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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
ONE OF MILITARY
GUARD At Bates
EXECUTION
Stephen Niles Of Salisbury
Only Living Survivor
10th ANNIVERSARY TODAY
Last Public Hanging in Vermont Took
Place at Bennington Center Feb
ruary 8, 1885,

Today is the 10th anniversary OF the
last public execution in the state of
Vermont, the hanging at Bennington
Center of Archibald l.. Bates. for the
murder of his sisteT-in-law Harriet
Jane Bates, whom he sh 1t through
window and almost instantly killed
while the woman was sitting in
chair nursing three months old
child.
The execution, which Was held from
a scaffold erected in an opNn field
near the spot where the battle monu-
lment now stands, was witnessed by
one of the largest crowds Of people
ever assembled in the state up to
that time. One estimate places the
number at 10000, which is probably
an exaggeration. but according to the
statements of people who up to a few
years ago were living in Bennington
and who were witnesses of the hang
| ing there were several thousand pres
emit During the night preceding the
execution hundreds of teams carrying
entire families and many coming from
towns a number Of miles distant,
drove into the village at the Conner
with provisions for the day so as to
miss none of the features Of the unus-
ual occasion.
OF the men who had a part in the
execution and in the trial which was
held at the December term OF court,
1898, there Is probably but one suryi-
vor, Stephen Niles of SALISBURY who
was one of the military guard, which
under Captain Dennis George of South
SALISBURY conducted the condemned
man from the jail to the scaffold
Young Niles, who was at the time
Hess than Is years OF age. having been
born in SALISBURY July 5. 1921 the
son of John Niles and Mercy Cooper
wildly recalls the scenes of that eX
citing day. He is today in excellent
health and in the full possession oil
his faculties. He well remembers
many of the incidents that occurred
ut Bennington Center three quarters
of century ago and frequently
speaks of the newspaper which was
published by Anthony Haswell anC
which the editor used to deliver in
person TO his subscribers, making The
trip on horseback. He is living al
present with his son, Andrew c. Niles
in SALISBURY. and although in his
| 8Sth year thinks nothing of a three
and four mile walk or ten mile ride
in road cart. When a young man he
was accustomed to purchase and driy'
to market droyes of cattle and horses
and when the civil war raised thu
price of wool he bought large number
of sheep. but the larger part Of hi
life has been passed on the farm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
DEMAND REFERENDUM
Resolution Adopted at Meeting Of An
ti-Saoon League.

Burlington, Feb. S.-The adjourned
annual meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the Vermont Anti-Saloon leag-
ne was held Friday in the parlors Of
the Baptist church, with a large at
tendance. Second Vice President II.
o. Wheeler of Burlington presided
officers for the ensuing year were cleo
ted as follows:
President, Rev. F. b. Kellogg of
Waterbury.
First vice president, H. o Wheeler
Of Burlington.
Second vice president, c. H. Hayden
of Riverside.
Third vice president, c. D. Gay Of
Cavendish.
Superintendent. Clarence j. Fergus.
on Of Burlington
Assistant editor and manager Yer
mont Issue, Clarence j. Ferguson Of
Burlington.
Treasurer, F. G. Evans of Burling
ton.
Auditor F. S. Pease Of Burlington.
Headquarters committee-The Revs
w. A. Dawson of Burlington. L. o.
| Sherburne OF Burlington, f. Dee Pen
ney Of Burlington, f. B. Kellogg of
Waterbury, Henry o. Wheeler of Bur
lington, F. S. Pease of Burlington,
! Clarence j. Ferguson Of Burlington, c
II. Hayden of Riverside. NJ l.. Barton
of Vergennes, W. II Dean Of Ferris
burg. c. T. S. Pierce of Vergennes.
The Rev w r. Davenport of Bar
ton Landing will continue as editor Of
The Vermont Issue for the present
After accepting the annual report
of Supt. Ferguson, the meeting passed
resolutions demanding a referendum
on the liquor question, expressing con
| tidence in county option renewing
fealty to state prohibition. commend
ing the legislature for taking license
fees from towns and putting them in
the state treasury and closing with
the following;
Resolved, That we indorse the ad
ministration of c. j. Ferguson, l.. L.
d., as superintendent of the Anti-Sa
loon league. 1t was not to be expect
ed that his aims or his methods would
please those in sympathy with the
!
newspapers as are more or less domi
mated thereby But we express oul
confidence in his integrity of purpose
and the sanity of his efforts.
Resolved, That the rising tide o
prohibition and the consequent grea
discontinue of the brewers increase
our courage; and the political meth
DDS used, which are those of the Anti
Saloon league, meet our approval ant
have our confidence.
Resolved, That we express our syn
patty with the Rev W. r. Davenport
in the illness chat interrupted his lab
ors as a pastor and as editor of tn,
Vermont Issue; that we congratulate,
him on his recovery; and that we ap
preciate the ability, fidelity and yea
which he has manifested in the work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
TAFT NOT WORRIED
BYUNDERGROUND
LAKE At GATUN
President-EIect Says Things
Are All Right on Isthmus
NOW ON RETURN JOURNEY
Visited Every Section Of Canal and
Reports Work Progressing Sat
Isfactorily

Colon, Feb. S.-Judge Taft and par.
ty left here yesterday afternoon on
board the United States cruiser North
Carolina, which sailed for New Or
leans at O'Clock, accompanied by the
cruiser Montana. Just previous to EN-
barking Mr.. Taft gave out the follow
ing:
u am not prepared now to make
statement as to the results of the trip
to the isthmus, except to say that we
have found the work progressing in
a most satisfactory way; the organiza-
tion better than ever before; the es-
prit de corps excellent, and the deter
mination of all, even the humblest la
borer, directed to the building of the
canal. | am sure this has impressed
itself upon every one of the board of
visiting engineers as it has upon me.
With reference to the type of the
canal and the continuance of the pres
ent plans, the engineers promise that
they will be able to hand me their re-
port by the time we land at New Or
leans"
Mr.. Taft and party reached Colon
L AlOAl ct - 10 III liz eANNAhSOhF
\ Governor Melendez and a large gath
ering of the Panama railway and the
Isthmian canal commission employees
were present at the dock to bid the
judge farewell Lieutenant Goethals
chief engineer of the canal, accom-
panied Mr. Taft on the North Carolina
and will proceed to Washington to dis
cuss the matter of appropriations nee
essary for the completion of the work.
AS the tug which transferred the
visitors to the cruiser moved away,
the crowds cheered heartily, Mr..
Taft looked the picture of health, bow
ed and called out, laughing: Keep
your eye on that subterranean lake at
Gat1n"
During his visit here, which lasted
ten days, Mr.. Taft, accompanied on
many occasions by the special engi-
neers who came to the isthmus with
him, visited every section of the canal
His influence was exerted also in
bringing about a better feeling be
tween various factions that have been
opposing each other since the last
ELECTION.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
2on Combination Of Drapes Permit No One To Look Out
MRS meKALE's FUNERAL
Large Attendance at Services in
Church Sunday Afternoon

ShuiSH ouHoaJ NlteiHoOu
A large gathering of friends and rel
atives attended the last sad obseQuies
Of Mrs. Edward McKale in st. Fran
els de Sales church Sunday afternoon
at o'clock Rev. A. J. Barron ofic-
lated at the service. The choir sang
Nearer My God to Thee" and God
be With You Till We Meet Again" l..
J. Carpenter rendered a solo, Passing
Thro the Shadows"
The members of the ST. Monica
society and the Foresters of America
attended in a body. There were many
beautiful floral tributes including an
ivy arch with floral cross, given by
the employees of the Cooper Manufac-
turing company a pillow by the mem
bers of the FOresters of America and
a casket piece of carnations by the
employees of the Cooper needle shop.
The bearers were John and Edward
Carrigan Edward W. Lonergan, John
Mccormick, James H. Whitney and
Edward Summers of Troy. The burial
was in Park Lawn semetery.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral we're Mrs. Geo.
Parker and daughter May. Mrs. May
Colt and James Shea and daughter of
Troy; Miss Bridge Vaughn of Cohoes,
Miss Dorothy Connolly of Schenectady
Mrs. William O'Connell and son, Mr.
and Mrs. John Riley and Miss Kate
Bowen OF Hoosick Falls.
The requiem high mass for the re
pose of her soul was sung this morn
ing in st. Francis de Sales church al
8 O'Clock and was we'll attended
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Y. NJ. c. A. CIRCUS
Closing Night Witnessed by Large
Audience

The Y. NJ. c. A circus gave its last
performance in the Gymnasium Sat
urday night to. well filled house and
the circus spirit was in full swing
during the entire evening as on Fri
day night Although the band did not
assist in the music. the association
orchestra did lively playing and help
ed both audience and performers to
get full enjoyment from the evenings
entertainment
In the main features of the show
the following took part: Diving-War-
rem Moore, William HOLSTER. Carl
Paulson, Owen Bevis, Charles Frazier,
William Gregg. Hottentot dance
Fred Austin, Henry Madison, Dean
Quackenbush, Hugh McI.aren. Hori-
zontal Bar-Physical Director Munroe
Frazier, Gregg. Tumbling-L. B. Puff
fer, Munroe, William Winslow, Paul
son, HOLSTER Gregg. Parallel Bars
Messrs. Button and Fountain of North
Adams Y. NJ. c. A. Resseguie, o. Bev-
is, Paulson, Munroe Clowns-Fra-
zier, Levin, Gregg, Bevis, Powers and
Houston.
One of the hits of Saturday evening
was the trained Dinosaurs introduc-
ing Roosevelt's African hunt. After
the montrous reptile was through with
its numerous feats of balancing, tight
rope" walking, etc, the stage was
quickly transformed into the wilds of
Africa by the addition Of a large fern
conspicuously labelled The Jungle, "
, and Teddy" appeared out of the back
ground with his big stick" and gun
and by very cautious maneouvres man
aged to get within rifle range of the
beast and by his well aimed shot
brought it to the ground.
All the acrobatic work was we'll up
to the high standard of Friday even
ings performance and with the numer.
Gus clown acts and other interesting
features, the audience seemed salts.
fed to have received an evening oil
good solid pleasure and fun.
The management OF the association
express their thanks and appreciation
to all those who assisted in making
the circus success and especially
to the Banner" for their generous
publicity and the North Bennington
band for their musical assistance a
the opening performance Friday even
ling.
1t is expected that the net receipts
of the three performances will b.
about $50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

was simply intended to substitute
salary for the fee system.
The cost of county clerks Is increas-
ed $500 year, those in Addison and
Caledonia counties being raised $500
each, Essex $500, and Chittenden
500.
Eleven states attorneys were given
5000 o year additional. In Windsor
county the salary of that official was
increased $500, in Lamoille, 500 and
in Grand Isle $50
How much increased revenue the
state will receive is problematical.
The direct inheritance tax bill was de
feated in the senate, All attempts at
revising the taxation laws, by which
n larger state revenue might have
been produced came to naught. The
only direct gains to be expected are
from the taxation of automobiles
which will bring in from 100000 70
$4,000 but as this goes into the high
way fund II will not affect the gener
al revenues OF the state; the hunters
license fee, which, being fixed at sc
cents is expected to bring in less thar
$4,000. and the diversion of all liquor
! license fees to the state. The amount
to be gained from this change is pro
blenatical, depending on the number
OF license towns and the expense o
local administration which the state
must pay. No real economies have
been effected with the exception o
fixing limit Of $4,000 as the amoun
that may be paid for the killing o
cattle found to be suffering from tn
berculosis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
TWO BURGLARS SENTENCED
Phillips of Bristol and Cook Of Orwell
Bound for Windsor.

Middlebury, Feb. 6.-At the open
ing of Addison county court Friday
sentence was pronounced on two
prisoners. George Phillips of Bristol
who pleaded guilty TO burglary and Sc
cured a suspension of sentence by
claiming to have tuberculosis, was ad
mitted to bail and fled and then re-
turned to his home where he was cap
tured, was sent to states prison not
less than two or more than two and
one half years. Question of further
suspension of sentence was held under
advisement. Henry Cook who plead
ed guilty to burglarizing the railroad
station at Orwell was sentenced to
serve one year and six months to two
years at hard labor in state prison.
The taking of testimony in the case
of Huntley VS.. the Rutland railroad
continued during the day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
The Black Aand in Art.

One Of the methods by which the
thrifty Camorro maintains itself on It's
native Italian heath is tho opera
claque Whenever a notable guest
performance, or debut, is projected
the interested artist is approached and
Informed that unless the claQue is
placated a stormy debut may be looked
Sor. and brave, indeed is the man or
woman who can contemplate appear.
ing before strange public with the
certainty that no opportunity will be
lost for Kisses, hootings, aud catcalls.
in the great majority Of cases the
Black Hard treasury Is Substantially
swelled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
SILVER
Well Known Young Couple Married
Saturday Evening.

Clrence n. Morse. rural mail car
Tier on route No. 3, and Miss Lena Sill
yer were married at o'clock Satur-
day evening at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Anna Silver on Grove
street, Rev Frank r. Morris. pastor
OF the Baptist church officiating
Wayne Morse, brother OF the groom
was best man and Miss Rudd acted as
bridesmaid. The wedding was quiet
affair and was attended only by few
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse left for Green
field for a wedding trip of a weeks
duration.
The young people are well known
in the community and have a large
number of friends in this vicinity who
will wish them every happiness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Rapid Transit.

Banks and Billings, deeply interest
ed in the automobile question, were
discussing the relative merits Of cleo
tricity and gasoline, when Harding
strolled into the club.
Say, Harding" said Billings, ear
nestly, IF you were to buy an automo-
bile, to what kind Of power would you
give the preference, gasoline or cleo.
trlcity?"
Both too slow" replied Harding.
I'D have mine so by sound, because
sound is odorless and travels 743 miles
an hour"-lllustrated Sunday Maya
zine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
rype~y,ters in TIA.

The idea of mechanical letter-writ-
ing seems to have first occurred to an
Englishman, for the earliest record of
a patent for such a device is of one
granted by the English government
to Henry Mill in IVA. The first type
writer invented in the United States,
called the "typographer," was patented
In 1929 by William Austin Burt of
Detroit, Mich, also the nventos ef the
solar compass. The machine was a
primitive affair, and could be mapipu.
lated only slowly. No practical results
were accomplished by the Burt ma.
chine, and today it is known merely
as a starting point of great Ameri.
can industry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
wbat Mad. III. puupv sIekf

A puppy that was brought to the
Animal Rescue League in Boston, suf.
fering from some unknown ailment
had the contents OF its stomach re-
moved and there were found the follow
ing articles that had been swallowed
Just in play; One large tack. a large
pin, two sewing-machine bobbins, q
lump of coal, half needle with thread
and bunch of something that looked
like the bristles Of a brush. Those
who have the care of puppies should
remember that they need watching
as closely as babies to see that they
do themselves no harm in this way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
15a CORNELL STUDENTS OUT
Greater Number Than Ever Before
Fails to Pass Examinations.

Ithaca, n. Y, Feb. S.-Quit notices
have been received by 1853 Cornell
students as a result of the midwinter
examinations The number of stu
dents dropped on account of defcien-
cies total more than ever before in
the history of the university. Last
year ninety-nine students were drop
ped The athletic fields will not suf-
fer this winter as they did last, as
only few mediocre athletic men
failed to pass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

Time. a, N. Voice outside second.
story window;
Help Hello, Janet Gitme outa
thish"
Voice inside wiRdow, YEARLY:
"Tommie, go get the extension ladder
and the ironing board and make a
bridge to the tree. Your father would
go to the club in his airshlp tonight,
and he's been Hopping around in a
circle for half hour, and now has
lighted in the tree. Tell him not TO
try to walk on the plank, TO crawl, and
not to try to bring the alrship In the
window"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
Bennington, Feb. $, 1909.
MCCALL MAY LEAVE HOUSE
Representative May Become Presi-
dent of Dartmouth College.

Washington Feb. S.--After sixteen
years of continuous service in Con
gree, it is declared that Representa-
tive S. w Mccall is considering re-
tirement. II is declared that the
Trustees Of Dartmouth College are
urging him to accept the Presidency
of that institution More than a
year ago the college offered Mr.. Nc
Cali the Presidency. but he declined
the honor at that time. Since then
the Trustees have renewed their ef-
forts. with the result that he is con
sidering the prOpOsal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
APP ROPRIAH ONS
BY The RECENT
LEGISLATURE
Some Of the More important
Expenditures Authorized
CLERK HIRE ABOUT 100000
Other Items are Newly Established
Municipal Courts and Increased
Salaries TO Judge.

Montpelier, Feb. Cit is not easy
to estimate Just what the legislature
of 1908 has cost tde state through the
appropriations it has made. as some
of them are indefinite and the chan
ges in the revenue cannot readily be
estimated though there is not a large
increase in sight.
Some of the items of appro-
priation are given below:
- ~.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
NORWICH LINE PIER BURNED
Loss of ,ooO-steamer Maine
Slightly Damaged.

New London, Feb. Sire at 1880
his morning destroyed the super
structure of the Norwich line wharf.
The steamship Maine caught fire but
the slight blaze was extinguished by
tugs which towed her into the stream.
The loss is seventy-fve thousand dol
lars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Will Be Held in Apollo Hall Saturday
Evening, February 10.

evening" 'eO'u "'J
The Democratic voters of the town
of Bennington are hereby notified to
meet at Apollo hall Saturday evening,
Feb 10, at 8 o'clock, to place in nom
nation candidates to be voted for at
the coming town meeting March 2,
1909 Also to transact any other bus
iness found proper when met.
Homer A. Lyons,
John p. Gavin,
r. NJ. Houghton,
w j. Gibney,
Town Committee,
Bennington, Feb. s, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
HABITS AND BRAIN RECORDS,
A Noble Personality the Result o
Noble Desires Inscribed In Brain.

Nopie DSsNtS lnsCIiDSu III bTdil'
Remember that the brain Is the IN
slrument through which the real per
sonality expresses himself, and he
can only express what is already writ
ten there says writer In the Nautl-
lus Consequently, the external man
will be just what is inscribed upon his
brain, for all his actions must be die
tated or directed through these brain
records. You cannot saw wood with
a hammer; nor can the soul play a
piano with the fingers until the knowl-
edge of piano playing is written in the
music place of the brain. You cannot
show forth a high and noble person
atty until you have written within
your skull a record of noble and holy
desires; according to the tools you
give It, so will the expression of your
soul be.
You van wind up n phonograph'
and you may make It run fast or
slow, but you cannot make II say any
thing that is not on the records. II
some one had put his opinion of you
on a record, even though you knew
that opinion to be untrue, you could
not make the record tell Che truth the
only thing possible would be to make
another You have written your opin-
ion of yourself upon your brain; you
cannot be anything else until you
change the record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Neon Quotations from J. h. WlIllstsn
{ Co to Bennington security Co
The following noon quotations were
received today by the Bennington Be-
curity company from J. r. Williston q
company Of New York BY special
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
FOSTER LINCOLN DAY ORATOR
Vermont Congressman Will Address
New Hampshire Legislature

Washington, Feb. S.-Congressman
d. J, Foster of Vermont has accepted
an Invitation to address the New
Hampshire legislature Lincoln day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
"slx COMPANIES" APPEAL
Want President Roosevelt to Take Up
Cause Of Chinese.

San Francisco Feb. S-The Chinese
Six Companies" are out with pro
test to the president because the Chi
nese were not included in his exer-
lion to prevent the school segregation
of orientals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
TWO KILLED IN WRECK

Illinois Central Flyer DeraIed at
Switch.
Memphis, Feb. S-The Illinois CeR-
trail Chicago flyer was deniled at a
switch early this morning at Cold
Water. Mich. Every coach was over
turned and two passengers were kill
ed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont cloudy tonight; snow in
vest portion; colder in north portion.
Tuesday snow in the interior and By
night in extreme south portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

Local Boys Complain of Reception
Given Them In Dalton.

The Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team
played a return game at Dalton,
Mass, Saturday night and were de-
feated by a score of Is to 8. 1t was
the toughest game that the Y. NJ. C.
A. ever played. The referee tried TO
be fair but he did not seem to under
stand the game well and the Dalton
players used rough tactics through
out the entire game.
In the first half there were two
serious mix-ups which made the feel.
ing run high. The local boys put up
A plucky game and made their oppon-
ents work for all they got, The game
was scheduled for 1880 p. m. but as
the Dalton players were late reaching
the hall it was $50 before the game
started. AS a result the boys were
obliged to stay in North Adams over
| t,,l,f a NV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

Score, Dalton 10. 7. NJ. Z. A., 3.
goals from floor Hughes l; Warren,
1; Smith, /; O'Connell, l; Hewlett
l. Fassett, 3; goals from free tries,
Hughes, 4; O'Connell, l; Fassett, 4;
Jacobs. /. officials Smith timer, Bar
Der, scorer A. Denley Time 20 and
minutes halves.