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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

view of the pageant, the interest OF
1000 or more spectators was held I'M
I'll the last skulking red skin or gaudy
British soldier had left the stage.
From the very first the constant out
burst of applause OF the unusually
large audience continually served to
recall one from the different periods
that were here being presented.
The realistic scenes sue.
ceeded in getting a grip on the atten-
ton of the audience at the outset and
continued to put the play over the
lights during the whole presentation
of these beautiful and thrilling scenes
Although last evenings enactment
was billed as rehearsal, and the
first public rehearsal at that, il was
acted In such a way as to insure the
success of the opening of the Page
ant this afternoon.
The whole action of the play was
attended with pleasing snap and
excitement which fixed II firmly in
the good graces of the audience,
all of whom were free yoicing
their intention of seeing the perfor-
nance later. OF course II must be
borne in mind that last night was
only dress misunderstanding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
COLLECTIONS OF ANTIQUES
Displayed in Many Windows Through
out Town

Various merchants in town have
lnearthed for display numerous relics
md antiques and placed them In their
windows. The antiques are all of in
terest The largest and perhaps the
most interesting collection is the one
At Wards drug store. The collection
is the property OF Peleg Mattison
who is employed in the store and
was personally collected by him. The
collection contains guns from each of
the American wars with the excep-
ton OF the War OF 1872 and also an
Did Kentucky rifle, There are also
colonial. revolutionary and civil war
swords and colonial drum still in
good condition There is superb
collection of old almanacks and arrow
heads The collection also contains
one OF the earthenware cows manu-
featured by the old United States
Pottery company which were used as
pitchers for milk from which rose
the local expression of Please pass
the COW" The collection Is an un.
usual one for an amateur and con-
tains fully 800 articles.
The collection in the II. p. Wood
man window contains a number of In.
Iteresting articles, special among
which is a tapestry over one hundred
years old and an old chair given Mrs
Woodmans grandfather when child
by an old man who had had II given
him when small. The chair must be
fully IT'S years old.
The Adams Hardware Co. has an
excellent display OF antiques among
which are duelling pistol with
which five duels were fought and an
unusual collection of old tintypes of
Bennington of three generations ago.
There is Also a picture of a slave,
! CoXacie Tom, character well known
to stage drivers in the old days
Griswold has q number of antiques
displayed in contrast with more mod
ern goods of the same general nat.
ure. A. G. Lamarre has on exhibition
a fac-simile of tie first census taken
in Bennington in 1890 by Moses Rob
inson
NJ. ]. Welch has on exhibition q
part of set of dining room furniture
of Hippelwhite. There is also o
large Sheffield silver tray.
AT the Cole Pharmacy there is q
part Of a dining room set of carved
lcoca-bola wood and musket mount
led on swivel which was captured dur
ing battle on Lake Champlain. 1t IL
one of the Oldest relics on display and
| is a colonial gun of very old pat
tern.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
A SHOWING OF PROGRESS
Interesting Industrial Exhibit at the
Y. M. c. A.

Y. M. c. A.
The Industrial exhibit of the pres
ent and past manufactured products
OF Bennington was opened at the Y.
NJ. c. A. gymnasium this morning, 1t
contains many interesting examples
Of Bennngton's, North Bennington's
and Pownars diversified industrial in
terests. Attractive displays of their
products have been arranged by more
than II of the local manufacturers,
while a number OF products of early
industrial Bennington, some Of which
are over 100 years old, are on view.
Among this latter display are two
old quilts one OF which was made
here in 1886 and the other in 1871; an
old fashioned heavy iron fire place,
built here over 100 years ago. a piece
Of iron from the old furnace made
in the early days Of Bennington; a
, table and two chairs made here in
1911; and an interesting collection
OF curious pieces OF old pottery, rang
ing from so to 100 years old.
On the left as one enters is the ex-
hibition of coat sweaters by II. c.
I.indlof The next display is that
of II. w. Putnam. showing collec-
ton of fruit Jars The Torrance
Machine company occupies the next
booth and has on display shaper and
dampener for laundry work.
The Jim Dandy" brand of polish
es and cleaning compounds Is shown
by the Myrtle company OF America
The next position Is taken by James
Fox. manufacturer OF horse shoes and
here is displayed in different shapes,
number OF those articles
The II. r. Cushman Manufacturing
company has on view many pieces
of furniture and furniture novelties.
At the next booth Is shown electrical
washing machines. flatirons, fans,
lamps and other electrical fixtures,
the display of the Twin State Gas &
Electric company.
The RI. c. White companys display
consists Of stereoptcons radiopticons
and radiopucon views. AT the booth
directly adjoining this is shown
number Of dust cloths and mops with
other similar objects Il is the ex-
hibit of A. S. Davis The Bottum 4
Torrance company, whose position Is
next have on exhibition, collars
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
OUR TOWN IS YEARS
YOUNGER THAN
II'S NAME
Bennington Was Christened In
Year l749.
sUaveN6o IN Thai Y5AF
Mary Collections on Show in Store
Windews-Town Clerk Exhibits
Early Records Of Town.

The name Bennington is twelve
Yeas older than the town. The fact
that Bennington was christened
Of years before ii was born
has already been called TO the atten-
ton Of many through the exhibition
of the towns charter in the window
Of the town clerks Office The grant
the lettering of which is exquisite
although done with a quill pen, is in
a good state OF preservation, being
mounted on strong cloth
The grant was made by George the
Second through Governor Bennlng
Wentworth of the province of New
Hampshire and was signed with a
large "B Wentworth" on January 9,
1749. 1t gives 2S,400 acres making a
tract six miles square, to sixty-four
men on certain conditions, and grants
them certain rights 1t provided that
five acres should be cultivated for
ever fifty acres owned by the proprie-
tors, within five years of the granting
and that upon failure to do so the
land should revert to the crown. The
grant also provides that all white and
other pine suitable for 'masting our
royal navy" should be reserved on
pain of forfeiture. There is a further
provision that one ear of Indian corn
only should be paid each year II de
manded and that after ten years a
proprietor should pay one shilling
lawful proclamation money for each
one hundred acres owned, to be paid
on December %, at Portsmouth
The charter further provided that
the first town meeting should be hello
on the last Wednesday in March fol
lowing and that date was held tC
for many years. II made the further
provision that when there were fifty
families settled in the town that two
fairs might be held annually, one OF
the first Monday in March, the secont
on the first Monday in September ant
that the fairs should not continue fol-
more than a week. II is further pro
vided that a market might,be estab
llished when fifty families had taker
up their abode here.
The charter is accompanied by {
surveyors map showing the tracts al
lotted to the proprietors. reseryinl
two tracts for Governor Wentworth
one for a school and one for the min
ster At the center of the town six
ty-four acres were reserved, one fol
each proprietor in order that town
might grow up.
The plan was never followed but
the rights were purchased by Samue
Robinson and those who accompanied
him on the first expedition to Ben
lnington The plan shows the names
OF the original proprietors and while
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

more. Vet, after seeing the way In
which the whole was handled, II re-
quires an effort to appreciate this
fact
Miss Margaret Eager, to whose wise
and efficient management the remark.
able success OF last nights rehearsal
Is due. said this morning that she
was very we'll pleased with the way
in which the various scenes were pre-
scented. II indicates, she said Page.
ant that will come mp to the fond
dreams OF the most enthusiastic Ben
ninetonIan and will make the numer
ous others which she has supervised
look 60 their we'll deserved laurels
Miss Eager has seen large number
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

the wax paper manufactured by the
bennington Wax Paper company. The
Vermont Hosiery company has on eX.
hibition the we'll known brand OF
"I.asherhose' hosiery. The display
of the II. n. Bradford company con
slsts OF underwear. In the next booth
concrete bricks and construction
blocks. the product OF the Cole Mort
land company Is on exhibition. Dam
ty pieces Of handmade lace work IN
different designs are exhibited by
Miss Bridget Mcclure
The Industrial exhibit will be open
every day from Q o'clock in the morn
ing to 10 o'clock In the evening ex'
cept during the hours the Pageant
performances are given NO
admission IL charged ut this exhibit
ton ami none OF the articles ON view
will be sold at the exhibit,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

beautiful electrical illumination on
Main. North and South streets.
Early the assemblage began to
take on the character OF carnival
Horns, gongs, confetti bells, masks,
flags and goodnatured turmoil kept
everybody merry.
At $3.50 the illumination was turned
on to see If Il would go and II surely
went. Everybody was delighted and
the crowd kept on growing until
1880 when the crowd from the Pa
geant grounds came up and swelled
the throng.
The citizens band furnished music
for the parade OF those who take
part In the pageant, the soldiers, the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

cuffs and shirt waists.
The display Of the Bennington Gas
Light company consists OF gas ranges
stoves, heaters, lamps. and various
lighting fixtures and deyises. The
Enos Adams company's products are
placed on view next and here Is
shown mineral soaps aud soap crys-
tai and white quartz. The booth con.
tanning the display of Benningtons
past Industrial activities Ia next, af-
ter which comes that OF George Rock.
wood q Co, where various kinds OF
underwear are shown.
The Bennington Paper Box com.
pany has a neat exhibit OF paper box
es, while in the next booth Is shown
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
BACK FROM CANADIAN TRIP
Deputy Sheriff Nash Journeyed
Through Nova Scotia

''NSNS' VIVA 0SSh'd
Deputy Sheriff John Nash of the
real estate firm of Nash and Hut
chins, returned Thursday night from
a trip to Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick in the interests of prospec-
tive purchaser of timber land. Mr.
Nash says that he had an interesting
but hard trip.
The most surprising feature, he
said, was the low prevailing prices
on farm lands in both of the prov
inces. He travelled over most of the
province of Nova Scotia and much of
New Brunswick and found the
same conditions in both. The land is
good, smooth, easy of cultivation and
many Of the farm buildings, especial
ly the houses, are commodious and in
fair condition of repair On most OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
THE PAGEANT PLAY
At REHEARSAL A
BIG SUCCESS
First Public Performance Shows
Hard Work.
DIRECTORS HIGHLY PLEASED
Performers Paraded With Band After
Big Snow Between Great Crowds
Of visitors and Townsfolk.

From the very minute the large cal
,,um lights were flashed on to the
opening scene of the prologue to the
spectacular and thrilling Battle of
Bennington and through the pertor
nance to the grand finale, the elab
crate and beautiful Scene Of the re-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

il is unquestioned that Robinson pur-
chased his rights from the proprietors
il is nevertheless a fact that through
their failure to cultivate their land
within five years of the granting OF
the charter, they had lost their rights
to the land, and Samuel Robinson
bought from them that which they
cid not own unless there had been
special extension by the governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12

Indians, the horsemen, the coaches,
etc, passed up the street and down
again and after 1880 the crowd melt
ed away from the liyliest scene wit
messed in Bennington in twenty
wears
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
Special Services at the Mother
Church of Vermont

Church Of Vermont
The old mother church on the hill,
invites her descendants and all
friends, to her services tomorrow, In
recognition of the 150th anniversary
of the settlement of this town. There
will be special music, and the grand
old hymns, in which 1t is hoped all
will take part. The subject OF the
historical address will be THE Green
Mountain Boys" The service will be
gin at 1890 instead of IL o'clock as
customary at this church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
CARNIVAL LAST NIGHT

Five Thousand People Made Merry
For Pageant Opening.
Five thousand people thronged
lower Main street from 1880 to
1880 last night in honor OF the open
ing of the Historical Pageant which
was marked by the turning on OF the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
Grocery Department

Standard Granulated Sugar 9 lbs for ] soc
Pure Leaf Lard In 20 to 80 h. Tubs, per h. lie
Dorsey's Best Bread Flour, per Dbl .......$o.25
l-6 Dbl Sacks. ......... zoe
lbs. Of Best Oatmeal Flakes .................25 use
Full Cream Cheese, per lb ...........I5c
Kits of Best Mackerel
Large Jars of Mustard O9c
Dunham's Cocoanut, per lb ...............33c
Cleveland's Baking Powder. per lb ...... SIC
Laundry Starch, per Observation-Disclosures. O4c
Lasting Starch, DC package for .............O oc
A nice, clean mead Rice, per h. ......... O6c
Broken Rice per O3c
Large quantities of Toilet Soap special to close out
per bar O3c
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
Meat Department

Get your orders in early and be of quick deliveries Our
Fruit and Vegetable Department will be stocked with good things
Watermeons, MIskmeons Oranges Bananas Pneappes
etc, all at lowest market pftes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-12
Tea and Coffee Department

Best soc Green Jap Tea for this sale.......37c
Best soc Black Tea, for this sae..............37c
Best soc Uncolored Tea for this sale .......37c
Best 4Oc Gunpowder Tea, for this sale........ 33c
Chase g Sanborns Coffee, 3 lbs. for 800
Try One Pound of Our Coffee ..................22c
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
ST. JOHN MASONS
IN SESSION PRIOR
To TAFT's COMING
President to Be HonOred Guest
at Big Banquet To-
n night. a. / d
RECEPTION RENDERED AT
EX-G0V. MURPHY'S HOME
Lodge Is $50 Years Old and
Washington Often Visited
mere. IN - ~

TTfTffftff-.f ''i'-i'-is &.r.,lrrf-rf3,1--
TOASTS TO BE RESPONDED
TO AT ST. JOHNS BANQUET. .
. Hon. John r. Hardin, toastmas-
ter. .
! "The President of the United
States"
"The City of Newark .m ;
: Hon. Jacat .,nIflg
"The Grand Lodge of New
! Jersey
M. w. Brother Leslie A. Burritt
"our National Government"
Hon. Samuel w. Mccall ,
THE Influence of Masonry
on Human Liberty.
Hon. Brother Thomas U. Sisson
THE Southern Supreme
Council ..................
Hon. Brother James d. Richard :
son, ssd degree, grand COM
I mander, Supreme Council, 33d
! degree, Southern Jurisdiction
J "The Newark Academy" 80.
I Wilson Farrand
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
Princeton Woman Elected to
Succeed Mrs. Frank AM
bier Pattis0n.
PROF. BAILEY SPEAKS
UPON "NATIONAL FLOWER"
Reports OF Various Committees
and Departments Are Pre-
sented by Chairman.
PROM a. star cerresponaent.l

ASBURY PARK, May 13.-Follow-
ing the delightful musicale, given under
the direction OF the department Of
music OF the New Jersey State Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs, Mrs. Otto
Polemann, of Trenton. chairman, in the
Library Hall last night. the delegates
from the 1877 women's organizations uf
the State appeared bright and early
this morning at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church to present their bal
lots for the, officers, for this is cleo
ton day, and the polls were open at s
o'clock. While there was full attend
ance at the sessions yesterday and the
greatest enthusiasm aroused through
the reports of the workers of progress
made during the last year, the early
morning trains brought goodly host
this morning of those, evidently, who
came to cast vote and enjoy the pro
gram of the day.
No Opposition to Mrs. Warren.
There Is not the same air of excite
ment and expectancy among the dele
gates this season as in ! ast years in
regard to the election because Of the
fact that there Is only one candidate
Continued on Second Page.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
POLICE PARADE
IS REVIEWED BY
DIX AND GAYN0R
5000 Take Part in Display
Along Streets OF
New York.

NEW YORK. May 13-Led by Chief
Inspector Schmittberger, 5000 police
men paraded today from Seventy ninth
street to Washington arch, in Fifth
avenue.
Governor Dix and Mayor Gaynor re-
viewed them at the stand at Worth
monument, on which were seated more
than 500 distinguished citizens. The
parade is one of the best New York
has ever seen in all the years the
finest" have had their annual dis
play.
In the group of officials at the re-
view were Police Commissioner Crop
sey and Deputies Driscoll, Dougherty,
Walsh and Booraen.
The drlllmaster was Captain Jacob
Brown, who before he went into che
police department was a drillmaster
in the army.
One of the features of the parade Is
the police dogs, which are always
greeted with cheers when they appear
in public They were appropriately uni
formed for the occasion.
An inspector of police commanded
each detachment of patrolmen. There
were twelve bands of music, the one OF
principal interest being the police band
and drum and fife corps, every member
Of which is on the force.
Police honors were conferred by the
mayor, after the review. He bestowed
the medals of honor on the six police
men who performed the bravest deeds
during the year 1910.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
MADERO MADE
PRISONER BY HIS
OWN SOLDIERS
Place New President Under Arr
rest at Juarez, Surround
ing His House.

JUAREZ, May 13.-Rebellion within
the ranks of the Maderoist army this
morning resulted in the declaring under
arrest of Francisco I. Madero, jr., pro-
visional president the demand and ac-
ceptance of the demand that Maderos
cabinet resign, and for two hours
threatening the destruction Of the
Juarez army as a concrete fighting
force.
The inclpient rebellion arose in the
ranks of the forces under General Pas
cual orozco. one of the fighting leaders
OF the Madero army. and was headed
by Orozco himself
A demand was made upon Provis-
ional President Madero for food and
money for his ragged and hungry sol
diers. Madero was unable to satisfy
these demands at the time, but his ex-
plantations were peremptorily thrown
aside by the belligerent leader, Orozco,
and his soldiers, and Madero was de-
clared under arrest.
Finally, the matter was settled by
General Madero promising that the i'm
mediate needs of the soldiers would be
attended to and the insurrectos, who
had gathered in bands about the Ma
dero home, left.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
PROTEST AGAINST
ALLIANCE WITH
GREAT BRITAIN
German Central Society and St.
Patrick's Alliance to Unite
in Movement.

Teuton and Celt will get together in
the Kruger Auditorium May 81 and
strenuously oppose the offensive and
defensive alliance betweetn Uncle Sam
and John Bull, said to be on the po-
litical cards.
r. demonstration will be made as
the result of meeting in the Turn
Hall, William street. last night, when
representatives of the German -Ameri-
can Central Soe.ety, sle local Ancient
Order of Hibernians and ST. Patricks S
Alliance of America talked things over
nd decided that it was about time to
put stop to the realization of any
such ideas 1t was state that a reso-
luton on the matter waa ripe in Con-
gress and 1t was time to put the local
representatives wise" as to the SEN
timent of large proportion of their
constitue.tJ
Among those present were George
Grin1me, Franz j.. Sturn, Gustave J.
wolber. Herman j Schubert, oscar
Milford, L. Won der u, Henry Witt
schiebe, George Schumacher, John j.
C=ascoyne, Charles ]. O'Brien, John
Degnan, George J. O'Neill, Thomas A.
Gaynor, Philip Tully, J. c. Lennon,
Charles Reilly. George Thompson and
John Tully.
After Mr.. Gascoyne, who is at tho
head of the county probation office.
had called the gathering to order, Mr..
Grirnme, who is the president of the
German organization, was chosen
chairman and Mr.. >nnon secretary.
Those who said that the two races
were unalterably opposed to any suc.i
allia-.ce were Mr.. Grimr1e, Mr.. Cas-
coyne, Mr.. Reilly and Mr.. Gaynor. who
made ringing speeches in denunciation.
This finance committee was then
named: Mayor Jacob Haussling,
Thomas Guthrie, George F. O'Neill,
Franz T. Sturn. Richard McGuinness,
Charles Gillen, Thomas Regan, Lau-
renee t. Fell. John B. oelkers, John
r. Conroy, John A,aader and Samuel
p. Waldron.
Mr.. Wolbe. was made Chairman of
a committee on speakers and Mr. Gas
coyne on music and publicity.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
RObBER ENTERS
TOWN HOUSE Of
JOHN F. DRYDEN

The town house of John F. Dryden,
former United States senator and
president of tho Prudential Insurance
Company at 1920 Broad street, 1as en-
tered by a thief carry today. The first
floor was ransack,d A hasty inIen-
tory today, after the rot berry was dis
covered, revealed only a silver tray
and a set of silver almond dishes miss
ing.
No one heard the intruder at work,
but it is believed he was frightened
away, as no attempt had been made to
e, above the first floor,
Captain Carroll, of the detective bu-
reau, believes the man his sleuths have
been seeking since the home of Will
lam B. Kinney, on Broad street, was
entered week ago, entered the Dryden
home.
As was tn case in the Kinney rob-
isery, the Dryden house was entered
through the kitchen. A panel was
sawed from the door. which was then
easily unlocked
All of the energies of the local de-
tectiye bureau is being directed to the
work of capturing this elusive bandit,
as many town houses are being closed
and repetition Of last years series OF
lobbcries III the neighbcrhood OF Lin
coin Park Il feared this year ~
~ ID. Lawn Rollers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-13
HUNGRY AND HOMELESS,
WOMAN SEEKS SHELTER.

Hungry and homeless, Mrs. Fanny
Hagen, who, with her two children,
one years old and the other IL years
old appeared at the First Precinct po-
lice station last night and asked for
lodging, is temporarily housed there
today. She related to Sergeant Bolles
that she had been tramping all day In
search of place to sleep, but was
unable to find anyone that would ac-
commodate her on account of the chill
dren. The children told that they
had nothing to eat. and were given
part of the lunch of the sergeant and
Doorman Welch
Mrs. Hagen told of how she had been
treated by her husband, whom she
stated left her several years ago. II
met him on the street yesterday and
told him of our Dredieament. He said
that he was un able to help us very
much and gave ne $780,