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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
FARM BUILDINGS BURN
Cyrus Botsford Of Vergennes Loses
House and Several Barns.

Vergennes, July about o.
clock this morning fire broke out in
the farm house of Cyrus Botsford,
near Comfort hill, and the house. hay,
horse and COW barns, hog house and
silo were burned to the ground. The
fire department responded promptly
to the alarm but on. account Of the
distance and long line of hose which
had to be laid the fire was beyond
control before stream could be Sc
cured.
All of the most valuable and highly
priced relics and heirlooms and near
ly all of the farming implements were
saved Mr.. Botsford lost IA tons OF
new hay.
The origin OF the fire has not YET
been ascertained. The loss will rur
into the thousands and is partially
covered by insurance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
HEAT WAVE BROKEN
BY WIDE AREA
OF STORMS
All Vermont Except Bennington
Badly Damaged
LIGHTNING WAS SEVERE
Rutland Appears to Have Suffered
Worst and Was Entirely Cut off
For Three Hours

The hot wave in Vermont broke up
Thursday in the most severe and
widespread electrical storm that ever
visited the state. Bennington es-
capped this storm or the greater part
of it, Rain fell here for an hour. be-
tween 5 and o'clock but it was less
severe than an ordinary thunder
shower From just north of here
throughout the state Vermont was
in the grip Of record breaking
storm and tremendous damage was
done
Rutland was yesterday visited by
the worst electrical storm in its his.
tory and for over three hours com
munication with the outside world
was entirely cut Off. Houses were
struck with lightning, persons knock
ed senseless, houses set afire, wires
disabled and strewn about the streets
and any number of trees, many of
them beautiful shade trees, were shat
tered into slivers.
The severe lightning and thunder
was accompanied by rain, wind and
hail, all being the elimination OF the
longest and most intense heat wave
ever remembered by residents OF Rut-
land and vicinity. The storm broke
about rs o'clock and from then UNI
I'll after o'clock the air was fairly
alive with electricity. so much so
that peoples hair cracked with every
bolt. The fire teams received numer-
Gus calls, where the bolts had set fire
to buildings and twice the biz grain
mill OF Burditt Brothers on Evelyn
street was thought to be on fire In
the cupoia
No estimate Of the property dam
age could be made last night, but It
will without doubt amount to many
thousands OF dollars.
The lightning seemed to take a
special liking to trees and chimneys.
All over Rutland on almost every
lstreet large shade trees were SKATER
ed, many stripped Of their limbs, and
broken branches were scattered all
over the roads and lawns. two on
Prospect street tree in DR., n. j.
Delehanty's yard on North Main
street and a big tree in the yards OF
Judge +. G. Swinnerton were struck.
The latter tree was hit in severe
storm four years ago this month.
Two prisoners at the house OF cor.
rection were az work in the field
near one OF the hen houses in the
rear OF the institution when a bolt
struck the chicken house, knocking
both men to the ground where they
lay for few minutes before regain
ing consciousness. One man was
weak last night from the effects oil
his experience, but beyond thii
neither was seriously injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
LIGHTNING HIT BARN
Men in the Building at Stowe Have
Narrow Escape.

Stowe, July GA barn in this town
belonging to J. ]. Boyce was struck
by lightning about noon today and de-
stroyed by fire The loss was $1,000,
partially covered by insurance. Some
men had just driven into the barn
when the bolt struck, but were in the
opposite end of the building. Fifteen
tons of hay and one calf were burn
ed. Some other stock and four hors-
es we're gotten out of the barn in
safety.
The electrical storm put the dyna-
mo of the Mount Mansfield Electric
Railway company out of commission.
The trolley line runs from Stowe to
Waterbury. An expert was sent for to
repair the damage. Extensive altera-
lions in the power house were under
way but these had not been complet-
ed and the lighting service was not
affected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
MADE TEN HITS OFF
BURNS IN THREE
INNINGS
PittsfieId Shut Out Bennington
by 10 too
IN SIX INNING GAME
Wheeler Pitched Half the Game and
Held earrys Men to One Lone
Hit

The Bennington baseball team
iourneyed to Pittsfield yesterday and
was given the worst trimming of the
season The game only went seven
innings and was called because of
darkness and an approaching thun-
der storm. In the six times that
Manager Garry's men went to bat
they scored 10 runs while the Huckle-
berry outfit failed TO put a runner
across the pan. Pittsfeld made the
10 runs during the first three innings
of the game while Burns was In the
box. Ten hits were made off Burns
who retired in favor of Wheeler.
Wheeler held Pittsfeld to one hit
while he was on the slab and retired
PittsheId without a run. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
LIMITED oERAILEo
Car of Track Delayed Main Street
Trolley Traffic Thursday evening

Car OF Track Delayed Main Street
Trolley Traffic Thursday Evening
The Berkshire lines limited which
is scheduled to leave Bennington at
9:45 p. m. met with an accident on
Thursday evening which delayed traf-
fic for some time. The car was run
ming down Main street when the rear
truck caught In the switch frog in
front OF the Methodist church and
was derailed. The car crew attempt
ed to replace the car on the track but
were unsuccessful. A telephone mes
sage was sent into headquarters for
the wrecklng crew who reached hore
at ~ o'clock and had the car on the
track at 1920. 4
Trolley traffic was prevented on
Main street during the interim. as II
was impossible for either the Hoosick
Falls car or the North Adams cars TO
pass the derailed trolley.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
STORM STRIKES BURLINGTON
Lightning Creates Havoc In the City
Wires Are Down.

Burlington. July GA severe wind
and electrical storm reached this city
at II o'clock this forenoon. A bolt
struck the plant OF tho Burlington
Traction company, located In the
American Wooden company's mill at
Winoosh II burned out the commu.
taior and put the steam engine that
furnishes the power out OF commits.
sion The cars were stationary most
Of the day. At 1880 o'clock in the
evening an effort was made to resume
traffic. but the cars could be run only
an hour. The service was abandoned
for the evening.
Lightning struck transformer In
the rear of the Free Press building,
travelled over wire some distance
and burned a lightning safety box A
horse hltohed near the transforming
pole was thrown TO the ground but
not seriously injured.
The shop Of the Spear Brothers
Lumber company was struck by light
ming. Edward Coon, an employo. was
knocked down but quickly recovered
from tho shock
one hundred nfty out OF 300 Local
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
BOLT KILLS A MAN
Lightning Leaves Imprint Of Leaves
on SeYmour's Breast.

Whitehall, N. Y, July 6.--Nicholas
Seymour, an Italian about 20 years Of
age, was struck and instantly killed
by lightning about two o'clock this
afternoon while seeking shelter from
the storm under tree, two miles
east of Whitehall.
Young Seymour, with four other
men, was employed by the Delaware
and Hudson railroad, as trackmen,
and were engaged in moving the
grass along the tracks of the r. &
w. branch OF the railroad When the
storm came up all rushed for the
tree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

New York. July 6.-Showers to-
night brought measurable relief to
New York from the hot wave which
has taken more than 100 lives and
caused hundreds OF prostrations dur
ing the five days II has hung over
this city. There were "A deaths to-
day and prostrations almost innumer-
able. The days maximum tempera-
ture was 92.5 and all that made condi.
tons In any way endurable was a
brisk breeze.
When the shower area developed,
the official thermometer dropped 10
degrees In 40 minutes, running down
TO rs at S.45 o'clock. The passing
OF the brief storm, however, was the
signal for another upward shoot To
so shortly after o'clock and there
still seemed to be no firm ground for
the hope that the back OF the torrid
spell had finally been broken.
Humanity's sufterings were II pos
sible greater than ever today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
NORTHAMPTON pIseANps
Follows Lead Of North Adams and
Gives up the Ghost.

Manager w. NJ. Kiely's independent
baseball team OF Northampton could
not survive the situation resulting
from the collapse Of the North Ad-
ans team and the Western Massa.
chusetts Independent league, and
went out OF existence yesterday II
was felt that the difficulty OF getting
games without paying Improbable
guarantees would prove insurmount.
able The players were paid In full
yesterday. all dates were cancelled
and the money that has been paid for
season tickets will be returned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
COMING BASEBALL GAMES
Cuban Giants at Morgan Park and
Pittsheld at Tudor Park

Cuban Giants al Morgan Park and
Pittsheld at Tudor Park
Remington will play the Cuban al.
ants at Morgan Park at 4 o'clock to.
morrow afternoon The disbanding
of the Northampton team which was
scheduled for the next Tudor park
gamo mpdo u necessary for the dir.
cctors 20 ON that date ON short no.
tico hut by using The telephone a
gamc was arranged with pitsneld.
Il is impossible TO state at present
what effect the disbanding OF the
North Adams and neutrality-suspicious.
viii have ON baseball In bennington.
The loss of two teams out of the pro.
posed league does not improve the
outlook. however Manager Higgins
Is out OF town today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
EMIGRATION TO CANADA
Only $1,000 Went From United States
During May

Ottawa, July 6.-The total immigra.
ton into Canada for May was 6l,475,
as compared with 1859 for May,
1910, an increase OF 20 per cent. The
immigration from the United States
was l5,414, compared with 1874.
The immigration at ocean ports was
i6.O6I. compared with $685..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
STORM WAS WIDESPREAD
Wind, Rain and Hail Strike a Number
Of Places.

Poultney, July Ga severe electri-
cal storm occurred here this after
noon at about o'clock, cooling of
the air and giving the people a breath
ing spell after several days OF terrible
heat. The rain fell In torrents and
the wind blew down a great many
trees but otherwise there was no
damage in the village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
20 10 II q IL
q 5 IS . S
Pittsaeld

Total bases. Pittsheld 10, Benning.
ton 5. Sacrifice hit, Kenney; stolen
bases, Daly, Murray, Cawley, Brill.
Wheeler; hits on Burns 10 in IT,.
innings, of Wheeler ] in three In
nings; two-base hits, Campbell, Muir
ray; first base on balls, Hoar, Cron-
in, Peloquin, Prindle; left on bases.
Pittsfeld 5, Bennington 4; struck out.
by Burns, Cawley 2; by Wheeler.
Hoar, Campbell; by Peloquln. .Prindle
McCrehan, Bosk; double play. aGrry.
Kenney and Daley. Time III. 20 m.
Umpire, Ennis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for this Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and western
Vermont probably. fair tonight and
Saturday. Cooler extreme south por-
ton tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

WANTED Parties with portable sawmill
w to cut and deliver on board cars at Ben
ninaton million feet birch, 800 Nj II. spruce
aud halsam. Lot located about miles ~ IN
Remington. Parties are thoroughly reliable,
aud want work started at once Inquire wash
& Hntehins. IllI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
DEATH LIST is GROWING

ThIftyel1ht lives Sacrificed on The
Fourth--i2i7 Persons Injured
Chicago. July 6-Latost newspaper
rCporlE ON the number Of casualties
In thv United States due TO the cele.
hration oi the Fourth of July show
that ls lives were sacrificed aud 1917
were injured. as compared with "A
killed and 1855 injured last year and
62 killed and 1896 injured Ia 1909.
Fireworks claimed rs victims, Gre
arms ~. gun powder .. and Toy
pistols g.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

XTANTED-A situation us housckceper Tor
w elderly couple or wd0wer, 10y capable
American widow. Address Box N, Hammer
Onice. ltll
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
WANTED

WANTED "A capable young or middle aged
w womnn for general hOuseworlS In small
family Addr IS +. o. Box 99l Bennington;
Vermont 10 "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

For SALE three year old colt coming 4
unbrokcn. good lumber wagon with 10 IT.
hay rack, two seated canopy top wagon.
Brecse Brothers. HOOsick N. Y, It'll
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
Him Will Disturb the SAUNDERS of Hade His Tombstone Lie

wires of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company we're put out
of commission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

WANTED An experienced girl for gen
w ernl homework. Two in family. Mrs.
F.. j. Tiffany, 400 Gage ST. Ou
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

WANTED buy veal calves viii pay 1--WE
w 10 ten cents per 10. live weight. also
general produce, apples, potatoes, chickens,
butter, etc. Also want 20 sell dressed poultry,
native beef. pork. mutt II 4 specially eggs for
setting purposes. Wyandottcs and k. |. heds AZ
30 cents per setting r. NJ. Houghton, school
rect. pti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

EOR SALE-The -ibley property. No III
Il Park street. House in good condition of
repair with modern improvements. Plenty of
room for barn, If desired Apply Geo. e. Don
nely, over First National Bank. lOOtA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
NEW LAUNDRY

The Model Laundry will be open
for business July no. Corner Main
and Stafford streets. All kinds of
work well and promptly done Work
called for and delivered. Telephone
i5i.M.
o. L. Gates
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

WANTED uousekeeper, 20 TO 60 years Of
w age. One in family. Box i2 Fast
Arlington. Eti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
vzu7


fINO RENT-A house on West Main street.
a Inquire OF Dr. ii. W. Burgess. l1tt
NO RENT-A pleasant five room flat on
n frs, floor. Apply up stairs corner OF
Park and County streets. lztb
NO RENT-The residence lately occupied 10y
/ f. ]. WinslOw at JOi Gage St.-electriclty,
gas, hot and cold water steam heat, IN good
condition of repair. Inquire OF Holden Healy
3jtf
no RLrr-Desrable tcncm nts, Offices
stones mill property with watcr power
ndiv .ual stcrise lockers VIM. Y. Hawks. 200
Norh n.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
MIscsLLAN

40 ., aerenced domestic nurfc, masking a
tptciatv on confinement cases Mrs II. n.
Amos. oar-' ~ Al Knapp, al the reservoir
Tel. 1916 llt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07

A GENTS BONANZA Greatest rovelty Of
"A the npe 250-page proGmoly illustrated
Bible, smaller than postage stamp Sample
Toe; dozen, 75c gross. g. send siampio for new
catalogue. --latest novelties. success specially
Co., 2s0j n. Lee st. Philadelphia, Pa. @t2l =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
Mr.. LEES NAME
WAS OMITTED
HE VOTED TO EXCLUDE REPUB-
LICANs FROM NOTTOWAx
COUNTY PRIMARY

BY some trick of the types the name
OF Mr.. Henry t. Lee was omitted from
the special published in yesterday
mornings Nirginian giving an account
OF the meeting of the Noisoway county
Democratic Executive Committee. MIR.
Lee writes The Virginian az follows.
The article published by you from
trewe, Va, on yesterday was correct
with one exception. | was left out
az one of the members of the Crewe
Precinct Committee who voted against
the Republicans participating in the
primary. Will be glad IL you viii
either reproduce the article in tomor
rows issue of The Virginian and put
me down az voting aginst the Repub-
llcans participating in the primary
or call especial attention to 1t in your
columns
! am "a Democratic candidate for re-
election to the office of Common
weaiths Attorney OF this county, and
/ voted distinctly against Republicans
participating in the primary TO be held
on the 9TH of Ssptem Der. in our recent
county Committee meeting. Your at
tention VIM greatly oblige me, / am.
Yours very truly,
HENRY T.. LEE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
CERTIFICATE IS
LEFT IN DOUBT
CHILD IL BURIED AND CAUSE OF
DEATH ~ NOT POSITIVE
IY STATED.

Coroner William H TAYLOR ves,er-
day placed on ffie in the health office
the death certificate of nine months
old Shirley Carter Nelson. stating in
the paper that the infant died from
AN obscure disorder OF the brain.
disease or poison
Following this official statement of
The cause of the death of the child
Coroner TAYLOR placed an interroga-
ton mark. showing that the exact
cause of the haby's demise is unknown
to him and that the mystery sur
rounding the death of the infant has
not been solved
It is stated in the death certificate
that the father of the infant il Rob
ert Burrell Nelson. a native OF Viz
ginia, and that the mother formerly
was Florence lAebes. of California.
The ba hy's age is given as nine months
and sixteen days and its birthplace
as Pennsylvania.
Funeral services for the baby were
held Yesterday morning under tha.at
rectton of Undertaken Joseph NJ. Kahn.
Interment vas in Hollywood Gene
terry.
Coroner TAYLOR is analyxlng the
contents OF the stomach of the baby
and ii is probable the work will NOT
be completed before next week. If
the analysis fails to show that the
stomach contained opium, which Ia
believed 10 have caused the death
Of the babe. 1t Is likely that the mvs-
terry Will never be cleared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
DECIDE TO BRIDGE
MATTAPON| RIVER
WEST POINT PUSHING MOVE
MENT As INDICTMENT FOR
URBASNA RAILROAD.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
WEST POINT. VA. Aug. l0.-Two
meetings were held yesterday and last
night for the purpose of arranging
ways and means for establishing rail-
way connection between West Point
and the Rappahannock river by way
of Urbanna.
The meeting was called to order In
the afternoon In the offices OF the
old Dominion Industrial Company by
MIR. Herbert /. Lewis, and Senator J.
Il. Saunders. of Saluda, was elected
chairman. r. F. Hoffman was made
secretary, A large number of inter-
ested and enthusiastic citizens from
King and Queen and Middlesex wero
present in addition to West Point peo-
pie. Various committees were ap-
pointed. Representatives from Rich
mopd came down on the Twilight ex-
scarsiQn aaaa another IL Getting WAS 4eaah-
ed at I o'clock.
The committee consisting Of Cross
by Thompson, w. H. Ryland. r. 4.
Davis, j. S. Dunn. Il. s. Bristow, A.
Julian Bagby. L. A. Harper. J. r.
Bland and W. K. Broaddus reported
as follows; Your committee recon-
mends that the construction of
bridge across the Mattaponi river OF
such character and sufficient capa-
city to convey railroad across said
river as Well as a. drive and footway
thereon, would tend greatly to the
building Of railroad between this
place and Crbanna, and that COM
pany be formed chartered and organ-
ICED for the building OF said bridge.
with the view to Immediately pro-
ceeding to the construction Of such
railroad upon the completion OF said
bridge. The committee further rec
commended the appointment OF 4
standing committee OF five men from
Crhanna, five from Saluda. Ave be-
tween SaIuda and West Point and
five from West Point, TO further the
project along the above lines ,>4s.
The committees were appointed by
the chairman as moved.
An expert bridge builder from
Cleveland. o.. has already been hero
and estimated that the bridge desired
could be built for the sum of $50. 900.
The railroad from the other side OF
the Mattaponi river to Urbanna would
only be seventeen miles long.
Colonel r. III. Darlington. vice.
president OF the Chamber of Com.
merce of Richmond; w. r. Dabney.
manager OF the Chamber of Com-
merce. and j. NJ. Hudspeth. superin-
,endent OF the Richmond district %
the Southern Railroad. were promt-
nent among the speakers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
{. & D. DIRECTORS
MEET THURSDAY
NOT DEFINITELY KNOWN THAT
THEY WILL CONSIDER C., &.
& o. AT THIS TIME,

owing to the fact that the regular
monthly meeting OF the board of di-
rectors of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company Will take place on
next Thursday. only two days after the
meeting OF the Seaboard Air Line
directors is to be held 10 consider
the G. &. Il .. lease. there is con-
siderable interest evidenced in the
prospective proceedings Of the meet
ing. While it is not definitely known
that the Chesa peake and Ohio people
will consider c.. G. &: q. matters at
this meeting II Is believed to be
safe guess that such action as the
aboard directors take on Tuesday.
with reference tor the Joint control OF
the new coal railroad. will be pretty
we'll threshed out at Thursdays III eet-
ing
4 close observer of railroad affairs
says that the action Of the two reil-
ways II they carry through the joint
lease arrangement. will be a historic
event in railroad annals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
BRING ACTION AGAINST
X. AND II. RAILWAY co.

Seeking to enjoin the company from
using the franchise until their claims
have been settled, Thomas ID. JEFF
fries. James Patton and others have
filed two bills in the law and equity
court against the Richmond and
Henrico railway .supplementing SINH
lar action taken some months ago by
the stockholders OF the Citizens Rapid
Transit Company.
The petitioners allege that the
transfer OF the franchise of the old
company TO the Richmond and Hen
rico was irregular. In that the law
required that the consent of the State
Corporation Commission be obtained,
which was never done. II is alleged.