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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
SOUTH sHAFTs5uRY

Owing to the increased cost OF
newspaper publishing, correspondents
and others are hereby notified that
there will be charge for all notices
OF church or society suppers or en-
tertainments, ETC., where an admis-
sion is charged or where the purpose
of the affair is to raise money and
payment must accompany the item.
This prepayment is necessary be-
cause it is not feasible to open ac-
counts for such small amounts. The
charge will be three cents per line
no charge less than Is cents. This
means that two lines would cost Is
cents while five lines can be had for
the same price. Promoters of these
affairs can easily tell what the
charge will be by counting the words
in their notices and allowing six
words to the line. The money may
be handed to the correspondent or
sent direct to The Banner Office with
the item. Payment may be made in
one, two or three cent stamps
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
WAR TAX ON RAILROAD TICKETS
Costs More to Ride Behind Looomo-
tive After Today.

tive After Today.
The Rutland railroad yesterday af,
ternoon posted notices relative to the
United States revenue tax effective
November /. The notice explains the
war tax which effects all railroads as
follows:
Effective November /, 1917 a war
tax of per cent. payable in cash and
levied under act of congress-. will ap-
ply on one way and round trip tickets
to points in the United States, Cana
da and Mexico where the fare is over
IS cents and on communication and
school tickets between points 80
miles or more apart.
"As the law requires that the tax
must be paid by the purchaser of the
ticket, and that it must be collected
by the agent at the time of purchase,
the public is urged to be prepared to
pay the tax when applying for tic
kets.
"The above conditions will also ap-
ply to the payment of cash fares on
trains.
Under the law this tax OF per
cent will apply to wholly unused tic
kets, and to the unused portions of
mileage books purchased prior to
November 1, 1917 and presented for
passage on or after that date.
Commencing November l, there
fore, passengers holding mileage tic
kets purchased prior to November l
should present their tickets to the
nearest ticket agent and pay the re-
quired tax thereon, in order that such
payment may be evidenced on the
cover Of the book.
"A tax will apply to certain other
transportation charges, such as ex-
cess baggage, milk and cream ship
ments, etc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
SECOND CHURCH NIGHT
Baptist Church Folks VIII Have
Social Gathering.

The First Baptist church and the
North Bennington Baptist church will
meet tomorrow night for their second
Church Night at the Y. M. G. A. All
the members and friends of both con-
gregations are most cordially vel
come. A social half hour will pre-
ceed the games. Come early and
meet your friends also some new
comers. Mrs. w, T. Barratt, Mrs. G..
w. Towart, Rev. F. M. Derwacter and
Rev. w. G., Towart will be on hand as
a reception committee.
The game rooms will opened at 8
p. m. At 10 p. m. there will be a
"Sing' around the piano.
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Edison will act
as bowling committee.
Marshall White, and Mrs. Holloway
will oversee the gymnasium games.
Carl Chase, Olaf Johnson and Mr.
Cutting will have charge of the pool
tables. The game room will be un-
der the supervision of E. s. Buss.
Mr.. Creeser will act as Boys group
leader, Mrs. Creeser as Girls group
leader, DR.. Pratt as Mems group lead
er and Miss Marx as Women's group
leader.
Those wishing to use the gym
nasium must have rubber soled shoes
or clean street rubbers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Owing to the increased postage
rate and other costs of doing busi-
ness, on and after Nov. l, 1917, all
small advertisements in The Banner
must be paid for with the order. This
refers to wants" for sales" and
other classified advertising, cards of
thanks, church and society advertis-
ing and other little advertisements
where the charge is less than S1.50.
The cost of opening ledger account
and sending bills for these small
items is large in the course of year
and will be larger with the postage
rate increase. This expense and labor
can be avoided by advance payment
and it will cost the advertiser no
more. This rule will be enforced and
all will be treated alike.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
YOU ARE PARTLY
MADE OF IRON

That is, iron is an essential con-
stituent of pure, healthy blood.
Peptiron, the new iron tonic, COM
bines pepsin, iron, nrlx, celery and
other blood and stomach tonics that
physicians prescribe.
1t is wonderful corrective of
anemia, paleness, languor, nervous
ness-whether caused by hard work,
worries-over-us Of salts and other
blood-depleting cathartics that are
doing so much harm to many people
just now--or any other cause. Pept-
iron will restore the iron strength
that you must have for cheerful per-
formance of daily duties.
Peptiron is in convenient pill form,
chocolate-coated and pleasant to take.
Get it today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
PAID DOCTORS IS IN 100 YEARS
Remarkable Life Record of Eber
Wheeler of Cabot,


Eben Wheeler of Cabot. is 100
years old and says that SIS would Gov
er his own doctors bills for the cen
tury He has not heard that Wilson
is president as he is stone deaf and
can neither read or write. Not over
four years ago he went into the
woods, cut basket stock and made
several bushel baskets, that were
hard to beat anywhere. At 95 he
could NOW as well as his son, but
possibly not son many hours, and un-
til year or two he cut the wood that
supplied the house.
'Uncle Eben" was As when the
Civil War broke out He twice
tried to enlist, but was turned down
both times by the army doctors for
physical defects. yet he is alive to-
day and able to get around the house
and yard with considerable agility
and is regular at his meals. He
drank spurious liquors sparingly in
his life; never smoked, but took
snuff. His father. Paulus Wheeler
was in the battle of Plattsburg and
his grandfather Comfort Wheeler
was Revolutionary War soldier.
He has passed his entire 100 years
within radius OF 20 miles of his
birthplace in Woodbury.. He has liv
ed In Plainfield and Marshfield and
went to South Cabot to stay with his
son on the death of his wife, Pru
dence Spencer, some eight years ago
MIR. Wheeler was the oldest OF II
children, two others now being alive
Folsom, aged 80 years, of South Ca
bot. and zolenzo, 80 years of Hard
wick
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
POTTERY AND CRAFTS
Meeting Of the FortnIshtIy Next
Week Saturday.

Fortnightly program for Nov. 10th,
under the direction of the Arts and
Crafts committee will be of unusual
interest A display of Bennington
and U. s. pottery, lent by Mrs. H. B
Walker. who will speak informally
about them, will be supplemented by
large drawings of the original pottery
itsel.
These drawings are made from
memory by Mr. Leake especially for
this meeting. Mr.. Leake as boy
was employed In both the U. S. and
Norton potteries and will be present
to explain both the drawings and the
processes which produced certain de
signs, colors and flags.
Aside from this every member OF
the club is asked to exhibit samples
OF her own handwork.
Articles will be collected on the
morning of Nov 10th IL exhibitors
will notify either the chairman. Miss
Marcia Carpenter or Miss jeanette
Perkins or Miss Mabel Norton be
fore that date
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
c. E. SOCIETY SUPPER
After Supper Saturday Night There
Will Be an Address,

On Saturday evening, Nov 3rd. the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Second Congregational church viii
give its semi-annual missionary sup
per. The young people of the Bap
tist and Methodist churches are in
vited to attend.
DR.. P. J. Serrigo, chairman of the
Five Year Program committee of the
Baptist association, has kindly con.
sented to be after supper speaker.
DR., Serrigo has been missionary
both in Alaska and the PHILIPPINES
He always has an interesting and in
spring message. Tickets. thirty-five
cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01

PLANES REACH
CITY LONDON
Biggest Raid Over England
Since Opening of the War
ONLY EIGHT KILLED
Casualties Small, Considering that
Thirty Aircraft Were Engaged in
the Attack.

The largest aerial battle over Eng
land took place last night following
a raid in which three German air
planes penetrated to the center of the
British capital. according to the Of
fetal announcement made by Lord
French today.
AT least 80 planes took part in the
raid over the Thames eastury and
the Kent and Essex coasts.
Bombs were dropped in several To-
calities but The casualties considering
the number of the planes engaged in
the raid. were small. Eight persons
were killed and 21 wounded. Lord
French announced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
42s PLEDGE CARDS

Had Been Collected by the Girls Up
to Last Night.
The pledge card campaign is now
at its height and 423 cards had been
turned in up to last night. 1t is esti-
mated that there ought to be between
1000 and 2500 signed in this town.
Having done SO we'll on the Liberty
Loan and other patriotic things Ben
nington ought not to fall behind on
this.
AS soon as family signs up they
are asked to put their window card
where 1t can be seen so as to save a
second visit as the girls are short OF
time to complete the canvass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
sHIPBuILDERs STRIKE
One-Third of the Fore River Company
Men Quit Today.

Quincy, Mass, Nov. 1.-Three
thousand of the 5000 men employed
at the great Fore River company's
shipyards here struck today.
The men claim that the company
has not raised wages to the navy
standard as had been promised would
be the case on September 10. They
declare that they will remain out un-
til the company complies with the
agreement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
WILSON TO SUCCEED eARss
Westboro, Mass, Man Superintendent
of State School :.

Westboro, Mass, Oct. 30.-Charles
w. Wilson, principal OF the Lyman
School for Boys at Westboro, has
been appointed superintendent OF the
state industrial at Vergennes. VT. Mr..
Wilson has been at the Lyman school
IA years. When John w. Ryan, three
years ago, was appointed head Of the
Rainsford Island School for Boys Mr.
Wilson was appointed principal.
Mr.. Wilson was a member OF the 10
cal orchestra, musical director OF the
community chorus and choir leader
and organist at St Stephens Episcopal
church He will leave Wednesday
for his new position
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01

The teams are closely matched in
point of weight and it remains to be
seen which is the better from the test
OF skill. The All Star team have ask
ed for return game and 1t will be ar
ranged for some Wednesday night in
the near future.
Both groups are anxious to win this
game as 1t is the first game for each
and much depends on the start team
gets, in the results of the season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
TRANSPORT roRPEooEo
Finland Slightly Damaged on Return
Journey.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The Ameri-
can transport Finland was torepdoed
on her return trip, Secretary Daniels
announced today. There was no loss
of life and the transport, which was
only slightly damaged, returned TO a
European port under her own steam.
The Finland was formerly owned
by the Red Star line and is steam
er OF 1900 tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
OIL WELL DRILLERs STRIKE
Nine Thousand Men Out in Texas
and Louisiana Fields.

Houston, Texas, Nov. 1.-Nine
thousand oil we'll drillers in the
Texas and Louisiana fields went on
strike today
The men claim that the operators
refuse to acknowledge their union
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
MEANS INDICTED

Charged with the Murder Of Mrs.
Maude King.
Concord, N. c.. Nov. 1.-Gaston b.
Means was formally charged with the
murder Of Mrs. Maude A. King Is an
Indictment returned by the grand
jury today
The prosecution charges that
Means lured the woman, whose for
tune he had dissipated, to lonely
spot near Blackwelder Springs and
killed her with rife bullet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly cloudy with local
SHOWS tonight. Friday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-1OO bushels apples, 20
barrels hand picked. Mrs. Mary
Moore Farm, Bennington Falls.
33t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-01
BASKET BALL GAME

All Stars to Meet the Y. M. c. A.
Team This Evening.
The All Stars will meet the Y. NJ.
G. A. Basket Ball team tonight on the
latter's floor. The line up is as fol-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
REMARKABLE. NOT FOR SIZE.
But FOR ORIGIN-NAN
FINDS BED ATTIRE.

On returning to his room over the
Madison cafe at an early hour this
morning, Guy RockafellOw discover
ed fire in the bedding. He at once
summoned Patrolman Green. and to-
gether they extinguished the smold-
ering fire in the bedding with water,
and threw the still smoking mattress
from the window to the street. The
general alarm was not turned in 10
the department.
Rockafellow sold the business yes
terday to Mrs. Sam Sigmund, but re
served a room above the restaurant
for himself. He went away during
the day. locking the room. TO which
there was no other key than that
which he carried. At about 4 o'clock
he returned and went at once to his
room. When he entered he smelled
the smoke, and found the bedding
s%moldering. He Immediately sum
moned Green, and together they put
the fire out.
How the fire started is a mystery.
No one had been in the room since
nearly noon of yesterday. and when
the fire was discovered it had done
no damage to anything but the bed,
and in that was smoldering slowly
beneath the covers and in the mat
tress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
THE CITY.


Fair tonight and Thursday;
somewhat cooler east and central
portions tonight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
BEAUMONT NUP7IALS
MARRIAGE OF BERYL BEAU
MONT TO VINCENT CAL
HOUN AT PIERRE.

The following from the Pierre Da-
kotan of Saturday will be of interest
to Madison people as Miss Beaumont
was formerly a resident of this city:
Pierre Dakotan, 8: Married, at
the home of the brides parents,
Pierre, at 8 o'clock this morning, Mr..
Vincent Calhoun, of Interior, and
Miss Beryl Beaumont, of Pierre.
This early morning wedding was
witnessed by a few relatives and in
innate friends. The Beaumont home
was decorated for the occasion with
roses and other flowers in pink and
white and the ceremony took place in
a bower of wild grape vines. The
ring ceremony was used, the officiat-
ing clergyman being Rev. John Fl.
Address, of the Congregational
church.
20 Promise Me-" was sung by A..
f. Beaumont and Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march vas played by Mrs.
Beaumont as the wedding party took
their places. The couple were at
tended by Mr.. Vernon F. Beaumont,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
BUSINESS UNUSUAL
MORE BUSINESS AND HIGHER
PRICES THAN ENER-THE
MONEY BEING SPENT.

So far from the merely optimistic
view that business is as usual, E. j..
Sutton, returning yesterday from at
tending a convention of the National
Retail Clothiers' association. at Chi
cago, states that there never before
was so much business, or business
carried on under such high pressure
of demand for goods. The rapid rise
of prices in all lines of merchandise
has no deterrent effect on the buy
ing. the principal demand being for
the goods themselves, regardless of
what they cost.
Nearly every state in the union
was represented at the convention.
Mr.. Sutton says, and all bring the
same report of conditions from their
respective portions of the country.
Money is plenty, and the common
people and rural people have never
before enjoyed so great a prosperity.
And they are spending the increment
with an abandon hat would almost
seem recklessly s%pendthrift. And
this spending is a concrete expression
of the faith in them that the condi-
tions are not temporary, but will
continue undated for an indefinite
time.
Buyers of goods in the clothing
line are buying goods which cost
them more because of higher prices
for the same material, but they are
buying goods which are of much bet
ter grade than those which they have
been accustomed to buy in years
gone by. Business has expanded.
not only in cities, but in every viii
lage and hamlet in the land.
In Chicago everything is booming.
.Theaters are serving such crowds as
were never before seen. Hotels and
restaurants are full, and all kinds of
places of public entertainment are
springing into existence to right and
left like mushrooms.
Labor is feeling fine and healthy
and well fed just now. Every branch
of employed labor except the man
with the fixed salary is happy with
riches never before enjoyed. Union
labor watches closely the upward
trend of prices. and is prompt and
peremptory in his demands for his
share of the advance, many times to
the detriment of the manufacturer
who has contracted goods on which
he has carefully figured costs.
Figures submitted to the visitors
at the convention showed that nearly
three times the wool was being used
in the United States as is raised here
1t was urged that the farmer and
stock grower grow more wool. And
il was emphasized that the clothing
and cloth handlers of the country
conserve. conserve and still conserve
materials entering into textiles and
fabrics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
women Meet
PLANS TO ASSIST THE IITTIE
ONES AT THE CHIfDREN'S
HOME.

The w. G. T. U. met with Mrs.
Cummings Monday evening. All of
ficers and a few others were present.
The meeting was a business meeting
A letter from the national president
was read asking that September IL
be taken as a day on which to secure
new members. Plans were made to
carry out the request as far as pos
sible. A letter was also read from
the superintendent of the Children's
Home at Sioux Falls. asking that the
usual contributions of vegetables.
canned stuff, etc. be not neglected or
crowded out by other things. as the
home very much depends on these
contributions. The union voted to
send for jars to be filled by any one
wishing to help and IL was decided
TO collect the contributions much ear
lier than has been the custom here
%tofore, so that IL can be sent by
freight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
DAKOTAN AT FRONT


Aberdeen. Sept. 12-Charles Lew
is Browne, son of former State Sen
ator j. l.. Browne. a leader in re
publican state politics, has been i'm
Paris for several years, where he
studied architecture and afterward
followed that profession in the
French capital, and married there.
The younger Browne is nov an Off
cial of the French government. and
is engaged i'm teaching French 10
American soldiers of the expedition
airy force and experimenting the
work of constructing Y. M. c. A. bar
racks for the expeditionary forces.
In a letter to his father he writes
that he is now about 25 miles behind
the firing line, and IL is expected the
Y. M. G. A. forces will advance until
they are right up to the trenches.
where canteens. equipped with stocks
of candy, cigarets. hot coffee. choco-
late and other drinks will be conduct
ed for the benefit of the American
soldiers, and there will also be kept
on hand a quantity of magazines and
newspapers, books, writing desks and
games. 1T will certainly do a lot. +"
he says, lin keeping up the spirits of
the troops and In keeping the young
er chaps out of mischief. 1t is sur
prising to see the number of soldiers
who come to the Y. NJ. G.. A. bar
racks. Naturally. a great number of
them come to get tobacco and such
things, but some OF them appreciate
the advantages offered. One of the
other chaps and myself hold French
classes every evening. All of us are
in uniform. You are not allowed on
the front otherwise. and through re-
lations with the United States army
we are classed as second lieuten-
ants"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS NUMBER 81, AGAINST
FIVE DEATHS-GIRLS IN
BIG MAJORITY.

Clerk of Courts r. l.. Burnett re-
ports 81 births for the month of Au-
gust, in his statement compiled for
that month. The girls outnumber
the boys born by more than 2 to j.
The report as compiled follows:
Births.
Sons were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton G.. Stewart ttwins), Archie
Marsh, Magnus Fuglsby. John Breen,
Ned Read. George Haley, Pete Han
son.
Daughters were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Weber, Harvey George,
Hans f. Oiness. Lars Anderson, Mer-
rit II. Colgrove. Thorn Anderson,
Chas. A. Laughlin. Arthur E. MouT-
err. VIM. Tobin. c. M. Sigfred. Frank
Moran, Alfred Brake, Erick Nat
wick. OLAF Overskei, Victor jacobson
(twins), Joseph O. Olson.
Deaths.
John T. Hares, age 81 years.
Ann Louisa Ayers, age 70 years.
Olena kvenvold, age SO years.
Jennie Dochnahl, age 81 years.
Annie Coonradt. age 80 years.
Marriages.
Dillon c. Vaughn and Mae Bieder-
staedt.
Harry C. Crisp and Ethel II.
Thomson.
Ivan X. Foster and Elizabeth M.
McAllister.
Charles II. Nelles and Emaline A.
Kehrwald.
Castor M. Anderson and Edna Ec-
kerry.
Donald Porter and Leila Slack.
Earl p. Chilson and Kathryn A.
Bagley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12

Rooms for rent. Cali at 500 First
street Sc.
Wanted. Night cook, dishwasher
and hasher.-Jack's Restaurant.
Children's rompers. SO cents. at
Millard's.
For Rent. Seven room house
Phone 1888.
Sheep lined coats, IS at Millard's.
For Sale or Rent. My place on
Egan avenue.-Mrs. Hattie b. Bor-
land.
For Rent. Feed store in Hunte-
mer building.
Baskets at Beck's. Clothes ham
pers. waste paper baskets and other
baskets. See Beck's window.
Mackinaw coats. 81 at Millard's.
For Sale. A No. 2 Perfection oil
stove at a bargain.-Mrs. c. \. Drew.
405 VanEps avenue n.
Lost. Pearl and diamond brooch
on Egan avenu Reward Will be
paid if returned to Mrs. j. C. Schultz.
Wanted. BY girl past IA years Of
age. to work for board and attend
school in the country. Phone Kurth
building, room 6.
Members of Rebekah degree staff
are requested to be present at lodge
meeting Wednesday evening for
practice.-Florence Walter, n. G..
Buy the Struble gowns and save
the middleman's profit. For sale at
my salesroom over Hackett q SUIT
ton store. Don't miss seeing the
line.-Mrs. Struble.
Sheep. 10000 lambs. wethers and
breeding ewes for sale by White. the
sheep man, Cogswell, n. D.. and
Miles City, Mont.
The Child Conservation circle will
meet tomorrow. Thursday. afternoon
at tine high school. As this is the
first meeting of the year all the
members are urged TO be present.
Miss Madge futile departed by 4
morning train for New York city 10
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
GRATEFUL DAUGHTER
SHE REPAID kINGSBIRY COIN
TY FOR CARE OF HER
FATHER.

DeSmet. Sept. II. - kingsbury
county has just been reimbursed for
money expended i'm caring for a help
less man. Two and a half years ago
G. M. Richardson, of Arlington. be-
came afflicted with tumors of the
brain. He had no means of support.
and the commissioners Of Kingsbnry
county placed him in tine hospital at
Nolga and paid for his care until the
unfortunate man died last May.
Richardson at the time of his afflic-
ton carried a policy in the Modern
Woodmen and members of the Ar
lington lodge Of that order kept mp
the payments. The policy was for
$4,000, in favor of a daughter who
lived with Richardson's divorced
wife in Iowa. Now the county COM
missioners have received a letter
from the daughter. expressing her
gratitude for the care given her faith
er. and including a draft for s1,322.