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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23
shNNINGTON BRIEFS
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Mrs. w. B. Walker has returned
from a few days stay in Manchester.
Christopher Hassett returned yes
terday from a short visit with friends
in Troy.
Mrs. Niles Bratt and daughter, Miss
Ida, of South SALISBURY, are visiting
with friends in town.
DR.. and Mrs. Powers Of Redlands,
Cal, are the guests of Mrs. Charles
s. Stone Of Camp Comfort.
Mrs. H. F. Knapp of South Shafts
bury is visiting at the home of Geo.
W. Knapp.
James A. Bryan Jr., of Chicopee,
Mass, is spending few days as the
guest of friends in town.
II. B. North of the Bennington Pa
per Box company is visiting at his
home in Cohoes for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Cornell and their
guest, Mrs. j. A. Mccormick, have re-
turned from brief visit in Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blanchard of
North Adams and daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lewis Of
New London, Conn, are visiting with
friends in Bennington and Pownal.
The following automobile parties
were registered here yesterday: Mr..
and Mrs. l.. p. Osborne of Peabody,
Mass; William Burr, Miss Z. II. Mil
Ter and A. McAlpison of New York;
Mr. and Mrs. II. Hemberger of Hart
ford, Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hem
berger Jr., of Los Angeles, CAL, Mr..
and Mrs. John ]. Bell, Miss Helen and
Miss Dorothy Bell of Nyack, N. Y;
Miss M. e. Campbell. Miss w A. Bar
low and Miss c. l.. Dodge OF Water
bury, Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Maynard and party of Waterbury, CT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23
THE MANCHESTER FAIR
Good Race Program and Large Crowd
In Attendance.

Manchester, Sept 22.-The third
and last day of Manchester Fair
passed off successfully yesterday with
a crowd only slightly smaller than
the unusually large attendance OF
Wednesday. Interest centered
around the races in the afternoon and
local people were especially interest
ed in the first race which was won by
Salem owned by Hugh Webb of Ar
lington. Salem captured the first two
and the last heats the time of each
being 2.24A. Jennie Star won out in
fine driving finish in the third heat
but figured In mix-up in the final
heat which sent Frizby, who was driv
ing Baby S, from his seat and
spoiled any chances of her repeating
the performance OF the previous heat.
Mr.. Burgess got second money on the
race and Baby s., earned third place
for Mr.. Snow.
f. S. Church of Cambridge, N. y,
driving his own horse, Belle Gates
won the second event In straight
heats, second money going to Ii. r.
BufBeSS WHO hdS hbuiNN !" -. :
event. The Free-For-All proved only
slightly more exciting than the other
races the best heat being in 2.2Sh
and was won In straight heats by
Lambert j., the property of "Dud
Brown of Fort Edward. F, Dudley OF
Mlddlebury finished second behind
his own horse Princetta and Mr.. Els
sicks drove Burgess Nellie Condey
around for third money.
The peg race was won by Henry
Stone OF East Dorset and the half
mile running race by Z. w. Cullinan
of Arlington with Teddy. The bal
loonist made his ascension In fine
style making double parachute drop
after being carried one half mile from
the grounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23

stipulation that he will pay his wife
one-third of his income.
Denton-Cardew had sung his way
from San Francisco to New York, and
had an interview with Mayor Gaynor
after which he was arrested on his
wife's complaint so that he might not
leave the city instead of answering
her suit for separation. He also
agreed not to sue his wife for caus-
ing his arrest, and to keep within the
jurisdiction of the court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23
NOTICE
70 the Tax Payers Of the Bennington
Graded School District:

A Rate BIZ has been placed in my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar on the Grand
List of 1911.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that will at
tend at the Bennington County Say
lngs Bank from o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per
cent on above Tax II paid within 80
c. II. DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington, Vt, July /. 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23

To the Tax Payers Of the VILLAGE u
Bennington:
A Rate Bill has been placed In my
hands for collection as follows:
20 cents on the dollar for the VII
lage Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax on the Grand List
Of 1911.
| hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that | will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw.
lngs Bank from o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. IN.
There will be a discount OF 4 per
cent on Village Tax II paid within 80
days.
G. II. DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington. VT, July l, 1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23
FATHER SHERMAN is INSANE
Son Of Famous General Makes an At.
tempt al Suicide.

San Jose, Cal. Sept 21.-The Rev.
FIR Thomas n. Sherman, son of Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman, today Is
an inmate in the state hospital for
the insane following his attempt at
suicide yesterday.
Father Sherman, accounted one OF
the most brilliant orators In the
Jesuit order, came here from Chicago
recently in order to regain his health
his nervous system having suffered a
severe breakdown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23
Bronchitis Conquered
Seventy Years old and Praises Won
dsrful Hyomel.

81 had a severe attack OF La Grip
ne Il left me with bronchitis and
catarrh OF my throat. l became quite
deaf In one ear so | could not hear a
watch tick. commenced using your
HYoMET and inhaler and soon got re-
lief and believe that II saved my life.
| have recommended II to many. |
am over seventy years old. have
told several prominent doctors what
Il did for me-" VIM. II. Mowder,
Washington, N. j., II. F. d. March TO-
1911. ,..
For oatarrh. asthma, bronchitis,
coughs. colds and catarrhal DEAFNESS
HYoMEI is guaranteed by w l..
Gokay. Complete outfit including IN
haler and bottle HYOMEI SlOO, sep
arate bottles HYoMEI If afterwards
needed 30 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-23
DENToN-cARDEW RELEASED
Agrees to Pay Wife Third of Income
and Not to Run Away

New York, Sept 21.-William Per-
cy Denton-Cardew, who was arrested
last Friday at the City Hall on the
complaint of his wife, Annie f. Den
ton Cardew, who is suing him for a
separation, was released from Ludlow
Street Jail yesterday upon signing a
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
nm NTtNrHI.il

Ccncuil, cloudy with looaI -hlvcr
TONIGHT co. SATURDAY,
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-25
VAUDEVILLE ACT IS
MAKING BIG HIT
At CRYSTAL
Singing, Dancing and Talking
Duo Are Presenting Unus.
ually Clever Skit to Big
Houses.

-Four nits OF Nodvu" is the titlo of
nn unusually attractive vaudeville sGit
which is tcaturne the program al
th, crystal this week. Tho sketch is
presented JOS wilbur ana Harrington.
.s clever % pair ot variety specialists
us sin hr trcu nnywhoro rhey are
singers dancers and n ~ w.
ors ot thc urst masns-s..s..as inn l...
act De- naturally at<1F
houses al the pop,-1AOJ a..
tlcatur,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
BRUTAL DlckERs FOR TITLES
Prof. Nash Scorns Marriages
American Girls TO Noblemen.

Portland. Me-, Feb. 22.-Strong
words on some phases OF American
life were used by Prof. Henry s.
Nash OF the Harvard Divinity School
this afternoon in an address on The
Birth of the New Democracy" before
the Maine Socity OF the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Referring to the marriage of Amer
lean women to titled foreigners he
said; Most OF these events are
principally Just plain, brutal dickers,
disgraceful to both sides and pard-
cularly to the American side"
OF the new Democracy he said 81
thank the Lord that the crisis has
come. | have been filled with unut.
terable shame at the disgraceful
things that have happened here the
past few years. and brought our
country into disrepute across the
water. 1t has brought JOY to the arts.
tocrats who have clapped their hands
and said that Democracy is rotten
We must get together for clean poll
tics"
Toward the close he referred to
football. Men gather in New
York." he said, Ito hammer out the
rules, and then go back TO the vart
Gus colleges and try TO break them
without being found out"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
IN HIS 9th YEAR
Melvin Wadsworth, vermont's Oldest
Odd Fellow, Native Of Bennington

A letter was received a few days
ago by a resident Of Bennington Cen
ter from Melvin Wadsworth, Yer
monts oldest Odd Fellow who was a
native Of Bennington and who is pass
ing his declining days in the home of
that organization at Ludlow. Al
though he is today half along in the
seth year of his age Mr.. Wadsworth
is still abb 10 write not only leg
bile but a., an exceedingly interest
ing letter. 'ing the days of his
early marh sl he was one of the
stage driy,is v0 held the ribbons
on the coaCh,. h,t made daily trips
between this village and the city Of
Troy. He was also a famous sports
man of his o.. and trainer OF bird
dogs.
The farm on which he was born
was located at the foot OF Mount An,
thony and was for many years known
as the Wadsworth homestead. IL has
since become a part OF the j. c. Col
gate estate. The days OF his early
life were contemporary with the times
OF James Hicks who kept the old
Walloomsac tavern and Marcus Sci
den OF the State Arms. The court
house and jail were then located at
Bennington Center and fully n dozen
attorneys had offices in the old vii
lage
He recalls the first veterinary sur
geon who ever came TO Bennington,
John Van Der Spiegle and other active
men Of the late SOS. all OF whom ex-
cept himself have passed to the great
beyond.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
MADAME SHERRY"
Musical Comedy at the Opera House
Next Friday Evening.

At Ayres drug store Monday even
ing seats will be placed on sale for
the engagement of Madame Sherry"
Woods, Frazee and Lederers great
musical comedy furore, which comes
here almost direct from New York,
for an engagement at the Bennington
oprea house. Every indication points
to a record-breaking demand for
seats. Mail orders have been piling
in since the first announcement that
we were to see Madame Sherry"
and almost every visitor to the box
office has made some inquiry regard
ing the engagement. 1t is really re-
markable that local playgoers should
have such an early opportunity to
witness this delightful production,
when 1t usually requires one or two
years for a success of such magni-
tude to find its way here from New
York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
HELPS TO
SUDOUE SCRAPPY
CONGRESSMAN
Vermont Representative in Role
of PeaCemaker
LIE PASSED IN THE HOUSE
Members from Wyoming and Alaska
Clash over Coal Land Leasing
Measure
LIE PASSED IN THE HOUSE

Washington, Feb. 24.-The lie di-
rect was passed on the floor of the
House yesterday and fight was only
prevented by the timely interpositlon
of members. The trouble was be-
tween Representative Mondell of Wy
oming in charge of the administration
Alaska coal land leasing bill and
Delegate Wickersham OF Alaska. The
incident closed with mutual apologies
to each other and the house, while
the bill itself was defeated. The de-
bate was at its height, after a hard
days work when Mr.. Mondell shout
ed the word liar" to the Alaskan
and Mr.. Wickersham, returning the
epithet, hurled himself at Mr.. Mon
dell. Mr. Wickershams arms were
swung wide and in a moment Mr..
Mondell was endeayoring to get out
of his chair
A score of members jumped to
their feet. The chamber roared with
the noise of excited voices, and with
in half a minute, Wickersham was
struggling vainly to free himself from
the clasp of Representative Foster of
Vermont, ana Representative Dwight
of New York, while Mr.. Mondell was
effectually subdued by by Represents
tive Longworth of Ohio.
Let me at him. Don't hold me
back cried Wickersham, endeavor'
ing to evade his captors.
The sergeant-at-Arms will pre-
serve order!" exclaimed Representa-
tive Olmstead of Pennsylvania from
the chair, which he occupied as
Speaker pro TEN. Down the center
aisle strobe Henry Casson, the aged
Sergentat-Arms, bearing the mace
the emblem of the authority of the
House. BY this time the struggling
would-be combatants had been sub
dued, and comparative peace was re
stored Mr.. Wickersham released by
Representatives Foster and Dwight
stepped forward and shouted:
Mr. Speaker, want to so on rec
ord as apologizing to the Housed"
Once more the babble broke forth
and Representative Olmstead pound
ed vigorously with his gavel to effec
order.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
STARVED IN LIGHTHOUSE. DIES
Assistant Was Left Alone on Green
Ledge for Eleven Days

Narragansett Pier, r. /. Feb. "a
The privations endured by Leroy c.
Ioughborough when he was lett
alone last March for eleven days,
most OF the time without food, water
or fuel. on Green Ledge Lighthouse,
on South Norwalk, Conn, resulted
In his death Wednesday night at the
home of his father at Point Judith.
where he had been III since his res
cue. He was % years old
Loughborough who was the assis-
tant keeper OF the light, was left
alone when the keeper went ashore
to buy provisions. The keeper failed
TO return and in a short time the
scanty supplies OF food and fuel were
exhausted For several days Tough
borough waited. suffering from hun
ger and exposure, for some one to
come to his rescue. After eleven
days a revenue cutter coming to the
lighthouse TO investigate why the bea
con was not burning, found the assls-
tant keeper, his life nearly spent, ly.
ing beside the lighting apparatus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
CORNELL STUDENT CONVICTED
Prof. jerks Son Must Pay $40 or Go
TO Jail.

Prof. jerks Son Must Pay $40 or Go
TO Jail.
Ithaca. n. Y, Feb. 2l.-Benjamin
l.. jerks. the son OF Prof. jeremiah
w. jerks, who was arrested for par
ticipating in the student disorders,
who broke up a show at the Lyceum
on Feb. 4, was found guilty OF dis
orderly conduct yesterday and was
sentenced to pay fine Of 500 or take
20 days In jail. He will appeal 10
the County Court, II Is said.
jerks was member OF box party
at presentation OF Three Weeks"
The students jeered at the show and
forced the management 10 ring down
the curtain. jerks was charged with
being a ring leader In the disorder
and also OF taking part in the rioting
outside. He cleared himself OF the
latter charge and yesterday Capt.
Macarthur OF the Cornell Track team
and 5. +, Nixon. swore that jerks
was not intoxicated and that all no
did was to throw candy on he stage.
The two other students arrested
with jerks, Sidney Sichel. and Ralph
Perkins. pleaded guilty and were sent
TO jail, but Sichel was afterward par.
doned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
STARK LODGE FAIR
Good Attendance on the Opening Eve
ming Of Three-Night Entertainment

Stark lodge, |. o. o. F. opened its
first annual fair last evening with an
attendance that promises well for the
success of the entertainment. Not
only was the crowd fully up to the ex-
pectation of the lodge but it was COM
posed of people who had evidently
started out for an enjoyable evening.
During the dancing there were close
to a hundred couple in the floor and
there we're a good number present
who did not take part. The musical
program for the evening was provid-
ed by Mrs w. T. Lawrence of Troy
and Claiming Fletcher Of this village,
two vocalists who are we'll known in
Bennington. Both were given gener-
GUS encores and Mrs. Lawrence re-
sponded to a special request for
third selection.
Three pretty booths have been con.
structed in the parlor where Mrs.
Leon b. Parker, Miss Mary F. Esta-
brook, Miss Mabel Livingston and
Mrs w. f. Frost presided over the
sale of candy and punch, Mrs. Jesse
T. Carpenter, Mrs. w. b. Cutting and
Mrs. Myron Clark sold the fancy ar
ticles, Mrs. George Hudgins postcards
and views and Mrs Herbert Mars
den had charge of the ice cream.
An amusing feature was small
black pig in a wire cage that is des-
tined TO become the property of the
most popular man in town. The lit.
tie porker came from the pen of j.
Ed. Walbridge and is said to be a
thoroughbred. At the close of the
balloting last evening II was apparent
that Grant l.. Harbour had a lot OF
friends in town and the number Of
votes received by First Selectman
Frank NJ Crawford showed that his
reelection at the coming March
meeting was assuerd. It would also
appear from the vote that Village
Trustee John II. Kelly has been
making good" with the citizens and
that other candidates for the Job in
his ward haven't n ghost of a show.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
FLOUR For STARVING CHINA
Six Carloads Of Washburn-crosbys
Gold Medal Brand.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 2i.-Ten
thousand sacks OF Washburn-C rosby's
Gold Medal Flour are now on their
way to the relief OF starving China.
This is the equivalent OF $4,000
bread and is the gift OF the Christian
Herald
It took six cars to carry this I'M
mense consignment and Il is being
rushed across the continent by the
Chicago. Milwaukee q st. Paul and
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railways. At Seattle the sacks will
be transferred to the United States
Transport Buford, and they will be
carried 20 China az the governments
expense.
Tho Christian Herald sent 10000
sacks to China during another famine
several years ago and on that occas
ion Gold Medal Flour was also select
ed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
Enough To Submit The Fish Stories They
EGGS IS EGGS"
No Sanitary Care In the Production
of Hen Fruit.

Mr.. Editor:-I am good deal in
terested in the subject and anxious
to know why it is that the State
Board of Health requires absolute
sanitary conditions In the diaries of
public milk dealers, and from time to
time requires samples of milk and
cream for analysis at the State Lab
oratory, and yet pays no attention
whatever to the domestic hen, her
quarters, food or product.
Now, a COW is a wholesome animal.
she will not eat or drink anything
that is not clean and healthful. OF
course, her owner may by force house
her in filth, but she will not eat or
drink filth, for it is not her nature so
to do, and he may befoul her milk,
but that is not her fault
On the other hand, the hen is about
the filthiest creature living if permit
ted to be- She will eat almost any
thing that tastes and drink almost
anything that is fluid. We hear much
about the eggs fresh from the farm.
What does that signify? The aver
age farm hen picks up most of her
living out of the dung heap, and often
drinks the teachings from the same
source. And again many farm hens
lay their eggs where they listeth, and
it is not uncommon to find stolen
nests OF eggs, the major part of
which are partially incubated These
go with the rest into the market as
eggs fresh from the farm, and now,
since the egg from the hen, like the
milk from the COW, is the product OF
the food and water she drinks, it
would seem that the State Board OF
Health would conserve a public duty
by Analysing some of the eggs offered
in the markets for human consump-
ton.
1t may be argued that the egg, be-
cause of its shell is not subject to ex-
terror contamination like milk, but
If milk Is subject to disease germs
from the body of the COW, why not al
so the egg from the body of the hen
before the shell is formed?
1t is true, that scientists have
never considered the origin of disease
as probable or possibly seated in the
domestic hen, and the wonder is that
they have never thought of It.
However, people who have consid-
Grafton of their stomachs ought to
know what housing. what food and
what drink the hen is given that lays
the egg that comes to their breakfast
table.
j. II. Livingston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
LOOKS LIKE new
MOVE BY GRAND
TRUNK ROAD
Purchase of Electric Road In
Rhode Island and Connecticut
RUMOR NOT CONFIRMED
Combination Of Properties Would
Give Canadian Company Track
age ghts into Nutmeg State

Providence, r. l., Feb. 24.-Ths
controlling interest in the Sea View
Railroad, which operates the electric
road between East Greenwich and
Wakefield by way of Wexford and
Narragansett Pier, has been purchas-
ed, it was announced yesterday, by a
number of Providence men, headed
by Duff F. Sherman, President OF the
Providence & Danielson Comm
Railroad.
Mr.. Sherman refused TO say wheth-
er or not the Grand Trunk Railroad,
which has been given charter rights
to East Greenwich, is interested In
the purchase of the Sea View RAN.
road. 1t was pointed out yesterday
that control of the properties repre-
sented by Mr.. Sherman would give
the Grand Trunk trackage rights into
Connecticut.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
POSTCARDS WITH A VALUE
Views Of 6ennlngton's Historical
Spots Preserved by the Photographer

Views Of 6ennington's Historical
Spots Preserved by the photographer
The postcard craze. which has be
come one OF the features of American
life, has In bennington resulted In q
systematic effort TO preserve pictures
of the many different localities which
possess associations connected with
the early history OF the town. Large
ly through the energy OF h T. Girls.
void and a number Of gentlemen who
are interested In the early history OF
Bennington a series of cards has
been evolved that are not only
beautiful souvenirs but which possess
the added value of depicting the To-
calitles where occurred some OF the
most stirring acts Of the early his.
tory OF the state.
The series in all numbers &c and in
nearly every instance each card bears
n short inscription Of accurate his.
torical data. For this reason the
cards must necessarily possess an
even greater value In the years to
come than at the present time. The
list includes views OF the Brocken.
ridge farm on which occurred the
successful stand OF the inhabitants
of the New Hampshire Grants against
the oncroaohments of the New York.
ers, the Molly Stark monument. "the
Catamount" marking the site OF the
famous Catamount Tavern. The Old
Harmon Inn where Gen. Stark and
his stnff stopped for dinner on their
way 20 the Battle OF Bennington and
the marker on the site OF the Cont.
mental storehouso. Tho cards are all
made from reliable photographs and
most Of them are tn colors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
GARDNER CLEARED
Of BRIBERY
CHARGES
Case Against Former New York
State Senator Collapsed
NO PLEAS BEFORE JURY
Accused of Attempting to Bride Otto
C. Foeker to Vote Against
Anti-Race Track Bill

New York, Feb. 24.--New York
states first effort to make a criminal
case out of the alleged attempted pur-
chase of legislators votes TO defeat
the antirace betting bills three years
ago collapsed late yesterday at New
York. After an hours deliberation a
jury in the criminal branch Of the SUI
preme court announced the acquittal
of ex-State Senator Frank ]. Gardner.
He had been on trial for week char
ged with Offering a $4,000 bride to
ex-State Senator Otto G. Foelker who
is now a congressman, in the interest
of the race track men.