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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


Oscar Pratt has installed the vii
lage water in his house on County st.
Chickens, fowls and spring lamb at
L. j. Eddingtons Main street mar
ket.
John Percy of the North Benning-
ton road has purchased gasoline en-
CINE.
Bernie Mattison of w. c. Houran's
store, Is moving today from Sodom
into the White tenement at North
Bennington.
Stark lodge, l. o. o. f., will hold
an complication Of the second de-
gree in their rooms on Main street
this evening at 8 o'clock.
Court No. ~, FoTesters of America,
will hold their annual clambake next
Sunday in the south part of the town
adjacent to the trolley road.
]. Harry McKeon who has been
spending a few days In town as the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs M.
II. McKeon, of Gage street, returned
to his home in Chester this morning.
Samuel Rosenberg, the Main street
cobbler, left this noon for New York
to spend few days attending the eel
ebration OF the holiday which will be
observed by the Jews throughout the
world Saturday.
The Jewish places of business in
town where the church rules are
strictly obeyed will close from tonight
until Monday morning. 1t Is the hol-
iday which precedes by one week the
Jewish New Year.
The Baraca of the Methodist church
will hold a meeting this evening in
the church at which the election of of
ficers for the ensuing year win take
place and many other important mat
ters will be transacted. All members
are requested TO be present.
Mart Green, the custodian Of Suck
er pond, was in town today with his
famous yoke of oxen. Instead of his
regular cart he had them yoked to a
lumber wagon. Both Mart and the
oxen are looking fine, evidently thriy-
ing well, at Bennington's lake shore
resort
The main highway running west
from the residence of Charles E. Wei
les at Bennington Center, has been
thoroughly grayeleG during the past
few weeks for about a half a mile 10
the entrance of Underwood" When
we'll packed this will make one of the
best pieces of road in town. The
funds for this work were given by j.
c. Colgate and Daniel Robinson.
Judge Benton in supreme court at
Rochester last week sustained the in
junction restraining the Independent
Order of Foresters from raising their
assessment rates. Judge Benton
took the view that the Independent
order of Foresters I'm the light of its
large reserve fund, is not on the
verge of bankruptcy and that the ar
gument that an increase of rates is
necessary to prolong the life OF the
order amounts to nothing. The act
ion was brought in the nature of q
test case by Henry J. Simmelink, a
member.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-25
NORTH BENNINGTON

c. H. Scully of Burlington was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Lyons, Mrs. Asa FOun-
tain and daughter Eleanor of MARI
boro, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. II. Chase.
Mrs. Mack and family have moved
back into their old home at Hinsdill'
vile, she having sold her place on the
corner of Church and Bank streets.
Thomas Harlan scalded his feet
badly Wednesday while working at
the Stark Paper Co. mill. He slipped
and fell into a tub of boiling water
Carl Brown, a popular young man
of North Bennington, who has dealt
quite extensively in poultry for a
short time, has SOLD out and gone in
to the grain business. May he b. sue
! cessful.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and vIilans Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

The store of II. Harry Levin will
close at $3.50 D. m. Friday on account
OF holiday and will be closed until
Monday morning. 69t2
The Misses Josie Cunningham, No
ra Keough Irene Hackett, Mary Lon
ergan and Louise Larin will give
concert and social In Academy hall TO
night. All are cordially invited
The trial of James Gates of Wall.
oomsac, charged with assault, who
was arrested September IA on com
plant Of Mrs Mary Jane Gates of
White creek, took place Tuesday be.
for Justice Stephen h. Lake and
jury at White Creek The trial COM
menced at 10 o'clock and the case
was given to the jury at o'clock
The jury soon returned a verdict of
not guilty, which was received with
shouts of approval The cases of
Charles Gates, n son of Mary Jane
Gates and Joseph Sprague, son-in-
law, who were also arrested with
James Gates, charged with assault,
were withdrawn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

John Robinson of Elm street was in
Troy Thursday on business.
Mrs. Herbert Harmon Of the flats
has returned from visit with tiieats
I'm Londonderry.
On account Of the holiday the Berg
meat market will be -olJsed from this
evening until Monday morning.
Albert Stockwell and son William
have completed the foundation for
their house on Davis avenue off Coun.
ty street.
Geo. A. Kendall will move soon
from the Houran farm on the town
farm road to the Bernie Cole farm on
the SALISBURY road.
Harold NJ. Sweet lef. today for Bos-
ton to resume his studies in the art
school connected with the museum OF
fine arts in that city
Miss Mary Sharpe of South street
left Thursday for New York. having
been called there by the serious Ill
ness of her sister Mrs Reed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Briefly for Busy Readers.
News Of the Town and Village Told


Mark Loughlin of Grant street has
returned from short visit In Rut-
land.
N. j. Morrlssey Of County street
has been spending a few days at the
Chatham fair
The Valley fair at Brattleboro will
be held this year from Sept. 2S to Oct
LIST. Several from mere are planning
TO 20 either over the mountain by car
riage or via North Adams.
At the local station this week two
tickets were sold for the Vermont
state fair at White River Junction
and about eight apiece for the Chat
ham and South Wallingford fairs.
Edward s. Higgins of Main street
has bought out the blacksmith shop
on Depot street formerly owned and
run by Walter NJ. Woodward. Mr.
Higgins has retained Mr.. Woodward
as manager and the business will con-
tinue to be run along the same sue
cessful lines followed out by its for
mer owner
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

was looked upon by all of us as an
intruder. ManfcStly an alien, his gro
tesquc appearance and hatng Eng
fish were the subjects of numerous
rude jests. He occupied with his wife
poor Old house just beyond the cam
pus
Professor Dimmit, who had held the
position before him, had acquired his
German at heidelberg. He was a
splendid specimen of manhood, genial,
brilliant and hanlSome-a veritable
hero among us. We could easily for
give him for reSigning the position to
take better one, but we could not
forgive Professor Droombach for tax
ing his place.
Benny Thayer, our class president,
was the moving spirit of 1t all. He
was Il generous, good naturcI fellow,
whose love for Professor Dimmit had
amounted to something like hero wOr-
ship, and lie was never able to look at
his faYoritc'S successor without inSti-
tuting Il comparison between the two
Indeed, he had persuaded himself that
his i'll feeling toward DrOOmbach was
an expression Of loyalty toward Dim
init. 1t is not necessary to enter into
the details of the plan that was finally
settled upon. Enough heavy cotton
cloth had been purchased to cover the
entire outside of the professors wretch
ed house. With the aid of Il pot of red
paint this was decorated with pictures
and notices in which the Old man was
mercilessly caricatured.
Ever since his connection with the
school, Professor DroOmbachs custom
had been to go each Wednesday even
ing with his wife over to Hartford and
return on the early train the following
morning. We had never been able to
fathom the purpose of these mysterl
GUS visits. However, as the 22d fell
this year upon Thursday, the profess
or's absence would leave us more free
to carry out our plans. AS the house
was not visible from the public road,
we went down before dark to perfect
our arrangements. The place looked as
though it were scarcely habitable.
well tack the big banner here"
Benny was saying as he tapped the
crazy door with his Ratchet. At this
moment our eyes fell upon a board
nailed across the lower part of the
door in a bungling fashion. This piece
of carpenter work called forth uproari-
Gus laughter, in which Bonny Thayer
did not join. After going on his knees
to examine it closely he rose to his feet
with a sober face.
"WhcW," he exclaimed. you can
see clear through the place and there's
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
Washington Liked to Fish.

Grover Cleveland was not the OIL.
president of the United States who
dearly loved to fish. There was Il fine
precedent for his fishing expeditions il
the outings of George Washington
In his diaries he tells us that he went
a-dragging for sturgeon" frequently.
In 1887, while in Philadelphia. he got
fishing tackle and went up to his ole
camping ground at Valley Forge, where
he spent day casting his lines. Tive
years later he was at Portsmouth, and
as he writes having lines, we pro
ceedel to the fishing banks a little
without the harbor and fished for cod
but, ii not being proper time of
tide, we only caught two" That yeaI
he became president, the capital being
New York. In newspaper of 179q
there Is an item that yesterday the
president of the United States return
ed from Sandy Hook and the fishing
banks, where he had been for the ben
eft of the sea air and to amuse him
self in the delightful recreation of fish
ing. We are told he has had excel
lent sport, having himself caught
great number of sea bass and black
fish,"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
By ]. A. EDGERTON

Washington. ~ will not encourage
such extravaganza in my house
Some hypcrcritical people have had
the ctrrOntcry to doubt the little hatch
story, but here are three other tai
rejecting Washington's love of trut
and these will stand. at least till
advent of the next "knockers'" brigade
The first is of battle with colt The
animal was we'll blooded, but wild,
and was much priced by Washington's
mother. One day George attempted tC
ride the wild colt and did so, remain.
ing on the animals back until it broke
a blood vessel and fell dead. At break
fast the mother asked about her favor
lite colt. lie is dead, madam" said
George. Il killed him" He then told
the circumstance without evasion or
hesitation.
y liveryman offered a certain vicious
animal to any one who would ride
him to the next town and back again
without dlsmounting George, always
Il good rider made the trial In due
time he returned, still on the animals
back. The stableman proposed to make
good his offer, but George said that
would not be fair, as the horse had
thrown him once, though he had again
mounted and this time had conquered.
The third concerns negro. 1t was
early morning in the back yard. BY
chance Il ncighbor saw the whole trans
action. 1t is said that the immortal
George swore. At any rate, he kicked
a negro all over the premises. When
asked about it afterward, Washington
blushcd furiously, said he did not know
any one saw him, but that the negro
had lied.
There are many other instances on
record of the Father of His Country
using rather highly seasoned language.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

George Washington, like Abraham
Lincoln, was an inventor He invented
deep soil plow, which was used on
his plantations in Virginia until he
heard of better one in England. This
he imported at once. His invention
was useful. which is more than can be
said of Lincoln's. The latter invented
a natboat designed to go through very
shallow water or lift itself over bars,
but 1t would not work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

wretch" Dick Davis exclaimed. Pro
fcssor Dimmit managed to live well
enough"
But look here" said Bonny, driving
nail; "they reduced the salary one
third, and Dimmit used to make a good
deal from outside lessons. It's miser-
able pay, and Droombach hasn't an
outside lesson"
Benny hammered industriously for a
moment and then went on:
BILLY HenShaw says that the Old
man has had terribly hard time to
get along. Mrs. Droombach is suffer
ing from a malignant cancer, and about
everything the old man gets has to go
to the doctors. They've gone down to
Fairford to see one. Look here, boys; l
got this plan up, but I'm not going on
with it,
"Huh"" said Dick Davis. What are
we going to do for our joke. them
Il don't care. I'm going to mend
that broken window frame, and then
l intend to go down to the grocery
and invest the little money l have in
some flour and meat. If any of you
want TO help, all right"
For a full minute we were all speech
less with establishment, but boys are
sympathetic to the leadership of an
admired comradc, and there was not 4
dissenting voice. At a late hour that
night Il loaded wagon was driven up
to the rear of the cabin, and the boys
hurried to and fro, slowing boxes and
barrels into the shed.
When the teachers filed into the
chapel the following morning Profess
or Droombach'S face showed unWOnted
excitement. On the conclusion of the
services DR.. Logan arose and said,
"Professor Droombach wishes to speak
of a matter which he has reason to be-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

fee on April 80 1879 Furthermore. it
marks the exact financial center of the
nation whose dcStiuicS Washington so
ardently proclaimed to congress and
the assembled multitude on that faroff
day.
When General Washington. on his
way from Philadelphia came up the
bay in Il handsomely decorated barge
all the vessels in the harbor except
one were dccked with flags. and there
was a continuous roar of Saluting guns.
The single vessel which wore no gala
dress was the Spanish man of-War Gal
weston. She stood off Governors island
black grim and sullcnly silent There
was Il feeling of Indignation among the
crowds on shore when this was no
tiCcd. but ut the moment when the
presidents barge came abreast the
warShip the GAlycSton'S yards We're
manned as if by magic and her rig
ging burst into Il bloom of futtering
flags as her guns crashed out the presi-
Dental salute. Arm in arm with Gen
erai Knox, General Washington walk.
ed across Battery park. y carriage was
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
Site Of His Statue Now
the Exact Financial
Center of the Nation.

In waiting to convey the president to
his lodgings in Cherry street, but he
preferred to walk leading civic and
military parade up Broadway.
At dawn on the following day the
national salute was fired at Bowling
Green. General Washington arrived
with Il military and civic escort ut Fed
eral hall at noon and was led to the
senate chamber. As he entered Vice
President Adams said:
Sir. the senate and house of repre-
sentativcs of the United States are
ready to attend you to take the oath
required 10y the constitution. which
will be administered by the chancellor
Of the state of New York"
Il am ready to proceed" said Cen
cral Washington.
The vice president senators and
chancellor then led the way to the
open outside gallery. and thereon the
spot where the statue now Stands-thc
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22


hAkfELS. wished him tc
add. Not only had many valuable gifts
been left ut his house, but some one
had added greatly to the Availability
and comfort of his dwelling Could
Mr.. Thayer explain that?
For minute Benny heSitated. AS he
did so he glanced up to where the Fa
Their of His Country looked down from
the drapery of flags. A merry twinkle
came into his blue eyes, and, with a
low bow first to the doctor, then to the
professor, he said:
Sir, cannot tell lie. | did it with
my little hatchet"'
lie took his seat amid storm of ap.
plause.
Strange as it may seem, the little in.
cident worked wonders. First it led
the faculty to make inquiries which re-
suited in an increase in the professors
salary and also to the transfer of him
self and his wife to comfortable lOdg-
lngs in the college building.
Warmed by the kindly influences
thrown around him, the little old pro,
feSSOr seemed to become Il new man,
and, in spite of his uncouth manners,
we learned to love and respect him.
There was no one from whom we part.
ed with more genuine regret at the
close of the year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
Washineton's Wasted Chance.

George Washington was not mich
Of business man, | take it," remarked
the captious critic as he deftly trimmed
the fringe on his antiquated and well
worn cuffs.
Glow do you make that out?"
"Well, when he crossed the Della
ware it was full of floating ice. There
was ice going to waste. Yet George
went ON to Trenton and fought the
British"
"What else should he have doneT"
"Well, he might have organized an
Ice trust with offices in Jersey City,
corncred all that ice ana become the
father of the octopus"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

NE AClED AS SENTINEL terrible rage,
cast his hat on the ground and ex-
claimed, Am | to fight the battles of
my country with such men as thosc?"
The first president once visited the
senate the only time that a chief exec
utive ever appeared before congress.
He placed a treaty before the body
which he wanted acted on at once
Some one moved that the consideration
of the subject be postponed. Washing
ton started up in 4 violent fret and
said, This defeats every purpose 0t
my coming here" AS he passed out of
the door he turned to one Of his friends
and exclaimed, "I'Il be id if III
ever come here again.
At the time of the location of the
capital in the District of Columbia Ed
mund Randolph, who had been attor-
ney general, bitterly attacked the
scheme, saying that it was an effort of
the president to enhance the value of
the lands of his relatives and making
many other charges. \ friend called
on Washington the very morning the
pamphlet appeared. He noticed that
tucIc WIS CullSlNcTdDlc COMMUNION III
the household and that the president
looked dark and lowering. Have you
seen Randolph's pamphlet" asked the
visitor.
81 have" said Washington, and, by
the eternal God, he is the d-dest
liar on the face of the earth.'
1t is well authenticated by his ac-
count books that the first president
gamblcd somewhat in youth, though
never to excess; that he had wines on
his table and that he drank moderate
ly; that on one of his campaigns for
membership in the Virginia house he
bought hogShead and a barrel Of
spirits for his constituents; that he
loved fishing and hunting, riding often
to hounds; that he made money readily
and was the richest of the presi-
dents; that he was quite gallant
with the fair sex; that he was na'-Cral-
ly passionate, impulSive and high tenn
percd, but had learned to control him.
self in an almost marvellous way; that
he was not cold, but affectionatc, and
that the quality which passed for cold
ness in him was only reserve, amount
ing almost to shyness.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

Tie UeCIlneu.
then told him that President Washing
ton was in the chariot He again re-
fused and said that he would not stop;
that he had as good Il right to the road
rs George Washington had"
To which the great man replied sim
ply, "And so he had"
WashingtOn's steward, knowing the
fondness of his master for fish, or
dered the first shad of the season. The
president inquired how much he paid
for the sEad Three dollars" was the
reply. Take it away" commanded
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22


to him or to the people than to dis.
solve these false estimates and show
him as he was. 1t will only add to the
love for him when it is realized that he
was very human. Il man touched by
the emotions of his kind, meeting all
sorts of universities and veXationS.
tempted often and sometimes falling.
but Withal having nothing small or
mean in his rature. Truly Il very king
ly soul, imposing in his appearance.
strong in his virtues, divine in his
wrath and little short of angelic in his
cOmpaSSion; net brilliant, but well
rounded, shining not 50 much from
genius as from character: never ia
miliar and yet kindly. almost arfabIe
and always generous; patient, pcrSe-
verinS, serene and cQuitable; often de
featcd, but planning victory in the
midst of defeat; diSintcrcStcd and lust.
speaking little, and that little often
commonplace, but dazzling and awe
inspiring in presence and actiOn-this
was the Washington seen by his con.
temporarieS.
In appearance Washington was tall.
athletic and graceful, always we'll
dressed and courtIy, of great strength
and with large hands and feet, face
rather pale and pockmarked. hair al
most reddish. eyes gray, usually yelled
by dropping lids; nose prominent.
mouth and chin not large, but strong:
forehead rcceding, but with the appear
ance of elevation; carriage erect and
distinguished withal Il handsome man
noted of women and noting them In
turn; an arStocrat of the old school;
in word, Virginia gentleman.
One morning. while waiting for one
of his colonclS, he remarked that he
needed exercise Tying rope to a
tree breast high, he instructed Il negro
20 hold the other end Then the gen
eraI jumped ii back and forth Il num-
Der of times. At another time he hurl-
ed an iron bar much farther than could
number of young men who were
practicing at the sport.
Passing some soldiers who were
hosting log on top of Il fort, Wash
ington Observed that the load seemed
too heavy for them. lie thercupon ask
ed corporal bosStng the job to help.
This officer not recognizing his gen
eral, turned with all the pomp of an
emperor and responded, Sir, l am a
corporal" Dismounting Washington
himself helped to put the log in place,
after which he said, MT. Corporal,
when you have another such job and
not enough men send for your com
mander in chief, and will gladly come
and help you Il second time"
In the terrible winter at Valley
Forge, where Washington dincd ono
day on potatoes and hickory nuts, he
called one cold morning to the sentinel
in front of his headquarters, "My good
man, have you had anything to eat?"
"No, sir" was the reply. Give me
your musket. then, and go inside and
get some breakfast" and the tall COM
mander acted as sentinel while the sol
dier ate.
. While president the Father of His
Country made trip through New
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

England. One
day a position
ca me up and
said with an air
of injured dig
nifty:
Your excel
lency. as we
were drivin g
along a little
way back We
overlook a man
with a loaded
cart who Occu-
pied the entire
road. | asked
him to stop his
team that we
might pass by.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, FEBRU AIRY %, 1908.
WashinG1cn's lnauguration
Historic Scene W ca He
First Took the Cath as
President In New York.

: all the monu-
mcutS that have
been erected to
American he
ro@S and states
men none seems
more fitting an !
Il p y + o y late
than the great
bronze statue
of {; e o I = g
Washington on
the steps Of the
5 Il b trca Sury
b uil Il in = at
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22

OR many years
the fourth year
boys at Guern-
sey had been
accustomed to
celebra tie the
22d of February
by some elab-
crate piece of
mischief. None
could tell what
relevancy this
bore to the
Dirt h day of
George Wash
inpiOD II was
a custom, how
ever, and GUS
tom is Il sort
of religion to
college boys in
general. The
year of which
/ w rue IL uuu
been a greed
upon that Pro
fcSSOr broom
bach should be
the victim of
the joke. He
had been but Il
few months at
t1nI.t,Sn, and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
Washinoton's Size.

George Washington was six feet two
inches tall and weighed 175 pounds, ac-
cording to physical description Of
him at the age of twcnty-eight. He
had big hands, big feet, big joints and
was we'll muscled. He walked quite
erect, and at the age Of sixty-five it was
remarked that he was as straight as
e-cr in his carriage.