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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-13
GRISW0LD
SPORT Observation-Disclosures
JOHN Nash
House and Lot $500


1-3 acre of land; an old house in fair
condition; always rented for IS per
month; located next to and adjoins vii
lage limits; near to water and sewer
connections and other improvements,
in the village of Bennington. Might
take a good horse and other personal
property as part payment. Terms
easy.
Timber and Fruit Farm $500
200 acres of land, cuts 30 ton Of
hay; 400 apple trees; 200 pear trees
100 plum and cherry trees, all in fine
condition, 3h miles from depot, good
IL room house, two barns, 50x60 and
40x50; silo; wood and pen house all in
good condition. Two million feet of
first growth timber mostly spruce and
hemlock, great tall trees that will cut
four or five ~ foot logs to the tree, a
fine place for a portable mill; person
ally examined and guaranteed as repre-
sented in every way, one half cash.
Send for new catalogue of farms
and village property.
John NASH
Tel. 7l-2. Real Estate
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$50 REWARD

We will pay $50 fifty dollars) re
ward for information that will lead t
the detection Of the person or per
sons who entered our store on the
night OF May 3.
C. B. & AR. Hawkins,
South SALISBURY, VT, May 4. 1908.
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FOR CONSOLIDATION
Berkshire to Absorb Bennington and
North Adams Road.

North Adams Road.
Boston, May 13.-The committee on
street railways of the legislature yes
terday reported the bill providing for
the consolidation of the Bennington
& North Adams Street Railway with
the Berkshire Street Railway. The
latter company is owned principally
by the New York, New Haven 4
Hartford railroad and is one of the
companies affected by the decision of
the supreme court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-13
LOST AND FOUND

OST-If the one who took an umbrella by
i 4 mistake from the lad.es' dressing room al
F0rester's Hall on Friday evening will leave
tho same at Banner ONCE, the owner will give
suitable reward. bSt6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-13

CTRAYED-Came into my enclosure May O.
~ one black and white yearling bull. also
light red yearling heller. Owner can have by
proving property and paying charges. Burt
Stock Farm. H. E. Burgess, Prop. 5et
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CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

JAMES SILK, contractor odd builder. Also
N tepalrtng. rebuilding and shop work Shop
Unio16teoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-13

EOR SALE-Carriages and harness, at the
Il Priory stable, Bennington Center. b6t&
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-13
FOR SALE

ENOR sALE-Par heavy work horses, weight
+ 2Sooj cheap. VIC. White. Hoosick. n. Y.
SITS
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10 W p p IC E D
ADvER 7 Isl NG
WANTED.

VXTANTED-Cooks mattresses, second girls
w and general domestics sl6 TO 40 per
mo1th. Also girls TO take positions In shops
and mills at 81 TO " per Gay. Call or commune
cato ct once with Rocky God Howe, Benning
On,Vt. 26tf
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
WHERE IS THE GOAT
HIS MASTER MOTE,
POLICE ARE ASKING
II You'll Tell Mi. John F. john
sion He'll Be Much
Obliged.

John F. Johnston, of 234 Magazin
street, is confined to his home as a re
suit of an assault by his pet goat
The culprit has disappeared.
John F. Johnston had a goat who
always wore a kindly smile and
gamboled bright and frisky, until
one awful darksome day he sam
pied "red-eye" whiskey. And then,
7 alas! with lowered head, he prompt
ly ran amuck, and with the rush of
fast express, the hapless Johnston
struck. "O-O-Oh.' the startled
Johnston sighed. Did a cyclone
come this way?" Then sought an
AK, but by hat time the goat had
gone astray. And while John. very
wrought, a shotgun sought, the
goat, he went a'glee, and now on
the door Of the hurt mans store
reads the sign. Goats go a'wae."
And while John discreet in Maya
zine street is nursing his wounds
forlorn. the police seek afar for the
"billy" Of war, his pugnacious horns
to pawn.
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don't deal in diamonds. I know a few
things about real estate mortgages. but
not jewels. I have no use for them in
my business,
They say hat Mrs. Cornelius Van
derpllt is going to marry a Hungarian
count. ought to have a guardian.
instead. Her husband was one of Gods
anointed, one of the finest men I eyer
knew. He gratihed every whim. of his
wife, she, poor woman, thinks that
every other man in the world Is i
him. She will be sadly disillusioned If
she marries that foreigner.
IF she marries him the control of
the Vanderbilt system of railroads will
pass out of the family's hands. The
millions which Gladys brought to her
husband have been shipped to Hun
gary, n the other millions which her
mother will have to give up if she
marries her count will be shipped to
Hungary. That leaves the other mem
bers of the family in the position OF
having to purchase the railroad secure
ties held by the two women and ia
pay cash for them. Those foreigners
won't take our securities. When they
marry us they demand real money
and they get It. Can the Vanderbilt
family pay the price? We'll
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
FEARS HIS HOUSE
MAY Be BLOWN Up
BY BLACK HAND
Joseph PaffendOrf, a North Ar.
IingtOn Farmer, Receives
Threatening Letter.
ASKED TO PLACE $500
UNDER ROCK ON FARM
Found Hole Dug Ready to Re-
ceiye the MOney-Investi-
CATION Under Way.

Fearing threats contained in a So
called 'Black Hand letter received
yesterday, Joseph Paffendorf, a farmer,
who resides in River road, North Ar
lington, and is a brother of Council
man John Paffendorf, of that place,
today sought the advice of the n
man and Mayor George Bayliss, of that
borough. AS the result the communi-
cation was turned over to Marshal
4 Frederick Reipe, of the borough, for in
yestigation.
The letter was written in ink and
mailed in this city. 1t states that
unless $500 is deposited under a big
rock near the entrance to P~affendorf's
farm within three weeks his house will
be blown up with dynamite. 1t bore
the usual crossbones and had no sig
nature
The marshal visited the place today
and found the rock as described and a
fresh hole dug underneath in the rear,
evidently ready for the money.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Paffendorf are
greatly agitated over the threat and are
disposed to sell their property at once.
Mr.. Paffendorf does not know of any
enemies who would go to that extreme.
A n~elghbor, Henry Arnheim, in the
Lyndhurst section, was similarly threat
ened several months ago, and, as a re-
suit. sold his farm at a sacrifice and
went to New York city.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
RESCUES BOY
NARROWED ALL
NIGHT BY ICE
Five-year-Old Keeps Head
Above Water by Climbing
on Wagon Seat.
DRIVERS TEAM
WANDERED FROM ROAD
Horse browns and Child Would
Have Soon Met Same Fate
Had Not Help Come.

PENNINGTON, Feb. 15.-After being
marooned for hours in the ice of the
Raritan River, and rescued only when
he was at the point of death in swift
currents, a fve-year-old lad, Edward
Matthews, son of George Matthews, is
safe in the home of his parents.
Dragged into the rising tide of the
river by a team of powerful horses. the
boy was held a prisoner long into the
night, while heavy cakes of ice threat
ened to loosen his hold from the rapid
ly breaking wagon which he had
driven.
Following his custom. the little fellow
started with the team for the factory of
his father, at Packers Island. On the
way in the afternoon Edward CHANGED
to turn off the edge of the banks of the
river, where the low tide left a sinking
marshy bed. strewn with loose, melt
ing ice. The wheels of the wagon at
dered.
Every moment the peril of the child's
position increased. With his little
hands raw with Juggling at the reinS
and his voice tired from calling, he
sank helplessly on the seat, where
every now and then a wave bigger than
the rest washed over him. The horses,
knee deep. fought as best they could
against the eddying ice foes, but they
were as helpless as their young master.
Patrick Rowe and SAILOR Marshall,
two men living in the neighborhoo1,
coming along four hours later, he trd
the p%iteous cry Father from the river
banks. They obtained a boat and with
the help of John Hoagland went out to
investigate. Presently they located The
wagon seat, barely seen above the still
rising tide, and upon 1t little Edward,
half unconscious with exposure and
fatigue, was crouched.
1t vas only after repeated efforts
that h men succeeded in reaching
Edward, for the great masses of ice
washed the rowboat aside with the
current, and they were obliged to turn
back again. Finally, plunging into the
stream with a rope tied about his
body, Mr.. H%oagland reached the
wagon, and the boy and his surviving
horse were brought to land.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
GIadys's Mother Needs Guardian
More Than Husband, She
Declares.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1~5.-Society has
not yet recovered from the shock
caused by the alleged statement of
Hetty Green, the worlds richest woman,
that the Vanderbilt family came to
her with a Don containing the famous
Vanderbilt jewels, just before the mar
riage of Gladys to her Hungarian
count and begged her to loan them
money on the diamonds.
Mrs. Green is reported as saying:
II loaned money to the New York
Central. but when the Vanderbilt family
applied / refused them. They came to
ME before the wedding and brought a
box two feet long containing the
famous Vanderbilt jewels. They
wanted me to take them as security
and lend them money. But. Lord bless
you, / know nothing about diamonds
and such things. They may have been
worth all thai was claimed. but !
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YOUNGSTERS FOLLOW SUI.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Among the
bidders for $4,000 900 in city bonds and
stocks whose proposals were opened
yesterday was Gustave Klopstock, who
today is known as New York's young
est Napoleon Of finance Young Klop-
stock is 10 years old, and is employed
as an office boy for a brokerage firm
in Wall Street. His bid was for one
$1,000 bond, for which he offered 102.02,
and with the bid was a $40 bill. the 2
per cent. required by the city comp
troller on all bids. But, in spite of the
fact that he vas the youngest bidder,
he did not get his bond, as the average
price paid was 103. so, considerably
above his bid. The boy was disap-
pointed, but that he will try
again. He was ~nonchalant about his
financial deals, saying that he had a
little Federal Steel stock, which paid
him about z per cent, and that he sold
a weekly pape on Saturdays to add to
his income. "And / have other irons
in the fire that look good" he added
as he sauntered away from the comp
troller's office.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
AUCTION BOXES FOR ARION DA.

Better prices thar last years wet
obtained for the boxes in the Kruege:l
Auditorium that were auctioned off
last night for the big masked dance
of the Arion Singing Society, which
will be held. according to custom, on
the eve of Washington's Birthday. The
dance is the local event of it's kind of
the season, and while it was brilliant
a year ago it's managers predict that
this year 1t will eclipse all previous
records. The committees and sub-co n
mittees have been working for months
to make the prediction good.
George Hermann is at the head of
the committee of arrangements, which
met in Aab's He'll. Green street, last
night, and received reports of com
pleted details. Hans Viewers, well
known as an amusement caterer, will
have charge of the tableau "a Night
in Granada" which will Introduce a
ballet and nave other interesting fea-
lures. The music will be in the hands
of Professor Glickmann. who will keep
a band and orchestra busy.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
GOT FOG-BOUND
ON WAY HOME FROM WAKE.
LandIady Plotted Him Home
After Paying Fine and Prom
iSed Him a "Laying Out"

John Waller went to a wake last
night, and was to have been a pail
bearer this morning, but there is many
a slip-not betwixt the cup and the
lip in this case-but between a wake
and a funeral. Waller left the wake,
still awake, shortly before dawn this
morning and started for his boarding
place. 102 Van Buren, street.
Navigation was difficult, and, as he
became fog-bound, he found much skill
full tackpg necessary to make his port.
Waller kept on, though, till he got to
within two doors of his house, where
he hove to, and then the sea of side
walk came up and hit him.
Waller was still cheerful in court
this morning. In fact, he was cheer
fully looking forward to getting full
again." as he told Judge Howell. AS
he was not repentant, the judge fined
him So.
Mrs. John Lalor, his landlady, paid
the fine this morning, and, after con
yincing Captain Christie that she was
able to pilot Waller home, she was al
lowed to take him into custody. Mrs
Lalor promised to give him a good
laying out" and remarked sit will be a
long time before he goes to another
wake
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO
$4,000. Theft
Fellow Soldiers and Lawyers
Crowd Court When Orange
Man Pleads.
MAYOR SHOENTHAL HELPS
TO PROVIDE $I8,5OO BAIL
Captain of Fifth Regiment Ac-
cused of Swindling PhOnO-
graphs in Land Deals.

Military men and lawyers crowded
the Court of Oyer and Terminer today
when Nathan C. Horton, a prominent
young lawyer, of Orange. pleaded not
guilty to the charge of einbezzling $780,
900 from the National Photograph
Company.
Judge Ten Eyck set his trial FOR
April 80. and bail for SIS, 500 was fur
nished for him by Mayor Shoenthal, of
Orange, and Robert Leslie, of South
Orange.
Horton is captain of a company of
the Fifth Regiment, N. G. N. J. He
was employed by the monograph COM
pany and other concerns operating
under the patents of Thomas A. Gdi-
son, to purchase lands near the Edi-
son plant IT. West Orange. 1t was
during the negotiations for the pur-
chase of these lands that the alleged
irregularities were committed.
There Were five indictments against
Horton, all of them for embezzling and
larceny. The complainant in the case
is Alphone Westee, secretary of the
photograph company.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
VOORHEES, IS BUSY
WITH HIS DEFENSE
ONPERJURYCHARGE
Former Governor Has Made All
Arrangements to Appear with
BOndsman Monday.

Former Governor Foster NJ. voor-
bees, with Frank G. Combes, is today
preparing his defense and for his APP
pearance Monday before Justice Dow
ling, of the Criminal Branch of the
New York Supreme Court, to answer
to the indictment for perjury returned
against them by a special Grand Jury.
The bills found were in connection with
their management as president and sec
rotary, respectively, of the Bankers
Life Insurance Company.
At his Office in Elizabeth this noon
the former Governor declared he had
nothing further to add to what he had
said last night, save that the matter
of bail had been settled and that he
would be represented by the best of
counsel when he appeared to plead.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
FIRE COMMISSIONER HAS
TILT WITH CONDUCTOR.
Emerges SmiIingly from
Lively Debate in Clinton
Avenue Car.

Fire Commissioner William A. Weber
had a lively tilt with a Clifton avenue
car conductor today. The car was go
ing north at Waverly avenue, the plat
fofm was crowded, and when the car
reached Eighteenth avenue the COM
missioner was still struggling to get
inside.
The conductor said: "You will have
to get in the car, or off it"
Perhaps if you would give the pas
enger a chance. and not block the
entrance, things would work better"
said the commissioner.
The commissioner got inside and vas
willing to drop the debate, but the
trolley man continued to grumble and
make threats. The commissioner finally
advised the conductor to keep quiet or
he would be elected from the car him
self.
The subject dropped, and when the
commissioner ~allghted he was smiling.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
FEARED POLICE RUSH
ON BANKS OF NEWARK.
Secretary Cox Holds B~luecOats'
Pay Checks Until Monday
Because of Half Holiday.

Policemen who went to the City Hall
today expecting to receive their
salaries for the first half of February
met with disappointment. Under a
resolution passed by the Common
Council recently semi-monthly pay
days become effective in February. but,
as the first half was rounded out on
Saturday, when the banks are busiest,
Secretary Cox of the Police Board de-
cided to hold up the bluecoats' checks
until Monday,
In explaining his action Secretary
Cox said that he felt that a rush to
the banks on the part of the entire
membership of the police department
would cause delays to merchants and
business men, with whom Saturday is
the heaviest banking day.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
y. M. c. A. Rows lam SUPPER.

Following the membership contest be-
twsen the Reds and the Blues Of
the Y. NJ. C. A, the former, who were
the winners, were the guests of the
Blues at a supper which was served
by the Boys Work Women's Auxiliary
last evening. During the evening the
orchestra of the boys department gave
several musical selections.
After supper short speeches were
made by the following: 1.-THE Rrcs for
Membership ]. William Fat; How
1t Feels to Win" Walter S.. Cooper,
captain of the Red team; 1.-THE Losers
Julius F. Graether, of the Blue team;
1.-THE Race for Life" Henry j. Cozzens,
general secretary; what 1t Means to
Be q Y. M. C. A. Boy" Henry j.. Centre.
assistant boys secretary; and "B )Ns
of the Other Lands" william r.
Stewart, of New York.
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place this afternoon from her late
home, where services We're conducted
by the Rev. Dr.. Henry Seibert. of the
First German Presbyterian Church.
Previous to the body being borne to
the hearse the NJ. G.. V. Arion. rem
dered several funeral and memorial
songs.
Interment was in the family plot in
Paramount Cemetery, where the grave
was embarked with many floral
tributes from friends and from or
CARNATIONS of which the deceased was
a member.
Mrs. Jansen's death occurred sud
denly on Wednesday, after an illness
of two days. Grip developed into pneu-
monia, and this was followed by a fatal
attack of apoplexy.
Mrs. Jansen was born in Bavarian
fifty-five years ago., and was the
daughter of the late Michael and Bar
bara Reiher. The latter's death oc-
Cured December Is last at the age of
81 years.
Mrs. Jansen was ar organizer and
vice-president of the Odd Fellows Or
phaaage in Arlington. She held Of
flee for owe ten years and was a on
slant visitor at the institution, where
a room was dedicated to her.
She was the first grand mistress OF
Rebekah Lodge, l. o. o. F., of this
State; a charter member of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of National Turn Verein; OF
United German Rebekah Degree Lodge
No. 40. L. O. o. F.; Amalia Lodge No
1876, X. and l.. of H; Essex County
Iodpe x and r. 0f PN: the Eraund
schafts Verein, the Ladies of the Ger
man Hospital Verein and Bethany
Home and the Original Three-Linl
Bowling Club.
The p~allbearers were Jacob Hepp
Matthew Bossett, Daniel Bauer, Theo'
dore Schraft, Anton A. Sippel, Julius
A. Browe, Leonard Goehren and Louis
Wagner.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
PIETRO'S A%RTICHOKES.
SIS Instead of 6O0-GOes
TO Jail-Daring Pickle
Theft

Young Pietro Varagmurzo. of S17
Norfolk street, didn't steal six hundred
italian artichokes from Garnello Sou
tiore. Of IT'S Bruce street. He only con-
fiscated five hundred and seventy-five
of the delectable vegetables. He adj
mitted to the theft when arraigned on
a charge of larceny. He added they
went to assuage his hunger.
Scutiore declared. however, that Pr
etro sold the artichokes and the hungry
youth went to Jail.
Some other hungry, person, whose
tast einclines to pickles. got away with
four bales of them from Dodd' sKpickle
works, at 2s5 Julian avenue. early to-
day. =
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
WOODRUFF RETAINED ON
CITY HALL PAY ROLL,
Criticism of Old-time Servitor's
Removal Impressed
Committee.

When the City Hall force of cleaners
and watchmen were paid today it was
seen that the name of George Wood
ruff, the day Waterman, who was dis
charged by the public buildings COM
mittee last week and his place filed
by Joseph Flynn, of the First Ward,
who is also the sergeant-at-arms of
the Essex County Democratic Commit
tee, was still or the payroll. Gus
todian Wisernan explained that there
were three watchmen now on eight
hour shifts, instead of two working
twelve hours, and that he retained
Woodruff, subject to the approval of
the members of the buildings commit
tee
There was much criticism when
Woodruff, who is an old city servitor,
was laid off, and the public buildipe
committee did not want to let him I'll
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
SUFFRAGETTES Of
GOTHAM TO DEFY
LAW AND PARADE
Snap Their Fingers at Police,
Who Wonder if There'll
Be Trouble.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The New
York police stand a fair chance of hav-
ing their first experience with the mill
TAM suffragettes tomorrow, when the
Woman's Suffrage Societies of the city
plan to hold a parade in Fifth avenue.
the line of march being from Union
Square to Central Park. Although the
law provides that parades shall not be
held without permit from the police,
and shall. not be held at all on Sunday,
the suffragettes are planning to go on
with their demonstration. in spite of
the law or the police.
Women prominent in the movement
state tina there will be at least 10000
of their sex in line. 1t is said that the
police department will prevent the use
of banners and bands.
There is some nervousness at police
headquarters, for it is feared there that
the women may follow the example of
their London sisters and refuse to obey
the orders of the police, based on man
made law and may resist to a point
where physical force will be necessary.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-15
JEWELER ACCUSES BOYS
OF STEALING CASES.
One of the Prisoners R%eprimand-
ed for Taking Arrest
as Joke.

Nachman Feinschmidts a jeweler, of
100 Livingston street, was complainant
against Valentine Buhl, of 10 Avon
avenue; Gustave Klein, of 104 Avon
avenue, and Harry McCauley, of 1914
Avon avenue, all 10 years of age, in
the Fourth Precinct Police Court to-
day. The trio were charged with the
larceny of ten watch cases valued at
thirty cents each, and two others
valued at So each. Phe complainant
alleged the boys managed to gain an
entrance into his store through a
transom.
The boys partly admitted their guilt.
Judge Herr paroled the boys in the
custody of their parents to appear in
the upper juvenile court. The McCau
ley boy appeared to take the affair as
a joke, and was reprimanded by the
judge.
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HAWAIIAN SINGERS, UNION.

Invitations to social events were &c
cepted at the business session of the
Bavarian Singers Union held in Das-
stng's Hall, Springfield avenue last
night, after rehearsals under the baton
of Director Engsberg. President Jo'
seph Gottsmann presided over he de-
alterations. The members will go 20
the Newark School Societyas masked
dance in Kurz's Colosseum, March 20,
and the Bavarian Either Clubs con-
cert Easter Monday, in which they
will take an active part. The commit
tee in charge of the latter event is
made up of Henry Eidenmueller, Jacob
Stock and Anton Dassing, jr.