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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
29,S4S 26,S63 81 $50 2s,611
ON VERGE OF BIG STRIKE
New Haven Railroad a'd Trolley Un-
ions Apparently Nearing Break


New Haven, CT, Sept. 3.-While no
official intimation has yet been given
as to the result of the polling of the
unions on the trolley system of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company, relative to the
stand the men shall take in the mat.
ter of the Providence difficulty, the
opinion seems to be growing that the
company and the trolley unions are
on the verge of serious strike. The
men, it is said, are determined to
force complete recognition of their
terms which include the reinstate.
ment OF the 81 Providence men dis
charged from the employ of the lines
in that city as result, it is said, of
having joined the union.
When interviewed today in connec-
ton with the reported pending trolley
strike, General Manager Punderford
OF the Connecticut company said
i guarantee that We will run the
road That's duty we owe to the
public. can only say further that
we are prepared to keep on doing our
duty with the public if there should
be any trouble"
Asked If it was true that the COM
pany was hiring men in New York
and Brooklyn, the general manager
said he could not answer that ques
| ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
NEW GRAND ARMY
HEAD ELECTED
YESTERDAY
Col. Henry M. NeVius Of Red
Bank, N. J.
ELECTED ON FIRST BALLOT
Woman's Relief Corps Elected Mrs.
w. L. Gilman OF Roxbury. Mass
as President.

Toledo, o., Sept. 3.-Col. Henry M.
Nevius OF Red Bank, n. j., was today
elected commander in chief of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. The
election was made on the first ballot.
Mr.. Nevius received 544 votes as com
pared with 254 for fromer Gov. Van
SAINT OF Minnesota and 80 for Lieut..
Dickson of Illinois. The election
then was made unanimous. Other
officers were chosen as follows: Sen
ior vice commander, J. Kent Hamilton
OF Ohio junior vice commander. G..
G. Royce OF California; chaplain in
chief, ]. F. Spence OF Tennessee; sur
geon in chief, G. l.. Tannehill OF Mary
land
The selection OF city for the next
encampment will be made tomorrow
Col. Nevius. native OF New Jer-
sey was studying law with the late
Russell A. Alger OF Michigan, when
the war broke out, and enlisted from
the state with the Lincoln cavalry
Young Nevius rose to a commission
with the 7th Michigan and the 25th
New York cavalry regiments and lost
an arm In front OF Fort Stevens when
the Union army was engaged with
Gen. Early. Col. Nevius. besides be-
ing twice department commander OF
New Jersey, has been judge and
president Of the New Jersey state
Senate.
The Woman's Relief Corps today
elected Mrs. w l.. Gilman OF Rox-
bury. Mass. president.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
ANALYSIS OF VOTE
OF TUESDAYS
ELECTION
Showing Variation From Fig
ures Of Four Years Ago.
TOTAL VOTE ALMOST SAME
Figures Except In One or Two
Counties are Favorable to the
Republicans.

Returns for Maidstone, the only
missing town on the vote for COVER
nor, show that Is votes were cast for
Prouty (Rep) and IA for Burke,
DEM. This makes a total vote this
year of 1886, plurality for Prouty
,of 29,34S and majority of 26,S63.
Four years ago the total vote cast
was $500 Bells plurality was 1867
and his majority shows a decrease of
/ that the total vote of 1908 Is 1884 less
than that of 1904. Prouty's plurality
is 2209 smaller than that given Bell
and his MARTY shows a decrease of
2743. The total vote cast for COVER
nor in 1906, the year OF the Proctor
Clement contest, was 70,493.
An analysis made by the st. Adams
Messenger of the 1908 vote by coun.
ties. compared with that cast in 1904
shows the loss and gain in Republi.
can majorties and the loss and gain
In the total Democratic vote TO be a.
follows:
Addison-Republican loss, $50; Dem
Iocratic loss, %.
Observation-Disclosures gain, 119:
Democratic loss, 206.
Caledonia-Republican loss, 902:
Democratic gain, 22l.
Observation-Disclosures loss. 2S4;
Democratic gain, 1886.
Essex-Republica loss. go: Demo.
cratic gain, 2S
Franklin-Republican loss, 81; Dem
Iocratic loss, SO.
Grand Isle-Republican loss. 1873:
Democratic gain III.
Lamoille-Republican gain, 1877;
Democratic loss. 112.
Orange-Republican loss, SIS; Dem
ocratic loss, a.
Characterization loss, 176; Dem
locratic loss, As.
Rutland-Republican gain, Il; Dem
cratic loss, Asa.
Washington-Republican loss, 1886;
Democratic gain, SO.
Windham-Republican gain. 257;
Democratic loss, As.
Windsor-Republican loss, 74s; Den
ocratic loss ia.
Owing to factional contest In
Grand Isle county, the Democratic
vote more than doubled.
Windham shows the banner gair
for the Republican ticket and Caledo
MIA and Windsor show the most de
cided falling off.
The following table OF comparative
Republican pluralities and majoritie,
Twill be found of interest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
BRANDON INN CASE
Attempt to Take License Away From
w. n. Dunn.

Rutland, Sept. Ain the Brandon
Inn license case which was brought
up yesterday afternoon at the Rut-
land County court the court came to
a decision upon two points without
leaving the bench after hearing the
TESTIMONY
The state raised the question as to
whether the license commissioners of
Brandon were acting within their au-
thority in granting license TO w.
II. Dunn at the Brandon inn on ac-
count of the conviction OF the former
proprietor, w. c. Mound on a charge
of selling liquor Illegally; also as to
whether the location of the bar room
was on public street; and as to
whether Mr. Dunn was a legal voter
in Brandon at the time the license
was granted.
The court decided that the commits
sioners were within their rights when
they granted license at that loca.
ton; also that II was not necessary
to have the bar room abutting the
street as long as II was on the ground
/ floor.
nc thiiu iuSSllOui tnhl dS W Nue-
Their or not Mr. Dunn was a legal
voter in Brandon at the time the H.
cense was granted, was not decided.
AS the town clerk of Brandon was at
the court, and the assistant clerk
was also in this city attending the
fair, no one could be secured at Bran
don who was competent to tell the
exact time that Mr.. Dunns grand list
was received by the town clerk.
This point will be decided this
morning when the town clerk will
send copy of the list.
The morning session of the court
yesterday was taken up with the call
| ing Of the docket
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
MANCHESTER

Frank r. Coy of Bennington is
spending his vacation in town.
The Twentieth Century Club met
this week with Mrs. r. p. Hoyt.
Mrs. Solomon ]. Way and son,
Sydney of Rutland are visiting at Mrs
Mary E. Ways.
Several from this village have been
attending the fair at Cambridge, ~
Y, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c. Orvis have
sailed for Liverpool from Boston for
an indefinite stay abroad
j. b. Thatcher, End, of Albany is
spending a few days with his parents
MIR. and Mrs. George H. Thatcher
Leon Wiley is taking a vacation
from his duties in the postoflice which
he is spending at his home in Win
hall. He was accompanied by Rob.
ert Buck of East Arlington.
Mrs. r. S. Plumer and daughter
Catherine who have been spending
the summer with Mrs. Plummer's
mother, Mrs. Mary +. Way will re
turn to their home In Hyde Park,
Mass, tomorrow.
l. l.. Schuyler of Troy has been
visiting friends in town. Mr.. Schuy-
Ter formerly resided in this village
where he owned the place now the
site of Lone Pine, the handsome villa
of James l.. Taylor of Brooklyn.
Among the automobile arrivals at
IInngA
Congressman David j. Foster, Elias
Lyman, Louis II. Turk and w. F.
Hendee of Burlington. They were
on their way to New York and Con-
gresham Foster expected TO have
conference with President Roose-
welt at oyster Bay.
Mrs. Kinsley, wife OF Darwin p.
Kinsley, president OF the New York
Life Insurance Company, and party
arrived at the Equinox House We'd
nesday to spend September The
other members of the party are Miss
Hope Kingsley, Miss Lois Kingsley.
Darwin p Kingsley, Jr, Jack NJ.
Kingsley, Mrs. John NJ. High and
Master Jack High. ID. p. Kingsley
and John M. High arrived in Stude-
board touring car on Thursday
Ira B. Stafford of East Arlington was
in town Wednesday on his way to
Burlington where he will next week
begin his duties as teacher of physics
and chemistry In the Burlington high
school, Mr.. Stafford who is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Stafford OF
East Arlington, received his educa'
ton at the North Bennington high
school and the University of Yer
mont graduating from the latter in
stitution in June of this year,
Rev George A. Hanna of New York
City will preach at st. Johns Epis-
copal church Sunday The offerings
at the IL o'clock service will be add
ed to the fund for the new church
building. The choir is arranging a
specinal program for that service
Rev. Herbert M. Clarke, who has been
preaching at st Johns this summer
has returned to Annandaleon.th the,
Hudson, where he is an instructor in
ut. Stephens Theological seminary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
KILLED IN BALLOON ACCIDENT
Inventor Of Famous June Bug Falls
With Airship

Waterville, Ne, Sept. I'm full
view of $4,000 Mortified spectators on
the Central Maine fair grounds here
late today, Charles oliver Jones the
well known aeronaut of Hammonds-
port, n. Y. fell a distance OF 500 feet
to his death. Among the witnesses Of
the frightful plunge were the mans
wife and child and they were almost
the first TO reach his side after the
accident.
The aeronaut expired this evening,
about an hour and a half after the
tragic event
Jones had been at the fair grounds
since Monday with his dirigble bal
loon Boomerang" Today he ar.
ranged TO make fight between and
4 o'clock, but such a high wind pre-
vailed that delay was necessary.
Al 4:30 conditions had modified to
some extent and he gave the word to
have the machine released.
When the aeronaut reached height
of more than 500 feet, the spectators
We're amazed 10 see small tongues of
hame issuing from under the gas bag
in front of the motor At this time
the balloon had passed out OF the fair
grounds. Many persons in the great
crowd endeayored to apprise Jones Of
his danger. but several minutes
elapsed before he noticed the fire
Then he grasped the rip and by
letting out gas, endeavored to reach
the earth. The machine had descend
ed only short distance when a sud
den burst of flame enveloped the gas
bag, the frame work Immediately
separating from the bag.
Jones fell with the frame of his
motor, and when the spectators
reached him he was lying under II
! about a quarter Of a mile from the
fair grounds. The gas bag, which
fell nearby, was completely destroy.
ed.
Among the first to reach the side
of the aeronaut was his wife. who had
seen the accident. The physicians.
who were in the crowd, found that
Jones had no chance to survive as he
was injured internally, and his spine
was broken.
The cold weather Monday night
caused a number of leaks in the gas
bag. These were repaired, but the
wind was so high yesterday that
Jones considered II dangerous to
make an ascension 1t is thought
that the gas leaked again today and
a spark from the motor ignited the
leaking gas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
Some Animal Woe.

All nature takers will rejoice at the
latest from Bloody Neck, Wyo. A
rancher set out some poisoned cab
bage which attracted a jack rabbit
and he ate OF the bait and died Along
came a wolf and bob cat, and finding
the carcass they had most terrific
wild west scrap over the remains.
The wolf put old Mr.. Bob Cat wrong
and ate the rabbit. He died in a few
hours and the bob cat came back, be-
gan feast on his late unlamented
enemy and also the rabbit and he too
promptly died. The rancher found all
three the next day and came into
Thompson's place at Bloody Neck
with story that should stir all the
prevention of cruelty to animals So
cieties to earnest protests against
such practices as caused this Wyo-
ming tragedy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04

TAFT AND FORAKER
Ohio Senator and Presidential candi-
date Meet at Toledo.

Toledo, o.. Sept 4.-That Taft and
Foraker are politically together is not
only the public admission Of both
Taft and Foraker here today, but
also the political sensation OF Ohio.
Senator Foraker is an avowed can
didate for the United States Senate
to succeed himself, and his services
in the national campaign have been
sought by National Chairman Hitch
cock, and the senator has promised
to take the stump.
Judge Taft left Middle Bass Island
Tuesday in small power yacht and
after tempestuous voyage of four
hours, reached Toledo, very damp
from the spray. He went immediate
ly to the reviewing stand On the
Journey Mr.. Taft said he knew of no
arrangement whereby he was to meet
Senator Foraker, nor did he know OF
any endeavors to effect such an ar
arrangement. But the city OF Toledo
seemed to know all about il, and
when, after the candidate had been
carriage, which headed the parade,
stopped in front of the stand and dis
charged its passengers, there was a
tremendous shout as the thousands
who were within sight of the stand
in the immense stands adjoining and
across the street, caught sight of the
senior senator, his colleague, Senator
Dick, Gov. Harris and Mayor Whit
lock, Senator Foraker was the last
OF the little party to reach Judge
Taft's side. but when he did and each
raised high his right hand, Taft saw
ing hello, senator" and Foraker 81
am glad to see you, Judge" and then
shook hands, long and heartily, and
smiled decidedly cordially, there was
a mighty shout from the crowd, and
then applause and then cheers.
The two sat down together and con.
tinued in earnest conversation for
more than an hour, incidentally togeth
Ter receiving the plaudits of the march
ing veterans. Senator Foraker left
to keep a business engagement and
Mr. Taft remained until the four hour
parade had passed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
Y. M. c. A. FIELD DAY
Second Annual Athletic Meet at Ath.
letic Field Saturday

oCSoHu ANNUAL Htnletlc Meet at hth-
letie Field Saturday
The second annual field day of the
Bennington Young Mems Christian
association will be held on the athlet.
ic field tomorrow afternoon at 2 o..
clock. Great preparations have been
made for this meet and the patronage
of the public is earnestly requested.
Admission for all events Will be only
% cents.
Following is a list of the events
scheduled: For Y. NJ. c. A. boys only.
sack race, shoe race, running high
jump, standing broad jump, rs yard
dash, and team potato race.
Mems events open to all; 100 yard
dash, $50 yard dash four men, run
ming broad jump, running high Jump.
shot put, 440 yard race.
Other events will be baseball
game between the married and sin
gle men, basket ball game between
the Y. M. c. A. and Benningtn Falls
teams, tug of war between the big
mill and picked team, also a fifteen
minute wrestling exhibition.
In these events only trained ath-
letes will take part and. It is seldom
the people OF Bennington are able to
witness an athletic meet so worthy of
their patronage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
COLLINS AND BURLINGTON
Crack Vermont Battery Has Signed
With North Adams.

Gray Collins and Marcus ]. Bur
rington, the crack University OF Yer
mont battery, have been signed and
will work for North Adams the rest
lof the season.
The men have been working with
the Bangor team of the Maine State
league since the school season closed
and Collins has lost but two games.
Collins has signed to pitch for the Bos
ton Americans and will go there
when he graduates in June.
Collins is a native of Burlington.
and this year made a record while at
that college that placed him head and
shoulders over most of the college
pitchers in the country.
burlington is native of Pownal
and attended the WiIliamstown
high school few years ago. where he
made quite record as catcher. Az.
ter leaving the high school he went to
vermont and has caught Collins in all
or his games. He has caught steadi-
ly for the man at Bangor and was bat
ting at 2S6.
The only restrictions they make.
when agreeing to come here, is that
they will not play Sunday ball. Both
men object to this but they will be
ready and willing to work together in
ANY games during the week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
THE cAMERAPHoNE
Never Before Exhibited Outside of
New York-At Library Theatre.

Necromancy has reached its zenith
with the invention of the Camera.
phone, and the men responsible for
this most remarkable achievement.
had they been able to achieve the re-
suits obtained some years ago, would
have been either hailed as wizards or
burned at the stake. 1t is a peculiar
thing, this Cameraphone, an invention
which has caused many a thoroughly
experienced Snowman TO wonder what
he was tnessing-whether it was a
real performance. or whether he was
merely seeing a reproduction of the
famous artists who now are appear
Ing upon the New York stage. The
Cameraphone has never been exhibit
ed outside Of New York City. and its
nrst appearance will be at the Lii
brary theatre on the evenings of Fri
day and Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
SHOT HORSE
Ed. Adams Ends Life of Steed Be.
longing to William E. Hawks Jr.

James Fallon, a guest at the White
Crow Inn at Camp Comfort, hired a
horse of William h. Hawks Jr., Thurs
day for horseback riding and proceed
ed to ride him up the mountain. Just
above Ferndale the horse became
unmanageable. Eugene Scheck grasp
ed the frightened animal by the bit
but was unable to restrain him. Later
after boiling several times the horse
threw itself breaking one of it's legs
AS the horse was useless and suffered
much pain, Ed Adams, the famous
bear hunter, put an end to its trou-
bles by shooting it. The rider for
tunately escaped without any serious
Iiniuries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
COMPANY FOR ZEPPELIN
VIII Be Established TO Help Admins.
trate Airshlp Building Funds

Friedrichshafen, Sept. 3,-Count
Zeppelin today announced his inten.
lion to establish a company under
the corporation act, to facilitate the
administration of the funds contrib.
uted by the German people to aid him
IN the building of airshps. He ap.
peared before the municipal council
OF Friedrishshafen and urged this
body to offer such advantages as
would result in retaining the plant for
airship construction here. The h,nd
contributed by the people IA moi ~
exceed $4,000. NV "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
Chinese Stud ,nts Abroad.

The board of education has asked
the throne to order the Chinese stu
dents abroad, who are now maintained
at the government expense for short
course OF study, &c further pursue
their studies for another FIVE years
and then they will be duly examined,
and II they pass they may be granted
a suitable title and appointments. I'm
perial sanction has been given to the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mercury,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
GOT OUT JUST IN TIME
George Ovens Family Awakened by
The Smoke in Their Home

Cabot, Sept S.-The farm buildings
owned by George Owen and occupied
by Frank Ketchum were burned to
the ground yesterday morning at about
TWO o'clock. The occupants of the
house were aroused from sleep by the
smoke which came from the kitchen
and they had barely time to escape.
Everything but few clothes was
burned. The cause of the fire is not
known
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
HUDsPETH is CHOSEN
Becomes Vice Chairman Of Democrat
lie National Committee.

New York, Sept. 4.-Robert +. Hud
speth, chairman of New Jersey state
democratic committee, announced TO
day that he has been appointed and
has accepted the position of vice
chairman Of the national democratic
committee and that he will be east
em campaign manager for William
~ Bryan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04

John Carroll of West Main street
is working at the American House.
Strained relations are existing be-
tween the "Mikado' OF Washington st
and the Gear" of Main street. The
cause of the trouble is a horse trade.
War is imminent IL the diplomats
cant settle the differences.
Mrs. Miller OF New York and Mrs:
Taylor OF Burlington have been called
here by the serious illness OF their
sister, Mrs. John Williams OF sohooi
street,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
eLEAsoNs BIG VICTORY
"Boter' Won Out over Convention
Nominee, 1895 TO $50.

Chelsea Sept 3.-Probate Judge
Gleason who filed nomination papers
for his Office against the convention
fairly swamped his opponent, getting
1885 votes to $50. Pickett carried
only one town in the Bradford probate
district Judge Gleason has already
held the office Of probate Judge for 20
years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
BLACK FOR HUGHES
Ex-Governor viii Head Rensselaer,
County Delegation.

Troy, Sept. 4.-Ex-Gov. Black, who
nominated Roosevelt for the presi-
dency, will head the Rensselaer,
county delegation for Hughes TO the
republican state convention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
BOY WAS BLINDED
BY Explosion Of Tin Of Lime at Monk.
ton on Tuesday

Monkton, Sept 3.--Raymond. the
ten year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Danyow was seriously burned about
the face and eyes Tuesday by the ex-
plosion of tin of lime with which
he was playing. 1t is feared he will
lose the sight of both eyes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
FRANK p. SARGENT DEAD
Was Born at East Orange This
State, in 1854.

Washington, Sept frank p
Sargent, commissioner Of Emigration
died here today of stomach trouble.
He was a native of Vermont, having
been born at East Orange in 1854.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
EAST ARLINGTON AGAIN
Pitcher HAYDEN Will Take Another
Crack at Bennington

The fast bunch of youngsters from
the village of East Arlington will
come TO Bennington tomorrow for an
other game of baseball with the Ben
nington team. With Hayden on the
rubber the visitors should be able TO
put up a good game. They made Ben.
nington hustle to win in the other
game and will make an effort to dc
even better tomorrow.
Manager Corbett will play the same
lineup as on Wednesday. Mcclure
and Mulcahey for battery, Guy at frst
Cathcart at second, Miller at short,
hilleen at third and Prmdle, Bres,
settle and Worthington in the field.
The Woodford Stars composed of
Bum and Niles as battery, Meagher
first, Flynn second. Harwood short,
Keller third and Pellerin, Cotton and
Hogan in the field will play at North
Bennington tomorrow against the To-
cal team.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-04
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next % Hours

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair and warmer tonight.
Saturday fair and warmer in south
portion.
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