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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-30
ST. ALBANS

Mabel Nntter went 10 Jaebman
Monday where she is engaged as
trimmer in the millinery establish
ment OF Mr., +. r. Moore
Mrs Fred Finson went 10 Bucks
port Wednesday of last week 10 visit
her cousin Mrs. Nina Elutchtns
Ralph Lincoln and sister al VA
teryille attended the funeral al theu
uncle. cullen ireland n his late
home March list
George \ Libby has been appoint
I'd by the seleetmen. town treasurer
and collector of taxes for the enstl-
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NIlRTII. ANS0N

\ Community Conference viii be
held on Friday evening al half past
seven O'Clock in earrabassett Hal
The speaker of the evening viii be
Prof G. ". stephens OF the Gnieer-
sity of Maine
Mrs. Louise Tapley of CharlestoWn
was the guest of Judge and Mrs. \.
simmons over Sunday.
The regular meeting OF Arson
Grange will be held next Saturday
evening when very important bus
ness will be discussed
Mr.. and Mrs Perley Hooper and
sons Clyde and Carroll were visiting
relatives and friends in Auburn, Lew
iston and Mechanic Falls the last of
the week.
The Norton Brothers have seven
hundred trees tapped in their maple
orchard They have large number
OF orders for syrup. one order for
thrty-fiYe gallons coming from Min
neapois, Mimi.
Incidents in the life OF the late
John J. Newell will be found on page
! of this issue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holley and Miss
+ Kate Robinson went to Lewiston Fri
daV In the State Council of the D. A
r
uoraea Rockford is having a
months vacation from the meat de-
nartment of Porter & Marston's store
and Ira Durein is taking his place
and Roy Clifford is driving the grocery
team
The sad news of the death of Mrs
Helon Hilton of Somerville. Mass.
who died Friday morning. was receiy-
ed here by relatives Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Skidmore visit
ed in Bingham a few DAYS last week.
Mrs Addie Perkins is coming from
Portland Saturday for a visit Her
little son William has been here for
tbrea waoks with his grandnarente
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B0MAZEE-N ORRiDGEWOCK

Mrs. Carleton Fogg who was very
i'll last week is better AT this writ
ing
Mrs. Nellie Clark spent the week
end with her sister in Skowhegan.
John Lloyd. Albert Startling. David
MeKinnon and Nathan Trefrey re-
turned last Friday from the lumber
woods
School closed las Friday for a
short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. { { Smith have
finished their work in this place and
gone to Skowhegan and they plan Ia
so to her home in Ilesboro This week
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ton we're recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs f. G. futile
The Happy Hour Club will meet
Wednesday this week with Mrs Al
ton Gerald
The rural schools commenced this
Monday morning. Miss Beatrice
Kenney teaches the Written and Miss
Flora Gleason the Brock
John Buzzell of Millinoeket is Wis
iting his mother Mrs L. Jacobs.
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NERO

Clara Smith has recently sold her
place in the village to True Dunton.
Norris True has been on the sick
list for the past two weeks.
1t is reported that Alton Smith has
sold his farm to Sam Worster.
Charlie Oathout of NorridgeWock is
visiting at Bert Tracy's
Edwin Gilman of Norridgewock is
visiting the Bacon boys this week.
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ATHENS

The Athens and Cornylle u F, B
Societies will give Sale and enter
tainment in | O . + Hall April
/. Crnesday evening" after the or
tcrlainment ice cream will be on
sale This closes he years SO
cials as Conference Will be held ON
thu first week OF April beginning the
9Th. all the pledges. etc. are expected
to be sent To thu treasurer on or be.
fore April >.
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quite Il variety of business eu'e5
prises in Harmony This new q
partment of his is in charge OF iise'
G Trafton rs manager and f..
director Mr. Gould himself
diploma from the Boston Schoe. q
Anatomy and Embalming and s.
his personal attention when rcq
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! AC VI ~

The Golden Glow Club met with
Mrs. Henry Mckinney on Tuesday
During the afternoon refreshments
were served and there were yictrola
selections
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SOUTH ANAAN

Miss Cassie Written Of Morrison S
Corner. Clinton. has been visiting her
father l.ouyille Written
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Irwin of Gin
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The above is the picture of the
building wherein is located the IN
dertaking business of r. T. Gould.
Harmony The 6earse which has
recently been added with other new
equipment Is also shown IN the pic
lure Mr. Could b connected With
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-11

lance of real inspection Of the
schools were helpless before the
school board steam roller. All at
tempts to show why a special inves-'
tigation should be made fell on deaf
ears.
The fire prevention bureau at the
City Hall has not sufficient number
of men to make an investigation and
still keep ahead with their regular
work. &c
If Chief Mcdonnell of the bureau
tries to make an investigation with
his present staff it would take many
months before it would be finished.
In the meantime, those who want an
investigation made point out that a
fire might break out in one of the
old Chicago landmarks still serving
as a school
But Jake Loeb and Chas. Peterson
show no disposition to hurry any in
vestigatiOn. Instead they seem in
cIined to forget all about the matter.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-11
STILL PROSPECT OF PEACE
SETTLEMENT IN MEXICO

81 Paso, May II. - War Minister
Oregon today expected to submit to
Gen. Scott in writing his proposal for
cooperative border patrol involving
withdrawal of American expedition
from Mexico. Plan is last hope of
Carranzistas to gain their insistent
demand which to date has dead
locked conference on International
relations. AS the proposal involves
question which Gen. Scott is power
less to decide, expeditions withdraw
al. there was possibility of entire ne
gotiatiOns being switched to Wash
ington for adjustment by state de-
partment
Despite increased tension along
the border there was still prospect
of peaceful settlement. Friction
however, between military forces
has reached danger point and Off
Gals believed peace will be had to
maintain unless settlement is speed
lily reached.
Gen. Carranza is blocking settle
ment on plan to which Scott and OBJ
RECON tentatively agreed on behalf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-11

sorship but it was generally under
stood here move is designed to meet
any Caranzista move that might fol-
low breaking off of negotiations. Co
lonia Dublan is strongly fortified base
and the line between that point and
Columbus is prepared to resist at
tempt to cut of communication.
While negotiations stood at dead
lock today the Following things hap
pened:
Militia of Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico hurried into concentration
camps to be assigned to border pa
troll duty
Gen. Funston asked war depart
ment for permission to mount 1000
-infantryn1en to assist in guarding
200-mile line.
Gen. Pershing contracted his line
to $50 miles, with COlonia Dublan as
the soUthernmOst base.
Nearly 5000 regular troops, in
Guiding coast and field artillery and
infantry, started for border, draining
country of last available regulars.
MAY GUST % BOOZE BAZAARS
.Twenty-nine North Side saloons
run excellent chance of entering
upon an enforced drought next No
vember In fact, some Of these may
be SahaEaized within a few weeks.
A state law created a four-mile
dry zone around Northwestern ~"
City clerk Siman has stopped the is
sUance of Hcenses/to saloons in this
zone, Siman has asked the saloons
to show why licenses. should not be
refused them. This means that I'M
less the salOonmen go into court and
get a favorable decision that all bars
north of 6342 Broadway and 1923
Clark may be closed after Nov 4.
-O-O
y Mrs. Kate Byrne, dead. Hit.by car
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
PROSPERITY UNDER LOCAL OPTION

Vermont has prospered under local option. per-
haps directly because OF the law but is tact that the
state has gone forward instead of backward.
Some Of the friends of the old prohbitory law decaed
that the state would 90 backward that the farms would be
abandoned and the money in the banks would 60 else
where Nothing of the kind happened under the local
option law.
On the contrary, the savings banks show that the
people of the state have prospered and that the
amount of money saved against rainy day has grown
steadily greater
On June 3d. 1915, the savings banks and trust
companies of the state showed deposts amounting to
$95469,z7523 increase ever 1902 the last year OF
statewide prohibition of $53,46z.227.76. or yearly
average increase of $4.43o.o52.32.
In the year 1915. the savings banks and trust COM
panes paid into the state treasury in taxes $685.
7Ol.9S In 1902, the last year under prohibition this
tax only $272,44O.O5. 1t is true that the state
laws had been amended meanwhile but the fact that the
business of the savings banks and trust companies had in
creased enough to stand this tax Is significant
Possibly local option only affected this situation in
directly but with the dscardng of one obsolete and dis
credited law, other good laws were enacted.
The history Of Vermont for The past IL years has been
Of steady progress Why return to condition which
means reaction rrre-
The Local Option League stands for Home Rule
for temperance under local control and influence. Why
not let well enough alone }?
Local Option: A Temperance Measure
Vermont option League Raymond Trainor Secretary
White River Junction, VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
For rheumatism

AS soon as an attack of Rheuma.
tism begins apply Sloans Liniment.
Don't waste time and suffer unneces-
sary agony. y few drops of Sloan's
LiLiment on the affected parts is all
you neeu. The pain goes at once.
a grateful sufferer writes: u was
suffering for three weeks with Chro-
mic Rheumatism and Stiff Neck, al
though tried many medicines, they
failed. Fortunately / heard OF
Sloan's LinimentI and after using it
three or four days am UP and we'll.
/ am employed at the biggest depart.
ment store in S. f. where they en-
ploy from six to eight hundred
hands, and they surely will hear all
about Sloan's Liniment,-lI u,
Smith, San Francisco. Cal---Jan 1915.
csc, at all Druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
MOST EFFICIENT WIVES
Women with Active interests and
Progressive Ideas Greatest Mothers.


Because the American woman is
not hampered and enslaved by mar
riage-and never will be-this is no
reason why she should not make the
highest type of mother and the most
efficient wife, The greatest mothers
and the women who have had the big
gest influence on men in history, il
is interesting 10 note, have not been
the traditional women of the kitchen
and the sewing basket alone. but the
great. stirring. active, intellectual
women OF vigorous thought.
II is astounding that women can be
even what they are at the present
time, when one considers the narrow
ing effect that in many ways mar
ried life, the rearing of children and
the practical duties of home-making
has had upon them.
The capable, demanding man tires
OF the sock.darningfi proposition, and
do not believe. If statistics were
taken regarding the subject, that it
would be found that the women of
active interests. progressive ideas
eager thought and accomplishments
wreck more homes and cause more
unhappiness than the vain frivolous
doll. whose life reaches its accomp-
lishment in marriage. or the purely
domestic woman, who is often stupid
and fail to estimate the mans men
tai needs, which are as strong as his
physical.
do not think that the over-activity
of modern life and the overcrowding
of time is good thing for any state,
let alone marriage. Personally,
consider leisure as much n factor in
harmonious living as activity.
All the exaggerated forms of pro-
gressive movement will adjust them
selves, and the coming American wo-
man promises TO be complete and
satisfactory production, and the fact
that her demands upon the man are
greater all the time, and that she ex-
poets from the American man a like
progression with her own, is not un.
natural.-Marie Van Worst in Wash
ington Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
ARLINGTON

The schools in town opened Mon
day.
Kenneth Vault has returned from
Bennington.
Miss Frances Gagnon is spending a
week in New York.
Miss Margaret McDevitt returned
from Dorset Sunday.
Miss Rose Batchelder is spending a
few days in Bennington.
Mrs Clarence Gilohrist entertained
al tea party Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. N Garfield are Wis.
| ting their daughter Ellen at Ithaca,
N. Y.
Miss Anna Long OF New York spent
Christmas with her mother at NJ. f.
Killion's.
Mrs. kishern Of Baltimore came
Friday to make her home with Mrs.
Charles Buck.
Clarence Gilchrist and friend of
Schenectady spent New Years Day
and Sunday with Mrs. Gilchrist
/ Miss Carrie Preo has returned from
Schenectady after spending the vaca-
ton with her sister
Miss Margaret Somers has return
ed from her sisters, Mrs. Charles
Reeds in Pittsfield.
Enos Lathrop, who has been visit
ing his mother. Mrs. May Lathrop.
has returned 10 his home in Benning-
ton.
Mrs. Edna Long of Granville. n.
Y, who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. #. Killion has also been Wis
ting for few days at W. |. Jones.
Prof and Mrs. c, A. Adams, daugh-
ter Frances and son Charles of Cas-.
tleton have returned home after
spending week with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. +. Adams
The regular meeting OF Dudley |
Post was held Saturday even
ing, December 18TH 1915. |
The following officers were elect |
ed: Commander. Jerome Gault; |
senior vice commander, IT. c. Hosley; |
junior vice commander, Rollin Perry; |
adj. and quarter master, o. f. Adj
ans: chaplain, Peter Elwell officer
of the day. Alexander Walsh repre-
Gpotativa patpr Elwpll
Mr. and Mrs. David Follett of Ad-
ans, Mass. announce the engagement |
OF their daughter. Elma Kathleen to
Sylvester c. Demng. Mr. Deming's |
brother recently married Miss |
Phoebe Follett. cousin of Miss Elma ]
Follett Miss Follett is one OF Adj.
ans most prominent young women.
She is one of the leading women
golfers OF the Forest Park Country
club and is active in social circles in
Adams. 18
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
URIC ACID
SOLVENT
For Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble
so Cent Bottle 81 Doses
FREE

Just because you start the day wor-
ried and tired, stiff legs and arms
and muscles, an aching head, burn,
ing and bearing down pains in the
back-worn out before the day begins
do not think you have to stay in
that condition.
Those sufferers who are in and out
of bed half dozen times at night
will appreciate the rest, comfort and
strength our treatment gives. For
every form OF bladder trouble, scald-
ing pains, or weakness, its action is
really wonderful
Be strong, we'll and vigorous, with
no more pains than stiff joints, sore
muscles, rheumatic suffering, aching
back, or kidney or bladder troubles.
The Williams treatment conquers
kidney and bladder diseases, rheum-
atism, and all uric acid troubles, no
matter how chronic or stubborn. Ii
you have never used the Williams
Treatment, we will give one soc bot.
tie (32 doses) for your own use free.
Contains no alcohol or habitforming
drug. Does not affect the heart.
Send this notice with your name
and address, and 10c. to help pay dis
tribution expenses, to The DR.. d. A.
Williams Company Dept. 354S d. New
Post Office Block, East Hampton,
Conn. You will receive by parcel
post regular soc bottle (32 doses)
without charge and without mourning
any obligations. One bottle only to a
family or address.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
yES-IT IS POSSIBLE
TO STOP RHEUMATISM

Rheumatism is a tormenting and
stubborn malady. In some cases it
yields to treatment which is without
avail in other cases.
The darling pains, lame muscles or
stiffened joints only disappear by grad
ually expelling the uric acid, and so
many thousands have been relieved by
the blood-enriching oil-food in SCOTS
Emulsion that You should give it
faithful trial. SCOTS Emulsion acts as
apowerful blood-purifer by increasing
the red corpuscles and it strengthens
the organs to carry off the acids which
cause the trouble.
Try SCOTS Emulsion. 1t cannot harm.
II has helped thousands and may be ex-
actly what you need. No Alcohol.
Scott & BowDe. bloomfield, NJ. 1923
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
NOTICE

Bennington County Savings Bank
The annual meeting OF the corpora.
tors of the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank will be held at the office OF
said bank in it's bank building in Ben
nington, VT, On the first Wednesday.
9Th day of January, A D., 1916 at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of
electing board of trustees for the
year ensuing and the transaction of
any other business found necessary
when met. especially to fill vacancies
In the number of corporators and to
alter and revise the by laws.
Charles H. Dewey. Secretary.
Dated at Bennington. VT, Nov. 80.
1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
NOTICE

The annual meeting OF the Stock
holders of the Bennington County Ma.
tional Bank OF Bennington, Vermont,
will be held in their banking rooms
on Tuesday. the fourth day of Janu.
airy. 1916, at 10 o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of electing Board OF Direc.
tors COR the ensuing year and to tran
sact such other business as may
properly come before 1t. ~
II. Harry Sharpe, Cashier.
Dec. 4. 1915
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the First National Bank OF
Bennington Vermont will be held at
their banking rooms, on Tuesday, the
11th day OF January. 1916, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, for the cleo
ton of five directors for the ensuing
year. and for the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting. ~
+ l.. A. Graves, cashier.
Bsnnin ston, VT. Dec. Sth, 1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-03
Sunshine For All.

"rhe pleasures OF an automobile are
now within eyerybody's reach re-
marked the philanthropic manufacturer.
You don't mean to say that every
body has the price of one of your
carsf"
Not exactly. But those who can't
ride in them can laugh at the jokes
alDont them. Washington Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
BEGIN CONDEMNATION
HEARING ON MONDAY
Marshal Saunders Has Summoned yu
rors For Postonfce Site
Casa

Condemnation proceedings to ac-
quire the tract Of land at Tenth and
Main street. adjacent to the Richmond
Postofice, which is being sought by
the government for the purpose OF en-
larging the Federal Building. will be-
gin Monday morning In the United
States District Court here.
Thirty prominent men. hailing from
Richmond. Norfolk. Petersburg and
other sections of Eastern Virginia
have been summoned by Marshal J.
G. Saunders from whom to select the
special jury.
While some little time may be ex-
perienced Monday morning in select
ing jury to hear the proceedings, II
is thought that the case will be
brought to q close not later than late
Tuesday afternoon.
The addition OF this property will
greatly facilitate the Richmond Post
office. which building Is inadequate to
handle the largo amount of business
with efficiency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
WORLO'S CHAMPIONS
COME To STATE FAIR
Famous Horses from Billings Stables
at Curie's Neck Have Been
Entered

The equine division of the State
Fair was largely augmented by the
addition of a number of the famous
animals from Curle's Neck estate,
owned by C. X. G.. Billings, the IA
nous horse breeder.
Besides number of lesser lights,
Lou Dillon" and The Harvester"
whose names and achievements have
appeared on the front pages of many
papers, will be shown. These two
horses are worlds champions. They
will be exhibited every day in the
track, and will occupy palatial quar-
ters, to be specially erected for them.
Doc" Tanner. manager and train
err for Mr. Billings. made arrange
ments at State Fair headquarters yes
terday for the Billings exhibit.
Entries for the races are pouring
in The list will disclose the names
of many of the noted horses Of the
country. Besides the show horses.
there will be some fast runners, and
the trotting and pacing features will
tickle the lovers OF the harness race.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-30
RED BRIGADE WINS
IN !. N. c. A. CONTEST
Campaigners Enroll 377 New Mem
beers, With victors But Eleven
Ahead.
HOLD JoLLIFIoATToN TONIGHT
Special Rates Are Extended Until
October 7--Best Work OF Cam
paign Done Yesterday, Notwith-
standing Rain.

General Hawkins and his Reds won
out over General Saunders and the
Blue forces in the Y. NJ. c. A. men,
bership campaign. which closed al
1887 last night, when the workers
met at supper for the anal reports.
1t was anybody's victory until the last
minute of the campaign, and nobody
could tell which side was leading
until the final count was made. The
Blues had decidedly the best of the
fight in the last days work. but the
lead Of thirty-two held by the Reds
Thursday. was too much to overcome.
The final standing was 1914 for the
Reds against 1873 for the Blues.
Captain Belneld. Blues No. /. led
with the largest team SCORE, with S6.
Captain Cole. Reds No. 10, was next
with 81. with Captains Perrow and
Semmes pushing him with twenty-hx
each. Captain Rawleigh. Reds No. 8,
who Is usually found pushing Tor
first place, usually in tho lead, waa
sick in bed the last day Of the cam
rs.
At the meeting last night 1t was
decided to extend tho special mem
bership rates to October Z, so that the
workers could bring other friends IN
as they were unable to see many OF
them on the last day. owing to the
steady downpour OF rain. Tho best
work Of the campaign was done yes
terday. the workers being more en-
thus!astic than at any time since the
campaign opened.
Members came in so fast after 40
o'clock that Il kept the Office force
on the run trying to take care OF
them. While the campaign is Of
ficially closed. the members OF the
different teams will continue to be
busy for the next week. rounding UP
their friends that they missed
Tonight at s:15 there will be a So
cial for the members and thter
friends. Polk MilIer's Old South
Quartette will sing, ana there will be
"a special program Of games and
|calisthenics work in the gyrnnasi UNI
The gymnasium work under the d.
rection Of Physical Director Allison
Is taking on new life. with the classe.
growing daily. and the new mem
bers who have come in during the
campaign are urged to take up regu.
lar exercises It Is expected that the
physical department program will be
the biggest ever put over by the
Richmond 7. NJ G. A.
Final Standing of the Teams
Reds-1, Capt. W. H. Biankenship
.: 2. Capt Thoa NJ. Gibson. 20; 8
Capt. o. NJ. Green. II: 4, Capt R. q
Pearsall. IA; s. Capt Fl. A. Phillips
IS: s. Capt ]. H. Rawieigh, rs: 7
Capt. J. e. Mann. 1s; s. Capt Thos
Semmes, Jr.. rs: .. Capt. J. c. Per.
row. rs: 10. Capt. D. B. Cole. 81
Total. 1874.
Blues. Capt. A, 3. Belheld. SO
2. Capt S. G. Burnett II; 3, Capt
Leo Ederheimer. s; 4. Capt z. f
Franck, IS; s. Capt, w. F. McBain
IA: 6. Capt E. w. Buckingham, Jr
10; :, Capt Chas. II. Schaaf. Il: 3
Capt. f. G. Davis. 10; .. Capt. w. I.
Wills. 10: 10. Capt. Fl. F. Wood, "a
Total. 1873.
Total of all teams, 377