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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
THE CENTER LIBRARY
Annual Meeting al the Old Academy
Thursday Afternoon.

The annual meeting OF the old
Academy Library Association. was
held Thursday afternoon at the Acadc
my.
The librarian. Mrs Caroline II. Mcr.
rill. stated that there we're 2iO0 bound
volumes In the library. besides many
others In paper covers. This library
~ well equipped with biographies, books
Of travel. histories. books for children.
and the list of the newest fiction.
The officers wish Il understood that
mcmbcrshlp to this library ~ not con.
fined 60 Center Bennington. but " OK.
tended 10 any who claim citizenship
In Bennington. upon the payment Of
the annual dues Of 90 cents.
A brisk walk 90 old Bennington dur
Ing the next two months. with the
mountains In all their beauty. and an
interesting book from the Old Acadc.
my may be- an Incentive 10 many Of
our young women 90 patronize this
library.
The officers for the ensuing year are
President. Daniel Robinson. yicepresl'
dent. Justin Kellogg; treasurer. y. \.
Chandler: secretary. Mrs. u. l.. Sibley;
librarian. Mrs Caroline H. Merrill
asst librarian. Miss Matilda Marley.
The library IL open Monday aud
Wednesday mornings and Saturday
afternoon from 800 10 b.3O.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
RED MEN AT SPRINGFIELD
Great Council Holds Its Annual Meet
ing With Red Cloud Council.

Springfield. Sept 25.-The annual
NEE ting Of the Great Council Of Yer.
mont. Improved order Of Red Men,
which ~ being held with Red Cloud
triue. No. ~. OF this place. opened
yesterday and continued today The
three degrees OF the order we're
worked In the opera house this even.
ing as follows: Adoption degree.
MianiOnOmah tribe. No /. Bellows
Falls; warriors degree. Pontiac tribe.
No "a. Chester. and chiefs degree.
Red Cloud tribe.
The morning session Tuesday open.
I'd az O'Clock aud consisted OF the
business meeting. followed by the
raising Of the great chiefs By Past
Great lncohonee Andrew H. Patten OF
Danvers. Mass. The great chiefs
elected are:
Great prophet. Fred G. Davis OF
Springfield. great sachcm. Charles u.
Carr Of St Johnsbury; great senior
sycamore. Dewitt Davis OF Chester:
great junior sycamore. George w.
Pierce Of Lyndonvillc great keeper
Of records, =. l.. Parker OF Brattle.
boro. and great Keeper OF wampum.
William W. Russell OF Barre.
At O'Clock this afternoon n ban.
quet was served az the wigwam 10 all
past aachems. followed by the exem.
plifcation OF the degree Of Pocahontas
by Minnehaha council. No. Z. Daugh
tiers Of Pocahontas of this place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
100 DELEGATES PRESENT
womsn's Auxiliary TO Episcopal Board
Of Missions Elects oheers.

81 Adams. Sept 25-The 2slh an.
nual meeting Of the Vermont branch
Of the womans auxiliary "a the
board of Missions Of the Episcopal
church closed this evening. About
100 delegates were present at the
business session this morning. at
which bishop A. &. A. Hall presided
a branch Of the junior auxiliary At
50. Johnsbury was admitted The fol.
lowing officers were elected:
President. Miss Constance ".
Wheeler Of Burlington: vice presi'
dents. burlington diocese, Miss Annie
r. smith OF Burlington. 81 Adams
district. Miss Louisa Brainard Of 81
Adams. Rutland district Mrs. J. O..
Newson Of West Rutland; Windsor
district. Mrs w A. Mead Of Hart
ford Montpelier district Mrs George
u. u. Denny OF Montpelier: ~ Johns.
bury district. Mrs w. w. Sargent Of
~ Iohnabury. recording secretary.
Miss Katherine W Williams Of Bel.
lows Falls. corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Fred n. whitney Of Northneld:
treasurer. Mrs Charles u. Barker OF
Vcrgennea. general secretary. junior
auxiliary. Mrs. y. s. Hutchinson OF
Enoaburgh Falls: aud secretary OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
FOURTH CLASS PosTnAsTERs
Held Meeting at RIehford and Form
Permanent Organization.

Richford. Sept 2G.-The first annual
convention OF the Vermont State lea.
que OF Postmasters OF the Fourth Glass
Officers was held In Bank hall yester
day, and was a very successful meeting
Postmasters from different parts OF
the state were present. all ~ whom
took part In the meeting by discussing
various post Office problems
The objects Of the league are the
improvement Of the postal service the
care Of the common interests Of the
postmaster. and the welfare of the
public.
The following officers we're elected
Ia serve for the ensuing year: Presi.
dent. q. w llrackott of West Char
lesion: vice president G. ~ Corey. OF
Bridgcwater secretary. W H. Curtis
Ut sheldon treasurer G. Is clark Of
pawlet The executive committee viii
consist Of the president. yiccpresi
dent. secretary. Ralph D. sherry Of
Groton: aud Albert G. Stctson OF
Jacksonville.
President George ". lrackctt and
Secretary W 49, Curtis we're elected
To represent the state league at the
national Convention which will b.
held at Washington. ID. G.. October -.
%. and 20
The next annual meeting will b.
held NJ White River Junction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
Shaving and Are Now ting Prosecuted Under the Consa
Baldwin Kansas the BARRIERS Agreed To Charge Five Cents Extra For
AN AMUSING PLOT
1.-THE Real Widow Brown" Provides
Many Laughs.

II you want TO enjoy good laugh
go and see the Real Widow Brown
when II comes 10 town TO Library
theater Saturday matinee and night
Sept 2S. This lady IL the leading
character OF one OF the best farce
comedies on the road this season. The
play Is and has been great success
wherever II has been produced, and II
Is safe TO say It's popularity will be
duplicated here. Manager Scammon
has introduced n number Of startling
innovations In the form OF bright and
catchy songs and fascinating dances.
He possesses company Of recognized
ability. each individual being selected
for his or her own personal and artis-
tic qualities Unlike the average farce
comedy, this play possesses n decided
ly amusing plot Ringing on a case OF
mistaken Identity. Its wit and Jokes
are refined and up To date and you do
not have 10 sink ashaft TO find them.
for unlike the Klondyke. all the mental
nuggets are found on the surface. In
The Real Widow Brown" you won't
have 10 dig for laughs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
POWER FOR BENNINGTON ROAD
Berkshire Company to Install Longest
High Tension Line In New England


Contracts are Ia b. iet within a fev
days By the berkshire Street Railway
company for the ncv hiEh tension elcc.
trio transmission line from Pitisneld
To Iyloniie a. supply additional Iowef
necessary for the operation of the Ten.
nington extension during the winter
months. and a. inEur. the most reliable
aud satisfactory service possible dur
INK the period of greatest dinicultief
~ operation says the North Adams
Transcript The new line viii carry
$4,000 volts and will give Ia this state
one Of the longest " not the longest
high tension lines Ia New England a.
iis total length when connections are
completed will b. nearly % miles.
According 10 President Storra Of the
berkshire Street Railway company
work will b. begun just ~ soon az the
contracts can be- closed About $50 O0O
u given a. the amount 10 b. spent ON
this Improvement
We intend 10 hurry this work 90
completion as soon az possible" said
Mr. Sioru IN speaking Of the under.
taking. "Of course our plans for gcn.
eral extension ~ trolley service by the
construction of new lines ln the vest.
cru part Of the state. surveys for many
~ which had been made and contracts
even let for some are necessarily held
up by the action Of the general court
which stopped them. Nothing can be-
done on these lines. Of course. or the
Opening up of undcyclopcd territory
until a final decision II reached by the
general court which shall either result
IN the final abandonment Of these plans
or the permission which will make roa.
sible Increased trolley construction IN
many localities. From the many in.
quiriea which have received. ! DO not
believe that this situation u generally
understood. The installation 81 the
new high tension line II. Of course. not
a part of these plans for construction
u ~ a difficult matter 10 handle traffic
In this part 81 the country IN winter
and we desire 10 b. as we'll equipped
as possible Ca give adequate service
! cannot state AZ yet 10 whom the con.
tracts will BE- 1T AZ there ar. some
matters still to De- adjusted There will
be- b0 delay. however. which II ~ pos.
niblc a. avoid IN completing this work
The line when finished will be- the
longest Of IT, Kind In Massachusetts, :"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
OIL OCTOPUS WENT
UNDER STATE OF
NEW YORK.
Standard Pipe Line Connects
Two States.
EXPERT HAD NEVER SEEN IT.
kelloee Shows Existence Of Interstate
Underground Connection For
Transmission Of OIL.

NEW YORK. Sept 2T.-Tlat Stand
ard OH has pipe llne from New Jer
sey 10 Brooklyn across Manhattan Is
land by which II Is able 10 laugh Al
the Hepburn rate law regarding CON
mon carriers was Indicated here at the
hearing In the governments sui
against the company.
e. y. Payne. the pipe line expert Of
the Standard OH. pleaded Ignorance Of
"crosstown pipe line" until confront
"a with the cost Of its operation In q
balance sheet.
II later developed that the pipe runs
along Eighty sixth street through Cen
trail park
Frank Is. Kellogg. the government
lnqulsilor. asked Mr. Payne. vice presi
dent Of the National Transit company
aud general manager Of the Standard,
pipe lines. II be knew Of the cross
town pipe line"
NO. l never did well. may have
answered Mr. Payne
who told your
Il think read about H."
"Whsre l. itT'
4 don't know. I haven't seen H."
is there such;a pipe linci"
Il don't know"
"You know there Il no such cross
town pipe liner
4 don't know whether there Is OF
not"
Here Il an Item IN the National
Transit halance sheet for operation Of
the crosstown pipe llne Nov. 1. 1916
Si3s.iai. Docs that satisfy your mind
that there l. a pipe line 90 BrOoklynr'
n think there l. crosstown plps
line think I've heard u n. hut Their,
h ~ much detail I'm not familiar viii
Everything"
Mr Kellogg's questions were Framed
also to bring out that there was a pip,
connection i--twecn Ccnicrbridge. Pa
aud unionvllle. y. Y. through New
Jersey 10 Bayonnc aud th.ncc {,
brooklyn. To establish this would n
10 prove the existence ~ an interstai,
pip line notwithstanding the stand
ard OH claim that IT, New Jersey pip,
lines arr intrastaie and private.
Ia his testimony Mr Payne insisted
that Oh was delivered at terminals
on the Jersey state line. Mr. Kellogg
the governments attorney. sought u
show that the places were merely
pumping stations far from Underwater
aud untitled Tor delivering OIL In bulk
lie has shown that unionville was
merely q pumping and tank station
given a town name aud made a pip,
lin. terminal upon the passage of the
Hepburn Interstate rate bill.
Mr. Kellogg brought out that the
balance SHEET NJ igDd showed that on q
capitalization 81 $4,000 the indiana
PIPE Line company made st.O0l.O22.
Il notice that you carry S2s2.Oco n
cash. =" be- said "why IL thatr'
I'VE eau never tell when We ma,
have 20 extend our line. and u Il well
10 have the cash on hand" replied
George Chcscbro. the comptroller.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
HlckeYs MOVING PICTURES
To be Seen al Academy Hall Friday
and Saturday Evenings.

Modern Painters" IL a colorcd
subject In which two artists make an
appearance from two portfolios. and
proceed 20 produce pictures on n novel
plan. A frame Of paper ~ held up and
one of them blacks II over with brush
the head aud shoulders ~ n girl In n
colored dress gradually becoming viai.
BILE. A atill more novel effect ~ pro.
duced by the tearing on Of the sheet.
on which the features OF the girl are
atlll 90 be- seen In motion NJ they are
torn away In strips. The artists also
produce n beautiful floral decoration on
the face Of large stage front. and n
still more surprising effect ~ presented
By them stepping through one Of the
frames while living portrait " seen
gracefully bowling within H. The color
Ing IN feature Of the subject.
The above ~ brief description Of
one OF the many colorcd pictures 90 be-
shown by the George A. Hickey Nov.
Ing Picture company which plays an
engagement Of two nights and one
matinee Friday and Saturday. Sept "a
and 2S. THIS company played at the
Library Thcatcr n few weeks ago and
was pronounced the best ever seen IN
bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
NEXT WEEK rHG STATE FAIR
large Crowd Promised From all Sec
tiona Of he Gtsic.


TORS Of he Gts;e.
Ncrmonta first annual state fair
comes next week and II will b. ushercd
In on Tuesday. oct 1. with a brllllancy
u aplcndor and Of magnitude such az
has never been seen before m this en-.
tire northern section. Governor Proc
tor. escorted by the cadets OF Norwich
university. will formally open the fair
az o'clock. although the fair will actu
ally begin In the forenoon Of Tuesday
Up 60 Saturday Of last week there
were t65 cattle cutrics made and the
management was confident that fully
GOO would BE- made bcfor, the opening
date Of the fair. So great are these
entries-excccdcd by 100 per cent
every previous fair held In Vermont
that Il has been found necessary a.
erect another exhibition shed and work
has already been begun on this struc.
turc.
The poultry exhibit will be the larg
est ever seen In northern New England
The exhibition quarters are ideal The
building IL designed Ia take care Of
both the dog aud poultry exhibits.
The horse department will have a
big showing OF Morgan horses. as well
as of other breeds The swine show.
INK will also be- extensive.
Too much cannot be- said In anticlpa.
ton OF the horse racing. which will be-
the best ever seen north Of the Read.
Vile track.
In the amusement line the word ex.
tensiye may also be applied. There
will be- n midway OF clean. up to-date
shows. Decides the varied vaudeville ex
hibltionH free TO all visitors.
Then there will be the exhibition Of
Vermont fish at the aquarium. the
horsemcn's tournament and the foot
ball games between the eleycns Of the
New Hampshire State college of Dur
ham and Norwich university. The foot
ball game will be- played at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday. The Norwich cadets will
appear In drills followed by a sham
battle every forenoon Of the fair.
Low rates aud specials trains will be-
provided By the railroads and the ac.
commodationa 10 the grounds from
white River Junction viii be found 10
be ample In every way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
GOVERNOR AT FAIR
Gave a Splendid Short Address al
Brattleboro.


nattlcboro. Sept 20 The total AZ
tendance Tor the thrrv DAYS of the
Valley fair closed tonight. vas about
- uOO. which u a. large a. that of ans
preti uua fair Interest among daify
men cDutcrvd to-day 10 the dairy tcsi
The prize VI So fur the CoW pro
ducinr %" most butter ln q hour
VAS won by n Jersey. blossom. oWucd
by George u Butterncld of Vernon
" hos. record Waa 2 90 pounds y ~
Akley Of the same town vas beaten
this year Tor the first time.
The silver cup offered b. G. ~
WinHlow of brandon. secretary Of the
Ayrshire breeders association Tor the
Ayrshire COW scoring the highest la
the dairy test. was won by l.. = Drew b
LADY Hove. Of South Burlisgt1n.
whose score was tsf.
Gov FLETCHER u. Proctor vas pres.
cnt this afternoon. coming unanounccd
aud az the request 81 President a. ".
Pierce. be- gave n iine short talk b..
tween heats of the races. speaking
about Ncrmonta material prosperity.
The races we're Won In straight
heats and without particular excite
ment except while the horses wcrr
scoring for the second heat 90 the
free Tor all Major a. o. fell. after
breaking and horse aud Eulkoy went
completely over ondwiHe. the driver
Mr Pickle. being thrown several yards
No harm was done and the horse start
~ again. The four winners lu this
race were the fastest horses that have
started together In northern New
England this season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
STREET EMPLOYEES STRIKE
Discharge Of sup,. meEvoy at Bellows
Falls for Alleged irregularities


Bellows Falls. Sept. IA strike
occurred IN Bellows Falls today but
the prospects Of a speedy settlement
are better than those OF the late dis.
asirOus paper mill strike. A. meet
INK Of the village trustees last night
q. y. McEVoy. superintendent 81
streets. waterwOrks and sewers for
the past year under the new village
government and street commissioner
the preceding year. was discharged
because Of alleged irregularities In his
bookkeeping The trustees charged
that he had been carrying one Of the
employees ~ the street department on
the pay rolls for AiX weeks during
which time the man. Dcnnis Dris.
lane. had been unable 90 work at all
because Of an accident
This morning the Street employees
went "a work AZ usual A section Of
state road IL Ia BE- laid on Rocking
ham street this fall. ON which work
has just begun and the men were
M work there. When Mr McEyoy In.
formed them that he had been die.
charged they All dropped what they
were doing aud went On a Hympathe
tic strike.
The strike viii not be- Of long dura
ton. u h. expected for the trustees
VIII appoint n new commissioner IN
Mr. McEyoy's place Mr. McEyoy
claims that the reason be- had kept
brisbane on the pay roll when b. was
not working VAS to prevent him from
sueing the yiil fr damages ~.
ccived while at work la the street d..
partment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
PLACED ON PROBATION
Barre Woman Guilty Of illegal Sale Of
Liquor, In Destitute Circumstances

Barre. Sept. 2G.-ln city court this
morning Mrs William COOney pleaded
guilty to one offonse Of selling intox.
icatlng liquor Illegally and was sen.
fenced TO serve not less than three
or more than ten months In the house
OF correcti,n, Rutland. and TO pay
costs OF prosecution and costs of con.
demning the liquor. The execution OF
the sentence was suspended and the
woman was placed on probation. She
Is In very destitute circumstances
and has four young children 10 sup.
port and her husband has not cOntTi.
buted toward the support OF the fam.
ily for some time. Mrs. Cooncy's
house was searched last evening there
being several men In the house when
the raid was made. and gallon OF
whiskey was seized.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
PROBING CENTRAL VERMONT
Management Of Railroad Called Be.
fore Railroad Commissioners

Montpelier, Sept. 25.-The manage
ment OF the Central Vermont railroad
were called before the railroad com
missloners today In private confer.
enco regarding conditions and man.
agement Of the road The commits
sioners refused them the permission
OF changing the location OF their new
station In Barre. Messrs Fltzhugh
Jones and Waters represented the
railroads.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
WEDDING RECALLS DIVORCE
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Prunler Re.
married al Lake Placid, NJ. Y.

Burlington, Sept. 25.-The report OF
the remarriage of Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
erick Prunier In Lake Placid, n. Y,
recalls a sensational alienation of az.
fections case brought some years
since by Mrs. Melvlna Rlyet Prunier,
then OF this city. against Mrs. Camp.
bell Ashe. a wealthy widow of Fish.
XIII. n. V. and-the subsequent divorce
OF Mrs. Prunior from her husband.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27

periodical club. Mrs. w. n. Medium.
nolsh of New York.
TIE prevalent appointed Mrs. Mead
~ licepreHidopt aud ". T.. ellison
.oi iutland. auditor
-. lcgatca elected TO the trlennlal
meeting OF the Woman's auxiliary at
hichmond. Va. next month are Mrs.
u'orge n. bllaS Of Burlington: Mira.
y halntead Watkins OF ST Adams.
MIS- Charles u. Carpenter Of Bran.
aon aud Mrs Spencer w. Illndes Of
burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
DAUGHTER or The REGIMENT
Honor Conferred on Little Montpelier
Girl.

Montpelier. Sept. 2G-Miss Jconore
Mills. daughter OF Mrand Mrs II. =.
Mills. OF this city who IN celebrating
her tenth birthday anniversary today,
received this morning from A. w.
Robinson. acting president OF the Sixth
Maine Veterans Association. a gold
badge NJ daughter Of the regiment.
Last summer. with her grandfather.
Henry Kicker. who IL member Of
the association, she attended a reunion
at Ellsworth. Me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
SHIRT FACTORY CLOSED
Firm Of Curtis, Lesgett a Co., In Hands
Of Receiver.

Rutland. Sept 2G.-The local plant
OF Curtis, 1eggett a. Co. shirt and
collar manufacturers. has been TEN.
porarily closed. The firm went into
the hands OF receiver about Ave
weeks ago and since that time the
management has been working on the
stock ON hand which has nov been
used up. No more orders Will be- an.
I'd for the present
Manager y. H. Bush stated last eve.
ming that he thought the matter would
be- settled out OF court and the factory
started again In a short time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
SLID DOWN BANIsTgRs
Unconscious When Picked Up-wrist
Broken and Head Cut.

Barre. Sept2G.-James Coyne. aged
about twelve years. who attends schooi
AZ the Mathewson building was In.
lured BY falling from the third to the
hrst hoor yesterday afternoon. Ills
lett wrist was broken aud n deem gngl,
cut In the forehead lie was slldn,r
uown the banlster when he fell ever
ana went down through the air shaft.
ne was unconscious WHEN picked up
by the lanitor. lie was taken 10 his
home where he In recovering Ratisfac.
torily fror, his injuries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
WEATHER FORECAST

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont rain tonight and Saturday
Warmer tonight except In extreme
north portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27

Argo Red Salmon IL cheaper than
beeisteak at 10 cts. per pound. because
u contains more nouriuhment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-27
WANTS THAT CUP
Sir Thomas Upton viii
Challenge Again.
HAVE ALWAYS USED ME WELL"
Irish BarOnet viii Build Boat 10
Suit New Workers.
BRITlSHtR DOWN ON FREAK YACHTS

Challenger For AmerIca's Cup "win-
luz Go DO Everything In Reason
90 Meet Wishes OF Our American
Friends" and IL Ready 60 Try Again,
Planning 60 BuiId a Larger boat.
west-rR Yacht-men Favor RarIaE
with Good weather Boat, Not =
Racing machine-DesiEnsr pfc Go
Consult with Upton ne 90 Another
oaer For International Race In ID0s.