading OF
the Bennington playground that more
varied efforts are being made there
than in Barre and that more instruc-
ton Is given; but as distinctly a
place for amusement of the young
the Barre playground seems to be
working well, although 1t is agreed
that the accommodations are not ade-
quate to meet all the demands which
are made and which might be made.
This is a feature of municipal life
which the city must take up sooner
or later, relieving the organization
now in charge. Large municipalities
established and conduct their own
Fairgrounds; and the same course
will naturally follow in Barre.-Barre
Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
sekNla feun EeA AufaIsfA
celoradoans to Provide . Circular
Highway Through Mountains

10 TlQNtQN OlFGQiaF
Highway Through Mountains
Denver, Sept. IA remarkable au-
tomobile road. which will permit tour
lists to behold the wonders of the cas-
tern slope of the Rocky Mountains In
Colorado from Fort Collins to Canon
City has been mapped out by good
roads leaders In this state, and
through the combined efforts of the
Federal authorities, the state, coun-
ties, and citizens It is expected that
II will be in condition for travel next
year. 1t b intended to make the
stretch OF highway, which will be
great irregular circle 445 miles long,
one Of the most attractive for tourists
in the country. The number of auto
lists who now come into the mountain
country in the summer is astonishing,
and 1t is desired to keep them in Col
orado as long as possible.
The road will go north from Den
yer and run up through the beautiful
Estes park to Fort Collins. From there
1t will run west to the higher noun
tains and follow them through Nor
aine Park and many OF the wonders
OF the rough country to Woodlawn
Park and by detour into Manitou
Park, with its Garden of the Gods and
other remarkable formations. From
here 1t will make its way into Canon
City, with stretches of deep canons
on the way. Then it will follow the
highway being built by convicts and
will come back to Denver by way of
Colorado Springs and Palmer lake
Roads already exist along most of
the way, but automobilists have found
to their cost that many OF these need
ed improvement and that there were
places where they could not go on in
to the country they wanted to see.
There are at least fifty miles of the
route on which there are now only
rough trails. Most of this lies within
the Federal forest preserves. The
Forestry Service. however. is always
ready, to build sighways and will
cooperate In the movement and give
way through what is now practically
virgin forest Some of the poorer
counties will be helped by the state
good roads funds. The Chamber OF
Commerce of this city and the State
Good Roads association are also co
operating In the movement
1t is calculated that when the road
is finished the trip will take from
three to four days for automobilists
in machines that are good for some
stiff hill climbing. Along most of II
there are now good hotels and supply
stations and others will be established
where needed by the men behind the
scheme.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
BENNINGTON. VT. SEPT. 9, 1911

The Brattleboro and Bennington
baseball teams have already met in
two games of the state championship
series, and the fact that both con-
tests were won by the players from
the west side of the mountain dem
onstrates to our satisfaction that they
have a right to the title. The games
were played under circumstances
which gave no one team any particu-
lar advantage, and for our part we
have no complaint to make about the
result. 1t is to be hoped that the
outcome will have modifying effect
upon the Bennington Banner which
used all sorts of adjectives in describ-
ing the Brattleboro Baseball associa-
ton when the latter agreed to the pro-
position of the Bennington players TO
play three games here. The fact OF
the matter is that the Bennington
team preferred to play all the games
in Brattleboro, looking with disfavor
on an arrangement that would extend
the championship over six games,
three to be played in each town. Now
that they have won the championship
it will remain to be seen whether the
town they represented will refuse 1t
on the ground that the series was not
played fairly. The players themsel-
YES do not complain Of the treatment
they received here; In fact some Of
them are less enchanted with Ben
nington than they were before they
visited Brattleboro. -Brattleboro Re-
| former
The result of the games in Brattle-
boro merely confirms the opinion that
has all along been maintained in
Bennington, that the team which rep
resented this town. in the condition
that it was while under Bennington
management, was superior to any az
gregation OF ball players in the state.
At the same time while the players
demonstrated their ability to outclass
! the champions of the Twin State
| league, the title which the Reformer
comedies belongs to Bennington is
of little consequence No one yet
ever heard OF championship series
between baseball teams representing
two different communities in which
all of the games we're played on one
ground and under one management
until the proposition was originated
in Brattleboro Whether or not the
games we're fairly or unfairly played
Is immaterial The-real unfairness to
Bennington was in the plan itself to
play all of the games in Brattleboro
The attempt of the Reformer to shift
the responsibility upon the Benning
ton players is likewise in keeping
with Brattleboro's attitude in the
| matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
PUBLIC PAYS THE FREIGHT
Atlantic Steamship Lines Raising
Tolls as a Result OF Strikes

Liverpool, Sept. S.-As result OF
the recent strikes which compelled
the companies to increase wages all
around the transatlantic steamship
lines have decided to increase freight
rates 10 per cent after September IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
Are YOUR KIDNEYS
WELL?

Many Bennington People Know the
Importance Of Healthy Kidneys.
The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day.
Well kidneys remove impurities.
Sick kidneys allow impurities 10
multiply.
No kidney III should DO neglected.
There Is grave danger In delay.
II you have backache or urinary
troubles.
II you are nervous, dlzzy or worn
out.
Begin treating your kidneys at
once;
Use a proven kidney remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Recommended by thousands.
Proved by home testimony.
Mira. Celia Lamroeux, 222 Division
st.. Bennington, VT, says: Il am an
strong a believer In the merits OF
Doans Kidney Pills az ever Time
has only increased my opinion Of this
remedy as have not had any serious
kidney trouble since II cured me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. FosterMllburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans- and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
$4,000 IN ASH BARREL

Tho Finder Was Rewarded With a
Gift OF rs Cents.
New York, Sept Michael Scudno
driver of an ash cart in Bayonne. N.
j.. yesterday found bag containing
$4,000 in cash In barrel which he
emptled. He remembered whore he
had got the bag and took Il back. He
says he was rewarded with gift OF
70 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
Catarrh Sufferers
II You Don't Know About HyomeI
Try It at VIM. L. Gokay's Risk.

Nearly every reader OF the Banner
has read about HYOMEI. but many OF
them continue to suffer from catarrh
just because they do not exactly
understand Just what HYOMEi is.
To these sufferers w. L. Gokay says
you don't have to know anything
about HY0MEI except that you
breathe II and that II does not con
tain cocaine or opium or any harmful
drug.
You can find out all about HYOMEI
without taking any chances whatever.
Just get an outfit today. read the
simple instructions. give Il fair
trial and then II you are not willing
TO say that II is the best remedy for
catarrh you have ever used w. l..
Gokay will gladly return your money.
A complete HYOMEl outfit costs
but $500 Extra bottles 30 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09

which was found in a letter sent by
the poet to Mrs. Mumford more than
twenty-five years ago, is as follows:
There's a dance Of the leaves in the
poplar boughs,
There's flutter of wind In the beech.
en- tree,
There's smile on the fruit and a
smile on the flower,
And laugh from the brook as it
runs to me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
MAILED A SILVER DOLLAR
Colorado Postal Officials Upset by a
Test Of Their Honesty

Denver, Sept. S.-Postal authorities
In Colorado have been seriously up
set lately by person who undertook
to send silver dollar through the
malls, and did 30.
The Identity of the man has not
been told. He lives In Lafayette how
ever. and the addressee, whose name
is also concealed. lives In Boulder.
The Lafayette man put a sticker on
the coin and managed to write on IL
the address of his friend. He then
attached one-cent stamp to the
sticker and dropped the coin in a slot
The postmaster at Lafayette when
the matter was brought to his atten-
ton, declined to forward the coin and
turned II over TO the postofflce in
spectors in Denver They thought 1t
out for a time, and we're certain that
some statute OF the United States
had been violated. but not which one,
80 they turned the matter over to Sc
cret Service Agent Goddard He
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
An Annuity obvlates.

the possibility OF your income ever
being diminished. and the necessity
OF ever having TO make any relnvest-
ment. National Life ms. Co, Of Vt
(MutuaD. Earle 8. Kinsley, General
Agent, Mead Building. Rutland, VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-09
A BRYANT POEM FOUND
Four Autograph Lines In Letter Writ
ten to Mrs. Elizabeth Mumford

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. San I'M
published poem OF William Cullen
Bryant came to light when Mrs.
Elizabeth Mumford presented twenty
autographed letters to- the South Pas
adeHa public library. The verse,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-05-17
Closing Exercises of
Cross Roads School.

On Friday evening, April slst. was
the pleasure of botn young ard old to-
attend the closing exercises of Cross
Roads school which has been success
fully taught for the past two years by
Mr.. J. O. Singley.
PROGRAM:
Address of Welcome, by Sebie Shealy.
Dialogue, How she cured him; by
Bertha Shealy, Keller Epting, Eva
Shealy.
Recitation, Phill's secret: by sease
Sheal.
Dialogue, Courtship under difficult
ties: lone Clark. Albert Summer,
Omerle Clark.
Recitation, Especially fine: by
Mauise Summer
Dialogue, Taking Sam's photograph;
by Bessie Haltiwanger, Mary Epting,
Henry Miller, Dannie Epting.
Recitation, Absence makes the heart
grow fonder; by Albert Summer.
Dialogue, Lena's dream; by Hattie
Shealy, Lucille Miller, Sallie Shealy,
May Miller, Halle Haltiwauger, Al
bert Shealy.
Recitation, The music stool; by
Irby Sheals.
Dialogue, The way they kept a Sc
cret; by Marie Epting, Bertha shealy,
Eva Shealy, Bessie Fl altiwanger,
Mauise Summer, lone Clark, Sease
Shealy.
Dialogue: The Rehearsal, by Mauise
Summer, May Miller, Tommie Shealy,
Halle Haltiwanger, Matilda Shealy,
Ollie Summer, Frank Shealy.
Recitation: Coming hcme from
town: by lone Clark.
Dialogue: Lost after all; by Marie
Epting, Keith Shealy, lone Clarke,
Lonnie Shealy.
Dialogue: Counting their blessings;
by ten little boys and girls, Harry
Ha,niter, Mildred Clark, Herbert
Chapman, Matilda Sliealv, Horace Ec-
ting. Herman Hamiter, Lois ShealE,
George Haltiwanger, Keith Sneaiy,
Darr Shealy.
Recitation: The common schools by
Ollie Summer.
After the exercises Of the children
of the school were over Mr.. J. S.
Wheeler, County Supt. of Education,
of Newberry, made very interesting
and appropriate address on education
and to the people in general.
A very attractive musical course
was rendered by the Counts -Stoude-
mire string band, assisted at the..organ
by Miss Georgia May Defines.
Thus closed very pleasant day for
the school. teacher, pupils, parents
and all present. One Present.
Peak, S. c., May IA, 1911.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-05-17
Winthrop College Scholarship and
Entrance Examination.

The examination for the award OF
vacant scholarships in Winthrop COL
lege and tor the admission of new STU
dents will be held at the county court
house on Friday, July 7, at 9 a. m.
Applicants must be not less than fif-
teen years of age. When scholarships
are vacant after July : they will be
awarded to those making the highest
average at this examination, provided
they meet the conditions governing
the award. Applicants for scholar
ships should wris,. 70 President john
son before the examination for schol-
arship examination blanks.
The schola rs:lips are worth 500 and
free tuition. Che next session will
open September 20, 1871. For further
information ard cara og e addre. S
Pres. D. B. Johnson. Ecck Hill, S. c..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-05-17
Letter From Texas.

The Guarantee Life Insurance Co.
Dallas Office, 522 Slaughter Building.
A. S. Laird, Manager.
Dallas, Texas, May 9. 1911.
Mr.. G. M. Harman,
Lexington, S. G.
Dear Sir-I herewith inclose check
for thu Dispatch. I appreciate it and
would not be without it 1t brings me
news from home.
I am doing we'll in the Lone Star
State. Have been in Dallas twenty
years.
I am glad you have good governor
now. Blease and I we're classmates
at Newberry College. He is alright
and I hope the people will stand by
him. Best wishes,
A. S. LAIRD.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-05-17
PEST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRS. W1NsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
rEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II
sOOTHEs the CHILD. sOFTENs the GUNS;
ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLlC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHGA. 1t is alb
soiutely harmless. Be sure and ask for MRS.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" ard take no other
kind. TWENTY-FIVE cents bottle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-05-17

Old Ben, the o dest bear, in tt
Bronx zoo, New York, died of brok-
en- feart, attendants say, following
tie removal from his cage of his mate.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-05-17
Final Discharge.

This is to notify all parties con-
cerned that we Will apply TO Geo. S.
Drafts, Judge of Probate for Lexing-
ton county, S. c., on the 1st day OF
June, 1911, toc a Final Discharge US
Administrators Of the estate Of Joseph
Shumpert, deceased.
G.. A. .~healy,
Daniel E. ShuniHer:,
H. D. Shumpert
May ,, 191i-4w29
Home and Farm, best agricultural
paper ever published. only %: a year
in connection with The Dispatch.
Regulation sized canes, with crook
ed handles, ere being carried by some
of New York's ultra-SwAgeer women.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
Little Stories
About Baseball
The Handy Hurling Of Mr.. Smith
By w. A. Phelon

The National association. which en-
braces nearly all the minor Leagues
on It's hands-a case submitted by the
Northern Michigan league. Al last re-
ports. the association was unable 10 set
Tie the question satisfactorily. and II WAS
sion. where two Of the august members
Garry Hermann and Tom Lynch-have
already declared that they don't know
what to do with H. nor how TO give a
All OF this confusion is because one
Joseph Smith. muscular young man
who came from the woods not long ago.
was too accommodating. and pitched both
sides of a desperate game How so?
How could this strange thing be? Easy.
when you understand.
Early In June. The Cadillac and Ira
verse CITY clubs We're engaged In q big
game at Cadillac. game which had
brought all the beauty and chivary of
both cities 10 the arena. When the Ira
there was loud wailng. II seems that
a train containing seven OF the Traverse
city PLAYERS. including all their pitchers.
had been dera.led In the woods. and the
husky Traverse Cities were pitcherless.
with no chance of the missing ones ap-
pearing before sundown.
Then arose one Joseph Smith a huge
young man. who saving that he was a
had not vet had trial Mr.. Smith
calmly offered 10 pitch for both sides
Just TO please the ladies. and also to show
that he was really an able hurler. After
much comforting and buzzinR, the offer
was accepted. Mr.. Smith was 70 huri
for both clubs, but was TO take no time
at bat. and the clubs went 10 battle
without further dallying.
Great was the work OF Mr.. Smith. and
honorable were his actions. When Cadil-
lac made run in the third. nc bent his
muscles TO the task like lion and struck
out the next three batters. In the fourth
when Traverse City Ind two on and
none out, Mr.. Smith famed TWO OF the
man on a bounder.
Inning after inning Mr.. Smith pitched
grandly. He struck out ten OF the Cadil-
laos and gave only one base on balls, ne
issued but two tickets TO Traverse City
and made nine Of them fan the breeze.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
OBJECTS TO MOTORS
ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY
Officer of London Volunteers
Has Rabid Scheme to Danish
Autos From Roads.
.,,,,, cab,a To The Tribune.

Sne,,Ial Cable to The Tribune
LONDON, July CIV. s. Shaw. an OF :
dcer of the London volunteers, Is out on
tho warpath against joyriders. He Is
forming a national horse and foot league.
with the object Of restricting the use OF
the roads TO horse and foot traHic eNciu-
sively atr., auto
mobiles" he explains and the notto ,, o.,
The league will be no oonLTfs G0mGs2n'sffr sfrer 70
compromise with US by reducing the
snsed or the noise OF their vehicles. our
Ieag,Is will be bound not TO consider sug-
eesiions of the kind. for the nun VINO
looks At both sides Of a question never
Motorists. he went on. 'are CLASS
of people terrorizing another class There
are. OF course motorists who are genie.
but there are large number OF peopie
"My proposed league appeals to the
class that is terrorized-to pedestrians:
to the lovers Of the road. to lovers OF
children and to lovers OF horses and doss
to collect evidence on the total OF cnil,
dren who have been killed or malineqq
throughout the country; the dear, dums
or lame children and adults who nave
been killed or injured; the effect on rura
life. and the effect OF motors upon the
nervous systems OF dwcIlers In the towns
and country.
that the general effect has been serious
and detrimental AS the non. motoring
community Is In A vast majority. 1 an
expecting great support for the league
and with the evidence we collect ! hope
10 influence legislation TO secure the op
ject OF the league. II we cannot optalf
have to run our own candidates Tor par
| lament"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
DICK COOLEY IS
HERE To STAY
Shrewd Baseball Manager AL
ready Preparing to Strength
en- Skyscrapers for 1912.
PITCHERS THE SINE QUA
NON. AYERS ZION OWNER
He Attributes Every Slump This
Year to Letting Down of
Twirling Brigade.

Fans Of Salt Lake. with their interest
centered In the gallant fight their ball
team Is putting up for this years PEN
nant. have naturally thought but little
OF the team that will represent this city
ncxt season. But Owner Dick Cooley. IKE
the good general he Is, is already planning
for the 1912 campaign while fishune naru
The weak places In the ranks must pc
bolstered up; several players VINO may
go 10 faster company must be rsPiacsu ,ea :
possibly some OF the veterans VIII nave
slowed up and their positions must pc
filled with younger men and above aiI.
with every club In the league planning
for better teams next year no manAeer
can afford TO remain inactive.
Good pitchers make winning ball
club" says Cooley. This Of course has
Always been the Te he Of
game Is continually throwing more re-
sponsibility or the twirler and no team
can hope TO keep in the race without a
Take the Skyscrapers this season,
continued the local leader. Every los
Ing streak We have had has been direet-
ade IL doesn't avail II you have good
hitting, fast fielding and the other ne
cessities for winner-if your pitchers go
wrong it's goodbye percentage.
Cooley declares he Will start the 1912
season with the best pitching staff ever
gathered together in League OF tpis
classification, JUST VINO VIII make UP HlS
CORDS OF hurers the aetute manager does
not yet reveal He has lines out for sew
eral men. but nothing definite has been
learned ~,
But my pitching staff next year WIZ
be n daisy" promises Cooley
Several volnK pitchers will be given
trials late this season and Cooley Is hope.
ful OF getting at least one good man out
OF the number OF recruits 70 start neS'
year With the best Of this years pitch.
ers under reserve and several seasoned
men added the Skyscrapers will present
strong array OF hurting talent.