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Oxford Democrat., 1911-01-24
s. T. DAVIS, Postmaster.

There was a hearing at the court
house Saturday on matter in dispute
between Greenwood parties. The case
is TO decide the ownership of quantity
of pulp wood and pine timber which has
already been cut, and the question on
which it is TO be decided is the line be-
tween the south half of lot and the
south half of lot o in the 9th range in
Greenwood. Ransom Cole is the claim
ant, and the defendants are Kslle Helix
kinen and Lendall Yates, while Rawson
Herrick and George Cole are also in
terested in the case as grantors OF the
land. Though the procedure is little
unusual, this is not lawsuit strictly, as
no suit has been brought, but by sigued
sgreemen, of all the parties in interest
the dispute was referred to Hon. Il. a.
Hastings of Bethel, and all are to abide
by his decision. Wright was counsel
for the claimant, and Wheeler and A. s.
Kimbal for defense. The hearing was
completed Saturday, and the decision
will be rendered later.
Oxford Democrat., 1911-01-24
Ladies' Hosiery.

ONE LOT silk fleeced, fast and stain.
less, extra long, sold for 25c, inventory
sale 15c.
ONE LOT of wool, thick and warm,
seamless, sold for 25c, inventory sale 15c.
CHILDREN'S HOSE, one lot fleece
lined, thick and warm, sold for zoe,
inventory sale lac.
Oxford Democrat., 1911-01-24
Underwear.

ONE LOT LADIES UNION SUITS.
fleece lined, very elastic and soft, sold
for SOC and SOC, inventory sale SOC.
CHILDRENS UNDERWEAR, vest
and pants, fleece lined, sold for 25c,
inventory sale 100.
ONE LOT MISSES AND LADIES'
Pants and Vest, sold for SOC to 800,
inventory sale 15c.
Linen Crash.
ONE LOT, good weight pure linen,
full width, sold for l0c, inventory sale
s 1-2c.
ONE LOT extra heavy pure linen,
good width, sold for lie, inventory sale
&c.
ONE LOT TABLE DAMASK, desir.
able patterns, pure linen, sold for 59c,
inventory sale 45c I'd.
COLORED DAMASK, good width,
fast color, regular SOC, inventory sale
81 l-2.
Oxford Democrat., 1911-01-24
NeckWear.

ONE LOT of chiffon, net and ribbon,
sold for 25c, inventory sale 10c.
ONE LOT that sold for SOC, inven-
tory sale 21c.
Oxford Democrat., 1911-01-24
Misses Coats.

ONE LOT In blue, red and mixtures,
some trimmed, some sold ss high ss
$1,000, your choice at this inventory
sale, 1.49.
Oxford Democrat., 1911-01-24

Presidential. II. Cannon.
Vice. .Presldents-Stanley NJ. Wheeler, Harry
Lane
Secretary-George Y. Eastman.
Treasurer-D. II. Bean.
Executive Committee-William Culbert. Hose
Co. No. l; ". r. Kenney. Co. No. 2: Merton MIL
istt, Co. No. 3; Gerald Wing. co. No, =; hsrry
Judkins, Co. No. 5; stanley NJ. Wheeler.
The next meeting will be at Engine
House Hall Friday evening, Jan. u.
The annual meeting of the Delta
Alphss was held at the home of Misses
Addie aud Charlotte Giles Thursday
evening. The feature of the evening
was the "Chan,ecler party" The new
card game "Chantecler" was play cd, and
the decorations even to the place cards
we're carried out in the "Chantecler"
scheme. Other games were played aud
refreshments were served. The follow
ing officers were elected for the coming
year;
Presiient-Charlotte Giles.
Sice-President-Helen Chapman.
seeretary-Mildred Psrlin-
lreasurer-My yrtle Buck.
Executive Committee-Grace Dudley, Mildred
rAhn' Myrtle Buck.
Arthur T. Forbes of the Democrat
vas AZ augusta wednesday ana Ihurs'
DAY TO attend the forty eighth annual
meeting Of the Maine Press Association.
the attendance az the meeting was com
paratively small, but the time for four
sessions In the two days was well occu-
Pled. feature of the literary exer
eIses on Thursday afternoon was the
essay oy j. II. Ogier of the Camden
nsrald, under the title, "Back to Maine, "
which inspired all who heard it with
renewed faith in the future of our good
STATE and determination to work for her
Neliare. Mr.. Forbes was given the
customary reelection as president OF tue
association. and the other officers are:
VICE ePresidents-william @ Fuller, Rccklsndi
gor n 4" "N"'
Teretsry-J0seph Wood, Portland.
eeasurer-Frederick u. Averill, sanford.
m Snye Commlttee-The presldent; Thonaa:
hanson, Belfast.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21

cards was to the effect that the mar.
riage had been postponed.
As told by Superintendent Watts.
In an official statement. the story OF
the arrest was as follows. when we
went up to Richosons room he was
in bed and awake, but looked much
disturbed "lic trembled as he
dressed himself ! told Richeson he
would have to 20 to police headQuar-
ters and be charged with the murder
OF Miss Avis Linnell He looked per
turbed and asked that he might be
allowed to drink q glass OF hot milk
He had the hot milk. He asked to
talk privately with Mr. Edmands He
did SO. Then he went down stairs
with as and into the room where
Niss Violet Edmonds lay IN aud uu.
nervcd by the shock. Her mother
stood by the bedside as we entered
Richoson having asked the privilege
OF saying farewell Richcson walked
slowly to The bedside and as soon as
he bent over to caress Miss Edmands
the girl burst into tears. even as she
partly raised herself MP ana throw
hor arms about his neck She said
nothing bat chung to him Convulslvo.
~ Don't cry, dear said Richosor
IN low soothing voice. az he yCrty
s,rol.cd her hair Don't cry. Every.
ihirs will be an right" Tho police
took the clergyman 10 headquarters
without handouts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
BODY OF OSCEOLA
{. CAPEN FOUND
IN HIGHWAY
West Townsend Man May Have
Been Murdered.
AUTOPSY BY DR.. B. H. STONE
Llewellyn Kent, who Last Saw Cap
en- Alive, Detained as important
Witness

West Townsend Oct 21-Wind.
ham county has possible murder
trial ahead in the death of Osceola
Il. Capen of this town which occur
red some time Thursday afternoon
or evening in a lonely spot on a lit
tie frequented road about three miles
from this village. Llewellyn Kent,
A years old has been detained as an
important witness. Kent was the
last person who saw Capen alive.
Capen was found about half a
mile from the Kent home lying in the
road beside bag Of potatoes which
had fallen from his team. His pair
of horses stood browsing in the high.
way There were no marks of VIC
lence upon the body and life was
barely extinct. The body was
brought to the mans home in this
village and States Attorney Frank f.
Barber of Brattleboro was notified,
DR.. b. H. Stone, state pathologist of
Burlington reached here late last
evening to perform an autopsy.
Llewellyn Kent is a brother of
George Kent who was killed by his
son, Fred Kent about a year ago
Fred Kent is serving a sentence in
the state prison at Windsor. Elroy
Kent, a nephew of Llewellyn Kent
is under sentence of death for the
murder Of Della Congdon OF Walling
ford about three years ago.
Llewellyn Kent bears several ugly
scars upon his neck caused by a
knife slash in the hands of Elroy
Kent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
JUSTICE HARLANs SUCCESSOR
Wiekersham Would not Acceptable
Place Likely to Go to New Jersey

Washington, Oct. 19-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham will not be appoint
ed associate justice. of the Supreme
Court TO fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Justice Harlan, accord
ing to the best advices here. Mr..
Wickersham would undoubtedly be
considered, 1t was said. for the place
If he would accept and IL may be Of
fered to him as a compliment by the
president, as was minated in des.
patches from the presidents train
this afternoon. but in that case 1t is
believed to be reasonably certain
that the offer will be courteously de
clined II is the understanding mere
that the Attorney General is not in
position to accept a place on the
bench.
The latest trustworthy information
on the subject OF the succession to
Justice Harlan is that the place is
likely to 90 to the state OF New Jer.
sey. That Federal circuit, which EN-
braces Pennsylvania. Delaware and
New Jersey, is not represented on
the Supreme bench and has not been
for some time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21

direction of William A. Brady, Ltd.
on Friday October 81
It's story of an irresponsible young
wife's subterfuge to lead back to her
side an angry and absent husband by
leading him to believe that he is
about to enter into the proud estate
of fatherhood, is told with much in
genuity and comic interest The
continuation of the story is that a
friend of the family, in his break
neck haste to borrow the required
baby in time for its masculine par
ents Homecoming overdoes his share
in the deception and brings about the
cleverest sort OF receptions. Here
is the race suicide question from
quite a new angle Yet an ingenious
plot is not the only good quality of
this successful comedy Fertility Of
incident, cleverness OF characteriza-
ton and rapidity of movement enter
into Il as we'll
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
CLAIMS INCREASE
IN POPUL ALTON
OF BENNINGTON
Directory Publishers Make An
Estimate Of 1888.
MANY NEW NAMES ADDED
Report of canvassers Would Indicate
That Number Of Families
Have Moved Here
MANY NEW NAMES ADDED

According to information furnished
to the Banner through the courtesy
of the H. A. Manning company of
Springfield. Mass, publishers of the
Bennington directory, the population
of the town of Bennington, which in.
cludes the villages of Bennington,
North Bennington and Old Benning.
ton, is estimated at 1888. This is an
estimated increase of 6S5 over the
1910 census figures of the U. s. Gov
eminent, which credited Bennington
with a population of 1898.
The directory publishers figures,
which are based on the result of the
recent canvas for names, which they
have just finished and compiled,
would appear to indicate healthy
and substantial growth. The mum
Der of new names that have been
added amounted to 1910, while the
number that were dropped was only
657, a difference of $50.
A considerable number OF the
names that were added were those
Of new people in town, which is es.
pecially pleasing, as it indicates
that many strangers with different
ideas and methods are settling
here. The community thus gets new
life and stock
Stagnation, which is at present the
problem of most OF the smaller com
munities in the rural section, is pre-
vented, and the gaps in the popula
ton caused by the removal of the
younger generation to other sections
are, in measure, filled up.
The population OF the township Of
Bennington in 1910. according to the
figures OF the Government. had in
creased SOS over that Of 1900.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
AVIATOR RODGERS
HAD A FINE DAY
FOR FLYING
Engine Valve Blew Out and He
Had To Come Down
TRAIN TOO SLOW FOR HIM
Coast-to-coast Flyer Hoped to Reach
San Antonio But Was Delayed
by Accident
TRAIN TOO SLOW FOR HIM

Calbraith p Rodgers the coast-to-
coast aviator, sent the following des-
patch yesterday to the New York
Kyle, Texas, Oct. 20.-Because OF
a serious accident to my motor car
Times:
that only my chauffeur knew about
until this morning, we had trouble
in getting another auto, and did not
get away from my hotel in Waco
until 1105 a. IN. | did not fly from
Waco until 11:20 O'clock / circled
their twenty-five story skyscraper for
fifteen minutes and also around the
town. The skyscraper is model
one that even New York would be
proud Of
My train pulled out and | flew
along in the back of it, The train
stopped near a water tank and | shot
on ahead | turned around and saw
that they had started, but ! was tir-
ed of fooling and waiting for them,
so went on. had fine flying day
with a slight wind back Of me, five
to eight mile breeze. After | had
picked up a town twenty miles dis
tant | looked back for my special
train and could barely see it. |
started back to see If it was moving
or what it was doing, and after re
turning five miles | found it was a
bad job and gave it up and decided
/ would have to travel without 1t, as
they seemed to be simply crawling
along.
81 circled over Temple and then
picked up Granger and landed there
according to my schedule. | stayed
there forty-fye minutes and then got
away again. My train was approach
ing while | gave a small exhibition
at Granger | circled the special and
wondered again what the matter was
that they did not move faster but
gave it up and left them behind,
Granger is small but very energetic
town. After flying through several
towns l reached Austin, the capital
of Texas. landed in a field picked
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21

out for me at o'clock. had been
doing sixty miles an hour. l stayed
there an hour and a half, got gaso-
line and Oil, and took the air at 40.
circled the Capitol building and
then flew down TO the station and
passed on, flying at height OF about
900 feet | saw an express train ten
miles off, and soon picked it up and
passed it.
Suddenly one OF my intake valves
blew out and the head dropped down
and broke a hole through the piston
mo San Antonio tonight. My
motor has to be repaired, and it will
take a number of hours. volplaned
to a good field about eight miles from
San Marcos and landed there at A
o'clock.
&C. p Rodgers"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21

Waco, Texas, Oct. 2O.-When Avi-
ator Rodgers learned of the death of
Eugene Ely at Macon, Ga, he made
minute inspection OF his biplane to
day and probably saved himself from
a serious accident for he discovered
damage that caused him to postpone
his departure from Waco for two
hours
The elevator and rudder wires
were worn so thin that the aviator
doubted their lasting through today's
proposed flight of 1873 miles from Wa
co to San Antonio Repair work was
begun at once.
II was l115 O'Clock when Rodgers
resumed his flight, with San Antonio
as his objective point
Flying high and steadily, Rodgers
passed over Bartlett. ffty.fve miles
south of here. at 1925 p. M. A
light north breeze was at his back
His machine seemed to be working
perfectly He stopped at Granger
for few minutes and reached
Georgetown, Texas, at 1:25 p. m. fly
ing at an altitude of about 1000 feet.
Georgetown is seyenty-fve miles
from Waco.
At Austin, 100 miles from Waco.
the aviator alighted at 1855 p. m. and
started again for San Antonio at 3.34
p. m. He expected to make San An
tonic, lightweight miles from Austin
before dark, but his engine worked
badly and he came down again Is
miles south OF Austin. His record
for the day was 1lS miles. He is
about seventy miles northeast of San
Antonio.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21

Austin, Tex, Oct 2O.-C. p Rod
gers aeroplane flight across the con
tinent was interrupted at 4:3O o.
clock this afternoon by breakdown
OF his engine which forced HIM to
make a gliding descent from a height
OF 1901 reet eighteen miles south Of
here and two miles north of Kyle.
Rodgers landed in a cornfield and
was uninjured. He spent the rest
of the afternoon making repairs to
the engine, and expects to have it in
condition to resume his fight to-
morrow morning. His wife and
mother, who were travelling close be-
hind him in a special train, witnessed
the descent, and are spending the
night with the aviator.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
WEIGHT STEERS BROKEN AERO

Aviator Robinson Makes 5000 Foot
corkscrew Swirl to Safety.
ST. Paul, Mimi. Oct 19.-Aviator
Robinson who is flying from St Paul
to New Orleans along the Mississippi
River in a hydro-aeroplane, dropping
from the air to the surface OF the
river and rising from the water to
fly in the air again. was flying today
when. at an altitude of 5000 feet, a
bolt dropped from the forward steer.
ing wing OF his machine.
1t looked to the spectators that
Robinson was falling to his death,
bu' by steering with the weight of
us body the aviator made cork
screw dip and planed safely to the
ground, landing without a mishap.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
SIDNEY LOVE RICH AGAIN
Reported to Have Inherited Part Of
100000 from an Uncle.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 21.-Sidney
Love, who lost fortune on the New
York Stock Exchange and who re-
Gently, by decree of the New York
courts, was divorced by his wife,
Mrs. Marjorie Burnes Love, has ac-
cording to statements made here by
Ivan l.. Hyland of Tucker & Hyland
counsel for Mrs. Marjorie Love,
jointly inherited with his mother and
sister $7,O00,000 by the death of an
uncle in Texas.
According to Attorney Hyland, Mr.
Love intends to give up Baker, Ore,
where he owns a mine, as his per-
manent place of residence. He came
West to start all over again when he
lost his fortune. The information
received by Mr.. Hyland is to the eff
feet that Mr. Love is preparing to re-
turn TO New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
LOVE LETTERS UNDER CARPET
SO Mr.. Foster Says in Divorce Suit In
Which He Blames Mr.. Beecham

London, Oct. 20.-The trial of the
divorce suit of George Foster, the ar
fist in which Thomas Beecham, the
opera producer, is named as cores
pendent was continued in the Pro
bate and Divorce division OF the
High Court of Justice today
Mr. Foster testified that letters
which had passed between his wife
and Mr. Beecham had been found be-
hind pictures and under carpets in
his home.
The janitress of fat in Radcliffe
Square, where the Fosters lived in
1907, testified that Mr. Beecham Of
ten dined with Mrs. Foster. Some
times after the dinner the two went
out together and Mrs. Foster return
ed the next morning
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT,

After Spending Thousands of DollarI
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, He Was Desperate.
CHICAGO, ILLS.-Mr. j. G. 4
Becker, of "a Van Buren, ST., a
well-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows: :
{" have had catarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians,
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and can say to you that
have found Peruna the only rem /
edY that has cured me per-
manentIy.
"Peruna has also cured my :
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
IT in the house for an attack of
cold, which it invariably cures in
avery short time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
PLEASANT SURPRISE PARTY
Friends Unexpectedly Call Upon r.
n. Ferguson

F. H. Ferguson was given a very
pleasant surprise at his home on
Pleasant street Friday evening by
number of his friends in honor of
his S9th birthday anniversary.
Mr.. Ferguson spent the early part
of the evening out and when he ar
rived home the guests were present.
AS a souvenir of the occasion he was
presented with hat tree. Refresh
ments were served and 500" was en-
joyed. The prizes were won by Mrs
Merritt Burnham, Walter Townsend,
and Miss Hildred Townsend. The
consolation prize was awarded to
Mr. Ferguson. The evening was en-
joyably passed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
sURRATT NEPHEW A SLAYER
Kin Of Woman conspirator Against
Lincoln Found Guilty Of Murder.

Wellsburg, West Va. Oct. 2l.-
William Robert CLANCY, nephew Of
Mrs. Mary Surratt. one OF the con-
spirators hanged for her connection
with the assassination of President
Lincoln, has been found guilty here
OF first degree murder The jury
recommended a sentence OF life inn
prisonment.
CLANCY was tried for the murder OF
his friend, Charles Sherwood In the
hut where they had lived near here
for number OF years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
OFFICERS ELECTED YESTERDAY
n. A. SIayton President Of State S.
S. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $40

Burlington, Oct. 2O.-Oficers were
elected as follows at this mornings
session OF the state Sunday school
convention; President, II. A. Stay
ton, Morrisville; vice president, Rev.
+. A. Mason, Saxtons River; record
ing secretary, Rev. s. S. Cobb, Yer
gennes; treasurer, +. G. Stafford of
Burlington; executive committee, w.
A. Greenwood, Chester, chairman.
The total registration is 80, and
nearly one hundred visitors did not
register. The four banner counties
were Franklin, Addison, Bennington
and Chittenden. The closing session
will be held this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
TO PLAY FOR DAVIS CUP

Larned Changes His Plans and VIII
Go to Australia
New York, Oct 20.-Wlllam Laru
ed, seven times tennis champion. has
reconsidered his determination not
to 20 TO Australia with the team that
will play for the Davis cup. he mas
succeeded in arranging his affairs
satisfactorily and will leave for the
Pacific coast soon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
FORTS ARE BATTERED
italian Warships, Bombard Town Of
Derma, Demolshlng II

Tripoli, Oct. 2O.-The Italian fleet
bombarded the town Of Derma yes
terday and demolished the forts be-
fore the Turkish flag was hauled
down.
a heavy sea prevented the landing
OF the Italian forces, but IL Is sup.
posed this was accomplished today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
FLIES INTO BERLIN

Eeppelin's New Dirigibie Makes Sue
cessful First Trip
Berlin, Oct 2O-Count zeppelins
latest dirigiblo airship the Sohwaben
left Dusseldorf at 4;45 o'clock this
morning with number OF passen.
gers in addition to the crew and ar
rived in Berlin at 3;15 o'clock this
afternoon The trip was made via
Hamburg and Bremen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
WATER AT FLOOD HEIGHT
Much Damage Has Been Done Near
Bellows Falls

Bellows Falls. Oct. 2O.-The recent
heavy rains have raised the Connec-
ticut river to food height The CON
tractors for the Boston and Maine
railroad, who ere constructing a
new double track bridge here over
the Connecticut river are hard hit
The water at noon yesterday car.
ried away 300 feet OF track, derricks.
hosting engines. train cars, etc, eau.
sing thousands Of dollars worth Of
damage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
"BABY MINE" FRIDAY EVENING
A New Comedy With an Ingenious
Plot

- NEW NomeuJ WIN an ingenious
Plot
At a moment when the spice OF
novelty was sorely needed to give
zest to the new dramatic season. an
alarming percentage of the first
class plays showed a sudden incli-
nation to seek that path OF kindly
oblivion which leads to the store
house. Baby Mine" by Margaret
Mayo. which excels the best native
standards OF comedy, was produced
by William A. Brady. Ltd, at Days
theatre. New York, and its success
was instantaneous. 1t ran for one
solid year at Days theatre and is
now being performed at the Vaude-
vile theatre. London, Eng, where it
has duplicated its New York success
It will be presented here under the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
WEATHER eoRgeAsr

sl titles Tor This Section for tho
NeNt ~ houfs.
Fnr eastern Now York and Western
Vermont occasional rain tonight aud
Sunday Slightly cooler tonight in
North portion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-21
psARcs Loses HIS LIFE
Tire Bursts ane His Racing Auto
Crashes Into 4 Fence

Sioux City Iowa. Oct. 20.-Dilly
pearoe, widely known automobile
driver, was killed whilo driving at
mile minute clip az Woodland
Park track today a ire exploded
and his car crashed int q fence.