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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03

The state Of Vermont through the
secretary Of states Office is about to
commit serious injustice to the vot-
ers OF Vermont in the form Of ballots
to be used at the March elections.
There are to be three referendum bal.
lots--one on the Perry bill, on the
Primary question, and one on the yes
and no vote on the question OF
license. The fact that the ballots are
somewhat similar should have con-
vinced anybody that each ballot re
quired a heading easily read and
easily distinguishable from the
others. lilstead of that it is stated
that the ballots carry no heading
whatever and the voter must read the
text to identify his ballot. This means
that considerable percentage of
partially illiterate voters win be dis
franchised, Another serious mistake
is that therarious ballots are to be on
tinted paper and the sample ballots
on tinted paper also. but of different
tint. This means further confusion
for. the unschooled voter. 1t would
be difficult TO work out a more effec-
tive method of DISTINGUISHING a large
number OF voters on March than
this ballot confusion which appears to
have come about through thoughtless-
ness and accident in spite of the les
son Of two years ago when the state
house referendum mixed UP the I'M
educated voter to such an extent that
many lof them were unable to vote
There were two ballots then to three
now SO. that the situation this year
will be infinitely worse. The secre
tary of state has time to get the var
ious referendum ballots reprinted and
should do so promptly II he does not
want to stand convicted of grave in
justice to himself and to the voters
CT Vermont
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure In all its stages and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure IS the only
positive cure now, known to the medical
fraternity Catarfh being q constitutional
disease, requires u constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system there
by destroying the foundation of the, dis
ease and giving the patient strength by
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list OF testimonials.
Address: Ell CHENEY 4 co. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halo Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03

Insurers under the workmen's COM
pensatiOn act have, in some lines.
been notified OF decrease In rates
for the coming year. In many cases
the cost of workmen's compensation
insurance was already less than the
old cost OF liability insurance which
employers had toscarry in self defense
but which gave employees nothing ex.
cept a lawsuit and this new reduction
voluntarily made by the companies
renders the cost still more reason
'able ~ The rate of compensation In
surance under the Vermont law is
less than in most Of the other states
while the benefit to the injured work
man here is prompt and so much
more generous than the old system
as to be reasonably satisfactory. The
Vermont law needs some few amend
ments but for first draft 1t seems
to be working out better than most
radically new laws. AS the original
promoter OF workmen c6mpensa-
ton act in Vermont The Banner is
naturally deeply gratitied that it is no
worse. M
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03

ESTATE OF EDWIN POLAND

CTATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
y District Of Bennington. e. Probate Court
For The District OF Remington:
To ~ persons interested In the estate Of
Edwin seollAnd. late Of BENNINGTON. in said
UtstrlCi, deceased, GREETING:
At : Probate Court. holden ct Bennington,
within and for said District on the 18th day OF
January, 1918. an instrument purporting
t. 10 tho last win and Testament Of Edwin
POLAND. late Of Remington. In said District,
deceased, was presented to the Court afors-
said, for probate.
And 1t d ordered by said Court that the 18th
day of February 1915, at the Probate Office In
said BENNINGTON. b. ASSIGNED for proving said
Instrument; and that notice thereof be Civ. n
TO all p IRONS concerned. by publishing this
order three weeks successively in the Ben
ntnptOn Evening Banner. q newspaper circu.
lating N that vi iniry in said district, previous
to the time app inted.
TAB MORE. you are hereby notified to
appear hstcre said Court, at tho time and
place AFORESAID. and contest the probate Of
said siil IL Won have cause.
GIVEN UNDER MYHAND at Bennington,
In I'D dirtfict, this 18th day of January. 1915.
AMY Fl. HARBOUR,
Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
He Was Sarcastic.

Father-in-law-So you are beginning
to find that married life has its trou-
bles7 Daughter-in-law = Well, yes.
Jack sometimes simply won't listen to
reason. Father-in-law The young
rascal! He ought to be ashamed Of
himself. 1t isn't every married man
that has the chance. = Boston Tran
script.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
Favorable circumstances

are tickle. A life insurance policy
makes those you love proof against
the fickleness of the future. Nation
al Life ms. Co. of Vt. (Mutual.)
Earle S. Kinsley, General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland vt. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
FRAME I HOWE. Editor an pul
Thursday. February 8, 1916.

The grounding didn't see his
shadow yesterday in this section
which, Of course, insures an early
spring here. p. s. There is no such
thing as grounding or an early
spring in Vermont though we have
some hogs and some springs are earl
Ter than others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03

A Vermont delegation for Chicago
composed Of the following men would
stand comparison in quality with the
delegation from any other state:
Gov. Charles w. Gates, of Franklin,
Theodore N. Vail, Of Lyndon, Frank
C. Partridge Of Proctor, ]. II. Estey.
Of Brattleboro.
Or these:
Congressman Frank L. Greene Of
st. Adams, William B. G. Stickney, of
Rutland. Fred A.. Rowland OF Montpe
lier, Charles Downer Of Sharon
Windsor Journal.
This list Of sterling conservatives
would also serve to show our friends
the Progressives how glad we are to
have them with us once again. Wei
come back, dear prodigals. and Just
see who's here:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
F0LEYK |! ! !! !! !! ); [ Pills !. Is;
ScsanGuNAsial6k ioNGSt AND sLAocga
n EsTATE oF CARRIE IS. EVANS a

6TATE OF vRRMONI. The Honor.
Court for the District Aforesaid
10 all persons interested in the estate Of
Carrie =. Evans. late Of benuingt0n. sAn faid
034trlct, deceased, GREAXtNG:
Xt Probate GU It, iholaen at BenhiagtoD.
within and for said District. on the 18th day OF
J9uusfy, 70. an tnstrnmenC purportins 70 be
the art Viii and Testament of Carrie 8. kvRha,
late OF Termination, In snd district. deceaSed.
was presented to the Court aforesaid for Pro-
bate.
And it il ordered BY sad Court that the
11th day OF February, ly16. at the probate
once In said Bennington, be assigned for prov
ing said instrument; and thai notice thereof be
given u all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks excessively In the BEN
nmgton Evening Banner, a newspaper ciicu-
lating - that vicinity in "a District. previous
TO tho time appointed.
THEREFORE. you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time and place
Aforesaid, and contest the probate Of said Will
II you have cause.
GIvEH UNDsR Ny HAND at Bennington, 10
ala District this 18th day 0fJanpary. 1915.
AMY a. HARBO Uk. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
His Machine.

His Machine.
Knicker-Has Jones runabout?
Bocker--No, just a talkabout.
York Sun.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
NEGRO IS ARRESTED
FOR STEAL ING HAY
HAS BEEN UNDER THE sUsPL
cioNs OF THE OFFICERS
FOR A YEAR

Ed Doroty, colored, was arrested
this morning by Officers Griffin and
Hardison and lodged in the county
jail, charged with stealing hay.
The officers received call at about
/ o'clock from the home of DR.. w. A.
Curtis on Lytle creek. They hurried
to the scene and found Doroty and the
hay being detained by willard Curtis.
The negro has been under the sus-
picion of the officers for year or
more and has been suspected of hav-
ing committed several robberies over
the country.
When he hitched UP his wagon last
night, he told his wife that he was
going down to the creek to water his
horse, but instead, proceeded to the
barn of Mr.. Curtis, where he procured
the hay and started on his way re-
joicing, but before he hardly had time
to revel in his glory, he was stopped
by Willard Curtis, who happened to
be returning from town just at that
time, and was detained until the ar.
rival of the officers. He was brought
to town and placed in jail. He will
be tried Tuesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
ATTACH MACHINERY
ASPHALT COMPANY
HARLAN, PORTER q WALKER
SUE FOR c0LLEcTioN OF
80: ACCOUNT. ~

Through their counsel, James c.
VOORHEES,, Harlan, Porter & Walker
have fled an attachment bill in the
Chancery Court against The Southern
Asphalt & Construction company and
Fies G Sons and Fies Realty COM
pany, of Birmingham. 1t is alleged
in the bill that the defendant asphalt
company is indebted to the complain
ants for materials furnished to the
extent of 1886 and that 1t has port
able machinery here, that is very val
liable and an attachment is sought
against the same. 1t is charged that
the defendants, Flies & Sons and Fies
Realty company have a mortgage upon
the machinery executed since the debt
to compliments was made, and that
the mortgage was taken by the defen-
dants with knowledge of this indebt-
edness; it is also charged that the
defendants Ffes are officers Of the
asphalt company Writs Of attach
ment have been issued as prayed
upon the nat of Judge Mcknight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
DELIGHTED WITH
STAY IN FLORIDA
c. o. ADHESION WRITES INTER.
EsTING LETTER FROM GREAT
MIAMI RESORT.

To the Editor of The Herald:
Please send my paper from this on
to st. Petersburg, Fla. We leave here
Monday for Key West for few days
and from there we take a boat for
Tampa, and from there over to st.
Petersburg. We have had delightful
stay here. The climate is all one
could ask for. / haven't seen a fire
since l got here. The average TEN.
perature is Is degrees This is a
beautiful little city Of $4,000 people,
sixteen churches, nine schools, IS
teachers and 2,700 pupils in the
schools. The stores are very fine
and carry high class of merchandise
The streets and roads are of the very
best 1t is one of the most sanitary
places l ever saw. Has one of the
best bathing beaches in the world
from fifty to three hundred in bathing
every day. One of the prettiest
sights is to see the number Of yachts
on the bay, a great many of these
boats are owned by individuals from
all parts of the country.
There are a great many tourists
here now. Included In this list are
VIM. J. Bryan, Alton B. Parker, Jas
Whitcomb Riley, Andrew Carnegie
VIM. X. Vanderbilt Jas and Chas
Deering and Henry Watterson. Chas
Deering Is building winter home
here now. Is working eight hundred
men on the house and grounds. VIM
J. Bryan has a beautiful home here
A number Of these noted men have
homes here. I have had the pleasurt
of hearing Mr.. Bryan on four different
occasions.
We are enjoying all kinds Of fruit
and fresh vegetables. Be sure Il
change my paper, for don't want Il
miss a copy. Yours truly,
C. D. ADHESION.
Miami, Fla, Feb. %.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
COURT OPENS WITH
A FULL DOCKET
MANY SMALL MISDEMEANoRS TO
BE DONE AWAY WITH OUR.
ING THIS TERM.

The County Criminal Court opened
this mornig with Judge Mcknight on
the bench. Many small misdemeanors
are slated on docket for this term.
The following are the cases on
docket today.
Stats VI. Gene Hopkins for carry.
ing concealed weapons.
State VS., Frank Russell, for carry
ing concealed weapons.
State W. Martin Taylor in tho
cases, for selling liquor without Il
cense.
State VS.. Riggs Lee Jackson, for
selling whisky without license.
State vs. Genetta Martin, In two
cases, for selling whisky without IL
eense.
State vs.. Mann Russell, for giving
whisky to minors.
State vs.. Gussie Carpenter, for sell
ing whisky without license.
State vs. Ed. Gordon, for selling
whisky without license.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
nERALD's WORK IN
TAKING CENSUS
WAS A VALUABLE AID TO EMU
MERAToRs, DECLARES CHAIR
MAN TURNER.

There is no doubt about the folks
Of this community reading The Her
ald," declared Chairman Edward P.
Turner, Of the board of stewards Of
First Methodist church, and one of
the leaders in the religious enumera-
ton Of the city made on Sunday.
I'VE found in a large number of
homes that the people were, through
The Herald, thoroughly familiar with
the plans for taking the census.
Many of them who had to be away
from home. had written out the neces-
sary information and tied 1t to the
front door knob 50 that he would not
be delayed. This was quite a tribute
to The Herald. When one wants the
people Of Columbia to know anything
he had better put II in The Herald. /"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
ROAD MAINTENANCE
PRESSING PROBLEM
N MAURY COUNTY
NOT SUFFICIENT TO BUILD HIGH.
WAYS AND THEN LET
THEM ALONE.
LACK OF SYSTEM is CHARGED
r. A. Wilkes Makes Some interesting
Observations on How the Roads of
This Section Could be Kept up and
What Will be Needed.
To the Editor of The Herald:

To the Editor of The Herald:
did not expect to be quoted when
talking to you about roads the other
day, and cannot recall some things
you say, but endorse it all, whether |
said it or not. That the present way
Of keeping up Maury county's roads is
dismal failure is not even debat-
able question. There will have to be
radical change of the present plans
before we can have roads worthy of
the name.
Under our present system, or rather
lack of system, the question of regu-
lar inspection and maintenance is not
even considered. What condition
would railroad be in if the section
boss went over it once year and then
let it care for itself the balance of the
time? Just this plan prevails upon
most of our roads, except they do not
always get even the once year going
over.
What is gained by having the work
house hands build roads at an enor-
nous cost, when no maintenance sys-
tenn is put in practice, and the roads
wear and washout about as fast and
perhaps even faster than they are
built. You can trail the work-house
over the county and date it's work
from the condition of the highways
Now and then you will find section
In good condition. but its apt to be
the work of a public-spirited citizen
or citizens, and not the result Of coun
ty supervision. There are so-called
highways that the widest imagination
could not conceive as having been
built as pixies.
How this road question is to be
solved is the greatest problem before
the people Of the county.
It Is certainty that some system
Of maintenance will have to be put
into practice, and it is an equal Ger
tainty that more money, much more
will have to be expended, and thai
means better use of the money now
expended and a higher rate of roat
taxation Roads cannot be built by
talk alone, though that seems to be {
prevalent idea in some quarters. They
cannot be built with money alone;
there must be definite plans to worl
to. and competent supervision, ant
most important Of all the road ques
ton must be divorced from politics
More might be said along this line
but this is perhaps more than enough
now. I have in mind solution of tn,
pike question, that may give at som,
future time. r. A. WILKES.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
MORGAN R0MPS
ON LOCAL CADETS
WERE DEFEATED BY ONE -sIpEn
SCORE or 81 70 16-eAME
AT FAYETTEVILLE.

The Morgan quintette romped ON
the G. NJ. A. cadets Friday nighA
in the basket ball game played, ak
Fayetteville, with a final score OF
81 to Is.
The locals put up good strong
game, but were unable to gain much
ground on the big husky fellows of
the opposing team. The c. M. A. lads
won the game played here q week
ago by very close score and went
down Friday with the determination.
to again come out victorious or put
up a good fight, but the boys were
somewhat outclassed and were unable
to hold the score to a close margin,
however, they played good ball and
had they not played in hard luck, the
score would not have been so verr
one-sided.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18

Marshal Mclean and Sheriff Griffin
have worked up the evidence in the
case. For months they have deligent-
ly sought the elusive wholesaler" un-
til finally they had the goods on him
and when the time came for action
they called into their aid the repre-
sentatives of Uncle Sans outraged
laws and together they captured their
prey. The accused must first answer
the federal government and then the
state, Sheriff Griffin being without
power to arrest for the state in Giles
county.
Curry himself was responsible for
the distillery myth. He sold only
white corn liquor and encouraged the
belief that it was made at his place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
OWES DEBT; DON'T
KNOW WHO TO PAY
SEEK INSTRUCTION or COURT As
TO PROPER PARTY TO SET.
TIE WITH.

It is rather unusual for party to
owe a debt, be perfectly willing to
pay it, IL only he knew to whom 1t
should be paid, and in his dilemma
80 to the trouble and expense Of a
suit in equity to determine to whom
the money should be paid. But that
is just exactly what w. c. Armstrong
and NJ. N. Armstrong did late Satur.
day afternoon. They filed bill In
Clerk and Master Mora Fariss' Office
against s. o. Thomas and the F1guers
Realty company, alleging that both
of the defendants were claiming q
commission Of $3.50 on the. sale Of
property made for them recently. II
was stated that Thomas had already
fled suit against them before Jus
tice Of the peace and that Nguers
was threatening to do the same. The
justice Of the debt was acknowledged
but not caring to pay the same thine
twice the complainants asked the
court to decree to whom the amour,
was due. An iaiunctiou was obtainet
against beth Hspers and Thomas IN
hibiting them from prosecuting AM
suit n the cplisction Of the alleges
commission. The bill In the. case wal
filed by Greenla~& whitthorne.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
COMPLIMENT FOR
MAURY COUNTlAN
STATE INSPECTOR w. r. BOURNE
SPEAKS OF WORK OF PROF.
w. p. MORTON.

In an interview given out at Nash
vile, State High School Inspector w.
R. Bourne speaks in the highest
terms of Prof. Morton, of the Sumner
County High school. This will be
very gratifying to the people here,
where Prof. Morton was reared and
began his teaching career. Prof.
Bourne said:
prof. w. P. Morton is the popular
superintendent and he is serving his
first year in this office. He has or
ganized his high school work in two
departments, the junior high school
and the senior high school, and has
enrolled in his junior department
ninety-three pupils, and in the senior
1856. The most remarkable thing
about this enrolment of 24S is that
1853 come from the county, while only
eighty-nine are from the city. No
other county high school in Tennes-
see can surpass this record. This
means that the function of the county
high school is being fulfilled in posi-
bly, the wealthiest and most aristo
cratic county of the state The spirit
of the country and the town is being
united. The country child cannot be
distinguished from his city cousin
and the spirit of the school is SC
specially unified by the idea that this
is an education beyond selfish inter
est. The result is measured only by
efficiency. The library Of the schoo
Ia looked after by an association
which used the high school building
as a real community center. A spe
cial librarian 10 employed who gives
full time at the school. The library
serves the whole county, and thereb,
the interest Of the Central High
school permeates every home.
THE department Of some econom
les, with classes in domestic science
and domestic arts, are maintained
athletic teams upon which are found
! town and country boys alike, are con
testing in the interscholastic league
The spirit Of the school is most whole
some and the student body is SO dis
ciplined that one receives the impress
sion in visiting the school that 1t is
large workshop.
superintendent Morton has giveI
large credit to the venerable Capt
! r. C. Douglas, who TO" years ant
years Iabored in this field, laying thu
foundation and establishing the stront
spirit for education among the people
Assisting Superintendent Morton
at the present time is Prof e. H
Wilson, who for many years has beer
prominent in the educational circles
of the state.
"Gallatin and Sumner county ar
living in a new era, and in the mids
of this the Central High school is |
chief institution"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
Eggs Lower.

August prices for eggs in February.
That is the situation in the local mas--
ket today The bottom has droppeG
out Of the market and fifteen cents.
Is the top price paid. Poultry is HYma
and unchanged.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A. T. Bowers to Miss Lecy Jane
Church.
W. A. Johns to Miss Quinn Con.
B. P. Devasure to Miss Mona B.
Howell.
q Il. Perry 70 Miss Una Mai Stages.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
Superior Grain Drills

Superior" Grain Drills will save at
least one-fourth of your clover seed.
and one.half of your orchard grass
seed, over the old method of sowing.
II Street. Martin & Vaughan Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
FLOUR AND GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by Columbis
Mill 4 Elevator Co., Ashton's Milie
and City MIN q Grain co.,
Wheat--Strictiy No. 2, Ia waguaa
$3.50.
Flour-Best patent. s7.2S: ssssaa
grade, s6.75: bran. per ton, $26; ME-,
diings. per ton. s3s.
CsrA-Per barrel, $685.. In wageA
lets.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-18
HOGS HIGHER
WHEAT WEAKER
BOTTOM DROPS OUT OF EGGS AND,
NOW ON AN AUGUST
BASIS.
Lowest February Prices That Have
Been Paid In Many
Years.

Wheat weakened again today, May
options closing at $1.24h, a declins
OF cent and an eighth.
Hogs were nickel higher for the
best grades and pigs and lights weres
ten cents higher, with roughs steady.