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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
WAS POLLOCK MURDERED?
After Two Years Case Of Drowning
is 10 Be investigated

is TO Be Investigated
Whitehall n. Y. Apr 1.-THE old say
ing, murder will out, is in a fair
way to be proved here if the state
ments OF a friend" can be relied up
on About two years ago when the
barge canal was being built at this
place The contractors employed
great many men, most OF whom were
forei ners and rows and fights were
of frequent occurrence Occasionally
one Of the uniortunates would be
found drowned in the canal or would
turn up missing. But little investiga-
ton would be done TO ferret out the
cause OF a death-as but very little
information could be had from the
foreigners land the matter was usu-
ally dropped and death was reported
as accidental drowning or killed
by cars as the case might be.
one case in question which has
been brought to light after about two
years is that OF one Pollock who was
foun drowned In the lock at this
place. The time of the finding OF the
body was when the company employ.
ed three shifts on the work and this
one was of man who had worked on
the nrht shift When the locktend.
ers drew of the lock In the morning
the body was found In the lock at a
place where the men were Obliged to
pass In order to get across to their
work
The circumstances and the position
of the body when found was not Of
a suspicious nature so after a short
investigation 10 was decided that the
man came to his death by falling IN
the lock when in the act of passing
from one side to the other.
Inquiries have now been received
by the chief Of the police department
from The chief Of police of Wilkes.
barre Pa, asking about "a certain
Pollock who Ii was claimed was
drowned here and thn circumstances
connected with the drownmg. The
Wilkesbarre official intimated that
the death was not from accidental
drowning as was supposed. II the
statements from a friend" could be
verified but that murder had been
done.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
seaRIRGTON BRIEFS
tysa D, Che Town and illSse Told Bri6fS
srg EEzs Readers

Mrand Mrs. Samuel ChartoG will
move Monday from Pleasant street
to 112 Pratt street
Miss Angie Melden and Miss JOSEF
hine Keller are passing the week end
IN Springfield Mass.
Mrs. e. BHuling is expected nome
TO-DAY from New York where she has
been spending the week
Miss Dorothy Maxson of North Ad-
ans and Miss Avis Babson Of Pitts
field are spending the day in town
Charles Harte returned yesterday
from North Adams where he had
been for several days on business.
William Cone OF Hoosac school is
the guest of his grandmother Mrs.
William +. Hawks of North street.
John II. Kelly and daughter. Miss
Hazel Kelly are spending the week
end with relatives at Ballston, Spa.
Mrs. James Maloney Of North Ad.
ans and Mrs. Lawrence Powers Of
| Hoosick Falls are the guests of their
sister, Mrs. j. L. McGurk of Gage ST..
Miss Mildred Brown of Branch ST.,
was rendered a surprise party last
evening by several of her young
friends. Music and games constitut-
ed the evenings amusement Re
freshments were served.
The regular services will be held
at the Methodist church on Sunday
At the morning service General Sec
rotary A. G Banks of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will speak. The evening service will
be in charge Of the Epworth League
The Easter music Will be repeated
by request
The recreation committee OF tho
board OF trade and the girls civic
, league are to hold a meeta the
home of DR.. f. S. Pratt Tuesd;y eve
/ ming 10 consider the engagement o
director recreation work for thu
coming year Other persons interest
ed in the work are invited.
/. The advance sale of reserved sea
Y tickets for Naughty Marietta" vii
start at the box Office Tuesday ever
ing at Z o'clock This remarkabl
Z opera success, which is to appear a
!, the opera house Friday evening, wi
y be lead by Miss Florence Weber
u the we'll known prima donna.
4 basket ball game was played las
, evening at the Y NJ. c. A. gymna
n ium between team from the Coz
gregational Sunday school and tn
II Methodist Sunday school The Con
gregational team won by a score {
e fG to 3S. AT the end of the first ha
n the Methodist team led with III
IS score 80 to "A.
sc a bad fire was averted Fridt
e morning at the Harte Restaurant {
Is Main street About $50 a small pc
u ton Of the floor in the kitchen WI
~ found to be ahre It was eXtinguis
= ed with some difficulty and found
~ have burned a hole about two squa
d, feet in the floor The cause of Il
~ fire is unknown.
n. The trout fishing season ope
TO Monday. Owing to the cold weatt
81. all this week the streams are not G
es ceedngly high, but all Of them a
Is fun OF snow water and there is ST
large amounts of snow in the mou
ed tains The frost is out of the grom
Nv and worms are easily obtainable 3
al the outlook for sport is not the be
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
BRIEFS
.ews OF the Town and Village fold Briytt
'Or Busy Readers-

Henry Lynch OF Branch street is
m
Miss irene Graves is spending the.
day in Pittsfeld.
Miss Ethel Thayer of Williamstown
visited friends here Friday
Zebra Quackenbush OF Hoosick is
a visitor in the Village today
John McCurdy OF Arlington is visit
ing at his home on Branch street
Jesse Mallory OF Woodford passed
Friday with relatives in the village
Frank stoppiello and family are
moving from County street to 2l5
Depot street
Harry Moore of South street is
confined to the house by an attack
of the measles
Fishing tackle hand made rods a
speciality. Rods repaired. McGurks
Gas Main street.
The condition of Mrs. Edward
| HOuran, VINO is Ill OF pneuiloliio
does not improve.
Rev. p. l.. Dow of the Methodist
church is attending the Troy Confer
ence at Saratoga.
The body of Joseph Cranston was
removed from the vault this mornln:
and placed in the Hinsdillyille GENE
terry
Miss Stacia Kiersey will leave
next week for the Troy city hospital
where she will undergo an operation
for appendicitis.
f. w. Williams left today with
Ford touring car to be delivered il
Boston. He was accompanied b
George G. Morse.
Mrs. Frank Eldred OF Pownal, VIII
has been visiting her parents, Nj
and Mrs. William Austin, returne
} home this morning
William Harwood OF Troy forme
Iy of this village, came here Frida
to attend the funeral Of Robert
Hill. lie will return home Sunda
evening.
The sweeper used hy the villas
y street cleaning department was p
u 10 work yesterday and is doing goo
! service in cleaning the streets
Il both dust and mud.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
NeagE BEaAlAGTGe

The pastor will oficiate at both
the morning and evening services of
the congregational church on Sun
day The subject of the sermon in
the morning will be "The Times and
the Man" Sunday school conyenes
at y o'clock The Endeayor society
meets at 6:15 o'clock with the topic
How can we enrich our Sabbaths?'
All are invited to these services.
The mems banquet at the Baptist
church, North Bennington, was a sue
cess in every way Between fifty and
sixty men were present Excellent
addresses We're made by Rev Mr.
Warren of Hoosick Falls and Rev
James Clark OF North Bennington
The ladies quartette, consisting OF
Miss Henrietta Walbridge, AIRS Co
burn. Mrs Endress, Mrs Hathaway
sang two fine selections Miss Rock
well recited a piece to womans de
serving praise; Willie McGraw gave
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
Card.

We, the Undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 90
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted sy.
rup OF Tar n Il fails to cure your
cough or cold We also guarantee A
% cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Coles Pharmacy, A. 8. Hathaway.
Harwood Drug Store,
G. X. and A. y. Hawkins
p Onlnlan " q Woodworth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
SHAKESPEARE. AT MANCHESTER
LAS You Like IT. by Senior Class at
Burr and Burton

Manchester Vt, April 1S.-The
senior class of Burr and Burton Sem
mary presented Shakespeare's AS
You Like It" at Union Opera house
last evening before a good audience
The play. which was the first OF IT'S
kind attempted by the students Tor
several years. was studied and given
under the direction OF Miss Ruth Per
kins. Miss Margaret Gilbert and Miss
Lucy Fay Rice, of the Seminary Fa-
Guilty and Chas. 5. Robinson assisted
in arranging the scenery. The work
on the stage showed the result of con
sistent practice and was a credit to
all concerned and to the school
Some members of the lower classes
assisted by taking some of the parts
T MI frffpuuH
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

a recitation, and Mr. and Mrs. Wells
White sang in their usual pleasing
way a duet. and a solo each. The
ladies' served supper that COMPEL
ed three cheers for the ladies' from
all the men present The usual ser.
vices will be held Sunday The hour
OF evening services has been chang.
ed. The young peoples society meets
at six.thlrty and evening meeting at
seven-thirty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
10 Cure a Cold in one Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if
it fails to cure f. W. GROVES
signature is on each box 25c
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

FOR SALE Farm of pr acres, located in
Pownal, mics from berkshire Trolley, %
acres tillable land balance pasture and wood
land heavily timbeied it'll chestnut, oak and
maple most of the chestnut is large enough
for telephone poles, there is a modern house
with 10 rooms in best OF repair. piazza entire
length of house, running water in house, barn
1Ns6 with wagon shed attached and under
ground stable undrf each end, large slo. tie up
10 cows, horse barn with 4 stalls With iron
managers and box stall. new hen house 10 feet
Oug large grainery young apple orchard OF
No trees. running water at barns. Price $4,000
sash Hutchins, 4iti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
100 HORSES
OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL SALE
We will all the Horses used by the Dseded Lumber Co. his las
winter AT PUBLIC AUCTION AT THE
BALLOU FARM STABLES
NORTH ADAMS, MASS.
Wednesday, April 18th
OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL SALE

Sale will 10 o'clock and W Il be potivean shine
commenced shipping these horses from the West the Deeed
Lumber Company last December the last carload going the Lumber
Camps January This Sale will be Golden Opportunity get Horses
immediate that aocmad free from danger of sickness
Horses Young sound and good weight Pairs weighing 1000
5000 Single Horses 1900 1000 pounds We shall represent these
faithfully aud horse pledged for absolute sale Their
information inquire of
KIMBALL & NUTIER. Woodvlle. N H.. or w. A. BALLOU
North Adams Mass Telephone 9 Take Electric Cars on West or
East Side Lines. c. L. FRINK, NJ. NJ. TAPLN Auetoneers
KfMBALL NUTTER
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
LOST AND FOUND

1 usT one black and tan hound mc.ium
- silc white on nrcast, { irnat and two front
tots. Answers tu the name pf GO II. any ininr
mutton write 90 George Cotton, Woodtnrd, VI
ISIS
FOUND Female hound came 90 our place
fiiuaN medium size, black aud white
with tau ON hcad briggs hrus. Scarshurg. W.
i6lG'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

L,OR SALEM town of SALISBURY far Of
! nearly two hundred acres. fifty actes TIL
thle, balance pasture and woodland. The farm
well waieTed. app Is, pears aud piums on tue
place enough timber and cord wood on the
farm 90 pay iOc the place II cut ana marketed.
A small house and good barn on the place, lor
an immediate sale, fifteen hundred do iars Will
purchase This farm. Inquire of Charles \.
Powers savings Bank building. Bennington,
VI, sDts3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

HORSE FOR SALE Four year Old, kind
aud gentle. Well broken. double or
single. Inquire III Washington e.. a0t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

For sALE-Doub'e house with modern i'm.
L prOvemenis, centrally located, near post
uili.e. rents tor 500, per year. Price $3.50 M
teen hundred doll can be left on property.
Nash Hutchins. ATT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

COR SALE Poultry supplies 30 coOps, paint.
ed, tops hinged tor neu and chichtns. ID
iced tr0ughs : feet long; tops hinged. sides
made OF slais. Boston dry masn hOPpers, Cyph'
ers grit boxes and drinking fountains; quart
size and other small articles. y. ID. B0uum,
so SALISBURY, Vt. o3tD'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

COR SAIE-Eggs for Matching from winter
L laying strain of barred Rocks. sloO setting
of 10. hay old chi KS TOR sale, and wi hiich
eggs with lncubatOrut a reasunab epricc. WIN.
Allarl, l2i Branch S., Bennington, VT @ltt
isOR SALE Eggs that hatch from the lam
Gus "2I3 Egg strain" of White Wyau-
andoucs, line hred II ears 90 increas egg pro-
iuctiOn. stoes direct irm the originator as
winter layers, they have few equals ana no
IperiOrs. Il. II. PoelJr, Bennington, VI
Bi2Is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

COR sALE-Bakers' oven on easy payments.
Second hand ovens taken IN exchange
Write for catalogue and prices. Dept. A. Nc
bowel oven Co., 49, state ST., Boston, Ma
ttO'
FOR sALE-Tle Hawks property at North
bennington. consisting OF house, barns
and ten acres of land. Price 5000. Nash q
Hutchins. 44tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

EOR SALE-House OF eight rooms
L ith toilet Also stable aud wagon
Il the house. Lot 6Oxit0. W. J. MeGgher.
Ageut Nu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

frOR sALE-B Buckeye lncubatorsare guarar.
4 tied 70 hatch every hntc1aOie egg. sold as
Ow n 500. Send tor catalogue. l.. Z. HoltOn,
Agent for Bennington and Vicinity. 25tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
WANTED

WANTED Operators wanted IN ron per
W department Bottum n Torrance Co.
iltg
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

The Second Congregational church
quartette will repeat a part of their
Easter music tomorrow morning and
will sing the anthem omitted last
Sunday, Christ our Passover" by
Lloyd
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13

For SALE-Eggs for Matching, from Crystal
White OrpingtOns kiellerstrass strain,
also Rhode Island Keds. lhe kind tina lay, slD
A setting of IS. =. Il. Mccarthy. Church IT.,
No. Bennington. Vt. Tel. Ills 25tis'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
MERIDIAN'S PROGRESS
for the Year just Closed.

Bank was an important move dur
ing the year, and gives the town
an extra strong banking institu-
tion. The last report is as follows:
Loans and discounts, $128, ,497,
U. s. bonds, $4,000; other resour-
ces making total of $237 .945.
Capital stock, $4,000, deposits
$T49.090, other liabilities s48.855.
The merchants have enjoyed a
good year in business, in all re-
spects an improvement over last.
Collections have been better and
the increase in population has adj
ded many new customers.
BIG FREIGHT SHIPMENTS.
The Oregon Short Line agent,
M. F. Williams, reports big bust
ness for the year. Ending Sept.l,
so cars of wheat, 55 cars of oats,
223 cars of hay. 302 cars of fruit
and 46 miscellaneous, had been
sent out during the IL months
from the Meridian station. Re
ceipts were 84 cars of lumber. 13e
cars of coal, 20 cars Of cement, 80
cara miscellaneous. Total. SIC
cars forwarded, 322 received. Total
number pounds freight forwarded
and received. 42.6O0,2l3. Total
amount in dollars and cents,
$l52,659 81.
One of the most important ship
ments was 130 cars of green
prunes, to be sold as plnms on the
Chicago and eastern markets,
There were 26,000 pounds of green
fruit to the car, each car held q
thousand crates AID each crate
contained 4 baskets weighing 64
pounds each. The packing OF
these prunes gave employment to
hundreds of people. during the
otherwise dull month of Septem-
Der.
During the year the Short Line
has placed stock yards at Meri-
dian, with accommodations for
several car loads Of sheep, cattle,
OF hogs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
Notice d sloekhoIders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual stockholders meeting of the First
National Bank of Meridian, will be held
at o'clock p. N. Tuesday, January II,
1918. at their Banking Room il Meri
idian, Idaho, for the purpose of electing
Board OF Directors, and for such other
business as may properly come before
the said meeting.
E. c. PFAFrLE, Cashier.
Dated December 10, 1912.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
clover seed was raised this year
over any previous year.
NEW MERIDIAN BUILDINGS.

NEW MERIDIAN BUILDINGS.
/ Building operations in Meridian
this year exceed any previous
year, when railroad and public im
proyements are considered. Work
on $4,000 business structure, on
Idaho street, to be built by Pfaffie
& Harrell, has commenced. Elmer
Sharp completed a substantial
store building early in the year,
and other improvements are plan
ned. Numerous residences have
been erected in Meridian and the
adjoining country, and the lumber
yards are busy.
ELECTRIC LINE IMPROVEMENTS.
The greatest improvement Of the
year has been to the credit of the
Idaho Traction company They
have invested not less than aquar-
ter of million dollars in this vi.
+cinity, including the building of
a new electric line from Meridian
west to Nampa, thus placing our
town on the main line of the
Boise Caldwell. Nampa Meridian
loop When the road was built
years ago, Meridian was missed by
mile and halt. although the citi-
zens gave their money for right
of way at that time supposing they
wouldbe on the main line. or at least
have main line service. But the
stub to Onwiler has always been q
nuisance. both to the travelling
public and the company. The
new Idah } Traction company with
sufficient financial backing to
carry out their projects, and with
an enterprislng president, Mr
FL. F. Dicke. some time ago decid-
ed to remedy the defect and place
Meridian, which is one of the
principal towns on the loop, on
the main line. The Meridian
Nampa cutoff" was the result,
and Dec 18th regular cars were
started on the new line, with an
hourly schedule. instead of the
old hour-and-a-half schedule. To
accommodate the farmers west Of
Onwiler the old road will not be
abandoned, but stub car will run
out as far as McDermott's ranch,
at frequent intervals.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
BETTER COWS COMING.

The Hendershot Live Stock Co.
have shipped in 400 head of first
class dairy stock during the year.
most of which has been sold to
the farmers of this vicinity. The
dairy industry has taken on de-
cided impetus, and it seems the
general trend is to get away from
the one crop idea, (of fruit) and
engage in mixed and intensive
farming This is most hopeful
sign for the ultimate success of
the farmers in this vicinity. for
the reason that it means an in
come at various seasons of the
year. The hog and dairy industry
already brings thousands of dollars
weekly to the farmers here, and
there is no limit to the possible
expansion of the business.
MIXED FARMING BEST.
The trend towards mixed farm
ing, which has been so much in
evidence recently, is due to sew
eral causes. The price of prunes
this year. although sufficient to
pay expenses, caused many an or
chardist to pause and consider
whether he had better pin his faith
entirely on the orchard, and later
the apple crop caused some more
hard thinking. The result will
not affect the apple and prune IN
dustry, as this natural home for
raising bumper crops of fruit will
be utilized to its fullest extent, but
the farmer will not neglect the
other farm crops.
FIRST ALFALFA MEAL.
The other day Meridian shipped
the first car of alfalfa meal, ever to
| go from this community. The re.
turns were satisfactory and il
promises to be valuable industry
John Cato, local thresher Of
grain, purchased an alfalfa mill
and this goes with his portable
thresher outfit. An attachment
also hulls the alfalfa for seed
Double the apount of alfalfa and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27

Inc year IJll ms Ue6u ROOu 10
the Meridian community in many
respects. We have been blessed
with bountiful crops on the farms
and ranches and the health of the
community has been uniformly
better than for any year in the
history of the settlement.
Our three physicians, DIR. Fl. f.
Neal, DIR. G. L. Dutton, and Dr.
P. L. Payne all report a remark
able absence of typhoid diseases,
and in town this is credited 10 the
improved water system, as 6ne
deep city well has taken the place
of the shallow unsanitary private
wells throughout the town. Be-
fore the new water works was COM
pleted, especially during the fall
and winter of three years ago,
there were numerous cases of ty-
phoid fever, with several deaths,
while this fall the doctors report
that there is not single case in
the corporate limits.
GOOD PURE WATER.
The city water system, which
has cost about $4,000. has been
extended and the mains now cover
the entire village, with l35 pat
rons. The patronage has been
beyond expectations, says Mayor
]. M. Anderson, and the receipts
do not only pay running expenses
and interest on the bond issue, but
a good sum is turned back into
the treasury this year. Credit for
much gratuitious labor in getting
the water works system to its
present satisfactory state is due
to the Mayor and Councilmen
E. E. Sims, Charles Pickett, Ed
Hartman, and w. A. Palmer.
They have also had charge of
equipping the town with new ce-
ment cross walks. and forty have
been put in. These with several
blocks of new concrete sidewalks,
make sum total of street i'm
provements nearly equal to all
previous years put together.
The roads in town and country
have been especially good this
fall, and part of this is no doubt
due to the grading done by Street
Commissioner Downey, for the
town, and County Commissioner
Crawford for the country.
THREE FINE SCHOOLS.
Meridian is especially proud of
the schools, and three school
buildings will be equipped to take
care of the many children in this
neighborhood. the third being
the fine new high school building,
located in commanding position,
and which can be viewed by all
those coming into town from the
north, east or west. 1t is being
built by District No. 33, but will
be used not only for the grades
but Rural High school No. l will
find accommodations there.
The new building will be ready
for occupancy this spring, and is
designed by Architects Tourtel.
lotte & Hummel, of Boise. About
$4,000 is being put in the build
ing. and the elegant block oi
ground was secured at an addition.
al cost of $500. The basement
story viii have manual training
and domestic science rooms, the
second floor four class rooms each
32X23.and the top floor three class
rooms, study room and superin.
tendent's Office.
PAYING CHURCH DEBT.
The two churches, Methodist
aud Christian. have had q good
years growth. Rev. w. L. Lus
combe,pa of the NJ. E. church
reports that the regular expenses
of the church have not only beer
meet, but that $1,000 has beer
subscribed during the year in |
R AZ ohnol
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
SMALLER FARMS.

As this burden" promises TO
remain for an indefinite time il
may result in the cutting of the
big farms into smaller tracts. and
instead of raising so much grain
and alfalfa. the farmers viii give
their attention to cattle, sheep,
hogs and poultry, and selling the
products of the dairy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
CONCLUSION.

The Meridian community. as a
whole, is better off than a year
ago. Crops have been abundant,
weather conditions have been fay-
orable, aud there is an optomistic
feeling among the people. New
schcol'houses, new homes, better
roads, and more people, have all
helped to advance the social and
intellectual condition of one Of
the most favored localities of the
Boise Valley.
The accomplishment of still
greater things is looked forward
to for 1913. Welcome the new
year