davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
CATCH CHAMPION
SHOPL|FTERS Of
BOSTON
Police Say Family OtFOur Holds
The Record
HOUSE FILLED WITH LOOT
Goods Worth $4,000 Included Thous-
ands Of Cans Of Condensed Milk
Cloth, Fowls and Meat

Boston, Mass, Dec. 2l-Goods of
all sorts, from needles to dressed
poultry valued at more than $4,000
and believed to have been stolen from
the department stores in this city,
We're found yesterday morning by
the police in "a Newark street, Rox-
bury. A mother, son and two daugh-
tiers are under arrest charged with
being implicated in wholesale thefts.
The prisoners, Mrs. Elizabeth Kna-
bier, GO years old; her daughters Mar
garet, "a, Lillian. 10, and son Frank
70 are locked up. Five wagonloads
of the plumber were taken from the
Newark street house and piled up in
the police station and in the stable
loft. The police say the goods show
that some OF the plumber was stolen
twenty years ago. Tags on some Of
the stolen stuff were marked 1890.
In a store In RoxDury Monday night
women detectives say they saw Mrs.
knabler tuck away slippers, stock
ings and ribbons while Margaret
stood By her side The couple were
taken to the store superlntendents
Office by the detectives and confront.
ed with the charge; whereupon 1t is
said Margaret offered 500 to each If
they would allow her and her mother
TO go When they refused the offer
she said.
THE reason ! made that offer Of
5000 was that my mother is insane
and | cannot help her stealing. | fol-
low her to the stores and pay for
what she steals"
That was all the girl would say.
Yesterday morning the other mem
beers Of the family were arrested.
They We're not allowed TO see their
mother or sister.
Beneath the skirt OF Margaret
Knabler the police matron found a
cloth bag three feet square A slit
in the skirt formed the connection be
tween department store counters and
the place of concealment.
Among the articles found in the
house were more than thousand
cans OF condensed milk. hundreds or
bottles of olives. candled fruit and
cherries, and imported wines, scores
Of boxes OF candy. all kinds of crack
ers, shoes, slippers, perfumed soap,
musical instruments, vases, stems.
manicure sets, silks, laces, fancy
dresses, rolls Of cloth, trinkets. jewel
~ toys, Christmas cards. ash and
pin trays, knives and works, match
holders, scissors, hams. sides of bac-
on and even cheese.
There was full barrel OF turkeys.
chickens. geese and ducks besides a
large quantity OF pork chops.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
FUNERAL OF LEGISLATOR
Governor Mead Headed Delegation at
Obsequies OF E. M. Pierce

Rutland. Dec. 2l.-The funeral of
Representative Erastus NJ. Pierce of
Mendon who died ut Montpelier last
Friday was very largely attended at
the Methodist church here at noon on
Monday. After prayer and the eulogy
by the Rev. DR.. Il. p. Stevens the pas
tor, Roberts Post, G. A. r., of which
Mr.. Pierce was member, took
charge OF the obsequies and the ritual
of the order was read by Chaplain
George w. Kenney. The casket was
draped with an American flag Taps
were sounded at the church.
The General Assembly was repre-
sented by Gov. John A. Mead. Sena-
tor Il. c. Tuttle OF Rutland, Senator
II. II. Barden OF Wallingford and Rep
resentatives A. @. Stone OF Walling.
ford and Newman X. Chaffee Of this
city. Among the scores OF floral tri-
butes was an appropriate piece from
the House OF Representatives and the
Grand Army organizations at Rutland
and Montpelier. The bearers were
DIR. Ray II. Smith. w. b. Clauson, A.
c. Finney and George G. Thrall, asso-
ciates Of the deceased In the church.
The burial was In Granville. N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
Will Not Add Feathers T Anyboys Wings Now or Later On
STOMACH MISERY WASHES
Indigestion, Gas, Heartburn or Dys-
pepsia go Fi"e Minutes Later

Every year regularly more than a
million stomach sufferers in the
United States, England and Canada
take Pape's Dih7epsin and realize not
only immediate but lasting relief
This harmless preparation will di-
gest anything you eat and overcome
a sour, gassy or out of order stomach
five minutes afterwards.
If your meals don't fit comfortably
or what you eat lies like a lump Of
lead in your stomach. or if you have
heartburn, mat is sign of Indiges-
ton.
Get from your Pharmacist 80
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and
take dose just as soon as you can.
There will be no sour risings, no
belching OF undigested food mixed
with acid, no stomach gas or heart
burn, fullness or heavy feeling in the
stomach, Nausea, Debilitating head
aches, Dizziness or Intestinal grip
ing. This will all go, and. besides
there will be no sour food left over
in the stomach &c poison your breath
with nauseous odors.
Papes Diapepsin is n certain cure
for out of order stomachs because it
takes hold of your food and digests 1t
just the same as If your stomach was
MT there.
Relief in five minutes from all sto-
mach misery is waiting for you at
any drug store.
These large so cent cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cure almost any case of Dyspepsia,
Indigestion or any other stomach dis
order.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
HARRIS BUYS PIRATE STOCK
Former Owner Of Boston Team Goes
Into Partnership with creVuss

Pittsburg. Dec. 2l.--The announce.
ment has been made here officially
that John p Harris former owner of
the Boston Nationals had bought
block OF stock in the Pittsburg Base
ball club and would at once assume
dictatorship in the club. There is
much mystery connected with the
purchase Of stock by Harris. Whose
stock was purchased or how much
stock was purchased has not been
made public IN the notice issued joint
ly from the Office OF President Drey-
fuss and Mr.. Harris here tonight.
The head OF the Pittsburg Ball club
says he is pleased to have Harris
with him-that the latter is one OF
the live wires of Pittsburg. and that
he is certain Harris will do better
as one connected with the home team
than al the head of another team play
ing against Pittsburg.
Harris says: Il was connected with
the Boston club for few days more
than four years and became so much
Interested in the game that would
have held the Boston club stock had
there not been presented to me an
offer of stock In the Pittsburg club
| am a fan for fair. and must have
something To- say about some club or
| do not know what | would do. |
can now stay In baseball without
so much OF my time being taken up
with II"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
NORTHADAMS GOES
NO LICENSE BY
ONE VOTE
Recount Will Be Asked For AT
Once
FRINK ELECTED MAYOR
Republican Caucus Nominee Defeat
ed Or. w. E. Brown and &. D.
Getman

North Adams, Dec. 21.--In one of
the most peculiar elections ever held
in North Adams, Charles l.. Frink,
deputy sheriff and one OF the most
generally known and personally popu-
lar men in the city, was elected may
or yesterday In a three-cornered fight
with DR.. Wallace Z. Brown, a coun-
Gilman, whom the sheriff defeated in
the caucuses for the republican nom-
nation, and who ran on nomination
paper, and Earl d. Getman, the dem
ocratlc candidate, by a plurality of
1874 over DR.. Brown, who polled Az
more votes than did Mr.. Getman. But
the greatest surprise of the election
was the fact that the city went no.
license by a majority of single vote.
A recount will be asked for immedi-
ately.
The republicans and the Brown
men in the final analysis of the stu
alton had figured fairly closely on
the result, the Brown men at least
baslng their figures on the result of
a hurried canvass on several of the
wards of the city. The leaders of the
Frink party, which was the party
supported by the official life Of the
city and by other powerful organiza-
lions and influences, before the polls
closed gave their figures as Frink
1900, Brown 100, and Getman 900.
Brown men confined themselves to an
estimate of from 100 TO 1900 for
Brown, while the democrats made ex-
trayagant claims OF 1900 for their
candidate AS Frink received 1926
votes. backed by the best organiza-
zion IN the city and Brown 1881 back
ed by nothing but a few friends who
hastily joined together in aiding him,
the two estimates are considered fair
~ close. but both were based on Get.
mans receiving larger vote than
proved to be the case.
The closest contest was for the
election of two men to the three year
term on the school board II. w.
Clark. a present member and W. +.
Lonergan being elected over James
Tracy Potter, former member OF
the board
It was not until noon yesterday that
the license holders OF the city began
to fear that their failure to contrib
ute to the cause in the usual manner
was IN danger OF losing them the prl-
yilege Of again applying Tor a license.
Ii was then too late to rectify their
mistake and the most anxious men In
the city regarding the final results
were the men who today hold licenses
permitting them to sell liquor legally.
It is the first time In many years that
North Adams unless a recount chan
ges the result, has been found in the
nO-license column.
The vote for license was yes.
li7S; no. 1919.
The ticket elected is as follows:
Mayor-Charles l.. Frink. rep.
COuncilmen for three years-John
r. Button, rep; William z. McCraw,
rep; Fred Il. Carlisle, rep; Edward A.
Ryan, dem; Martin Fallon, dem; "Ez-
IA ID. Whitaker, rep; Jesse Hadfield,
rep.
Assessor Edward n. Smith, rep.
Library trustee-sAnnie b. Jack.
son, rep. dem.
School committee-sHerbert b.
Clark rep: William f. Lonergan, dem
two years.; 'Martin NJ. Brown, dem.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
TOOK HIS CHRISTMAS MONEY
Young Man in ST. Adams Held Up by
tlighwaymdn

young Mar IN ST. Adams Held Up by
tIighwaymdn
ST. Adams, Dec. 2l,-Held up at the
point of revolver by a masked man
and robbed of between SIS and $40 is
the exciting story which Raymond
Wright, a clerk in h. H. ROyces store
had to tell the sherihs department at
an early hour yesterday morning and
though the officers searched the vic
Unity of the hold-up during the re-
mainder of the night hey were un-
able to find the robber, and thus far
no arrest has been made
Young Wright, who Is about 20
years old, says he was passing along
South Main street on his way home
at 1890 o'clock when the highway
man stepped out from behind tree
and demanded his money. Wright
Says that thinking 10 partially thwari
The rObber he reached down in his
pockets and pulled out what loose
change he had, turning it over to the
hiehwayman. 9nt the latter was not
satisfied and asked Wright il that
was all the money he had, and he
tWrlghD answered in the afiirma.
tive.
However, the highwayman was not
to be put of so easily. and. putting
the muzzle Of his revolver against
Wrights head proceeded to go
through the young mans pockets ex-
tracing therefrom SIS IN bills. AZ
ter thoroughly searching The victims
pockets the burglar disappeared and
Wright hurried home where he told
his story, then calling up the Sher-
i1's house and repeating the story to
him In response to the call, two
officers went to the Wright home and
got the young man 10 accompany
them to the scene Of the hold-up. The
officers found no trace of the high
waynan. but they spent The greater
part Of the night searching the vicin-
ity. Wright could not give any def
mite description Of the highwayman
since, as he said, the fellow was
masked. The money which the rob
Der took the young man had intended
to use buying Christmas presents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
" THE OLD HOMESTEAD"
New England Drama at the Opera
House Monday Evening Jan. g..

New England Drama at the Opera
House Monday Evening Jan. q. 49,.
Those who love sweet music and
those who enjoy the scent of new
mown hay can have their several
tastes gratiiied by visit to "The
Old Homestead" This charming
play has been before the public for
twenty-four years, and is now on its
tweniy-hfth annual tour. Ii comes to
the Bennington opera house Monday
evening, January 2. II is The same
simple story of rural life in New
England that it was away back i'm
1889 when Is was first produced as a
finished drama al the Boston theatre.
And for eleven years prior to that Mr.
Thompson had been presenting
play called Joshua Whtcomb" In
which he portrayed the sturdy old
farmer, Uncle Josh. And even before
that time MIR. Thompson had given
for some years in the variety halls. a
sketch, having Uncle Josh as its cen.
tral figure. SO. taking II altogether.
the character of the kindly New Eng.
land farmer, Uncle Josh, has been
before the theatre going public for
nearly forty years. The dramatic crit
ic hesitates when he attempts to
write anything new Of The Old
Homestead. When a character has
become so identified with the Amer.
lean stage as has Uncle Josh, by
life of nearly two score years. the
pen may well falter in the effort TO
say anything new. And yet this
much may he said: Denman Thomp-
son. In presenting to the American
stage typical American character as
1t had never been presented before.
endeared himslf to the theatre-going
public and made for himself a niche
In the Temple of Fame as an actor
and author. Joseph j. Daley, former.
ly OF this village is appearing with
this company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
POSTAL BANKS
Montpelier Postmaster Attends Con-
ference at Washington

Montpelier, Dec. 2l.-Postmaster J..
G.. Brown has gone to Washington, d..
c., to confer with Postmaster Genep-
al Hitchcock in regards the establish
ment OF a postal savings bank In the
Montpelier postoince and posUmasters
from many other states will also be
present at this conference The bank
will be established soon after New
Years, according to present plans.
Postmaster Brown plans to be home
Friday or Saturday.
1t win be remembered that at the
time the postal savings bank bill be-
came law and 1t was decided to put
the plan in operation soon after the
first OF the new year, Mr.. Brown made
application that a postal bank should
be established here and on investi.
CATION 1t was so decided by the auth
critics and the first and only bank
in Vermont will be located in Mont.
pelier Tis trip TO Washington is for
the purpose of familiarizing himself
with all the details and thoroughly
understanding what is required by
the department.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21

LfOR sALE-4lz miles from South Sh ats
IL bury, Pa miles from North station, farm
Of 100 acres. Good 9 room house. slated roof
nne cellar with cistern, a good well at house;
COW barn 35xl0 with Underground stable; shed
1S \ 40; horse barn s5x25 and shed IA 3j corn
house and wagon she 20x2r hog house l6xsl.
hcu house 10x20, hen house l0xl4; there is run
ming water ut both bans wood lot with album
dance fire wood and some spruccs; this farm
cat over CD ons hay IN 4 year, raised III bush
els heat, 4s7 bushels nais, $50 bushels corn. on
the ear, and sold S'Dl worth garden truck;
there is fine apple orchard Ot lOO trees. sugar
orchard: with this farm goes good COWS and
tenn Of horses. Price for all $3.50 $500 down.
Nash & Hutchin's. 4'tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
LOCAL FARM VALUES
General Increase Near the Villages
But Not at a Distance

OF late there has been quite a lit.
tie said in the newspapers about the
advance of farm real estate values
in the state OF Vermont.
Near the village OF Bennington,
farms have advanced slightly, prob
ably owing to the high cost of prod.
uce, but farther away where they are
not so convenient to market farms
have not advanced to any degree.
In some sections Of the state It is
reported that farms are even lower
than they were ten years ago but
this is true only where they are far
removed from market and school.
The increase in value OF farm pro-
perty In the state is figured by the
national census bureau at about 30
per cent but local examination indl.
Gates that this increase is due chief.
ly to the growing value OF farm prop.
erty near the large towns and not
to a general increase throughout the
state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
NOE SALE 9 mile south Of ArIngt Sol.

IvOR sALE2 mile south of Arlngtf sta
Il ton, farm of % acres; with good pasture
wood lot heavily timbered 5000 IT. pine aud
plenty hard wood; good ~ :. 8 room house, line
repair; ban 20x2i, barn 2iN36 with basement
running water at barns: good henery and yard:
sugar orchard $50 trees. fine apple orchard:
with this place goes cows, team horses .
shOats, calf new dbl wagon, moving mt
chime new, | horse rake, new buggy. run
about, new Cortland sleigh, | long box sleigh,
l pr Travers seighs with brakel, set dbl.
harness, single harness. shovel pillow, Guilt
Vator, / ong. | plow. Price, including stock
and tools $3.50. Nash & Hutchin's Ftf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
is YEARS FOR BIG BILL"
kellher Gets Long Sentence for Bank
Wrecklna

Boston, Dec. 2i.-"Big Bill" Keli.
her. who was implicated with George
w. Coleman I'm misapplying the funds
OF the National City bank at Cam.
bridge. was sentenced yesterday to
eighteen years in the state prison ut
Charlestown. Sentence was pro
nounced In United States circuit
couit 2 Judge tale after he had con.
fercd lr - bil OF exceptions which
Kel 1e 20 81 IN to his conviction.
The government plans to bring
Cunniffe and Woods. two witnesses
In the case to trial on Thursday. They
we're arrested Immediately after the
conviction OF Kellher on the charge
OF perjury last June.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

NOR sALE-Farm of 80 acres. miles from
Il So salisbury, 8 miles Bennington, on
main road; there Is a particularly good room
house, painted, with steel roof, good cistern Ia
cellar and line well al house; barn a. X "A with
addition 3Jxl4. both shingled and clNphoarded
GOOD hen house and yard; orchard with 70 apple
trees and plums and cherries: wood Int with
abundance of saving 'timicr and lire wood.
running water in pasture; the land is In fine
state OF cultivation; school within 20 rods Of
house. Price $780, 5000 down, balance on easy
terms. Nash n Hutchins 5ltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
WE'RE BORN IN VERMONT
Four Of the Candidates in North Ad.
ans City Election

Four of the candidates In the North
Adams city election yesterday were
natives OF Vermont and one was born
in Bennington.
James Tracy Potter, candidate on
the republican ticket is a native Of
bennington and graduate OF the To-
cal high school. He is lawyer and
has served one term on the school
board
Edward n. Smith, republican can.
dldate for assessor is n native Of
Pownal. He Is real estate man.
william u. Lonergan, democratic
candidate for member OF the school
committee, is a native OF Heartwell.
Vile.
Rufus l.. Brown, candidate for the
city council, Is also a Vermonter and
has been a school teacher In this
state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
NEW HAVEN CASE HEARD
Report Of Special Master In Tanale
over Late Treasurer's Affairs

Middlebury, Dec. 2i.-Judge Zed S.
Stanton Monday afternoon held
chancery court for consideration of
the important case Of the town OF
New Haven VS. Il. S. Weston and
others being the National Bank Of
MIddlebury and James Mcintyre OF
New Haven. This bill was brought
as Anal effort to extricate the town
OF New Haven and the defendant par
ties from the tangle In which they
found themselves after the death OF
A. z. Roscoe, treasurer and town
clerk OF New Haven and treasurer
OF various other organizations. The
proceedings arose today on the report
of the special master, Charles II. Oar
ling OF Burlington and effort was
made to get the report recommitted
to the special master for further en-
llghtenment. Leroy c. Russell and
Charles l.. Button OF Mlddlebury,
George II. Lawrence OF Rutland and
Frank j.. Fish OF vergennes appear
ed as solicitors for the various par.
ties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
DOLL FAMINE IN CINCINNATI
Prospective Santa Clauses Send Rush
orders East When Supply Fails

Cincinnati. Dec. 21.-wlth Christ.
mas day less than a week away, Gin
cinnati is confronted with a doll fam
inc.
A general committee which Is pro.
posing to play Santa Claus to the wor-
thy poor OF the city has telegraphed
orders TO importers In the East urg.
ing the immediate shipment of a
large consignment Of dolls to relieve
the local stringency
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
"a Pill in Time

Is worth nine'-especially if it be one
Of Hoods Pills, and you take it when
you suspect your treacherous liver.
You may save many a headache and
constipation by promptly taking
Hoods Pills. Whole box 25c., and one
pail alone may prove worth the price.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21

Tor sALE-ifome irm OF & ark Houghton
for sale. Situated about 2ia mites north
Of Remington cnu-i ting of ucIes. Ais'
wood lot Farm Is weii watered. For terms
etc. apply Go HoughtOn Rice, Adm. Il. f.. p. !
Remington ist2O
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next ~ Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vemont fair weather except snow
flurries In extreme north portion to-
night or Thursday. Colder In east
portion tonight. Rising temperature
Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21

WANTED Men TO learn the Automobile
w business. We qualify you for good pO-
sitiOns or refund your money. The hest prac-
tic II Auto uobile School Ia this section Of the
state. Our graduates can pass the State Exam
inatiOn. Competent chauiienIs earn from 81
10 So per week. New Is the time enroll. Write
TO-DAY for Catalogue O. sterling Garage and
Practical Automobile School, 3lj Clinton st..
schenectady. New York. sti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
WANTED

MALE HELP WANTED Men wanted to
IVA learn the automobile business rood driv-
ing and repairing send stamp for particulars
New England Auto School 800 fremont street.
boston. 36taOs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
LOST

4 ogT-A pair OF spectaclcs IN case, between
~ Collar Shop and Adams street Saturday
evening. Finder please return 20 Banner Office
Reward. bltb'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-21
TO RENT

TO RENT-Desirahe tenement; central To-
cation. Small family preferred. lnNuire
800 Pleasant Street 5iu
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-07-29
Rad STORM AT NISLAND.

Belle Fourche Republican,: The
storm that struck this section of the
country late yesterday evening, was
very welcome. but in some places it
vas bad. In Belle Fourche and the
immediate vicinity the storm vas
nothing more than a nice rain with
some lightning, but from reports
this morning it is learned that at
Nisland and Fruitdale it was wo"Sn.
At Nisland the storm was almost
a cyclone, and was followed by a
deluge of rain and hail, doins great
damage to the growing crops and
the building being erected by Ross &
Small was blown to the ground aud
the roofs of several box cars We're
tori off. A message from there this
morning states that the above was
about all the damage done at that
r,are but that the Belle Fourche
Valley tracks were washed out at
the gravel pit, but that the delay in
traffic would not be long. Out north
of the town a great many claim
shacks were demolished and thu
storm appeared to grow worse as ii
Travelled southeast.