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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-15
EXERCISES.

Twenty-three graduates closed
their school days here this week, the
largest class in the history of the
school. The graduating exercises
were held at Music hall Wednesday
afternoon the speakers we're well
prepared, the local subjects being of
special interest, and the program,
which follows. was therefore very
entertaining one.
Music, Sherwin's Orchestra
Prayer, Rev. H. L. Garfield
Address, with Salutatory: The Pam
anna Canal as an Engineering
Essay, Hiram Powers, "our scplp-
Chronicles sU of the Tribe a Of Ti 1872, '"o
Anna Pierce Fry
Address, Early Settlements in
Woodstock, Harold Alonzo Mack
= Mary Ella Perkins
Music, Sherwin's Orchestra
Glass Will, Harold Augustine Gobie
Essay, Clara Barton, "The Angel
of the Battlefield, Hazel Gilbert
Class trOpnecy, hOlanu beaver Ely
Essay, with Valedictory, mot the
Ruth EIna Robinson
Address to Graduating Class,
Principal Everett v. Perkins
Presentatation of Diplomas,
A. b. Wilder, Chairman School Board
Glass Song.
Music, Sherwin's Orchestra
The salutatorian made much of a
timely topic and in her essay on
Hiram Powers Miss Atwood referred
to Woodstock's neglect to erect a
memorial to one of the worlds great
sculptors. HaroldsA Mack told of
the coming of Timothy Knox and
other pioneers. in his address on the
early settlements in Woodstock, and
Miss Perkins gave more local his
tory in her essay on Lincoln
Bridge"
Principal Perkins gave an excel
lent address to the class. taking as a
text the question, What will you do
with your inheritance, the religious
aud scientific body Of truth, and had
the closest attention of the large
audience.
The exercises closed with the sing
ing OF the class song. written by
Sarah Emeline Webster.
Classical Course Anna Pierce Fry,
Hazel Gilbert, Harold Alonzo Mack,
Mary Ella Perkins, Paul Lewis Ransom.
English Course Clarence Fay At
wood, Lila Lueila Atwood, Harold Ed
win Bradley, Roland Seaver Ely, Oral
Paul Flint, Mildred Winslow Fuller,
Harold Augustine Gobie, Minnie Electa
Parkhurst, Ruth Elna Robinson, Percy
Lincoln Slayton, Edward Merritt WASH
burn, Sarah Emeline Webster.
English Commercial Course - Eunice
Arabella Bassett, Marguerite Roberta
Clarke, Rachael Mary Gobie. Margaret
Annie Marsh, Alice Harriet Parkhurst,
Harry Orlando Wood.
Honor Students Ruth Elna Robin
son, Harold Edwin Bradley, Mary Ella
Perkins, Hazel Gilbert, Lila Luella At
wood, Harold Alonzo Mack, Edward
Merritt Washburn. y
The class colors are red and gold.
The officers are
President, Harold Mack; vice.
,ras;dant Marcaret Marsh treas
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Collins. Floyd w. Heselton. J. New
hall Jones, Florence M. Woodley.
Hugh w. Morgan. Milton A. Fuller
ton, Clyde N. Wood.
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The graduating exercises of the
elementary schools were held at
Assembly hall Thursday evening,
parents and friends of the young
students filing the room and listen
ing to an entertaining program.
The school orchestra, Superintsnd-
ent Taft director. played, and there
was singing by the seventh and
eighth grades Of music arranged by
Mrs. A. b. Pinney.
Recitations we're given by Henry
b. Furber, Clinton Gilbert, Gladys
M. Emery and A. Louis Bartel. All
these are graduates. and the others
are Edwin @. Freeman. Raymond E.
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Pork, Lamb, Veal, Ham
Green Stuff received every
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All at the lowest possible
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Elm Tree Press
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
TELLS THEM TO VOTE FOR TAFT
Roosevelt Gives up the Support Of
Eight Delegates.

The following statement, renounc-
ing the eight deegates-atlarge, be
cause of the fact that President Taft
carried the state on the presidential
preferential vote" was teegraphed
from Osyter Bay by Col Roosevelt to
each of the eight elected for him
through the accident of the mix-up
and loss of ballots for Taft caused
by the presence of nine candidates
on the presidents ticket:
"ln Massachusetts,, the ballot con-
tanned the names of eight candidates
for delegate-at-large, with printed
under each the words pledged to
vote for Theodore Roosevelt and al
SO contained column in which the
voter was to express his preference
as to whether ! or Mr.. Taft should
be nominated as president 1t would
seem unlikely that majority OF the
voters would both vote for the dele.
gates pledged to me and at the same
time express preference for Mr.
Taft, but apparently this is what has
happened, such being the case, and
on the assumption that the prefer.
entail vote is for Mr.. Taft, / hereby
announce that ] shall expect these
delegates-at-large to disregard the
pledge to support me, and support
Mr.. Taft; and if any one of them hes
itates so to do, ! shall Immediately
write him and urge him with all the
emphasis and insistence in my power
TO take the course indicated, and sup
port Mr.. Taft in the convention.
in this fight / am standing fol
certain great principles which ! re
gard as vital to the present and fu
ture welfare of this nation My sue
cess is of value only as an incident t
securing the triumph of these prin
| ciples. Foremost amongst these prin
ciples is the right of the people t
rule and the duty of their represen
tatives really to represent them, il
nominating conventions no less thar
in executive or legislative Offices. /
the majority of the rank and file o.
the republican party do not wish m,
! nominated, then most certainly | dt
not wish to be nominated.
MY aim has been to get the genu
inc expression of their genuine de
sire; precisely as If nominated
should desire to get at the polls tn,
genuine expression of the majority o
1.-THE whole people; because my onl,
purpose in being elected presiden
would be to put into effect certain
principles and policies in which an
IDENTIFY believe and which / could no
possibly put into effect unless | ha,
behind me the hearty support of tn
majority of our citizens"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
BIG PARTOF $1,000
SUBSCRIBED FOR
BASE BALL
Public Responds With Its Usual
Generosity
TEAM IS NOW ASSURED
Two Directors Canvass Town and
Raise Good sized Fund in a Single
Day

Bennington has once more demon
strated that it is the greatest base
ball town of its size on the map. I'm
til within a few days it has been diff
ficult apparently to create much in
terest in the sport for the present
season, but the interest was right
here all the time. When the proper
moment arrived the community re-
sponded in its usual public-splrlted
way. Yesterday afternoon two of the
directors of the association, Harry I.
Southall and Cyrus S. Estes, circulat-
ed a subscription paper and the re-
spouse was the most generous that
has ever been made by an always
generously inclined public.
With the pledges already subscrib-
ed which amount to over $500 and as
surance given the two directors there
is every reason to believe that the
association will have at its disposal
beIare Saturday night fully $1,000
Such quick and satisfactory work has
never been accomplished in any
other community the size OF Ben
nington, Twin.State, Tri-State or any
other small town league included.
Messrs. Southall and Estes state
that they found the business and pro
fessional men whom they approached
enthusiastically ready to respond tc
the call They met no knockers" il
their rounds and are naturally wei
pleased with their success. At the
same time they realize that the readi
ness with which the people respond
ed places the association in posi-
ton wherein it will have to produce
the same high-class and clean bal
that has characterized the sport il
recent years.
The public is doing its part. Il il
now up to the association to hold VI
its end as it has in the past and there
Is every reason to believe that thu
directors viii not be found wanting
The association already has plani
under way for fair TO be held oil
| May %, "A and rs, The entertain
ment will afford an opportunity TO
those who have not been solicited t
take hand in helping on the game
Baseball has succeeded in Benning
ton for two reasons: II has beel
clearly managed and it has been con
Quoted as public institution il
which every one so disposed coul,
take an active interest. This inter
est is restricted to no class and tn
success of the subscription show
that the interest is on the gain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
GAVE ADAMS A DRuBBINe
Bennington High School Played Rings
Around Massachusetts Boys

Bennington High school opened its
baseball season at home Wednesday
afternoon by administering a severe
drubbing to the nine representing the
Adams high school. The visitors
were outclassed in all departments
OF the game and were defeated by the
overwhelming score OF "A to ~,
While Adams was outclassed in all
respects, the great weakness OF the
VISITORS was the poor work OF the pit
cheers Not one OF the three boxmen
tried, appeared Ito have anything
except an inability TO locate the plate.
Scott pitched good bail for Ben
niGgton and was well supported be-
hind me bat and in the held The
heavy hitting by the Bennington play
ers was the feature OF the game.
At one stage of the game the AID.
ans boys We're So discouraged that
they wished to throw up the sponge
and go home, but their coach insisted
that they stick it out and take their
medicine as it was being served To
them. The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
LARGEST HOUSE OF THE WEEK
"salomy Jane" by the Myrkle-Harder
Company Last Evening,

"Salomy Jane" delighted a large
.audience and the Myrkle-Harder com
paEy scored again at the Bennington
opera house last evening. The com
pany Won even a greater success
with Eleanor Robsons great play
than with the opening bill. The
house was the largest of the week
and the performance throughout was
la most enjoyable one, and demon.
strated the ability of Manager Har-
der's new company to give produc-
tons of a high class in a manner that
cannot fail to please. The play IS
based upon incidents in Bret Harte's
famous story "Salomy Jane" and
presents an attractive picture of
California life. The company is a
strong one, stronger than ever be-
fore and all members were we'll cast
and handled their roles intelligently
This, added to the beautiful staging
OF the production, made the perfor.
nance one that delighted all pres.
emit Tonight this clever company
will present Shubert Bros. great
Lyric theatre success "The Great
John Canton" This is one of the
finest plays ever produced, and in the
hands of the Myrkle-Harder Co, a
beautiful performance is assured
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
ESTABLISH NEW
. STOC KING MILL
IN BENNINGTON
Committee Appointed BY Board
of Trade Last Night
QUARTERS ALREADY SECURED
Former President Field of Vermont
Hosiery and Machinery Company
at the Head

The Bennington board of trade on
Wednesday evening appointed COM
mittee composed of A. Buel Sibley,
DR.. w. E. Putnam and Arthur j. Hol-
den to cooperate with Henry l.. Field
in the establishment of a new stock
ing mill here.
Since the trouble with the North
field stockholders, who wish to cut
out the mill here for the benefit of
the one at Northfield Mr.. Field has
taken up the matter of an entirely
new company in new quarters and
this is the formal start toward the
formation OF the new company. 1t
has secured quarters in the Puffer &
Lindloff mill where there is a good
location
The board of trade also adopted a
resolution offered by c. NJ. Graves
favoring the sale of the Rutland road
to the New York, New Haven and
I Hartford
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02

night upon the announcement
Colonel Roosevelt.

night upon the announcement OF
Colonel Roosevelt.
A contest which the managers of
the Taft campaign promise to carry
to the very doors of the national con-
vention, if necessary, is threatened as
a result of the independent candidacy
of Frank Siebertich of Boston. Mr..
Siebertich was not on the regular
slate of Taft delegates, but had his
name entered On the ballot as an in
dependent pledged to Taft. The
name was placed Immediately above
the slate of eight delegates at large,
also pledged to Taft so that many
voters following down the column
crossed the name of Sieberich as well
as those of the eight others pledged
to Taft, thus marking nine names.
On the ground that this marking in
validated the ballot, hundreds of
votes were thrown out by counters
in cities and towns all over the state
the number running as high as 300
and 400, it is stated, in New Bedford,
Gloucester and Lynn. Taft manag-
ers claim that the loss to the Taft
ballot was so heaVy from this cause
that the President would have won
the entire list of eight delegates at
large had the full vote been counted,
besides securing delegates in some of
the more closely contested districts.
Delegates to Act Individually
After two conferences today the
eight Roosevelt delegates at large
elected at the primaries yesterday to
the Chicago convention decided not
to take any joint action on the atti-
tude adopted by Colonel Roosevelt in
releasing them from obligation to
vote for him, but to leave each dele
gate free to act as he sees fit. A
statement TO this effect was issued
late tonight by Matthew Hale, chair
man of the Roosevelt committee.
The total preferential vote for the
three Republican candidates, with
returns from the town of Gosnold
still missing, to night, was as fol
lows: La Toilette 1,756; Roosevelt
n15S; Taft 1903
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
ENJOYABLE DANCE
Given at Foresters Hall Wednesday
Evening.

The subscription dance given at
Foresters hall Wednesday evening
by several of the young people was a
success in every way. Music for the
dancing which began at $3.50 and
lasted until 1890 was furnished by
Donnelly's orchestra.
Those present included, Mr.. and
Mrs c. M. Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
!. Norton, Mr.. and Mrs james f..
Burke, Mr.. and Mrs Newton Cottrell,
Mr. and Mrs II. b. Dickinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. j. CoDD of North Ben
nington, Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rickert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Rudd, Mrs. Phillip
Schuyler and Mrs Annette McCand-
less, Misses Anna Shufelt, Sally
Graves, Frances Ernst, Laura Van Cor
der, Elizabeth Keller, Edna Walbridge
Maud Galusha, Hazel Mcleod, Hilda
Pratt. Gladys Evans, Vera .daies.
Sarah Whitney, Mabel lockwood,
Mary Butler, Gladys Fauley, Ruth
Burt, Josephine Keller, Eugene Nc
Candless, lmogen Norton, Esther
Merrill, Jean Burgess. Phyllis Schuy-
ler Janet Shurtleff, Dorothy Schuy.
Ter, Marjorie Shurtleff.
Grin B. Bowen, Charles
7. Burt, Harold w. Cole, w
l.. Gokay, T. r. White, Lester Vail
Maurice Wall, Harry Wills, William
Wills, D. Hurlburt, DR. F. S. Pratt
Albert knights. D. !. Martin, NJ. r
Nichols, Thomas Fitzgerald, w. j
Galpin, Frank Phillips, George Phil
lips, DR.. j. D. Lane, Roy Denley, and
Donald Harris, William Rice, Francis
McCook, Richard Weeks, Merritt
Smith Mason Turner of Williams
town and Kenneth Owens of Burling
, ton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
BURKE WRITES AGAIN
Still Picking More Flaws in State
Committee Records

Editor OF The Banner:-ln the is
sue of your paper Of April q, APP
peared what purports to be a care
fully written letter by h. s. Harris,
in answer to charges against him OF
his untitness TO further continue in
the very important Office of chairman
of the democratic state committee. In
reply TO the same, will say that after
carefully digesting his letter, Mr.
Harris reminds me OF the person that
got caught in the mire and in trying
to extricate himself, the more he
struggled, the deeper he sank.
would also remind him that mere as
sertions not backed up by results ac-
complished is very poor argument
to 90 before the people with, and ask
for vote of confidence in being re
tanned in position, which he has
shown an utter lack Of ability to fill.
Results talk. His own well known
lack OF interest as shown in 1908 in
his own town ought to be sufficient
evidence, as to the need OF a change.
AS to the use of that two hundred
dollars provided, he received il and
other funds obtained that year. /
would remind him that, although he
was chairman of the state committee,
the same responsibilities rest on him
as on other members who handle
funds in looking after the local in
terests of his party. / would again
remind Mr.. Harris that results talk,
and that facts are stubborn things to
run up against, for when we consider
that over one half or $50 of the fund
in question was sent, according to MI
Browns statement, to only four pla.
ces, Bennington included, show a
slump of S97 votes as compared with
four other places, casting in the az
gregate practically the same vote and
with no claim of a single dollar be
ing spent, then show net gain OF 51C
votes, the logical conclusion would be
that some person occupies n very EN-
barrassing position and especially
when he is trying to square himself
with the people whom he is supposed
to represent. The latter part of his
letter with reference to my being dis
appointed in not being elected is toe
silly to dignity It with reply and Il
largely in keeping with the nature oI
his letter. In closing, will say to MIR
Harris and the three other persons
that had this money | am awfullS
pleased the amount was not larger
as from results shown, the more mon
ey used resulted in less votes obtain
ed. My action in this matter is mo-
against Mr.. Harris as a citizen, bu
against him as a leader OF my party
whose interests are paramount t
those Of any individual. Its past re
cord demands a change in leadership
James n. Burke.
Burlington, April rs, 1912.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
IsmAY SAILS FOB ENGLAND
Expects to Testify at Investigation tc
Be Held in London

New York, May 2.-J. Bruce Ismay,
managing director OF the White Star
line, who was one OF the rescued pas
sengers who saided on the Titanic,
and who has been one of the witness
es at the investigation of the disas-
ter, sailed today on the White Star
line steamer, Adriatic, for England.
He took with him Officers Lightoller,
Pitman, Lowe and Boxhall
Before sailing Mr.. lsmay stated
that he expected TO appear as wit
ness at the investigation of the dis
aster to be held in England.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
FUNERAL OF CHARLES C. JONES
viii Be Held az Bennington Center
Saturday Afternoon

The remains of Charles C. Jones.
superintendent of the James c. Col
gate estate, who lost his life in the
Titanic disaster, will arrive here this
evening from Boston in charge of DR..
James H. Donnelly of Hoosick.
Private services will be held at
the superintendent late home on
the Colgate estate at 2 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. The public funeral
will be held at the Old First church
at 2:90 o'clock. Seats will be reserv-
ed at the church for all connected
with the Fillmore farms and the Ma
sonic organizations. Taft Comman-
derry, Knights Templar, will be in
charge at both services. The COM
mtment service in the Old Benning-
ton cemetery will be conducted by
Mount Anthony lodge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
SKIN CRACKS OPEN
PAINFUL RESULTS OF ECZEMA
MAY BE SOON OVERCOME
Try This Remedy at our Risk


In chronic eczema the skin often
becomes thickened and cracks open,
greatly increasing the painful symp.
toms and making cure more difficult.
We now have q new remedy, Sax.
on Salve, Of such remarkable healing
power in all forms OF eczema and
other crusted and scaly skin erup.
tons of every kind that We guarantee
1t to give perfect satisfaction. II
penetrates the skin so thoroughly
with it's germ destroying power, that
you can see great improvement even
in the first few days.
1t not only stops the terrible itch
Ing at once, but begins healing the
cracked and tortured skin at The
same time. No matter whether ,he
sufferer is baby or a grown person
the results are the same and the dis
figuring eruption soon disappears
Try Saxon Salve-if you are not sat
ished. We refund your money.--wm
l.. Gokay, Druggist, Bennington, VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
Funeral Of Major Butt

Augusta, Ca, May 2.-Business was
generally suspended here today while
the citizens in all walks of life gath
cred to pay their last respects to the
memory of Major Archibald Butt, aid
to President Taft, who lost his life
in the Titanic disaster. Long before
the hour set for the funeral the opera
house was filed with people. Presi-
dent Taft sat on the platform during
the exercises
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02

EOR sALE-Southern Vermont Farm, 230
IL acres, 70 acres wood and timber oak and
pine, market value of wood and timber 81, 500.
ii2 acres tilable. VIII sap 900 buckets. House
sane with cellar Ice house, new chicken
house 10x30. Corn house, sto house. hog
house, and sugar house with evaporation for
making maple sugar. All buildings Ia good
repair VIII keep 10 COWS and horses. Fences
In good condition. Good running water 70
house and barn. % apple. 10 cherry, rs plum
and 10 pear trees % currants rispberries and
other small fruit Boston and Maine station
about 2lS miles. Located on slope of Mount
Anthony 1000 ieet above sea level. II is sltu-
ated in the town of Benningl on. six miles from
W1iamstown, Mass. Price 5000. This is posi-
lively one OF the best farm bargains in New
England. 1 hours 10 Boston anb the same TO
New York City. John Elliott, Az Main -.
6it2j
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
NUTMEeeERs FOR BALDWIN
Governor Endorsed by Democratic
State Convention

Bridgeport, Conn, May Another
Democratic candidate for the presi.
dental nomination was put up today,
when the convention instructed four
delegates at large and ten district
delegates to vote for Gov Baldwin at
the convention at Baltimore.
The Champ Clark forces favored
the speaker as second choice, but
the leaders were opposed to this and
said Gov Baldwin had as good a
chance as any one to win.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02

Adams


TWO base hits, Clark (2), Ford
Waite, Shea, Scott; three-base hit,
Clark; bases on balls, by Scott 2, by
Dolan 8, by Curtin /, by. Sreeter /;
hit by pitched ball, Shea, Cronin,
Cannon, Struck out by Scott Z, by
Curtin ?, by Dolan ?, by Streeter ,;
umpire, Dean.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02

COR SALE Farm Of 225 acres, located in
L Pownal, 2 mics from Berkshire Trolley, ~
acres tilable land balance pasture and wood
land heavily timbeIed With chestnut oak and
maple. most of the chestnut is large enough
for telephone poles. there j. modern house
with 10 rooms In best of repair. piazza entire
length of house, running water in house. barn
ax66 with wagon shed attached and under
ground stable under each end, large silO. tie up
Is cows, horse barn with 4 stalls with iron
managers aud box stall, new hen house ~ feet
long large grdinerS, young apple orchard OF
20 trees. running water at barns. Price $1,000
nash g. Hutchins, 4itf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-02
ELKs ARE TO MOVE
Will Fix Up Rooms In Richie Build
ing for Occupancy.

At a regular meeting of the Elks
Tuesday evening. the question of
moving to the upper floor of the Rit-
chic building was taken up and dis
cussed and it was finally voted to
move and to fix up the new quarters.
as attractively as possible. The lodge
is in fine condition financially and is
growing steadily The reason for
moving is that the present quarters
are too small and 1t was impossible
to secure more room in that building.