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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21

ROAD COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
Annual Gathering for Bennington
County to Be Held Here Thursday


The annual meeting of the road
commissioners of Bennington county
under the direction of State Highway
Commissioner Charles w. Gates Of
Franklin, will be held in this village
on Thursday. March 80.
The law provinding for this meet
ing reads as follows.
"The road and street commission
ers of the several towns and villages
in the different counties shall meet
the state highway commissioner in a
county meeting at least once annual
ly, at such time and place as said
state highway commissioner may d.
rect, to consider such matters as he
may present to their attention and
to discuss such methods of road inn
proyement as may be of special inter
est to such board; and said commits
sioners shall be entitled to receive
their per diem and necessary expens-
es from their several towns and vii
lagos for attendance at such meet
ings."
In this matter of Highway Improve
ment, the towns and the state are in
partnership; and the above section
of the Public Statutes clearly indi-
Gates the importance of the atten'
dance Of the selectmen at these meet
ings, that they may discuss matters
pertaining to their duties, and arrive
at the best possible understanding
about the work. A large attendance
of selectmen is expected.
All, who are interested in the sub
ject of Highway Improvement are
particularly invited to be present
There will be a session in the fore
noon, and one in the afternoon
Discussions will be open to all who
wish TO join in them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
SCHOOL MEETING
WON'T Be HELD
THIS MONTH
Meeting to Be Postponed to
Last Day of June
UNDER NEW STATE LAW
Bennington Graded District Charter
Leaves Date to the General
State Law
UNDER NEW STATE LAW

A school meeting of the Bennington
graded school district has been called
for next Tuesday, March % but no
school meeting will be held until
June 80.
1t has been known that the recent
session of the Legislature changed
the law so as to have the fiscal year
end at the same time as the school
year as is now done in most states,
but as this is an incorporated district
it was supposed that the charter pro-
vided for the time of the annual
meeting but in looking up the matter
to make sure Superintendent Varney
has found that the charter Of this
district does not fix the time for the
annual meeting but leaves it under
the general law which now provides
for the annual meeting June 80 Of
each year.
The new law provides that all dis
| trict officials whose terms expire
shall continue in Office until the later
meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
FIST BLOWON JAW
WILL RESULT
FATALLY
Cyrus MOffat of Sandgate in
Dying Condition
ASSAlLANT HAS FLED
Fred DupluIs Wanted for Assault
COMMITTED at Dance In Black
Hole Hollow

Drs. c.. w. Bartlett and Frank ].
Hurley returned this afternoon from
Sandgate where they were sent last
night by States Attorney w. j.
Meagher to attend man who it is
believed was fatally injured in fight
which took place early Saturday morn
ing at kitchen dance The victim
is Cyrus Moffat, aged 60 years, who
lies at his home with q broken Jaw
and complete paralysis of the right
side of the body already developed.
The paralysis would indicate a leak
age into the brain and the possibili-
ties of his recovery would therefore
be slight.
The trouble occurred in a locality
known as Black Hole Hollow, about
II miles from the nearest railroad
station of Arlington Moffat's assail-
ant is Fred Dupluis, French Canad-
ian who has been employed on one
OF the numerous lumber jobs in the
/ locality during the winter He is
about 30 years of age He disappear
ed soon after the fight and his pres
ent whereabouts are unknown.
States Attorney Meagher received
word OF the affair late last night. The
physician who had been attending
Mofiat telephoned the Official des.
crlbing the patients condition and
stating that In his opinion an opera
ton would be necessary to save the
mans life. The states attorney des-
patched the two physicians by the
night train and left himself for Sand.
gate this morning for the purpose OF
making an investigation.
People who were present at the
dance stated that apparently none OF
the men had been drinking. just
what started the fight Is not known
but II Is presumed that jealousy oil
Dupluis and his brother may have
been at the bottom OF the trouble
The two Canadian lumbermen are
said TO be more intelligent than the
average run OF woodsmen. They
dressed well and at the dance they
took prominent part in the festyi
ties.
The injured man was not mixed VI
in the fight at the beginning. Tn,
trouble originated between Dupluii
and one Of Monat's sons. The young
er Moffat got the worst OF It and il
the exchange OF blows one OF his eye
was closed SO tightly that he is We
unable to see out of the optic. Whel
the young man went down the eide
Monat stepped into the fight He i'm
medlately went to ground from
blow delivered by the Canadian bu
arose to receive a second on tn
point OF the Jaw This time he di,
not rise for some time He was fin
ally assisted TO his feet and was abb
to move about. Later he was take
,, 10 his home. four miles distant
When examined by the surgeon
last night II was found that his ia,
/, was broken near the chin. The bon
was not shattered but cleanly broker
= His face was also badly bruised show
: ing that the blows which he recei'
l ed were delivered with all IN
strength Of sturdy. vigorous man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
FULL OR BREEZY SONGS
"The Time, the Place and the Girl"
Saturday Evening

saturday Evening
THE Time, the Place and the Girl"
will be seen here at the local opera
house Saturday, March % with all the
beautiful scenic effects and costume
splendor which were used during the
Chicago and New York runs; and II
will be presented by many OF the
same talented singers. comedians,
dancers and specialists who have
been identified with. its remarkable
success from the beginning OF its
career. This season The Time, the
Place and the Girl" has been highly
praised by the critics everywhere,
who write In glowing terms of chang.
es in the construction OF the book.
and speak in the highest praise of
It's captivating music. II Is said to
be full OF breezy songs. graceful pic
lures, actually intelligent comedy,
and the very essence OF refinement.
In view OF this there is warrant
for the expectations OF an immense
advance sale which begins wednes-
day evening at z o'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
MRS. SCHENK HELD
FIR MNpnFp OF
HER HUSBAND
Admits She Fired Fatal Shot
After Night Of Revelry
WAS PUT TO BED DRUNK
Police Have Theory That Schenk
Was Killed During Quar-
rel

Chicago, March 21-Mrs Charles
Schenk, who confessed that she shot
her husband Saturday morning, after
a night of revelry, was ordered held
on a charge Of murder by coroner's
jury yesterday. While giving her tes-
timony yesterday, Mrs Schenk was
overcome. She fell, striking her head
against a desk. She suffered a pain
full cut over the eye. She related the
incidents of the party which she said
was in celebration of the 14th we'd
ding anniversary of "Chick" Frazer,
a former National league baseball
player. She said she was put to bed
by other women in the party, but was
awakened later by Schenk calling her
from downstairs. She got revolver,
fearing burglars, and hurried to the
top of the stairs. Then, she said,
she could see her husband STOPPING
over the stairs. She admitted the
revolver was discharged but said she
did not know the shot was fred and
had no knowledge OF the events I'M
mediately after
Chick" Frazer testified that he
and his wife and FIVE other couples
began a night OF gayety at a church
euchre party. after the church par
ty, at which we had no drinks, We
went TO Partridge to 4 hotel where
some members Of the party and my
self have been living" said the for
mer pitcher. q got quart OF whis
key to celebrate. Then We got &
quart OF champagne end quart o
sour wine for the women. Every one
was happy.
The discovery OF the second bulle
in a register on the second floor pu
an entirely new phase to the shooting
according to the police They belieyt
Mrs. Schenk quarreled with her hus
band and shot at him, while he wa
standing In the doorway Of her bed
room on the floor; that he fed down
stairs, and she leaned over the stair
rail and fired the shot that ended hi
life
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
REPLY FROM THE BOYS
Boy Scouts Do Not Think They VIII
Make Blind Butchers.

Editor OF the Banner: In reply to
NJ. p. Armstrong; article In the issue
OF March goth, we, as Boy Scouts OF
Bennington wish to make the follow
ing statement. II is not movement
to save the profit system, to make a
blind. obedlent butcher OF the small
boy. II is on the other hand a move
ment TO preserve eternal peace, to
make good citizens out OF the COM
ing generation; to down the kill lust;
to make the boy keen; and to train
him in obedience which is an essen
tlal thing OF life. II the people that
are not In favor OF tho Boy Scouts
would only read the Scout literature
and find the aim OF our organization.
they would become staunch support
ers of the movement.
Why does the Scout movement find
80 many supportersG Because the
people approve OF It's principles and
It's manly ways.
Respectfully submitted,
G. s. Mills.
4. II N. L. Madison.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21

see what action the village Of Bon
nington viii take in respect 10 the
report OF its committee upon the
matter aforesaid, and to determine
the amount. the manner, etc, OF its
expenditure. to be appropriated for
the carrying into effect OF the recon
mendations OF its Board OF Trustees
as set forth in its report as such
committee.
Voted to accept the report and to
buy the property for $4,000.
! Article 16. To see what action the
village will take relating to the leas-
ing from Elmer +. lockwood, for
term OF ten years. at rental OF
twenty-five (25l dollars a year. a
piece OF real estate. the same to be
used for the purposes OF dumping
ground.
Left to trustees.
Article II. To see what tax the
village will raise upon the grand list
to defray the expenses OF the village
for the year ensuing to pay its in
debtedness and to fix the time for
the collection OF such tax.
Tax fixed at 20 cents.
Article Is. To see what tax the
village will vote TO raise upon It's
grand list for the construction OF
curb. gutter. and sidewalks upon its
streets for the year ensuing.
Trustees may devote cents on dol
lar Of tax to this purpose.
Article 10. To see II the village
will vote to pay its taxes under the
provisions Of Section 619 to GA in
elusive, OF Public Statutes and
amendments thereof
Plan accepted.
Article 20. To see II the village
will vote to have the provisions Of
Chapter IL and 10 OF the Public
Statutes and amendments thereof
apply to the next annual meeting Of
the village or to any special meeting
intervening.
Voted to use Australian ballot
The armory project had clear sailing
there being only n few scattering ne
votes. Not word or vote was OF
fered against the playground plan.
The Tiffany Ere department build
ing caused an hour and half OF con
troversy. The purchase OF the build
ing was favored by Edward L. Bates
ID. A. Guiltlnan, T. A. Davenport ant
Emory Harris and opposed by H.
Hall and +. b. Newton. George NJ
Hawks and DR.. II. u. Daley spoke II
. favor OF a central fire station and
paid fire department just as soon a
/ the village can AFFORD. f. d. Newto'
! also favored this plan but did no
D think the Tiffany building was proper
. ~ located u. ]. Hall wanted built
I. Ing on Main street and new built
I ing. not an old building which woul
cost as much to repair and then nc
2 be as good.
: The count Of the vote was nc
: started until $3.50 owing TO the bus
0 ness meeting lasting 80 late.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
HEB FORTUNE FADING
MaheIle Gilman Corey Loses BY This
DecsloR

San Francisco, March 21-With
the signing OF his name, Judge Thorn;
as Graham in the superior court Mon
day dissipated the 100000 which
Mrs. Mabelle Gilman Corey, wife Of
the former president of the United
States Steel corporation, recently an
nounced In New York Just before she
sailed for her new home in Paris, she
had fallen heir to.
With the same stroke of the pen
the court annulled the claims OF the
former actress brother, Munroe Gil.
man of Oakland, and OF his sisters, as
heirs in share to the same wealth.
The court holds valid the assign
ments of the heirs OF Charles Gilman
to w. G. Deal Of a large acreage OF
Kern county oil lands which In va
rious suits against the deal they have
sought to have set aside on the
grounds that their signatures to the
assignments were secured through
fraud and misrepresentation.
They signed over their interest In
the property for considerations rang
ing from 5000 to $3.50 each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
ITALIAN elRL ACQUITTED
Released on Ground That She Killed
IN Self Defence


Rutland, March 21-Miss Carmela
Covina, age II years, who has been
In the county Jail since March r.,
charged with the murder Of Luigi Yer
milo. age 45. whom she shot at the
house OF her father, Dominic Coyina,
in South Poultney. February l6. on
the ground that he attempted to felon
iously assault her while they we're
alone in the house, was yesterday
afternoon discharged by City Judge
+. G. Swinnerton of this city on the
ground that the young woman acted
In self-defense.
Miss Coylna told straightfor
ward story when she was put on the
witness stand by the defense OF the
annoyance and insults she had been
subjected to by Vermillo before SHOOT
ing him. Her story was related
through Deputy Sheriff Pascal Rice
as interpreter as the girl cannot
speak English. II Tailed very close
ly with the statement she gave Mr.
Rlcci soon after the shooting. TIL,
girl was neatly dressed and she made
n good appearance on the stand.
Miss Covina said that on the morn
ing the affair occurred Vermillo die
not get up and go to work when th'
others boarders In the house did, hav
ing remained away from the slat'
Quarries, which were nearby. for |
few days because OF illness WheI
he arose and went downstairs tn
girl was in her bedroom, which wa
on the lower floor. combing her hair
Vermillo entered the room unbiddel
and asked her to go out into anothe
room. but she refused and ordere
him TO leave When she was abou
her homework n little later the ma
offered her S. In an insulting wa
and asked her to go upstairs wit
him. She did everything that sh
could to make him deslst but h
continued to annoy her and eve
grabbed hold OF her and pinched heI
Finally she went into her ROOF
and put insldo- OF her waist revo
yer which her brother had given he
Il had been hanging on the wal
She shot Nermillo as he stood nea
the window, looking out at her r.
quest She was in the middle OF N
room at the time. As soon as he wa
wounded Vermillo left the house. II
turned as n TO come back once an
fearing him. tho girl shot twice
the air 10 brighten him, according
her testimony. Vermillo went TO
neighbours and the girl ran out Of q
house screaming.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
KEEP IN THE DOGS
For the Next TWO or Three Weeks
to Save the Deer

For the Next TWO or Three Weeks
to Save the Deer
Editor Of the Banner: Through
the columns of the Banner will you
not call the attention of dog owners
in this section, and especially those
who are the keepers Of hounds to the
necessity OF keeping such animals
tied up at this time Of the year? Dur
ing the past two weeks the undersign-
ed has had FIVE cases OF deer killed
or wounded by dogs in this vicinity
II is no hardship to anyone to res
train his hounds for the next five or
six weeks while the snow is on the
mountains. Deer are now weak from
the long winter and easily exhausted
by short runs and killed.
If we desire 20 protect and save
our deer for the fall hunting now Is
the most important time to guard
them,-until after the snow is of the
ground and the young are born. AS
soon as the hunting season Is over
many persons are careless with their
dogs and permit them to run at large
The game laws provide q fine Of s.
for permitting ones hound to run at
large in the forests inhabited by deer
and II such dog kills a deer the fine
is from $50 10 500 for each onense
We trust that this will serve as due
notice that prosecutions may be ex
pected at once II any hound dogs are
found running at large in our neigh
boring forests which are inhabited by
deer.
Harry Chase,
County Game Warden
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
HAMMOND SAYS OF suLLv
81 Did Not Know He Had st,5oo,ooo
Worth Of Reputation Left.n

Scranton, Pa, March 21.-John
Hays Hammond, the mining engineer
who is made defendant in a $780,.
600 suit brought by Daniel ]. Sully,
the former cotton king, said Sunday
night:
u did not know that Mr.. Sully had
a million and half's worth OF repu.
tation left. | do not care to discuss
the matter further at this time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next Twenty.four Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair south, unsettled north
portion tonight Wednesday increas.
ing cloudiness probably followed BY
local rains: In the interior warmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting Monday for Election
OF Officers

The Young Mems Association which
has charge Of the Free Library hall
property, held it's annual meeting for
the election OF officers Monday with
the following results;
Board OF managers-Dr. L. II. Ross,
A. ]. Holden, II. II. Webster. Il. II.
Holden, II. II. Healy, Frank Il. Howe.
Officers elected-President, Rev. g.
s. Mills; vice president, Philip T. III
Piorson; recording secretary. Fred O.
Martin; corresponding secretary. T.
A. Smith; treasurer, A. Il. HOLSTER
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
cArAmouNTs WON
Defeated North Adams Y. M. C. A.
Five ID to ~.

Five IA to 70.
The patrons Of the Q basketball
games, held from time to time on the
floor of the local Y. NJ. c. A. were Civ
en- a treat last Saturday night, when
the Catamounts of the Bennington
"Y" clashed with the North Adams
Y Nj. c. A.
1t was closely contested and very
interesting from start to finish 1t
looked like victory for the visitors
for little while, but in the second
half the local boys went in to win. At
the end Of. the first half the score
stood to in favor Of North Adams,
but the tide was turned in the second
half and the game ended with the
score standing IA to IL in favor of the
Catamount team The game was pro-
nounced the best ever" by many Of
those present. An interesting prelim-
mary game was played between the
Congos and the Arrow Five. The Ar
row Five won Following is the line
up Of the North Adams team and the
Catamounts:
Catamounts North Adams
Paulson, c.. c., Curon
Moore, IT,, re-, Aspinall
Harmon, rf., lg., J. Daley
Levin, lg.. rf, c. Daley
Clark, rg.. IT,, Menard
Goals from field. Moore 8, Paulson
2. Harmon /. Levin l, J. Daley 2, AS
pinall 2, Menard l. Curon 1. Referee
Arnold, Timekeeper, W. T. White,
Scorer. North Adams sub.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
North Adams
BEAT PROFESSIONAL MEN

Methodist Church 6owiers Rolled
Good Game.
Methodist church won from Profess
sional Men last night on the Y. M. C.
A. alleys.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
Methodist Church.

OoV OfJ vi
Team total, 1880; average. 6lO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
PIONEER WOMAN BURIED.
Funeral Of Mrs. Anna }. Harrison
Early Resident Of Butler County.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Feb 1S.-The funeral SER
vices OF Mrs. Anna Jane Harrison. who
died at the home OF her son. Robert
NJ. here Wednesday morning. we're held
Friday afternoon. conducted by Kew.
Dewitt Clinton.
Anna Jane McKernan was born In
County Entrim. Ireland. June 20, 1881
and came to this county with brother
when Is wears old She was employed
as a nurse In Philadelphia for severai
wears. She was married In that city
June 1s, 1853. to Charles Harrison. and
five years later they came to Brtstow.
in Butter county A year later they
moved to the homestead in 1ngham
township, two miles north OF Hanseii'
the farm now being occupied by SON.
w Fl. Harrison. and family.
Eighteen years ago the old couple
left the farm to younger hands ana
took UP their residence In Hanseii'
where Mr.. Harrison died several years
ago. Mrs Harrison continued TO reside
there until about year ago since
which time she has been living with her
sons. three In number who survive her'
They are w. H. and Charles. of lngham
township. and r. NJ. of Hampton. IN
terment was in the Hampton cemetery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
rrasr Now. Notes.

Special to Times Republican
Traer, Feb 1S.-Eugene Gregory mas
gone to the Oakdale sanatorium 10 90
treated for tuberculosis
Ninnia Brown the trained nurse.
has decided to locate In Seattle. Wash.
and accordingly left for the far west
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Corht. who have
been absent the past two weeks visit
ing relatives at Colfax and Des Moines.
we're accompanied on their return by
Mrs. Corht's brother and wife. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Weaver. OF Calgary. Canada.
A message came yesterday telling or
the very serious illness OF W. -. stan
lev. of Audubon county. Mr.. Stanley
Is brother-in law OF c. r. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. S. L.oveland have
decided to leave for the west about
March 10. They Will visit son IN
Washington and then go on to Ca'ifor-
MIA If Miss Vera's health improves
they may locate permanently MI
Loveland has been an able assistant IN
Willis Green's meat market for the past
two wears and the estimable family VIII
ba greatly missed
j. r. Dennis has entered sanftor-
um in Des Moines and expects 10 re-
main a month. During his absence the
home here will be closed.
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting OF the Buckingham
Cemetery Association: Lyman Wood.
president: John Young. vice president:
Lyman Wood. Fl. L. Daniel and \. An
trim trustees: r. H Moore. treasurer:
II. Boettcher. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
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