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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10

fessor of banking and finance in liar
ward university. Prof. Sprague, who
is a native of st. Johnsbury, has been
close student Of banking affairs many
wears
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10

June is forgotten rs the month Of
brides an4 roses in the strenuous life
Of modern conimencements
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10

The forest service collected 10000
pounds Of tree seed last year for use
in reforestation work The total area
reforestcd was about 10000 acres.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10

standing headline IN AL daily
newspapers: ''Carranza $ answer not
received -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10

Engineers estimate the available
water power of Oregon as over 10000
600 horsepower.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-10
Che 8rattIebcro 8eformer

Entered in the postoffice at Brattleboro
VT, as second class matter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
GRANGE MEETING
Program for the Regular Meeting
Wednesday Evening

There will be regular meeting OF
Bennington Grange held in the n. f.
o. r. hall on Wednesday evening at
S J.. m.
After the short business session a
large class of candidates will be Civ
en- instructions In the first two de-
gees of the order.
The following program has been
prepared by the lecturer. which viii
be given at this time:
Music
Reading profits: should
anything but dollars and cents
be- counted as profits on the
farm?
Questions for discussion--Most profit
able things to do In winter.
Greater need of farm women
Reading-Sunny and shady sides OF
fam life
Reading-How the question of short
age of farm labor can be solved.
Music
The surprise committee will also
have something for this program.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
LOCAL OVERFLOW

The Young WOmen's Club will hold
its class in Current Events tonight
Harvey Thomas and Amanda
Wright. clever wooden shoe dance
clogists arrived this morning from
Albany where they just closed sever
al weeks engagement for Proctor.
They are to on a three days engage
ment at the Library theatre.
The local section OF the Green
Mountain club vii be organized at
Holden and llealy's Office Tuesday
evening at S o'clock. All are invii-
Ell and urged to be present as Il will
require an active organization 70 Sc
sure the completion Of the mountain
trails in this section which has the
best mountain scenery in Vermont.
Both men and women are invited.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
STATE INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL LOSES
BIG BUILDING
Administration DormltOry Is De-
stroyed BY Fire
WILL REBUILD AT ONCE
Boys at School Worked AS Fire
men and Saved Large Por-
ton OF Contents

Vergennes. Feb Though the
embers of the fire which destroyed
the administration building of the
Vermont Industrial school yesterday
were still glowing this morning prep
arations were begun for rebuilding
the structure. The penal board will
confer with Gov. Allen NJ. Fletcher
and, as soon as the insurance is adj
justed under the 100000 blanket POI
icy carried ON the six buildings OF
the school, Il is expected that work
will begin Immediately on clearing
away the debris.
The fire was discovered about 1910
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
south tower OF the administ ation
building. The inmates of the build
ing, 1870 boys, were all at dinner
when the lire was discovered and
they were called upon to assist in say
ing what property they could. The
boys worked valiantly and through
their efforts practically all the con-
tents of the building were removed
before the flames could reach them.
The fire Is believed to have origin
ated from defective electric light
wires. The structure was OF brick,
three stories in height. II contained
q dormitory, dining room, kitchen,
executive building and chapel. The
smaller buildings OF the school were
not endangered.
None OF the boys or the masters
we're injured although a thick snow
storm and falling temperature caus-
ed them considerable discomfort.
The lads are kept on their homer at
all times and none attempted TO
leave the ground while the FIRE was
burning. When the roll was called
about II o'clock last night every
boy responded
Superintendent Barss said today
that he could account for the file in
only one way and that was defective
electric wiring. He said that plans
had been made to rewire the building
this week as the system OF wiring
was antiquated. The other buildings
OF the school have been rewired when
necessary.
The building was OF brick veneer
and the construction was OF the wide
studding type which afforded the
flames space to spread quickly.
The central heating plant escaped
damage other than being temporari-
ly put out of commission. BY mid
night the plant was in operation.
The new $4,000 dormatory is prac
tically completed and within few
days will be available for housing a
large number of boys.
The school was formerly located at
Waterbury. hut the buildings there
were destroyed by fire in 1871, and
the institution was transferred to this
city. finding a location on the banks
Of Otte, creek on the grounds former
ly occupied by the United States ar.
senal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
cERlTY FAMILY RETURNS
Mother and Two Children Now Quar-.
tered at the Town Farm

Mrs. Matthew Gerity and her two
children were found Saturday night
at the home of George Dakn in the
Guideboard district by Deputy Sher-
III Perry b. Gardner and Officer Rich
ard Hurley. They were brought be-
fore Judge Z. c. Bennett OF the ju-
venile court who had them taken
to the poor farm. The two children
a boy and a girl. we're sentenced last
week to the industrial school but. in
view of the fact that the largest
building on the state property at Yer
genncs was destroyed Saturday. the
Judge is al loss to know what steps
he can take in the case.
The mother and two children left
the state last week. after the judge
had decided that the children should
be taken to Nergennes. and sought a
refuge in the vicinity CT Wanoomsac
They returned to Bennington Friday
night. There is a warrant out for
The father OF the children. Matthew
Gerity. cha Eing him with contempt
of court. but be has not yet been ar
rested.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
RECEPTION AT NO. BENNINGTON
Pleasant Gathering in Honor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Berthe 7. Henry

\ reception was given Friday eve
ming IN the vestry of. the Cong ega-
tional church at North Bennington
in honor of recently married
couple, Miss Ann J. Middleton and
Be'tine T. Henry. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry have long been faithful and
willing workers OF the society. hay
ing held Offices In the church and
Sunday school for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry we're assisted
in receiving by Rev. Mr. aud Mrs.
lanes s. Clark, Deacon and Mrs.
Henry T. Cushman and Supt OF sun
day school, A. :. Payne.
The program OF the evening was
opened with a few fitting remarks
made BY Deacon Cushman who pre-.
scented Mr.. and Mrs Henry. in behalf
Of their friends. with 4 magnificent
buffet
Harry 5. Phillips played several
pleasing piano selections during the
early portion of the evening. Airs.
Hawley c. White and Mrs. James :
Clark presided az the punch bowl
and light refreshments were served
by the Misses White. During the
after part OF the evening duets were
played By Mrs. Clarence ". White
and Mrs. Edward ID. yelling and
Mrs. Wells W. White sang several
pleasing selections. 4 large number
oi friends were present and an enjoy
able evening was passed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
TELEPHONES CRIPPLED
Saturdays Wind Storm Disabled All
Rural Lines

Saturday Bennington was visited
by n sereve sleet and wind storm.
which bailey crippled the telephone
company All toll lines to Arlington,
Manchester, Rutland and other north
ern points We're put out of order.
Cross arms and wires were twisted
and torn from the poles.
On Harwood Hill 20 poles were
blown down and in most cases fell
into the highway thus blocking
travel AT this location 22 lines with
1876 subscribers were put out of ser
vice. On the Woodford road three
poles. with three lines were blown
down putting SO subscribers out and
on other roads in this vicinity 40
poles were blown down with about
225 subscribers cut of.
A large crew OF men was rushed
to Bennington by the company and
tho work OF clearing the troubles i'm
mediately started. On Harwood hill
the highways were cleared and tenn
porary re-ccnnections were establish
ed by running sections OF covered
wire for about half a mile.
Twenty-Five of these sections were
used and many lines combined. A
special monitor was placed at the
switch board with list Of these com
bined lines so that after the tenn
porary re-connections were made
there was no loss of calls. AT o.
clock Sunday all subscribers had
been re-connectei temporarily and
the work OF resetting poles started.
At o'clock all toll lines were work
ins.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
roYLE STOCK CO
Begins Weeks Engagement at the
Opera House

The Edward Doyle Co, opens their
weeks engagement tonight in a new
play when a Woman Wins" 1t is a
detective story and said to be Of UNI
usual dramatic value. The Doyle
company is much stronger in every
way than any previous year of its ex-
istencc.
The company numbers rs people.
One of the feature acts is Wanda re-
Gently engaged by Mr.. Doyle at an
enormous expense. Wanda Is a
mentorilst OF world wide reputation.
She recently returned from an ex-
tended European tour. II will be
well worth your while to hear Wanda
tonight give some Of her demonstra-
ions Of psychic phnomenon. You
will wonder at Wanda"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
SAYS MONROE WAS
NSIbLE
FOR TRAGEDY
Sunken Steamer Did Not Obey
Law OF the Sea
RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED
Captain Of Nantucket Says His
Engines Had Been Reversed to
Avoid Collision
RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 1.-The steam
er Nantucket, which was in collision
with the steamer Monroe Fiday
morning, locked yesterday In a
written report to the officials of the
Merchants and Miners transportation
company. Capt. Berry said that
while the Nantucket was on her us
ual course long signals Of Il vessel.
aiterward found TO be the Monroe,
were reported ahead. The fog was
low-lying and at times clearer than
others. The fog signals of the Nan
tuoket were sounding at regular in
tervals. The fog signal of the Mon
roe was again heard and this time en-
the Nantucket's port bow. The next
whistles heard from the Monroe wee
two blasts which indicated that the
Monroe was trying to pass the Nan
tucket starboard to starboard, CON
trary to the rule.
Capt Barry said that in an cndea-
vor TO avoid a collision with the Mon
roe the Nantucket's helm was hard-a-
posted to keep to the right. but the
Monroe proceeded at full speed and
tried to cross the bow of the Nan
tucket. She succeeded in getting
partly past the Nantucket's stem
when the vessels collided the Nan
tucket's stem striking the Monroe's
starboard bow forward of the pilot
house almost at right angles.
The Monroe passed under such
great speed, according TO Cap. Ber-
rvs report, that the stem of the Nan
tucket was bent sharply toward her
starboard side and the Nantucket
slowed around so that her port side
was scraped by the Monroe, crush
ing one Of the Nantuckets port boats
The Monroe passed on out OF sight.
AT the time of the collision the Nan
TICKETS engines were running at full
ming TO-. some time previous to the
collision.
Capt Berry's report continues as
follows; The relief squad attend
ing the passengers was increased by
those who could be spared from at
tention to the safety of the Nantuck-
ct, and under careful attention those
suffering most from the collision
were revived with the exception Of
one man who, after great etfo.t.
could not he revived and also Mrs.
Harrington. who died after she had
been assigned TO stateroom with
her husband and all possible care
and attention given her.
1T can be established that the
steward, stewardess and chief engi-
neer worked necessarily in an effort
to aid and revive Ms. Harrington.
There was no attack made By Mr..
Harrington on anyone, and there is no
foundation for this report. After her
death her body was carried to Nor.
folk and wireless instructions were
given in advance to take care of IT,
Many Of the passengers of the
Monroe received on board the Nan
tucket would have died had they not
been resuscitated by the vigorous
prompt and successful work OF those
assigned TO that duty. The reported
statement indicating that one of the
Nantucket's boats had plug out and
was not equipped with life preserv-
ers is proved untrue by the fact that
the Nantucket's boats returned with
all the people they could find"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
M'eovERN RE APPOINTED
Is Again Selected to Be Postmaster
at North Bennington

Residents OF this village and Of
North Bennington have been await
ng with considerable curiosity to
learn OF the conf nation Of James
McGovern to be postmaster al North
Bennington to succeed II. l. Spaflord.
The appointment was made several
lays ago but no announcement of the
confirmation has as yet been receiv-
ed here
There is more than usual interest
attached TO the case because of the
fact that Mr.. McGovern was last fan
appointed 10 the office and the ap-
pointment was afterward withdrawn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
SATURDAYS GALE
Wind So Strong That it Interferred
With Traffic on Highways

The wind Saturday was unusually
severe. While little or no damage
was done, in some localities the wind
was so strong that traffic Oh the high
ways was interferred with. The
roads were so smooth that 1t was i'm
possible for wagons to travel right
angles with the wind. For this rea-
son some of the rural mail carriers
we're unable to deliver their mail.
A number of lights of glass in the
greenhouse OF l.. c. Holton on School
street were taken out by the wind
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

FOR sALE-Farn of $50 acres, located
i miles from Bennington on good road: an
unusually good house, painted white with
piazza in 'front.' with splendid cellar: barn
70x40 with basement; running water in barn
and ia barnyard; horse barn, corn house. hog
house and sugar house. nice sugar orchard.
apple orchard; wood lot with abundance oe fire
wood and .awIng timber enough for repairs
chine worked; splendid pasture large spring
stream running through stream is large
enough for no yer IL neeced, Owner will in
slude established butter route and good
horses, IS COWS, bull. 10 sheep, 8 lamDs. hogs
and fine and large assortment of tools that are
nearly all new. and all crops. This place sets
back about 100 feet from road on good eleya-
man farmer aud will produce enough to show
good income every year. Price 5000. Mesh
nutchlns. soft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
BURGLARS BROKE
INTOH. ". MYERS
COAL OFFICE
Got Away With About Sl2 in
In Money
SAFE DRAWERS SMASHED
Entrance Into Building Effected BY
Smashing a Window--An
Amatuer Job

Another burglary was committed
in the village either Saturday night
or early Sunday morning. The Wis
tim of the latest depreciation of this
kind was the firm OF II. w. Myers &
Son, dealers in coal, wood and agrl-
cultural supplies, whose office at the
foot of School street was entered
and thoroughly ransacked.
The members Of the firm did not
make a thorough examination of the
Office. following the discovery of the
burglary as the states attorney did
not wish existing conditions disturb
ed before an investigation was made,
but The thieves did not obtain over
S12 in money. The loss occasioned
by the destruction wrought in the
Office will be several times what was
taken In actual cash
1t was impossible. because of the
wrecked condition of the Office, to
ascertain what had been taken or de-
stroyed. Bank books. both savings
and check account, are probably miss
ing and some valuable papers may
have been taken. II will be impos
sble for the thieves to realize any
thing FROM the bank books as the
usual precaution to prevent payment
has been taken.
Entrance into the office was effect.
ed by breaking a window facing tow
ard the west and in full view OF any
one passing on either School OF
County streets. lower light in the
sash was broken by throwing a stont
through it, 1t is apparent that the
stone was thrown several times fol
there are small holes in the upper
lights of glass. Once inside the of.
fee 1t was easy for the thief VIII,
crawled through the hole in the win
dow TO admit his companion as the
door is fastened with a spring lock.
Neither the outside or the inne
safe doors were locked. There ar,
two drawers in the safe and in on,
of them was left what money re
manned after depositing and paying
the employees. With hammer
some other instrument the thieves
smashed the drawers so that they
could be pulled from the saie.
Every dra Ser in the roll top desf
vas rified and the contents were sea
tered about the floor. The thieves
apparently investigated everything
N the shape of papers or document
in their search for valuables. ,7udg
ing from the appearance of the office
they must have remained in the build
ing for some time.
Tho burglary was committed by a
least two persons. In the snow un.
der the window through which the
office was entered are tracks which
prove this assertion beyond doubt
One set of tracks was made by mar
with a large foot, the other by per
son much smaller or younger. The
hole through the glass IN the window
was not large enough TO admit Q
large man and il was probably dhC
smaller 'of the two who first entered
the building.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
AFTER TOMMY "coNLEY"
New York State League Managers
After Bennington Player

Tommy Connolly, on "Conley" as
he wasknown while with the Ben
nington baseball team last season. is
apparently much on the minds of sew
eral magnates in the New York State
league just at present. The two man
ayers who are trying to tie the for
mer Northern Tri-state inielder to a
contact are Burchell Of Syracuse.
and Ramsey. OF Troy. While both
managers are shouting that they
have the star batter OF the Huckle-
berry bunch fastened TO the necessa-
~ documents. there is a suspicion
that each one is endeavoring TO blum
the other fellow or the baseball re-
servation
Connolly isn't so green as the aver
age student bali PLAYER by a long
chalk. Moreover he has had exper-
fence with minor league managers.
amoDg them Jesse Burkeit. of wor-
cesier and be has learned that O. is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
MONTESSOR| PLAN
DISCUSSED BY
FORTN|GHTlY
Meeting Was One OF the Best Of
the Winter
PAPER BY MRS. r. R. MORRIS
Famous italian Woman's Methods
Which Have Proved Wonderful
Success

The stormy weather prevented as
large an attendance as is usual at the
regular meeting of the Fortnightly
club which was held Saturday after
noon. Owing TO the illness of Mrs.
Henry w. Tirrell the president of the
club, Mrs. E. Livingston Sibley
called the meeting to order The az
ternoon was in charge of the commit
tee on education, composed of Mis-.
Jennie A. Valentine, chairman, and
Miss Mary Root and Miss Hazel Nc
Iced.
The program was opened by the
singing of two songs, THE Teddy
Bear" ana The Cat by ten children
from the public kindergarten. There
were the little Misses Martha Hurley,
Molly D-ysdale, Marion Holden, Dor
othey Williams, Martha Toomey, Ele-
amor Meyer, Helen Nanderbuyg, Dor
0thy Gold, Elizabeth Hendee and
Master Kenneth Pratt. The little
,ots were trained by Miss Bennett
and did her credit. Miss Valentine
then stated that the subject for the
afternoon as given in the year book
Of the club was "The Montessori
method and other new things in edu-
cation, but that the committee had
decided that the Mortessori method
alone was much too broad a subject
% be satisfactorily disposed of In one
afternoon and so the entire program
would be devoted to that.
Miss Valentine first read a paper
written By Mrs. Frank r. Morris,
'crmer resident of Bennington and a
member of the Fortnightly. Ms.
Norris was in Italy last winter and
While in Rome visited one of Madam
Mcntessori's schools. spending an
9ntire morning in watching the chill
lren at work and later talking with
Madam Montessori herself. The
lin OF the Montessori method is to
lelp the child to find himself, to de-
elope his individuality. and Mrs.
Norris described the methods used
o bring this about
The paper showed her to be keen
observer and in graphic word pic
ure she presented the busy school
room. the variously employed and
happy little Italian children and
lomsthing of the personality of
Madam Montessori. The Fortnightly
has reason to feel deeply indebted to
Mrs. Morris.
The next feature of the program
proved great surprise to most of
he club as very few people knew
hat any one in Bennington owned
l complete Montessori outfit. Mrs.
". 5. Carpenter. however. has such
IN equipment and had arranged the
farious articles upon tables on the
platform and in a few words describ-
I'd each piece and told its use. Mrs.
Carpenter was limited to one minute
'or each article but her words we're
so We'll chosen and to the point that
or those who had the privilege of lis
ening to her the Montesso-i method
iecame something definite and real.
The program was completed by the
reading of a letter written by Miss
Laura Rogers and read by Miss Jean
uetse Perkins. Miss Rogers attend
ed a lecture given by Madam Mon
tessori in Boston few weeks ago.
The letter was so well worth read
ng that it will be printed in full in
he Banner. The afternoon was one
Of the most enjoyable of the winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
&c GaneS)

The Catamounts team has been so
far behind and broken up as a team
that they will be replaced in the
second series by tho Holden. Leonard
&C team.
The high totals for three match
game strings are as follows. W.
White. 592: Boynton. $50: r. Res
siguie. 5Si; Cranston. SOS. Eddinston
500, r. Perry. 553. The high single
strings in match games are as fol-
lows: ". White. 245: Cranston.
PA; r Perry, 22l; G. Holden. 224.
Boynion 22l; Banks 22l: schwartz.
2i7: r. Resseguie. 2l7: Sawyer. 2lc:
Eddinpton. ZIG.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02

For SALE--Most attractive house. pleas
L antly situated on wide village street. z
miles out. 9 miles from station. on main road
good surroundings; fine lawn that is tastefully
laid out, with fine shade and ornamental trees
shrubbery etc; 70 acres of good land suitably
divided; good ts-room house, good barn and
several other buildings; good variety of fruit;
watar at house AID Ia asi ure. price $500; will
accept 500 as first payment, balance on easy
terms Nash & Hufchins. 90tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
Card Of Thanks

We wish hereby to express cur
thanks to our neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us during our
'ecent bereavement. Also to those
who sent floral tributes.
Mrs. John Sweet and family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02
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