davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT
Miss Mildred Newmaysr Devisss New Way
for Picnic and Party

Miss Mildred Newmayer gave
party to number of her friends on
Wednesday evening which was alto
gether out of the ordinary.
In the parlor at her fathers home
miniature grove had been prepared and
arranged and tables set and bountl-
fully laden.
Following the dinner new play
originated by Miss Newmayer in which
the characters of minister, doctor,
lawyer, Mrs Cab, constable, miser,
lady reporter, and village spinster
we're aptly portrayed One or two
arrests we're made fines imposed and
promptly turned over to the officers
graft fund. This feature of the play.
evoked much applause among the pic
nicers because it was made known that
the officers were in need of money and
took this way to get it.
The play was an enjoyable one and
the author might we'll have it copy
righted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20

not fan far short OF ihnt aud may
prove TO DE much greater. Fire and
flames have added to the destruction,
the ruin and despair
The material losses are beyond com
putation. Wounded and hurt mex
pressibly. the chief city Of the west lies
at this hour humbled TO the dust,
blackened, battered and charred.
The earthquake worked astonishing
havoc in San Francisco's famous Chi
natown. The Chinese theaters and Joss
houses are in ruins, and rookery after
rookery collapsed, covering alive hun
dreds of the Celestlals Panic reigns
among the thousands Of Chinese, and
they All the streets, dragging whatever
they can save from the wrecks.
The Japanese quarter has been partly
burned and from the part not de-
stroyed the people have fled In terror,
packing Oh their backs what house
hold effects they could tie together
When darkness fell thousands Of
men. women and children from the
Latin quarter marched in endless pro-
cession toward the hills or 10 the water
front, frantic to get away from the
city lest other earthquakes follow and
the flames trap them before they could
make their escape
Artillerymen from the Preside with
their supply wagons and the army com
missary wagons aided in getting the
fleeing Inhabitants and their baggage
ont Of Threatened quarters.
Despite the vigilance OF police and
soldiers, many places were pilaged
In the wholesale district Liquor stores
were broken into ana stripped clean.
As a result scores Of vagabonds were
lying drunk in the streets
Fourteen cities besides San Fran
cisco are in ruins. Here are the sum
maries;
Pslo Alto Leland Stanford. Jr, uni
versity Is practically destroyed. One
report says only one building is left
standing; loss. many millions; several
lives lost
San Jose Many buildings wrecked
siXty-fve killed St Agnes Insane
asylum wrecked and subsequently
burned; 90 inmates Killed; others
roaming around country
Salinas Spreckels Sugar factory de
stroyed; loss, Sl.50O000; High school
building. Ellss' hall Masonic temple,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Central Vermont Loses Case in Windham
County Court.

County Court
Brattleboro, April 10. A verdict for
50, 900 was returned late yesterday af-
ternoon by the jury in the case of
George Shanks, of South London.
derry, administrator of the Almar w
Shattuck estate, against the Central
Vermont Railway Co. The case had
been contested stubbornly since Mon
day in county court at Newfane and
was the most important case of the
present term. Counsel for the plain
tiff we're G G Fits and j l. Martin,
of Bratileboro and the defendant S
attorneys were G w Writer'S of 81
Adams, w BIC Stickney OF Bethel
and Charles H Darling of Burling-
ton.
Alma w Shattuck was engineer
on the BrattIeboro & Whitehall rail.
road, now the West River railroad,
running from Brattleboro to South
Londonderry. August %, 1908, just
after the road had been changed from
narrow to Standard gauge Mr. Shat.
tuck's engine ran off the rails on a
curve north of the Tilliamsville sta
tion and went down an embankment.
Mr. Shattuck was caught by one leg so
that he could not get out of his cab,
/ and he was scaled to death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
INQUEST IS
BEING HELD
Over Death Of Mrs. Cox and
Grandson.
EUNICE COX RETURNS
Was One OF The Witnesses Called
Before Judge Bates
TODAY.
EUNICE COX RETURNS

Judge Bates, assisted by States at
torney Daley is holding an inquest
into the circumstances surrounding the
death'of Mrs George Cox and the in
FAINT son OF Eunice Cox.
Eunice Cox returned to Bennington
last night. Her father telephoned to
her that her mother was dead and re-
quested her to come home.
The family states today that the re-
port yesterday that Eunice went to AL
bany after the baby's death is untrue,
and that she went Tuesday afternoon,
"A hours before the baby died, and
when was supposed the baby was all
right.
She was up here, it is said, from
Saturday to Tuesday and arrang-
ed with relatives to have the baby
taken to the home Of family in Lon
donderry to be brought up. The baby
was TO have been taken there tomor-
row had it lived.
The autopsy on the bodies of Mrs
Cox and the baby was made yesterday
by Drs Stewart and Houle but what
they found is not given to the public.
This fact lends color to the theory
that there was something wrong as had
the deaths been found to have been
natural there would have been no
reason for Withholding the facts from
the public.
1t is reported that the baby's stom-
ach and lungs have been sent to the
state laboratory at Burlington for
further examination. II this is so it
is probably to confirm the findings of
the local doctors.
The inquest today is behind closed
doors. One of the first witnesses ex.
amined was Eunice Cox. When sub
poena was Sc i to her she sent back
word by her father that she would not
come rs she was sick and needed time
to rest up. Two officers then went oy-
er with carriage and she was
brou ,ht down to Judge Bates court
room.
She appeared pale and greatly dis
tressed and cried by spells as she was
examined. She saws she was in bed
when the news of her mothers death
reached her.
She says that her name is Eunice
Cox Malloy, that she is the wife OF
John Malloy whom she claims to. have
married nearly three years ago. She
is % years old and lived in Benning-
ton until four years ago.
There is a great difference of opin
ion as to where Mrs Cox threw herself
into the river yesterday many thinking
that it was at the School street bridge
near There she lived. Those who are
most familiar with such things, think
however that she walked to where her
body was found.
1t is argued that the body would not
have Aoated through the still water
OF the Holden q Leonard pond, and
therefore she must have jumped in
somewhere below that point,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
COL. MERRITT
BARBER DEAD
Died Yesterday at His Home
In Watervliet.
SERVED LONG IN ARMY
Native of POwnaI Who Had a
Long and hOnOred
Career.
SERVED LONG IN ARMY

Col Merritt Barber, USA retired,
and one of the most prominent men in
the service, which he left six years ago
by reason of the age limit, died at his
home in Watervliet yesterday He had
been i'll several months. Col Bar
Der was 6S years of age and was born
in Pownal He secured his education
at the public schools in that town and
was for time pupil of the late
Chester A Arthur, afterward president
OF the United States. He graduated
from Williams college in the class OF
1857.
He had the distinction Of being the
first person to greet James A Garfield
when the president, to be, landed at
Williamstown to enler Williams col
lie G and friendship was for ned be-
tween the two that lasted up to the
time of CART eds death.
After leaving college he studied laS
with A b Gardner Of this village was
admitted to the bar but did not prac.
tice long.
In 1862 he enlisted in Bennington 10
the First Vermont volunteers as a
private, and when mustered out in 1864
he held the position of Captain In
1866, President Johnson commissioned
him as second lieutenant in the 10Th L
S infantry and in 1879 he vas captain
in the same regiment.
In June 1882 he was transferred to
the Adjutant generals department with
the rank OF Captain, and in 1896 reach
ed the rank OF Colonel. In the battle
of Fishers hill in the Shenandoah
Valley campaign he was wounded.
He was present at the surrender of
Lee at Appomattox, and also at the
/ surrender Of Johnson at Danvile.
During his time as assistant adju-
I tant general he served as such in the
army headquarters at Washington,
for the Department of the east al
Governors Island, Department OF the
Lakes at Chicago, and for a couple OF
years for the department OF the Phil.
! ippines, and upon his return from that
station he was retired.
During the Indian campaign he was
! with Gen Crook. and later with Gen
Nelson Miles. He was a men Der of
! The Loyal Legion, of the local GAR
! post, of the Bennington branch Sons
of Revolution. He was twice married
I and leaves wife and one daughter.
The interment will be in the national
I cemetery near Washington where his
J first wife is buried
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20

territory that was doomed Suddenly
there was whispered alarm up and
down the long line of watchers. and
/ they hurried away TO drag clothing,
/ cooking utensils aud scant provisions
through the streets. From Grant ave
nue. the procession moved westward.
Men and women dragged trunks, pack
od huge bundles of blankets, boxes of
/ provisions. everything Wagons could
not be hired except by paying the most
eXtOrtlonate rates.
But there was NO panic. The people
are calm, stunned. They seem not to
realize the extent of the calamity.
/ They hear that the city is destroyed in
SO far as business plants are concern
ed They tell each other in the most
natural tone that their residences We're
/ destroyed by the flames, but there is
/ no hysteria, no cutlery. no criticism.
Mayor schmitz and Chief of Police
i Oman have been forced from place to
I place by the flames.
/ Daybreak found them directing the
municipal council. which Is a commit.
/ tee of safety. from the Falrmount ho-
! tc,. me beautiful structure that stood
I on the top of Mob hill. But that caught
/ fire, and they retreated to the Cushing
at Larkin and Suffer streets. then to
/ the north end police station in Sacra
mento street Here the council, com
posed of the financial leaders of the
! city, met and decided to resort to the
most heroic measures yet undertaken
since the city has been in the path of
devastation, The decision was to bom-
1 bard the entire section Of the city ly-
/ ing along the east slide of Van Ness
avenue from Golden Gate avenue to
/ Pacific avenue, sixteen blocks in all.
containing the homes of many million
! aires and apartment houses.
The military was notified Of this ac-
ton and barrels Of gunpowder, the
only remaining explosive in the city,
We're taken from the Preside, Fort
Mcdowell Alcatraz and other nearby
posts Hundreds Of police regiments
Of soldiers and scores Of volunteers
were sent into the doomed district TO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20


armory, city hall, knights Of Pythias
building and Odd Fellows building
gone.
Napa Many buildings shattered,
property loss, 100000.
HOLSTER Changers Union ware
house destroyed.
Vallejo to property.
Sacramento Buildings We're rocked
like cradles; postofiice and brick build
ings damaged
Redwood Courthouse and other
buildings collapsed.
Suisun- Mile and a half of railroad
track sunk three TO six feet loaded
passenger train nearly engufed.
Santa Rosa Courthouse reported de
molished and 300 persons killed; city
in flames loss S1000.000
Jacksonville Moreland academy de-
stroyed by fire; several buildings col
lapsed.
Monterey Chimney fell through
roof of Delmonte hotel eight lives lost.
Santa ruz-TWelye buildings he
stroyed; conflicting reports rs to loss
of life
Gilroy Heavy damage.
Berkeley Five lives lost.
The city of Santa Rosa which only a
few hours ago was one of the most beau
tiful spots In Sonoma county and one
of the show places of tie Pacific slope,
is in ruins Its destruction is complete,
The cosmic forces brought annihila-
ton Jumbled and hldeous piles OF
masonry mark the spots where shapely
and beautiful structures stood Ten
] thousand persons are homeless Fire
is sweeping through the devastated
city One thousand people have per
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
Weather

Cloudy tonight and Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20

Con n ed on last page
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
KELLY..L

Married Thursday Afternoon by Rev A J.
Barron
James w Kelley and Miss Alice
Lakeland were united in marriage
Thursday afternoon at the old G tho
tic church at Bennington Center by
Rev a J Barron.
The maid OF honor was the brides
sister Miss Kate Lakeland and the
hestman was VIM Z Toomey.
Mr. and Mrs Kelley, midst showers
OF rice and good wishes, boarded the
evening train for Albany and on their
return from their bridal tour will re-
side in this village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
FLAMES ARE STAYED
AMONG FRISCO RUINS
Only Patches Left OF the Chief City
Of the Pacific Coast.
COnfIasratiOn Which Was Thought To Be Under COntro
at Midnight Broke Out Afresh This Morning, But
Checked At Noon.

San Francisco, April 90 The great
fire which has been destroying the city
is at last under control being stopped
at Van Ness Avenue and in the mis-
sion district. 1t is estimated that one
fourth OF the city is saved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
Card of Thanks.

We, the undersigned, express our
heartfelt thanks to the kind and SYM
pathizing friends who rendered assis-
lance during the illness and burial OF
Mrs Julia EHodge, our beloved mother
and also for the floral tributes.
Mrs O w Davis,
Mrs George Hudgins,
Albert Hufnagel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
TWO POISON THEORIES.
Mysterious Circumstances Surround Case at
Shelburne.

Shslburne.
Burlington, April 10. Mrs Alex
ander Lallamme, of Shelburne, whose
husband died Monday after showing
symptoms of being poisoned, is not ss
well today. Other members of the
family are also i'll.
Two theories are advanced, one
being that members of the family
drank freely of cider 10 which wood
alcohol had been placed. The other
is that the man who died wished to
commit suicide and kill the rest of the
family. II is said that a pack age of
Trough on Rats" is missing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
FOOD SALE

Circle No will hold food sale In
the Methodist church parlors Satut-
day afternoon beginning at O'Clock.
Home made pies, cakes, baked beans.
etc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20
TO NOMINATE
A GOVERNOR
Republican Convention at
Montpelier, June 20.
CAUCUSES TO BE JUNE 9.
Claim That Caucus Slips Are
Popular In Many
Places.
CAUCUSES TO BE JUNE 9.

Burlington, April I9-The members
OF the Republican state committee met
at the Van Ness house last evening
and decided TO hold the next Repubh.
can state convention at Montpelier.
Wednesday, Juoe 20. Owing to the
new caucus law, all caucuses will be
held on the same day this year and
the committee selected Saturday, June
. as that date.
The members OF the state committee
present last night were r NJ Chapman
Of Middlebury, Z d yelling of North
Bennington, Harry Blodgett of ST
Johnsbury, J H Walbridce % Concord
+ c Smith of st Albans, : b Waite
of Hyde PARK, G S Emery Of Chelsea,
G T Howard of Craftsbury + S Plat.
of Poultney, Frank plumley of North.
field, Il II Albee of Bellows Falls, and
A + Watson OF Hartford.
a variety of matters came up for
consideration among them being that
of registration for caucuses The com
mittemen from the various counties
reported that in nearly every town the
registration was large aud that in but
few instances was there any back
ness.
The matter of the appointment of a
chairman and a committee on resolu
tons for the convention was left with
the executive committee, who will
make decision as soon as the dele
gates are elected.
The committee will doubtless 70 How
the regular rule of apportionment OF
delegates at these conventions which
allows one delegate for each city and
town and one additional delegate for
each one hundred votes exceeding
fifty cast for the Republican candidate
for governor at the state election In
1904. On this basis the state conven.
ton will be composed of 735 delegates
making 1863 votes necessary to secure
a nomination.
The following table shows how many
delegates each town in this county will
be entitled to send to the Republican
state convention this year
ArIfnu.op
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-05
Fire Alarm Saturday Night

An alarm of fire was given Sat-
urday night shortly after 8 o'clock
The fire was fCurd to be in a room
over the Adams Exrress office on
Main Street. In some unaccOunt-
able way the bed Of Mr.. Thomas
Elliott. express messenger on the
James River line of the Chesapeake
q Ohio, caught fire, although Mr..
Elicit has been away from Lex
ington ror several weeks, and the
room unoccupied.
The fire was frst discover ed by
Mr.. Benz F, Wade who he's a
room on the same floor. He came
down on the street and gave the
alarm, but it was some time before
there was uny response. The fire.
mems bell was rung and the fite-
ZEN turned out. The flames were
soon extinguished. The bed was
destroyed and some parts of the
floor were charred; otherwise the
damage was slight.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-05
Davidson Wins from V. NJ. l. in
Lynchburg

The Virginia Military Institute
football team, accompanied by the
corps of cadets and many visitors
from Lexington, numbering in all
1884, went to Lynehburg on a spe-
cial traiA last Thursday to play
their Thanksgiving game with
Davidson College of Ntrth Caro-
lima. The contest took place on
the grounds of the Interstate Fair
Association, and North Carolina
was victorious by the score of six
to nothing. The score was made
in the second half.
In the first half the ball was
nearly all the time In Davidson
territory and it looked often as If
the Lexington boys would score
Three or four times, when almost
under the shadow of the tall goal
posts, the virglniaus made try for
goal, and each time The wind made
the ball go the wrong way. In the
second half Davidson seemed to
get the better of the contest, and
several times they approached dan.
gerously near the V. M. L. goal
line.
The V. M. l. lineup was as FOL
lows: Beidler, center; Preston,
Reilly, right guard; Montgomery,
left guard; Fraser, right tackle;
Fray, left tackle; Stude, righ'ssend;
Posgue, left end; Doyle, quarter
back; Williams, Beckner, right
half back; Massie, left half back;
Cason, full back.
When the special train from Lex
ington reached Lynchburg Thurs
day morning, the cadets were re-
ceived at the depot by large as
semblage of friends, relatives and
admirers, including goodly num-
Der of young ladies. At the station,
q line of march was formed, and
the cadets, accompanied by the
Lynchburg City Band, many
Lynchburg alumni, and the David
son team, marched up Seventh
street to Main, down Min to
Twelfth, up Twelfth to Church,
and up Church street to Ninth,
and thence to Main, where the
procession disbarded. The young
men In the gray uniforms and over
coats with RED lining. presented /
handsome appearance, and re
ceived much applause as they pas
sed through the streets.
Returning, the special left
Lynchburg at l0:30 o'clock Thurs
day night and reached Lexington
after midnight.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-05
STOPS ANY ITCHING
Doan's Ointm ent Cures Eczema
and Itching Piles-Lexington
PEOPLE Recommend it.

One application of Doan's Ointment
stops any itching. Short treatment
cures eczema, itching piles, salt rheum
any skin eruption or skin itching. 1t
Is the cheapest remedy to use, because
go little OF 1t is required to bring relief
and a cure. Here Is Lexington testi-
mony to prove 1t
w. l.. Moffet, the well known travel
ing salesman, now retired, who form
erly lived on Main street, says: at is
with the greatest confidence that l rec
omnend Doan's Ointment. For years
suffered with rectal trouble. tried
great many remedies only to find that
at the end OF the treatment was as bad
as at the beginning. | saw Doan's Oint-
ment advertised and got box at Cor
rell's drug store. 1t gave me almost in
slant relief from the terrible itching
and proved most satisfactory In every
respect, cannot too strongly express
my apprecis tion of this preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-D0an's-and
take no other.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-05
Following the Flag

When our soldiers went to Cuba anC
the Philippines, health was the mos
important consideration. Willis L. NJ or
gan. retired Commissary Surgeon U. 3
a.. of Rural Route l, Concord, N. II
saws: 81 was two years in Cuba an'
two years il the Philippines. and be
ing subjected to colds. l took DIR
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. which kept me in perfect health
And now, In New Hampshire, we INC
II the best medicine in the world FOL
coughs, colds, bronchial troubles ano
all lungs diseases. Guaranteed oy b
H. Gorrell, druggist. Price 5Oc anc
81. 90. Trial bottle free.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-05
Glasgow Personals
Gazette Co,1esboHdSnee.

Gazette Co,1eSboHdSHce.
Dec. 4.-Miss Louise Locher and
Miss Lucy Eads are visiting FRIENDS
in Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paxton Of
Buena Vista, are the guests OF Mr..
Grigsby Paxton.
Miss Lucy Locher and Miss Eliza
beth Paxton have returned from
visiting friends II Lynchburg.
Mics Louise Cleveland was home
from the State Normal School fer
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Jennie Echols of Lewis
burg, w. Va, spent last weeF with
Mrs. Ernest Echols,
Miss Amy STUDIOS has returned
from pleasant visit to Mrs. Chas.
Brady of Buffalo Forge.
Mrs. Charles Burks of Roanoke,
Is TIE guest of her mother. Mrf.
NJ. d. Nee, rkle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-05
Thanksgiving Day in Lexington

Thanksgiving Day in Lexington
was quietly observed by residents
of the community. The close. of busl-
ness gave the streets the appear
ance of Sunday. Union religious
services were held at R E. Lee
Memorial Episcopal church, with
an appropriate sermon by the rec
tor, Rev. w. Cosby Bell. He was
assisted by Rev. Dr.Charles Manly,
Rev. T.B. Southall and Rev. j. 0.
Knott. The spacious church was
we'll filled with devout worshipers.
The offering for the poor was
liberal.
A few sportsmen sought the
field, but generally people remain
ed at their own firesides and en-
joyed their Thanksgiving dinner
at home, with family reunions in
many instances. Turkeys were
high and n any families srbstitut-
ed chicken for the nvtioral fowl.