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GREAT POND.

Mrs. e. N. Williams came from Bangor
Monday. She has visited in Fairfield,
Augusta, Livermore and Bangor.
Miss Eva Mumford of Massachusetts,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred
Williams, the past week, before going
West for an extended stay.
The new stage driver, who 10 to take his
place May n, has hired . house Of J. r.
Shuman. Emery Crosby 10 70 drive the
automobile, and will move his family
here.
April 50. e.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02
TRAP.
WEST BROOKLYN.

Ray Friend il employed at Dark Harbor.
Proctor Bridges left Friday for York
island.
Mrs. Ixora Bridges, who has been very
i'll, il improving.
Mrs. Idella Peck II spending . few days
with Mrs.. Maud Hooper.
Harold Seavey and Leroy Carter left
Monday for Dark Harbor, where they will
be employed.
April 80. b.
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April q, the 6rst meeting this month,
there were twenty-eight present. An en-
joyable evening was spent. The program:
Duet, Ray Thurston and Florence Young;
topic, "What things are favorable for this
community" Malcolm Allen; "What
things are unfavorable for this COM
munityf" Ella Thurston; ''Some OF the
needs OF this community" George Allen.
General discussion followed. A patriotic
program will be given at the next meet
ing.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02
AURORA.

Mills & Crosby have commenced build
ing their canning factory.
H. T. Silsby, who has been i'll OF bron-
chitis several weeks, 10 out.
Herbert Crosby and wife Of Clifton
spent the weekend with Mr.. Crosby's
parents, Howard Crosby and wife.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02
NEW CENTURY, S5s, DKDHAM.

NEW CENTURY, S66, DRDHAM.
The program April Is included readings
by Gerald Thompson, Marion Burriil;
recitation, Maurice Miller; singing by
grange, America; story, q. A. Gray; SOLO
Clifford Burrill.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

Forty-f were present Tuesday even
ing, when two degrees were conferred on
one candidate. Final degrees will be
given at the next meeting, and harvest
supper will be served. A pie social was
held Friday evening. Proceeds about y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

April % twensy-seven were present.
Next Saturday afternoon Mr.. Garland will
visit this place with the view Of organix-
ing boys and girls agricultural club.
In the evening after recess, there will b
an open session, when Mr.. Garland viii
speak.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

It Is doubtful IL there IL any work harder
neys, and when the kidneys are affected one
looks and feels older than the actual years.
Mrs<A. G. Wells, r. 3. s. Rocky Mount, N c.,
enough for the wonderful beneiit have de-
rived."- Moore's Drug Store.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

~ suffered habitually from constipation.
Doan's Regulets relieved and strengthened
the bowels, 20 that they have been regular
Springs, Tex.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts q, mn,
without . scar. Cures piles, ecreu. =
rheum, any itching. Doan's Ointment y.
druggist sells it.-Adst.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

1t is with'much pleasure welcome again
to our column the niece who sends the
following letter, though very sorry to hear
that she is not able to be about and enjoy
life as in the old days. We hope the warm
days will bring her returning health and
strength and that we may hear from her
again.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02
SEAL COVE.

Mrs. A. 7. Norwood is recoyerin, =
. severe attack Of grip.
Mrs. Ida Norwood, Of West Trnr
was in town few days recently.
April a.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

Dear AHnt Madoe:
wonder II | am altogether forgottens
1t has been a long, long time since have
written for the NJ. b. column. ] have been
shut-in for nearly two years, and have been
able to sit up only few weeks in that time.
Since Christmas / have been obliged 70 keep
in bed.
But have always been interested in this
column and read it every week. ! wonder
why the sisters do not SEM more recipess I
would like to see q recipe telling how to make
lemon pie using crackers,
What long, cold winter, and it seems like
mid winter again this morning although the
sun is warm and few brave birds have come.
hope the boys and girls won't forget to give
them 3 generous supply Of crumbs and hay.
seed, for they are our best friends. Also
build some houses, taking care they are pro-
tected from cats and squirrels, which are
such deadly enemies to them.
enjoyed Ssdie's description Of early child
hood very much, and have put it with my
clippings. do not think know any Of the
sisters personally, unless it is :. J. Y. OF La
moline, whom have met Mt Pomona oranges
several times. I hope the spring days will
bring new hope and health to ALL
II this does not find resting place in the
waste basket, and health permitting, will
come again. ELLIS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02

Philip Moore 10 working on his weir.
Frank Babbidge and family have moved
into his mothers house.
All are sorry that Rev. George Davis
and wife are not to be here this year.
April 80. CHIPS JR.
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To the ". Be:

As am copvalescing from q severe illness.
and not much to interest me at present. my
mind carries me back t. olden times when
was . child-A long time ago. AS I was
prowling among some old books Of . relative
some time ago, / came across . book that
had not seen or thought Of fr more than
half 9 century. 1t was THE Scottish Chiefs"
the history of william Wallace and Robert
Bruce Sadie. that is the hrst book over which
dropped tear."l
Now viii switch on on t. another subject
Dear Aunt Madge. can you End . substitute
for those words "switch ofis" 1 wish our
editor would have question box in The
AMERICAN. have SOME knotty problems to
unravei. One is, Did any Of the readers Of
The AMERICAN. and there must be many who
are older than /, ever see man with his hair
braided and tied with . black ribbonf All
who have. raise their hands II not, will
whisper, I have. When was q very small
girl. just commenced going to school, nearly
eighty years ago, one day, with other chill
dren. / met . man who had on three
cornered hat, or the rim turned mp three
ways Az We looked, We saw the braid ON the
back Of his head just came down to his coat
coliaf-nos more than three or four inches
long.
ran all the way home to tell my mother
what / had seen. She said: "That man
helped to nght the battles that won our inde-
pendenc. He IL . Revolutionary soldier. and
has seen General Washington" Ever after
that looked upon him with awe ard 3evsr-
ence. ~ he was In those far-ofi days almost
worshiped as = divine being. l saw him
many times, but don't think ever spoke to
him. He would nod his head and We would
ours. His eyes and hair were intensely
black. but there were silver threads in his
hair when l knew him. His name was
Solomon Barbour. This is what the history
Of Deer Isle says about him:
Solomon Barbour came here about 1850.
He was q native Of Massachusetts and his
wife was Deborah Fsxon, Of Braintree, Mass,
who, when young, was, for some years, in
the family Of John Adams and his son John
Quincy Adams. When the latter WAS an
infant, she had rocked his cradle and carried
him in her arms"
Mr.. Barbour did not live to be very old, but
his wife-"Granny Barbour" we all called
her : died in 1854, aged ninety-two years.
Her daughter married my uncle, with whom
she lived and died. She was . lovable old
lady. One day was with her, and she went
to cupboard and took three small books out
and said she would give them to me. loo ked
at them, saw it was story tstory books were
rare in the long aso), thanked her heartily,
and ran all the way home to show them to
my mother.
The books were 1.-THE Scottish Chiefs,n and
she read them to me in the twilight. II was
all one story, only in three volumes. kept
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advertisements.
BROKEN Down
IN HEALTH
Woman Tells How IS Worth
Of Pinkham's Compound
Made Her Well.

Lima, Ohio. -"I was all broken down
in health from q displacement One Of my
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
sio Turkey Ranches.

Exclusive turkey ranches are found
in the unsettled foothill regions Of Cali.
fornia and in parts of Arizona and 9th
or western states where 1000 or more
turkeys are raised each season. The
establishments are located where the
range is unlimited and the natural food
Of the turkey. such as grasshoppers
and other insects, green vegetables and
the seeds of various weeds and grasses
is abundant Advantage also is taken
on these ranches of the turkeys relish
for ac0rns, and where these are plen-
tiful but little grain need be used for
fattening in the fall The large flocks
of turkeys are managed much like
herds of sheep being taken out to the
range early IN the morning and brought
home to rpost at night. Tbay are
herded during the day by men either
on foot or ON horseback and by dogs
especially trained for the work.-In
dianapolis News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
kssplnn up the lone.

"The neat and even elegant appear
ance OF the American soldier isn't
maintained" said the secretary Of war.
without hard work. Yes, the work
is hard. but doesn't the result more
than justify It?
"On a train the other day private
sat with his tunic unbuttoned, for the
temperature was high. A sergeant
strobe up TO him and said:
"'Button up that tunic. Did you
never hear of bylaw 217, subsection
d? I'm Sergeant Jabez Winterbot-
TONI
"a gentleman in the seat behind tap
ped the sergeant sternly on the shout
der.
"'low dare you issue orders he
said, with pipe in your mouth? &c
home and read paragraph. ia, section
NJ, part 8. | am Major Eustace Car
roll
Here a gentleman with a dropping
white mustache interposed from the
other side OF the aisle.
"If Major Carroll. he said cody
win consult bylaw 81 of section X hC
will learn that to reprimand sergeant
In the presence of a. private is an Of
tense not lightly to be overlooked. -
Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

B5 st. Rose ST., Montreal. April 4tb.
"For over two years / was sick and
miserable. / suffered from constant
Headaches, and had Palpitation Of the
Heart so badly that feared would die.
There seemed to be a lump in my
stomach and the Constipation was
dreadful. j suffered from Pain in the
Back and Kidney Disease.
Twas treated by physician for year
and half and he did me no good at all.
tried Fruit-a-tiyes " as last resort.
After using three boxes, I was greatly
imb,0ved and twelve boxes made me
we'll. Now l can work all day and there
are no Headaches, no Palpitation, no
Heart Trouble, no Constipation, no
Pain or Kidney Trouble and Ijeei like
nsv 6eing--and it was 'Fruit-a-tiyes"
that gave me back my health".
MADAM ARTHUR LAPLANTE.
SOC. a box, 6for $3.50, trial size, 25c
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
? Limited, Ogdensburg, New York
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
Her Great Comfort.

Donald and Charlie, two boys Of
eleven. went for hike the other day.
and when the noon luncheon hour ar
rived failed to appear after an alb
sence of two hours, causing Donald's
mother to become worried, fearing an
accident had happened to the boy,
who Is always prompt at meal times,
even If not on other occasions, But the
father atp his luncheon calmly. being
wise to the ways and wanderings OF
boys Of eleven, and unworriedly start
ed for his Office at o'clock, when the
wife remarked to him, her brows fur
rowed with care. "What shall do II
Donald doesn't Gomez
"I'll tell you what you do said her
CONSIDER Now, If that boy doesn't
get back in an hour from now you call
me up ut the Office, and I'll tell You
not to woriy."-Indianapolis News.
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How Watches Vary.

theoretically. says Il jeweler, the
best watches of today are perfect, but
actually they both gain and lose time
every day Even If the good watch
does not vary one second at the end
OF the twcnty.fow hours. the expert
insists, it has both gained and lost In
that time If 1t is wound in the morn.
ing it runs fast aud toward the next
morning runs slow, thus equalizing the
time He says the best watches should
be wound twice day and then at only
two-thirds Of the capacity Of the main
spring, thus preventing either binding
or extremes of strong or weakened
spring. The balance wheel was eX-
pccted 10 eQualize differences of main
spring tension, but really this is not
the case in what is called perfection.
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Tho unhanued Luddites.

It was Il curious slip that saved the
old time machine wrecking Iuddites
These mon were indicted for threaten
Ing TO demolish n certain plant at Not.
tlngham, and conviction meant the
scaiTold-thore was no alternative
Death for all the offenders seemed In.
cvitahly predestlned. But old Father
Antlc the law. came with benevolent
guile to their aid. The threatened firm
was described In the indictment as
'proprictors OF n sill, and cotton manu-
factory" The acute mind of the fu
turc Lord Chief Justice Denman seized
on a flaw. "rhe firm are IN reality
he urged, manufacturers OF silk lace
and of cotton lace" Noto the fine dis
tlnction. "They ought 10 have been
described as 'proprlctors OF silk lac,
and Of cotton lace mandatory,
he said. A merclful judge, more so
llcltous for lives than law, upheld the
objection. und those Liabilities died un
hanged.-lo a Chronicle.
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ARLINGTON

A son has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Conroy.
Mrs. Paul Deming and daughter are
visiting in Adams, Mass.
Mrs Fairbanks of Baltimore is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Can
field.
Mrs. Mary cullinan is able to be
out on the piazza after a severe i'll
ness.
10 steal an American flag is a
grave offence for which the law pro.
vides a severe punishment when the
party committing such an act is
found. On Friday, August 4, three
flags were broken off and stolen from
an auto which was standing at the
roadside. back on the upper Sunder
land road, just under the mountain
The auto party was only a few feet
away picking berries, but hidden by
the bushes. Sweaters, etc, were left
undisturbed but the grave deed OF
stealing the flag is too serious to let
pass without mention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TeId
Strictly for Busy Readers

Miss Helen Denley Of Harrison
avenue has returned from three
weeks visit in Worcester and Hunt
ington.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack O'Connor of
Holyoke, Mass. are the week end
guest of their cousin. Arthur j. FL
well of the Burgess road.
There will be a ball game at the
Desert Sunday afternoon for purse
Of $50. The contending teams are
Bennington and Cambridge.
William Woodman of this village
and William Beaton and Henry La
plante of Nottingham signed up"
with George w. Williams this fore
noon as recruits for the first ''rmont
regiment and left on the fV-r for
Fort Ethan Allen Mr.. Willial7' has
received word from Capt. e. " Glib
son of company that every young
man who desires to enlist before The
draft becomes effective must D( at
Fort Ethan Allen Monday forenoon.
The National League for Women's
Service is forming a class in home
nursing and will be given to any one,
who would like to become a member
of this class and is asked to notify
Mrs T. f. Turner, tel 2S5-M. The
teac. or of the class will be Miss Mary
A. ~ ker, superintendent of the Put
nam 5 emorial hospital, who is a reg
istere' Red Cross nurse. These les
sons WI be of special interest &c
those the village, who have taken
the Fifs Aid course, but others are
eligible.
According to Hold Woodman, Plum
kett Wood, Marden Nichols and sew
eral other citizens of less unquestion
able virocity Tom Davenport spen
nearly all day last Sunday, lookint
for his auto truck. He searched the
outskirts and the other skirts OF thu
| village and was about to have MardeI
! Nichols premises examined, when h'
happened to remember that he left thu
old cart in front OF the opera house
when he stopped Saturday night t
buy bag of popcorn off Doc McGurn
Tom says the truth Of the yarn car
be, hest judged by the reputation o
those who are circulating the story.
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ESTATE OF RHopA A. PA,
CrATF OR VERMONT, -,

- rATE OR VERMONT, -
- district ~ bennington.
THE HONORABLE PROBATE -RI
Tor the Olstri I OF Remington.
To all persons interested in the Estate Of
Rhuda A. Patten late q SALISBURY in sid
district, deceased. GREETING
At n Probate Court holden at Bennington
Eitrn and for said District, on the 18th day Of
June, 10 4 an inurument purnortn- 10
b, the last win Ana Testament OF RhOda A.
Pa''rn lac OF salisbury In shd district,
ceased. was presented to the Court aforesaid,
for PROT ate.
Mud " is ordered by "a d Court that tic
9th day NJ July. 1917 NJ the Probate
ONCE In said Remington. 10 assigned nv prov
NIX taid In iiumen'; and thai notice thereof hc
givcr = NIL persons conccrnof. by PUBLISHING
this orde thee weeks succeSively In the Ben.
nngton Evening Kramer n neesp' per Clrcu
latlng In that velocity IN isld Diatriot, previous
20 the time appointed.
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified 10
antear ~ fore said Court az the time ann place
Aforesaid. anl contest the probate OF said will
II you have cause.
tivcn unfor my hand a. bennington IN said
district this 18th day OF june, 1917.
AMY II. HARBOUR. Register.
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what Do Morgan MIGHT Have Done.

IL am ever privileged 10 meet Mr..
De Morgan in some afterworld of
shades where even critic may look
at creator and find forgiveness for
bis own sins shall want to say: Dear
and honored sir. there is one thing fol
which some Of US are not going 10 for
give you. You were one of the very
greatest and most delightful of our en-.
tcrtaincrs and in these latter days per
haps the most hcartening of all, fol
while others cheese 10 rant or fume OF
doubt or Willy you chose only 10 give
rs pleasure unnlixed with pain. But
why. with all your wit and all your
wisdom. with all your command over
the very fountS Of laughter and OF
tears-why. when you were the only
man IN the world who could justly
have dreamed Of such labor OF love
did you not finish what your great
elder brothers had begunf Why did
you not give us the misslns chapters
Of Denis Duvar and The Mystery OF
Edwin DroodT Wilson Follett In
Yale Review.
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A Marvel Of Memory.

That italian prodigy Of learning, lg
natius de Rosal, made the boast that i
any one could repeat line from an!
of the four great poets of Italy u.
would follow It by reciting 100 III
following IN due order Of success
and on trial being made he actu T.
accomplished the feat.
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Eye Strain and Its Dancers.

Never allow children TO read or q
any form Of fne work unless there
bright, steady light says meat
journal. Working by freight s.!
the dusk causes such strain ON Young
eyes that they never quite recover, and
weak or defective vision Is the result.
Notice whether child holds books
and work very close to the eyes, and
II so consult an oculist, so that the
child may be fitted with suitable spec
tacles.
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Liked Them Short.

40 you think that under any cir
cumstances n minister IS justified In
using another clergyman's sermon|
"Wcll, yes"
"Indced, sir! Please state the cir
cumstanccs."
"If 1t was n very short sermon
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
NoMMIssloNERs NOTICE

~ Estate of ALEX BERGERON
Tn undo signed. having been appointed 10y
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
nf ncnnlnpton. COMMISSIONERS 20 r.
ueivc. exam nc. and adjust the claims AID de.
mnnde ot all pcrs ms agains' the estate Of
Alex nerPcron late o. bennington In ssid Dis.
irlct. deceased and all claims exhibited In OF.
act ihcretn. hereby give notice that W viii
met for the nurnose fnro'aid. NJ the or &c of
g. n Grave, In ih> Village of Bennington Ia
o'c ock =. ". until o'clock y. NJ. on stid
eav ana that six mnhihe from The 10Th day o.
July. A. d. 1917. IL tho tins limited by fnld
Court for said creditors 10 picsent their claims
TO MS for cxsmirntion and allowance.
Dated nj bennington this II h. day OF July
\. u. 1917.
JOSEPH G. pRLLFntN,
WILLIAM J WATSON
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

Ten-year-old Lena had been taking
osteopathlc treatment, and her little
friend, Mabel, was curious to know
what the treatment was like.
'swell, I'll tell you, Mabel" Lena said
seriously; ''they Just make bread OF
you."--Buffalo News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
Aaa House Guest.

"she's the house guest of her moth.
err"
"rhat's n queer expression. She
lives ut home all the time"
"Well, she sits around while her
mother does the work" Louisville
CourlerJournal.
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Good Reasons.

81 see Maud is crossing the street to
the shady side. which shows her re-
firing. modest disposition
"What has that TO do with itT'
Don't you see how she shrinks from
nplacc In the sunT-Baltlmorc Amer
lean.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

Bcss Your ear rattles so that can.
not hear what YOU are saying. Mr.
Poorly. but 81 YOU are proposing TO me
perhaps Il l. just ms well FOR us both
that / cannot Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

French scientists believe that carrier
pigeons are influenced by magnetism
and that, with the spread Of wireless
tclegraphy, much less dependence can
he placed in them
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podnlnn a rwen,y Hour Day.

"Arcu't yod going homer" inquired
Mr.. Dolan.
"Not this day nor tomorrow" replied
Mr.. Rafferty,. I'm not going to worl,
more than eight hours a day, and ihc
only way can be true TO my principles
* TO stay away from home, where
they're taking down the stove and
shaking rugs"-Washlugtcn Star
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

When a girl says, Il know you think
I'm frlghtfully unconventional and
You say, no, think you're very con
ventional," She gets peevc1 And IL
!. "a say, Yes l d. think you're fright
r-ily unconventional she gets peeyed,
And il You say it hasn't occurred Ia
you to notice whether she's conven-
ticnal or unconventional she gets peev-
ed.-New York Sun.
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The Unexpected Happens.

Remember, don't you, what Bob Bur.
dette the hlrmorist. said about that
military fop lie laughed at on one Occa.
sion?
Clean. well pressed uniform, glovcd
hands. flowing cravat, polished boots
This young cavalry officer was direct
ing the unloading Of a cargo of army
supplies.
heard Burlette say he thought IL
n crime 10 intrust his own life TO the
leadership Of such a bandbox soldier
But little later when the Confed
crate horscmen appeared, this unio
dandy elc.l ed his own men
mounted 4 fine stced and W
flashing 10 lel t. c,oyso
II VS. l0I
W D. . Is ort
Judge 10 Ire app
ance - ~ 0.c hia .ed
There ere IN the city OF Bucnos Aires
Argentina. nincty-scycn paris. prone
nadcs and pagas, with a total area Of
about 10,7270o0 square meters about
1880 acres