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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
CONCEALED IN PAPER MILL
Arrest Of Man Suspected Of Compile
lty In Brattleboro Robberies.

Brattleboro, Aug. latter half
dozen officers had searched for Harry
st. Cyr without success Chief OF
Police James II. Evans found st Cyr
hiding last night In the top story of
w. II. Vinton e. Sons paper mill,
where had concealed him
self since Thursday night, when
he fed from officers who search
ed his house. st. Cyr was
wanted on suspicion OF having stolen
$l4 from Louis Cooling at Il. X.
Clarks garage, and in view of the
long string of burglaries of the past
few weeks and the generally excited
condition of the citizens the arrest of
ST. Cyr caused something of sensa.
ton last night and this morning. Two
of st. Cyrs brothers are employed at
the mill, and the whereabout of st.
Cyr reached Chief Evans through
them. He had been without food or
drink since the night before and the
place where he hid was so excessive
ly hot that his heart action was af.
fected so that Chief Evans almost had
to carry him on the way to Judge
b. w. Gibson's office BY order OF a
physician bed was moved into the
office and st. Cyr remained there last
night with an officer.
St. Cyr was placed under $500 bail
by Judge Gibson to appear at 4
o'clock this afternoon on the charge
OF petit larceny. He is in the charge
OF the officer, being unable to fur
nish bail
A horse which st. Cyr hired at a
livery stable after the theft at the
garage Wednesday was not returned
until yesterday morning, when some
body found II tied beside the road a
mile north of this village. Two Brat
leboro boys who were in Hinsdale
n. H., Wednesday night say st. Cyr
exhibited roll of bills to them and
offered to treat them. St.Cyr is %
years old. He has not been working
lately
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
BIG LEAGUE BALL
BY BENNINGTON
PLAYERS
Beat Cowboy Team by Score Of
6 to |.
Bennington Box Man Allowed But
Three Hits and Kept Game Well
In Hand From the Start.

The Cowboy baseball team, travel
ling aggregation that has beaten
nearly all the teams in this vicinity
with which 1t has come in contact
did not have look in" at the game
played with Bennington at Morgan
Park Saturday afternoon and was de-
feated by a score of toll
While the score was onesided the
game was, nevertheless, characterized
by some big league ball playing, par
ticularly by members OF the home
team. Prindle got in one of his
spectacular catches in left field and
Worthington made a great running
catch of foul fly that he fairly picked
off the side rope OF the field Bres-
settle also got pretty one atCenter
For the visitors a pretty double play
in the second inning and the right
felder's catch of Worthington's long
we're the features.
The Bennington infield put up a
great game. Cathcart handled his
eight chances like veteran. Waters
had four clean assists and Worthing-
ton, although two bad grounders got
owav from him, played fine game at
short.
Mcclure, whose pitching has been
improving all the season. was on the
slab for Bennington, and gave a fine
exhibition. Any pitcher who can hold
team like that of Saturday down 10
three hits cannot be rated anything
else than first class The Cowboys,
in the games played In Vermont and
New York demonstrated that they
are players with batting ability. and
vet they never had but two opDor-
tunities to score during the entire
game In the second inning a couple
of two-baggers gave them an earned
run and in the eighth a Cowboy run
ner was coaxed of from third base
and thrown out at the plate. Mcclure
started the play and II was prettily
finished by Cathcart and Barksdale.
Mcclure was finely supported by
Ryan behind the bat Some OF the
pitchers drop balls were rather wild
but the Williamstown man dug them
out of the dirt without an error. He
also threw to bases in fine shape.
Bennington's hits came at just the
right time. Barksdale and Guy a new
man in the right. both made three
sack drives with men on bases and
the scoring was assisted somewhat
BY the errors Of the Cowboy center
fielder and first baseman. The
score.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
sHuRTLEFF PHARMACY SOLD
Charles w. Thompson Now Proprie
tor of old-Established Drug Store

E. b. Hyde has sold the old-estab-
lished Shurtleff pharmacy on Main
street to Charles w Thompson, who
has been in Mr.. Hyde's employ during
the past three years. and the new
proprietor has taken possession. Mr.
Hyde disposses of the business be-
cause of i'll health.
The new proprietor is young man
who is well known in Bennington
He has a thorough education as a
pharmacist, has demonstrated the
ability to closely apply himself to
business and has before him every
opportunity for success,
Mr. Hyde has not yet decided where
he will locate, and will not make a
change of location until after Septem.
Der l.. During his residence in town
he has made large number of friends
who will regret that circumstances
have compelled him to make the
change and who will wish him the
best success wherever he may To-
cate.
The transfer OF the business was
made through the lockwood & Howe
real estate agency.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
r IL d
ON THE TRAIL OF KENT
Tramps Passing Through This Sec
ton Having Strenuous Experience

Tramps Passing Through This Sec
ton Having Strenuous Experience
There must have been an exodus
of tramps through some sections of
Bennington county Sunday, for the
telephone wires were kept hot all day
forwarding rumors of the appearance
of Elroy Kent. the escaped convict,
who is suspected of having committed
the Wallingford murder. Late Sat.
urday night there was report that
Deputy Sheriff Convey of Manchester
had apprehended Kent but later re.
turns from Manchester to States At
torney Meagher were that the man
had scratch instead of scar on
his forehead and had been released.
In SALISBURY the trail OF tramp
was discovered and a posse of citi-
zens searched an abandoned house
in which 1t was evident that one or
more hoboes had been living of late
but without finding the man.
There were a number of tramps
seen in the vicinity of the village
during the day but none were arrest.
ed Kent can be easily identified by
the large scar on his forehead. He
is likewise much shorter than the
average, standing but five feet four
inches and is thick set.
This morning telephone message
was received here stating that Kent
had been seen In the vicinity OF
BrattleborO,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
WORST FIRE THAT.
EVER VISITED
CANADA
One Hundred Lives Lost In the
Flames.
PROPERTY LOSS TEN MILLION
One Hundred Square Miles OF Terri
tory Burned Over including Three
Villages.

Winnipeg, Man. Aug. 2.-As a re-
suit of brush fires that started yester-
day and still rage for many miles,
Fernie, b. c.. is wiped off the map,
Michel, IA miles distant, is in flames,
and the fate Of Hosmre, Olsen and
Sparwood, intervening towns, Is in
doubt, as they are cut of from COM
munication.
More than 100 lives are reported
lost, "a of them in Fernie. A territory
100 square miles in extent is a seeth-
ing mass of flames. Through II are
scattered hundreds of lumbermen and
prospectors, so that the actual loss OF
life Will not be known for days. Much
property of the Canadian Pacific and
the Great Northern railways is de-
stroyed, including bridges and rolling
stock, burned, so that ii is impossible
to enter or leave the burning area
Inhabitants of the affected towns have
fled open country for safety. The
railway companies have placed all
available trains at the disposal OF re-
fugees, and unless there is a change
of wind within the next "a hours, the
whole of the Crows Nest pass country
will be abandoned to the flames.
There is no possibility OF estimat
ing the loss of life and property
which will result, for the flames are
driven by half gale. making 1t i'm
possible to put up fight against their
advance. The conhagration Is the
greatest which has ever visited Cana
da.
Fernle's Loss S2,50o,ooo.
Nelson, B. c., Aug. "A special to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
JOHN n. 6AHAN DEAD
Well.known Citizen Passed Away
Sunday Evening.

John H. Bahan, who has been Ill for
the past month of brights disease,
passed away shortly after Z o'clock
Sunday evening at the home of Fred
Mattison in the Barker f. Vail dis
trict.
The deceased, who had always re-
sided in Bennington, was So years of
age. He had always taken an active
interest in the affairs of the town, he
has been a trustee of Bennington Cen
ter village and had held the position
of road commissioner.
His wife, who was Miss Harriet
Poole, died some years ago. He is
survived by one son, Richard s. Ba-
han, now of Cleveland, o., and who
had been summoned home by his par
ents last Illness. There is brother
George w. Bahan living at Mime
apolis.
The funeral will be held at the old
First Church in Bennington Center, OF
which the deceased was member,
at 1920 o'clock Wednesday morning
and the interment will be in the Ben
nington Center cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
SECOND DEFEAT FOR EQUINOX
Hoosick Falls Pounds Out Victory in
Ninth Inning,

Manchester Aug. 3. (SpeciaD -
After grand batting rally in the
eighth and ninth innings the Equinox
baseball team just failed to tie the
score Saturday af arnoon and lost to
the Hoosick Fails team by a score of
to Z. This was the second defeat
of the season for the Equinox team.
Until this time the home team had
been unable to find White for hits
which would bring in runs and had
been shut out for seven innings.
This was due partly to several bits
of fine fielding by Whites supporters
when men were on bases In the
eighth and ninth, however, the local
hitters got after him with the willow.
They succeeded in pounding out
seven runs, five of which came in the
closing inning. The visitors got a
good start by scoring two in the first
and repeating the performance in the
second. They were then blanked for
four innings, but in the seventh got
four runs across, which clinched the
game for them White was touched
up by the Equinox players for four
teen hits, while Kilburn held the
New Workers to eight. The score by
innings:
Equinox 0000O0O25-7 IA 4
Hoosick Falls 22000040x--S Sc
Batteries-Kilburn and Mahar;
White and Reilley umpire, Schimami
The game Wednesday will be with
the Bennington team.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
SUDDEN DEATH OF c. }. FRlssEE
Well-known SALISBURY Man Found
Dead In the Road.

Gilbert Frisbee, one of the we'll
known farmers of Center SALISBURY,
was found dead on West Mountain
about ~ O'Clock Saturday night
Death was undoubtedly due to heart
disease to which the unfortunate man
had been subject for some time.
Mr.. Frisbee left home about o.
clock Saturday morning to visit a
section of mountain land which had
recently been cut over for chestnut
lumber.
He took with him pail for the
purpose Of picking berries. When he
did not return at night the neighbors
instituted a search and about mid
night found him lying face downward
In the road He~had apparently been
suddenly stricken while walking up
the mountain road for in his fall he
crushed fiat the pail he was carrying
In his hand. He was sc years old.
The funeral will be held at the
house at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
and the burial will be at Middletown
SALISBURY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
PAPER MILLS IDLE
BY STRIKES AND
SUSPENSIONS
Fully 1000 Men Quit Work
Today.
CUT IN WAGES RESENTED
Low Water Makes II impossible to
Operate in Some Localities
Strike at Several Mills.

Boston, Aug. 9.-More than 1000
men will be idle this morning in New
England as a result of threatened
strikes and the shutting down of sew
eral paper mills of the International
Paper Company.
A general order has been issued
from the main office of the company
in New York calling for the shutting
down OF many of the companys mills
In New England today, the reason
given being low water and the need of
the usual extensive repairs at this
time of the year. Saturday night an
order was received from President ]
F. Carey OF the International Brother
hood of Paper Makers, at Fort Ed
ward, n. Y, calling the men out on
strike in the International company's
mills on account of cut Of 10 per
cent. in wages.
The last of the seven mills at Frank
lin, N. H., which usually employ 300
men, closed Saturday night for an in
definite period On orders from the
headquarters, the men formally de-
clared a strike TO go into effect today.
Al Berlin. n. H.. the mills also
closed Saturday night. There was no
talk of strike there, and the 800 men
employed expected to go to work as
usual today had the mills continued
running.
The international mills at Bellows
Falls. VT. have been shut down since
last Tuesday, owing to the fact that a
big log drive was passing down the
Connecticut river II was expected
that the International mills together
with the four or five Independent
mills, would resume operations this
week, but the $50 men employed there
have voted not to accept the cut and
held another meeting yesterday to act
upon the strike question. The Inter
national mills at Rumford Falls, Me.
received orders, it is claimed, to start
up ON a full time schedule today. but
owing to the announcement of a 1C
per cent cut the 700 employees have
voted to strike and will not go tC
work.
At Livermore Falls, Me, 800 men in
the International companys mill also
received orders to strike.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
te That Refreshments More Popular the Time Than They
sLoopAovNos SENT HOME
Nc Fresh clo.Is Discovered in Search
for { roy Kent.

for sroy Kent.
Rutland Aus. 3.--ln the search for
Elroy Kent, NJ escaped lunatic who
is charged Nth the murder of Mis-
Della B. Congdon of East Wallingford,
no fresh clews had been found up 10
last night The bloodhounds were re-
turned to Poughkeepsie Saturday
night on the sleeper after the East
Dorset clew had been exploded. This
man proved, as in several cases be-
fore, to be a tramp whose scent the
bloodhounds refused to follow.
The reason given for the release
OF the bloodhounds was that there
was no trail fresh enough for them
to follow, the hot weather of the past
few days destroying all scent within
a few hours. They will be sent for
Immediately, however, If they can be
of any service.
Deputy Sheriffs Policy, wilkins,
Leonard and Mason still kept up the
search Saturday in the nieghborhood
of Walllngford and East Wallingford
and the farmers who have been TAX
ing part in the hunt are ltill on the
watch and are posted In places where
ii is thought that there is a possibility
OF Kent's temperance AS new
clews are reported, they will be run
down at once.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAs
Arrangements for Bennington Party
Going To Boston.

All those who intend availing them.
selves of the cheap rate and excep-
tional amount of extra entertainment
offered in Boston this week, should
send in or. come in. to the store of
H. c, Roster or the Office of J. T.
Remington this evening and leave
their name so they can secure the
hotel accommodations. This will pre-
vent delay when the party reaches
Boston.
This convention week offers a con.
tinuous round of pleasure and is
open to all the friends of the Knights
of Pythias and their ladies. The com.
mittee has free tickets to Wonder
land at Revere Beach for all their
party The party will leave by troll.
ley at 6.l5 tomorrow (Tuesday)
morning connecting with the 1920
train at North Adams, arriving In
Boston about noon in season to wit
ness the first event, the great mill.
tary parade BE sure and 60
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
THE AUXILIARY HATCHERY
Government Secures Options on Land
in Chittenden

Rutland Aug 31,--J. w. Titcomb
and II. Won Bayer of the fish hatcher
les department at Washington spent
two days of last week at Chittenden.
looking over the site where Il is pro-
posed to locate an auxiliary fish hat.
cherry.
Mr. Titcomb returned Friday night
to the Berwick house, leaving Mr..
Won Bayer to complete certain sur.
veys which he had been wrking on
Mr. Titcomb stated that he has ac-
Quired options on the Churchill, the
Fred Barnard, and the Cheedle mill
properties, also that of Mrs. Anna
Bernard and that the decision in the
matter will rest with the commission
when he turns in his report
A short time ago Mr.. Titcomb, &C.
companied by G. NJ. Bowers. who is
commissioner of fisheries went over
the proposed site for the hatchery
and at that time II was reported that
Mr.. Bowers was favorably impressed
with the Chittenden location.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
AUTOR9LLEDDOWN
EMBANKMENT
AT BARRE
Girl Was Learning TO Run the
Machine.
ONE WOMAN BADLY HuRE
o. NJ. Miles Who Owned the MsehIns
Had One Arm Broken In the
Wreck.

Barre, Aug. 2-D. M. Miles, coal
dealer and prominent citizen. had one
arm broken, his daughter suffered an
ugly scalp wound, and Mrs. Michael
Garvey had her arm crushed and mad
useless and suffered internal injuries
which may cause death. when Mr..
Miles automobile went down is foot
embankment on Jockey Hollow hill,
just outside the city, last evening.
Mr.. Miles daughter was learning
to operate the machine and In chang
ing from the high to the low gear on
going up the hill she got her foot in
the reverse and the machine shot
backward down the hill and over the
bank turning bottom side up and
throwing out the occupants.
Mrs. j. e. Sullivan of Hardwick and
little girl jumped and were the only
ones to escape injury Mrs. Miles was
at home, sick with heart disease, and
when her husband, daughter and Mrs.
Garvey. her sister. were carried In,
the shock almost killed her and doc
tor had to be summoned to stay with
her until she was better.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Property Loss $4,000, 600,
VICTORY FOR MT. ANTHONY
Crushing Defeat of Equinox Baseball
Team Wednesday

Victory again crowned the Mt. An.
thony with her laurels Wednesday
when the Equinox team of Manches-
ter went down to defeat before the
overwhelming score OF IL to 5. The
victory was due to the fast fielding of
the Mt. Anthoniaus and their ability
TO hit at opportune moments, Freddie
Blackburn's stick work being the fea-
ture. Cultivate showed good head
work on the bases and ran In excel
lent form. The Manchester team was
utterly demoralized, having never be-
fore played to such an appreciative
audience.
Neither side crossed the home plate
until the second inning, when each
team tailed once Bennington took
the lead in the fourth, when eight
runs were scored Several times
Manchester became dangerous, but
Thanks to the steady pitching of Hill.
yer and Thornton's careful coaching
of the nine, the Equinoxians were
held safe. Mr. Colgate made beau
tiful stop of fly which looked good
! for three bases, and Bradford nailed a
butterfly In the sixth after two III
nings vain attempts. In the last one
out Leonard Cultivate spiked hard
liner with his bare hand and hurled
il home Thornton blocked the run
ner, sat on him and stabbed him with
the spheriod and then by a deXterous
whip to third, completed this fast
triple play. Score by innings:
Mt. Anthony 0 0S 0 3 0 f-1s
Equinox 0102 0 20 0--5
Lineup of Mt Anthony-G. E. Ste
vens, Jr, (; Bradford, 2 b. Thornton
c: E. Stevens, S; Mr.. Colgate, b;
Hillyer, p; Blackburn, C {; Mr.. White
10 b.; Cultivate, r f.
/ Battery for Manchester-Hutchin'
son. Clark, r. Clark, f. Clark.
| OPHELIA:
Gold Medal Flour ia nourishing;,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
COMPANY r WINS TROPHY
Third Victory for Northfield Marks
men-State Team Named.


Mortified, Aug. 1.-THE annual
shoot at the State range came to
close yesterday forenoon. The cen
eennial trophy, for which there was
much competition, was again won by
Company F of Mortified for the
third consecutive time. The result
of the shooting for this cup by COM
panies was as follows: LIST. Com
pany f, 1,411; End, Company d, 1898;
3rd, Company l. 1910; 4th Company
NJ, 1901; 5th, Company A, l,153; 9Th,
Company H, 1,t05; 7th Company l.,
1,104; Sth, Company X, 1893; 9th, Com
pany e, $50; 10th, Company b, 1888;
18th, Company G. 1913.
The leading ten in individual scores
being the aggregate of all ranges are
Corporal Lepage, Co. II, sos; Corpal
Hopkins, Co. f, 2S7; Capt Tinker, Co,
d, 900; Private Lowell Co f, $780,,
Sergeant Mclaughlin Co. A, 2S1; Ser
geant Gregory, Co, d, 279 Capt Han.
non, Co. X, 276; Sergeant Cooley, Co.
II, pa; Lieut.. Cushing, Co. b, 272,
Lieut., Ashley, Co. NJ, 27O.
The medal given by the National
Rife association was won by Corporal
Lepage as appears in the list OF the
l10 highest individual scores. Men
qualifying at two, three and five hun
dred Yards will be awarded medals
Inv the same association. The ten
linen above mentioned will undoubted
lly 20 TO Camp Perry, Ohio to the meet
of the National Rifle association Au
gust II and in addition there will like
lly be two or three alternates select
ed by score. The new range was th'
subject of favorable criticism from the
sharpshooters,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Modesty,

"Ah, my love-" sighed the ardent
lover. IF you only knew how beauti.
full you are!"
you mustn't speak Of IT," protest
ed the modest girl; 81 don't want to
know"
Why not?"
Because" she said. 1t would make
me too conceited."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
DEER KILLER FINED 500
Carcass Of a Fawn Found In Cellar
at Edward Woods Home

Rutland. Aug. Edward Wood of
Castleton was fined 500 and costs by
Judge Farnswcrth in city court Fri
day for killing deer out of season.
On the 2Sth County Game Warden b.
II. Stickney received word that Wood
had killed a deer in Poultney. The
officers went to Woods house and
found the carcass of n fawn In his Gel
lar
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
BOGEY MATCH PLAY
Annual Competition for Arthur Taylor
Memorial Cup at Manchester.

Manchester, August g. Especially
The attraction on the Ekwanok links
Saturday was the annual competition
for the Arthur Taylor Memorial Cup
at thirty-six holes match play against
DOGGY. This was won by Chisholm
Beach. Fox Hills, who with an allow
ance of eight strokes for each
round finished up for the day. He
was up at the end of the first eigh-
teen holes and succeeded in increas-
ing this in the afternoon, Second
place honors were divided by W. B.
Groesbeck. Cincinnati Golf Club, and
w. " Swords, Albany Country Club,
at 5 down. The Cincinnati man had
eight strokes for each round as a
bonus. while the Albany golfer was
allowed ten strokes to equal Colonel
Bogey."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
SO | 3 "a 14 6
Bennington

Stolen bases. Guy; two-base hits,
Texas Bill, Prairie Dog; three base
hits, Barksdale, Guy; double plays,
Arizona Kid to Texas Bill to Tuson
jim; bases on balls, by Comanche. g.,
by Mcclure 3; hit by pitched ball,
Prairie Dog, Teeks; struck out, by
Comanche 3, by Mcclure 8; wild
pitch. Comanche; umpire, Jones.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
WEATHER FoREcAsr

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight warmer in the
west portion. Tuesday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03
Than They the Next Day When Their Effects Begin Show Up

the News from Cranbrooke estimates
the loss from fire at Fernie at $2,500,-
600. The Canadian Pacific railroad
alone loses over half million, Five
families back from the town are sur
rounded by flames and there is no
way Of saving them. No complete list
OF the injured can be made up, but 1t
will reach more than 100.
Property Loss $10,oo0,ooo.
Spokane, Wash, Aug 2.--According
to meager reports received tonight
from British Columbia the property
loss due to forest fires around Fer
ME, will run over $10,000,O00.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-03

PENELOPE;
VERONICA.