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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-05
NEGROES IN EACH CAMP
Every cantonment viii Have Regi
ment of CoIored Troops.


Washington, Sept. 5.-How color
lines have been ignored in the assign
ment of Negro troops in the drafted
section of the national army is reveal
ed in general orders issued yester
day. showing the war departments
intention to apportion the Negro
troops evenly where possible in all
cantonments. The order provides
that in every cantonment there shall
be one Negro infantry regiment
where sufficient personnel is avail
able. Protests have been made
against quartering Negro troops in
certain parts of the South, but nc
modification has been made. The or
der is taken as an indication OF what
the war department will do in dispos
ing Of similar regiments in national
guard encampments.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-05
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Program for Regular Weekly Enter
tainment.

Following is the program for the
regular weekly band concert to he
given this evening from the piazza of
the Cottage Hotel
The Star Spangled Banner
March-"City of Balarat" Code
Novelette-"Sweet Jasmine" Bendix
Observation-Disclosures" Verdi
Med. Overture-"Remick Hits"
Lampe
Waltz-"Evergreen Boyer
Fantasia-"In Days Of Old" Robinson
March-"The Path of Glory" Woods
America
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-05
THE CAMBRIDGE FAIR
Annual Exhibit to be Held Sept. II,
t2, 13 and ID

", 13 ana ~
What will we find at this fair? Well
for instance there is the big horse
show every breed of cattle sheep, or
swine that will add the most value to
the farm, every variety Of poultry
that will lay reasonable quantity
Of slzable eggs or will furnish the
piece de resistance OF delicious re-
past, every kind Of farm machinery
that will tighten the labor of the far.
mer and increase his efficiency, big
field OF closely competing horses, a
midway that has the latest novelties.
special attraction department that
is unsurpassed. n domestic depart
ment and a plant and flower depart
ment under an expert management
that has been called to the service Of
many other affairs.
You don't have to ask how to get
there Just follow the crowd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-05
'SUPT. GREENE
QUESTIONS
REPAIR BILL
Claims Village Should Not
Have Charged for Services
ACCOUNT AN OLD ONE
Trustees Transact Little Business al
Regular Monthly Meeting
Tuesday Evening.

Not a large amount of business
was transacted at the regular month
ly meeting of the board of village
trustees last evening. Trustees
Nash, North, McGurn, Morrissey,
Burt, Wills and Harbour were in at
tendance. President Braisted pre-
sided and Clerk Hogan and Corpora
ton Attorney Bennett were present.
Superintendent George w. Green
of the Hoosac Valley division of the
Berkshire Street Railway company
appeared before the board relative TO
a bill of repairs on Main street. The
bill has been running some time and
the company makes objections to
some features of the account. In
Mr.. Green's opinion the services of
the village street commissioner
should not have been included in the
charges. The matter was referred to
the street committee.
1t was voted that the bin Of the
Putnam House garage for freight on
car be laid on the table for inyestiga
ton.
J.. was voted that y entrances to
he hose houses Dc paired so as tc
accommodate the new fire trucks.
The matter of au omobile warning
signs at approaches to school houses
be referred to the street committee
The bill for the furnishings for the
new village officers was taken up ant
discussed When the accounts fol
the change are all adjusted one-half is
to be charged to the board of water
commissioners. The clerk was in
structed to draw his orders for The
following bills:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-05
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, rain tonight except in ex.
trome southeast portion. Warmer
interior. Thursday rain and warmer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08

WANTED-Heated rooms for light
house keeping. Herald, Box x 13 x
2-6-6d
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08
City Advertisement

The Board of Health will receive
bids for the exclusive privilege for
five years with city option to ter
inmate without rebate at end of any
YEAR, of storing hides and other prod
ucts of slaughter at Or near the mu-
nicipal slaughter house and the ex-
elusive right to be present at said
slaughter house or on City property
for the purpose of purchasing such
hides and products. 1t is not intend
ed to abridge the right of any person
Strengthening at the municipal slaugh-
ter house to take away and sell such
hides or other property, but to grant
the exclusive privilege to the success
full bidder to enter said property for
the purpose of buying or storing the
same. Bids for this privilege may be
either at a yearly cash rate or upon
such other terms as the bidder may
propose The Board reserves the
right to consider not only the cash
payment, but other inducements
which may be offered in the bids and
the Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
NEW BRITAIN BOARD
OF HEALTH.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08

WANTED-A good small size roll-top
desk and q typewriter. Tel 1852.
2-7-6d
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08
State of Connecticut,

State of Connecticut,
District of Berlin. So.
Probate Court, January Is, A. D.,
1917.
Estate of Rev. Joseph Zebris, late
of New Britain, in said District, de-
ceased.
In pursuance of an order of Honor
able Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge of the
Court Of Probate for the District of
Berlin. notice is hereby given that
said Court hath this day appointed
Henry p. Roche of New Britain.
Conn, and Albert A. Greenberg of
New Britain, Conn, disinterested per-
sons, commissioners to receive and
decide upon the claims Of the
creditors of said estate
The commissioners will meet at 2
p. m. on the 18th day of February,
1917, and on the 18th day of Febru-
cry, 1917, at o'clock in the after
noon of each of said days at the City
Court Of New Britain, for the purpose
Of attending to the business of said
appointment.
HENRY P. ROCHE,
ALBERT A. GREENBERG,
Commissioners.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08
FOUND.

FOUND-Collie dog, brown with
some white. Call at 20 Woodland
St. 2-S-2dx
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08

WANTED-Young man II or IS to
assist on milk route and in dairy.
References, 1882 Stanley ST. 2-7-2d
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08

WANTED at Clark & Brainerd's drug
store, young man over Is. 2-7-3d
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08
WANTED.

WANTED-Old false teeth. Don't
matter if broken. I pay 500 to
$500 per set. Mail to l.. Mazer,
2OO7 $. Fifth street, Philadelphia,
Pa. Will send cash by return mai.
2-S-10dX
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08

WA NTED-Position as housekeeper.
Call IS Dwight street, upstairs. Tel.
1888. 2-7-3dX
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08
FOR sAIA

FOR SALE-Two building lots; one on
Monroe. one on Winthrop street ex-
tension. Apply Is South High ST.,
T.. Is. 2-S-6dE
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08
WANTED.

hire six or seven room
house on or near trolley with land
for small garden and chickens. Ad-
dress Box NIB, Herald Office.
2-8-1dx
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-08

WANTED - Experienced stenogra-
pher Address by letter only & 4
K. Mfg Co., stating past experience
and salary expected. 2-7-2d
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED
IN WAR ARMY REGISTRATION

There only one IS.
WV The exceptions service
all of
Wv The regular the
& Militia the War the
the national volunteers recognized the Navy
laim
lave fOrexe register
For those
os penalty of Imprisonment fine provided the
through sickness shall be unable should
OF
o
certificate - -. . !, :, o-. =
mny clerk county where stopping
The will
M registration should
,h
Registration booths will be from M egisa
ton day, 1871
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

The Police Jury will convene in
extra session today for the pur-
pose of being addressed by Judge
Thomas Nj. Milling, member Of
the Board Of Affairs, on the ques-
ii N II asse-ement and taxaGiCu.
Under the present scheme OF tax
alton it i. claimed, by the poll
ticians vine contrOl the fairs Of
government, tEat the revenues re-
celved are not sufficient 10 meet
the expenses Il fact the expenses
Of the last administration exceed
ed it's income several hundred
thou sand dollars. The Board Of
Affairs was created with a view Of
reaching fairer and more Ger.
tain way Of rai-ing the necessary
revenues for State purposes, and
at the same time having the our
den Of taxation fail equally upnu
all. We understand tnat Judge
Milling will speak on those lines,
aud inform the public how far the
board, Of which he il member.
has solved this problem. We
hope tina. the meeting today will
oe largely attended. because the
question to be discussed is of the
u most seriousness.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
Centreville. La, May Is. 1917

Centreyille. La, May 25. 1917.
To the Board of Supervisors of ROAD
District No. 2 of the Parish o!
St. Mary. Ia:
Gertlemen:-
As directed by your honorable bod.
on May the 18th last, in company witt
Messrs. L. A. LOustalot. Parish Ell.
gineer Oscar Boudreaux. Supervisor
and Police Juror of this District We
investigated the roads constructed
and in the course of construction. ir
ton, Ascension, Iberville, West Bato:
Rouge.
The material used we find to be
viz: pit run gravel, washed gravel an
binder and washed gravel with roat
side filler: coming from the same
sources which came the material TO;
the main highway through this paris:
The present conditions of the road
in these several parishes vary, appa,
emily more from the manner of con
struction and maintenance than fro;
the difference in material used, or il
other words, attentive and judiciOu'
dragging of surfaces together witt
good drainage reflected the beneficial.
effect OF care and the character of the
road surface irrespective of the ma
terial
The amount of traffic, both heavy
and light, to which these roads are
subjected are very similar in char
acter to that of our community, and
We further find. that the roads con
str ,,..ted of wash gravel and road side
filler IN the Parish of Iberville, with
stand tbs traffic and are as cheaply
maintained IS the most costly road!
of pit run gravel and washed gravel
ard binder of the adjoining parishes
The cost of the material Of the
roads in lberville Parish are not to be
comparative in our estimate of cost
of our projected roads, due to the
cheaper cost of material. also, that the
roads are located Immediately ad
jacent to the Mississippi River. Bayou
Plaquemine and the Texas Pacific r
R. switch along the last mentioned
stream, as well as the fact that the
teams and wagons were furnished
tree by the farmers and large plan
tatiou owners, for the construction o.
said reads, at such periods as they
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Work on the handsome brick
STRUCTURE of the w. K. : mardon
CompaDy, Inc at the cof.,er OF
AAln and Jackson streets, is pro-
gfsssing satisfactorily. rhe bun d.
ing will be single story. aud tAte
cost viii De approxim .t-ly seven
saoosxud dollars. Mr.. Marvin
aosris 10 the Contractor Ia charge
ct the work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Cantreyiile, La. May 25. 1917.

| Cantreviile, La. May 25. 1917.
To tt Board ii Supervisors Of Roac
! Istricr No. ; G ne i';,riah C.
; At"i., i.uuisi..:.s:
Gentlemen
With the view OF aacertaiainS the
, avail. hility and efficiency OF roac
building material other than pit run
and washed gravel, at Your direction
in the company OF Nj. ]. 5. Wooster
a ne,nter Of YOUR honorable body. We
| visited the southeastern counties o.
| Texas IS follows, VIZ: JC.:e:s OF
! Hardin. Liberty. Harris and Galveston
| We found that these counties. to
getIler with others in the Soathe:;
portion OF the State have been using
Mud Shells very extensively IL the
past and are still using then! in tn.
construction of their many highways
| We travelled several hundred miles
Of roads, some Of which were con
structed fifteen years ago. and Others
| of more recent construction, as we'll
as those rOW building and have fOunt!
| them satisfactory.
This, material is to be had from the
many reefs which abound in the bays
of our guif coast and consist OF 8
disintegra;ed mass Of oyster shells,
with q certain percentage of silt ant
mad. all possessing adhesive prope.
ties
We have found that due to its close
intiln tie mixture it requires no fur,he.
rniXili :. M ling II easy Of applica tioI
on the road surface, readily settir'.
into :. concrete mass. forming one con
tinuOus slab.
The road between Port Arthur anG
Beaumont, also the one out OF Houston
to the Humble Oil field. are subjected
to heavy traffic and we found them
in good condition.
Tho Wear on the surface of an or
dinary width road is apparently small
ard the niaintainence not greater
than that of roads made of other ma.
terial
This material appeals to us from
its economy. efficiency and available
ity.
From the data at hand for COM
parison we find as follows:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
Episcopal Church.

Trinity Sunday, June 3, 1917.
Holy Communion Z 80 d. m.
Sunday School 0:45 a. N.
Holy Communion with Sermon
IL y. m.
Vespers and Litany 5 p, m.
Thursday. June TIN, 1917, Holy
Communion 1880 m.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

The June meeting OF the Ladies'
Missionary Society viii! be held
on Thursday, the seventh Of this
Month, at the home of Mrs. James
n Peterman at four O'Clock.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
Est. 1872.

were not required for farming opera
tons
InIs particular class OF road, con
tructed with road side tiile... vas be
un in 1911 anG has been extended
very year. the amount OF LoEstruc-
ion depending or the availaoillty OF
ne planters and farmers teams.
Respectfully submitted.
l.. c. GREEEMBERG.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

the Banner ackno Wedges with
pleasure the receipt If an Invita-
uon from Miss K ,thleen NJ. o. Nell
70 oe present at the commenc-.
0eot exercises Of the Sophie New.
vomo College on Wednesday
sone 9th, at which time she viii
Sfeduate. Miss O'Niell is q daugh-
.et VI Judge Chas. A y Nirll vi
we Suprem Curt of this State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
The ST. MARY BANNER
y Ei,kl.Y.
AKIN, st. MARY PARISH. La
,ATlRpAY. JUNE 2 1917

Billie Burke in ''PEGGY'
Thomas, H. Ince production.
Opera house, Tuesday, June
5. Seven parts. lOc-2Oc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
FOR Tinware 60 to Neil McNeil's
0and ivc sto,-,

- I0e % mbers Of Live Oak Camp
80. 80, Woodnen If the World,
ste requested to attend a meeting
~ the Lodge on Sunday evening.
suoe 10Th. at 4 o'clock, for the
purpose OF p.rticip Ting in the
uecoreting Of tn: graves OF de.
oessed Sovereigus Members are
requested to b1iag lowers If con-
veateut.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

The firm Of Broussard & Pecot
have moved into the Younger
building opposite the court house
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
Cane cartH for sale aud repaired
at reason bile o-ices c.. S. BRENN .

ki.s Helen Junes. Of this place
Who has been teaN hing ia tire high
school at Mavksriitie, Avoylies
psrish. during the nine months
session just ended. ret.,rned home
last Monday to spend >!her vaca-
don with her mother, Mn. w. !
Jones.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

On next Wednesday the Pol;cs
Jury will hold it's regular monthly
session.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Automobiles reprinted and re-
haired. G.. S. BREEN.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Neil McNeils 5 and 10 cent
seofe has novelties IF all kinds.
Give us u call.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Banner we pub ism interesting re.
ports on road building aud road
material presented to the Super
vlsors of Road District No. 2 of
the Parish of st. Mary by Mr.. L
Z. Grevemberg. They deserve
careful study and consideration
They chow by practical investi.
cation, that the mud shells, which
are plentiful at our doors afforo
matefial for the construction OF
pubic roads equal in durability
and much c,eap-r in cost tnan
the gravel material used on the
m ain highway through the Parish
of St. Mary.
We publish elsewhere in this
issue of the Banner circular let.
ter written by the Board of Reg
istra,ion of the Parish of st.
Mary, created under the army act,
when contains full information
and instruction in reference to tn
registering of all male re ident-
Of this parish who nave reached
twenty-one aud have not passed
thirty years Of age, which regis.
ration must be commenced and
G completed on June s. h next. This
c,r,>lar should be read aud studied
carelNliy by those Interested.
There ~ no way to evade regis.
ration sd the military servlc
consequential IL. aud we are con-
ndeot that ,.>ers is no desire to
evade by i, nat,~e born Americans,
aud we hope by those who have
pledged voluntary support and
10, atty to our govern ment. we
know that German e,Jes, emf
,Arl-s aud eympatnizersN are Sc
cretly doing what they dare not
do openly to ,hwart the OBI csa OF
the law But failure will De th..
result of their .fforts, and pu aish-
ment dire will be visited on all
who tfansgress the Law. The gov
eminent j. stronger than the in-
Guence of its secret tn mies-
9 70 lger than the traitors that
may be 10 it's midst The regu-
latious will be full and complete.
Ana the great army of the United
States Will soon be organized aud
equipped, and ready TO throw its
mighty weight with the allies 10
their righteous battle for the per-
p-tuity Of Dem ocracy and human
liberty among the people of the
world.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Toe gresm at 81 per gallon. Bes'
on the market. Half gallon 55c.
SAM SERIO.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Call at Neil McNeii's 5 and 1Ot
store for your fruit jars.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

We take orders for ice cream
bricks. Eirss.cjass service guar.
teed. SAN SERIQ.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Ice cream at Sfper gallon. Bes'
= the market. Hs.f gallon 55c.
sam SERIO.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

Wheelwright aud H ,rsesh oeing
T. s. BKENN.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02
Mud

S244 STAT
Weight per yard ...2706 lbs. 220o lbs
We wore pleased aud privileged tC
visit one OF Capt. w. d. Haden' s
hydraulic dredgers at work on rect
source comes the material for ballast
ing OF railroads and building Of high
ways iI that territory.
This plant is one of the three large
units at work on that coast. one OF
which it is proposed to use near the
mouth Of the Atchafalaya River.
Recommendations.
As the result of our investigation
would recommend the use of the mud
shells in the construction of our roads
with depth of inches and a width
as follows:
Bayou Teche to Bayou
Sale Station 800. 16ft. 1.6O miles
Bayou Sale Station to
Maryland Pit 80. IL 2.15 g.
Maryland Pit. to North
Bend Store .. 10 3.45 g
To South Bend Plan
t1tiOu 0.OU
Bayou Teche via
LuNes Farm to Gus
HeberC ....... Il ESQ 6
East side Bayou
Teche ........... 10 800 I"
lOtdl 1o.oU
Respectfully submitted,
L. c. GREVEMBERG.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

CtOS ato VI MI 0bACo q Ave~s
AoNeil's 5 and lOc store.
We learn that Associate Justice
Chas A. O'Nieil has purchased
Ne ptyperty on lower Main street,
kno~axs the Frere property and
nat he viii move his family il
zane Ia the near future, The
esoperty belonged to Mr.. George
Palffsy.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-06-02

va automobiles made az good
law by .. :. RR4NN,
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-21
Soldiers SaImed Flag at Dawn
IN Honor OF the Anniversary of the
Birth OF The Star SpangIed Banner

Every soldier in America in camp
and eantonment saluled the flag at
dawn last Friday in honor of the ami
versary Of the birtn Of The Star span
gled Banner. Orders to this effect
were issued by the war department in
response to request made by Mrs.
Nat ;. Brown of st. Louis, national
president of the children of America
loyalty league Mrs. Brown telegraph
ed the department Tint at 8 O'Clock
1917 900 school children of 81. Louis
would salute the flag and sing the ma.
tional anthem in honor of the anniver.
sary, and requested TINT American
troops be ordered to pay special honors
at dawn Francis scott Key wrote
The Star Spangled Banner Sept. IA,
1873, after the battle of Fort McHenrY.
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-21
ro Reform Russlan caIendar.

Bringing up to date of tie Russian
calendar Will be one of the earliest re-
forms Of the new government in Rus
sla, although opposition is expected
from the ecclesiastical quarters.
Any alteration of the calendar has
always been regarded as an act of inn
piety by large section of the Russian
people. When the Gregorian calendar
was introduced in 1852 ms correction.
of the Julian or Roman, three coun-
tries in Europe-RusSia, Sweden and
England-refused to come into line
with the others. 1t was not until 1852
that England brought the calendar up
to date. Sweden followed the next
year but Russia has persisted in re-
naming isolated up TO the present.
The Julian calendar was II minutes
10 seconds out of reckoning each year.
and the accumulation would now
amount to about Is days-Chicago
Post.
Putnam patriot., 1917-09-21
Chauffeur Knitting for Soldiers

Anxious To do something for the
cause George Vincent, who is IA native
of France, chauffeur for Mr.. and Mrs.
A ;. Hardy, Woodstock, spends his
lime ut the Day kimbali hospital,
where The has been confined several
months, knitting sweaters for soldiers.
Mr. Vincent fell from the automobile
some Time ago iejuting his back. He
il slowly recovering but WIS not salts.
fled to spend his time in idlenes and
finally had Mis-, BIoxam, the matron,
teach him how 10 knit. Since he has
learned he has spent the time, that
otherwise he would have been idle, In
plying the knitting needles.