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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
aOR!A BENNINGTON

Miss Lena Percy of Bennington
visited friends in town Thursday.
Frederick Ranney of Main street,
attended a Masonic meeting in Troy
Wednesday evening.
Parker Cole and Charles Palmer
OF Bennington spent part Of Thurs
day in Cambridge on business.
Miss Nellie Shanahan of Main
street is the guest of her sister Mrs
Charles Fox in Mechanicgiie
Mrs. Willis J. Spafford OF Troy
spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs
H. |. Spaiford OF Bank street.
|. Thomas Mears has returned to his
home in Manchester after spending
a portion OF the week in town.
Miss Marion Papers of Greenwich
street has returned home after
spending a few days with her aunt in
South SALISBURY.
Mrs. Jennie Knapp who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Papers OF Greenwich street has
gone to South SALISBURY 10 visit
her daughter
The ladies' of the Congregational
church will hold a rummage sale
Tuesday and Wednesday evening,
Oct 1O.11, in village hall The sale
will begin at II a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence w. Bonynge
and family who have been spending
the summer months here have closed
| their summer residence and returned
to their home in East Orange, N. j.
The regular conyocation of Tucker
Chapter No. 3S, o. E. s., will be held
in Masonic hall this evening" Octo
Der at 8 o'clock. District deputies
will be present and there will be in
itiation. Refreshments will be serv
ed
Do not forget that the ladies' alta
society of st. John the Baptis
church, will give social and enter
tainment at Bank hall this evening
October at o'clock. Music will
be furnished by Messrs Phillips an,
Donnelly. An oyster supper will b.
served at o'clock p. m, in Villag
hall All are cordially invited
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
HORSES ELEcTRocUTED
Electric Wire in PittsefiId Street
Causes Deaths.

Pittsfeld, Oct. GA pair Of horses
owned by Charles H. Prout, a livery
man at SO New West street, and driv-
en- by John J. Doran, were electrocut
ed at Maplewood avenue and First
street yesterday morning. The
horses were being driven down First
street and the driver evidently did
not see a broken electric wire lying
in the mud of the street. AS the
horses stepped upon il the left horse
dropped dead. The right one strug-
gled for moment and then dropped
beside its mate. AS the horses struck
the wire. Mr. Doran was thrown from
his seat by the shock OF electricity
over the horses heads and into the
street He tried to take the harness
from one OF the horses and was
burned about the hands and arms.
The electric wire that killed the
horses carried 22OO volts Of electrici-
ty, and was knocked down by a
large limb. which had been broken
from a tree by the violent wind OF
last night Mr.. Prout valued his
horses at $3.50 each
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
RODGERS NUMB WITH COLD

Unable to Make Chicago, Aviator
Stops at North Judson, Ind
North Judson, Ind, Oct 5.-Rod-
gers was forced to come down when
near Aldine because he had become
numbed with the cold and could not
control his machine with safety.
Rodgers made the fight from Hun
tington, to AldIne, sixty-nine miles,
In II minutes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
swANroN NAN TO PRISON
Forged Checks on Franklin County
Savings Bank & Trust Co.

Burlington, Oct 5.-Henry T..
Sweet OF Swanton. was sentenced to
three years in the state prison at
Windsor in the city court today for
forgery. He has been in the Chit
tenden county Jail for several months.
He pleaded guilty today.
The checks forged were drawn on
the Franklin County Savings Bank &.
Trust Co. OF st. Adams and present
ed for payment at a clothing house
here
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
Missing ENGINEER FOUND

A. II. Perkins is Discovered in the
Adrondaeks in a Weak Condition
Albany, Oct 5.-The State Conser.
walton Commission today received
word from Indian Lake that Division
Engineer Albert H. Perkins of It'll
aca who had been missing in the
Adirondacks since last Sunday, had
been found in a weak and feverish
condition.
The information comes from John
McSweeney, superintendent of Tim
othy L. Woodrufs preserve near
Raquette Lake.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06

Huntington, Ind, Oct. 5.--Aviator
Rodgers resumed his transcontinen-
tai flight here today. He left the
ground at 1880 o'clock and steered
the course Of his big biplane for
Chicago.
Rodgers machine, which was bad.
ly damaged In a fall here last Mon
day, had been thoroughly repaired
and was working perfectly when the
aviator started Amid the cheers
OF thousands OF spectators, he mount
ed 500 fee, circled over the city and
followed the Erie railroad track on a
soventy-four mile run for North
Judson, Ind. lie planned to land
at North Judson and Hommond, Ind,
and reach Chicago about four o'clock
this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
INVESTIGATE BARBER's DEATH
Barre Man May Have Killed Himself
by Drinking Bay Rum.

Barre, Oct Estates Attorney
Ward Carver today is investigat-
the death under strange circum-
stances of Edward Chevalier, a bar
Der, which was reported this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock from the home OF
a distant relative, Fred Bresaw, OF
Summer street. 1t Is said that the
man had been drinking bay rum. An
autopsy is being performed this after
noon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
szsv o. me Town and liIIESe Told Briefly
6V BsnV ResderS-

Prentiss Kent of Rutland is spend
ing the day here.
Joseph Gates and Carl Hunt of
Springfield, Mass, are assisting for
few days as wiremen for the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
eRiTAIN's RAILROADS
Brown Contrasts Them With Those
Of United States.

New York. Oct. 5.-"Our railroads
are superior to Great Britains," said
President w c. Brown OF the New
York Central, who returned from
Europe today Their carrying rates
are higher than ours, while their
wages are no more than so per cent
of ours"
President Brown was in England
during the big railroad strike. He
said he never had seen strike SO
well handled by the government and
the railroad companies. But" he re
marked. labor is just beginning tC
wake up over there and TO realize It's
power"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-06
APPROPRIATIONS.

Members OF congress do not
consider the question OF appro-
prlations from n national stand
point. They are more interested
in the sum OF money they can
secure from the federal govern
ment for expenditure In their
districts than they are In the ag-
gregate Of the annual disburse-
ments that must be made by the
national legislature. They are
more concerned about being re
TUNED to the house than about
being citizens OF a sane and sol
vent republic. They have their
ears to the ground, but they mis-.
take the chirplng OF crickets for
the voice OF the people.-James
A. Tawney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
WHITE House GARDEN PARTY.
The Danish students Choir and the
Marine Band Furnish the Music.

WASHINGTON May 10 The third of
Mrs Taft's garden parties was held this
afternoon in the grounds of the White
House. Miss Taft receiving the GUESTS
assisted by the President, The guests
included the members Of the Cabinet
and Supreme Court circles and many who
were especially Interested in music
The Danish s, udents' choir of forty eight
specially selected voices sang DR. Levy
eohn Of tho Royal Opera of Copenhagen
Is the conductor of the singers. who are
on a twenty-five weeks tour of this coun.
try.
The Marine Band was arran ged near n q
White House and the singers we're placed
between the band and the south portico
Mrs Taft was close TO the window of an
upper room where she could easily hear
the music. of which she is very fond and
which she has introduced into these spring
affairs at the White House.
The Danish singers are men ranging
in age from 30 to 50 years. The choir
was organized and founded in 1898 by
the graduates Of the Copenhagen Uni
vereity. Crown Prince Christian is the
special patron Of the choir
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
JACQtES LEBAVDI'S PROTEST.
He Wants Carnegie Trust Money Set
Aside to Meet His Claim.

Counsel for Jacoue. l.sbaudy. tho
Emperor Of Sahara" appeared before
Supreme Court Justice Gegerich yester-
day afternoon when the application by
the State Banking Superintendent for
permission to pay dividend OF IS rer
cent. to the creditors Of the Carnegie
Trust Company came ip for argument.
and insisted that the Superintendent of
Banks has trea cd Mr.. lebaudy unjustly.
The counsel Paul +. De Fers. said that
Mr. ehaudy he's p claim for 81 .s5l. 600
against the trust company which has
teen entirely rejected. I'm his argument
1t came ont for tho first time thpt on
February %. 1900 l.ebavdy executed a
power Of attorney to the trust company
giving pernission to sell his estate IN
France. valCed at lU.UO,WO francs. ~
baudy contends thPt the trust company
sold pert of the property for s3?9,OW IN
cash and thu, this sum has been held for
him ~ p cash deposit He alleges that
the trust company acted colllsivelv with
tho purchaser in the sale of this property
and he is suing in France TO set il aside
If he does not succeed in the French suit
he will bold the Carnegie responsible for
81 65i .VO and note for i.oO.OOO fran, s
in the possession of tho trust company,
which hs saws belongs To him.
MIR De Fere insisted that the cour;
should direct the Banking Superintendent
tn sat psda $32a. an ont 81 the cash now
on hand to be reldy, To pay eb,.udy if
he succeeds in proving that r trust fund
of that amount has heen held for his
client He was not willing to accept
Gn fhAnoy's Al N ton fhrf fhora q,
81, 5nO. .OtU Of assets not included IN the %
per ent dividend. from which such claims
can be paid
Joseph NJ Hartfeld. counsel for the
Banking Department, assured Justice
Gle gerich that tho assets still uncollected
are ali good and can I've reduced to cash
The cilims allowed amount to S8.l5s. 100,
and after the Payment Of the preferred
claims and the % per cent. dividend over
s3O0 OO0 in cash will remain in the hands
| of the Banking Superintendent
Not all the lawyers representing credi-
tors had 2 chance To talk, so Justice
Giegerich set down further hearing for
next Thursday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
OBITI AIRY.

Robert ). Chiffon. former emplnNes nj
the State Department ana later american
I onsul at several posts IN Canada. died ~
his home in Washington on Thursday AZ
field, y. l. and was son of Dr George
Chiffon. n prominent ANALYTICAL chemist in
New \ ork in the early part ~ the last cen
tury Ne came 10 Washington in lsiA and
entered the Patent once as libra rian In
1852 he was transferred to the state De
partment. tie served as private secretary
10 Secretar, Of state seward and had mucn
to do with the handling of the Confederate
documents ana papers which We're SIR
rendered To the Federal Government AZ
the close Of the civil war On October ~,
sioner oi immigration. Nc entered the
consular servic" on February >, is7l, as the
American representative NJ Clifton, Canada
He also served at Fort Erie and GoderiCh.
where ne ne resiShed "nG4
and ten children. One of his sons. Robert
=. Chiffon. .,r., is now American Consul at
Toronto and was formerly chief clerk Of
Mrs Annie McGrath Olney. wife Of Charles
0lney vice-pres,dent and cashier of the
Bank Of New York. died yesterday after
noon at her home. n. West i3oth. street
q. l., and Lizzie \ King of this city and
was horn fifty-eight years ago. Her mother
survives her Her younger, sister is Mrs
John u Slayhach, Mrs OIncy had been
81, .Iames's Methodist Episcopal church in
Harlem, an active figure IN The social life
of that denomination and charitable work
esnec'ally IN connection wiz, lis women $
home missionary society. She was long "A
member Of the board of managers Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Home for the
AIed she was one OF IN" in' orporators
ana Ter seventeen y"irs the treasurer OF
School for Girls a. Tlvoli She leaves a
son ana daughter, both married,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
LIBRARY OPENING TUESDAY.
President TAFT and Gov. DIX viii Re There
Ii. .0(lll lnNlfA nj ions.

The New York Public Library NJ Fifth
avenue and Fortv-sscond street will be
opened on Tuesdav sf,ernoon With e,ab-
80. ....,,ia p.o.;,,... r.s, r,,,
VI, y, ,"e o'e.lo''es reS'uem' "''. W.,
'Dix ana Mayor Haynor VIII denver ad-
dresses
At2P. NJ 500 guests will gather in the
main corr;dor pishor David u Greer
Iii r. -,
n'' MAKE .i'e opening prayer, "''er "i''.
the Keys of the building VIII be delivered
to John Bgelow. president of the library
nv Thomas Hastinos Of Carrare 4 Hast
;ras tho oroh;,.,,s -, ,hox,,;,,;r, po,,
,uee' 'ne o' ,',N vi " Wv,
commissioned eharle~ D. slower VIII make
the first address. after which Mayor
Gaynor will sneak for the city. Mr.
B,gelow will, r.,lv for the library trus,.as
80 c.or p;,,a ,.s,s 80 ,hs
anu "eorep - nVeS' trustees Oh 'he
library. VIII deliver historical address
Gov. Dix comes next on the programme
and will be followed bv the President Of
IN. Irr,,.d S,atas Tn. h,na,,;o,ion v,l, ha
VIC o n.. ,.n.., -, win 'e
Prohouhceu ny Hrci'o'"hop rares'
MIR Bigeiow and his associates are pre-
pairing for an enormous crowd More
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
kNIC ICkERROCkE Trust WINS
May Now sue Again to Collect From
American silk underwriters.

BosroN. May 10 The verdict in the
Tn tied States Circuit Court against the
X nickerbocker Trust Company of New
York in its suits against Maria Evans,
executrix of the estate Of Robert D Evans;
Stephen NJ Weld. Theophilus Parsons
Albert S Bigelow. William NJ Conant and
Russell s. Goldman TO recover balances in
connection with the underwriting the
American Silk Company was set aside
to-day nv the Court Of Appeals in an
opinion written by Judge Aldrich
BY new trial is made possible for the
trust company to secure s74, ,223 from Albert
$ Bigelow. a like amount from the Evans
estate. s3,,lll from stephen NJ Weld,
s7.42c from Russell $ Goldman. slll33
from Theophilus Parsons and s3,7ll from
William NJ ConPnt
The suits were hased on their agree-
ments with II W Bennett Company of
New York as members of q syndicate TO
subscribe for stock in the American Silk
Company. which the Bennett Company
had promoted
The defendants avNrred that they we're
induced by the fraud Of the Bennett Com
peny contained in Il prospectus Of the en-
terprise to enter the syndicate agreement
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
DIED.

AD DNMS " Mount Vernon y. v. on T'vr>.
day, May II. 1911. Charles l.. Adams aged Is
years.
Funeral services AZ his late residence, No, l'S
Summit ~. Mount Vernon, on Sunday, Ne.
IL n, = O'Clock. Trains leave Grand Centra.
Depot. Sew Haven Railroad. Mt . o clock.
los,h ST. Thomas +. Dc,in.'agcd - years,
husband Of Amelia Dcyin.
Requiem mass AT Church OF The Holy Name. S'h
81 and Amsterdam av on Monday, May -,
at 10 \, NJ. lnterment private.
ItE.-On THURSDAY. May Is. 1911, a, his ncs.
dcnce. lo7 West 54th ST. Franklin Lawrence
Lee son OF the late BENJAMIN Franklin Lee
and Mary Ray King Lee. In the SSH year Of
his age.
Notice OF f,Incra! hereafter.
SPENERS-On THURSDAY Nav IA 1911 Albers
George Pigo' Spcyers. IN his ssth year.
Services at tho residence Of his son james
nayard Speycrs, 81 Fast o2d ST. New York, oo
SATURDAY. May 20. Al 1870 A. ~
TiEBOCT.-On THURSDAY. May Is 1911. Cornelius
Henry Tichout, in his 18th year.
Funeral services al so p. NJ. Saturday, MY
~. al his late home. ii2 Prospect Psrk West
Brooklyn. y. y. ln,ermcnt private.
TREADwAY.- At Hoical,ss School, LaRey'e,
Conn, May -, Charles Denton Tread1Y'
son OF Mr.. Mr. Allen T. Trcadway.
Services al Storhuridge. Mass. on Saturday at
:.3OP.M NJ.
WITriG.-Franz Albert Wt,,g, aged 81. Funeral
THE FUNERAL CHURCH" cal West 80 81
FRANK +, CAwPBrIL RLDGl, Sunday. !,
o'clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
END or HOLY GHOSTERs. BOAT.
The Kingdom Runs Ashore on the West
Coast Of Africa.


PORTLAND, Me. May 10. The barken-
tine Kingdom Of the Holy Ghost and Us
Society has been wrecked on the west
coast Of Africa. off Sangomar, and proba-
bly, will be a total loss according to in
formation received here from the Ma
tional Board of Marine Underwriters in
New York
The news Of the stranding Of the King
dom was received in New York from the
representative of the Board of Marine
Underwriters at Doundiougue, Senegal,
Africa. in a letter dated there on April
H. which probably was the day the King
dom ran aground When the letter was
sent the Kingdom had not been aba ndoned
and Cap. A. X. Perry, her commander
was trying TO save all he could by trans
shipping to a Portuguese schooner
The insurance representatives learned
from Capt Perry that he had gone ashore
when he mistook buoy of Sangemar for
the entrance To Bathurst harbor Cant
Perry said the Kingdom would not be
tioated and sent word he would need no
assistance and could not afford the ex-
pense of saving the craft, He thought
if the weather continued good they might
save provisions, bedding and the crew 4
clothing.
Capt Perry also said that the Kingdom
was not insured in any company that she
was owned by the Kingdom Yacht Club.
with Portland. Me, as her home port.
and that there were sixteen men in the
crew.
While the information received here
did not give the names Of those on board
il was believed that the Rev Frank W.
Sandford, leader Of the society. was not
on the ship but on board his schooner
yacht Coronet. which is believed to be
cruising in foreign waters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
WASHfNGTONS HOTTEST DAY.
with Temperature AZ OS IL Democrats
Hone II W ~ stir the senate to Action.

with Temperature AZ OS 1.2 Democrats
Hope II VIII stir the senate to Action.
WAsHfN0ToN. May 10 "If this keeps
up" said Democratic leader to-day as
he p,opped his perspring brow. "the Sem
ate may soon get move on itself One
hundred in the shade and it is evident
that we are fast approaching the day when
that temperature will become habitual
in Washington-has a tendency to quicken
things in the House "a we'll as in the SEN
ate hope II keeps up. ! want to get
away from the capital as soon "a possible :"
According to the Weather Bureau
Washington was the hottest town in the
country to-day. The Mississippi Valley
country. the loke region and tho Atlantic
States sweltered under the rays OF mid
summer sun. and the present hot spell
bids fair 10 surpass all records for this
season OF the year Washington got more
than its share OF the heat The down
town temperature at O'Clock was half
q degree less than a hundred The off,
cial temperature was as1. The nearest
approach 70 this in any other city was in
Cleveland. where the thermometer reg
ietered as In Detroit the temperature
ran up to 9s in Pittsburg 81. indianapolis
-. Richmond 80 and Philadelphia SO.
New York was blessed with 73
Fans we're very much in evidence in
the House to-day and nearly all the MEM
bers. especially those from the South.
appeared in summer raiment Repre-
sentative Shirley Of Tennessee was ap-
parelled in cream colored garment that
radiated comfort and coolness. Rep
reeentative Adamson of Georgia was
decked out in a pongee suit that was the
envy Of his colleagues
The Senate had adjourned over until
Monday and most of the Senators spen,
the day on shady verandas with big palm
leaf fans
II the present weather continues the
Senate will on Monday officially recog
nize the arrival Of summer. This is done
by the installation in the Senate cloak
rooms of tubs of lemonade and cases of
mineral water
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-20
LAKE ON THE moor
And Above tho Lake m Ncropianc LAM
ine viii stand.


The building 10 he erected hv the i.i.,
Construction Company on the Erowstar
factory site on Broadway from Fa,r.
seventh to Forty-cighth street. plans for
which were announced yestardaY w,i
he an exceptional structure \ccorirt
to Henry Erkins. IL is to bc bail, f,r Vi
automobile and motor trade and o,,
have lake on the roof for tho eShirit.9u
Of motor boats. an aeroplare ln-hA;
several elevators capable of carrvi,.
500 persons at a time and freigh, elova'or
that will accommodate n motor npat
so feet long
The structure according to Mr. Erkins.
figures will cost about S2,50A.o0l ana
will he built by interests closely con
controls the Schlitz Brewing Company o,
Milwaukee.
The property was leased about eiehfaet.
months ago by Henry Erkins from ,hn
Sutphen estate tor a term Of sixty-'hrea
years at an aggregate rental involving
about E.5U@. Mr. Erkins then an.
nounced that he was acting for an out Of
town capitalist who proposed converting
the building into a restaurant that would
seat 5000 persons Besides this the build.
ing was to have a skating rink and two
theatres
This plan was abandoned for the pres.
ent scheme The proposed building viii
| be twelve stories high and will cover a
ground AREA Of seventeen city lots Mr.
Erkins says IL will have a facade of stee!
and glass.
| In the centre OF the building will bs
a large loggia which will extend to the
tenth floor This will be surrounded hv
galleries upon which will be automobile.
motor boat and aeroplane showrooms
The two upper stories will be given
over to exhibition halls and auditoriims
for automobile and motor boat shows
On the roof will be the demonstration
lake, which will be e2 feet wide by ,?s
feet long. Over the lake will be the
aerop lane landing, Mr. Erkins now saws