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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16
SALISBURY VALLEY

F. NJ. Pierce was in Bennington
Monday.
Harrison Millington was in Ben
nington Saturday.
Clyde Fuller visited friends in
North Adams Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lake were
callers in the Valley Sunday.
w. ]. Hicks and family of Benning-
ton called at f. w. Fuller's Sunday.
Miss Wilhelmina Hicks was a week
end guest at her home in Bennington.
Fred Bouplon of Hoosick Falls was
a guest of his brother, George Bouplon
last week
Fred Murray of Troy visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Bouplon
recently,
Mrs. F. w. Fuller was a week end
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jared Howard.
Mrs. Rose Bennett and Mrs. F. A,
Sisson of White Greek called on
friends Sunday.
Ethel and Walter Center of Cam
bridge visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Center Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Center and son
and Miss Florence Center of Ben
nington were week end visitors at the
home of Sullivan Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Harrington and
family of Green Mountain Valley
were week end guests of Mrs. Har-
rington's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bouplon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16

B. Simonds. Mrs. Robinson's daugh-
ter, Mrs Fred Simonds and children
of Ridgewood, N. j., Joined her the
first of the week. Mrs. Simonds is
on her way to attend the wedding of
her brother, Warren j. Simonds Of
Marlboro, Mass, and Miss Marjorie
Curtis of the same city which will
take place the 2Srd of the month.
We have received news of the birth
of a nine pound daughter on October
10th, TO Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Phillips OF
Putney Both Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips
were brought up" in town and lived
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16
A Road suildino Station.

The road board OF Great Britain is
about to establish a novel station for
testing different materials and meth
DDS Of road construction In connection
with the national physical laboratory
at TeddingtOn. A circular track will
be provided. and a number Of expert
mental roads" win be successfully
built thereon. On each OF these will
then be tried the effects Of various
vehicles. running at various speeds.
taking account Of width OF tires. cir
conference Of wheels. motive power.
etc. Laboratory tests VIII also be
made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16
THE GROWTH OF
GOOD ROADS
Demand For Better Highways
Is Nation Wide.
get OUT OF THE RUT."
Every One Is Awakening to the Value
of Good Roads and the Remedy For
Poor Ones-Up to the Farmers-Co-
operation Is Essential.

of Good Roads and the Remedy For
Poor Ones-Up to the Farmers-Co-
operation Is Essential.
The good roads movement through
out the country has awakened the
farmer to the necessity of good, level
roads for the promotion Of rapid
transit in marketing his farm prod
ucts.
In Wisconsin great interest Is being
taken by farmers In the building Of
new roads. Several appropriations
have been made in the various coun-
ties, running into hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars, and business men and
farmers are cooperating with the state
and government authorities with a
common end in view-good roads.
In the county of Kent, Wis, 100000
has been appropriated for the build
ing of new roads. and the Good Roads
club has promised to pay an amount
equal to that raised by the farmers
by subscription in the county.
Scarcely magazine is published at
the present time which does not de-
vote some part of its pages to the
mention Of good roads, and it would
seem that day by day the movement
is becoming more national and strong.
err in its scope. The especially pleas
ing feature is that the farmers are
taking a big interest in 1t.
In the state of Ohio a retired manu-
facturer who recently has acquired
and cultivated one CT the largest pri-
vate farms in the country. intends, in
addition to making his farm model
one. to have everything that goes with
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16

here for several years after their mar
riage We extend congratulations.
The Misses Sherman, who have
spent the last year in town at Mrs.
John Russell's, left Tuesday for Wis
cassett, Maine. These ladies have
been efficient help in the various so
cieties and we shall miss them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
TWO ARE IN RACE
FOR WATERLOO p. O.
LAWYER and Caterer Seeking Federal
Plum in Biackhawk County Seat;
One County Chairman

Waterloo, Dec. 1.-two aspiring
young democrats in Waterloo have be-
gun the race for the postmastership
in good earnest. They are Attorney M.
H. Kelly, former chairman Of the coun-
ty committee, and Jack Casebeer, a
we'll known restaurant man. The local
office is now the best paying one in
the district, If receipts continue to
increase In the future as they have in
the past. the office will pay $4,000 a
year by the time the new official is in
stalled. 49,
Maurice Connolly, the congressman.
elect, will come here from his home in
Dubuque within few days and in
vestigate the postmastership situation.
Either Attorney Leeper or George
Lonergan. newspaper man. will re-
ceiye the appointment of private Sec
rotary to the new democratic congress.
man. - A..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
$4,000 FIRE At
MILTON, IOWA 4
ovERhEATED STOVE STARTED
CONFEDERATION THAT WAS
DESTRUCTIVE.

Milton, Dec. 14.-An overheated
stove IN the Johnson butcher shop
started fire this morning at o'clock
that destroyed four buildings before
It was finally overcome. The flames
licked up the Johnson building, which
Is OF frame construction, with little
diniculty and then attacked the brick
building occupied by Rowland Bros.
general store and the Milton Hard
ware Co. The Milton opera house was
above these two stores. The McElroy
and Roby barber shop was also in the
path OF the devouring flames and was
totally destroyed. The total damage
will aggregate $4,000 with about half
that amount in insurance. Greater
damage was prevented by the great
crowd OF citizens who aided the volun-
teer firemen In their task Of combat.
ting the flames.
The estimated losses suffered by the
dIe follows:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
CHANGES MIND
ABOUT SALOONS
Maquoketa Decides to Present Opera
+ tors Chance to Pay Higher
License to Run,

tors Chance to Pay Higher
License to Run.
Maquoketa, Dec. 14.-The city coun-
Gil at special meeting took back
everything it did at the regular meet
ing last week when it decided by a
close vote of four to three to award
the saloon licenses for the coming
year to the three highest bidders.
The CONSERVATION of the present sa-
lonkeepers was extreme and sus-
picion at once arose that a plot was
being Matched.
Public opinion was decidedly with
the present licenses and after u
week for second thought, a special
session was called and by a unani-
nous vote the license fee was raised
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year and the
men now operating given first chance.
It is thought that all three will pay
over the money and continue to run.
This will give Maquoketa a net fund
from liquor privilege Of $4,000. the
remaining 5000 going to the county I'M
der the provisions Of the mulct law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
CONGRESSMAN GOOD
. BUYS MORRIS FARM

= Keosauqua, Dec. 14.-Probably the
largest real estate deal ever negotiated
in Van Buren, county has just been
closed, and the parties to the sale are
prominent, the purchaser being a
member of congress.
The land is the 700 acre farm owned
by County Supervisor w. w. Morris
in Washington township and the pur-
chaser, Hon. James w. Good of Cedar
Rapids, member of congress for the
fifth district. The price was $61.5O per
acre, or $4,000. It is a cash deal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
FORGERY CHARGED
AGAINST IOWAN

Iowa City, Dec. IA hard fought
criminal case is promised in the prose.
cution of Patrick Kelley, we'll known
Iowa county farmer, for the uttering
Of a forged instrument. 1t is alleged
that he forged the name Of his brother,
James Kelley, on joint promissory
note and presented 1t to the Oxford
State bank. The state has as exhibits
dozen other notes, ranging over
many years past, which, 1t is claimed
represent similar forgeries, but prac.
tically all Of them are outlawed. James
Kelley denies his signature to the in.
strument, which forms the basis of the
prosecution.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
THEATER AND p. @.
FOR DENISON

Denison, Dec. 1.-THE Denison I'm
provement Co. has taken an option or
the quarter block now covered by the
livery stable Of, w. II. Laub with the
expectation Of moving there the
present opera house and finally build
ing a new one adjoining. The move IL
made to clear a place for the new
federal postoffice building. The prop
erty to be bought Is at the east END
OF the block where the opera house
now stands and opposite the Mer.
chants hotel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
HACK DECLARED.
A BAWDY HOUSE
Driver Of Conveyance Charged With
Keeping House Of III Fame by
Jury in Des Molnes

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-two minutes
time enabled jury in Judge Hugh
Brennan's court yesterday to convict
Frank Render of keeping house of
illfame. Render is hackdriver and
the conviction declares the vehicle to
come within the scope Of the law.
The decision is the first Of the kind
in the state and is hailed by police
officers as an entering wedge in a
fight against immortality.
Renders attorneys declare the case
will be appealed to- the supreme
court Sentence has not yet been de.
clared against Render.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
MT. VERNON WILL
HAVE WHITE WAY

Mt Vernon, Dec. H. Mt. Vernon
is catching step with the municipal
progress OF Che age in installing boule
ward lights throughout the business
section of the town. The posts and
fixtures we're supplied by the business
men of the town, the current beine
furnished by the city from the NUM-
cipality owned plant. These lights
which are Just going into operation
add greatly to the appearance Of the
business section Of the town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
INDIAN GAME HAD
SERIOUS ENDING

Iowa City, Dec. 14.-As the result
OF little game among crowd of
youngsters on South Lucas street here
in which seven year old Russell Put
nam was supposed to be the Indian
chieftain against whom his subjects
arose in revolt to kill him for his
cruelty, Putnam is now lying under
the care Of physician with at least
collar bone broken and it is feared
other injuries perhaps internal In
character.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
Muscatine Pioneer Dead.

Muscatine, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Louisa
Drake, SO years old, we'll known resi-
dent of Muscatine island, is dead here.
Death was due to stroke of paralysis
received on November 26. She had
been a resident of Muscatine county
or more than half century
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
PLAN ECONOMY
FOR ROAD FUNDS

Des Moines, Dec. 14.-Henry E.
Sampson, special counsel in the office
of the attorney general is preparing a
bill looking to an economical admins.
tration of the $7,00O.O00 collected for
road work in the state each year
Under the present system this
amount Of money is spent by 1,742
separate boards. One of the features
of the proposed bill will be central
chad for all road building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
HELD JUBILEE FOR
VETERAN TEACHER

salem, Dec. II On Wednesday
evening there was held the Annie 3
Packer jubilee celebration. The event
marked the close Of fifty years OF serv.
ice by Miss Packer IN the schools o.
Lee, Van Buren, and Henry counties
The greater part of the time she wat
teacher In Whittier academy in Salem
and she was for several terms county
superintendent OF Van Buren, county
and later Of Henry county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
Fractured Skull Skating.

Des Moines. Dec. 1.-THE first
skating accident occurred here last
night. when Clarence Murphy, a six
teen year old colored boy was taken to
a hospital with fractured skull He
collided with another boy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
BLOOMFIELD.

John Owsley left last night for Ar.
tesla, n. NJ. in response to Telegram
stating that his daughter Miss Heller
three weeks. is seriously Ill.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
BURBANK NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Birch Of Burling-
ton, Ia, who have been spending few
days in Burbank looking over the colo
ny, left for their home this morning
where they will make preparations for
returning TO their Florida home.
NJ. D. L. Graham and family have
taken up their abode in their lovely new
cottage about one mile south of town.
]. B. Walker who spent few
weeks with us last October has returned
and is going TO start improvements on
his place very soon.
T. G. Quit of Brooklyn, New
York, inspected his tract of land here in
Burbank and is very well pleased with
the location
Mr., and Mrs. Swan Erickson and fami-
ly from Sweden arrived few days ago
and will start improvements on his
place Immediately.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mould initiated
their lovely new home by giving house
warming on Wednesday night The
house was decorated very prettily with
wild flowers and delicious lunch was
served after an evening of dancing.
Every one enjoyed themselves immense
ly.
The Ladies of the Burbank M. E.
church will meet with Mrs MacManuS
on Thursday afternoon and spend the
afternoon in sewing.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

Hon. A. M, c. Russell of BrookSville
is making an active canvass of the state
as a candidate for State Superintendent
of Schools. The principle plank in
Mr.. RuSSell's platform is "Free Text
Books" He would have the state fur
niSh the books to all school children,
rather than depend on their parents.
The idea is somewhat new in Florida,
but many states long since adopted the
system. MIR. Russell claims that the
system is not charity, but pure democ-
racy applied TO improve educational con,
ditionS, and that free books bear as i'm.
portant relation to education as do
free teachers and free school houses.
Mr.. Russell is certainly making a cam
paign of education, and is winning
friends for the free book system by his
intelligent presentation of the whole ar
gument in its behalf as campaign liter.
AZURE.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

Hon. Jefferson B. Browne of Key
West is an announced candidate for
Presidential elector who is going to get
the unanimous vote" of the editor of
the News. Mr.. Browne deserves well
of the people of Palatka. He is the
man who, as chairman of the state rail.
road commission, took the initiative
and signed the order which resulted in
the building of our new Union Depot
1t was an act of simple justice, but
sometimes it is hard matter for cities
and towns to get justice. When jeff
Browne, in the old dilapidated depot
days, saw the justice of Palatka's de-
mands for something modern in this
line, he was quick TO respond. We got
our new depot. The place Mr.. Browne
watns is purely one of honor; there's no
pay attached. The News trusts the peo-
pie of this city and section will rally to
the support of this Island City gentle
man.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

-Four full pages in this issue of the
News have been devoted to Congress
man Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama,
the Democratic leader in Congress, and
who will be prominent as presidential
candidate in the national Democratic
convention at Baltimore next June.
True, this matter goes into the paper as
advertising, but Mr.. Underwood's cam
paign committee is simply adopting the
usual method of candidates in getting
before the people. Ii is the only way 10
success possible by the primary system.
Florida has adopted the presidential
primary. WhomSoever the people
name as their choice for president, will
receive the support of the Florida dele
CATION at Baltimore. By reading our
Underwood Section" the people OF
this county at least will know more OF
this ''matchleSS leader OF the united
democracy in the present congress.
Mr.. Underwood deserves well of the
southern people, and we believe that
when his candidacy is better understood
in Florida, as it is bound to be through
his sensible system of publicity, that his
interests in this section will receive
such an impetus as 10 throw him near 10
the front in the coming primary.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
Proclamation.

Notice Is hereby given that an election
for city officers for the city OF Palatka,
Florida, will be held in said city on Tues
Hday the Ind day of April A. D., 1912, viz;
For Mayor of said city.
For one ~ alderman for Ward one
For one ~ alderman for Ward two.
For one.ll) alderman for Ward three.
Fore ~ alderman for ard four
For one ~ alderman for Ward five.
For one ~ alderman for Ward six.
For one ~ alderman for Ward seven.
clerks for each Ward and designated polling
place IN same:
Ward one (1)-Peter Gardner clerk; n. o.
Davis, A. t. Reed, X. r.. Brakeman. inspect
ors. Polling place, Gays warehouse.
Ward two On. Hammer clerk; A. G..
Phillips, W. l.. Cheeves, A. NJ. Steen, Jr., in
spectors. Polling place Phillips store.
Ward three CD. j. Coughlin, clerk; H.
H. Estes, Il. u. Dodge, J. B. Finn, Jr., in
sspectors. Polling place, old Gerber under
Ward four % Jos. Price, Jr.. clerk: ]. W.
Gibson, Vim. Bates, P. j. Becks, inspectors.
rolling place City Hall.
Ward 1--WE l5)-Tom Holden. clerk; W. H.
Minton, II. Merwin, j. d. Doyle, inspectors.
Polling place Court House.
ward six i6l-l. L. De Young, clerk; Silas
smith, j. w. Matthews, Albert Browning,
inspectors. Polling place Matthew's store.
Ward seven Ut. j. Thompson, clerk; II !.
Il. Miller j. b. Minton, NJ. Saucer, inspec-
tors. Polling place Goza's building.
Polls open at eight O'Clock n. IN. and close
at sunset.
Attest: HOWELL A. DAVIS
A. L. TRAY Mayor city OF Palatka
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

Congressman Frank Clark is now in
Florida, having left Washington Mon.
day night. A special dispatch TO the
Times Union says that Congressman
Bathrick of Ohio urged Mr.. Clark TO re-
main and assist the committee in getting
at the bottom of all the facts in the Ev-
erglades question, but that 'Mr. Clark
replied that it would afford him pleasure
TO stay and help, but that it was ABB
NECESSARY THAT HE
TO FLORIDA" II must be
that some of Mr.. Clark's friends have
informed him of the trend of political
sentiment in the Second District. Ger,
tainly he wouldn't otherwise abandon
his duties at Washington.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
SHERIFF0S SALE.

Under and by virtue of an execution is.
sued out of and under the seal of the Circuit
Court of the Fifth tnow eighth Judicial
Circuit of the state of Florida, in and for
the County of Putnam, on the 4th day OF
January, A. d. 1897, In favor OF John H.
Hartridge, plaintiff, against Benjamin p
Calhoun, defendant, l have levied upon, as
the property of the Estate of said Benjamin
p. Calhoun, deceased, and subject to said
execution, and will offer for sale at public
cutlery, to the highest and best bidder for
cash, at the front door of the Court House,
in the City of Palatka. Putnam County,
Florida, during the legal hours of sale, on
the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH, 1912,
the same being the 18th day of March 1912,
and legal sales day, the following described
lands and property, towit
The northeast quarter of Section Six (8l,
Township Ten tl0l South, Range Twenty
four t2ll East, containing One Hundred and
Sixty (l6D Acres, be the same more or less.
all beng in Putnam County, Florida.
Upon such sale being made, will make
execute and deliver to the purchaser or pur
chasers thereof, good and sufficient deed to
the same. Purchaser to pay for deed
II, j.. KENNERLY.
Sheriff, Putnam Co. Florida.
February LIST, 1912. l-Y-4
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
D. S. c. c.

D. y. {. c.
Palm Beach County: The recent de-
ciSion of Congressman Clark that he
believes he can do more for Florida
and for his constituents and for his can
didacy by remaining in Washington
than he can by entering Joint debates
with Sam Hilburn reminds me Of an old
story that Bill Rood used TO tell.
Everyone understood that Mr.. Clark
had accepted the job of getting Mr.. Hill
burns hat out OF the ring, but il seems
that change has come DER the spirit
OF his dreams. He is like the farmer of
New Hampshire.
A Boston man sent this farmer an ur
gent invitation to come TO a swell affair
on Commonwealth avenue. Down in
the lower left corner of the engraved
card were the initials "R. S. V. P" The
farmer wrote back his reply and in The
lower corner placed the letters 50. S.
q. c."
Several months later the two men
met. Said the New Hampshire farmer:
John, what did them there initials
mean on your inviiation?"
Replied the BoSionian: 81 supposed
of course, you knew that. They stood
for the French OF Responder sill yous
plait-that is, reply, if you please. But
what did yon mean by ID. s. c. C.YI
That bothered me-
why, that was very simple, /
thought calmly replied The N. Ii. f. 1
That was straight English for Dam
Sorry Can't Gomez"
1t will be in line now for Mr.. Clark TO .
get out his sd. S. c. c." letters-wben /
asked 10 appear in joint debate
be wrote none OF them when
asked by the late-lamented Mr.. Talia.
fero TO aid him to crawl into office!
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
Notice of Special Masters Sale.

Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue of final decree of foreclosure made
and rendered by the Judge of the Eighth
Judicial Circuit in and for Putnam County,
state OF Florida, In Chancery sitting, on
the 18th day of February, A. d., 1912, and re-
corded on the gath day OF February, I'D. 1912.
in certain cause therein pending whereof
ID. h. Porter is Complainant and S. NJ.
looks is Defendant | shall offer for sale
and sell Mt the front door of the Court
House in the City of Palatka, County of
Putnam and state OF Florida, on the LIST
day of April A. D. 1912, the same being the
first Monday OF said month and legal
sales day, within the legal hours of sale, to
the highest and best bidder, for cash, at
public cutlery, the following land and prem
Uses described in said final decree, towit
All that certain piece or parcel OF land in
the City of Palatka, Putnam County, State
of Florida, particularly described as Lot
Six (6), in Block Seventy-three (73), accord
ing to map of said City of Palatka on file
in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court, in and for Putnam County, Florida,
said lot being n corner lot and fronting on
Blake Street (now Sth Street, Fifty t50l
feet and on Olive Street running One Hun
dred and fifty (l50l feet.
February 9th, A. ID. 1912.
JULIAN O. CALHOUN,
Special Master.
3-l-4w
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
An Exhibition Of Poor Taste

Plant City Courier: The Honorable
q Frank Clark must have been consid-
erably peeved TO have permitted him
self TO refer TO the governor OF his own
state, who happens TO be the big jolly
Albert w. Gilchrist, as "pin-headed. "
We do not know just what the term
"pin-headed" involves but from the
tone OF Congressman Clark's further re-
marks we would not Judge that the re-
mark was intended as compliment 10
the Governor. Mr.. Clark had right to
think Governor Gilchrist "pin-head-
ed"-whaiever that is--if he wanted 10;
there may be others who think the same
way, but TO get up in company, and oil
all places, in Washington, the place
where dignity and decorum is supposed
10 have lis fountain head, was to say the
least az exhibition of very poor taste.