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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
PROPOSED PUBLIC
BUILDING FOR
BENNINGTON
Representative Foster Intro.
duces Bill in Congress.
STRUCTURE TO COST ss5,ooo
Bill Provides for the Purchase OF a
Suitable Site at an Expense
Not to Exceed $4,000

Rep. ID. j. Foster from the first
district OF Vermont has introduced in
the lower house of congress at Wash.
ingtou bill directing the secretary OF
the treasury TO secure at cost not TO
exceed $40, 900 suitable site for pos
Office at Bennington and to cause to
be erected thereon suitable, commo.
dious and fireproof building for the
accommodation OF the United States
court and postofiice.
The bill provides that the plans,
specifications and full estimates for
the proposed building be previously
made according 10 law and THAI the
expense of the building snail not ex'
coed s65, 600.
The bill has been referred to the com
mittee on public buildings and
grounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
HUGHES WILL TAKE
It IF It COMES
UNS0UGHT
New York Governor Would Not
Decline Nomination,
STATEMENT TO SEN. SAKE
viii Do Nothing to Influence the
Choice OF Now York Delegates
to National Convention.

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 1S.--Governor
Hughes made public his correspond.
ence with Senator Martin SAKE regard.
ing possible action by the New York
county Republican committee in in,
dorsing the governor for the presi-
dental nomination. Mr.. Saxes letter
reads:
1T is my purpose at the next meet.
ing of the Republican county commit
tee to offer resolution to the effect
that il is the belief Of the committee
that the Republican voters generally
throughout the county of New York
desire your name presented for presl-
dent at the national convention. In
doing so | am only attempting 10 give
formal expression to the sentiment
that exists here. so that the Repub-
Iican party throughout the state may
have official notice Of It, However, as
| do not wish to pursue any course
which may be distasteful to you per
sonally or embarrassing to the plans
of those who are in your confidence
will appreciate some expression from
you which will guide me in the cir
cumstances."
Governor Hughes reply follows:
"Your letter of the 18th has been re-
ceived. do not think it proper for me
to make any suggestion as to what
the county committee should do or
should not do. stated my attitude in
my speech before the Republican club,
and by that stand. 1t is of the high
est Importance that the work of the
administration shall be disinterested,
and shall do nothing to influence the
selection or vote of delegates. | as
sumo that the party representatives
will take such action, whatever 1t may
be, as they believe TO be best. They
have their duty. and hoe mine.
think my position is clearly under
stood"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Engineer Ignored RED signal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The de-
Tense opened its case in the trial Of
Engineer Hildebrand and three others
of the crew of the extra train that
smashed into passenger train at
Terra Gotta, ID. c., with disastrous re-
suits on Dec. 80 last. Milton Phillips,
the telegraph operator at the Takoma
station of the Baltimore and Ohio,
who flashed Just before the wreck the
message, Extra 2,l20 by my red tar
get, going like h." testified that he
had never before known an engineer
to totally disregard danger signal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Estate of Fred L. Madison.
Notice OF Settlement and Application
for Distribution

STATE OF VERMONT, AT q session
District of Bennington. IS. OF the Probate
Court holden at the Probate Office. in Ben.
ningtOn, In said District on the 18th day OF
December A. D. 1901.
Present, Edward G. Bennett, Judge
Jennie l.. Mattiscn, ADMINISTRATIVE OF the es-
tate OF Fred L. Mattison, late Of SALISBURY, In
said district. deceased lpresents her adminlstra.
ton account for examination and allowance. and
makes application for decree Of distribution
and partition OF the estate Of said dece ,sed.
Whereupon. 1t is ordered by said Court, that
said account. and said application be referred
TO session thereof. t. be held at the Probate
ONCE aforesaid, on the 3Id day Of January,
A. d. 1903, for hearing and decision. thereon.
And 1t is further ordered, that notice thereof De
given to all parties interested by publication OF
The same three weeks successfully In the
Bennington Evening Banner. newspaper puo'
hshed at Bennington, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear AT
said time and place, and show cause, II any
they may have, why said account should not De
Showed and such decree made.
A record whereof is ordered to be made.
Attest. GRACE,B. HOLT, Register
Atrue copy OF the original record.
Attest, GRACEsB. HOLT. Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
ALFRED MAHAN IS
ONCE MORE IN
COUNTY JAIL
Brought here from State Asylum
at Waterbury.
BACK IN HIS OLD CELL AGAIN
Had Been Under Observation Since
June-f1as Boon TractabIe
Prisoner at Al Times.

Alfred Mahan, whose trial for the
murder OF his little niece, Ethel Mahsn
near Lake Psrsn In North Benning.
ton the last Sunday In April Is set for
the morning after Christmas, was
brought from the state asylum at Wat.
erbury yesterday afternoon and is
now occupying the same cell in the
county Jail in which he was confined
last spring.
Sheriff Fred Godfrey left here on the
midnight train Monday for Waterbury
where Mahan has been undergoing OBJ
servation as to his mental condition,
and arrived in Bennington with his
prisoner on the afternoon flyer. Ma
han appears to be in excellent health,
although he has lost color during his
eight months confinement. He was not
at all surprised to see the sheriff as
he had been informed on Monday that
Mr. Godfrey ives coming to take him
to Bennington. While at Waterbury
he has given the authorities no trouble
and 10 fact ever since his arrest has
been an unusually tractable prisoner.
Attorney General Clarke Q. Fits of
Brattleboro who will assist States AT
torney w. j. Meagher in the trial may
arrive in town the last of the present
week for conference on preliminary
matters relative to the trial 1t is an
ticipated that considerable difficulty
will be experienced in obtaining a
jury as the details in the case are so
well known throughout the county that
it will be hard to find pers ons who
have not formed opinions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
JUNIOR E xERCISES
An interesting Program Carried Out BY
Part of the Class.

The annual rhetorical exercises OF
the Junior class of the high school
we're continued Tuesday afternoon
from to 4 o'clock. On Thursday at
the same time the rest of the class will
deliver their essays. The program
carried out yesterday is as follows:
Song by School
The Legends of Merlin
Miss Hazel lockwood
The Panama Canal VIM. Hawks
Song by Chorus of Girls
What Three Women Have Done for
Education, Miss Ruth Resseguie
Gulliver's Travels-As Political
Satire, Leonard Godfrey
Song by School.
Americas Welcome to Italy
Miss Martha Pratt
Agriculture Ray Gibson
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
JA|L0RS BELIEVE
DORSEY WAS
INNOCENT
One Victim in Double Electro
cution Not Guilty.
ONE MADE A CONFESSION
Gibson Admitted Killing Two Women
But insisted That Man Who Died
with Him Was Not implicated

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 1S.-One OF
chair here was innocent, according to
his own solemn statement and that OF
his comrade, who fully confessed his
own guilt.
Gibson and Stephen Dorsey, negroes,
whom jury convicted of having muir.
dered Farmer Edward Horners wife
and maidservant ON a farm in Camden
county.
At the hour of execution Dorsey
strongly protested his innocence. He
died with a hymn on his lips after
prayer with the Rev. Jacob G. Dunn.
Gibson admitted guilt, but said with
his dying breath that Dorsey was In
nocent.
After the double execution letters
were found In which both men declar.
ed that Gibson was guilty and Dorsey
innocent. In note to Mr.. Horner
Gibson said.
II am very sorry for what | did
am sorry for yourself and for myself.
did not have anything to do with 1t
except 10 accompany me. Tell Wash
Paine that set his barn on fire last
summer. Tell him l won't see him
any mere.
II am guilty. but thought to keep II
quiet. cannot die with this on me.
received my just reward for what
did, and want to meet you in heaven.
think will go there"
In Dorsey's cell was found this note,
in which he declared his innocence:
my last word to you and before
God and man is that am innocent of
these murders. Gibson Is the man
who killed them.
Gibson robbed the house and set
fire TO the barn. | was with Gibson,
but left and went back to Camden be-
did not see Gibson until the next
morning. when | met him in the street
in Camden. And we went to Phila-
delphia and pawned the two watches.
II got S2.25. which he gave me, Then
we went back to Camden and were ar
rested. He did not know the women
were dead at the time
'rhis is my last truthful statement
Of the'case by one who is going to die"
The Jail officials say they fully be-
leve Dorsey was innocent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Peru to Honor Pacific Fleet.

LIMA, Peru, Dec 1S.-The Peruvian
government is making special efforts
to prepare a gracious welcome for the
American feet when it reaches here.
Special trains will be in waiting when
the warships reach Callao TO convey
the officers and men from the port to
Lima during their stay, and all facili-
ties will be afforded for visiting the
city and its environs. President Pardo
will receive Rear Admiral Evans, the
commander of the fleet, and his higher
officers the day following their arrival.
He has arranged a banquet in honor
of the Americans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Hard to Catch This Tartar.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec 1S,--The tur-
bine torpedo boat destroyer Tartar
broke all records in fast steaming in
her final trials over the official course
here, attaining a speed of 37037
knots. She also established a new rec
ord for a six hours trial, covering 233
miles in that time and maintaining the
unprecedented speed of 35,363 knots.
The contract calls for SO knots. In her
preliminary trials about two weeks
ago the Tartar broke all records for
her class by steaming 35.952 knots
against the tide
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Estate of Simon Bottum.
Notice of Settlement and Application
for distribution.

STATE OF VERMONT, At session
District OF Bennington. IS. OF the ProDate
Court, holden at the Probate ONCE, In SEEMING
ton, In said District, on the nth. day OF Dec''
A. D. 1907,
Present, Edward Q Bennett, Judge.
Lemuel Bottum, surviving executor OF the es-
tate OF simon Bottum late OF Bennington In
said District, deceased, presents nus admins
tration account for examination and allowance,
and makes application for a decree OF distri'
button and partition OF the estate OF said de-
ceased.
Whereupou, 1t Is ordered by said Court, that
said account and said application be referred
10 q session thereof. to be held at the Probate
Office aforesaid on the ord day OF January, A;
ID, 1908, for hearing and decision thereon Ana
il Is further ordered, that notice thereof De
given to all parties interested by publication OF
the same three weeks successfully IN tne ben.
nington Evening Banner, a newspaper publisned
at Bennington, previous to said time appointed
for hearing. that they may appear at said Tune
and place, and show cause, II any tney hay
have. why said account should not be allowed
and such decree made.
A record whereofis ordered to DO made'
A true record. $3.50.
ATTEST, GRACE b. HOLT, Register
true copyoi the original record.
Attest. GRACE Is. HOLT, hegister'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
PASTIMES vs.. BRUNSWICK.
Fast Game OF Ten Pins at the Brunswick
Alleys Tuesday Evening.

AT the Brunswick Alleys last night
the Brunswck's defeated the Pastimes
for the second time by total OF t3
pins, Cranston having the high roll of
2i7 and Deane the highest average of
1855. Phenomenal spans were made by
Harmon and Corbett, the Sd game in a
series OF five will be bowled next
Thursday evening at the Corbett. Gren.
nan alleys.
Total pins, Brunswick, 1856; total
pins, Pastimes, '2l93.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Brazil VIII Not rxecute Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Unoflicial-
ly the state department has learned
that there is no danger that the little
band of Americans in prison at Bahia,
Brazil, as the result of their hostile
invasion Of the province Of Minas Ga
raes will lose their lives. The Bra
lillian law does not prescribe capital
punishment for thcir offense, and a
prolonged period Of Imprisonment
probably Is the most severe penalty
that could be inflicted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
pouma would Curtaii Cars Navy.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. lS.-The
reconstruction of the Russian navy,
which up TO the present has been in
allegiance owing TO internal preoccupa-
tons. has suddenly emerged 10 the
surface and bids fair to develop por-
tentous conflict rs between the wishes
Of the emperor and the douma. The
douma committee of national defense,
presided over by NJ. Guchkoff. the
Octobrist leader, while discussing this
years naval estimates sent,a formal
demand to Admiral Dikoff, the minis
ter of marine, to submit to the douma
full particulars of the new shipbuild-
ing programme which has been work
ed out by the admiralty. This pro-
gramme entails an expenditure Of
$500, 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Last of Fnmous seven Master.

HUGHTOWN, Dec. 1S.-The wreck
of the American schooner Thomas w.
Lawson, which capsized on Friday,
Dec. 13, in Broad sound, Scilly islands,
with the loss of fifteen out of her crew
Of eighteen men, broke adrift from the
rocks holding it and sank. The schoon-
err parted In the middle and was In
two nianac
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

ST. LOUIS, Dec 1S.-With but one
member out of line when the final vote
was taken the Republican state COM
mittee, in session here. adopted res
olution indorsing the candidacy of Sec
rotary of War William III. Taft fsI
the presidency.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED
Chancery Matters BEING Heard This After
noon 10 County Court.

noon 10 County Court.
There was a short session ~ county
court this morning, the only 'a.e con-
sidered being the divorce case O. W.
dred Hill VS.. George William Hill c
A Maurer appeared for Mrs Fill who
was granted divorce for wilful deser
ton. Mr. Hill whose whereabouts are
unknown, made no appearance at
court.
Yesterday afternoon Abbie E. Car
rick was granted divorce from Mar
tin Carrick. F. G. Archiband appear
ed for Mrs Carrick who was granted
divorce and property owned by her
self and husband at Manchester was
decreed to her as ailmony.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new
Laxative, stimulates, but does not ir.
ritate. It Is the best Laxative. Guar
anteed or your money back. Quin-
lan's Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
DIES IN WESTfIELD, n. J.
Mrs. Jane Curtis Norton Passes Away at the
Age Of Is Years.

Mrs. Jane Curtis Norton Passes Away at the
Age bis Years.
Mrs. Jane Curtis Norton, widow OF
Franklin b Norton, died at the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. F. A. Reyes,
west6eld, N. j., Dec. II, aged IS years
3 months and "a days.
Mrs. Norton was born in Benning'
ton, August 10, 1929, and was the
daughter of Richard L. and Mahala
(Curtis) Fenton. She passed her girl
hood days in Bennington and received
her education 10 the schools of that
place. 1t was in Bennington that she
met Franklin B. Norton, and was mar
ried to him August q, 1856.
The family moved to Worcester in
April, 1858, where Mr.. Norton engaged
in the pottery business in Washington
Square. When the viaduct was built,
Mr.. Norton moved the business to
Water street, where the business re-
manned till the time OF his death.
For nearly ten years previous to his
death, Mr.. Norton experimental with
emery wheels, in addition to his pot
terry business, and he was the first to
take out patents on the emery wheel.
Mr.. Norton's experiments we're the
real beginning of what is now the
Norton Co., for in 1884 he sold out to
NJ. p. Higgins, and in 1885 the Norton
Emery Wheel Co. was Incorporated.
Mr.. Norton died January 8, 1856,
and the pottery business was for q time
carried on by his sons. Myron E. and
John F. Norton. Myron Norton died
in 1906.
After Mr.. Nortons death, Mrs. Nor
ton made her home with Mrs. u. +.
Rice, Norton street.
Mrs. Norton left Worcester two
weeks ago to visit her daughter, Mrs.
F. A. Reyes, in Westtield, and she con
tracted cold which resulted in her
death Beside Mrs. Reyes. three other
children survive her Arthur ii. Nor
ton of Philadelphia, John F. Norton
and Mrs. George f. Rice of Worcester.
The body arrived in Worcester yester-
day, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Reyes.
The funeral will be held from All
Saints church, which Mrs. Norton for
many years attended, this afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, and burial will be in
Hope cemetery.
Franklin r. Norton was a brother
of the late Edward Norton and both
ho ,od h;o p ifa III i'll hp ramano hapod NV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
10 W P R | c Ed
ADV Err 7 Isl NG
WANTED.

tITANTED-Men for automobile driving and
w repair business: s25 for road driving course
easy payment; largest and best school CO. ,,
respondence course for home study Send
stamp for catalogue Boston Auto school, Jas
fremont street, Boston
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

yITANTED AT ONCE-Two first class ma
w chinists. Apply personally to Eagle
Square Manufacturing Co., South Shaftspu,,y'
W. ZSu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

yTTANTED-Horse to winter, Box staiis'
w running water and yard. Enquire OF ".
o. Fillmore. Telephone connections. ssot
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and western
Vermont cloudy tonight with snow in
north and west portion. Thursday
partly cloudy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

VvyANTED-Cooks,w mattresses. second girt
w and general domestics; $ie 70 ~ pc
motth. Also girls to take positions In shop
and mills ut 81 to % per day. Call or commun
I'm VT. 26tf
sns y" d,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

vryANrED-Msnager for branch ON 20 we
w wish to locate here In Bennington. Ad.
dress with references, The Morris Wholesale
House. Cincinnati, Ohio. lsIW
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
TO RES1.

ITO RENT-Jan. 1, house at 108 Dewey st.
near Main, All modern improvements.
Including gas. Very desirable. Inquire ., ".
z Putnam, NJ. ID. 2li
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

UyO RENT-East half OF house on Elm street
lust vacated By Geo. +. Heath; also one
tenement for small family. Both moderate
priced and in good order. Apply to Geo; +;
Heath. llu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

Franklin r. Norton was brother
OF the late Edward Norton and both
he and his wife will be remembered by
many Bennington people. The &C.
count above Is from Worcester,
Mass. paper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

u,O RENT-C. E. Dewey has house to
rent. Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

mo tENT-Three or flnr good rooms IN
Tor sale. Apply at 2l3 Depot street. SS'6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

u,o NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tenements, ofices
stores. mil property with water power.
Individual storage lockers, VIM T.. Ha~hs'
POS North 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

JAMES SILK, contractor and builder. Also
j repairing. rebuilding ana snop work SHOP
Urfop street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-10
.CHAUTAUQUA

The Chickasha Chautauqua which
begins June l6 and last till June 25,
promises to be great event for this
entire section Of the country. A list
of attractions second to none will be
offered, including the most distin-
guished orators, lecturers and enter
tainers in the country.
William ]. Bryan will be the star
attraction and win Of course draw an
draw an immense crowd when he
speaks on the evening Of June II.
Richard P. Hobson, Of Merrimac
fame, will be another great drawing
card. He is billed to speak at $3.50
ID. M, June 23. Senator Dolliver of
Iowa, Congressman Landis Of India
ma, Frederick Warde, the great actor,
Edward Reno. prince Of magic work.
|ers, Father John DAILY, the great ora
| tor, John P. D. John, DR.. w. H. Sears
and many others Of scracely less re-
nown viii be heard.
The musical features are Of high
order, including the Harmony Ladies
Quartette, Dungar male quartette, Ey
ans Male Quartette and other attrac'
tions every day. The educational fea
ture viii also be important, including
free instruction in elocution by a no
ted specialist, cooking demonstrations
etc.
The Chautauqua will be held in tn
convention hall and ample arrange
ments will be made for all out Of tow
visitors. The railroads offer a rat
lof one fare plus fifty cents for tn
round trip from all points.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-10
DEMOCRATIC CALL

The Democracy Of the Fifth Con-
gressionaI district Of the proposed
state Of Oklahoma, composed Of the
following counties; Pottawatomie,
Cleveland, Mclean, Garvin, Murray,
Grady, Stephens, Jefferson, Comanrhe,
Tilman, jackson, Kiowa, Greer, Beck
ham, Roger Mills, Washita.
By virtue Of the authority vested
|in me as chairman Of the Democratic
Congressional Committee Of the Fifth
Congressional District Of Oklahoma,
hereby call on all democratic voters
70 assemble in their respective pre-
Icincts, in old Oklahoma, and at the
voting places provided by rre County
Central Committees, in the Indiann
Territory, at two o'clock in the after
noon, on the 18th day Of June, 1907
for the purpose Of electing delegate;
to County Conventions, said County
Conventions to be held at the County
Seats Of the various counties, in sal,
District, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
on the 18th day Of June, 1907, ant
said County Conventions viii elec
delegates to the District Convention
to be held at Hobart, Okla, at tweIv
o'clock, noon, on the 25th day of june
1907, for the purpose Of nominatin
democratic candidate for congres
from the Fifth Congressional Distric
of Oklahoma.
Tho basis Of representation in thes
conventions is as follows: Each pr,
einct in thatpart Of the Fifth DiI