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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
Alrea dY Had Il.

A southwestern sheriff. visiting New
York to take n prisoner back to his
district was turned over to an inspec-
tor, who was to he his amusement
guide. They wound up at an east side
hall, where there were few dips pres
ent
After a half hour the inspector called
one OF the crooks to one side and said:
"See that tall man with the SOM
brero?"
Yes. What about him."
Hes Texas bull I'm showing
around, and | think 1t would be n
fancy idea II yoG could nick him for
his ticker"
mix; you're trying to put me in bad.
Nothing like it--pGrely Joke, that's
all. To show you I'm on the level
give you my word that you won't get
in trouble, and I'll give you FIVE dol
lar note for his watch"
"All right. Here 1t Is" - Chicago
Post
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KILLED BY TRAIN
NEAR HAYNES
CORNERS
David B. Hendee Victim Of
Fatal Accident
AID VANCED IN YEARS
Mr.. Hendee Lived Near the Track
and Was Walking Home From
Nelshbors-Ddn't Hear Train.

David B. Hendee, aged about rs
years, was struck by a train on the
Bennington branch of the Rutland
railroad about 1130 o'clock this fore
noon and instantly killed.
The accident happened at the
crossing near the spur track
recently put in by Fillmore
& Slade and only short distance
from the aged mans home. The
body was badly mangled.
1t is impossible to ascertain Just
how the aged man happened to get
in the way of the train which was on
its way from North Bennington to
this village. 1t is presumed that he
had walked from his home to the
siding and was on his way back to
the house.
News of the accident was received
in this village upon the arrival of the
train at 11.40. Selectman w. r.
White was notified and when the
Train made its next trip to North Ben
nington a stop was made near the
spur to enable Mr.. White to alight
and take the necessary steps in cases
of accidental death
Mr.. Hendee is believed to have
been a native of Pownal and is
known to have passed his entire life
in Bennington county. At one time
he lived in Arlington. He was a car.
penter by trade but had always own
ed small farm or home and divided
his time between farming and his
trade.
Early in the summer he purchased
the four.acre farm lying east of the
track where he had since resided
with his wife and an adopted daught-
er and her husband.
The remains were brought here at
z o'clock by the Walbridge ambu-
lance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
Value Of a launh.

The value of a good natured laugh
may be rated low by some people, but
many writers have attested its worth
in no measured terms.
1t is not surprising that Charles
Lamb should have said, "A laugh is
worth a hundred groans in any mar
ket." but from the lips Of the somber
Carlyle one is scarcely prepared TO
hear, "No man who has once heartily
and wholly laughed can be altogether
or irreclaimably bad"
II was Douglas Jerrold who boldly
stated that what was talked Of as the
golden chain Of Jove was nothing more
than a succession Of laughs. n chromat-
ic scale OF meTriment reaching from
earth TO olympus"
Il am persuaded" wrote Laurence
Sterne. that every time a man smiles
but much more so when he laughs
II adds something to his fragment OF
life"
Last Of all may be cited the veslict
Of Oliver Wendell Holmes. given with
bis own inimltable humor. The not
Gus tumult Of laugh. take a.. i the
mob law Of the features. and propriety
the magistrate who reads the riot act"
st Louis Republic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS FOR
APRIL 1ST
President Wilson Delays From
First Plan
TO GET TARIFF READY
President Elect Is Spending His
Time Studying Tariff and Cur
rency Plans.

Trenton, N. J., Feb. 24.-Congress
will meet in extra session on Tues
day, April l. The announcement that
this would be the date for the conven
ing of the extra session was made
today by President-elect Wilson.
This date was named after Mr..
Wilson had received a letter from
Representative Underwood, Demo
cratic House leader.
Il have waited" said Mr.. Wilson,
ito learn just the state of prepared
ness Congress was in for the bust
ness of the new session."
Mr. Wilson wanted to call the ex-
ira session as soon as he could, and
Mr.. Underwood told him April l
would be the earliest date when Con-
gress could be ready. While Mr..
Wilson did not say so, it is assumed
that Mr.. Underwood referred to the
tariff measures and the state of
their preparedness.
1t is not the Cabinet which is
chiefly interesting President-elect
Wilson, nor is it the Mexican situat
ion. tie does not understand the gem
eral impression that he Is devoting
all his days and nights to making a
Cabinet, or that he should be getting
excited over the prospect of inter.
veation in Mexico.
tie Is devoting most of his time to
a study of what changes should be
made in the tariff and the currency,
with the Cabinet only as an incident
al proposition and the Mexican si.ua-
ton as a matter serious, indeed, but
not much as to direct his attention
away from what he thinks the really
fundamental things
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
Classic New York.

There is probably no better illustra-
ton of the irrelevancy Of certain place
names than that afforded by the classic
names of many towns. villages and cit
les in the state of New York. By way
u illustration the following names
from the single county Of Cayuga may
be mentioned: Auburn, Aurelius. Bru-
tus, Cato. Conquest, Genoa. Mentz,
Scipio. Sempronius and Venice. In on
ondaga county are Apulla, Camillus,
Cicero, Delphi. Euclid, Fabius, Man
Illus. Marcellus, Memphis, Mycenae,
Pompey and the large city OF Syracuse.
In Seneca county are names like Jun
ius. ovid and Romulus. Other large
cities in other parts of the state are
named Rome, Utica and Troy.-Report
OF American Scenic and Historic Pres
ervation Society.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
MRS,PA NKHURST|N
JAIL ON HER OWN
ALLEGATION
Claims She Was Responsible
for Bomb Outrage
AT LLOYD GEORGES HOUSE
Suffragette Leader Dragged That She
Was Back of 1t and Defied the
Police.

London, Feb. 24-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst was arrested at her fat
this afternoon in connection with the
recent bomb outrage at Chancellor of
the Exchequer Lloyd-George' coun-
try house. She will be brought be-
fore the EPSON Police Court tomor-
row on the charge of having "unlaw-
fully and maiiciously counseled and
procured certain persons, whose
names are unknown, to feloniously
and maliciously place in certain
building, to wit, a building situated
at Walton Heath, in the County of
Surrey, certain gunpowder and other
explosive substances with the intent
thereby to damage the said building
contrary TO Malicious Injuries to
Property Act of 1861"
II Mrs. Pankhurst is convicted I'M
der this act, she is liable, at the dis
erection Of the court, to penal servi-
tude for any term not exceeding four
teen and not less than three years, or
Imprisonment for not exceeding two
years, with or without hard labor and
with or wothout solitary confinement.
The arrest is a sequel to Mrs. Pank-
bursts utterances at Cardiff and else
where accepting responsibility for the
bomb outrage. Speaking in London
last Friday, she said;
Il have accepted the responsibility
several times. Why have the police
not taken me? l suppose they think
1t would be more difficult to manage
things with me in Holloway than with
me outside. i do not deceive myself
into thinking that it is out of any con
sideration for me. 1t would be very
wrong that these other women should
be sent to prison while |, who incite
them, should be at liberty"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
Mrs. Ednah A. Evans

A singularly gentle and unobtru-
sive life came to a tranquil end on
Friday morning when Mrs. Evans
passed away She had been a resi-.
dent Of this community for over half
century during which her quiet
unostentatious life, spent in the dis.
charge of the simple round of daily
duties, attracted slight attention and
excited little comment. While she
was not forward in inviting friend.
ship in her social life, she yet posses
sed a perculiar tenacity of loyalty TO
those of whose friendship she was
assured, and loyalty is the marrow of
friendship; while she did not court
the little distinctions of office and re.
sponsibility in her church life, vet
she was full of that spirit OF devotion
which is the essence of religion.
Fifty-three years ago, when as
young girl she came with her parents
to Bennington, DR.. Mansur was the
rector of st. Peters. Her church life
thus extends back to the early his
tory of the Parish 1t is an impress
sive circumstance, as illustrating the
swift changes in human affairs, that
Of those who were then active in the
work of St Peters, not more than
four or five survive her, and 1t must
ever be source of regret that Mrs.
Evans, who from the intimate rela-
ton that she so long sustained with
the church was perhaps better able
than any one else to write the his
tory of the Parish. never turned her
mind to perpetuate an enduring rec
ord OF the many interesting and In
structive events that have marked
the development Of the church with
which her whole life was so closely
and so vitality connected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
RING THAT
SOLD PAROONS
IS CAUGHT
Harry Thaw Will Be Asked to
IeIl Committee
WORKED UNDER GOV. DIX
Planned to Continue Their Opera.
tlons Under Sulzer But Have
Failed.

New York, Feb. 25-Harry X. Thaw
will be asked to tell Gov. Suffers com
mittee of inquiry what he knows con-
corning the most recent attempts to
secure his release from Matteawan
state hospital for the criminal insane,
where he as been confined for eve
years for the killing of Stanford
White. This announcement by the
committee at Albany yesterday fol-
lowed a bitter attack by William F.
Clark, former secretary Of the COM
mittee upon what he termed 'the so
called prison ring"
Clark, who, at his own request, had
been relieved from duty as secretary,
pending investigation of charges that
he had used Gov. Suffers name with
out the executives authority in an at
tempt to bring about the release of
Thaw, was permitted to take the
stand Immediately he launched into
an attack upon the prison authorities,
including Col. Joseph F. Scott, super
intendent OF the institution at Mat
teawan. DR.. James " May, chair
man of the state hospital commission,
was also connected with Clark's in
situations.
Clark declared that in the early
part of January information came to
him that 1.-The so-called prison ring"
which was made up of Superintendent
Scott and his immediate underlings,
were engaged in a conspiracy to in
volve the governor of the state so that
they might be retained in their profit
able business in brokerage pardons,
which they had conducted under Gov.
Dix. He declined to divulge from
whom he had received his informa-
ton, but requested that Thaw him
self be questioned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
RECREATION NOTES

Saturday, the Camp Fire Girls and
Boy Scouts gave an entertainment in
Academy hall for children ia obser-
vance of Washingtons Birthday. The
program consisted of scenes from the
early history of our country. portray
Ing Colonial days and the more wide.
ly known incidents Ia the life oi
Washington. Each scene vas enlhus
iastically presented and receive
well merited appreciation from the
three hundred Children present.
John Morrissey and William Londer.
gan, dressed as Puritan boys we've in
charge OF the posters which were
placed on either side in from of the
cui ain, announcing the successive
scenes. The po.te's were drawn 10y
several OF the o5u y Fire Gri: 1t
following program was given
Indian March Camp Fire Girls
John Alden and Precilla
Francelia Evans and Nathan Madison
Witchcraft
Witch, Ruth Harris; Puritan
mother, Helen Beecher; Puritan
children, Edith Sibley, Marion
Hathaway, Helen Cutting; Indian
children, Mary Hutton, Fannie
Levin; Governor Bradford, Ma.
than MallisCa crowd OF Puri-
tans. Francolia Evans, Minnie
Levin, Florence Moore. 'lilda
Rockw d l.
Puritan School
Dame. Dorothy Field; children, Edith
Sibley. Marion Hathaway, John
Morrissey, William Lundergan.
George Washington and the Cherry
Tree
Young George. Frank MacLarea;
Father, Nathan Madison; mothet
Charming Hare.
Washington a Surveyor
Washington, Nathan Madison
Washington at Valley Forge
Washington, Nathan Madison; sol
diers, Frank MacLaren, Charles
Mills. Roy Clark.
Washington crossing the Delaware
Same characters as in Z
Betsy Ross and the Flag
Betsy Ross, Margaret Pilling: her
friend. Dorothy Field; Washing
ton and staff
Players and audience Joined in sing
ing America"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
ATTACK HIGH COST OF DYING
Catholic Churches VIII Abolish Cost
Iy Floral Funeral Tributes.

Cincinnati. Feb. 24.-The abolition
of floral tributes at funerals as a
means of lessening the high cost of
dying" was announced from the pull
pit of ST. Xavier, the leading Catholic
church of this city, today, when it
was said no more such tributes
would be allowed in the church.
The high cost of dying" that has
received so much comment lately, is
laid to the extravaganza of the
friends and relatives OF the deceased,
who vie with one another in the floral
tributes.
Instead of the floral display which
has been prohibited the church will
have memorial cards, which will be
distributed at the services and up
on which will be printed the name OF
the deceased, age and residence, a
short obituary notice, and the prayer
that is said for the dead.
Fathers Finn and Foley announced
this decision of the church, and IT is
expected it will be copied generally
in the other Catholic churches in the
country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
The Reputation of Being Gentleman Suspicious

tax bills shall be delivered to the
treasurer of the town for collection,
Is. To see if the Listers for 1912
shall be paid for their services Sep
TENDER 1st, next, and what sum per
day; also to see what sum per day
shall be paid to other town officers;
the town clerk, and the board Of
civil authority for their services for
the coming year.
10. To see what sum, II any, the
town will vote toward the expenses
of observing Decoration or Memorial
Day.
20. To see what sum, if any, the
town will vote in aid of, or for the
purpose of maintaining a public lib
rary or libraries therein and also, to
determine how the same shall be dis
tributed.
81 To transact any other proper
business found necessary when met.
Dated at Bennington, Vermont, this
18th day of February, 1913.
f. NJ. Crawford,
Frank Cromack
w. II. White,
Selectmen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
MRS. WELLS W. WOODWARD
Former Resident Whose Funeral
Was Held This Morning.

Mrs. Eunice Lyons Woodward.
wife of A. Wells Woodward, passed
away at her home in Z. Pepperell.
Mass, Saturday morning. Feb. p,
after an illness Of several months.
Mrs. Woodward was born in Ben
nington. Feb. p. 1886. She was the
youngest daughter Of Jacob and
Polly Chace Lyons. In 1871 she was
married to Mr.. Woodward and for
several years afterwards they made
their home in Bennington.
Beside her husband. she is suryi~-
ed by six nephews. Homer A. Lyons.
Samuel c. Lyons, Henry F. Lyons Of
Bennington. Eugene Lyons Of Shafts
bury, Fred L. Lyons Of Greenfield.
Mass. and Frank Lyons Of East
Windsor Hill. Conn. and a niece Mrs.
Reuben s. Tower Of Chana. III, and
many grand nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Woodward was a lovable wO-
man and her generous spirit and
kindly nature won her many friends.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
WASHINGTON PARTY
Members Of the Recreation Glasses
In Charge Of Miss Combs.

One hundred and thirty girls, regu.
lar members of the Recreation class.
es of the parochial and public
schools enjoyed Washingtons
Birthday party on last Friday after.
noon under the direction of Miss
Combs. The historic cherry tree was
encircled by the grand march which
soon resolved itself into the polly
Hungarian game Mother Annika.
Then seated to catch their breath.
pencils were busy guessing the mum.
Der of cherries around the tree and
making smaller words out of the
whole word Washington.
Catherine Harvey of the Academy
guessed the nearest to the right
number of cherries and Frances Nc.
larmey led in the word contest with so
words. Each one then busted herself
making a Martha Washington cap
out OF a paper napkin while pink ice
cream capped with a Ratchet, red
candies and animal crackers was
passed. Once more came chords on
the piano and in four huge concen-
trio circles covering the entire floor
space of the large hall the Swedish
Clapp dance was merrily gone
through. II was a beautiful sight
the bevy of girls in their white caps
all moving together joyfully in
rhythmic motion. Another chord and
with a whole hearted singing of
America the gathering broke up to
meet next day for the Patriotic
Tableaux .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
COL. HARMON A CANDIDATE
Superintendent of Soldiers Home Out
for Office of Department Commander

Chester, Feb. 29-Col Thomas Han
non, superintendent of the Vermont
Soldiers home, at the solicitations of
comrades in various parts of the
state, has decided to become a candi-
date for the office of department COM
mander at the coming encampment
of the Department of Vermont, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Col. Harmon served three years in
Co. X. Ninth Regiment enlisting as
private, musterer out as sergeant His
subsequent record in the G. A. r., in
the Vermont Militia. and now for
many years as superintendent of the
Soldiers home, is well known; has
been efficient and meritorious and
will commend him to his fellow COM
rades.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
FOR ovERsEER OF THE POOR
Progressive Nominee E. (. Bottum
States His Position.

To the Public
Since receiving and accepting the
nomination as candidate for over
seer of the poor at the progressive
caucus. the question rises among a
few OF our local merchants as to how
they would share with town orders
for supplies. etc. in case I am elect
ed at our March meeting.
Being a merchant myself. vii.
state right here that most sincerely
believe that all merchants in Ben
nington and In North Bennington
should have a square deal and re-
ceive an equal proportion Of business
'as near as possible" for all neces-
sary merchandise PROVIDED for by the
town.
should be pleased to indorse an
agreement to the above statement
and that there would be no graft in
any business transacted by me for
the interest Of the town in case 10
should elect me al the coming town
meeting.
Any one holding this onice should
be In q position 10 see the homes Of
fae needy and Judge for himself as
70 what extent such persons should
be provided for.
E T. Bottum-
Bennington. Vt, Feb. a.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
Historie orapsvinss.

The celebrated kings vines" at Fon-
tainebleau. planted under the reign OF
Henry ", grow against a wall In the
park not far from the castle. and the
grapes are highly esteemed by gour-
nets Since the republic was estab-
Hshed the grapes have always been
sold by auction. the proverbs going
into the Golfers OF the minister Of
finance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
WANT U. S. TO INTERVENE
Ohio Legislature Shuts Out Proposed
Resolution

Columbus. O., Feb. 24.-On a point
Of order. Speaker Charles l.. Swain
Of the lower house of the Ohio Legis-
lature. today refused to allow the IN
PRODUCTION Of a resolution calling up
on Congress to intervene at once in
Mexico. The speaker held that such
a measure might embarass President
Elect Wilson and that Intervention
was not a subject for discussion by a
state Legislature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
LECTURE ON ICELAND
Interesting Description Of PARKWAY
Country by Prof. Russell.

Prof. w S. c. Russell. Springfield,
a former principal of the Bennington
high school gave his illustrated lee
ture on Iceland at the Masonic
temple last evening to an audience
that comfortably filled the hall.
The lecture is the result of two
trips by Prof. Russell to the island
and his description of the country
and its people into which he has
woven much of the history OF the
little nation was intensely interest.
ing. The views used were from pho.
tographs made by the lecturer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
BACK TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Surgical Operation on Grlmmelrs
Brain Failed to Cure Criminal.

Buffalo. Feb. 24.-Edward f. GRIM.
nell, the forger, who obtained a par
don and release from Dannem"Te
prison two years ago by submitting
to surgical operation on his skull,
which alienists believed would cure
him Of criminal tendencies, and who
was convicted Of burglary in the
third degree on Thursday, was sen
fenced to Auburn prison for life to
day
Grimmel had three previous convic
tons for felony against him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
HUERTAH HOLDS GRIP
BUT MEXICO
FESTIVE
Outside the Capital Reports
Show Trouble
UPRISlNGS ARE LIKELY
Sentiment by County Seems to Be
Against Huerta and His
Associates.

Mexico City, Feb 24.--On the sur
face all is calm in Mexico City today.
If appearances are to be taken as an
index the capital has accepted the as
sassinations of Francesca /. Madero
and Jose Pima Suarez as removing
the chief factors of disturbance. Gen.
Victoriano Huerta and his associates
issue reasuring reports telling Of the
submission of various leaders of re-
bellions, and promising fair elections
in the near future, in which the peo-
pie can express their will.
But in the fact of the heavy patrols
of troops and the secret emissaries
of the Government who are all about
the city little of the true apprehen-
sion that exists finds expression. 1t
can be said, however, that the ten
sion in the capital is increasing
There are renewed reports of disat-
lection in the garrison itself. Zapata
and other rebel leaders who have
professed willingness to unite with
Huerta in bringing about order are
demanding such concessions that the
Government finds itself unable to rec
oncile the conflicting claims.
Foreigners who kept their families
here when the bombardment was
on are so apprehensive that they are
debating whether it would be best to
send the women and children to Vera
Cruz, where they can be protected by
the American battleships or leave
the country.
Serious trouble is brewing in the
State of Puebla. 1t is due TO the
political troubles attending the re-
cent change in the Governorship.
The defeated candidate. Augustin del
Pozo, is leading a revolt that is likely
to spread.
Disorders are reported in many 9th
er places. Accurate accounts come
of uprising in the States of Camp
ece, Tabasco, and Yucatan, where
Suarez was looked upon as liberia
tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
EAST ARLINGTON & ARLINGTON

Mrs. II. A. Manley will have a line
of Stamped Goods and Embroidery
materials, for sale Wednesday after.
noon, Feb. 26th, from l o'clock to 6
o'clock, at the home Of Miss Martha
Garfield. 12t3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-25
ID. ssH Anssrr

Father. do all angels have vingsT
NO. my son. your mother has none"
And then she ssi3 sweetiy that be
might 90 C the club u be wouldn't
ttay atey-Atant1 Constitution