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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
OFFICERS LOOKING
FOR MAN AND
LIVERY RIG
Property Of W. R. White Of
North Bennington
DISAPPEARED ON SUNDAY
Hired Hotel Mans Best Outfit Six
Days Ago and Has Not Yet
Returned.

w. X. White who conducts the
White Hotel at North Bennington and
In connection with which he operates
a livery stable, IL looking for his best
single rig which disappeared last Sun
day.
Saturday a man about 40 Year, OF
age, six feet in height and weighing
about 100 pounds called at the stable
and engaged a single rig for the day.
He drove away and II has since been
ascertained that he made a trip to
Petersburg and vicinity. He returned
In the evening, paid his bill and went
away.
Sunday, the same man who did not
give his name. again appeared at the
stable and hired rig. He specially
requested that he be given a good out.
fit and one of the best horses In the
stable was hitched to a new rubber
tired surrey in which the man drove
away. He has not yet returned and
officers have been put In charge of the
case. Inquiry by telephone produced
the information that the man and the
rig were seen on Sunday at Raymer-
town, n. Y, but beyond that no trace
OF either man or outfit has been found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
THE "JEFFs" TOMORROW
Trappy Ball Players from Schenectady
at Morgan Park

The Jeffersonlans OF Schenectady,
the aggregation OF trappy, gentleman
ly ball players from the town OF cleo
tricity and locomotives, that has al
ways In past years given the baseball
public OF Bennington one OF the best
games OF the season. will be at Nor
gan Park at 3:45 tomorrow afternoon.
The "Jeffs" are said to be unusually
fast this year, In fact the team Ii pro-
nounced to be one OF the best semi
professional mines In this section.
There are many Of the old players with
the team but strength has been added
by the injection OF new blood and
there Is said to be lots OF ginger In
the play this year
Bennington will have a strong team
to put up against the Schenectady
boys. Cathcart has not yet fully re-
covered from his injury and his place
at short will be filled by Lauder. the
ex-national league man now acting as
coach for the Williams college team.
Ferns will be atthird, O'Hern at second
and Lewis at first. The fielders will
be Prindle, Bressette and Blanchan.
Hazel will pitch but In case OF emer-
gencies Manager Corbett will have
two slab artists In reserve, Matte"
Killeen, who pitched for Bennington
last season and who yesterday with
he Nationals OF Cohoes put the Indian
sign on North Adams to the tune Of
to /, Is In town and has been induced
to remain over for the game. Nc
CURE will also be In uniform. Base.
ball is the most uncertain proposition
in existence but the indications point
to good game and victory for Ben.
nington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
bennington BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs. Fred l.. Bottum of South street
has recovered from her recent illness.
Born, June 10. daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. b. Krogman Of Union street.
Edward Hackett and men are at
work this week painting the Cronin
tenement on the corner of River and
Depot streets.
The two new Studebaker sprinklers
which were ordered from Boston last
Friday arrived here Thursday night
They were given try out on Gage
street today and proved to be as rep
resented
Attorneys e. c. Bennett and Collins
NJ. Graves and Manager II. b. Hut.
chins and Assistant Joseph Murphy
went this morning to Manchester
where the Injunction case for the poss-
ession OF library hall is being heard
today.
Miss Antoinette Talbot of Mill ST.,
fell while playing Thursday evening
near her home and broke her arm
Two physicians were summoned and
the bone was put In place. The break
is considered very bad one and 1t
will undoubtedly be some time before
the young girl will be able to use her
arm.
The senior class OF 1908, Benning-
ton high school, having decided not to
give the annual senior hop, have grant
ed the privilege to a number OF the
! alumni to hold school dance in its
place. This will accordingly be held
In Foresters' hall next Tuesday even
ing. 1t will be the first school dance
this season at which alumni and high
school students have had an opportu.
nifty to jointly participate. All alum
nj students and friends Of the school
are cordially invited to attend. Ad-
mission one dollar a couple. Gold
smiths orchestra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
CLOSING SESSION
OF VI. GRAND
LODGE
Lee S. TiIIotson Elected Grand
Master
OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN
Question OF Back Taxes on Masonic
Temple at Burlington Referred to
Committee OF Grand Officers.

Burlington, June 11.-At the clos.
ing session OF the Grand Lodge, Free
and Accepted Masons. here this morn.
ing, the following officers were elect.
ed:
Grand master, Lee s. Tillotson of
st. Adams; deputy grand master, the
Rev. Henry i. Ballou of Chester
grand senior warden, Eugene S. Yves.
ton Of New Haven; grand junior war
den, J. Vernon Dutton OF Hardwick /;
grand treasurer, Charles w. Whitcomb
Of Proctorsyllle; grand secretary, Hen
ry II. Ross of Burlington; grand senior
deacon, the Rev. J. A. Belanger OF
Wells River; grand junior deacon, w
b. Vinton OF Brattleboro.
One OF the matters brought out by
Grand Master Charles A. Calderwood
OF st. Johnsbury, at the session of the
Grand Lodge yesterday was that OF
the proposed sale at auction Of land
upon which the Masonic temple al
Burlington stands, TO meet the de
mand for back taxes. The sale OF the
land was TO have taken place yester
day morning but an extension OF thir
~ days was granted. The grand mas
ter said that the time was approach
ing when this matter OF taxes would
have 10 be settled and his report or
the matter was referred to a commit
tee of grand officers for their consid
GRAFTON.
In his reference to the fraterna
dead the grand master made specia
mention OF Robert ]. Wright OF New
port, past grand senior deacon who
died September rs, 1907; Hiram II
Howe of Rutland, past grand junior
deacon who died November 80, 1907;
the Rev. Edward Wheelock OF Cam
bridge. grand chaplain OF the Crane
lodge for nearly forty years, who dice
December Is, 1907.
The Vermont Grand Lodge contrib
uted $1,000 for the assistance OF tn,
San Francisco earthquake sufferers
or this amount 5000 was returned b,
the California grand lodge with expires
sions Of appreciation and this amour
will be turned into the Masonic home
fund, which has now reached $4,000. 4
committee has also been appointed
to consider the selection OF site FOL
the home
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Charles N. Powers is In Middle.
bury.
John Toomey of Gage street was In
Pownal today on business.
The exterior of James II. Whitney's
cigar store is being painted.
The final examinations for the sen.
Tor class of the high school are now
all over
Miriam lodge of Rebekahs will in
itiate a class of candidates next Mon.
day evening.
Judge ID. T. Bates, county road COM
missioner. was In town from Pownal
today on business.
Arthur Madison of North Benning-
ton is visiting his sister, Mrs. d. d.
Thompkins of Elm street.
Miss Edith Mclaughlin who has
been the guest of Mrs. Buel Rudd of
Union street for the past few days has
returned to her home In Hoosick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shields and fam
lily of Troy have arrived in town to
day to spend the season at their sum.
mer residence at Bennington Center
A large tree on the corner OF Gage
and Branch streets was cut down to
day In accordance with an order civ
EN- at the last meeting of the board OF
trustees.
Woods orchestra will furnish the
music for grand opening ball to be
given by the 10. o. +. OF Pownal Cen.
ter In their new hall on Friday even.
Ing June 10.
h. s, Chandler and II. L. Stillsor
returned Thursday from Burlington
where they have been attending the
Masonic meeting In progress in that
city this week.
James Il. Burke and Clarence Hol
den left this morning for Hartford
Conn, In the latter's automobile. Mr.
Burke has purchased a machine In
that city and expects to drive It home
on the return trip.
In the list of those who we're injur
ed In the trolley accident near Wal
loomsac Saturday night the Banner
gave the name OF Miss Mary Case. II
should have been Miss Mary ]. Chase
Miss Chase Is sister OF Miss Laura
Chase of this village.
The b. II. s. baseball team will play
their last home game of the season al
LAS tomorrow afternoon on the ath
letic field. Their opponents will be
the strong Burr and Burton team Of
Manchester. A good game is antici
lpated and the boys are worthy of goot
patronage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
ACTOR HITCHCOCK ACQUITTED
Given Demonstration by Prisoners at
the Ton1bs

New York. June l2.--The jury in
the case OF Raymond Hitchcock re.
turned verdict Of not guilty at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning,
Mrs. Hitchcock was In court when
the verdict was returned and bursting
into tears embraced her husband who
was also congratulated by many
friends who had waited In the court
room for the verdict. There being
four other indictments against Hitch
cock he was remanded to the Tombs
prison by Judge Golf but was later re-
leased on $1,000 bail.
When Hitchcock reached the tombs
prison after his acquittal he was the
center of remarkable demonstration
Hundreds of prisoners had remained
awake all night TO hear the verdict.
When the actor announced that he
had been freed the big building echo
ed with cheers. AS Hitchcock went
to his cell every prisoner he passed
on his way reached out through the
bars to shake hands with him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
FOLLOWERS OF THE
TURF ARE BADLY
HANDICAPPED"
Anti.GambIing Bills Severe Blow
at Racing
WILL CRIPPLE BREEDING
Chairman August Belmont OF Jockey
Club Says Outlook IL Far From
Cheerful.

London, June 12.-When seen to.
night on the subject Of the anti-gam-
bling bills just passed In the New
York state legislature, August Bel
mont, chairman of the Jockey club
gave the following brief statement:
II cannot say what the various rae
ing associations will do when the so.
called anti-racing track bill just pass
ed becomes law through the COVER
nor's signature which will doubtless
be affixed as soon as the measure
comes before him.
"The various associations, however
have many features to run off this
season which constitute sporting OBJ
legations, and they will undoubtedly
live up to them. No one can well pre-
dict whether or not the prohibition OF
betting at races will ruin horseracing
irretrievably, but 1t is a severe blow
to the best interests Of the turf In any
event IL will ultimately throw many
men out of employment and cripple
the breeding and improvement OF
thoroughbred horses in the United
States"
new 1OTh, June ll.-JduitS II. fldS
gin. the noted turfman, said he
thought that the death mell OF horse
racing in the state had been sounded
Il think the bill will kill horseracine
in New York state" he said land an
surprised at its passage. | don't see
how purses can be paid"
"Do you think now that betting will
be stopped that people will remain
away from the tracks?" he was asked
Certainly. Do you think those who
fill up the stands and pay for seats viii
go when they have no chance to gel
their money back? think the bill Is
disastrous blow at racing"
While no official statement was
made, 1t was believed that the Sleeps
head Bay meeting and that at Bright
on Beach which Immediately follow.
1t will be run off as scheduled. The
Saratoga meeting however, will prob
ably be cut to eleven days. A fina
decision regarding the fall meetings
is expected to be made later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
HO0SICk FALLS

Manager Flaherty of North Adams
has booked four more games with
Hoosick Falls. They are June q at
North Adams: July 26 at Hoosick
Falls and tentative date, Auguest /,
at North Adams.
Manager Toohey Of the Hoosick
Falls baseball club has received let
ter from Pat Lennon, well known
pitcher who wants a job. II seems
that Lennon who is with Jersey City.
has been suspended for month or
more and wants to pick up some
change while out.
The following is the program to be
rendered at the Presbyterian church
on next Sunday: Voluntary. Miss
Jones; professional, young people OF
the Sunday school; invocation; respon
sive reading, Gloria: scripture read
ing; song. Golden Harps are Sound
ing" prayer, followed by prayer song;
song, Hear the Call" with incidental
solos; notices; offertory solo, Warren
Rosebrooks; story, the Rev. +. p.
Berry; song, THE Children's King
benediction; professional.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
ALLIES ADMIT TAFT.
NOW HAS 545
DELEGATES
Secretary's Friends Say About
a Hundred More
vICE.PRESIDENTIAL BOOMS
First Place on the Ticket So Sure
That Interest Flags, More Talk For
Hughes.

Chicago, June l2.-The national
committee placed forty-nine Taft del
egates on the temporary roll OF the
convention yesterday, bringing the to-
tai Taft vote, according to the figures
conceded by the "allies," up to 545 and
up to 63l, according to the Taft men.
There was marked increase Of
sentiment in favor OF the nomination
OF New York man for vice president
The passage of the anti.gambling
bills at Albany and the arrival of Yves.
tern delegates served to revive the
talk Of Governor Hughes for second
place.
The Cortelyou boom for second
place arrived In Chicago on the same
train with Louis A. Coolidge. Assis.
tant Secretary Of the Treasury. al
though Mr.. Coolidge says he did not
bring IT,
Lucius n. Littauer and National
Committeeman William l.. Ward are
doing effective work In promoting the
vice presidential boom of Represen.
tative James Schoocraft Sherman.
Vauc Shis, httoiHty ptHtIdl vi
Ohio arrived in Chicago but says that
the draft of the platform will not reach
here for two days.
Interest second only to the selec.
ton OF vice presidential candidate
is centering on certain proposed planks
Of the platform.
Frederick G.. Stevens of New York
and Washington, arrived In Chicago
and joined the Hughes boomers. Mr.
Stevens refused to talk for publication
but expressed the utmost qualification
at the passage of the anti-gambling
bills.
These summarize the events of an
active day, In which there has been
much talk and comparatively little &C.
c0mplished, except by the national
committee which will probably finish
its labors today The work OF the
committee has now practically set at
rest the talk OF other presidential can.
didates and the attention of the boom.
ers is being concentrated on the per.
sonality of the candidate for second
place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
HUGHES MAY RUN
FOR Governor
ONCE MORE
Because Of Desire to Accom-.
.pIish Reform Legislation
BALKED BY THE MACHINE
Several important Bills Rec cd
by Him Failed to Pass at tho
Special Session.

Albany, June 12.-Although the leg
islature was forced to give Governor
Hughes his anti.gambllng bills and at
the regular and extraordinary sessions
adopted many of his minor recommen-
dations, it refused persistently before
adjournment TO pass several OF the i'm.
portant bills recommended by him.
These included the direct primary
nominations measure, the new Pub.
lie Service commissions bill, extend.
ing the commissions jurisdiction over
telephone and telegraph companies,
the bill TO regulate political organiza.
tons and prevent corrupt and arbi-
trary methods, and measures creating
commissions to investigate Wall street
speculation and the condition of the
unemployed
All these were killed deliberately
because they encroached on the sa-
cred preserves of the bosses and the
special interests which the governor
has attacked. The machine element
in the legislature answered the bid.
ding or ITS bosses and dehed the gov
ernor. Because of the fashion In
which he committed himself to the
war many here believe the governor
will be willing to take second term
and press all these bills to passage
then.
Both houses of the legislature pass.
ed the Allds.Filley bill, amending the
agricultural law to assist the state
agricultural department In its war on
bovine tuberculosis.
The bovine tuberculosis bill is &C.
companied by an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the payment by the state
TO owners whose cattle have been kill
ed on account of disease. In the sen.
ate the vote was practically unani'
nous.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Briefly for BUSY Readers.

Briefly Tor Busy READERS.
News Of the Town and Village Told
There will be band concert at 7:45
this evening.
Fremont Gregg is making repairs on
his residence on Gage street.
Mrs. Richard Burke of Dewey street
is confined to the house by Illness.
Mrs. Martin Murphy left Thursday
for a short visit with relatives in
Pittsfield.
Mrs. Madison OF New Berlin, N. Y.
Is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Barnes of Pleasant street.
H. N. Williams OF Elm street left
this morning on carriage drive to
Manchester and Dorset where he will
spend a couple Of days on business.
A fifteen cent supper for the bene-
fit of the building fund will be served
by the ladies OF the M. Il. church In
their dining rooms this evening from
$3.50 to 700 o'clock.
About twenty-five of the younger
members Of the Y. M. c. A. will leave
at 4:30 this afternoon on a hike to
North Adams. They expect to remain
away until early Sunday morning.
DR.. f. s. Pratt accompanied by his
mother, daughter Hilda and two of the
latters college friends have returned
from Poughkeepsie where they have
been attending the commencement
exercises at vassar college.
Louis B. Puffer of this town, a
junior in the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute at Troy, has been chosen as
an usher at the commencement ex-
ercises of the institute next week.
Only honor students are chosen,
Mrs. John II. Evans returned this
morning from five weeks visit in
New York, Bridgeport and Newark,
She was accompanied home by her
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Rice of New
York who will remain In town several
days.
Lester II. Nichols returned Thurs
day from New York where he has
been spending O week on business.
While in the metropolis he purchased
a large amount Of high grade goods
which will go at bargain prices during
the white sale now in progress at the
store of Il. l.. Nichols e. Son.
Former Governor John G. McCul.
Tough and party will leave tonight for
New York from whence they will start
tomorrow for Chicago to attend the
National Republican convention
Among the party from here are o. NJ.
Barber and Judge h. l.. Bates The
regular Vermont delegation will leave
st. Adams tomorrow for Chicago.
All the talent employed in the pro-
duction OF the "Parada" at the opera
house June 25 26 and 81 will be
local. Over 100 people were out
Thursday evening for the first re-
hearsal and the great enthusiasm
shown has more than encouraged
those who have the affair In charge
The affair is for the benefit OF the 10
cal Y. M. c. A.
A committee of FIVE has been ap
pointed by the Knights Of Maccabees
to arrange for dance to be given the
evening of July at Foresters' hall
by n vote OF the members at their last
meeting IL was decided not to have the
4th. of July field day but to have q
dance on the 3rd. A cordial Invita-
ion Is extended to the public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight and warmer in
southwest portion. Saturday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
COLLEGE STUDENT HURT
Norwich Student Learns Explosive
Power Of Railroad Torpedo

Mortified, June I'D. U. Smith, a
Norwich University senior, from Ash
field Falls. Conn, while on the recent
practice march taken by the cadets
found an unexploded railroad torpedo.
Today he experimental and by plac-
ing II on the steps of Alumni hall and
going to the second story he leaned
out OF a window and dropped a stone
on the torpedo. As a result of the ex-
plosion that followed the metallic part
struck Smith in the head and Shout
der, rendering him unconscious II
has not been determined whether his
collar bone is broken but 1t is thought
the young man will recover. The
building was not damaged
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
American League
WllLlAMS-CORNELL

Williamstown, Mass, June 1.-Two
hits with an error by Cornell in the
ninth inning gave Williams the decid-
ing run in today's game. The score
was 5 to 4. Wentworths home run in
the sixth enabled Williams to tie the
score
r II Il
Williams 10100 101 is s
Cornell 002 90 o. 3 4
Batteries-Templeton and Lambie;
Caldwell and Williams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
BASEBALL YESTERDAY
Results Of the Games In the Two BIG
Leagues

The following are the results In the
games In the two big baseball leagues
yesterday:
American League
At ST. Louis-Washington 3; st. Lou
is 6.
At Detroit-New York |: Detroit 3.
At Cleveland-Boston o.; Cleveland
y.
At Chicago-Philadelphia 0; Chica
go Z.
National League
Al Observation-Disclosures 3; ST
Louis |.
AT Boston-Cincinnati /; Boston s
At New York-Pittsburg 5; New
York 2.
At Brooklyn-Chicago 2; Brooklyn
|; IL innings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12

A large number OF ties are being
brought daily through the village on
the service car Of the Berkshire street
railway from Pownal for use on the
Hoosick Falls division.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-12
WHO WANTS TO GO TO COMFY?
Dear Miss Doom:

Dear Miss Doom:
l am a young man of "a, well edu-
Gated and alone in this city. l would
like to find a nice young girl whom l
could take gut in the evenings for walks
and to Coney Island and other amuse-
ment places. l could get a hundred
girls every day, but these I meet on
Broad street and all have fellows. I
hope you Wall understand me right, as
1 am looking for a real nice young
lady. | would be pleased to hear from
you, giving me some advice in this
matter. l read your column every
night. TROUBLED.
Why not pick a nice girl out of that
hundred which you imagine it would
be SO easy to get? Finding a girl after
your own heart is a matter which youl
heart will have to decide. The best
way to begin is to ask the young mer
of your acquaintance to introduce yor
to desirable members of the opposite
sex.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-12
HE O o HER RINGS.

Dear Margery Doom:
| am a young girl and would like
your advice on the following: There
was a young man of twenty-one living
on oIr block who moved away about
three weeks ago, taking with him two
rings belonging to me. He had them
for three months and promised to give
them back to me the day after he had
taken them, and when l ask him for
them he tells me he forgot them or
lost them. He does not want to give
them to me. Kindly tell me what to
do, as 1 would not like TO tell my
mother, as she would scold me for not
telling her sooner. He comes around
our way about twice a week.
X. Y. 2.
He is not a gentleman, or he would
return your rings. Tell him plainly
that you must have them at once, or
you will De forced to send your father
for them. 1 think it will be necessary.
for you TO brighten him into giving
them back. And as soon as they T
safely in your hands / advise you to
cut this young mans acquaintance. In
the first place you are entirely too
young TO be so friendly with young
men. After. this you will be wise to
confide in your mother, who knows
better than anyon else how to keep
you out of such scrapes.