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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
SMASHED WINDOW
IN STORE AND
STOLE GOODS
Petty Thieving Sunday Morning
on Main Street
MULLIGAN & ROCHE VICTIMS
Light Of Glass Broken and Several
Articles Of Wearing Apparel
Taken

One of the show windows OF the
clothing store of Mulllgan & Roche
on Main street was broken into some
time early Sunday morning and was
robbed Of goods valued at between
$l5 and 500.
The exact time of the robbery is
unknown. but Chief of Police Brazil
states that he passed the store at
4.2O o'clock in the morning and be-
lieves that the window was undisturb-
ed at that time The window is made
OF heavy plate glass about three
eighths OF an inch in thickness and
had the break happened earlier, the
crash Of the breaking glass would
undoubtedly have attracted the atten-
ton of some one on the street.
John p Mulligan, who was the
first member OF the firm to learn OF
the break was passing the store
about 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
when his attention was called to the
broken window and to a cobble stone,
with which the window was evidently
broken. He took an inventory of the
stock and, as fer as he could deter
mine, the robbers, who were undoubt
eddy amateurs, succeeded ia getting q
/ pair of white trousers, d shirt, a mum
Der OF ties, two odd shoes, one of pat
ent leather and the other of plair
leather, and, probably, one or more
straw hats.
Chief OF Police Brazil who is inyes
tigating the case, is of the opinion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
RoMEs IDEAL OF VIRTUE
An Absolute Surrender Of Ones own
Personality to Family Interests

An Absolute Surrender Of Ones own
Personality to Family Interests
Simplicity, loyalty, industry, an alb
solute surrender of ones own person
ality to the family and its interests
these. in the great families, were the
traditional feminine virtues when nv
cd again in Livia to the admiration oil
her contemporaries But with these
virtues were associated also the need
and the pride of participating in the
affairs and work of her husband, that
interest in politics which had been
common to the intelligent women OF
the nobility.
No one at Rome was astonished, es-
pecially in the upper classes, that Liy-
Ia should occupy herself actively with
nolitics. that Augustus should ire
nuently come to her for counsel, or
that he should not make any serious
decision without having consulted
her. that. in short she should at the
same time attend to her husband S
clothes and aid him in governing the
empire.
For so had done from time immem-
orial all the great ladies OF tne arls'
tocracy, mindful of their good repute
and the prosperity of their families
And Livia must have tried the more
earnestly to fulfil, all that her educa
tion had taught her to consider a sa
cred duty since to woman OF mel
old fashioned breeding the times must
have appeared especially difficult ano
perilOus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
In Honor Of Miss Florence Hollster
Saturday Evening

In Honor Of Miss Florence HoIIster
Saturday Evening
Miss Mary Walbridge, assisted by
Mrs. Ralph H. White of North Ben
nington entertained at miscellane-
Gus shower in honor Of Miss Florence
HOLSTER at Miss Walbridge's home
at Bennington Falls, Saturday even
ing. The guests including about
twenty young ladies we're invited for
supper at six o'clock which was serv-
ed at small tables in the dining room.
The decorations of flowers we're green
and white and this color scheme was
carried out in the refreshments. The
place cards were in the form Of tiny
green and white cardboard wheelbar-
rows filed with candies.
Following the collation., gifts, con
sisting Of linen and other appropriate
membranes we're presented to Miss
HOLSTER in miniature green and
white wheelbarrows by Miss Harriet
Walbridge and Miss Margaret Battles
Cards were enjoyed during the re
mainder of the evening.
Miss HOLSTERS engagement to
Harry Moses of this town was announ-
ced some time ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
B|RDMEN FLYNN c
FOR 100000
IN PRIZES
Aviators Sent Away on Flight
of 1900 Miles
RACE FROM PARIS TO TURIN
Twelve Out Of Fl Competitors Got
Safely Away on Opening
Day

Paris, May 29.-Profiting by the les
sons of last weeks catastrophe, when
at the start of the Paris to Madrid
race NJ Berteaux, the Minister OF
War. was killed and Premier Monis
badly injured, the organizers OF the
second great air contest, from Paris
TO Turin. sent the competitors away
with record speed and precision yes
terday
Not the slightest mishap marred the
occasion The new minister of war,
Gen. Goiron, Antoine Monis, son OF
the Premier who was slightly inJur-
ed in the accident week ago; the
Italian ambassador, Signor Tittoni,
and several high officials We're allow
ed on the field but were kept we'll be-
hind the starting line. large assem-
blage of people were kept out of the
danger zone by imposing lines OF
troops.
The weather was perfect. Twelve
out of twenty-one competitors were
out for the start when the signal
bomb was fred at 6 o'clock in the
morning. The machines were sent oil
in rapid succession, ten leaving with
in a few minutes, and the entire num-
Der being away by seven o'clock
The first to cross the line yesterday
was Roland Garros, who after max
ing many plucky efforts to finish IN
the Paris to Madrid flight was forced
by a series Of mishaps to abandon
the race Garros drove monoplane.
He was followed by Andre Beaumont,
who rapidly overlook Garros and ar
rived first at Dijon, the initial record
ing station of the long journey
The two continued in the same or
der, reporting at Lyons and finally,
landing at Avignon. They covered
the GAS kilometers (401 miles, from
the aerodrome at Buc. short dis
lance outside the French capital, to
Ayignon in u hours and 40 minutes
and 10 hours and 35 minutes, respec
lively. and decided to spend the night
there. They will finish the remaining
900 kilometers OF the first stage OF
the fight to Nice tomorrow morning
a total distance of S65 kilometers OIL
5SS miles.
The other competitors early in the
tourney were the victims OF mishaps
DuJ HOlHluk ulOlC icAo 1880
breaking of wood" and only two o.
them, Henri Molla, representing
France, and the German aviator Frey
had got as far as Dion up to z o
clock in the evening.
The American, Henry Weymann
was particularly unlucky. After tw'
stops on account of engine trouble ~
was forced to make landing In
field near Troyes. The propeller o
his machine was twisted and part o
the frame broken, but he himself wa'
not hurt.
The race was organized by the Par
is Petit Parsien and the prizes aggre
gate more than 100000 The secon'
stage of the journey is from Nice Il
Rome, the recording stations belnl
y Genoa and Pisa, and the third stag
Is from Rome to Turin the olhcia
stcpping places being Florence an
Bologna The total distance is
little more than 1900 miles and tn
competitors have until June 10 to az
compish the distance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
ANNUAL MEETING
OF IMPROVEMENT
SOCIETY
TWenty-Fifth Yearly Gathering
Saturday Afternoon
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR
Reports Show Much Progress In Move
ments Endorsed by the
Organization

The twenty-fifth annual meeting of
the Village Improvement society was
held at the residence of Miss Valen-
tine Saturday afternoon at three o.
clock with a good attendance of mem
bers and others interested in the
aims of the society.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Miss
Jennie A. Valentine; secretary, Miss
Helena l.. Norton; treasurer Mrs.
Samuel H. Blackmer; trustees, Mrs.
Henry Bingham, Mrs Edward Norton
auditors, Mrs. w. b. Walker, Miss
Helen Thomas.
With deep regret the society receiv-
ed the resignation of its treasurer.
Mrs. l.. f. Abbott who has served the
society in this Capacity with great
efficiency and devotion for twenty-five
consecutive years. BY rising vote
the society expressed its heartfelt ap-
probation of this service and its de-
sire to send greetings to its retiring
treasurer.
The cemetery committee, through
its chairman, Mrs. F. S. Tibbals. re-
ported that new portions of land In
the cemetery, acquired by gift and pur
chase, had been graded and beautified
by shrubs and trees, the roads widen
ed, and much needed cobble-stone
gutter laid.
The fund started for the permanent
care of neglected lots has received a
| gift of fifty dollars from generous
friend of the society. The wall OF
Continued on last page)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
WILLIAMSBURG WON IN TENTH
Opening Game of the Season Went for
an Extra Inning

The Williamtsown boys who have
annually opened the baseball season
in Bennington won their first game on
Saturday afternoon by score of to
5. A year ago the students were
beaten by score of IL to / but in
preceding years the opening games
have been some of the closest and
best played of the season.
The students came to town Satur-
day with a well-balanced team II
not only fielded we'll and hit hard but
the big boy by the name of Smith
who OBLIGATED In the box was puz.
zle for the Huckleberrians. The best
the locals could do was four hits, two
of which were punched In the seventh
inning.
On the other hand the collegians
took rather kindly to the delivery OF
Burns. The former Pittsfeld and
Newport boxman worked too rapidly
for man who has recently come
north from semi-tropical country
and as a result he was forced to ask
to be relieved after the eighth when
he was touched up for a triple, two
doubles and two singles, tying the
score. Neither team scored in the
ninth but in the tenth the students
connected with the ball for a pair Of
singles and sacrifice which with an
error at short gave them the game.
Bennington. while the team disap
pointed some OF the particular fans
because of inferior work with the
stick, put up remarkable fielding
game. Although out-hit three to one
the locals played an even game will
students all the way to the tenth in
ming.
Guy Prindle. brother of Cable, wht
has played with Bennington in previ
GUS years, was behind the bat TO
Williamstown and caught gooC
clean game. Gable rather put 1t OF
the younger but bigger brother, b,
stealing four bases on him but tina
was all in the family.
| The score.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
TWO BALKY COWS
Caused Suspension Of Traffic on South
Street Saturday Afternoon.

Two mild-eyed, but, nevertheless,
obstinate COWS occupying the center
of the big ring furnished an impromp-
tn circus to a considerable number Of
appreciative spectators at the corner
of Main and South streets Saturday
and at the same time proceeded to
butt into an unacceptable mass not
few. we'll known and popular theore-
tical cures" for balkiness.
The COWS, both of which appeared
to be well fed and healthy, were re-
Gently purchased by local resident
from a firm in North Adams, and
were being driven from the city to
the local purchaser. According TO
one of the men in charge, the bovines
had proceeded in manner BETTING
any well behaved and lady-like COW
and showed no evidence of anything
but a perfect desire to please. Upon
arriving on South street, in front of
the County Court house, and SUSPECT
ously near the residence of an agent
for the S. p G. A. the quadrupeds, for
some unknown reason, stopped, and
despite the entreaties, gentle persua
sive and more harsh naggings, refused
TO bulge.
AS is usual in such cases, the spec
tators were we'll provided with infall
ible remedies, and were not slow In
advancing everything from mental
suggestion to more substantial rem
edy in the form of stout pair OF
| horses.
One of the onlookers, evidently ar
automobile enthusiast, conceived the
happy idea of "cranking" the cows ant
by taking hold of the tail of one Of
the animals, tried to put his idea ant
likewise the COW into motion. Aside
from eliciting few kicks, as some
times happens with an auto" the
scheme proved useless.
Finally the cows were induced L
depart and were lead away in peace.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING.
The Merchant Who Doesn't Use II lie
Sure to Be a Failure.

The Merchant Who Doesn't Use II lie
Sure to Be Failure.
Here is an undeniably true argument
made by the advertising expert of the
New York Evening Mall
"In smaller communities, where ey-
erybody knows everybody, there Is
very little likelihood of the public be-
ing deceived by advertising. The mer'
chant there knows he must make good.
He knows If he does not he will not
do any business.
"In larger communities, where there
are great throngs Of people-transient
and resldent--the advertising faker
thinks he can escape the consequences
Of Misrepresentation, and he does,
sometimes for long period, but in the
end he gets his deserts, as he always
does.
THE increasing faith in advertising
is being brought about because the
majority of advertisers-a big MAORI
ty, too-live up to their agreements.
THE good merchants should unite
with good newspapers in driving ou'
the frauds In every community"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
Nothing Compared with Mans Attempts to Care for Baby

that tho break is the work of anna
tours and is on the lookout for two
suspicious characters who were seen
on the street earlier in the evening.
He has been in communication with
the police authorities in Williamstown
and results are expected soon. 1t is
believed that the robber or robbers
kept watch of Officer Brazi's move
ments and broke the window when
the officer was well out Of earshot.
The hole is in the lower right hand
corner of the window and is only
large enough to admit a hand and
possibly an arm Of the person respon-
sible for the robbery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
OLDEST CHURCH MEMBER
Mrs. Niles Gardner Died This Morn
ing at Age of SO

Mrs Niles Gardner, aged SO years,
of the Mt Anthony district, died this
morning at FIVE o'clock after an ILL
ness OF two months, following shock.
Mrs. Gardner was the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Robert Brown of West Hoo
sick where she was born January 26,
1917. She had been a resident of
Bennington for the past sixty years
and was the oldest member of the
Old First church at Old Bennington.
The deceased is survived by one
daughter Mrs. Sylvester Gardner, also
two sons, Robert B. and Frank d.
Gardner of this village, one sister,
Miss Emily Brown of Hoosick Falls
and six grandchildren and one great
erandchild.
The funeral will be held at the
house on Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Isaac Jennings ofticia.
tins. Burial will be in the North
Pownal cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
FLUNG FROM BLAZING AIRsHlP
Italian Altman Killed in 650-Foot Fall
Before Wife and Children

Voghera, Italy, May 29-The Ital
ian aviator Cirrl, while making an
aeroplane fight near here yesterday,
fell from a height of ESQ feet and was
killed. Twenty thousand persons, in
3cluding Cirris wife and children, were
viewing the exhibition.
Cirri used a Bleriot monoplane. He
had completed a number of evolutions
when suddenly the motor exploded
and in a moment the wings of the ma
chine were on fire. The aviator fell
headlong from his seat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
TROY FIELD DAY
viii Attract Large Crowds to City to
morrow.

The field day of the Troy Police
Beneficial and Protective association
which occurs at Rensselaer, Park,
Troy tomorrow promises to attract
one of the largest crowds that any
event of this character has ever
drawn. The program laid out for the
day by the committee in charge Is a
long and varied one consisting Of all
kinds of out door sport in the day
time and a most elaborate fireworks
display in the evening Those not
participating in any of the games or
contents will however participate in
the distribution of $4,000 in prizes
which the committee has laid out for
that purpose. Special trains and
rates will prevail on all railroads en-
tering Troy for this occasion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
SONS OF VETERANS SERVICE
Program to Be Given by Members OF
Local Camp


The Sons of Veterans will assemble
at 8 a. m. Tuesday morning at G. a.
r. hall and headed by the Marine
drum corps of Pittsfed will proceed
to the Old Bennington cemetery at 10
a. m, where the following program
will be carried out
Memorial services by the camp OF
fcers.
America.
Music by quartette.
Address by Rev. Isaac Jennings.
Music by quartette, TThe Vacant
Chair"
Calling roll of honor, Secretary OF
Camp.
Dirge by Pittsheld Marine Drum
Corps.
Salute to the dead members OF Co.
| X.
Benediction by Rev. Isaac Jennings
After the services column viii re,
turn to G. A. r. hall where they viii
be dismissed until / p. m.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
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BENNINGTON

William'n-- 90 0 0 2 0 3 0 1-6
Bennington 0 20 90 8 0 0 0-5
Stolen bases c. Prindle (D Copnors
Carolan, (2), 0Leary; two base hits,
G. Prindle, Doane, McCrehan; three
base hit, Williams; double play, Fin
negan to Carolan; bases on balls, Off
Smith, 5, off Burns / hit by pitched
ball, O'Leary; hits off Burns 10 in s
innings; off Bosk in two innings;
sacrifice hits, Doanc, Carolan, Rey-
nolds; struck out by Smith 9, by
Burns 10, by Bosk 2; wild pitch,
Burns; umpire, Lonergan.
Slated for Burns in 9th.
+Batted for Reynolds in 10th
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
wn When They Attempt to Deve Politics Their Failures Moth
No Paper Tomorrow

Tomorrow being a legal holiday
there will be no issue of the Evening
Banner. Wednesdays paper Will con-
tain the news of both days. The bust.
ness Office will be open from 10 to IL
o'clock in the forenoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29

Walter Wood, B. H. s. 10, has been
elected captain of the Freshman base
ball team at the University of Yer
mont Wood has been playing with
the second team at U. V. M, since the
season opened.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
oUTpLAYED HoosIcK FALLS
Bennington High School Too Fast for
New York State Students

New TOTk oIdIG otUUUIINo
The Bennington high school team
went to Hoosick Falls Saturday after
noon and overwhelmingly defeated
the high school team in that village
by score of 8 to 4. The Benning,
ton batters hit the ball good and hard
and won the game on its merits
Score by innings
Bennington
Hoosick Falls 0 0 0 0 0 VI
Batteries-Scott and Haokett, Mo
SEES and G. soy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29

Wilbur Corey, the former Benning-
ton pitcher now with Wilkesbarre of
the New York state league, was rath-
er severely bumped Saturday in the
game with Syracuse.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
Discovered,

No more are expeditions doomed
For men VINO boldly would explore.
That poor north pole, alas. 10 doomed
To loneliness forevermore.
Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and probably
Tuesday. Cooler north and central
portion tonight and south portion on
Tuesday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
eLAMELEss, BUT WILL PAY
cIeruyman to Turn over his Fortune
10 Parents Of Killed Girl

Glens Falls, N. Y, May 29-The
Rev. Thomas Grieves, pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church at Green
wich, announced yesterday that he
would sell all his possessions and give
the proceeds to the parents OF ilttle
Mary Maginn of Saratoga springs
whom he recently ran down with his
automobile and killed The car mas
already been sold, and the rector's cot
tage at Riverside is upon the market t,
a coroner's jury recently heid Mf
Grleves blameless for the accident out
he has grieved over II greatly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29

Curtin, the Seaton Hall pitcher,
will be with Bennington during
the next few days. With only two
pitchers available Manager Higgins
did not care to risk the possibility of
being short of boxmen during busy
week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
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Bennington

otOIen BASES, PrlndIe, Connors, Car
olan, Finnegan, (2); two base hits,
Haynes, McCrehan; bases on balls.
off Pickford /, off Cabrol (2), off Hay
mes 1; struck out by Pickford ~, by
Cabrol a., by Haynes IL, sacrifice
hits, Carolan, Burns; sacrifice fly,
Prindle; hits off Pickford in two
innings; off Cabrol in six innings;
passed ball, Henderson; umpire, Lon
ergan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
BASEBALL BUNTs

The Bennington team will play in
North Adams and Pittsfleld tomorrow
The game at North Adams is called
for 9:45.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29

Ryan and Sullivan, the two former
members of the Bennington team now
with New Britain, each made a hit
in Saturdays game with Hartford.
Hickey, the former Bennington center
fielder now with Hartford, failed to
connect safely with the ball
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Can you draw upon the Gre 4
dence of your friends without
prec!pltating panic of distrust2
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-10-28

the other animals. Already the llama,
South American cousin of the camel,
has been harnessed to a kind OF gov
erness cart for the conveyance OF
children around the grounds
A lazy life is never healthy life,
and the enforced Incidence of captive
animals binders their development
and is prejudicial to their health This
Is fully recognized by the authorities
Of the gardens, and the first steps (as
Illustrated by the camels) have al
ready been taken to exercise them
The case of the elephants is now I'M
der consideration Their strolls with
loads OF children is a poor substitute
for adequate exercise, and it has been
suggested that they might draw
weighty lorries used in heavy removal
work In the grounds in connection
with building operations and the NOV
Ing OF large animals. 1t is only
question of suitable harness.
For exercising the larger animals
an interesting scheme has been pro
pounded. 1t is that of establishing an
exercise circus" consisting of stout
circular cage with a central island"
reached by an overhead footbridge
Lazy deer and bison, young lions and
overplump bears would be turned into
1t in selected, harmonious squads.
The keeper-ringmaster would super
intend the exercises by cracking a
stock whip
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-10-28
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zoo ANIMALS PUT TO WORK
Lordly Camel, Harnessed to Lawn
Mower, Enjoys Daily Exercise
Elephants Must Get Busy.

Work, the curse of Adam, is bless
ing In disguise, and that blessing is
no longer to be withheld from such OF
the London Zoo animals as can bene-
fit by It, Already startled visitors
there have rubbed their eyes on be-
holding lordly camel. harnessed to
big lawn mower, hard at work on the
grass in the Geological gardens. or
dragging pitch furnaces around the
grounds. The beast is quite resigned
to his lot. but up to the present has
not developed the intelligence of the
horse. who pauses and swings back at
the end OF the journey across the
lawn The camel has to be pulled
and pushed around. Still. the camel
Is very good natured about 1t. and the
exercise seems to improve his temper
and health. His one great advantage
over the horse is the fact that the
camers splay. padded foot does not
damage the turf like the hoof of
horse.
Very soon light camel carts will ply
between the commissariat department
and the cages carrying provisions for