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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

One day friend persuaded my
wife 10 take Taniac and the results
have been nothing less than wonder.
tul Her troubles have not only en-.
tirely disappeared, but she has actual.
~ ga ned twenty pounds in weight
and now seems to be IN perfect health.
She has suffered for eight years with
headaches, nervousness and loss of
appetite and was in a badly rundown
condition She could not eat much
had pans all through her body and
limbs and was so weak at t mes she
could hardly stand on her feet She
was los ms weight and gradually get
ting worse all the time in spite OF
all we could do
After seeing the splendid results
my wife was getting began taking
Tanlac myself and before ! had fin
,'shed my second bottle | was eating
things | had not dared touch before
In a long time i am now eating Just
anything set before me and my appe
lite is fine. | suffered for FIVE year,
with the worst kind of stomach trou
bic and nervous indigestion, but It has
reviewed me entirely. We both oy,
Tanlac a great debt of gratitude
The above enthusiastic statemen
was made recently by Herbert 0
Peters, wellknown citizen of Kansa.
CITY. Nilsson, residing at 5S4 Wal
nut street.
Tanalae is sold in Bennington b,
w l. Ctokay
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
BENNINGTON FIRST
Merchants Associat on viii Hold
Meeting to Elect officers.

Meeting to Elect officers.
/ The Merchants Association of Ben
nington proposes to sell merchandise
as qow as it can be bought elsewhere,
Invest cation shows that their over
head expenses are less than they are
In Trey, Albany, North Adams and
P.ttsfie.d. We can buy as low as any
of these cites, hence we can and viii
sell as low, quality against quail ty.
The only competit on we are so far
unable to meet Is the greater var ETY.
of goods to select from, kept by the
city stores.
II everybody in Bennington county
will confine their shopping to our
home town, Bennington's business com
munity will be doubly prosperous,
and we can then keep a much larger
variety, buy m greater quantities, ana
give much better service. Anyway IL
Is up to YOU to give the members CT
this assoc alton the first crack at
your business and an opportunity TO
prove themselves equal to their task.
We are interested in you and you In
ms We are both interested in making
bennington Business, Better The
out OF town fellow cares moth ng for
ether of us except our money a list
OF the members viii printed in this
paper in a few days
The election OF officers of the Ben
nington Merchants Association will
be held Tuesday n ght at S p. m
sharp I'M the village clerks rooms
Every progressive merchant in Ben
nipgton is nv.ted 10 be present
whether he is n member or not.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Enouoh 10 Stop II.

Mrs. Flatbush--I see your clock ls
stopped at nine o'clock
Mrs. Bensonhurst-ln remembrance
of my husband,
'But your husband is still llvngT
Oh yes but he came home one night
at nine o'clock, as he promised, and
the clock stopped and has never gone
since"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
NORTH BENNINGTON


M IS Marion Phillips of Bennington
visited friends m town Sunday.
Mrs. Z. Prescott Brown Is improv-
ing slowly from few days illness.
Mrs Ira L. Adams, who has been
Ill fer the past two weeks, is better,
and able to be out again.
Miss Lura Rutan, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs G.. H Farms
worth fer month, returned today to
Albany. ~ Y,
There will be a rehearsal of the ri.
tual work for the officers OF Tucker
chapter No 9S o. e. 8. al Masonic
Tempe Tuesday evening.
The regular meeting OF Valley View
Camp No. 1O,426 Modern Woodmen
II America VII be held at North Ben
nington, Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Rev. FIR. Lndner from the Redemp-
Itionest blouse, saratoga, sipplled at.
st. John the Baptist church iStrndays,
n the tabsence of Rev. II. j. Bdfkesl
Paul Whte3 Who Is in Toledo, 6hib,
'oF the winter, and who was called to
JpA set pAi bucHiNSN lui iiaS OulPiVg chf
Visited his mother Mrs. Anne r.
White at Hinsd llvllle, 'nf So
Mrs Frank Eaton of New York
atty recently VISITED her brother, Pearl
Barton, who is i'll at the home of Mrs.
Josephine Brundage Of Hawks avenue
Mrs. Eaton went from here to Albany
where she is stopping for week.
Mrs. Potter Montgomery OF Shafts
bury, stopped in town Sunday on her
return from Schenectady where she
vas called by news that her daugh-
ter Nss Ruth was In a hospital as
result Ct injuries sustained in a
faa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
THE DEPARTED CAVE MAN


A cave man OF yore grabbed girl by
the ca;r
And dragged her away 20 his lone rocky
lalr
White her friends ana relations would
rave
Ncw he girl makes speech most auea'
ciously queer
The man si:s and listens ard says Yes
my dear"
The cave mans gone back In ais cave
A cave mau 81 yote With authority bold
Made Yer wear enough clothes 50 She
wouldn't lake cold,
Ard he old her just how 70 behave
But now wher giri jazzes BY In The
street
RE man gives ore look and ;hea oea:s
retreat
The cave G.an.s ssEs back % nis cave
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
LEGION LOST IN RUTLAND
Marble CITY Quintet Shows More
Speed and Endurance.

Speed and Endurance.
Bennington Post basketball team
was defeated on Satun,ay. eyening,
FEB. 18th hy' the Rutland fSJsA. ION the
latters euart b. q score Of s5 10 81.
The game was slow and RepocF one TO
watch The outstanding feature was
the poor cOnd on Of the Bennington
Boys. They were short in wind and
many OF their shots slowed deplor.
able lack ~ practice. The Rutland
team also insisted on professional
| rules which we're new and conse.
quent handicap to the warriors from
Beun ngton.
Early in tho game, Johnson, Rut.
lands center, proved his ability by
cagng 4 baskets In quick succession.
Levin was going fine unit he bridged
hmse against the stage in a way
that lad him out fcr several minutes.
The half ended with Rutland leading
q to IA.
In the second half arrangements
were made to keep johnson safely
guarded and their wind had stayed
with them. the Bennington players
might have retrieved Their past or.
rors They did gain baskets
through Scott, Denley and Buss and
then they began 10 lag again. Rut.
land Played fast through out and
with the advantage of the larger hcor
closed the contest in the same style
n which they started.
The 1fneuD was as follows.
Benn ngton Rutland
Levin, Capt, rf IT,, Mailer
Denley, IT,, rf., Bridges
Scott, c., c., johnson, Capt
Buss, rg., rg, Capeless
Leonard lg. lgp Chase
Sullivan for Leonard
Canney fcr Capeless
Stafford for Muller
Referee, Brown; timer, Hunt. Per
'iods, to 20 mn
Notes on the Game
The Rutland boys p'ayed like gent
emen all through. They'll be in Ben
nangton soon.
Buss got bad eye out of it,-fell
en- chair
Denley made a few pretty shots
that brought credit from the crowd.
Scott was fast at times
Practice at the Y NJ. G. A. for
Benr, ngton Tuesday night. There will
be home game this week, probably
Saturday night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Similarity,

"Charles. dear, said young MI
Torklns, horse racing is something
like politics. isn't it?'
81 don't quite see how you figure
IT,"
Most of the people who discuss
either subject are SO much more reli-
able in remnlsccnce than they are In
prophecy"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Dad 4 Graduate. Too.

80 the boy is home from collegeT
ayes. Surprises ne, 100.
"Th0t so2"
"Yes, Marvellous how much more
they're teaching boys at that college
now than they taught when | went
there. don't begin to know as much
as he thinks he knows
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
DEAD WILL COME BACK
Bible Lecture by r. II. Harrison Sun
day Afternoon.

day Afternoon
Another Bible lecture was deliver.
ed at high school hall Sunday after
moon by f H. Harrison of New York.
MIR. Harrison, whose topic was Res
surrecton Of the Dead Soon" was in
troduced by f. ]. Brown Ct North Ad.
ans and spoke TO an audience OF
about two hundred persons
The speaker mixed the present
troubled cond ton Of the world with
the RAPID repopu!ating of Pa estine by
the Jews as an indication that the
Drophenes cf the Old Testament are
to be fulfilled in the not far d stant
future. It IS known that In the mid
die ages the Hebrews were so perse-
cuted that they left their native land
a most to a man. Today there are
10000 Jews in Palestine and they
a-e returning from all quarters of the
glche at the rate of 1900 a month.
They are rebuilding the country along
agr cultural commercial and indus
tria' Ines 'The discarded creeds OF
the dark ages may deny that God will
again rece,v6 the Jew, declared the
speaker" but his work and the ful'
filled prophecies of today affirm it,
The next lecture viii be 6 ven on
Sunday, February 20 The speaker will
be r. ]. Coward of San Antonio,
Tex. and his subject will be Return
OF Christ Near"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

The Department OF Agriculture says
that the crux Of timber depletion ls
the exhaustion, or partial exhaustion
of the forests that are most available
to Tie bulk Of the population of the
country. One-haf Of the lumber re-
naming in continental Uuited States
is in three states bordering on the
PaciRc ocean
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
pesIrssIe oranas,.

There y an orange grove In China
that Is reported to surpass In sweet
ness and delicacy any Of the oranges
TO which the people of Americn or Of
Europe are accustomed. and Il may be
grown in places where the tempera-
ture fnlls to 90 degrees below freez.
Ing point.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for the construc-
ION OF "a miles OF reinforced concrete
pavement in the town OF Bennington,
Vermont, will be received at the Of
fee of the Town Clerk by the Select.
men of Bennington, until 9 o'clock,
p, m, February 95th, 1921, and then
publicly opened and read,
Plans and spec ficatlons may be
seen at the Office of the Town Clerk
of Bennington or at the State Engi-
neers office, at Montpelier, Vermont.
idders should satisfy themselves, be
fore bidding as to the character of
the work and the obstacles to be en-
countered The estimated quantit es
are not guaranteed, but are gwen as a
basis for the comparison of bids.
A certified check for One Thousand
Dollars $4,000 00) payable to the Sc
lectmen of Bennington, must accom-
pany each bid
The right is reserved to reject any
and all lids.
j. 0. Burt
W. r. White,
+, NJ. Thompson,
Seectmen Of bennington.
Dated February 10, 1921.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Resemblance.

"owens is a sort of a human dtna-
mo-"
THAT fellowl Why, he hasn't en-
ergy enough to work and pay his
bills"
Exactly! Everything he hns on is
charged"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
A Close Relative.

Bnl-And he's your own cousinr
C;ill--He Is.
But they say he's not at all gener-
ousT
Generous? Sayl That fellow
wouldn't lend you his toothbrush,
even I"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
The Rear seat Driver.

"How did the accident happenf"
"Well, you see the wife was riding
with me and guess she must have
neglected to tell me there was another
ear coming It's queer, too. because
/ could always depend on her to warn
me of everything"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

Wnis--What is II when you're mar.
ried twice of the same time?
Glllis--Polygamy.
Wlllis--And when you're only mar
ripd once1
Cills-M Monotouy,-Cornell Widow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
paradoxlcal RusIness.

''l'here is one thing queer about
liquid voices"
"What Is thaty
THAT they give such solid returns"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14
Resemb ance.

"a womans like sleeping car,
In one way" says BIZ Hupp
"They both look different. by gar,
After they've been made up"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

Mrs.. Y. o, PETERS, Of Kansas
City Mo-, Whose experience with
Tanlac has been nothing less won.
6erfuI, declares her husband. Az
ter her Improvement he takes It
hIrT7ef and hs health Is also re.
stored.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-14

Selectmen Of Bennington.
Dated February 10, 1921.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-09-14
Death of Little Boy.

On the 18th of August, little Err
nest Sizemore, son of Mrs. Lucy Size
more of the Berea section of ouc
county, was accidently burned by
scalding and was buried at Beres
church on the 18th. Mrs. Sizemore
was comparative stranger in the
community, but is highly esteemed
by her neighbors, and Joined Berea'
church during the meeting this sum-
mer. Four children were left to the
bereaved mother, two girls and two
boys. Soon after this sad accident oc-
CURED Mrs. Sizemore removed to
North Carolina where she will make
her home with her parents. The good
wishes 1of Berea community and the
sympathy of many friends go WITH
her.
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RED OAK GROVE.
Flat Rock Sunday School Well.
Attended, Mrs. Young Inn
proving, Tribute to MIR.
Griffis.
written for last weeIs.)

We have had so many good oppor-
tunities during the last few weeks
of learning more about our Chris
tian duty and thereby enable US to
live lives worth while, that to not
do good by our daily walk each day,
we will be neglecting the call of
"Jesus over the tumult."
1t has been a great privilege and
so enjoyed, to attend the series Of
protracted meetings at Red Oak
Grove and Red Hill. Surely no SER
wants labored more earnestly and
endeavored to bring to the minds Of
the people more clearly, the way of
life, than Rev. Abiah Bussey and Rev.
w. R. Barnes. Surely they have done
their duty, and now are we not as
hearers held more accountable, since
the way of life has been made so
plain, and now that these two church
es are so closely associated, being
as it was, almost one large congre-
cation, many resolutions being adopt
ed, we must be busy people lest
we retrograde.
There was goodly congregation
to attend Flat Rock last Sunday. Sew
eral new names added to the roll.
The school is planning to adopt the
use of the graded literature.
The friends of Rev. G. W.. Bussey
cordially greeted his return to his
pulpit on last Sunday. We are glad
to note he is much stronger and was
able to talk to his congregation again.
There is quite a lot of sickness
now. DR.. Whitlock is on the go pref
ty regular.
Irs: b 81 Morgan has been sick
fos M several days with malaria.l fever
s Master grne Bussey was able to-
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7IOVGS HIS OuIudy SShooA.
The community is delighted that
our friend, Mrs. A. B. Young is
gradually improving now.
When the news came that our life
long old friend, Mr.. Nick Griffis
had passed away our very hearts
were saddened. We mourn not for
him, but for ourselves, for we are
assured by his humble devout life
he is not dead, but sleepeth.
His is the reward of the righteous,
for our Lord has promised such to
those who. walk in his name.
Had he lived twenty-four days
more he would have been eighty
five years of age. He married Miss
Maggie Harling Of McKendrie near
|ly Sc years ago, who survives, with
two children, Mrs. Trap McManus,
and Mr.. John Griffis of Cleora.
To those, and other loved ones, we
extend our sympathy, and rejoice IN
the hope that is assuredly theirs that
we can meet again.
Mr.. C. S. Lamb from Atlanta and
Frank Kenrick from Augusta was
here with home folks Sunday.
Mrs. Johnnie Mathis from Golfers
has been at the b I'd side of her moth
ed, Mrs. Zelphia Thurmond for sew
eral days returned home Sunday.
We are glad to state that Mrs
Thurmond is now able to sit up, at
ter a severe attack, being taken sud-,
denly.
Miss Willie Mae Burton was the
weekend guest in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. w. Lamb before re-
turning to school work, at Tubman
High School.
M. LAMB.
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a hard time walking these logs with
the balls knocking off the bark.
By the help of God l got across,
but I was so exhausted I felt like l
couldn't go any further. I dropped
down on the ground like 1 was hid
in plain view of the Yankees. No
sooner than I hid on the ground, they
sent balls around me, knocking the
dirt on me. l thought by the hep Of
God I would go again, and 1 .,ot Up
and made my escape all right. As far
as know, was the last man cross
ing this swamp. We got to our breast
works in safety.
The Yankees did not come up close
enough to give US chance at them.
We were engaged all summer and
fall, driving them, and they driving
US. When winter came we put up
some sort of winter quarters.
One night when it was sleeting
and showing, and it was freezing
cold, l lay down on my pallet, and
felt that / would get quiet nights
rest, but not so. About midnight, an
orderly came around and told US to
get up and cook three days. rations
and be ready to move at 8 o'clock.
I turned over and said to myself,
"My God, 1 had as soon be dead as
to be punished so bad. got up and
cooked my rations, and when the
long roll was sounded, I mounted
my horse and went to the place we
had to arm. We went in the rear of
the Yankees and came back to this
camp the next night, gone all day
with no fire, half frozen to death.
In the winter, we had to keep a
picket post on the white oak swamp.
Our horses and men were about CIV
en- out. About every three nights /
had to go on picket duty, off some
miles from camp, the weather was
freezing cold and we had to sit on
our horses four hours at time, and
my clothes were thin. had q good
blanket which Iswould5 :l8a5ras a5 4 silps W IN i
but some nigbt ned .Iosfd5Es
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and II anything made noise, l could
hear his heart beat, so l would watch
my horse, looking for danger. He
was better watch than I was and /
learned to depend on him when it; was
so dark.
We had an awful time all the sum-
mer and winter up to the third of
April 1865, when Lee left Peters
burge and Richmond.
Our command brought up the rear
of Lees army when we passed out
of Richmond with sad hearts, leaving
our glorious Capitol that we had
been defending four long years.
When we were going out of Rich
mond, the Yankees coming in on the
other side of town, our government
houses were burning, set on fire by
our forces.
I have given you an account OF
the retreat from Richmond to Ap,
pomattox. / have often wondered at
what "a man can stand.
When Sherman was passing
through Georgia and South Carolina,
burning and turning out women and
children, in the cold with all their
produce burned or destroyed, Sher.
man said then "War is hell" If he'll
is worse than war, then God forbid
that ever will see the place.
I have a little hymn book I car.
ried in my pocket during my soldiers
life. Here is the hymn I often re-
peated in my mind while I was on
my post of duty:
cam I soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own His cause
Or blush to speak Ills Name!
Must I be carried to the skies
On fowery beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize
And sailed on bloody seas?
Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace
To help me on to God?
Sure, must fight if would reign
Increase i courage, Lord;
I'll bear the toll, endure the pain
Supported by Thy Word"
W. T. WALTON.
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exquisite piece of lingerie. Miss Hal
lie White, another honor guest, was
given pretty camisole. At one
o'clock a beautifully arranged lun-
cheon was served.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Barlow Walsh entertained with a
party for Miss Mobley, and the oc-
casion was one of enjoyment. After
a cordial welcome, places were got
ten for rook and live game ensued.
Miss Mobley was presented with a
daintily embroidered pair of pillow
cases. While sweet music was being
enjoyed an elaborate salad course
with iced tea was served
Friday afternoon Miss Mobley was
again honored with large reception.
this being given by her cousin, Mrs
P. N. Keesee, and Mrs. j. w. Mish'
The home was bright and attrac-
tive and soft colored lights gave a
glow over all. During the hours, $50
to z o'clock, about seventy five call,
ed.
In the receiving line with the hos
tess and honoree were Misses Elise
Mobley, Carrie Mobley, Frances Tur,
ner and Gladys Sawyer. After pleas,
antries all were invited to the din
ing room where pink and white block
cream ad BRIDES cake were served.
The cream was cut from a beau.
tifully appointed table.
Mrs. j. L. Walker entertained fol
Miss Mobley on Saturday morning
with a luncheon, and the occasion
proved one of many pleasures.
There were about 40 present, and
these were all asked to write fav
orite recipe for the bride-to-be, which
were bound together and presented
to her.
Just then tiny little expressman
Master Roland Walker, came in pull
ing an express wagon, which held 8
large package addressed to Miss Mob
ley. When she opened it, it was
large box full of many beautiful gift:
from those present.
After Miss Mobley had viewed al
these pretty things, she thanked al
nj very appreciative wards. Later al
were seated at an elaborate luncheon
lof many tempting viands.
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the river.
One night / was stationed at this
post to do picket duty. We could hear
the Yankees crossing over the river
on their pontoon bridge. We knew
then that we would have trouble.
The next day they brought over ar
tillery and a body of infantry. In
the morning about sun up, was sit
ting on my horse on this picket post
under an oak tree, / saw a Yankee
run out to tree about half mile in
front of me. He did not stay there
long. They soon brought out can
non. 1 suppose they saw me on my
horse and perhaps thought I was an
officer. They sent shell over at me
which burst in the top of this oak,
the splinters falling all about me,
but fortunately none hit me. / still
sat there on my horse until I was or
dered to leave my post of duty.
Our command was falling back to
our breast works. Our Legion was
bringing up the rear when we got to
church. Beyond the church was a
swami of timber cut down. The tim
ber Law as it fell. Our company was
sent out in a clear place to check the
Yankees so the command could get
across this swamp. 1t is known in
war that it is better to make a sac
rifce of one company than of a reg
iment. We went to this clear place,
the Yankees coming through a straw
field in solid line of battle of in
fantry. When we got out there the
Yankees were about $50 yards COM
ing on. We shot at them. i aimed at
the colors. When / shot the colors
fell. Others were shooting SO l do
not know whether I hit them or not.
We fell down on our backs to load
again and dropped down so their
balls would pass over US.
When I got my gun loaded, l got
up to shoot again, and could see only
one Yankee running half bent TO-
wards hollow. l shot at him and he
fell. GO not know that hit him or
rave him a scare. At this time we
were 1.early cut eff, so we LETT that
place and went to the swamp of tim
Der cut to cross ever. One MAI was
crossing behind us. The Yankee balls
were knocking tha bark off of these
logs shooting at US. The mar behind
me told me to go faster. l cold him l
could not, but if he wanted TO 60
faster to go ahead of me. l had no
way to dodge and had to take what
was coming. You can imagine l had