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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
GOV. HUGHES
SWINGS AXE
Richard 0'Brien and James
Johnston Go Down.
DISMISSES OFFICIALS.
New Regime Inausuratcs Thor
oush Investigation Of Public
Buildings Department.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 5.--The per-
emptory dismissal OF Richard O'Brien
OF Chautauqua. acting deputy superin-
tendent OF public buildings, and James
Johnston OF Albany, chief engineer OF
the department.: a resolution requiring
Elmer Blair. chief clerk OF the depart.
inent OF public buildings. TO dispose
within sixty days OF his one third inter-
est In a corporation whose apparatus
has been used In the boiler house and
another resolution declaring that no
state employee should bo interested In
any transaction with the state are
the immediate results, announced last
night, OF the investigation by the trus-
tees OF public buildings into the con
duct Of the state department OF public
buildings.
Governor Hughes announced the re-
suits Of the investigation In an extend.
ed statement. which says In part:
After y thorough investigation OF
the department OF public buildings the
trustees have ordered the dismissal OF
Richard o'Brien, acting superintendent
Of public buildings. and OF james
Johnston. chief engineer OF the depart
ment The trustees adopted a resolu-
ton that no employee OF the state
should be Interested In any corporation
or firm doing business with the state
or In any transaction OF proht with the
state. The trustees also adopted res
olution directing Elmer Blair. chief
clerk In the department. 90 dispose OF
his Interest in the Albany Industrial
company within sixty days or 10 sever
his connection with the department.
blair and Johnston are each owners OF
one. third interest I'm the Albany In
dustrial company"
The statement goes on 20 say that
after consultation with District Attor-
ney Arlington the trustees unanimous
ly decided that Il would he useless to
press either OF the untried indictments
against Joseph @. McClelland. a local
coal dealer. who was acquitted after a
trial ON charges Of delivering short
weight coal 20 the state. The district
attorney advised the trustees that neI-
Their OF the remaining Indictments was
~ strong rs that upon which McClel-
land was acquitted.
The trustees OF public buildings are
the governor. the lieutenant governor
aud the speaker OF the assembly.
A resolution expressing sympathy
with the Catholics IN France was pre-
scented In the assembly last night by
ASsemblyman CuvlllIer Of New York
aud prccipitated n brief tilt between
the intrcducer and his party leader.
Mr.. Oliver.
Il wish this resolution referred 20
the committee on foreign relations"
said Mr.. Cuviilier.
You'll have 20 ind some other ref
erence." remarked the speaker. This
house has no such committee"
Mr.. CuyillIer had one hand In the
air when Mr.. Oliver shouted. Il move
this house do now adjourn"
The motion was carried with shout.
and the assembly adjourned. leaving
,fr. CuvillIcr with bis resolution IN bis
hand.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
PLEA OF
HARRY THAW
Young Actress Wife Principal
Defender.
INSANE AGENT OF GOD"
Madison Square Roof Garden
Murder Trial Now on at
New York.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Moral, hered-
itary and temporary insanity, no
knowledge OF right or wrong and n
deluslon that he was an agent Of Prov
ldence Is the defense of Harry X.
Thaw aud his excuse for the murder
NJ Stanford White ut the Madison
Square Roof garden on June ~ last.
All this was outlined 10y John u. Glea'
son OF the counsel for the prisoner In
a fantastic description Of the state OF
Thnw's mind at the time Of the shoot
ing.
In carrying ont It's plea that Thaw
killed. white while temporarily insane
the lawyers for the youthful defend
ant will put his beautiful young wife
on the stand today probably as one OF
the first witnesses. II Is expected that
she will testify that relations existed
between herself and white which so
preyed upon the mind OF the defend
ant as 10 lead 10 the homicide.
That Evelyn Nesbit Thaw had the
secret which drove Thaw TO XIII Stan
ford White was learned when Lawyer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
MINISTER SUES CHURCH
wardsboro Preacher Claims That he Was MOI
FULLY Paid.


Brattleboro, Feb. 3.--Rev II. A.
Jones OF Wardsboro has brought suit
against his former parish In Chester.
lied, N. r., to recover 800 C aimed
to be due him for preaching. In 1906
Rev Mr. Jones supplied two Methodist
parishes In Chesterfield, one In the
"Center" and one In the village OF
Spofford.
He claims that each parish agreed TO
pay him 500 and the parish at the
Center agreed also TO furnish him q
parsonage, which he did The Spot
ford parish raised the $500 but the
other parish failed to pay him the full
amount which he claims II agreed TO
pay. In order to recover the balance
he has sued the church and attached
funds owned by the church In the Yer
mont Savings bank and the Brattle-
boro Savings bank.
The church claims that before Rev
Mr. Jones began preaching for them
they acquainted him with their method
Of raising money and that according
to their custom they appointed 40 es
tlmating committee who estimated the
amount OF money the church would be
able to raise for the support OF preach.
ing
They claim that there was no posi-
tive agreement TO pay any particular
sum, but they estimated that they
would be able TO raise 500 IN addition
to the parsonage and that Rev Mr.
Jones began preaching under these
conditions. The church was not able
70 raise the full amount estimated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
STATE RESTS
ITS CASE
Wife Of DR.. Simpson on
Stand Against Him.
STORY OF FATHERS DEATH
Polish Boy, Only Eyewitness Of
Tragedy on Stand Failed
To Qualify.

RIVERHEAD, y. ", Feb. 5.-At the
Simpson trial here Mrs Homer. Slmp-
sons mother-in-law, on cross examina-
ton said that her husband had spoken
10 DR.. Simpson about will, stating
that he was going TO change II.
The witness testified further that DR.
simpson sometimes stayed overnight
In New York 10 make acquaintance
about the hotel Hobbies. no explained
so as to build mp his practice. she
said Mr.. Horner objected 20 his stay
Ing away from home. Once Homer
and simpson had dispute over the
matter Mrs. Horner declared. aud
IIorner said 10 Simpson. II never
wanted yon TO marry my daughter,
anyway"
Mrs. Horner denied. In answer TO
questions. that she had ever told her
brother. Walter Selvege. that the shoot
ing of her husband was accidental
on redirect examination Mrs. Hor-
ner said that two sundays previous 10
the shooting Simpson had started TO
bring loaded gun into the house and
that Horncr told him he was never to
10 that under amy circumstances. At
this point the witness was excused.
Marion Walsh. a maid In the Homer
home. was called. The state sought
10 question her as To the alleged dis
putc between Homer aud Simpson
over the death Of Dr. Pryor. but the
court sustained the defense's objection
to the Introduction Of the testimony.
Mrs. Julia Homer Simpson, wife OF
the defendant. was called 10 the stand.
She told her story OF the shooting OF
her father In fearful voice. Several
times she broke down and wept freely
once during her testimony the prison
cr's feelings gave way 10 tears.
After supper ON the night II the trag.
rdy. the witness testified. her husband
lcgan toying with shotgun. lie
marched about the noon. playing sol
'ller. and she marched after him. play
fully heating ON n small paper box as
drum. A little later simpson, she
aid. was In the kitchen with the gun.
''ut came Into the dining room. where
Ter father was looking over some pa
pers relative 20 property IN Texas The
loctor walked over 10 the stove and
iiood looking AZ her father. and she re-
marked TO her husband. Il hope you
see what you are looking at"
Dr simpson replied. Il see n great
leai.r
Then Dr. Simpson took the gun and
went upstairs. Homer also went up
stairs IN get n drink ~ water. DR.
simpson came downstairs again aud
at In the dining room. with the gun
lcross his knees. his elbows resting on
Ms knees and his face buried In his
hand. llorrer descended the stairs and
went ont into the Kitchen. Dr. Simp-
son followed. carrying the gun. Then
'rme the noise ~ the shot. followed by
Il fall. she said. aud her fathers voice
aging.
MY God. what have you doner'
Mrs. simpson said that she ran Into
he kitchen aud asked her husband
what he had done. lie replied. Don't.
ion't" Her father begged some one 10
'ut him ont 81 pain. She told her hus.
aud to go FOR Dr Donohuc. when he
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05

Gleason. In addressing the court. In.
timated that she would take the stand
and tell all about II.
This was one OF q series ~ sur.
pri>es. The crowning sensation was
reached when Mr. Gleason said.
I'VE will appeal 20 no higher Law"
he said. after he had paid the Jurors
the customary compliment. we will
not ask you 20 give our client hack his
freedom on any law except the law 81
the state n New York.
I'VE will prove that Harry Thaw
was insane when he killed stanford
white: we will prove that be- was not
accountable for his actions. that he he
lleved the death 81 stanford white To-
he an act OF Providence and that he
believed himself 60 be an agent Of
Providence. frankly state 10 you
now that insanity l. our defense.
I'VE will show that his perverted
mental condition existed for two year-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
About Somebody Making Money Always Lives Distance People
RESULTOF PROFIT SHARING
Vermont Marble compsny's Thr" Stores Pay
Good Dividends.

Vermont Marble COmpsny's Thr" Stores Pay
Good Dividends.
The Vermont Marble company closed
It's fourth year OF profit sharing or co.
operative management OF its stores in
Proctor, Center Rutland and West
Rutland Dec. 81, 1906. The business
OF the year has been figured up aud the
distribution OF profits made 10 the COM
pany's employees during the past week.
IL will be remembered by those who
have watched this experiment that the
stores are managed under the super.
vision of committee OF the company's
employees, aud that the entire pro Its,
after allowing a moderate rate OF In.
terest for the capital invested, are div.
ided among the employees OF the M
pany on the basis OF the amount OF
their tade during the year.
Under this plan the employees get not
only the profit on their own trade but
on all the outside trade OF the stores.
When the business has been figured up
at the end OF each year, each employe
receives u slip containing q summar-
ized statement OF the business OF the
store where bis purchases have been
made, with figures showing the amount
Of bis own purchases and the amount
Of bis dividend, with this amount en-
closed.
Tho total sales at the Proctor store
during the year 1905 we're s25s, 2i9.5i;
he sales TO employees OF the company
we're sl95, 570.7i; the total profit was
s22, $3.50, aud there was a dividend OF
II per cent for distribution to the com
pany's employees
AT the Center Rutland store the total
sales we're s7i, s22.i7; the sales TO em.
ploycs were ESQ, 37s 81; the total profit
vas S2,5iO.96, and there was q per
cent div idend for distribution TO the
employees
At the West Rutland stors the total
sales were sl3s, 100. rs; the sales TO EN-.
ployes we're sllo,722 10; the total profit
vas -, $40 ~ aud there was 3 per cent
Of profit for distribution to the employ
-.
Al each store there was a small sur
plus Of profit 10 be carried over 10 this
years account.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
MONUMENT FOR NARY ROGERS
iand,Oms Gsaiis Shaft to Be 6uclsd b,
Unknown psnon,.


Barre, Feb An order has been
placed with Eugene sullivan, q local
granite manufacturer, for = monument
20 be erected At Hooslck, n. Y, over
he grave Of Mrs Mary Rogers, who
sas hanged at the state prison nj
Windsor December 5, 1905, for the
murder Of her husband, and the work
gill soon be ready 10 set up.
The names Of the purchasers are not
nade public, but the person giving the
greater part a. the money Is said 10 be
wealthy Rrst,leboro woman who
showed a remarkable interest In the
case.
This monument will be- a handsome
piece OF work, cut from dark Barre
,rati,e. a scroll extends from the top
~ the bottom Of the stone. over the
top and extending doSn In graceful
Ines from right 10 left, IL a beautiful
stray OF flowers. The monument II
yearly eight feet high and IL three
FEET and six inches across the front
and three feet Ia depth. Without the
base II weighs abou, three toes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05

Rev John II. Hector, known as the
Black knight gave an interesting lee
ture at the Congregational church
20 an audience which crowded the aud
itorium. Ills subject was Personal
"Reminiscences OF the Var" The
speaker served as q soldier ADD paint
ed 40 eloquent picture 81 his expcr'
fences illustrated by many humorous
stories and punctua,ed by epigram and
plthy reasoning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
Distance People Always Dragging Jobs Their Relatives av
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.
For Appointment OF Midshlpman TO Annapolis
To Be Held In Montpelier. Feb 22.

FOR appointment OF Midshipman TO Annapolis
To Be Held In Montpelier, Feb 22.
Senator Dillingham; announces that
competitive examination preliminary
to the appointment OF midshipman to
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis will be held at the Court
House 10 Montpelier on Friday, Feb.
ruary %, 1907, at ten o'clock In the
forenoon. Candidates must ee bona
iide residents OF Vermont, between six
teen and twenty years OF age at the
time OF final examination on June 18th
next, physically sound, and well quail.
fled In grammar school branches. In.
GLIDING United States and worlds his.
tory, algebra and plane geometry.
All desiring TO take the examination
should address Hon w. Il. Dillingham;
Washington, ID. C.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
HAS INCORPORATED
I. {. 0ib'on Go. Piles Pspsp Is . Corpora.
ton.

The I. r. Gibson company OF Bee.
nInglon filed articles OF association TO
day at the ONCE OF the secretary OF
state. This company Is organized for
The purpose OF doing general mercan.
tile business In groceries add kindred
lirSs In the town Of Bennington aud
other towns In this county. The capt.
tai Of the corporation Is slO, 900, diyId.
cd into leo shares Of 4 par value Of
slO0 each. The signers OF the papers,
all residents Of Bennington are sub
Joined: Irving r. Gibson, Grant liar
bour, ,. n. Gallagher, Alice NJ. Cal
laeher aud Mary r. Gibson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
COAL FAMINE RELIEVED
Shoriss, Of Soft Coal CANE Mar Hsmpsrial
local Mills.

local Mills.
The soft coal situation here which
last week was somewhat dlsquietIng,
has been relieved. The Cooper and
the Bradford mills both ran danger.
ously short OF fuel and the Cooper peo
ole we're compelled TO purchase a
quantity from the Scott stocking mill.
To make the situation worse none OF
the local dealers had any supply on
hand and several shipments that had
been expected byJ. II. Loring 4 Co.,
bad been diverted. The Bradford and
the Cooper mills have nov received
two. carloads each aud unless the
storm creates 4 blockade there will be
no future trouble.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05

A healthy man Is 4 king In his owp
right; au unhealthy man 10 en- uuhap.
py slave. Bnrdock Blood Sitters
build up sound health keep you we'll.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05
NORMAN SQUIRES DEAD
sn Brother Of the Late Henry squiro az.
Mas 90 Year, Cd.

News was received this morning 40.
bouncing the death OF Norman d.
Sq1ires last night Of bronchial pneu
monla at his residence In Troy. He ID
q brother Of the late Henry d. soulre'
aud was born In Remington Dec %,
lsiS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-24
AUGUST "a, IN HISTORY.

1850 Letizia Bonaparte. mother Of
Napoleon born at Ajaccio. Cor
sica.
ISL First mail coach in England
left Leadon for Bristol.
Washington. D. C., at.arke |
and taken BY the British.
tS35-The Earl of Gosford sworn in
as Governor of Canada.
lS37-Don Carlos defeated the ROAD
troops near Herrera.
1860 Prince of Wales opened the,
Victoria railway bridge at Mont.
real
1876 Capt. Webb, ON a second trial
swan across the English Cham
mel.
lSS4-French force bombarded Foo
chow. China.
lsg3-Destf1ctire storm along the At
lantie coast Of North America.
l906-President Roosevelt ordered a
simplifled form OF spelling IN
the Government Printing of
fee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-24
ww THE CAIRO BULLETIN MORNING AUGUST "a 1907

have written this 50 that the public
may know the facts
As Rev, Maple says, the RESPONSE
bility for the evils complained OF lies
primarily with the city council That
body has been always very generous
In It's treatment OF building petitions
often too generous. IL must be nd
mittcd In Justification Of its gen
erosity Il may be said that the desire
| to promote improvements has been a
controlling element and this was com
mendabe. This desire has not inlre-
quently led the council to approve
petitions for removing old structures,
which. as In the present instance.
have worked harm and hardship to
citizens who were not directly inter,
.ested In the proposed Improvement.
There have been numerous instances
where the harm and hardship were
quite as great and as conspicuous rs
in the case under discussion, and the
latter case only emphasizes the com.
plants that have been often made
Doubtless the men IN authority win
begin to realize that the time iias
come for drawing the reigns little
tighter in the matter OF granting per
mits not only for moving old build
ings. but for new structures as well.
While 1t may be granted that remov-
ing an old structure TO make room
for new one may be two fold i'm. |
proyement In that the old building |
will be carted to vacant lot and re-
built while its place will be taken by
A new structure. yet it will become
more doubtful every day II the NOV
ng OF any old lding TO any part
II the city can be- regarded as an int.
1rovement: and In most cases the
caring. down Of the Old structure to
make room for the new would be bet
ef for all concerned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-24

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS !:


Gated at Murphysboro.
The cloudy weather has eliminated
in a big rain at this place today
The ladies of the Congregational
church gave sociable in the Holli-
day building Thursday night. The
weather was very unfavorable but the
attendance was good. Something over
Sl4 was cleared.
Engineer II. S. Towns. of the south
end division was a business caller at
this offico Friday
Surveyors are running lines and
driving stakes in and around Mounds
but no one can tell just what they
are goirg to do until it Is done.
Our public schools viii open on the
second Monday Of September 1907.
rof. Geo. c. Trammell principal,
$40 per month; Miss Alice Beaver.
FIRST assistant $40 per month. Miss
Marie Fisher. grades and 6. $40 per
month: Miss Maude Gallemere.
grades 3 and 4. $40 per month Miss
litAd Atdiiis 6idAt 1 dtAi - StF ittt
month. Colored School, Prof B. F.
Allen. principal. salary SEQ per
month: Miss Bertha Owens. assistant,
sf0 per month; Miss Pauline Owens,
$40 per month: Miss McCorkie $40
per month. All parents and guardians
having children under their care are
requested TO have all children over
six and under sixteen ready to start
TO school at the beginning Of the term
and remain in school for the full
term Unless excused by the board Of
education. There viii be a change in
the grammars this year Miss Goudy's
grammar will be used instead of the
cnes now in use. Book stores will
exchange books. Mr. John MeFail
viii be ianitor aud truant officer. sal
any s40 PER month";
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-24

viii be the fayorItc dish for some
time nowf
Work Oh the levee seems to be
progrcssne very slowly owing pre-
sumably 10 the numerous rains, hut
& the woA Is not pushed faster than
Il ~ now sFoing, at any rate, we are
afraid high water viii catch us again,
The Modern Woodmen are ar.
arranging to have their annual pie
mic and ball some time the latter
TART Of this month which we Will an
romeo later, so get ready for the
time Of your life, cause when they
decide on having a good time you
may rest assured such VIII be the
case.
Mr.. Con OBren, of Charleston,
surveyor OF Mississippi county who
has charge Of the leyee work going
on here. was ND Tuesday on business.
Mr. Ownic Hartner, who has been
attending business school III Padu
cah Ky, for some time Is home on
q vacation.
Mrs, j. y Byrne entertained az
supper Monday evening Misses Edna
iodd, Emma Manley, Irene Spencer
Malta Carey Julia Norris and
Messrs. Fred Wood, Claud Holmes
ANA Ownie TIartner After the re'
past All retired TO Mr., Smiths res.
taurant and ice cream parlor and
eniusod themselves dancing until o
late hour.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-24

Iuntnought Of abilities as sprinters.
Much mail had been taken from the
office, including letter s containing
checks and also. other valuable let
tiers one belonging to the circuit
clerks office. containing dispositions
in a case pending in the court, which
was opened and the contents thrown
into a weed patch near the depot
Postoffice Clerk Gwalney discovered
the man opening a lock box and or
dered him to surrender but the feet
footed criminal darted from the Office
and was captured only after a hard
chase. 1t is almost a sure thing that
Ramsey Will be convicted for this
crime and That he will ocica a long
term 81 tAa FED Ial pI,s
Miss ilisa Dawson, Of New Mad
rid, No is visiting Miss Mabel Drane
in this city
Quite a number Of Charlestonians
have been visitors TO the Dexter
Chautauqua this week The exercis-
es will close there Friday.
The Kenrick Hotel is temporarily
out Of commission The present man.
agement has given up the place aul
the building viii remain unoccupied
until September LIST. when some St
Louis parties viii start the hosiery
anew
Karl Marshall and p. J. Wilkinson.
of the Farmers Mercantile Company.
have been spending the last few days
in st. Louis, buying goods for their
firm
Miss Quinn. 81 Memphis. Tenn. is
visiting the family of Charles
Hequembourg in this city.
Otto Lash. the newspaper man, who
has been agent for all the metropoli
tan papers for several months past
has decided to reaye this place and
viii therefore give up his newspaper
delivery business.
Mrs. Paul p. Moore and children.
are visiting in Boonville. Mo. where
they viii remain for several weeks.