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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
NEGRO DESPERATE
KILLS TWO AND
WOUNDS OTHERS
Attempted to Assault White
Woman at Luray, S. c.
FIRES UPON HIS PURSUERS
Magistrate and Planter Killed
Negro Made Dash for Liberty and
Escaped.

Hampton, S. c., April 30.-Two
prominent Hampton countymen were
killed and several wounded In pitch
ed battle this afternoon and tonight
with Richard H. Austin, negro, &C
cused of attempting to criminally as
sault white woman at Luray, s. c.,
today. The dead are ]. Frank Bow
ers, planter, and Magistrate F. H.
Edenfield q, of Allandale, S. c. The
wounded include Dr. S. c. Moore, a
local physician, George Hanna, Nc
white man.
DR.. Moore, Hanna and the unknown
man probably are fatally injured. The
negro has not been caught.
Austin is alleged to have gone to
the home of well known citizen OF
Luray this afternoon and attempted
an assault upon young woman. The
woman's cries attracted passers-by,
but the negro escaped. Armed with a
shotgun, bag filled with shells, a
large revolver and belt filed with
cartridges, he sought refuge in a
thick woods.
When the pursuers approached. the
negro in the woods opened fire. In
the first round of shots Bowers was
killed and DR.. Moore and Hanna were
wounded.
The pursuers retreated a short dis
lance and kept up scattered fire.
Help was summoned from Allandale
and Hampton and bloodhounds were
ordered.
About o'clock tonight. Magistrate
F. H. Edenfield of Allandale, who had
joined the posse, attempted to lead a
dash to the negro's hiding place. Eden
field was shot and killed and an un-
identified man with him was probab-
ly fatally wounded.
A Gordon was drawn around the
thicket where the negro was at bay
and reinforcements were awaited
Shortly after 3 o'clock, the negro
made a dash for liberty.
At least so shots were exchanged,
but he escaped.
Bloodhounds are being rushed to
the scene from Barnwell, s. c., and
from the state penitentiary.
Gov. Blease has been requested to
send troops. He had not replied to
the request up to late hour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
big SIX" is CONTROL KING.
Mathewson Shows Wonderful Con
troll During His Career.


If trophy were to be offered the
National league pitcher having the
best control, "Christy" Mathewson of
the Giants undoubtedly would be the
individual who would receive it,.
What wonderful command big Six
has is shown by the records. Mat
ty" now is entering on his 14th cam
paign in the parent organization, and
in four seasons-l90S, 1909, 1911 and
1912-his average of passes has been
less than one to the game The year
he exhibited the most perfect control
was 1908, when, almost unaided, he
nearly pitched the New Workers to a
pennant, and would have done so but
for certain incident which is now
historical
During that pennant pursuit Nc
Graw's master mechanic" labored
in Sc engagements and countersigned
only AZ complimentaries, an average
of 0.075 to the combat. "Matty" was
almost as accurate last year, when he
handed out 81 free tickets to first in
AZ skirmishes. In 1911 he averaged
0.S4 gratuities to the game, and in
1909, 097. "Matty" was widest
when he made his start in 1900. He
took part in portions of six games
that season, Kidding his sytem of %
passes.
The National league batters have
been able to work Matty for only
775 complimentaries in the sis cham
pionship games he has twirled which
means that he has issued only IL
free tickets for every contest in
which he has taken part. big Six"
also has been stingy in the matter of
transportation in contests for base
balls blue ribbon. The White Ele-
plants got emily one pass from him
Mn three games in 1905 and but three
gifts in the same number of games
six years later. Last season the Red
Sox pried five bases on balls out of
the pride of Manhattan in the three
games he twirled
Christys strike.out record also
calls for praise. If he does as well in
the Whit line this season a he did
in 1908 or in 1903 he will claim his
25OOth strike-out victim. He now
has famed 1851 National league play
ers in championship games and Al
American league players in contests
for the worlds title. The year Mat
ty played the greatest havoc with
batsmen was 1903, when he set down
267 batters on strikes in As combats.
Five years later, participating in Sc
trays, MrGraw's box marvel killed off
259 hitters on strikes.
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the court shall appralse the lease, sell
the property at forced sale and pay
the value of the lease into the state.
The remainder of the proceeds shan
go to the citizen owner of the land.
1t is held that this section of the
act will be absolutely prohibitory up
on all leases of agricultural lands,
whether for gardening purposes or
otherwise. According to Senator
Thompson, who has made a study OF
the bill, the theory is as follows: On
ly citizens and those eligible to be-
come citizens may be proprietors of
land. They may employ Japanese and
Chinese but they cannot lease or 9th
erwise give such aliens an interest or
share in their proprietorship. Such
land is now held by Japanese and
Chinese cannot be bequeathed to their
alien heirs. 1t must be sold. The
practical result of the bill will be tina.
further acquisitions will be prevented,
leasing colonies will be eXterminated
and at the end of the present genera
ton most of the land now held by
Japanese and Chinese will be owned
ny ClllZeHS.
In reply to question as to whether
the substitute bill drawn by Attorney
General Webb, which was acted on by
the Senate later, would be acceptable.
Secretary Bryan said: Il have tele-
graphed to President Wilson and he
deems it inadvisable to sanction any
particular statutes or forms of legis-
lation. He thinks that it should be
made emphatically evident that we
are acting just now as the federal
government, sanctioning not this or
that, but as friends of California, wish
ing to be of such service as is pos
sible to California in a critical mat
ter" When Secretary Bryan conclud.
ed reading and discussing his mes
sage the conference came to an end.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
OLDEST PuRsER QUITS SEA
John Rennie Had Crossed Equator
420 Times.

New York, April 29-John Rennie,
oldest purser of the Atlantic, who
has crossed the equator 420 times on
voyages that aggregates 10000
miles. ended his sea career yesterday
with the arrival of the Lamport &
Holt liner yasari. from Buenos
Ayres.
The veteran purser. who bears a
striking resemblance to ex-President
Taft, will be sixty-seven years old on
May 3. During his fortyseven years
at sea he has met thousands OF
American travellers. and on his ar
rival yesterday he received letters
from many cities of the country ask
Ing him to spend few days with the
senders before returning to his home
in Wales.
The Vasari brought north 157 sa.
loon passengers, the majority of
whom had travelled many times
with Mr.. Rennie They new the yoy-
age was his last and they planned a
gift for him before the journey end
ed. When the vessel was one day
out from Bahia Mr. Rennie happened
to come down late to dinner. AS he
entered the dining saloon every.
body rose and sang "Auld Lang
Syne."
Then Judge Thomas Kearney. OF
Milwaukee, plunged into a presenta.
ton speech. Presently he lifted a
napkin from the table, revealing a
large plate covered with one hun
dred sovereigns. In presenting Il to
the veteran, he said: "This is a
gift from your friends. the passen-
gers. 1t is their expression of good
will to you, the hardy. hearty Scot
and Grand Old Man of the Sea-
John Rennie was born in Carries.
town, Wigtonshire. Scotland. and at
the age OF twenty went to sea In the
steamship Hippachus, in the trade be
tween Liverpool and the River Plate.
He has been purser of some twenty
steamships. He was on the Maske-
lyme for fifteen years and on the
wordsworth for twelve. During his
forty-seven years of service he has
been i'll only once.
Il was at sea only a few years"
said Mr.. Rennie, when I contracted
yellow fever in Brazil. Our surgeon
told me could not live but | didn't
believe him. / was in bed ten DAYS
on the voyage north. but recovered
and was ready for duty when the
vessel sailed again for the River
Plate.
That attack of yellow fever did
me world of good. IL banished
headaches, from which / had suffered
and from that day to this have
never been ILL.,"
Asked how he accounted for his
splendid health. he replied: "Moder.
ation in drinking. smoking and eat
ing and countless hours spent in the
sea air. Mingling with my passeng.
ers and trying to make the long vow
ages pleasant for them has kept me
young In spirit Meeting thousands
OF persons and making friends takes
on the rough edges of life. A good
Mixer is always happy. I have al
ways managed to keep my head cool.
my feet warm and my stomach free.
and to remain safe distance from
the doctor.
The only thing I hold against the
sea is the way IL has kept me from,
my family. have a wife, three
daughters and a son in Prestatyn.
wales: II is four years since have
seen them. Until made a trip home
IN 1899 had not seen them in seven
years.
Mr.. Rennie said he would visit
with friends in Philadelphia. Boston.
chicago and Buffalo before return
ing to Wales.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
HORSES BURNED TO DEATH
Bloodhounds Called to Trail Thos'
Who Set the Fire.

Lexington, Ky, April 29.-Fifteen
American and English bred thorough
bred mares, each with a foal by her
side, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed a barn at the King
ston stock farm, near here, today,
the property of the estate of the late
James X. Keene.
The fire is believed to have been
Of incendiary origin and bloodhounds
from this city have been called to
get a trail Of the firebrands.
Included omang the horses burn
ed were winners of number of rich
stakes. The monetary loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The horses destroyed were as fol-
lows: Running Stream, Forbidden
Fruit, Cassandra, Flower of the For
est, Jessanta, Ladasine, True Love,
Pretty, Half Crown, the only mare in
America by the English stallion CYL
lene; Degree, Mayfair Fealty, Harp
sichord, Flying Ship and Geisha.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
AR OF MILKING cows
It is to be Taught in the PIanfieId
Public School.

Plainfield, N. j.. April SO.-Be-
lieving that boys and girls should
have a practical education aside from
the ordinary studies taught in the
school room, Supt. A. B. Vossler of
the North Plainfield Public School is
planning to include in the school cur
riculum the art of milking cows,
poultry raising, and vegetable garden
ing. Mr.. Vossler has taken the mat
ter up with the Board of Education,
and the plan has the approval of its
members.
The idea is to Introduce in the
school course of agriculture which
has been urged by the parents of
many of the children. The course
will be started on a small scale at
first.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
NEW BANK CASHIER
H. Harry Sharpe succeeds Clement
n. Cone.

H. Harry Sharpe, today, became
cashier OF the Bennington County
national bank to succeed Clement H.
Cone who resigned because of CON
tinued i'll health. Mr.. Sharpe was
elected cashier at a meeting of the
directors Monday.
Mr.. Cone has been the cashier of
the bank for q years, having been
first elected to that position in 1886.
Under his administration the bank
has grown in business and standing
and is now one of the strongest and
most prosperous banks in the state.
Mr.. Sharpe, the new cashier, is %
years old and native of Katrine,
Ontario. He came to Bennington
when boy and is one of the best
known and most popular young men
of Bennington. He entered the bank
as clerk in 1906 and was later pro-
NOTED to teller.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
TALKS gao WORDS MINUTE
Representative Metz Sets Fast Pace
for Stenographers.

Washington, April 29.-Representa
tive Herman A. Metz, ex-Controller
of New York, claims to be the fastest
talker in the new House. He match
ed his flow of language today with
the lightning pen of the official re-
porters, and fell down on the predic-
ton that the expert shorthand men
could not take" him.
Mr.. Metz's maiden speech occurred
during the debate on the chemical
schedule of the tariff bill. He talk
ed at an average speed of 240 words
a minute. Fred" Ireland. dean of
the official reporters, was doing his
turn" when the New Yorker arose.
Ireland got" the speech, and noted
with satisfaction that the transcript
was practically unchanged when pre-
sented to Mr.. Metz for revision. Lat
err in the day others of the House
stenographic corps tackled the fast
talking Metz and claim to have had
little trouble.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
TEACHERS REELECTED
Four Vacancies in the Corps to Be
Filled.

At special meeting of the graded
school trustees Wednesday evening
teachers were elected for the coming
year. At a preliminary meeting of
the graded district committee and
the town directors A. w. Varney was
re elected union superintendent at
salary of $500. To this amount
the graded school adds 5000 making
the salary $4,000, the same as for the
past three years. OF this amount
the state pays $1,000.
Principal Mabrey, of the high
school, was reelected at a salary OF
$500 and all the corps of teachers of
the high school and grades was re-
elected except four who were not
candidates. The four who volun-
tarily retire are Misses Ward and
Hoffman in the high school, Miss Lu-
cretia Edgerton of the eighth grade
and Miss Edith Lyons Of the seventh
grade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
PARENT.TEAcHERs ASSN.
First Meeting at School Hall Next
Monday Evening.

The Parent-Teacher's association
will hold its first regular meeting on
Monday evening. May 5. at s O'Clock
in the school hall. Il is hoped that
there will be a large attendance of
fathers and mothers Of the school
children and all who are interested
in the school in general.
A report on the sanitary condition
OF the school building viii be read.
and there will be an open discussion.
at which time parents and friends
are Invited to make suggestions and
bring complaints.
IL Is earnestly requested that the
chairmen and members Of each com
mittee viii be present and bring a
friend. Each teacher is also invited
10 come and bring two friends. We
would like to enroll al least 100 mel.
bers at this first meeting.
Let MS all get into the spirit Of this
grand work. started BY the mothers
and brought to It's present successful
issue BY the CO operation Of the
splendid teachers. Who are moulding
the most precious clay ever put into
sculptor's hands-our chIdrenis
characters 8. II Huling.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
DISTRICT NJ. e. STEWARDS
Annual Meeting Of Burlington Dis
trict at Rutland.

Rutland, May 1.-The annual meet
ing of the stewards of the Burlington
district of Methodist churches was
held yesterday with more than the
usual attendance. Between 40 and
so stewards and pastors gathered for
the session, which convened for the
morning at 1880 o'clock. Rev. DR..
II. Coleman of this city presided, NJ.
NJ. Morgan of Bennington was made
secretary and Rev. p. l.. Dow of Ben
nington conducted devotions. A re-
cess was then taken for dinner at the
Elmore hotel.
During the afternoon sessions a re-
port was given by the district super.
intendent. presenting matters Of Wit
al Importance of both spiritual and
temporal interest the report showing
a very prosperous condition of the
district
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
ALImoNY EVEN WHEN DEAD
Divorced Husband Ordered to Pay .,
TO ES-Wlfe's Estate.

Columbus. Ohio. April 2s.-In up
holding a decision Of the lower court.
.he Ohio Supreme Court today hand
ed down a decision declaring that a
husband who. according to a decree
Of the court, is TO pay alimony, is not
exempt from payment even II the
wife dies. The decision was reached
in the case Of William c. Stoneman
against Mary f. Stoneman, revived
in the case Of Mary Shoup. her exc
cutrix.
In September. 1907. a divorce was
granted to Mary E. Stoneman, which
also provided alimony and the restor-
alton OF her maiden name. AHmony
was fixed at s4.7e0. to be paid in in
stalments within three years. Before
ne three years had elapsed Mrs.
Stoneman died, and the executrix
fled suit to collect 1900 stin due.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
AMATEUR THEATRlcALs
MRS. Mainwaring's Management" a
Baptist Church Wednesday Even'q

MRS. Mainwaring's Management" at
Baptist Church Wednesday Even'g
Mrs. Mainwaring's Management"
a two-act comedy was given by the
young people of the First Baptist
church in the church parlors We'd
nesday evening. The play was pro-
duced for the benefit of the Women's
Missionary society of the church.
Music was furnished by the church
orchestra. The young people who
were carefully drilled by Mrs. Lester
II. Nichols, showed excellent talent.
The Cast
In the order of their first entrance.
Mrs. Mainwaring,
Mrs. Lester H. Nichols
Jimmy Mainwaring, Lester II. Nichols
Louise Page, Miss Julia A. Loomis
Jane Brewster. Miss Eunice E. Lyons
Sylvia Throng, Miss Jane II. Burgess
Fred leicester, Alex Young
Steve Andrews, Walter s. Cook
Telford Brown, Leslie 8. Morgan
Act /. Mrs. Mainwaring's living
room, before dinner.
Act 2. Same as Act l. after dinner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
BASEBALL 5uNTS

Pittsfield dropped another game yes
terday and clinched its hold on the
cellar position in the Eastern associa-
ton. The affair took place at Hart
ford and is described in special dis
patches as a wild, weird burlesque on
the national game. All kinds of bush
league stunts figured in the traversty
which was won in hours and Is min.
utes by Hartford with a score of Is to
8. "Bill" Finnegan. the former Huckle
berry boy who is at the top of the
batting list for Pittsfield, gave his
average another boost by making two
hits, one of them for two bags. Bill
also helped along his fielding average
by taking all Of his four chances with
out an error
With the game lost TO 0, Jack"
Ferry Of Pittsfield went into the box
for Pittsburg against st. Louis yester
day in the ninth inning. He was hit
for a single and gave a base on balls.
permitting the Smoky City outfit to
tally once more.
Jimmie" McRobbie, the former
North Adams left fielder. has been on
the try-out list OF the Syracuse cluL
in the New York state league but has
been dropped because of his inability
to hit the ball
The North Adams baseball club will
hold a benefit dance at Odd Fellows
hall on Friday evening, May 9. The
directors intend to have this event
take the place Of the usual sale of
season tickets and II Is hoped to
make a neat sum. Tickets will be on
sale a week ahead and a canvass Of
the city will be made.
Jack paddy Ryan lost out in the
struggle for centerfield with the Law
renee team and returned home this
afternoon. Ryan is making no excus-
es for his canning" as he realized
that he wasn't playing up to the
standard set by himself or expected
by Louis Pieper. The Fitchburg out
fielder looked good the first week. He
caught everything in sight. was as
fast as ever on the bases and hit up
to the average so that Pieper and the
Lawrence scribes thought he had the
position cinched. Just when things
looked the brightest for Ryan his
star began to set and he fell down on
the fielding line. He couldn't seem
to judge or catch a fy ball That va
unusual as Ryan vas always excep-
tionally good in the fielding stunts. |
Then his hitting fell on and he was
sent TO the Fsunigsn TO allow Brug- !
~ to try for the center garden-FItch |
burg Sentinen. April %.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
FOR SELLING LIQUOR
One Readsboro Man Fined $500 and
Another Held for the Grand Jury.

Another Held for the Grand Jury.
The municipal court was placed on
wheels Wednesday and taken to
Readsboro to act on the cases of the
foreigners involved in the general
raid in the foreign quarter of the vii
lage on the previous Saturday night.
States Attorney w. J. Meagher ap-
peared for the state and a conviction
was secured in the case of Bonnie Be
roni, who was fined $500. r. Perren-
nj was held by Judge E. II. Holden
for the grand jury which meets next
month at Manchester.
Edwaurdo Girardo and Mrs. Mary
Cady, the other two involved in the
raid. were released as there was no
evidence that they had been violating
the law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
LINCOLN MAN REWARDED
Received 500 from Canada for sers
ices During Fenian Raid.

Lincoln, April 2s.-Gardner Draper
OF West Lincoln has received a draf,
for 500 from the Canadian govern.
ment in payment for military servic.
es in the Dominion many years ago
AZ the age Of Is years he lived In
waterloo. p. O. and was a member
OF the 52Dd battalion. Canadian voiun
teer infantry, with which he was on
duty al the time Of the Fenian raid
when the Dominion government or.
dered out its troops TO resist iuvas-
ION. M Draper has fled an applIcs-
ton for the Victorian medal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
MRS. MELISSA MORGAN
Aged and Respected Resident Of Pow
nal Passed Away This Morning

Aged and Respected Resident OF POW
nal Passed Away This Morning
Mrs. Melissa Morgan, widow of the
late Ira Morgan, died this morning at
her home near Pownal Center, aged
SO years. She was the daughter of
Solomon Towsley and Melissa Barber
and had resided in Pownal during her
entire life. The survivors are a
daughter, with whom she lived and,
two sons residing in Pownal.
The funeral will be held from the
house Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. Mr.. Green officiating, and the In
terment will be in the Tuwsley GENE
terry
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
Standing Of the Clubs

Games today: Boston at Brooklyn,
New York at Philadelphia, st. Louis
at Pittsburg, Cincinnati at Chicago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
THE WEATHER

Probabilities for this section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont, fair tonight and Friday.
Warmer tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-01
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League

Yesterdays Results
st. Louis 2, Cleveland 0.
Chicago 8. Detroit 3.
Washington 2, Philadelphia 0.
Boston 8, New York /.
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Standing Of the Club
National League

Games today: Chicago at Detroit
Cleveland at st. Louis, Philadelphia
at New York, Washington at Boston
National League
Yesterdays Results
Boston 2 Philadelphia l III innings)
Brooklyn 5, New York 3.
Chicago 4, Cincinnati 8.
ST. Louis 6, Pittsburg l.
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