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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
BAGGED BIG BEAR
WHILE HUNTING
FOR GROUSE
Largest Specimen Shot Near
Here in Many Years
WEIGHED NEARL Y 3OOPOUNDS
Jack" Smith Brought Down Prize
VIII Ounce Ball Fired from
Shotgun

The biggest black bear killed In
Southern Vermont In many years, Is
en- exhibition today at the home OF
iohn Smith, machinist who is reg
llarly employed at the Sibley novel
ty works, on Jefferson avenue. On
his way to this village last night
Smith put his prize on the scales and
it tipped the beam at 292 pounds.
Bears are killed regularly in the
spring and fall in the mountains Of
Bennington county but they are COM
paratively small animals weighing
from 100 to IT'S pounds.
Smith was grouse hunting yester-
day in the vicinity of Coleville at
the foot of Harmon mountain when
he ran across the bear. He always
carries in his cartridge belt a oou-
pie of shells loaded with ounce balls
but during the Is years that he has
tramped the mountains, never unul
yesterday has had occasion to use
them. He quickly made q change
OF loads in his shotgun and fred ct
the bear at a distance of about Is
rods. One shot was sufficient, the
heavy bullet shattering the animals
spinal column.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
LETTER TO HEALTH OFFICER
Miss Mary 3. Sanford Complains Of
the Public Dump.

Miss Mary R. Sanford of old Ben
nington has sent the following open
letter to Health officer II. L. Still
son:
Old Bennington, VT.
H l.. Stillson
Health Officer,
Dear Sir:
As tax payer of Bennington
wish to protest against nuisance,
in connection with the public dump
ing ground A few days ago, drove
along the stream by the ore works,
and found, not two feet from the car
riage track, piles of old rubbish, in
Guiding a trunk half filled with rain
water and dirt, cans and many other
unsightly objects. Worse still, a
little further on, garbage, including
clam shells which gave out sicken-
ing odor, rotting fruit, etc, had
been dumped half into the stream so
that the water running past homes,
down the road, passed through this
filth.
If Bennington is to have dumping
ground should it not be an open lot
where the accumulation can be burn
ed from time TO time?
Very truly,
Mary r. Sanford.
October 10th.
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
tGvs D. die Town and ilIsse Told Briefly
dW DsBv Readers-

Russell C. Graves of New York is
in the village for short visit.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry L. Short of
Springfield, Mass, were guests over
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs Herbert
Marsden.
The prizes of $50 and $25 at the
Columbus day ball game were won
respectively. by James Kearn of this
village and Miss Anna Kelly of North
Bennington.
The Z. H. Everett party, which be-
sides MIR. Everett, consisted of Mrs
Everett, the Misses Anne and Anne
Everett and several maids. left this
morning for New York City, after a
few days visit in town.
The remains of Mrs. Almira STRAIT
ton, aged 81 years, who died last
week In Cohoes, will be brought here
tomorrow morning for burial in the
village cemetery, Rev Philip Schuy-
Ter officiating. Mrs. Stratton was the
wife of Edward Stratton, a former
resident here.
Manager c. A. Wood Of the opera
house has completed arrangements
for the presentation at the local play
house Of the famous international
success, Baby Mine" This play,
which has enjoyed phenomenal runs
at the Metropolitan houses, having
had years run at Days theatre In
New York-will be seen here Friday
October n.
Jack" lnglis the former right.
fielder on the Bennington baseball
team has developed a fast football
eleven at Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute When Inglis began coaching
the team he apparently had but little
material but the team he has produc
ed has defeated Williams and Satur.
day swamped Middlebury with "a rs
to 0 score.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
WHiTMAN-WooDARD
Young Couple Married Saturday
Night at the Methodist Parsonage

Miss Hazel Victoria Woodland,
daughter of George G.. Woodland Of
314 School street, and Wesley w.
Whitman of 112 Dewey street, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Il. Whitman, were
married by Rev. P. l.. Dow at the
parsonage Of the Methodist church
Saturday evening. The couple was
accompanied by brother and sister
of the bride and groom, Frank Whit
man and Mrs. Arthur Smith, both Of
this town.
The bride, who is well known
among the young people Of
this town, was dressed in a
blue travelling suit Mr. Whitman is
employed at the Bottum and Tor
rance factory and is also well known
locally.
AS the bridal party emerged from
the parsonage, it was made the target
of a demonstration of a number Of
friends of the young people, who
we're showered with confetti and
many wishes for happy welded life.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitman are residing
for the present at the home Of the
brides parents on School street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
DEATH OF JUSTICE HARLAN
Oldest Member Of Supreme Court
Dies of Acute Bronchitis.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Having been
i'll less than a week, Associate JUS
tice John M. Harlan, the Oldest mem
Der of the Supreme court of the Unit
ed States, a famous constitutional
authority, and whilom candidate for
the republican nomination for vice
president, died at his home here yes
terday, in his 10th year. Death was
due to acute bronchitis.
In spite of his great age, the JUS
tice has been in robust health, and
news of his death came as COM
plete surprise to his associates On
ly last Monday he sat with them at
the converting OF court, though the
next day the chief justice, announc-
ing that Justice Harlan was slightly
i'll, asked attorneys to consider him
present in spirit
His illness, which at first was con-
sidered mere cold, rapidly develop
ed into a serious case of bronchitis,
and his death came after night
during which most of his family
watched at his bedside.
The vacancy caused by Mr.. Har-
lan's death makes it the presidents
duty to make his fifth appointment to
the court Since George Washington
organized the court on the formation
of the country no president has filed
SO many places in the Supreme court
bench Among the appointments al
ready made by Mr.. Taft was that OF
the chief justice.
Talk as to Mr. Harlan's possible
successor has revived interest in
nearly all the names that have been
discussed since the first vacancy to
be filled by Mr.. Taft arose. OF his
cabinet, Attorney General Wicker
sham, Secretary of State Knox, and
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel are mentioned Senator
Roots name comes up as soon as the
subject is raised, but the fact that
he is from Justice Hughes state of
New York and is thought already TO
have refused a place on the court
practically puts him out of the run
ming. Senator Borah of Idaho, one
of the most powerful lawyers of the
Senate and a progressive on many
subjects, is also mentioned together
with Senator Kenyon of Iowa. Those
who urge that a democrat should
have the appointment name Solicitor
General Lehman, Lawrence Maxwell
of Cincinnati, and Judge Gordon Rus
sell of Texas
Despite his advanced age, Justice
Harlan was robust and ordinarily en-
joyed the best of health. He was rare
ly absent from the bench, an attack
of influenza a few years ago being al
most the only illness from which he
had suffered for a long period. The
sudden death of Associate Justice
Brewer. who was not only a colleagt
on the bench but very close person
al friend, very much affected Justice
Harlan, and his friends had felt FOL
some time serious apprehension OF
the consequences of the shock OF
Justice Brewers death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
AUTO TURNED TURTLE
Party on Way to Bennington Meets
With Accident Near North Adams

Party on Way TO Bennington Meets
With Accident Near North Adams
Mrs. J. Kennedy, Joe Kennedy and
Miss Ruby Kennedy of Boston, while
on their way by automobile to Ben
nington to visit their son and brother
Fred j. Kennedy, proprietor of the
Main street shoe store. met with an
accident just out of North Adams on
Saturday afternoon, that resulted in
broken thigh for the chauffeur and
slight damages to the car
Just before the party arrived in
North Adams steep short hill was
encountered and all but the chauf-
feur left the car for walk While
the car, 60 horse power Oldsmo-
bile, was making the hill the engine
stalled The chauffeur threw on the
emergency brake but the mechanism
OF the brake broke, the car went into
a bank and turned over Fortunate
ately for the chauffeur he fell into
a ditch when the car turned turtle or
he would have otherwise been killed.
Mr. Kennedy, who is a freshman
at Tufts college, crawled under the
car and secured the jack with which.
with the assistance of the women
members of the party, the automobile
was raised sufficiently TO extricate
the chauffeur The injured man was
taken to the North Adams hospital
where it was found that he had sus-
tanned a square break of the thigh
bone. The breaking of the steering
gear and the wind shield, was about
all the damage sustained by the car.
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the fifth, when, with one down, Ben
der.singled. Lord, who was very
weak with the stick, hit sharp
grounder that Merkle played nicely
to second for a forceout, saving one
run at least, as Oldring next put in
his second double of the game Here
was Collins chance to redeem him
self, but his best was a weak roller
to first base.
A single by Baker, the first man
up in the sixth, was the extent of
the Quakers' stickwork after Collins
failure to come across, and Bender
was nailed by the finest throw of
the game by "Chief" Meyers, who
picked a tip Off the bat and shot the
ball straight as a die to Doyle for
the out. while the Athletics were
working with hit.and.runsign. This
throw by Meyers gave the Quakers
something to think about.
The Giants got IL men to first base
on Bender. four on safe hits, one a
scratch. Three men walked, two
men were hit by pitched balls and
one reached the bag on Collins FUN
BILE, the only one of the game. Six
Giants reached second and three got
as far as third. Thomas forced the
Indian pitcher to his best work right
through the game without a letup,
and his 18th strikeout came at a
time to cut off the Giants chances
for runs.
The Quaker pitcher was cool and
full OF smiles, and managed to work
out OF the bad places up to the time
he faced a member OF his own race.
In Meyers. In the seventh. With one
down. the Chief diagnosed one OF Mr.
Benders fast ones and sent Il like a
shot to let Lord make fine try. He
missed, taking the ball as Il carom.
ed from the fence. II was good for
two bases.
Mathewson was disposed of on
strikes, and II was up to Deyore, a
kinky player who was In for two
strikes. Bender tried to get his man
TO go after a wide one, but Devore
sent the ball close to the left foul
line for two bases, sending the Indi
an catcher over the plate with what
proved to be the winning run. The
next man was struck out. but the
damage had been done.
II was simply case OF clear goot
luck, as the Quaker pitcher didnr
intend to give Devore good ball
and in fact, didn't There was llttl,
to the game after this. as the QualS
ers went out in order In the last foul
innings, while the Giants got In on,
scratch single.
AZ Meyers crossed the plate In,
fans stands fairly shook with an
plause, and the smiles that went dan
cling across the faces OF Johnnie Nc
Graw and his happy band were really
! a treat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
WALSH OUTLINES PLANS
Released Banker VIII Try To
Straighten Tangled Enterprises

0Ao'6NhNN GNNe' RA'oNe
Chicago, Oct. 16-John r. Walsh.
former banker and head of a score
of railroad and quarry enterprises in
this vicinity, who was paroled on
Saturday from the Fort Leavenworth
Federal prison, says, in outlining his
plans for the future:
81 do not contemplate any sensat.
ional financial fight. do not appre'
bend my entry to the business world
again will be q matter OF apprehen.
sion or anxiety to those now engaged
In business. | have quit lighting
Gan | want to do now is to have
a little rest at home, get new line
on the tangled threads of the bust.
ness enterprises ! am interested In
since thesadjustment OF the Clearing
House note, and put those enterpris-
es In what shape can.
Certainly shall not make any at
tempt, as has been reported, TO be-
come the coal king OF the West
The former banker arrived in Chi
oago from Kansas City today and
went directly home. where he was
welcomed by his wife and the famil.
les OF his children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
VERMONT NEWS

The 150th anniversary celebration
OF the granting of the charter of
Cavendish, which was to have taken
place last week was indefinitely
postponed as four cases of smallpox
have been reported in the. northern
part of the town.
A meeting of Suadah Temple. No.
40, of the Dramatic Order of the
Knights of Khorassan, commonly
called the "Dokeys," will be held In
the gymnasium at Morrisville Thurs
day evening, October 10. This order
is composed OF members of the
Knights of Pythias. The temple.
which was organized at Barre sever
al years ago. has large membership
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
KATE cLAxroN's DIVORCE VOID
Judge Finds That II Was Obtained
From Actress by Perjury

st. Louis, Mo, Oct. 16.-Judge Van.
deventer in the city court at East st.
Louis Saturday, on the plea of Mrs
Charles A. Stevenson. widely known
on the stage, long ago as Kate Clax.
ton, set aside the divorce granted to
the actorhusband of Mrs. Stevenson
In the same court In 1901. In his de
cision Judge Vandeventer said he
found the divorce had been obtained
by false, fraudulant and perjured
testimony II was his opinion that
Caroline Grant" from whom a depo
Stion was read at the divorce trial
10 years ago was a myth. Mrs. Clax.
ton, who is 60 years old, alleged that
she never heard of the divorce until
1910.
Stevenson who Is said to be play.
ing in or near Boston. married Miss
Frances Riley an actress, after OBJ.
tanning his divorce In 1901
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
RUTLAND MoToRMAN KILLED
Car colIided With Freight Train on
Saturday Night

Rutland, Oct 16.-Charles A. Hew-
lit. motorman was killed and Con
ductor Fred Slack and six passengers
FIVE OF them women, narrowly escap-
ed the same fate when the south belt
trolley car leaving the waiting room
at 1910 o'clock Saturday night
crashed into freight train No. 20,
from Chatham, N. Y, at the cross
ing of the Rutland Railroad on Park
street.
The trolley car struck the freight
train almost In the center, and the
shock ripped the detachable vestibule
as clearly from the body OF the for
mer as II 1t had been cut away with
knife. To the fact that the yesti-
bule was detachable one Is attribu-
ted the circumstance that the passen-
gers escaped with no injury beyond
a shaking up and bad fright
Mr. Hewitt was dragged 200 yards
beyond the scene of the accident but
his death must have been almost in
Simultaneous. He sustained a COM
pound fracture of the head, the fe-
muir Of his right thigh was fractured.
the lower end of his spine injured
and his right leg broken into several
pieces, the arteries being severed
The fracture of the femur, according
to Health officer c. +. Ball, last
night, was probably responsible for
his death The young man was new
er under the wheels of the freight
train. but was dragged along in the
wreckage of his vestibule. When
found he was lying near the second
last car.
Reasons for the accident are free
ly advanced, but the most reasonable
one seems to be. that Mr.. Hewitt mis-
calculated the distance In which he
could stop his car.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
ART EXHIBITION
Sale Of Hand Embroidery at Home Of
Mrs. 7. ?. Gregg

Mrs. 7. P. Gregg and Mrs. c. j
Kinsley will hold a sale of hand EN-
broidery at the home of Mrs Gregg
2O5 South street, for one week, after
moons and evenings, beginning Mon.
day, October 23.
The list of articles include towels,
bags, collars, ties, underwear, belts,
pillow slips, center pieces, shirt
waists, pin cushions, bureau scarfs,
aprons, handkerchiefs, etc, also
burnt wood and brass work
Orders for Christmas gifts will be
taken. All ladies interested in EN-
broidery whether they wish to buy
or not, are invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
RILEY-HARBoUR
A Bennington Young Man MarrIes a
Bennington Young Woman.

Edward Frank Riley and Miss Mary
Harbour, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Giles Harbour OF Division street
were married Wednesday evening at
the Baptist parsonage by the Rev. W.
f. Meyer
They were attended by Miss Julia
Riley. a sister Of the groom, and Guy
Harbour. a cousin of the bride
After the ceremony bountiful we'd
ding supper was served at the home
of the brides parents, at which
members of the family and a few
friends were present,
The happy couple, amid showers Of
rice. congratulations and best wishes
left on short wedding trip, after
which they viii reside in an apart
ment already furnished by them at
the corner of Gage and Division
streets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
Automobile Has One Resemblance To Cheap Both Make
SEVEN DEAD IN WRECK
Fast Passenger Train collided With
Freight Near Omaha.

Seven persons were killed and %
injured, four of them seriously in a
collision between Missouri Pacific
passenger train No. 105, north-bound
and fast freight train at Fort Crook
10 miles from this city yesterday
morning. The accident is believed to
have resulted from a misunderstood
Ing of orders by the freight crew. A
relief train was sent to the scent Of
the accident at once, carrying rail
way surgeons. The slightly injured
were sent on their way. The more
seriously injured are at the army
hospital at Fort Crook Gov Gil
echrist of Florida was passenger
on the north-bound train, but was un-
injured.
The Dead.
Miss Frances Lillian Kanka of
Washington, Kan.
f. W. Petring, merchant, OF Ne
braska City.
o. w. Keller, passenger train
brakeman of Atchison, Kan.
Mrs. Fred w. Rowttmann of Ne
braSka City
historian Rowttmann, eight, daugh
ter of Mrs Rowttmann.
A. w. Sprague, electrician, of st.
Joseph, Mo
Unidentified colored woman.
The seriously injured include Fred
W. Rowttmann, banker, of Nebraska
City whose wife is among the killed,
and John Scott, the passenger train
engineer. They may die The less
seriously injured include two railway
mail clerks and the passenger train
fireman Most of them are from
cities in Kansas and Nebraska.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont unsettled tonight and Tues.
day Cooler tonight In northwest
portion and warmer Tuesday in inter
Tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
sHAFrs6uRY

Mrs James Shepherd spent Monday
In Manchester at the home OF her
parents.
Mrs. Flora Barney spent several
days last week In Starksboro at the
home OF her daughter Maude.
Mrs. Leonard Mears aud children
OF Bennington are visiting at the
home OF MIR. and Mrs. Lester Wood.
ard.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Mattison and her son
Peleg Madison Of Bennington spent
Sunday In town visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Maud Bates who has been
visiting her sister Miss Gertrude
Bates, has returned to her home In
Bennington.
Frank Harrington, who has been
spending several weeks In town re
turned TO his home In Camden, N. Y,
Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cranston OF
Green Mountain Valley aud Mrs. Hat
tie Slocum of Bennington spent sun
day at the home OF MIR aud Mrs. w
J. Harrington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
A WARNING TO MANY
Some interesting Facts Regarding
Health Statistics

Few people realize TO what extent
their health depends upon the con
dition OF the kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases
OF serious illness, makes a chemical
analysis OF the patients urine. He
knows that unless the kidneys are do
Ing their work properly, the other or.
gans cannot be brought back TO
health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results
are sure to follow According to
health statistics, Bright's disease
which is really an advanced form Of
kidney trouble, caused nearly ten
, thousand deaths in 1909, in the state
of New York alone Therefore 1t
behooves us to pay more attention to
the health of these most important
organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had remarkable success as a kidney
remedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder
Remedy.
The mild and healing influence OF
this preparation is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its remarkable
record OF cures.
II you feel that your kidneys re-
quire attention, and wish sample
bottle, write to DR. Kilmer & Co,
Binghamton, N, Y Mention this pa
per and they will gladly forward it
to you absolutely free. by mail.
Swamp Root is sold by every drug
gist in bottles of two sizes-5Oc and
800.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
FOND OF ELECTIONS.
In Switzerland They Select Even
Gravediggers by Ballot.

According to Professor T. f. Roget
Of Geneva, the Swiss have The great
est political intelligence in the world
today
Every citizen Of a canton Is Swiss
citizen" says Professor Roget. One
must become member Of some local
commune to become naturalized and
In order to do 50 Glust be accepted by
the local communal council
Every male Swiss citizen is an cleo
tor from the age of twenty. there be
ing no property qualification Every
Swiss is a soldier and every soldier an
elector The federal electOr may vote
wherever he may happen to be, guar
antees being taken that he votes only
once
The cantons are the political units,
and no elector may exercise political
rights IN more than Que canton On
moving from one locality 10 another
the Swiss must wait three months be
fore he may exercise the franchise in
his new neighborhood"
Professor Roget declares that every
collective authority In Switzerland is
elected.
"The foreigner" he states, sis often
| surprised to see In Swiss newspaper
on a Monday the results OF all kinds OF
elections on the Sunday. II he had
gone into polling booth on the Sun
day he would have found in this cor
ner clerk at a desk. at which the
elector would vote for the local school
master
"In another corner would be a desk
at which he would vote for the local
Judge, In another part Of the same
room he would vote for the local grave
digger. and so on through whole
series OF officials, all OF whom are pop
ularly elected
The result OF this training is thai
the political intelligence OF the Swiss
Is extremely developed, and that h'
thoroughly understands what he is vot
Ing about at home In his native coun
try, and that when he goes abroad h
finds 1t very easy TO understand an'
to take part In any political movement
among which be may ind HIMSELF
Exchange.