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Iv! DR YST A IJrt. 1 O O O O Gives tHe O O o O O O . O O O HOME and so do the great majority ot Bennington merchants in every line of business. Your coupons are exchangeable (at the Ex hibit Store soon to be opened in Opera House building) for valuable awards when you have collected sufficient to amount to Fifty Dollars, face value. In the meantime, till company's store is opened, DRYSDALE WILL REDEEM HOME COUPONS considering them as good as gold. When you have fifty dol lars' worth of coupons (no matter of vvhom you may have got them) bring them to Drysdale and take in exchange Two Dol lars' and Fifty Cents worth of any merchandise you may select. Ask for "HOME" Coupons whenever you make a cash purchase no matter where. The " Home '' company plays no favorites EVERY Bennington merchant should have "Home" coupons; every Bennington merchant having been invited to affiliate with the Bennington "Home" company in preference to foreign intruders. 1, STORE OI?"IV IWIiY WEEK IVIOIIT in'ffliHirrinirftM i iiiiw iinmmui Miiwiti.un hih ''' Give Us (SAYSTHEMERCHANT) OR "Give Us (SAYSTHEPEOPLE) We dladly Klve stamps. If nocesiary, tp ple.no our patroni. Hut never wlll wo submlt to tyrnny. iiillmliUUon or any Kyjtera of "eraf t" by a for elEii corporatlon; not even to pleaie our Irleuih. WenlvollOMK TraUlng i2..u nrf ti.na niiu4H in ' ir.-n.-r.il iiuhllc Dreservo our llbcrty. and re- taln tlie respoct anl eonft tence of our people. ... . REMEMBER THE V HOME 1. S.-Stampi are not the Mnln Show at our 8hop. Wo have on eihlbl tton the largeHt stock ofUHKlSTMAS NOVEI.MIES for Men. Women, " Lovers, IJoys.GlrH mrt llalHesthatwelHveevershownUurlnKournventy elght yeara of buslncsi tu L'enuinKton. GRISWOLD Sport-Music-Art-Stationery-BooRs O o o e o ENNINGTON'S IUSIEST STORE Liberty ,: Stamps" 11 PA o - o o o o o Trading Comp'y's Coupons o O O O o RUTLANOJAILROAD. Correctcd to Ootober II, 1003. Tralns lcave Bennington dally, except Sunday, unless othcrwlse nntcd. OOINO SOUTH. ltao u ra-Express dally for Troy, Albany and New York. 7.H5 1'av.enner for Troy, Albany and New York. I'JiUO p m-Mall for Troy, Albany, New York :iuo Flycr for Troy, Albany and Now Vorlt. Krpress forTroy and Albany. lassenger dally for Troy nid Al- BlOfl 7H0 .. ooino N'OltlH. Uil a m-Kxprw dally for Hutland, Hurllng- tdn, Montrcal. Oudensburir and West. Pullman Rleeplnif cors to - . Montreal ond Ottawa. 7:55 l'asscni?er dally for Rutland and Hurllnmon. a.:io p m-Flyer forltutland.IJurllnRtdn.Mon. treat and Oifdensburtt. I'ullman ., parlorcar to Montreal. ou.T p m Loenl I'a'Aenser for Iti;'nd, Ilur- llngton and Intermcdlate stations. Tralns fpnm Hiitlfinfl nl..n n , 2 X) a; m.. lJ:,3T40 and sVlo'p. m iTn froin andn?:"' 8:25 a"J 0:30 a' '3M' CII.VTIIAM IMVISIOV. Hiio a m-PasMiger for Chatham and New York. sirto p m-i'aisengcr for Chatham. Tralns arrlve Irom Chatham at ll.iw a. m. anJ o:lf p, m. C, A. Nimmo, Gen. Passcngcr Agt. n,iE8;T-J ARV1S. Xlce rresldent and Rutland, Vt. Oeneral Manager. .'ack Manroe nnd Tom sharlcer Wllt FlBkt Ahont Haroh li NEW YOHK, Dec. 22,-Jack Munroc wd Tom Sbarkoy wlll bo tho prlncl pals ln the noxt blg hoavywelght bat tle. Thoy have bcn matched to flght on or bcforc Mnrch 1, 1004. The tvln ncr' of the mntch bns bccn promlscd b bnttlo wlth Jlm Jcffrics for tho world's heavywelght chnmpionahlp. Sharkcy and Mtinroe wlll flght beforo the clnb offerlng the best lnduceinents, tho blds for tho contcst to be opened i on Jan. 18. There are, however, seV' crnl restrlctlons to these blds. Sharkey refuscd to flght ln San Frnnclsco, ( clalmlug that he had becn glven the j worst of It in Frlsco and that they would not let hlm flght there when he I was matehed to meet JcffrleB. Mun roe, on the otlier lmnd, would not llsten to Sharkey's proposal for a slx round contest ln elther Chlcago or Phllndel phla. San Franclsco, Chlcago and Phlhulelphla are therefore barred frora blddlng' for tho contest. The wlnner of the match ls to take the entlre gate recelpts. The queatlon of n slde bet was ad vnnced, but was objectcd to, as Mun roo's backcr, Issy Putter, refused to niuke u wager at even nioney, statlng that tho Hnllor would bc n wnrm fn vorlto at tho rlngslde, and he would therefore get the worst of the odds. Vnnrirrbllt na nn Auto UrlTer. NEW YORK, Dec. 22,-Thc entries for the sccoud aunual interuatlonal nu tninohlle meet undrr the ausplces of the Klorlda East Coast Automoblle as soclatlon proinls'e to ecllpse ln number any prevlous meet cntry. Mucb lnter est U ccntered ln wbat speed W. IC. Vanderbllt, Jr., wlll do the mllc. It ls freely prcdlcted that hls prevlous world's record of forty-elght oeconds, mcde ln France, wlll suffer by at lenst flve seconds, whlch wlll mako Mr. Van derbllt beat the prcsent world'a record by thrco seconds, as lt now standi at forty-slr seconds; Speaklng of Mr. Vanderbllfs drivlng, W. X. Morgan, who attended the lnternatlonal race !n lreland last summer, risked inany of the Krench nutomoblllsts who they con sldered the fnstest AmerlcAn drlvor, nnd they nll nccordod that honor to W, K. Vanderbllt, Jr.. nnil malntnlned thnt he should have bi'cn one of tho drlvers reprentlng the Anierlcnns In the in teruatloual ratv. ItnoliiH l'rl-. SAX FRANCISCO, Dee. '-'2. - l.ong prlce horses were to the fore nt Ingle slde. Arthur Rny took tlit tlint rme at odds of 15 to 1; Soufriere. n 11! to 1 eholoe, won the thlrd race. nnd Hiirry Thntcher, playcd froni l.r to 10 to 1, leil the field ln the last rui-e. Souie of thenpeetators objectcd when thejmlges placed Sllurlan llrst In the tlfth. Co ronal canic with a rush ln the llfth, but flulshcd secoud. I.niKllii Tlirrir I'liunl. NEW YORK, Dec. 1SJ. HJiiliuer Lundln got the deilslon over August Eaust In n wrestling nintch ln Bi-ook-lyn last night. After Lundln throw Faust ouce the lntter antiounced that a Rore anu prevented hlm froin coutlnu Ing. Sporl nn vr Orlrnua Trni'U. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. '.- Kulcr ninn und The Regeilt were the only wlnning favorites here. nnd Thc Ite- gent shared bottlng lioiioix with Satln. Most of the wltuiPtx were well Imeked. W'uoil .Viil tu C'iiiiiiinnl Arin'. WASIUNCTON. Df Senator Warren of WyouiJng. a ukmiiIkt of the scmite cointnlttee on uillltat-y tiffalrs. has statod thnt Presldent Itoo.-cvclt sald that even If Cieneral Wood's noinl natlon as mnjor general were coiillrin ed he would not agaln proinote hlm whllo he was president nnd tht'ri'forc (Jeneral Wood would not coinuinuil tho tirniy durlng tho tline Mr. RiHxevolt was In olllce. Thls Is a very Iiupnrtttiit otHteiueiit, as it nieans thnt- l-'i-i'dci-lck ). Grant and not Wood wlll piolialilv I'omniaud tlu'nrm.v lu liHi'.i. Wiix Sdirwil nl I'npc Snliliic. INDIANAI'OI.IS. Iml., Div. 22. Ser- gennt .lulltis Ii. Fretierlek. a notcd par- tielpant In the III fatcd Grccly cxpiMlI- tlon whlch trietl to rcach thc north polc ln 1SS1. Is not oxpcctcd to llvc niore thnn a fcw days. Dlsense oml rrn ttil dnritig thc loug nionths of sulTt'i'lng aml Mnrvatton on thc hlcaL miow nlaliis of t'ape Salilnc Iiiih flnally inastcred Fied ctifk's powcrful pli.vsli.ui-. Hls dni'tnrs dcclarc thcrc Is no liopc. RIVEItHEAD. N. Y.. Icc. 22.-Aus- tln .Corbln's cstatc has shrunk from nearly $.".000,000 to soiin'thiiig lcss thnn $;100,(K)0 since KS!)(!, aml tlic dccrcaso ls attrlbutcd to thc hnvsuits brought by hls daughter, 'Mrs. Ainia Corbin Ilor- rowe, who has bccn tlvMing thc other ineinbers of the fninily lu thc sottlc nipnt of the cstatc ever since the pro Iiatc of thc wlll. (.'nriHMiliT MmiiH Cri'nl riT, GENEVA. X. Y.. Dec. 22.-Gcorgo Ilurr, i curpeiitor. fcll In front' of a traln on the I'enn-'.vlvanln dlvision ot the New Y'ork Ccnlral nnd had an arm coniplctely severcd. 11c rosc uiuisslst- ed, plckcd up theliuib and walked back to the station. Latcr he was removrd to the hospltal. Weat VlrBlnla'n "lllnatrloua Sona," WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. A marblo Rtntue of the Inte war govcrnor, Frnn cls II. Plerpont of West Vlrglnln, was placed in Statunry hall nt the capltol andcr the invitntlon of congress to each of the states to placo In the capl tol statuea of two of thelr "lllustrlous sons." I'nrla Gema Oarred at Fronller, BERLIN, Dec 22. German pollco hare sant bac,k to tho frontler n well known Pnrls Jeweler's representatlra with hls stock of gems. ' 6RYAN ANDTHE CZM Nloholau ExproBsea Friond- ehif) For United Statea IT IS SHARED BY THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE Ilnler of the Moaeovlte ftmplre Oaye Kvldcnce of Dep Intereat In nnd Acqnnlntnnce VItb Our AOTalm.', ST. EETERSnURO, Dec. 22.-Wii Hnm Jennlngs Bryon was recclved in ludienco by Cznr Nicholus at noon at tlio Wlnter palace. Tho audlence, whlch lasted for flf teen tnlnutcs, was arranged almost on thc spur of the momcnt by Ambassndoi McCormlck, who was uncertaln us to the time of Mr. Hrynn's arrivul at St Petersburg. Durlng tho convcrsation with Mr. Bryan hls majesty expressed in tho most emphatle manncr the fecllng of friendshlp entertalned by hlm and by thc Russlan natlon for the Unltcd States and the hopo that the good rela tions whlch have always exlstcd be twccn the two countrles would never be dlsturbcd. Ile gave cvldencc of tho deepest interest in and acqualntance with alTalre ln the United States. In rcsponse to Mr. Bryan'a lnQtilry concerning thc progress of publlc in 8tructIon In nussla hls majesty gave n mlnute descrlptlon of the systera of educatlon In thc Russlan cmplre, show ing an intlmnte knowledgc of cduca tlonn'l mvthods and the stutlstlca rc lntlng thercto. Mr. Bryan was entertalned at dlnner by Araba8sador McCormlck beforo leuvlng for Berlin. MINE EXPL03ION. CareUaa I'orclnn IVorker Carrled a Nnkrd Ump, WILICESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 22. -Great extltement prevalled ln Plymouth when word was sent to the surfnce from the Nottlngham colllery thnt a se rlous exploslon had occurred In No. 3 plope of that mlne, operated by the Le hlgh and Wilkesbarre Conl compnny. Ambulances siuil physlclans were hur rll to the top of the sloie, and hnlf an hour later elght men wero brought from the mlne biirntd bj the gas. The Injuiles of CommlHky, Bouner and Regcskey are scrlous. The concus alon whlch followcd the neeldent hurl ed wmie of thc tlmlier nnd brnclng work In nll dlm-tlons. though no neri- ous dniiiMKc 'n, donc to thc worklngs. The mlne, as n rnle, Ih not a kukcous ohc. and had it not beeu for thc care Icssncss of a foivigui'i' ln earryltig a uakcd liimp thc exploslon would not have omirrcd. At thc tlmc thc ncci- dcnt happcncil thc men liml been work Ing 1 ii the red ush vcln, kuown ns tho elevcnth gnngwny. It was mlracnlotm that' any of the nicn escaped allve. Itngpra Trlnl Unda Jury Out. BENNINGTON, Vt., Dec. 22,-Thc case of Mary II. Rogers, chnrged with the niurder of her hiisbaud, Marcjis M. Rogers. by the use of chloroform on the nlght of Aug. 12, 1U02. was glven (o the Jury last nlght. The Judge'a chnrge occu)lod one hour. More thnn a thoueand people crowded Into the narrow contlius of the courtroom. Mrs. Rogers bore hersolf well durlng thc llnal arguuients of 0. M. Bnrber for the state. Hls speech to tho Jury wns n niPiclless nn-nlgnmcnt of the prlson er. whoin he ehar.ictcrlzel ns n woninn ilcvold of nll fecllng except whero her persoiml lustlnrts wero to be gratllled. He snld thnt tho defendnnt had for llvo dnys durlng tho presentntion of most damaglng evldence ngninst her wit onlinly before thc bnr of Justico and exhlblted a hrazen elTrontcry and enlIouness that was nstonlshlug. A Tnrkey Trnlni nlnp. S 100,(100, ST- I.OI.MS, I)e 22.-Turkys alf not scarit' lnMI "ou.-i. (ine tiini 1ms sliip ped IS'J.iMU) or them u New York In a singl I'uid. lt is -ild to be thc tlrst "tur! . )Hi lul" ever rnn out of St. I.ouls. The ttnlu cnnsisteil of nlneteon cars, ciiiT.vlng :!2,o;hi turkeys, weiglilng in nll nbout oOO.OiK) pouuds, nnd rcpre sentwl a value of from ?00,000 to $100, Oiki. thc New York prlce of turkeys be Ing from IS to 20 cents a prtund. lirlxlmaN nt Wnlilorf I'or lliuinn. NEW YORK. I)ee. 22,-Senator Mar eus A. Ilanna may bc forccd to cat his Christmas dlnner In thls city. He bns been nttnckcd by rhcutnntisiu, from whleh he hns sutfcwl severely at tlmcs, and Is now couliiu'd to bis rooms In the Wahlorf-Astorla, vvhcre he ls under the eure of n physician. Whllo It Is sald at thc hotcl that thcrc is nothing alarm Ing in hls enudition, lie Is forccd to de ny himself to vHltoi-s. Mnrdor nnd I'orKrry ClinrKcit. BIIFFAI.O, Dee. 22.-The grand jurj has reported four iudlctments against Chnrles Honler, Two nliege murder In the tlrst riegrcc and the other two nl iege forgery. The murder chnrges arc based on the kllling of Franz Frehr nnd hls wlfe, Jonuna Frehr. The for gery lndlctments are bhscd on the slgn liig of tho dead niHn's naine to a deel. Bonler haR eonfesscd the forgery. Two CiiiimiiIn of I'liiiiuini. WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.-The stnte departnicnt has rccognlzed Nathanlel Brandon ns vlce eonsul of I'nnama nt New York and .luan Franciseo Arlas as eonsul of I'anama nt Mohlle, Ala. Fcvcr AlintfN nt llntlrr. BUTLER, Pa.. Dcc. 22.-Thcre lmve bccn no deaths durlng the last twenty four hours from typhold fcvcr nnd but one new case reported. On the Eve of War. BERLIN, Dec. 22.-On tho cvo of war Is the oplnlon of n Inrge part of the Gonnan pross In regard to the crlsis ln thc far east. 6B$HliSSrOgjlEFS. w of the Town and TUUg Told ""r r or iJuijr Beadara Mlss Ella Purcoll is homa from Co hoes for a couplo of weoks. Mlss Maude Boldon is homo. from a sevorai we.eks visit in Brooklyn Harry Jubb is homo from tbo Uni- verslty of Vermont for the holidays. Mlss Cocll Powers will behome to morrow to spend thoholiday vacation. Mlss Linda Bahan has been spend ing soveral days In Troy with friends. Mlss Amy Cutler is expocted homo toraorrow to spend tho two weeks vaca tion, Mlsses Hopo and Ruth Graves aro homo from Philadolphin to spond Christmas and Now Years. Ono man and his wlfo who resido in tho vlllago havo not missed a session of court since Mrs Rogers' trial was begun. Thoy havo put in a prompt appearanco every timo and secured good soats. "Neglooted cold mnlin of r,.r, yards. ' Dr Wood's Norwav Pino Rv. rup holps men and women to a happy. vigorohs old ago. Womon lova n r. t?iD' , rro uIod mokes it. Burdock Blood Bittors makes puro b lood. A Coatly Ml.take. Blundors arosomntl sie. Ocoasionally Ilfo Itself is tho prico of a miBtake, hut you'Il never be wrong if you tako Dr Klng's New Llfo l illsfordyBpepsia, dlzzineis, headacho llver and bowel troubles. Th gentlo jet thorough. 25c, at Glbson'a drug store. Don't be imnosed unnn livtoM stltutes offered for Foley's Hooej and Tar For aalo br B. A. O lllnlnn. HOME TraaM Stamps Cive THS.... ADVERTISEMENT is for tliose who are thinkinir 10 nuiKe someone giad .. SLIPPERS Every kind, prettyand coin fortjible. Gaiters, Leggins, of eveiy descriptiou. Shoes aiul serviceable footwear of all kiiuls, all desirable and accept able. GIFT OFFERINGS on view at the BENNINGTON SHOE STORE llarts Blotk, Main Sl. Opp.M.E.CImrch Just Call And Look Over Our mas Stock . It costs nothing to look. will try and supply We your wnnts. JOSEPH M. AYRE DRUCCIST Tolophono 508 Mnln Stroot We Ulve ilrtctt TRADING IWNIMUa, baVaaWaaa jTAMPS IMPORTED and DOMESTIC CICARS & TOBACCO l'lpes, I'ouoliet, Clgnr Cnes, etu. A filU line ot TiiImoco und riir ip jnr i,i.., aio the ino-tconih!le nnU orli.-lii.ilii' lilnh-cmss 3moke.H'.irtli'Iea oa tlir lnnnict. Tlio Imdlf! ilrc ul iiorcelala tU irluunlnes lliililiL'd In . ...v..,v, ii,.), .,1m iiiiiiifH i mctal. Thc (IcsIkd? or dop'ira lou arn hnnrt palnteil. Tbe colors nre vltrin.ible, not afrected sulUible pruscnt for a centleman. KiioA w contalns a sponRe to kecp eltlicr oliars or to- P1IONO0RAP1IS and RECORDS BENNINGTON CiGAR CO. ' 423 MAIN STREET CALENDARS Qur calendar subjectthisyearis a reprodiictfon in color of the fam- ous f ifteen thous and dollar head. THEY'RE FREE HOME Tradinir Stamps. They're f ree too. Watches for the boys. TheyVe free also. You are likewise free to exam i ne the finest stock of Xmas goods ever before shown in a Bennington store. Remember the ..HOME. BBB Fresh ground for table use at the Wholesale and Retail Mifl, Bennington, Vt. MARKET Loweat prices for be.st Meats, Beeff iMtitton, Pork, Lard, v Sausage, etc. Oreon Stamps Cash Customers REED - SOUTH ST. NOTICE! lienniuitlnn C unty Havlngs Bank. Tlie nnnuul m'ii(na of Oio errirators of tlic HeuiiliiKlna l'.iuh.v ..tm,'j llanlt wlll be liuM m tl e uali,- ii' mii t llank ln Its bank liul'rtlnit ln n n ii .-to . on tlie flKt Wed tiexlnv, iMlnlay) of .linu.iry, A. I. 19M, at nvutr.jiooli , i' i . h - nurpoie of electlnfr ubo.ir.lu iru ec- io ilie yenr c ulnc and tho trnriM.ui'iti'iif fiiiv nthor hiiiiii44 fannri . : . " ncn mf, esppumuv t- 11,1 rucan- u ?' .lns uuniuer ur irura o.u ana to u"cr unu revlse l"ui;'TWv . Hatca at Bennington Vt., Nov, 23. iml 4lw j