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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-25
MANCHESTER

u
NJ J. Convey is shut in with hard
cold
Dr. Russell of Arlington was in
town Monday.
Mrs. E. l.. Wyman spent few days
in Montpelier.
Mrs. Fred Fish is spending a few
days in Rutland
The usual services at the Methodist
church next Sunday
Mrs. Jennie Paddock was in Pawlet
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. ]. II. Dimond is entertaining
friend from Boston.
Mrs. Paul Fowler has returned
from a visit in Rutland,
st. Margarets Guild met Tuesday
with Miss May Whipple.
NJ. Andrew of North Adams spent
Sunday with friends in town.
John Balch is spending a few days
in Bennington and SALISBURY.
Many friends of Mrs. Halle Young
will regret to hear that she is i'll.
Mrs. w. B. Edgerton does not i'm
prove as rapidly as her many friends
wish
DR.. E. L. Wyman has rented his
house on Cottage street to Mr.. Sand
erson.
Miss Nellie Eggleston. who has
been visiting in Rutland, has return
ed home.
w. II. Roberts, who has beei-
spending few days in Rutland, has
returned.
Clifford Shaw of Boston spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. N. Shaw
Mrs. w. ]. Chapman is visiting for
few days in Fair Haven, VT. and
Glens Falls, N. Y.
The Ministerial association met
Monday afternoon at Manchester with
Rev Sidney X. Perkins.
Rev. William Warlow OF Arlington
spent Monday and Tuesday with Rev.
and Mrs W. II. Banford.
Miss Sophia Beebe OF Bennington
was a week end guest of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Beebe
/ Judge Il. H. Holden of Bennington
was in town Monday on business
connected with the Paddock suit
| Mrs. John Hayes, who underwent
serious operation in New York about
two weeks ago, is slowly improving.
That she may soon be restored to he,
usual health is the sincere wish of
her many friends
Miss Adeline Ross of Rutland
graduate of deaconess school in
! Philadelphia, Pa, and who has been
teacher among the Indians for two
years. will give talk to the Weman's
| Auxiliary of Zion church Friday
Miss Bertha Shaw, secretary Of the
Bennington County Improvement as
ISOLATION will leave for Bennington
next week where the association are
to have rooms During the two years
| that Miss Shaw has been in town she
has made many friends who regret
her going.
Mrs Mary U. Robbins invited the
Monday club and Ormsby chapter, ID.
A. r., to meet with her Monday to
celebrate Washington's birthday.
The rooms were decorated In the ma
tional colors and picture OF the first
president of the United States occupi-
ed conspicuous position also copy
of paper published on the death OF
Washington. The DINING room was
lighted with candles. The table was
decorated with cherry treeN and
Ratchet
The annual donation and oyster
supper of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held in the parlors OF
the church. at Manchester Center,
Wednesday evening, March 3rd, 1915.
| The Manchester Union band will fur
nish music. Everybody in Manches'-
ter and adjoining towns are cordially
invited. Plans are being made for
all, and a good time is assured.
Mrs. McGufiin and son went to
Connecticut to accompany Mr.. McGuf-
fin home from the hospital where he
has been for a few weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-25
Myers's Eight CyIin-
derI,CoaI Will Take You
Through March All Right.

You can always depend up
on having the cold winds of
March. You will need Coal
with a good deal OF power, to
make the grades, Myers's Coal
will do this.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-25
GERMAN FILTERS ON COAST
Several Seen Last Night Along Eng
lands Eastern Seaboard

London, Wednesday, Feb. 24-Sev-
eral German aeroplanes were seen
flying along the east coast at o'clock
last evening, according to message
to a press association from Colchest-
err
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
United States Supreme
Court.

Judge Alex Boarn1an and his
coterie of Federal officials were
in 0pelousas on Wednesday and
Thursday for the purpose Of
holding the serni-annual session
of that honorable court. A few
cases of minor consideration
were heard by Judge Boarman,
in which the parties implicated
were all non-residents of St.
Landry parish.
Several witnesses from New
Orleans were called, having come
here on Monday morning. the
time set for the opening OF the
session, but Judge Boarman. on
account OF a session of court in
Alexandria, was unable to make
his appearance before Wednesday
morning.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
RIVER OUTLET To Be
SHORTENED BY CANAL
A Movement Now On Hand
To Dig Canal From Charan-
ton To Gulf.

It is proposed by many promi-
nent citizens throughout South
west Louisiana to dig a canal
from the lower end of Grand
Lake to the Gulf of Mexico in an
endeavor to relieve this section
of the state Of the surplus water
during the flood season.
DR.. Ira Pierce a well known
and prominent citizen of Port
Barre is at the head Of this move
ment and he claims that if a
canal is cut out from Grand Lake
in the neighborhood Of Charan-
ton, ST. Mary parish, all of the
water from the Atchafalaya
would find a sufficient outlet,
thereby placing the western sec
tion Of the state practically out
of the reach of high water. This
canal would afford two good and
large outlets for the waters of
the Atchafalaya and at the same
time would greatly relieve con-
ditions on the Mississippi.
The proposed canal would re-
duce the Atchafalaya river by
miles, bringing it's water
practically directly to the Gulf,
from the lower end of Grand
Bay. thereby not neccessitating
the surplus water going by way
Of Morgan City, by which means
it finds a slow outlet, thereby
causing floods.
Following is a letter written
by Fl. A. Genung. of this city,
president Of the New Iberia, La
fayette & Northwestern Railroad
Company, on this very subject to
Dr.. Ira Pierce at Port Barre:
i am in receipt of your favor |
If the 8th. inst. asking my |
opinion Of the advisability of |
.utting q canal from the lower
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
DRAINAGE WORKERS
TO MEET SATURDAY
Acadia and St. Landry
Farmers to Gather at
Lewisburg.

Prominent farmers of St. Lam
dry and Acadia parishes will
gather at LeWisburg, this par
ish, this morning for the pur-
pose of discussing the subject Of
drainage. For the past several
years there has been a movement
on hand to have bayou Plaque
mine Brulee dredged from its
head not far from Opelousas to
a point near Crowley, where the
United States Army Engineers
are having some drainage work
accomplished.
At the instance Of DR.. Paul
Foster, A. w. Dejean and sew
eral other prominent citizens of
the western section Of the par
ish, every advocater of drainage
is requested to be present for the
meeting, at. which some of South
west Louisiana's best speakers
will be heard on this important
topic.
1t is expected that a large
crowd from Opelousas and sur
rounding country will attend this
meeting, as citizens of this city.
are vitality interested in the vel
fare of the western portion Of
st. Landry, since it will be the
most fertile section of the state,
when it will have been properly
drained.
As a general agitation Of the
question is now on
throughout the parish it is ex-
pected that it will not be very
long before St. Landry will have
accomplished its most important
improvements proper drainage
system. The LeWisburg meet
ing is expected to arouse the int
crest of the tax payers
Of Lewisburg, LaWtell,
and Church Point to such
an extent that the farmers resid-
ing in these communities will
readily see the great advantages
Of drainage as to tax themselves
for this great work.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
SUSPECTED ROBBERS
FINALLY DISCHARGED
No Evidence Could Be Found
Against Men Placed In Jail
For Bank Burglary.

Sheriff Swords was unable to
find any evidence against Crosby
and Van Buren, the two street
fair followers, who were placed
in Jail, suspected Of having robb-
ed the Leonville bank Of 1857 on
Monday night of last week.
Crosby had baen incarcerated
in the parish jail since the We'd
nesday morning following the
robbery of the branch of the
Union Bank & Trust Company.
AS soon as he was placed in Jail
it was learned that one of his
pals by the name of Van Buren
was at Church Point, Whereup-
on deputies over in Acadia were
notified to hold him until officials
from here could go to Church
Point. In the latter part of the
week the suspected bank robber
was brought to Opelousas and
jailed.
Crosby's brother, who is a
promising young lawyer in San
Antonio, Texas. iourneyed to
this city, to assist his brother in
trouble. He had the appearance
Of q refined gentleman, and after
consulting with parish officials
he finally got the discharge Of
his brother, as well as Van Bur
en-, on the grounds that there
was no evidence against them.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
SAM EVANS ELECTED
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Election For Police Juror
Passes Off Very Quietly In
First Ward.

Sam j. Evans, a prominent
farmer of Plaisance. and a form
er resident of this city, was elect
ed on last Tuesday as member to
the police jury from the first
ward, to replace the late Diomel
Dnrio.
1t was known for quite a while
that Mr.. Evans would be a can
didate for this position; his
friends were anxious to have him
in this important body. since Mr..
Evans is an advocate of good
roads and practical drainage. In
fact he is in favor of anything
progressive and for the better
ment Of this section.
The election passed off so quiet
" that many voters did not even
know that such a thing as an
election was taking place in the
first ST. Landry parish ward.
The public is awaiting to see
the work which is expected of
Mr.. Evans accomplished within a
short time after he takes his seat
among the other police Jurors.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
PROGRESSIVES WIN
IN STATE ELECTIONS
Several Offices in Third
District to Be Filled
by Bull Moosers.

The Third District, after rebuk-
ing the United States admins
tration in Nov. turned around on
last Tuesday and gave the state
Democracy an insulting blow.
A state senator, seven members
of the state house representa-
tives, two district judges and a
number of parish officials were
elected by the Progressive party
over the Democrats.
DR.. d. G. Liable was named
as state legislator from St. Mar
tin parish, defeating Amile Vull-
emont in a close race. W. E.
Howell, another Progressive,
was unopposed for district Judge,
in Lafourche parish, to replace
Judge Whit Martin, who defeat
ed Henri Gueydan in the Novem-
Der election.
DR.. Liable was elected in 1912
to the state legislature as a Dem
ocrat, he was an ardent support
er Of Governor Luther E. Hall.
When sugar was placed on the
free list he Topped, like several
hundred prominent citizens of
the Third District, over to the
Bull Moose party. He there and
then resolved to resign as repre-
sentative from st. Martin and
run as a candidate for the same
Office as a Bull Mooser. He did
SO and won out by a margin of
only a few votes.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
Cardinal Gibbons Visits
Congress.

A distinguished visitor at the
Capitol yesterday. was Cardinal
of Baltimore. The car
dinal spent some time listening
to debates in the Senate and
House. He was escorted about
the building by Senator Ransdell
and Representative Lazaro, both
of Louisiana. and was the center
of much attention.
For the first time in a number
Of years Speaker Clark went to
the reserved gallery and person
ally explained the business before
the House to the noted church.
man. From Congressional Notes,
Washington Post, Jan. 20.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
FIGHT To REMOVE HAWKINS
Palmetto Justice Said TO
Have Failed To Pay Poll
Tax.

On Tuesday forenoon, Mr.. r..
Lee Garland, District Attorney,
at the instance of a number Of
citizens from the Palmetto neigh
borhood filed a suit to remove
from office 4. D. Hawkins, JUS
tice of the Peace Of the 9th Ward
Of this parish.
The allegations of the petition
are that Hawkins was ineligible
to become a candidate and dis
entitled to be elected to the office
for the reason he was not an
elector at the time he was elect
ed-for not having paid his poll
tax for the year 1911.
It also alleges that he has
changed his residence from the
9th Ward to the 7th Justice Of
the Peace Ward, which change
Of residence operates as yaea-
ton of the office.
Judge Gilbert L. Dupre IS of
counsel with Mr.. Garlaud, and
the case being a preferred one,
will no doubt be tried in the near
future.
This is the first case within the
observation of the Clarion where
by an officer is sought to be re-
moved from office for being incl
igible thereto BY failure of a
reason to pay his poll tax.
The District Attorney has no
discretion in a case of this kind,
The Constitution specially provid-
ing that he must institute the
suit upon the written request Of
ten resident citizens and tax
payers of the Justice Ward.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30

cessful attempts by members
from nearly all of the states to
have the Bill amended, but I am
glad to say that I succeeded in
having this survey put in to pro-
vide for survey of these three
bayous taken together as one
system.
Of course, you understand that
before l can get an appropriation
for any improvements on these
bayous it is necessary to get this
survey made by the U. S. Army
Engineers, and then make a fight
on their report if it is favorable.
I tried to get an amendment
for a survey of Bayou Plaque
mine Brule from Crowley to it's
source, but the committee would
not grant it to me. However, /
will try to get in on the Senate
side if it is possible.
| have received several COM
munications from readers Of the
Clarion on these subjects, and |
might suggest that our friends
would be interested in reading
news item you may
wish to give on them.
Your friend,
T.. LAZARO.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
LAZARO SUCCEEDS IN
BAYOU SURVEY FEAT
Army Engineer Survey Important Bayou in St. Landry
-IIazaro Fight on Plaquemne Brulee
Question.

DR.. Ladislas Lazaro, Represen-
tative from the Seventh Louisi-
ana Congressional District, in a
letter to the editor of the Clarion
states that he has succeeded to
have passed in Congress an ap-
preparation for the survey of
bayous Courtableau, Cocodrie
and Boeuf, three important
streams in this parish.
Ever since DR.. Lazaro has been
in Congress friends have prevail
ed upon him TO press this matter
before Congress. After repeat
ed attempts he finally was grant
ed his desire. He informs the
public that he will now make a
fight for the survey of Bayou
Plaquemine Broule, in order that
the Government, in the event
that the army engineers deem it
necessary, might continue the
work of dredging that stream
from its source to point not far
distant from Crowley.
Congressman Lazaro is per-
fectly familiar with the topo-
graphy of this parish and Judge
ing from past actions he will try
his best to have the Government
look after the bayous and rivers
of St. Landry, all of which have
been greatly neglected, partly on
account of previous Representa-
tives, who were not from this
portion of the Seventh District.
Following is the letter written
to the editor Of the Clarion by
DR.. Lazaro:
In connection with the Rivers
and Harbors Bill which has just
passed the House and which is
now before the Senate, and of
which / am mailing you a copy
under separate cover, invite
your attention to line IA, page 46, /
which provides for a survey of
Bayous Courtableau, Boeuf and
Cocodrie. You will no doubt
have read of the repeated unsuc-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
KILLS WIFE
AND TAKES OWN LIFE
Johnny Dearosieur Ends Unhappy State of Affairs Ex-
lsting in Family While Children Give
Alarm.

A tragedy of unusual occur
renee in this section of the state
was executed at Mallet, about
seven miles from this city, on
last Tuesday afternoon at about
3 o'clock, when Johnny Dearo-
sieur, a well known farmer of
that portion of the parish. shot
and killed his wife, after which
he blew out his own life. No
cause for the double tragedy can
be ascertained. except that Dear
osieur was at the time Temporal
rily insane, due to a. long illness.
It is reported that on Tuesday
evening Mrs. Dearosieur was at
tending to household duties,
while her husband was in the
yard nearby with his Winchester
rife. He suddenly fred away
at her, the bullet entering her
back, which caused her to fall to
the floor. Rushing into the
room he pointed the rife at her
heart and Immediately fired
again, killing her on the spot.
But not being satisfied with that
he fired another shot into her
shoulder. He thereupon unload
ed the rifle and placed the car
tridges he had shot his wife with
in her bosom.
As soon as he was determined
to take the life of his life long
companion, Dearosieur, who was
about As years old, prepared for
his entering into eternity. He
the rifle, placed it in
his arms, and sitting on the
floor. near the dead body of his
wife, pulled out his pistol and
blew his brain into nothingness;
The bullet entering one temple
and finding an exit through the
otEer temple. Neighhors after
wards discovered the bullet in
IN armoir, in which it had found I
Is way among clothes, after
piercing the door.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dearosieur were
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
Clustered Oranges.

Mrs. John Tujague. residing
about two miles from this city,
on the Washington road, brought
to the Clarion Office on Thursday
evening cluster of Louisiana
oranges on which four very
large fruit were hanging. The
cluster had been broken for sew
eral weeks and despite this fact
the oranges were very juicy.
This was not the only cluster of
four oranges grown on this tree,
seceral others having been
broken in the early part of the
Fall.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30

well known throughout that sec
ton Of the parish and the trag-
|edy has placed a deep gloom
over the residents Of Mallet and
Prairie Ronde. The dead couple
leave a large family, members
of which are well known resi-
dents Of Mallet.
The Dearosiuers had been
separated for over a month and
it is thought that because all Of
his children refused to live with
him, goirg with their mother,
prompted Dearosieur TO end
their unhappy state of affairs.
At the time of the tragedy
there We're only two children
around the premises, who were
playing in the yard at the time
their father arrived. Irnmedi-
ately upon seeing him they fled
to neighbors, to give alarm, as it
is reported that the dead man
had advised his children that he
had come to kill the entire fam
lily. When neighbors arrived.
the two were dead.
The dead man and wife are
survived by two grown and four
small children, all Of whom lived
at the time of the tragedy, with
their mother.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
Prohibition Lecture.

Rev. G. w. Morrow. Of De
troit. Mich, spoke to a large au-
dfence at the Courthouse Tues
day evening on National prohibi-
tion. Mr.. Morrow was for six
years State Superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon League in Yer
mont. eight years Superintend-
ent in Michigan, and for two
years has been on the National
staff Of the Anti Saloon.
Mr.. Morrow held the attention
of his audience for one hour and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
FINANCIALLY FIXED.
So Says A Distinguished
Member of The Police
Jury.

The parish of st. Landry is in
a better financial condition than
it has ever been, according to a
statement made by one of the
most prominent members Of the
police jury. during the week.
He said, Il have been a member
of this body for a number years
and I must admit that | have
never seen the parish in a better
financial condition than at the
present. Everything points to a
splendid year and many improve
ments will be made. z
This member is progressive,
always looking for the improve
ment of conditions throughout
the parish, not favoring any par
ticular section. Like the nlajori-
ty of the police jurors he favors
good roads and drainage and is
of the opinion that the parish
should buy the Union Irrigation
Company's Marion dredge boat.
I.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30

twenty minutes, piling argu-
ment upon argument for prohi-
bition. He brought some start
ling facts to the attention Of his
auditors. Among other things
he told that fifteen states are
now in the dry column; that fif-
ty-tWo millions of the population
of the United States now live in
dry territory, and that there are
fewer saloons south of the Ma
son and Dixon line altogether
than there are in the city of
Chicago. He said, THE South
land is leading in this great
and as a representa-
tive from the North, I am here
to say that we are following"
Mr.. Morrow referred to the
Sheppard Hobson Resolution,
which was voted on in Congress
December %, last. The bill was
lost by not receiving the neces-
sary tWo-thirds vote, but the
vote stood 1877 to 189, showing q
majority in favor Of the resoIu-
ton was to submit the question
If National prohibition by con
stitutional amendment to each
State, and thirty-s six states can
adopt the amendment.
Mr.. Morrow predicted that in
i've years National Prohibition
viii have been written in the
Constitution Of the United /
States.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
Sidewalks Completed.

The sidewalk contract, calling
for the erection of nearly three
and a half miles of contrete walk
has been completed by DeJersy
& Naff, local contractors, and
now Opelousas possesses walks
to practically every portion Of
the city.
DeJersey & Naf are now en-
gagged in fulfilling a contract Of
miles Of similar walks for
the progressive little town Of
Rayne.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-01-30
Cotton Ball.

A Cotton Ball will be given at
the Band Auditorium for the
grown people on Mardi Gras
night by the ladies' Of the Epis-
copal church. This is not a
masquerade affair. Receipts
from the ball will go to the funds
of the Episcopal Church. A
prize will be offered for the fun
niest couple dressed in cotton
goods. Admission of 25c charged