davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
WEST SALISBURY

Herman Niles who has been very
sick with cold is greatly improved.
We understand that Edgar Phillips
is looking for farm to rent for the
coming year.
Miss Eta Tinkham spent a few days
of last week with Ella Clark Of Nsrth
Bennington
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gulley and Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Gulley spent Sunday Of
George Stanley's.
Mr. and Mrs. George Waite are ex.
pected to visit Leland LOOMS family
several days this week.
We are very glad to know that our
ne@hbor, John Huntington had tel
ephone put into his house on Saturday
last
Albert Bump has bought the Elijah
Squires farm and will soon move his
family and get ready for his summers
work.
Hawley Green will hold an auction
March is, TO sell his personal goods
We understand he has already sold
his farm.
Several from this part of the town
attended the Sunday school institute
held in the Baptist church on Thurs
day of last week.
Mrs. II, G. Francis who has beer
visiting her brother, Clayton Reed, re
turned TO her home in Brooklyn Sat
urday. She was accompanied by hel
little niece. Alice Reed who expects
10 spend some time with her.
Names Of pupils who were not alb
sent in District No. 2. term ending Eel
81: Henry Moon, Renner and Pete
Meirworth. Peter Meirworth has at
tended school seven terms, not having
an absent mark. Renner Meirwortl
seven terms and only one half day ali
sent, Bessie Niles was teacher of tn
! term just ended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
GRANITE STRIKE STILL ON
Today Begins the Second Week o
Labor Trouble.

Montpelier March S.-Contrary to
the general hope and expectation in
this city and Barre, there is no change
tonight In the granite strike situation
and work will not be resumed tomor-
row morning.
H. J. Nj. Jones and ID, F. Ryle OF this
city and w. S. Alexander of Barre,
who represented the granite manu-
facturers of these two cities at the
meetings of the executive committee
Of the National Granite Manufacturers
association held last week at Boston,
made their report yesterday afternoon
to the manufacturers. The meeting
was behind closed doors and the
nature of the report is not made pub
lie. The report was accepted but no
further action was reported as having
been taken.
Most Of the cutters and quarrymen
are receiving one dollar day strike
pay and the chances Of settlement
seem tonight to be remote.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
DOORS SWING OUTWARD
Fire Drills Frequent in Montpelier
Schools-Protection Ample.

Montpelier, Mar. S.-Chief Engineer
John Whalen of the Montpelier fire de-
partment with Assistant Engineers L,
B. Gilbert and Ned A. Alexander made
thorough examination yesterday af-
ternoon OF the public school Buildings
of the city to ascertain If the law on
fire protection is complied with. AT
the union school and East State street
buildings they found conditions excel
lent All the doors in these buildings
either swing both ways or outward.
The halls are wide, every room above
the first floor is provided with fire
escape and the children In all the
rooms In both buildings are frequently
put through fire drills at unexpected
times.
At st. Michaels parochial school the
same proper conditions were found
with the exception Of two doors that
swing inward and on the suggestion OF
the fire department officials, changes
in these doors will be at once made
Each floor of this building has four ex'
its and fire drills that empty the struc.
ture In from one to two minutes are
frequently held at uncertain times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
STEVENS KNOCKS
CANAL ACROSS
ISTHMUS
Ex-Engineer Says Work at Pan.
ANA is Waste
NO VALUE IN PEACE OR WAR
Waterway viii Not Help Trade oi
United States and VIII Be Use.
less In War

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 10
John f. Stevens, vice president of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad and formerly chief engineer OF
the Panama canal. male public Il state
ment here severely criticising the ex'
pedience Of the iStsmian enterprise
prophesieS its failure and states that
as defensive medium in times of wal
it is impracticahle and that it would
be far wiser policy on the part OF
the government 10 put the millions II
will cost into the construction Of d
greater navy.
The idea of the canal being of great
value to The United States in times OF
warfare since the naval forces could
be quickly sent from one coast to the
other. he said, was utterly absurd. II
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
QUARTER MILLION CONTRACT
Mgr. George H. Bickford Says Cutting
viii All Be Done There.

The Woodbury. Granite Co. of Hard
wick has just secured a quartermil-
lion dollar contract to furnish granite
for the Mahoning county court house
which will be erected at Youngstown,
Ohio. Manager George II. Bickford
of the Hardwick company has Just re-
turned from Ohio where he has been
staying for three weeks 10 land this
contract, one of the biggest single
jobs to come TO Vermont concerns for
some time. Concord, y. H., was try
ing hard for the contract but the Wood
bury company got 1t finally by the I'M
animous vote of the commission hav'
ing the matter IN charge. The fight
between the two places has been on
for three months. This means boom
for Hardwick where the granite tusi-
ness has been dull for year or more.
The work will not be begun Tor a
month. probably. as the plans will
have TO be completed before actual
cutting can be done.
Manager Bickford says that all The
work will be cut there. This will
mean that the company will later add
large number of cutters. probably
200, to the 100 that are already EN-
ployed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
Do Crack In the ceInteesng But Perhaps Rather Dangerous
FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT
Waldo M. Shadd of St. Johnsbury Shot
in the Back.

st. Johnsbury, March 9.-Two young
men, Waldo Nj. Shadd, aged 20 years,
and Clarence Martin, aged II years,
hunting rabbits on the mountain back
OF Albany, yesterday, and in some I'M
known manner Martins gun was &C,
cidentally discharged, the shot enter
ing Shadd's back, inflicting a danger.
Gus wound. The injured man was
brought here this morning by Dr. A.
M. Goddard and is now at Brightlook
hospital. He is in such critical con
dition that no examination has been
made. His only chance of recovery is
in a surgical operation and the physi
clans are waiting to see IL he will
rally sufficiently to permit such an
operation. DR.. J. NJ Allen will assist
In the surgical work. IL 1t Is under.
taken. The chances for Shadd's re.
covery are not considered good,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
An Invalid Twenty-sevep Years.

UPPER ALTON, ILL.,, March TO-
Captain Daniel Stewart, ninety-four
years old, Is dead mt the home of his
granddaughter, Mrs. John III. Dia'
mond, after living in bed twenty-seven
years. during the greater part Of which
time he smoked pipe. His death was
the ultimate result of injuries suffered
in q steamboat boiler explosion In 1873,
and was FASTENED by his setting the
bed on fire recently while smoking
He was dragged out Of the burning
bed slightly burned The shock weak
ened him and FASTENED his death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
Would Reform Consular service

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Declar
ing it to be the opinion Of business
men everywhere that the United States
consular service, while improving. was
far from being uniformly efficient anc
should be organized on the merit sys
TEN by law. Austin A. Burnham OF
Chicago, general secretary Of the Ma
rlonal Business League of America, be
fore Senator Cullom, as chairman Of
the senate committee on foreign rela
tons, urged the passage of a bill tC
effect the rehabilitation of that serv
Ice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
TRAMPs CROWD THE JAIL
Windsor County Reported Popular
with No Work. Provided.

White River Junction, Mar. S.-The
county Jail at Woodstock is reported
full to overlooking. goodly number of
the prisoners being knights Of the high
way and railroad track For some UNI
known reason the proper authorities
have not taken steps 10 secure work
for the prisoners while confined in Jail,
as is provided for in act No, 200 of the
laws Of 1906. The state is having
heavy bills during the present hard
times owing to the increased number
of unemployed and citizens feel that
steps should be taken to carry the law
into effect Twenty-one tramps craved
"A nights lodging in the village lookup
one evening the past week, and the
next morning were ordered TO decamp.
Seven hung about the streets saying
they had no work or place to go, and
they were committed to county Jail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
Very Cross Man Seen To Smile Acquaintance Look at AS They Do
WRECK AT "FANcY CORNERS"
Canada Atlantic Passenger Trair
Thrown off Track by Snow Drift.

Swanton, March S.-The Canada At
lantic passenger train, Conductor
Marsh, westbound yesterday morning,
was wrecked two miles this side of
Noyan Junction at point on the road
known to the trainmen as fancy cor
ners." Engineer Albert Weston was
badly scalded about the legs by steam
but the rest of the crew and woman
passenger escaped injury after being
badly shaken up.
In trying to break through a snow
drift under q good rate of speed, the
pilot buckled under the locomotive
which headed for the fields and it
landed on its side at wire fence. The
baggage and second class car took the
ditch and the rear trucks of the first
class coach remained on the rails. 1t
Is considered remarkable that more OF
the train crew were not injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
WARMING.

Inc legal voters OF the Village OF
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned to meet at Free Library Hall,
in the village of Bennington, on Tues
day. March 18th, A. d. 1908, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon to transact the
following business:
Article l. To elect q President of
the village, a Clerk, a Treasurer, Col
lector Of Taxes, a Corporation Attor-
ney, three 90 Auditors, three 90
Trustees, and two Water Commission
ers.
Article 2. To hear the report OF the
officers for the year last past
Article 3. To see II the village will
vote to direct It's trustees to have
printed the report Of the doings of its
officers for he year ensuing, before the
next annual meeting.
Article L. To see what sum, II any,
shall be voted to pay the Bennington
Fire Department.
Article 5. To see what sum, II any
the village will vote for open air con-
certs given by the Bennington City
band.
Article 6. To see what sum, II any,
the village will vote to be paid to the
Bennington Improvement society to
be used by 1t in the care of the ceme-
terry grounds in the village.
Article 7. To see what sum, II any,
the village will vote for sprinkling the
streets Of the village.
Article s. To see what sum, II any,
the village will vote to pay its clerk in
addition to the amount prescribed by
the charter for services rendered by
him as such clerk, for the ensuing
year.
Article 9. To see what sum, If any,
the village will vote for the extension
of the village sewer system.
Article 10. To see what sum, If any,
the village will vote to pay its presi.
dent and trustees for their services for
the ensuing year.
Article IL. To see II the village will
vote to pay Arthur ]. Holden the sum
Of $64.5S, by him expended in the con-
struction of sewer main on Weeks
street.
Article IL. To see II the village will
vote to pay Olin Scott the sum OF
$25.69, for services rendered and ma.
terials furnished for streets and high.
ways in 1905 and 1906.
Article 10. To see II the village will
vote to repay c. M. Lambert & Son, a
tax of 1910 unlawfully assessed
against them.
Article ID. To see what tax the vii.
lage will raise upon the grand list to
defray the expenses of the village for
the year ensuing, and to pay its in.
debtedness, and to fix the time for the
collection of such tax.
Article 10. To see what tax the vii.
lage will vote to raise upon Its grand
list for the construction Of curb and
gutter upon its streets for the year en-
suing.
Article 16. To see If the village will
vote to pay its taxes under the provis-
ions OF Sections $50 to 1856 inclusive,
of Vermont Statutes and amendments
| thereof.
Article II. To see If the village will
vote to have the provisions of Chap
ters 9 and 10 of the Vermont Statutes
and amendments thereof apply to the
next annual meeting Of the village, or
to any special meeting intervening.
Article is. To transact any other
business found necessary and proper
when met
e. A. Booth, Clerk.
Ward l.. Lyons, President.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
Invited to Special Chart Exhibition To.
night-Religious Life of Children.

A series of charts were exhibited
at the North Bennington Sunday school
convention last Thursday, showing
what Is the normal religious develop
ment of children and young people.
These charts were so suggestive of op.
portunity on the part of parents and
teachers that the pastor of the Baptist
church secured the charts and speak
er's notes and will present the same to
parents and teachers this evening from
1880 to $3.50. All teachers and par.
ents OF all schools are invited to be
present. If you can remain for only
half an hour you will be just as wei.
come. The charts must be returned
tomorrow and this will be your only
opportunity. Baptist Sunday school
room from 1880 to $40.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
PROBABLY FROZEN TO DEATH
Mans Body Found Under Grandstand
at Poultney Fair Grounds.

The body of John McGlepry, a
South Poulmey quarrymar was found
yesterday by William Pushee, a boy
II years old, frozen stiff under the
grandstand of the Poultney fair
grounds.
The man had been missing for about
six weeks, but no systematic search
had been made for him as it was
supposed he had gone to some other
town. He was unmarried and had
worked here for several years.
No signs of violence were found on
the body, but the authorities will con.
duct an examination although foul
play is not suspected. The man is
said to have been hard drinker and
it is supposed that he was frozen
to death while in an intoxicated con
dition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
n. NJ. DURHAM, Admir-
JOHN ROBINSON, Auctloneer.
Estate of Maria N. Sibley

GTATE OF VERMONT, The Honor.
- District of Bennington, IS. able Probate
Court for the District aforesaid
To all persons int ested in the estate of
Maria N Sibley late Of Bennington in said Dis
tiict. deceased, GREEiING:
WHEREAS, said Court has assig ed the 10th
day OF March next for examii inc and allowing
the account of Edward l.. Siblev. Administra.
tor OF the estate of said deceased. and Tor de
cree Of the residue of said estate to the lawful
claimants OF the same and orrered tn ublic
notice thereof be given to all persons interested
In said estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day as
signed, in the Bennington Evening Banner. a
newspaper published at bennington in said
District.
THEREFORE,, you are hereb. notified to APP.
pear at the Probate ONCE in Bennington 10 said
District on the day assigned. then and there TO
contest the allowance of said account IL you
see cause, and to establish your right us heirs,
legatees and lawful claimants To sad residue.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this I'D day of
February 1908.
GRACE b. aOLT REGISTER.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
r. J. LOCKWOOD LOSES A FOOT
Serious Accident In North Adams
Lumber Mil Yesterday.

Late yesterday afternoon Sheldon
H. lockwood received a telephone
message from North Adams stating
that his brother. Frank ]. lockwood
had met with an accident that neces.
Stated the amputation of his right
foot just in front of the ankle.
The injured man had been an en-
ploye of the Dibble Lumber company
for the past 20 years and the injury
was sustained while he was operating
planer. He was at once hurried tc
the hospital where the physicians
discovered that the foot had been SC
badly mangled by the planer that am
putation was necessary. Mr.. Rock
wood is 81 years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10

NORFOLK, Va, March 10.-Gov ern'
or Claude A. Swanson telephoned Sher.
iff Lawler of this city that Leo G.
Thurman, under sentence to be hanged
Friday for the murder Of w. P. D0lsen
had been resplted to March q. The re-
spite was grantedIn the plea Of Thur
man asking for a fortnight more In
which to complete the history of his
life he Is writing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
QUESTIONS AGE
Ex.Chief r. s. 6uss Says George n
HarWood Oldest Fireman,

Mr.. Editor:-I see by your issue of
March 9th that Elbridge H. Wood of
the Rutland Fire Department claims
TO be the Oldest fireman In the state.
Now ! wish TO beg to differ with him.
| think the Bennington Fire Depart.
ment has the honor of having the old.
est fireman. George H. Harwood join.
ed the fire department In 1864. becom.
ing a member of the Spartan Hand En-
CINE company. Later in 1870 when
the steamer was purchased he became
its engineer. This shows that Mr.
Harwood has been fireman for A
years,
r. S. Buss,
EY-Chief Il Z ID
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
To Tut Gambling to Public Vote.

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, March TO-
Senator Wemple will introduce in the
Legislature Il concurrent resolution
amending the state constitution 80 as
to prohibit the legislature from enact
Ing any law permitting gambling. II
is the senator's purpose to give the
people chance to vote on the RAGS
track gambling pronOsition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10

Senate Confirms stnpletOn as Judge.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 10.-The SEN
ate last night unanimously confirmed
the nomination by Governor Hughes OF
Luke d. Stapleton as justice Of the
supreme court in the Second judicial
district to succeed the late George B
Abbot Of Kings county.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
FOR YOUR SUNDAY DINNER
Try the following delightful desse

Try The fOIIOWIhg utIIgHlIuI Ut5SeTV'
10 cup English Walnut meats.
Ia doz figs. cut up fine.
| 10c package JELL q. any flavor:
Dissolve the JELL-O in pint OF boiling wat
err When cool and Just commencing to thicken
stir In the figs and nuts. Serve with Whipped
Crear. Delicious The walnnts, hgs and
JFLL-O can lie bought at any good grocery
and Is very economical.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
EAST sHAFTsBURY

Sidney Waite and Jay Donald spent
the day Sunday at Frank Secoy's.
Mrs. Fernando Bartlett called on her
sisters in this part of the town Sun
day.
Ernest Mattison while out hunting
one day last week saw large wood
chuck.
Mrs. Anna Bushee spent Friday and
Saturday with her parents at Shafts
bury Depot.
Mrs. Herbert Madison returned
home Wednesday after few days Wis
it in Bennington.
Lewis Elwell has resigned his po-
sition at Jonathan Waites and gone to
work for Frank Secoy.
Edward Somers AID Merle Damon
have been cutting and drawing con-
tract of logs to the Becker mill in
Glastonbury,
The wind and snow storm we had
last Friday drifted and piled the roads
full so they had to be shoveled out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
OF INTEREST TO AUTOMOBILES

Vermont Club Elected to Membe rship
In American Association.
At a meeting of the directors of the
American Automobile association held
In New York City March the Auto.
mobile club of Vermont was elected
to membership and the members of
the state association thus become mem
bers OF the national body. 1t is under
stood that an unusual effort will be
made this year in all the states for
state legislation looking to improved
road conditions. There is also before
Congress bill for national registra.
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
Governor Guild III,

BOSTON. March 10.-Governor Guild
Is suffering from sharp attack of grip
and acute rheumatism and Is confined
to his room.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
= Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont, fair tonight and Wednesday.
Not so cold Wednesday,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
Thursday, March 10, 1903

at ! O'Clock, sharp, the following personal
property: lumber wagon lot of chains,
grlndstone, long sleigh. whe, harrow, | large
Kettle, pillow, spring wagon. - fence posts,
100 lbs nails, assorted IS gallons vinegar, lot
OF carpenters t. OILS and chest l-2 thousand
shingles, ladders. stove. .Ot lumber, doors,
SASH, blinds. refrigerator pa | coal stove,
wood stove, beslstead mattresses end sprii gs
goose leather bed. sewing machine b. os
Gaze and desk with DIR awerS, large 25 cal. jar
chllrs and many other articles too numerous
to mention.
TERMS OF SALE; CASH.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
Cured of Heavy Cold by
Father Johns rledicine

Il have found that Father Johns
Medicine is a great cure for coughs.
bronchitis and throat and lung all.
ments. had very bad cough and
was sure 1t would have led to bron-
chitis If hadn't taken Father Johns
Medicine, and within one night my
cough was relieved. But still kept
on using it until my cold was cured. |
am now In the best Of health and hope
to remain so as long as have bottle
of Father Johns Medicine In the
house. have advised many of my
friends who have suffered with coughs
and colds to take Father Johns Medi-
cine, which they did, and with the
same result. l am very thankful for
what that wonderful remedy has done
for me-" tSigned) Frederick T. Mud
rak, IA Barnaby St, Geneva Provi-
dence, r. /.
Prevents pneumonia and consump-
ton. Not a patent medicine; 80 years
in use; no opium, morphine or poison
GUS drugs In any form.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe, sure little pills. Sold by d. A..
Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10
AUCTION SALE!

The undersigned Will sell AT public auction at
the late re,iieDce OF Dewey Durham, de
ceased. about one mile southwest OF the WI.
lage Of Bennington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10

Sidney Waite and Jay Donald spent
the day Sunday at Frank Secoy's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-10

Ernest Madison while out hunting
one day last week saw a large wood
chuck,
Casco Bay breeze., 1908-06-25
Mrs. Green's Little Jest.

II is amusing to New Bedford peo-
pie to read the speculation of New
York newspaper reporters regarding
the effect of fifteen dollar a day
apartment at the Plaza upon Mrs. Het.
ty Green. Mrs. Green is unquestion.
ably close in her expenditures, but she
was to the manner born and no strang-
er to luxurious surroundings. She be-
longed to a patrician family and In her
girlhood associated with the Quaker
squires In New Bedford. II some of
the young newspaper men of New
York could see the stately homes in
which Mrs. Green lived as q girl in
New Bedford-say the imposing stone
mansion at the corner Of Pleasant and
Campbell streets-we think they
would realize that their interest re-
garding the impressions of Mrs. Green
at the sight Of mirror and piece of
tapestry in the room Of a New York
hotel was not only impertinent but
absurd and egregious. Mrs. Green
seems to have humored the reporters
and exclaimed over the magnifcence
of her surroundings for the benefit of
the newspaper men. but we can as
sure them she Is simply making merry
at their expense.-Morning Mercury,
New Bedford, Mass.