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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
DEPUTY SHERIFF SUES FOR $4,000
Merritt Leach Of Rupert Defendant
in SANDER Suit

Rutland, Sept. 21.-Rutland Coun-
ty court began its consideration Of
the SANDER suit instituted by Cas-
par l.. Leach of Pawlet against Mer-
rift Leach of Rupert at the morning
session yesterday. The plaintiff, who
is a deputy sheriff seeks TO recover
$4,000 for alleged injury to hi repu-
tation on the part of the defer dant.
The allegation is that early in the
spring of the present year the de-
PENDANT made statements in the pres
ence of witnesses charging the plain
tiff with improper relations with Miss
Julia Brown, domestic at that time
in the Leach home. b. l.. Stafford
and T. II. Moloney appeared yester-
day for the plaintiff, and J. c. Jones
and +. II. OBrien for the defendant
Chester Reed and Horace Winches-
ter of Pawlet testified yesterday
morning to the effect that while rid
ing with Merritt Leach last spring
they were acquainted with the rumor
by him for the first time. Mr.. Reed
was recalled TO the stand in the after
noon by counsel for the plaintiff.
The lawyers for the plaintiff intro
duced many witnesses. most of the
testimony being designed to show the
area over which the rumor was cur
rent, and the grave damage to the
deputy sheriff's reputation. Witness
es we're put on the stand from Paw
let. Rupert, Dandy. Granville, n. Y.
and other towns. and some of them
testified that in their respective
towns the rumor was quite general
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21

the Confederates in its attempt to
retain possession of about 60 miles of
railroad. The recruits got into action
almost as soon as their names got on
the rolls but they showed the same
persistent courage that characterized
the troops from Vermont The first
battle was only a skirmish but a
number were killed and wounded and
others were taken prisoners. AmoNg
the prisoners was John Clark of Ben.
nington. now one OF the inmates of
the soldiers home
In September. 1864. the regiment
arrived in front of Petersburg. Va
and became a part Of the army of the
James under Gen. Benjamin F. But.
Ter. The Nirth participated in the
battle Of Chapin's farm on September
2s. when young Cook lost an arm
The same piece of shell which 50
shattered the bone OF his arm that
smputatlOn was necessary to save
his side. Whitman was scratched
by two bullets in the same engage
ment but was otherwise uninjured
The long marches In the campaign in
Virginia. however. developed verbose
veins resulting in ulcers which tool
him from the ranks. After treatment
in one Of the army hospitals he re
covered sufficiently to take a place
as an attendant and was so engaged
when mustered out Of the service.
Both returned to Sunderland aftel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
WAR TIME CHUMS
POSED FOR TWO
PHOTOGRAPH
Forty-Nine Years Elapsed Be-
tween Making of Pictures.
AS RECRUITS AND VETERANS
Thomas H. Whitman of Bennington
and Edward r. Cook of
Wilmington.

These two pictures printed in the
Banner today, reproduced from pho
tographs. illustrate a remarkable in
cident in the lives g two veterans of
the civil war Thon. II. Whitman
who now resides on imperial avenue
in this village, and Edward r. Cook
who is now living in Wilmington. A
period of 40 years has elapsed be-
tween the taking of the two pictures.
The original of the smaller picture,
a tintype, was made in Brattleboro
in September, 1868, when the two sub
jects were recruits in company f, 9Th
Vermont volunteers, on their way to
join the union army in the south.
The larger picture was made in Ben
nington at the time of the recent an
nual reunion of the Bennington
County Veterans association in this
village.
Thomas Whitman and Edward
Cook are natives of Sunderland, lived
in the same neighborhood, attended
the same district school and in the
summer of 1868, those days that
tried mems souls" were working in
the chisel factory operated by the
Douglas company at little hamlet
in Sunderland known as Chiselville.
Cook, although he lacked eight
months of being II years of age, was
already a veteran of the war, having
served nine months with the 14th
regiment Whitman, too, did not
reach his 18th birthday anniversary
until after he had been two months
in the service.
The two preceding years of the
greatest war of modern times had
drawn heavily upon the material re-
sources and the manhood of the ma
ton. The deaths by bullet and dis
ease had made great gaps in the
ranks and in order to maintain the
federal forces it became necessary
TO recruit for the regiments at the
front Late in the summer of 1863
an order was received for q certain
number of recruits for the 9th regi-
ment which was then stationed at
Yorktown, Va. Sunderland's quota
of this levy for recruits was seven
and Cook and Whitman were two of
them. The recruits from this coun-
ty assembled at Manchester where
they underwent the necessary physi
cal examination. From Manchester
they were sent to Brattleboro where
they gathered from all parts of the
state, $50 strong, for the journey
south by the way of Hartford and
Long Island sound to New York and
from that city by transport to More
head City, North Carolina. The
Ninth had been moved from Virginia
to North Carolina some weeks previ-
Gus and when the recruits arrived the
regiment had been engaged for some
time in a bushwhacking warfare with
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
STATE FAIR DRAWS
REGARDLESS OF
BAD WEATHER
Good Crowd Attends In Spite of
the Rain.
FINE SHOWING OF MORGANS
n. r. c. Watson Obtains Possession
of State Fair Cup and Other Yer
mCnt Breeders Win.

White River Junction, Sept. 20
A surprising number, considering the
rainy weather, attended the state fair
today. All the track events were
postponed till tomorrow Two flights
were made by Aviator Dywitt, one be-
ing of 20 minutes duration. The
other was a straightaway fight to the
southeast, where he was forced to
land, owing to engine troubles.
The short weights and measures
men were sharply looked after by
State Commissioner Hugh II. Henry
and assistants. Several arrests were
made and fines imposed
The state fair cup was awarded
permanently to H. r. c. Watson OF
Brandon his entries having won in
two successive years. The three
year-old Morgan mare Evaline was
the winner. With Della, Morgan
chestnut mare, Mr.. Watson won first
prize for a mare or gelding from the
west side of the state, and in a SINH
lar competition between east and
west awards were given Donlyn,
shown by H. S. Wardner of Windsor;
Donald, shown by Spencer Borden of
Fall River and Oak Anne, shown by
]. A. Stillman of New York city In
the novice harness class for best
mares or geldings under four years,
shown in harness, Evelyn, Half Moon
shown by ]. Rich Steers of New York
city, and Clara D., also shown by Mr..
Steers, won prizes. In the combina-
ton harness and saddle Morgan
class, Bell Fellows, shown by A. r.
Van Tassel of Dubois, Pa, won first
money.
The silver cup given by c. c. Still
man of New York to the brood mare
conforming most closely to the Nor
gan type went to Ruby, shown by H.
r. c. Watson of Brandon. Money in
this class went to Lucy, Hazel and
Jennie c., shown by f. A. Darling of
East Burke and My Lady Knox,
shown by c. A. Stone of Plymouth,
Mass.
Sheep-driving contests were a fea-
ture of this afternoon. Vaudeville
was carried on between showers and
all were admitted free to the grand
stands.
Among the exhibits at the state
fair showing the progress being made
in education, is that of the agricul-
tural school at Lyndon, Not only
does the curriculum include all things
needful to produce useful citizens,
but the ability 10 construct necessary
farm implements is developed. A
heavy farm wagon, every part of
which. except the WHEELS and heavy
sleigh which was completely made at
the school. are full proof.
In the building devoted to exhibits
of fruit and vegetables some are
shown from the provinces of Mantle
ba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Can.
In the hall where domestic manufac
lures are displayed is a quilt compos-
ed of 1888 pieces.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
ARREST WOMAN FOR PERJURY
Grandniece Of Henry Ward Beecher
Held In $1,000 Bail.

Providence, R. l., Sept. 19.-Mrs.
Clara Hummer Henry of New York
City was arrested today at Narragan-
sett Pier on charge of perjury. Mrs.
Henry is summer resident at the
Pier, and is grandniece of Henry
Ward Beecher.
She was arraigned before Judge
Nathan B. Lewis in the District Court
at West Kingston and pleaded not
guilty The case was continued until
Oct. Z, and she furnished $1,000 bail.
The arrest was made at the in
stance of George E. Wood and the al
legged offense is in connection with a
bill for grading work alleged to have
been done in connection with the
building of new house for Mrs.
Henry.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21

ELEPHANT DEMoLIsHEs COACH
Driver Killed and Passengers Fright
ened on Journey in India.

Colombo, India, Sept. 21-An at
tack by a wild elephant on the Null
ion-Vilankulum mail coach in the
northern province of Ceylon, India, is
reported in advices received here.
Appearing Unexpectedly from the
jungle, the elephant killed the driver
with one blow of its trunk and then
proceeded to smash the coach against
telegraph pole. The passengers,
who were thrown out of the vehicle
hid themselves in nearby culvert
from which the enraged beast tried
in vain to dislodge them. When the
animal disappeared into the thicket
the frightened travellers climbed a
tree, where they remained during the
night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
FOR cHAmPLAIN MONUMENT
Casting Of the Bronze statusry Has
Been Completed.

The casting of the heroic group
of statuary for the Champlain mon
ument at Crown Point n. Y the
work Of Carl Hebers sculptor. has
been finished and will be placed in
position during the next two weeks,
thus completing the memorial light
house erected TO mark the tercenten-
airy anniversary of the discovery OF
Lake Champlain by the French ex.
plOrer.
When the statues are placed the
plaster model which has been in 20
sitiOn at Crown Point until the bron
yes were finished will be shipped to
Montpelier as a gift to the Vermont
Historical Society who will find Z
suitable location for the group.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
Too Much Of = Good Thing.

The professor was absorbed In his
studies and was inclined TO be a little
absent minded. He was also deeply
in love with a lady whom he had WOO
ed for years and whom he had finally
induced to say Yes"
But why did you break the engage
ment so soon afterT' asked his friend.
Man. IL was she that dissolved It."
"Reallyy- said the friend. How did
that happenT-
at was due TO my accursed absent
mindedness. When a few days later !
rallied at her home I again asked her
~ msrry me-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21

the close of the war but Cook re-
manned in that town but about three
years, moving to Dover, his wife's
home. He has since resided in Dow
er and Wilmington.
Whitman continued to live in Sun
derland and Arlington, where he was
employed in different mills until
1891 when he came to Bennington to
reside
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
BURGLAR VISITS MORGAN HOUSE
Man Arrested in New York confesses
Ransaekine Residence.

New York, Sept 21,-Burglary Of
the mansion of ]. p. Morgan, Jr,
with the ransacking of every room.
while Mr.. Morgan and his 40 servants
slept through it all, is confessed, the
police say by John Bernauer, whom
they arrested late yesterday. In his
possession was found seven watches,
medals, diamond pins and other ar
ticles of jewelry belonging to the
young financier. The burglary occur
red last January but news of it was
not made public until some time after
ward, when Mr. Morgan informed the
police that he would pay a reward of
$4,000 for the recovery of the stolen
articles, many of which were price
less TO him for their associations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21

In olden times fairies were said 10
cause cattle plague, and animals Infect
ed were said to be elf shot"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
hohson's Choice.

Wife Cooking up from paper)-what
was Hobson's choice? Husband-Ms-
Hobson, | supposed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21

In Dresden 900 years ago ~epicures-
used to eat Venetian oysters that had
been on the way three weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
The New Collar.

II girl has pretty throat she
should adopt the new Robespierre
collar that is SO modish this fall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
Tat AZ Anhitinn

Tie true test OF ambition Is. How
does II stand disappointmentsf-De
troit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities For This Section For
The Next "a Hours.

For eastern New York and western
Vermont unsettled weather. probably
showers north and central portions,
late tonight OF Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
Intuition.

PA, what is intuitionl"
Merely the feminine OF suspicion
my son."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-21
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The Washington herald., 1912-06-12

Guilty that the audience withstood the
temptation to hiss the Vaccinations OF
Rupert and Black Michael
Cast in the dual role created BY
Sothern and made famous by Hackett
Franklin Ritchie made a pleasing Ru-
dof RassendyH and Rudolf V Tall,
stately, reserved. Mr.. Richie showed
himself able alike to fight and to make
love. to scheme for a kingdom, and
to plot for a heart and his final scene
with the Princess Flav!a Miss Glendin-
ning) was a most effective bit Of act
ing
Brigham Royce. in his original role OF
Black Michael. the villain-in-chief, and
Frederick Forester, as Rupert. his lieu
tenant. were both excellent in swash-
buckling, debonair relies, while Miss Mar
bury, as Antoinette de Mauban, tool for
both evil and good, contributed some
good emotional scenes. Walter Wilson.
in a rather small character role: Ever
EFT Butterfield. as Fritz, and Frederick
Lane. as Col Sapt. completed the male
contingent.
Miss Glendinning made a most charm
ing Princess Flavia. playing the role
with all the daintiness and appeal which
should be injected into It, and Miss Mel
Vile succeeded in looking pretty in a
part which demanded nothing else. The
stage settings were adequate and, taking
the production as a whole, IL was a most
creditable performance.
II you like meIOdrama-and who In his
heart doesn't?-go to see The Prisoner
OF Zenda." Your heart may not beat
the faster but you will enjoy the return
TO the romantic days when knights were
bold and kings were law and love the
guerdon OF all"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
LILLIAN RUSSELL
WILL WE'D TO-DAY
Becomes Bride of Alexander P,
Moore, Pittsburg Publisher,
Between Performances.

Pittsburg June 1.-THE long expected
wedding of Lillian Russell the actress
and Alexander P Moore, Of Pittsburg
is scheduled for 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning in this city.
Invitations were sent out to-day to q
few friends Of Miss Russell and Mr.,
Moore and with each card went an ad-
monition against publicity. Just why
there should be secrecy thrown about
the affair is known only to Mr.. Moore,
and he won't tell.
The marriage license was obtained this
afternoon by Mr.. Moore, who was &C
companied 70 the courthouse by Mrs,
Susan Westford, Of New York, a sister
Of Miss Russell, who arrived here to-
day to attend the bride. The ceremony
will take place at the Hotel Schenley,
after which there will be a wedding
breakfast The name of the officiating
clergyman Is withheld.
Miss Russell's latest venture in matri-
forts. She will arrive here at o'clock
tomorrow morning on the Weber and
Fields special train from Cincinnati.
With a wedding at 10 in the morning,
a matinee at ? O'Clock, and an evening
performance at s p. m, Miss Russell
is promised little time for rest. After
the evening performance the show moves
to Chicago.
Mr.. Moore, who is publisher Of the
Pittsburg Leader, will go to Chicago
tomorrow night and remain until after
the Republican convention closes.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
THE BELASC0.
"Prisoner of zendn."

RomantIcism as exemplihed in Anthony
Hopes Prisoner of Zenda" held the
stage at the Belasco last evening when
the Butterfield Players essayed the swash-
buckling; melodramatic four-act drama,
which, when first produced by T H.
Southern, started a wave OF public in
terest in this genus of plays which lasted
at least two seasons.
There is nothing OF the problem play
nor yet Of the comedy in The Prisoner
Of Zenda." 1t is frankly, blatantly melo-
drama and never swerves from its pur-
pose OF thrilling and holding the audience
from the rise Of the first curtain on the
Zenda forest to the fall of the last on
the battle scene within the castle OF
Zenda- For three hours and more there
is presented a quickly moving. rapidly
shifting panorama Of exciting events well
calculated to stir the blood even OF those
who have been somewhat enervated by
the realistic" plays Of the present
period.
Last nights audience proved that the
love Of a good fight and the lust for
blood still were an integral part of the
human composition, for the struggles
Of Rudolf RassendyH to keep the throne
for his cousin, Rudolf Of Ruritania,
and the fight with Rupert of Hentzau
In the last act were as enthusiastically
received as when the piece had its first
presentation. Indeed, It was with diff
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
"AGGIES" ALUMNI
MEET AT COLLEGE

College Park, June 1.-THE members
OF the alumni association OF the Mary
land Agricultural College were cordially
received here to-day by the officers OF
the institution. The annual meeting OF
the association was attended by about
seventy-five members. The third days
exercises, marking the closing OF the
institution for the summer, brought out
a large gathering. and many will remain
over for the graduating exercises to-
morrow.
The company competitive drill this
morning was won by Company B, Capt
A. s. Stanton Capt Stanton viii re-
ceive a handsome sword, presented by
A. S. GIL, president OF the class Of 1897.
J. B. Gray, class Of 1915, Of Prince Fred
erick, Calvert County, called the meeting
to order. The association voted TO aid
financially in the holding Of another ath-
letic meet at College Park next spring
under the auspices Of the college, and
gold and silver medals will be presented.
The association also voted to award q
medal for the Morrill, and Mercer literary
societies debate, which was held this
evening, on the question Of granting the
right to vote TO women
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were Henry HolEaffel. Of Hagers-
town, class of 1898. president: Fabian
Posey, Of Frederick County, vice presi-
dent, and Prof. Thomas B. Symons, OF
the college, secretary-treasurer. These
officers. with Messrs. r. H. Dixon.
class of 'ss. and W. White, class OF 'S5,
for the executive committee. The as
ISOLATION also voted to award medals
to the graduates securing the best
marks in mechanical engineering and
agricultural science. This afternoon a
baseball team, composed Of members
OF the alumni. gave the regular club
a genuine scare, and only met defeat
by the score Of / to o. The lineup
for the alumni was: Byrd, pitcher;
Bassett, catcher; Lewis. first base:
Harding. second base; Sylvester. third
base; Sherman. Terrell. and FUrniSsI
outaeld
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
sTEERAGE PASSENGERS
GIVEN NO CHANCE
TO TELL OF DISASTER

London. June 1I.-Survivors among the
third-class passengers on the Titanic are
not going to be allowed to give their
version Of the catastrophe. according to
an announcement made to-day when the
Eoard Of Trade inquiry was resumed.
Counselor Harbinson, who is giving his
services gratis to surviving immigrants
and families Of immigrant victims, ask
ed Attorney General Sir Rufus Isaacs
when evidence Of third-class survivors
would be taken. The attorney general
said he did not think they could throw
any light On the disaster and did not
think they would be called at all.
In order to justify the act of Capt.
Smith, of the Titanic, who failed to re-
duce the ships speed after he received
a warning of icebergs in the ships path,
counsel for the White Star Line called
TO the stand Capt. Hayes. another White
Star ship commander, who testified that
he had frequently received ice warnings,
but never thought it necessary to reduce
speed in clear weather.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
freshments, fortune telling. and music
will be the features Of the AFFAIR.

freshments. fortune telling. and music
will be the features Of the anair.
The Ladies Auxiliary. No. 3. OF the
Ladies' Union Veteran Legion, will hold
a lawn reception on Friday evening from
S to 10 o'clock at Sos Massachusetts Ave
nue. Northeast. Mr.. W. E. Andrews, Au-
ditor OF the Treasury. and Rev. n. H
Holmes will speak on the Patriotism Of
the Present and Future" string or
chestra and some well-known singers will
furnish the music. Past Department
Commander George c. Ross will assist
with the patriotic music.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Patterson Hopkins
have closed their apartment at the Sum
nit and left Washington for the summer.
Mrs. Hopkins and the two children will
go to the Adirondack Mountains, where
they have a cottage on Lake George,
and Mr.. Hopkins will join them in Au-
gust.
The Judge Lynn Chapter, D. A. r,
will meet Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home OF Mrs. W. B. Mercer, l2lS
Euclid Street.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
VINCENT AsToR MINGLES
WITH CROOKS AND HAS
FINGER PRINTS TAKEN

New York. June n.-Vincent Astor,
head Of the house Of Astor, had his
finger prints taken at police headquar-
ters to-day. Vincent fell in line with a
string of crooks who were showing their
hands forward for the Identification
mark and his thumb mark was recorded
just ahead Of a pickpocket, and follow
ing a negro arrested for using a knife
in an argument. He was not at all
reluctant about it, as his marks will
not be filed, but merely put away for
safe keeping.
Mr.. Astor called on Police Commis-
sioner Waldo in company with James
B. Reagan, Of the Hotel KniCkerbocker,
to see the tablet on which was in
scribed the names Of policemen who fell
in performance OF duty. Vincent's
father was one OF those chosen to select
the names Of those TO go on the tablet
and but for the Titanic disaster would
have been at the unveiling. After view
ing the tablet, Mr.. AstOr was shown
the workings Of the police department
The Washington herald., 1912-06-12
WOMEN SERVE NOTICE ON
REPUBLICANS THAT THEY
MUST BE RECOGNIZED

Chicago. June 1.-THE suffragettes have
delivered an ultImatum to the Republican
party; support the cause OF women or
fight.
And we are now in a position to put
up a real battle" declared Mrs. Rath-
crime Waugh Mccullough to-day. "Un-
less the Republican convention adopts a
suffrage plank we will try to wipe the
six sufIragette States out Of the Repub-
lican columns. In those States where
women are permitted to vote We are
strong enough to throw our support
wherever We please. Several OF our
leaders have already arranged confer
ences with Republican chiefs.
"Of course, suffragettes are afiliated
with all parties, but as the right OF
women to vote at present is the para
mount issue, we will undoubtedly con-
centrate all our strength in the party
which recognizes us"