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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
GIVEN CHARGE OF SHOT
Polish Farmer in Grafton Mountains
Wounded by Brother-in-Law

Troy, Dec. 14.-Fred Dennish was
the victim of shooting ARRAY which
took place yesterday in the Grafton
mountains and the authorities of that
town, this city and vicinity, places
are searching for Marco Spiak, who
Is alleged to have been the perpetra-
tor of the deed. Dennish, 1t was sta.
ted last night, is not as badly injured
as at first supposed and will recover.
Dennish is the brother-in-law Of
the other man and both are Polanders
The former conducts a little farm in
the mountains and Spiak is alleged to
have paid him visit yesterday morn
ing and 10 have stolen his shotgun
and taken to the woods. The loss.
however, tracked Spiak into the tim.
bers and there demanded the return
of the weapon. Then, according to
Dennish, the other man turned upon
him and, while only a short distance
away opened fire. AS Dennish fell
the assailant turned and fed and has
not since been seen. II Is believed
however, that he made his way to-
ward this city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
views Of the Town and Village fold Brief,
Tor Busy Readers.
1911 Diaries at Evans,

1911 DIARIES at Evans.
Miss Laura Van Gorder is visiting
friends in Saratoga, n. Y.
Mrs. Richard Boyce OF Bradford st
who has been III has recovered.
Howard Baird is spending q. few
days at his home in Rutland
Walter Hayes of New York City is
visiting at his home on Gage street.
Ralph Royce, John Royce and Rich
ard Garfield OF Hoosick spent yester-
day in town.
Dale Wilson of Hartford, n. Y, Is
visiting his mother, Mrs Lillian VIII
son Of School street.
Mrs. Moses Grosbeck OF Fort
Wayne, N. Y, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Marietta Bottum.
Miss Christina l.. Ward OF North
Adams is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hell.
en- J. Thomas of Washington street.
William Gunshannon has returned
to Plattsburg, n. Y, after spending a
few days with his mother on Gage
street
There will be regular meeting of
the Modern Woodmen OF America TO.
night TO transact some important bus.
mess. All members are requested to
be present.
The North Bennington Fish and
Game club will hold their Fourth An.
nual Ball In Bank hall Saturday eve
hing, DecembeN3l. Reynolds orches.
ira will furnish music. All are cor.
daily invited 56tl
ST. Peters church and Sunday
school will hold their annual Christ.
mas tree and festival in the Parish
House this evening. All members of
the Sunday school and parish are In.
vited. A good jolly time is assured
20 all.
Ray Gibson OF Main street. a mem.
Der Of the sophomore class, has been
elected assistant manager for the
year Of 1911, OF the Varsity football
team at the University OF Vermont
According to the usual custom he will
be elected manager In 1919.
On Thursday last, December %.
1910, at the parsonage OF the Old
First church. Bennington Center. Miss
Eva A. Lewis was married TO John
b. Percy by Or. Jennings, pastor OF
the church. They are both old resi-.
dents OF this town and have many
friends who extend to them their con.
Miss Francelia Evans. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans OF Union
street was bitten In the arm Monday
while sliding in the street by small
dog. The teeth OF the dog Just
caught the flesh In the girls arm as
she wore a heavy sweater The case
was attended by a physician who
found that the wound was not serl.
Gus and Miss Evans Is about as usual
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
S2O,OOO.OOO TOBE
EXPENDED FOR
RECLAMATION
President Taft Approves Pro
jeCt Of Engineers
ALL IN THE ARID IVES
Money to Be Used During Five Years
and Interest to Be Charged
Against Projects

Washington, Dec 227. -President
Taft has approved the report of the
special board of army engineers
recommending the apportionment Of
the new $20,OOO,0OO fund, provided
by Congress.
The S20OO0,O0O is to be spent with
in the next five years, and the inter-
est on the loan is to be charged
against the projects.
In his letter to the secretary OF the
interior approving the report of the
engineers, President Taft says In
part:
Il hereby approve the report of the
board of engineers in respect OF the
reclamation projects to which they
have made allotments from the $780,
100000 loan; but this approval, so far
as the amounts Of the allotments are
concerned, Is not final and absolute.
but is intended to be subject to
change by adjustment and modiica-
ton OF the amounts as may be neces-
sary for the intelligent and proper
prosecution Of the work, and TO the
advantage of the service.
"You are authorized to call upon
the secretary Of the treasury to issue
the certificates of Indebtedness need.
ed to furnish the funds in accordance
with the allotment recommended by
the board and approved by me, as the
same shall be needed from time to
time In pursuance of the terms Of the
act.
The remainder Of the report of
the engineers, which was not respon-
sive to the direction of the law. but
was drawn at my request and for my
information, | hereby approve, and
when Congress reconvenes in Jan.
uary, shall submit a message to the
two Houses, transmitting the report.
announcing my approval OF the same
and urging the adoption OF the en-.
abling legislative measures recon-.
mended by the board"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
SLAYER OF SHERIFF
SHOT TO DEATH
IN JAIL YARD
Oscar ChitwOOd Killed by
Masked Men at Hot Springs
BODY BULLET RIDOLED
Alleged Murderer Was Being Taken
Out Of County for Safe Keeping
at Time Of Killing

st Louis, Dec. 27--Oscar Chitwood
charged with having killed Sheriff
Jake Houpt in Hot Springs. Ark, last
August, was taken from the county
jail at Hot Springs early yesterday
morning and shot to death. His body
was riddled with bullets. Chitwood
was being spirited from the county
jail to the police station when discoy
cred by the mob. He was recently
granted change of venue and was to
have been taken to Denton, Ark. The
mob was made up of twenty men.
who wore handkerchiefs over their
faces
The lynching took place in an en-
closure between the jail and the
courthouse built for the execution of
another prisoner who was hanged last
september. Three men in the mob
did the actual shooting, while the
Others remained outside the enclos-
ure. Chitwood was handcuffed and
was being taken out of the jail by a
deputy sheriff who was ordered to
raise up his hands. Prosecutor ]. V.
Wood said that he would investigate
the story told by Deputy Sheriff John
w. Rutherford, who was guarding the
prisoner. Wood said he wanted to
ascertain how the mob knew Chit
wood was 10 have been taken to safe
ty.
Il handcuffed Chitwood and led him
out of the door at Las a. m. said
Rutherford. Just as we stepped
out Of the jail door three or four men,
| think there we're three, stepped In.
70 the enclosure from the street door.
They wore black handkerchiefs over
their faces and each carried a reyol.
yer.
They aimed their revolvers at my
head and one told me to put my
hands up. did not have time to draw
my own revolver and anyway from
the way the man spoke knew he
meant business. | threw up my
hands.
"Chitwood did not say a word. He
was handcuffed and of course had no
chance to make fight. So while he
stood there looking at them and
stood beside him with my hands in
the air, the three men shot him to
death.
Il believed the men fred once.
There were three wounds in Chit.
woods body. | could see about fif.
teen men standing in the street
watching US through the open door
into the framed enclosure. All seem.
ed to be masked. They were quiet
and when Chitwood had been killed
they all walked away without saving
anything to me.
Il did not recognize any of them"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
MR.. JOSEPH J. DALEY
Who Is Coming Here Next Week with
the Old Homestead Co.

Joseph j. Daley who is the leader
and bass singer OF Denman Thomp.
sons famous Old Homestead quartet,
is native OF Bennington and his
many friends here will be pleased to
learn that Mr.. Daley has exclusive
charge Of the musical program OF the
company which appears In Bennlng.
ton on Monday, January 2. In addlt.
ion to leading the quartet In the old
familiar songs which have been part
and parcel OF the play for many years
Mr.. Daley will sing his famous solo,
Rocked In the Cradle of the Deep"
In which he has few equals and DOS.
sibly no superiors.
lie has entire charge OF the choral
numbers, and any one who has ever
seen the play will remember the
great church choir scene with Grace
church In the background where I'm.
Gle Josh takes of his hat and stands
perfectly still, while the solo singer
OF the church choir is singing. THE
Palms" This Ia one OF the most i'm.
pressive scenes ever presented in any
play, and Il is up TO Mr. Daley to see
that Il is absolutely correct and that
the song Is given with all the accom-.
pllshment possible as one could hear
a pin drop In the audience during
this scene.
Bennington should be proud Of Mr.
Daley as he has achieved a success In
his profession which few acquire and
no doubt his many friends will give
him a warm welcome IN his home
town
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
.125 INDICTED BY
GRAND JURY FOR
VOTE SELLING
Total indictments in Adams
County, o., 758
MANY HAVE CONFESSED
Wholesale Convictions of 6ackwoods.
men Who are Fined or Dis.
franchlsed

Columbus, O., Dec. 27.-The an.
pearance of s. w. Crawford, state
printer and former editor of West
Union newspaper. before the special
grand jury in Adams county yester-
day as witness in the investigation
Of vote buying was feature Of the
inquiry.
AS a result of the days work 1875
men were indicted for selling their
votes This brings the total number
of indicted up to 75S. OF these 15f'
have acknowledged their guilt and
have been punished by dlsfranchise-
ment, fines and workhouse sentences.
Forty pleaded guilty yesterday. These
last forty were fined So and costs and
disfranchised for five years. Most of
them are backwoodsmen, unable to
pay their fines, but their promises in
most instances were accepted and
they were spared Imprisonment.
1t was said yesterday at the court
house at West Union, where the In.
quiry is in progress, that the total
number of indictments before the
week is finished would be ! 500
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
.HOXSEY CUTS ALL
/. FORMER RECORDS
FOR HEIGHT
Aviator Goes Up Into the Air
ll,474 Feet
IN F0RTY-MlLE GALE OF WIND
Ascent EcIipses Legasneau's Best Pre-
vOus Figures for High Flying
by 975 Feet
IN FORTY-MlLE GALE OF WIND

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 27.-Seyen.
ty-iiye thousand people saw Arch
HoXsey, Of the Wright team of avia-
tors, break the worlds record for al.
titude here yesterday He scared
more than two miles up, his baro-
graph registering 111,l74 feet, 1t al.
most 1000 feet above the altitude of
1899 feet recently attained by Le-
gagneuX at Pau, France.
This is the second time the worlds
altitude record has been broken In
Los Angeles, the first time being last
January when Louis Paulhan rose a
little over 1900 feet.
Hoxsey accomplished his feat in a
fortymile gale He went up at o.
clock. AT PAS his Paragraph showed
the greatest height while he scared
over Venice, seaside resort more
than twenty miles from the aviation
Held. Descending, he made a series
of spiral gides while still thousands
OF feet in the air. Before he came
lightly to earth the crowd was on its
feet cheering He was lifted from his
biplane by fellow ayiators, who parad
ed him up and down before the grand
stand upon their shoulders.
Was 1t windy up there?' he was
asked.
1T blew so hard" replied Hoxsey.
/ that my machine hardly moved and
barely held its own. It was so cold
that more than once thought my
carbureter was about to freeze. |
made the record because I determin.
ed to keep on going up until | passed
Legagneuxs record or until the car.
bureter froze."
The gale which Hoxsey, Parmalee.
aud Brookline, the Wright fliers.
brayed successfully. wrecked Lath-
ans Antonette machine completely.
The Frenchman was among the ayia.
tors who answered the starting gun
at / o'clock. For two hours and Of.
teen minutes he fought the wind,
which blew directly from the ocean,
six miles from the aviation field.
Then an adverse current slapped his
aeroplane downward, hurled II
against a fence under the brow of a
hill, and threw the aviator into a gull
ley.
The Frenchman was unhurt, but
MS machine was tangled mass of
wire and silken fabric. The motor
was the only part left intact. L.ath.
am said he had enough parts for
three extra machines, and he would
build another monoplane and be In
the air again before the end of the
meet
Parmalee, the driver of the baby"
Wright, attained an altitude OF 6,625
feet, and made series of whIrllng
dips. Then Walter Brookins, the
originator of the spiral glide, went up.
The wind had now attained a velocity
of forty miles an hour, but the Wright
man held his own. apparently with as
much ease as on the calmest day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
HOUSE HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Heat From Burning Chimney Set
Fire to Woodwork Sunday Night.

The house on West Main street oc.
cupied by DR.. c. S. Buchanan narrow.
ly escaped being damaged II not des-
troyed by fire Sunday night The
doctor returned late in the evening
from making several calls and went
into the cellar to attend to the fur.
mace for the night. He found that
the heating system had sprung a leak
and that there was no water in the
boiler OF the furnace. He dumped
the fire as quickly as possible and
was endeavoring to ascertin how
much damage had been done when
Mrs. Buchanan informed him that the
house was full of smoke He hurried
up the stairs to find that the chimney
was burning out and that the heat
inside the brickwork had become so
Intense that beam that adjoined
had caught fire. The blaze was soon
put out without any damage. The
heating systm, however, will have to
be equipped with a new boiler.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
NORTH ADAMS GOES LICENSE
Recount Gives "Wet" Majority of
Seven Votes.

The recount of the votes cast at
the city election in North Adams
Tuesday gave a majority Of seven for
license When the votes were frat
counted there was majority of %
for no license. 1t took the board Of
registers IL hours to make the re-
count and the final vote announced
was Yes" 1880; NO." 1873.
According to the information given
out the change was brought about
through legal technicalities. The de-
cision Of the board of registrars to
throw out every vote that was not
marked with the required Ak" cost
the no license element more than 1t
did liquor men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27

The most notable festival at Athens
was In honor Of Minerva. All classes
Of citizens ON this day marched In pro.
cossion. The Oldest went FIRST, then
the young men, the children, the
young women. the matrons and the
people Of the lower orders. The most
prominent object IN the parade was
ship propelled by hidden machinery
aud bearing az its masthead the sa-
cred banner of the goddess.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
MRS. FRANK C. DAY DEAD
Respected Resident Passed Away
About Noon Today

Mrs. Ann NJ. Day, widow of the
late Frank G. Day. died this noon al
her home on Adams street after n
weeks Illness OF pneumonia.
The deceased who was a daughter
OF the late Thomas r. Burton. was
born In this village about "A years
ago. She was married to Mr.. Day In
1864. Several children were born to
them. but none Of them are now llv.
Ing. Mrs. Day only survived her hus.
band about ten weeks.
The deceased had ever been an &C.
tive member OF the Methodist church
and for many years had taught a
class In the Sunday school. She was
also a member OF the Woman's Re.
lief Corps. She was good neighbor
and a kind hearted friend and she
viii be greatly missed IN her wide
circle Of aoQuaintanccs. The funer.
nj arrangements have not yet been
completed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
JAMES {. slsssr
Inmate Of Vermont Soldiers Home
Died Monday Afternoon

James r Blsbee. aged 70 years. an
Inmate Of the Vermont Soldiers home
died at that institution at $3.50 Mon.
day afternoon. Death was caused
from heart disease with which he had
been troubled for some time. lie
was a member OF Company NJ. nth
Vermont regiment He was admitted
90 The home from iandgrove. Deem.
Der 2. iSsS. lie leaves a nephew. Rev
Milton II. Smith of Peru who Is ex.
pected here today to accompany the
remains TO Pawiet where the burial
will take place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
Given by Members Of the United Or
der Of the Golden Cross

The Christmas social held Monday
evening by Catamount lodge, United
Order Of the Golden Cross, was a So
cial success. About sixty members
and friends Of the order were present.
Ten cent gifts were exchanged among
the membres, supper was served
and very enjoyable time reported.
Whist was played, the first ladies'
prize going to Mrs. Herbert Van
Steinhurg, first gentlemens prize was
won by Edward Mallory, second by
Mrs. W. c. Houran and the consola-
ton prize was awarded to Herbert
Van Steinburg.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
cAsslus IN ms AooRess

to Brutus concerning Caesar said
something on peeping about TO find
ourselves dishonorable graves" The
argument Is short and decisive that
every man. uninsured. who owes pos.
terity that duty, Oils such grave
National IAfe Insurance Co, Montpel.
Ter. VI CMutuall Earle =. Kinsley,
Agent, Rutland. W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
MIsTLEToE KILLS CHILDREN
Three Youngest Sent to Woods for
Holiday Decorations Eat the Berries

Blytheville, Ark, Dec. 27.-Three
small children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ham.
Griffin are dead in their home near
LuXora as a result of eating the ber-
ries on mistletoe. The children we're
sent to the woods for the decorations
TO make the Griffin home cheerful
during the holiday season and on the
way back they swallowed quantities
of the berries.
They became violently III after they
reached their mother. and all died
within twenty-four hours. This is the
second incident OF the kind In this
community in three years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
PASTOR ENrERTAlNs CHOIR
Elaborate Luncheon at Reetory Of
Sacred Heart Church.

The members Of the choir Of the
Sacred Heart church were invited by
their pastor, Rev c. E. Provost, to an
elaborate luncheon at the rectory
Christmas evening, fine musical
program was rendered by all present.
All report delightful time and were
pleased over the kind reception ten
dered them by their pastor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27

CHRISTMAS AT pEAkE's PINES
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Peake Observe
Day In Old Fashioned Way

One of the enjoyable family gather
ings Gu Christmas day was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Peake on the Pownal road About a
dozen of the family relatives Of the
host and hostess were present and
the day was observed in the old fash.
Toned manner with a Christmas tree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-27
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont increasing cloudiness, snow
ilurries In north portion tonight.
Wednesday unsettled probably fol.
lowed by rain or snow.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-07-07
MADE A RECORD.

In addition to spending $1.074, 000,-
900, the congress was the wordiest on
record. The Congressional Record
totaled ten thousand pages, each page
containing more words than an aver
age newspaper column. 1t is figured
that the statesmen uttered 10,800,000
words. 27,O65 bills were introduced
in the house, and $500 in the senate.
Thousands of these were pension and
private claim bills. The senate rati-
fled three treaties, of no great inn
portance and confirmed 10000 presi-
Dental appointments, which breaks
the record.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-07-07
WHITE BIRD ITEMS.
(Independent)

Messrs. Gibson and Whitney, OF
Grangeville, are in the city today en-
route to Meadows on pleasure trip.
Wallace Hill received a new piano
from the Gibson-Allen Co. of Grange
Vile, to be installed in his new hall
for use during the Fourth of July
celebration.
Robert Freeman, accompanied by
his mother, Mrs. Dave Brown, Mrs.
Meyer and little daughter Zelma,
were called to Meadows last Friday
by the sickness of their father
They returned today.
w. A. Newman and Dan Thompson
made a trip to the prairie where
they stopped at the Overman ranch
to which place a physician was sum-
moned from Grangeville to examine
Mr.. Thompson's health. They re-
turned the same day.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-07-07
CLEARWATER.

Rev. J. L. Kincaid will preach next
Sunday at IL a. m.
Born Sunday, June Goth, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Fl. Smith, son.
Rudolph Neuman has a new team
which he bought recently at Sites.
Potato bugs are doing some dam
age, and will doubtless need to be
reckoned with hereafter.
Among visiting guests last Sunday
were County Commissioner C. M. But
Ter and wife. also Mrs. Dale Clarke
and children from Kooskia.
Miss Jennie Bond is up from her
home at Taplin, on Snake river, 25
miles above Lewiston, on visit with
her sisters, Mrs. John Nelson and
Mrs. E. H. Smith.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Grader, living on Clear creek,
died July A. The little one was the
only girl in a family of seven or
eight children.
Archie Bishop writes from the Flat.
head, Montana, country, that he has
located two copper mines adjoining
claims which have just been bonded
for 100000, so he has a prospect of
being classed among the millionaires.
Kind reader-In the coming cam
paign can we unite in treating every
man, rich or poor, according to his
rnt.fh nd trix i'm n
equal opportunity to show that worth,
and to be judged as he succeeds in
showing it?
The residence of Jefferson Lyttle
was totally destroyed by fire early in
the morning of Friday. 1st inst. The
cause of the fire is supposed to
have been a spark from the chimney
falling on the roof. Most of the
/ household goods were consumed.
Our town is well supplied with tim
Der. DIR. Chas. Busey is president of
the county medical association, Harry
Baker. president of the |, o. o. F.
association and Ralph Clarke, presi-
dent of the Inland B. Y. p. IT,, not to
mention the self-confident citizen
who thinks he could preside over the
nation.
The Inland B. Y. p. Union organ
lied an undcnominational branch her
Sunday with Ralph Clarke, president
Laura Gunter, secretary, Truly York
treasurer Devotional, membership
and social committees were appoint
ed Meetings every Sunday at the
church at 3 o'clock p. m. Everybody
under 100 years of age eligible fol
membership and invited.
All kinds of feed at Knorr's Ware.
house
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-07-07
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Joe Dysard and Geo. ]. Smith,
doing business under the firm name
and style of Smith & Dysard, has
been dissolved by mutual consent. All
bills owing by said firm to be paid
by Joe Dysard, who will continue
the business, and all accounts due
said firm are also payable to him.
Dated May 1, 1910.
GEO. j. SMITH.
JOE DYSARD.