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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
DISPENSARY COMMISSION
TO BE WOUND UP QUIETLY
Matter Will be Disposed of and the En-
tire Squabble VIII Soon be Writ
ten on Pages OF History.

Columbia, April 8.-None of the
principals care at the time to be quot
ed directly, but it may be said with
out violating any confidence, that the
winding-up of the State dispensary IS
not now expected to extend over any
considerable period of time. The rev.
elations incident to that process will
be neither so numerous nor so start
ling as the public expects. Dspensary
affairs are unlikely to have much fur
ther attention at the hands OF the
criminal courts and that comparative
ly little probing is to be done into the
actions of the winding-up commission
recently dismissed by the governor.
It may be said also that examlna-
ton into the law has given rise to
doubt in several quarters as to the
authority of the new commissioners
to make formal Investigation of their
predecessors. Or, in fact, to inVestl-
gate anything of date subsequent to
the abolishment of the State dispen-
sary itself. An analysis of the status
involved has put new aspects upon
several features of the situation.
There is some question whether the
former commissioners would, without
a fight, submit to such cross-examina-
ton by their successors as has been
proposed, even if the new commission
ers themselves should conceive them
selves to be clothed with authority to
put Tho old board on the grin in such
fashion.
This is said without authority from
either set of commissioners, though it
is known to set forth a phase of the
situation, which is being given more
than passing thought.
The attorney general remains con-
sistently firm in his refusal. to dis
cuss the dispensary question for pub
lication or to talk to reporters about
his intentions in regard to criminal
prosecutions. There is no reason, nev-
ertheless, for belief that no impor-
tant moves will be made in this direc-
ton at any early date.
Secretary Kelley Of the lew dl-p ali
sary commission also refuses to be
interviewed. He has b.,eI in Colun1-
bia for some days looking over the
ground, attending to clerical duties
and in general finding out for the
board lust how the situation stands.
He has had several talks with the at
torney general.
There is a feeling around the State
house that the old State dispensary
has produced about all the sensation
it will yield and that It Will very
shortly be done with and forgotten.
THINGS are working around Of tier:
selves to a point where it Will be SAID
of the whole unsavo:y affair, Let
the dead past bury its dead.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
SCORES PERISH IN NINE.
Caught Like Rats in Trap Lives Snuf'
fed Out-Fire and Gas. Block
Escape.

Scranton, Pa, April 7.-One Of the
most serious mine disasters Of this
section occurred tci?' :: The little
villege of Throoo, saort distance
from this city, when the lives of be-
tween fifty and sixty men and boys
were snuffed out
Among. those known to have per-
ished are Joseph Evans, who was IN
charge of the United States mine res
cue car; Isaac Dave, fire boss, and
Walter Knight, foreman.
Evans's death was the result OF a
defective oxygen charged armor.
Charles Ensian, the expert in charge
of the mine rescue work for the fed
eral government, was also overcome,
and is said to be in a critical condl-
ton.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11

ran and put the gun behind the, door
in the we'll house. l was sitting on
the we'll when the gun was shot. He
had the gun in the we'll house snap
ping it when I got here. After the
baby was shot | ran down across the
field to my home.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
Four Hundred in Mine.

The fire started in an engine house
at the opening Of a slope 80 feet from
men in the mine when the fire started,
about sixty OF them in the WORKINGS
into which the slope led. Tn" sixty
we're at work in '.blind" tunnel a:
the end OF the slope.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
His
Fait x James.

Elizabeth Glenn, recalled, said: Fait
popped three caps in the we'll house
before he shot. First cap popped at
wood pile it went off. made Lonnie
come and sit down by me. I was cry
ing because Fait said he was going
to shoot me. The cap that popped at
the wood pile is the one that killed
the baby.
Her
Elizabeth K Glenn.
Mark
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
Bodies Piled in Shaft.


Up to a late hour tonight nearly
two-score of bodies have been piled
at the bottom of the shaft, but 1t was
thought advisable not to bring them
to the surface until the crowd had
dwindled. A temporary morgue has
been erected at the opening to the
mine, and here we're congregat2d hum
dreds of women and children, rela-
tives of the men and boys who hal
been so suddenly snatched from them
Their grief was pitifu], children, of
tender years singing to the skirts Of
their mothers, while older male mem
bers of the family sought to soften
the anguish of the distracted mothers
and sisters.
None Of the bodies recovered was
mutilated, death doubtless having
been caused by inhaling flames and
gases. The rescuers are pushing into
the mine, and it is thought all of the
bodies will be rescued within a few
hours
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11

manning balance, s185,515.e2. This
money is deposited in banks at 4 per
cent interest compounded monthly.
The amount of interest received dur
ing March was 81, 1,100.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
SHOT AN INFANT.
Negro Boy Twelve Years Old Shoots
Infant in the Arms OF Its
Sister.

On last Thursday afternoon Cor
oner Felker was called to hold an in
quest over the dead body of an infant,
Flossie Glenn, who had been shot to
death by Thomas James, all colored.
The infant was only about one year
old, and was in the arms of little
girl about ten years old, who was sit
ting on the door step of her mothers
home. James is about twelve years
Old.
The testimony taken at the coroner-s
inuuest developed no cause tor the
offense It could not be stated that
it was an accident because the boy
went back after bringing the gun out
and put a cap on it and deliberately
| fred.
The jury of inquest simply stat
ed that the child came to its death by
a gunshot wound in the hands OF
James, and be has been placed IN
JAIL.
The following is the testimony TAX
en- before the coroner:
Elizabeth Glenn, sworn, says: Thom-
as James said if l did not stop crying
he would shoot me, and he snot at
me and hit the baby. I had the baby
in my arms. Thomas said Loney
Glenn shot the baby. After he shot
the baby he ran. He was about IL
yards from me- He held his gun up
in his arms when he shot. He reach
ed in his pocket and got something
out. When he got the gun out of the
milk house there was no cap on the
gun. am II years old. Fait James
went in the milk house and brought
the gun out. Marion Worthy was not
here at the time Of the shooting.
Her
Elizabeth K Glenn.
Mark.
Lonnie Glenn, sworn, says: l was
sitting on the door steps and Fait
James said, "I am going bird hunt
ing" and he went in the milk house
and got the gun and shot. He held
the gun toward the baby and her sis
ter and said, "I am going to shoot
YOU" Sister was crying and telling
him to put the gun down. He, Fait
James, comes up here often, -.
His
Lonnie x Glenn.
= ..H * - Nv. =. marx.
Ike Glenn, sworn, says: I am the
father of the dead baby. It was my
gun. The gun was loaded once, but
/ thought the boys had taken the load
out. This boy, Fait James, often
comes up and plays with my children.
The boy Fait James is a second cous-
in to me. I never had any objection
to Fait James playing with my chill
dren; never knew my children to
have any fuss with Fait' James. The
last time I saw the gun it was III the
house. l moved here since Christmas.
I don't know who carried it in the
we'll house. His
Ike x Glenn
Mark.
MAY Boozer, sworn, says: I pllt the
gun in the milk house Christmas
week, behind the door. 7 told the
children not to bother the gun as Part
of the load was in it. There was no
cap on the gun when I rn. it. III the
milk house. When I leave | always
lock the we'll house to keep the cAi!-
dren from the gun. I live IN Now
berry county, where the sh9ctiag took
place. The child lived abo?:r hall
hour after I got to it.
Her
Mary x BoOzer.
Marx
DR.. ". G. Houseal, being sworn,
SAYS: I have examined the body OF
Flossie Glenn. I found several shot
in right leg, two in right chest near
nipple, three in head; one shot pierc-
ed right eye and entered brain. This
shot caused the death of said Flossie
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
W. G. Houseal, N. D.
Statement OF Fait James or JeameS'

When l came up here yesterday
Lonnie had the gun and some caps on
it and snapped it, and went in the
house and got some more. And when
he came back he put two caps on and
said he was going hunting, and got
out then in front of the wood pile and
turned around, and Fannie said,
Shoot at me, but don't shoot the
baby" and he shot and hit the baby.
He said I shot it, but 7 never had my
hands on it. And when he shot ho
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
Amount of Fund.

The amount available under the act
is not as large as was thought at first,
owing to independent appropriations
for school purposes in the 1911 ses-
sion.
"The State treasurer, upon the re-
quest of the State board of education,
furnished the following statement OF
dispensary funds now in his hanos.
The balance April s, was s32,66O.35;
appropriations, 1911, high schools,
100000; extension public schools, $780,
900; public school buildings, s2O,ooOo;
total, s140,O00, less amount paid this
year, s40,955. Balance on account Of
appropriation, 1911, s135,044.43; re-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-11
Her
Mary x Boozer.

DR.. ". G. Houseal, being sworn,
says: I have examined the body OF
Flossie Glenn. I found several shot
in right leg, two in right chest near
nipple, three in head; one shot pierc-
ed right eye and entered brain. This
shot caused the death of said Flossie
Glenn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
Lucky Old People
Have Seen Wonderful Progress From
Ox-carts to Aeroplanes

What wonderful progress the old
people Of today have lived to see. In
their young days the railroad was as
much a novelty as the aeroplane is
now, and nearly everything else has
progressed as much
Another modern idea is that PEG.
pie may be active and vigorous at 70
or so years II they will be careful to
keep up their strength.
Mr.. Jno. N. Kelly. aged 20, who
lives at Lake Charles, La, says he
was badly run down from overwork,
and took two or three bottles of VI
mol by advice OF his druggist. He Is
now better than for the past ten
years and actually feels fifteen years
younger
There is certainly nothing like VI
mol, our delicious cod liver and iron
preparation. to build up and keep up
all weakened, run down persons. Il
is especially good for old people too.
because II is very pleasant to take
and agrees with the stomach. There
is no cod liver oil In Vlnol. We guar
antee II to give you perfect satisfac-
tion.-Wm. l.. Gokay, Druggist, Ben.
nlngton, W.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
EAST RUPERT

Mr. Mason OF Rutland was guest
Of Clark Harwood recently
A. b Engrem of Rutland was in
town last week for few days.
Edgar NJ. Hill of Providence, r. l.,
spent a few days with her mother re-
Gently
Mrs. Charles Perkins and daugh-
ter Elva spent Sunday with friends
in Rupert.
Mr. and Mrs Hiram Watrous Of
Castleton, were guests of their niece
Mrs. Henry Perkins last week.
Morton c. Danforth of Bennington
was IN town Saturday and Sunday
visiting his mother, Mrs Emily Dan
forth
Earl Harwood and wife have com
menced housekeeping in their new
home that they have purchased re-
Gently, the place formerly occupied
by FL Frost
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
Rheumatism Yields to
the Great Kidney Remedy

/ have been troubled with rheu-
matism for the last five years. Suf
fered with much pain in the limbs,
back and feet and my joints have
been badly swollen. Also suffered
from constipation. Besides having
a regular physician, had tried
every remedy without receiving the
least benefit until accidentally came
across a bottle OF DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. / began taking it,
never thinking 1t would help me but
must acknowledge it has done won
ders for me- Have taken more than
dozen bottles and feel that it has
been a God-send to me. am recon-
mending it to all my friends.
Yours very truly,
IRA ALDRICH,
Howard Street Holyoke, Mass.
Personally appeared Ira Aldrich
and made oath that the statement
subscribed by him is true, before me.
ID. J. HARTNETT,
Justice of the Peace
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
TRAVEL IN SOUTH AMERICA
Some Of the Experiences Possible to
the Wayfarer In the Andes

the Wayrarer IN the Andes
81 have always found that the I'M
expected experiences are among the
most agreeable and interesting,
writes Charles Johnson Post in the
November Century, in the first of a
series of out of the ordinary travel
articles describing his personal ex-
periences across South America"
by reason of some bubonic or
yellow fever scare" he continues Il
had been landed at the little port Of
Quilca on the desolate coast of Peru,
The regular port of Mollendo had
been closed by quarantine and the
railroad that tediously crawls for
two days up TO Lake Titicaca made
its last stop by reason of the quar-
antine at San Jose, a scorched little
oasis in the middle of the arid strip
of the Atacama desert. At Quilca
the port captain and the customs Off
Ger, marooned in its squalid monot-
ony, welcomed the astounding fact
of passengers, and routed out a des-
scated, sandblown arriero who dis
appeared for a day back into the des-
ert, from which he reappeared with
a string of scraggly pack animals.
The sole train Of the week would
leave San Jose the following day. If
we missed il, We could broil to
crisp under the soaring breath of the
desert for seven impossible days and
the arriero promised to make the
train. He did; but hour after hour
passed in the saddle with never a
halt. All day we plodded, and then
into the night. where the line OF pack
animals swayed and faded into the
darkness ahead like sluggish mis-
shapen serpent Then the animals
began to drop with fatigue; the ar
riero rode into them with his long,
whirring thong, keeping them on
their feet and In the beaten trail,
while those that dropped were unsad-
died and repacked after they scram-
bled TO their feet Fresh from weeks
on shipboard, and tender from that
pleasant, idle life. the early hours in
the saddle passed In slow cresendo
OF racking aches that ultimately OK.
hausted themselves and drifted into
a grateful numbness. Reason told
me that | still possessed legs, but
only the sound of my boots knocking
against the wooden stirrups guaran-
teed my faith in the existent homo
geneity OF my deadened extremities.
After a two hour camp until day
break by the side Of a shallow brook
while the mules were freshened, the
remaining distance was made in time
to catch the train. II consisted Of
two freight cars, and we climbed in
socially by the side of a dead pig
that was on II way to the market in
Arequipa.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
TURLEY TRIAL POSTPONED
Important Evidence, Bearing or
Case Expected From Burlington

Montpelier, Oct 23.-The trial of
Turley murder case was suspended
today till tomorrow and no witness
es were called. 1t is expected that
a report will be received today from
the state laboratory on the evidence
sent to that institution for examina-
ton. The exact nature of the evil
dence was kept from the jury until
it could be offered in the proper way
AS soon as the evidence came to the
attention of the defense, it took the
prosecution and court into its conf
dence and it was agreed that an ex.
animation should be made at the
state laboratory before the defense
went on.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
Walter X. Crockett

The modesty OF The Montpelier
Journal editor is apparent when he
says that an interesting article on
the mountain rule" policy in this
state might be written II close stu
dent OF history like Horace w. Bal
ley or Frank l.. Greene we're to I'M
dertake Il. With due respect 10
Messrs. Bailey and Greene II may be
said that there Is no closer student
OF Vermont history alive than Edi'
tor Crockett OF The Journal Frank
ly we have sometimes wondered
whether his fondness for research in
to events in the past did not cause
him TO devote bit too much OF his
editorial space TO their discussion
Brattleboro Reformer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
The oovernorshIp In Days Gone BY

The st. Adams Messenger thinks
the office OF governor is degenerating
into a blue ribbon In millionaires
button hole. Yet ST. Adams furnish
ed governors as long as that class
lasted. Then, too, history convinces
MS that the 100000 acres OF land, said
to have been owned by Thomas Chit
tenden. Vermonts Adam In the gov
ernorship list, put him well up In
the blue ribbon class back In his day.
st. Johnsbury Republican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
Sewing Machine Repairs

am equipped to make all kinds of
sewing machine repairs. Work
promptly and satisfactorily done.
L. E. Longtin.
222 Grove Street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
Letter to
DIR. Kiln er & Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y.

Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t
will convince anyone. You will also
receive booklet of valuable informa.
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing be sure and
mention the Bennington Daily Ban
ner. Regular fifty-cent and one dol.
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-11

THE SCHOOLMA'AM GIRL
By MICHAEL ]. PORTER


Gideon Rush noticed the girl before
they reached Chicago, thougs be was
a shy, hard-working young man who
had really noticed few women in his
day
But even Gideon could be pardoned
for looking again at the "schoolmaam
girl" as be quantity nicknamed her.
None but a school teacher would
have that air and that pencil. And
she was so young and so good TO
look at that Gideon was reminded OF
little girls who played al various
games. like keeping house. and going
visiting. and teaching school She
was a school teacher; and yet the
title wasn't distinctive enough. II
did not classify her. She was all girl.
too-young and sweet and happy. So
"school-ma am girl" II was.
Gideon. who was going out 10 Ore
gon 10 grow apples. saw that the
school-ma am girl had a ticket much
like his own-a green one as long as
his arm.
Was she going west, too. maybe 10
Oregon? But no: that was impossi'
BILE He would lose her at Chicago,
where she would change 10 one OF the
other hundred trains that shuttled
away in every direction.
IL was dark when they rumbled
into the bedlam called Chicago. She
seemed so little and alone and grave
some OF her bright cheerfulness
had departed-that Gideon said re-
greuul farewell with his eyes And
she answered the same way.
Gideon hurried into the sticky mid.
summer night. because everyone else
was hurrying; found n modest res
taurant in the glare and clatter: lAr-
ried through meal and trotted back
10 the great station as the uniformed
man at the gate was bawling bic
train
He found his tourist sleeper Half
way down the aisle he paused. de
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-11

spite the pushing procession behind
him, his eyes wide open and his
heart humping; for there, comfort.
ably disposed in her seat was the
schoolma'am girl.
Next morning Gideon and the
schoolma'am girl had spoken TO each
other almost before they knew IL. BY
noon they had decided 10 make CON.
mon cause against the frightful
charges OF the dining-car with their
united lunch-boxes BY evening. Gid
con had told her the story OF his life
and confded that he had $4,000 with
which 70 buy an apple orchard
The schoolma'am girl was equally
frank. She told him tha: ber real
name vas Serena Blythe, but that all
her friends called her Bun" She
had come into heritage OF school
teaching In New England town at
sixteen. She had expected 20 stay
there always But her fathers health
had made change imperative. and he
and her mother had gone west the
previous year. Now they had made
home ia northern California and
had written her 10 come.
Together Gideon and the school.
ma'am girl discovered that Gilesburg.
Oregon. and Edensyille, California.
were really not far apart
Why. We shall be neighbors!" said
Gideon. Il can run over after supper
most any evening" They both laugh.
ed at this slender Joke: but II did
seem cheering that the two little
black dots were separated only by
few score miles Of mountain ranges
and rivers.
"Edensyille is growing wonderful
ly." said the school.ma'am girl. with
new but genuine western enthusiasm
Tor her own town Mamma says It's
half az large agaia as when they
moved there Papa has all the work
be can do; be Is carpenter. you
know. and carpenters are scarce-so
IS capital a man with some money
r. sure 10 make a success. You could
DO well there"
y can do well AZ Gnesburg." re
turned Gideon. sturdlly loyal The
finest apples In the state are raised
In that district It's a good shipping
point, too"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-11
NOTHING BUT AN AMATEUR
Fair DamsePs Questions That Re-
VesIed CalIow Lover In His
True Light.

DO you really and truly think
am beautiful" she asked.
You are simply divine" he re-
piled.
But there are other girls whom
you think more beautiful than l."
mo, l don't think there is a more
beautiful girl in the world than you."
There are other girls you think
are just as beautiful, though"
you are more beautiful than any
other girl ever saw"
Il suppose there are plenty OF
girls whom you consider almost as
beautiful as l am"
II think you are far more beauti-
full than any other girl that ever
breathed."
We'll, why didn't you say that in
the first place."
THAT was what l meant, II l didn't
exactly say So"
20, well, go on. My goodness!
Must | suggest everything nice that
you say TO me?"
What more can l say?"
Heavens! I'm not going to sit here
giving you lessons. l thought the
way you started out that you had
made love before"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-11
MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE BROKE

Mrs. Theodore Perry Shonts, moth
er Of a duchess and wife Of an Ameri-
can millionaire, recently found herself
in Paris unable TO leave her apart
ment which she must vacate at once,
according to the lease, on account OF
not having money 10 pay the usual
charges made when a tenant quits.
Mrs. Shonts rented an apartment on
the Avenue Hoche several years ago
at an annual rental of $500, exclusive
OF taxes and other charges which
would run the figures much higher.
Obeying an urgent, imperative sum.
mons from Der husband to return TO
America, she gave notice that she
would not renew the lease when the
time expired.
The difficulty with her HUSBAND
caused him 10 stop sending the usual
remittances and when a bill for s40O
was presented by the landlord TO pay
for damages done TO the apartment
during the term of the lease, Mrs.
Shonts found herself without money