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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
More Support for Community
Christmas Is Needed
PROGRAMS GIVEN YESTERDAY
This Week win Be Devoted to Ef-
forts To Secure Money End Gifts
Still Desiredx

| The Christmas music at the Sec
ond Congregational church yesterday
morning was of unusual excellence.
The selection OF anthems and solos
was new, and the choir under the di
rection of Mr. Bottum had practiced
very faithfully The solos by Mrs.
Baker and Miss Suter were very
pleasing, and Mrs. Keeseman at the
organ with choice selections satisfied
the people as always.
In the Sunday school the program
of White Gifts to the King" was
carried through with much interest.
Miss Perkins, who had suggested the
idea and arranged with the help of
committee the details of it, told finely
Christmas story. All the classes
made generous offerings OF sub
stance" which one member of each
class was delegated to carry to the
platform, which was covered all in
white, and place at the foot of the
white cross. There weren many
promises of service and considerable
gifts Of money enclosed in the white
envelopes which another member of
each class carried forward. Miss
Cones class of ladies made q particu-
lar gift of S2S to Piedmont College.
The offering to the Belgian Relief
Fund ontributed week ago at the
church service now amounts to $4s
Christmas was celebrated yester-
day in the Baptist and Congregations
al Sunday schools Of this village and
the Congregational Sunday school of
North Bennington by the bringing of
White Gifts for the King. On each
platform was large white cross.
gifts wrapped in white were brought
forward by each class from the be-
ginners up and laid at the foot of the
cross. The little children had made
scrap books, the older ones had
dressed dolls and many brought gifts
representing real sacrifice baskets
and baskets full and oyerhowing. A
strong feeling of love and reverence
prevaded every service.
In addition to material gifts many
offers of service in the church and
community were made and number
gave the most perfect of gifts, self,
In compliance with the admonition,
'In as much as We do it unto one of
the least of these. my brethren, ye do
it unto me" these gifts will be dis
tributed among these who would 9th
erwise know no joy in celebrating the
Kings birthday.
The Baptist Sunday school Will
make a substantial Christmas FOR the
residents of the Town Farm and will
send two large clothes baskets of
toys together with $50 in money to
the Community Christmas. The Con
gregational Sunday school will dis
tribute theirs among the poor OF the
church. the Kings Daughters and the
Community Christmas The Episcopal
church, although not having a special
service will send a trunk full of gifts
to the Community Christmas. In
North Bennington the Congregational
Sunday school had a most successful
service, the gifts were most generous
and numerous. These will be given
locally and the money gifts which
amounted to SIS will be divided equal
ly TO the churches Turkish mission
and the children of North Benning-
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
Small Worries Are Not Given Drive Man To Drink Wo
"RRoTHER NEEDS PANTS"
Pitiful Letter Received by Civic
League From Child.

The following is one of the Santa
Claus letters received by the Com
munity Christmas Committee:
Deer sante clause
II and your letter was very much
pleased to hear from you. | am s
year old need dresses ofall bad and
stockings. will be pleased with eny
thing. My little brother he needs
pants ofall Bad and waist to. | hate
to ask to much dear sante But my
other brother needs Pants to and
waist My sister she needs dress very
bad stockings and ! hate to tell you
dear sante but she haint got no un-
der skirt to ware to school Well dear
sante ! am fraid you will be sorry
that you wrote me for they is lot of
us but we love one another just the
same you know | haint go no mama
she has gone to heaven / don't know
why God took her but they tell me
God knows best dear don't know
sante, | hope haint asked to much
but will be pleased with enything
Thanking you very much for all you
have done for us and wishing you
merry Christmas and happi nu year"
The Sunday schools Of the village
have started the ball rolling toward
the Community Christmas Headquart,
ers They have gone long ways
toward supplying the need for toys
and candy The great call now is for
money to buy the necessary shoes
and warm clothing Calls have been
made for the following: as pairs Of
shoes, a pairs Of rubbers, 2S suits OF
underwear, 80 dresses wooden, 80
pairs of stockings, T. > pairs Of pants
and 10 oyercoats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
AWFUL FATE OF sERRlANs
Killed, Frozen and Starved to Death
by Thousands.

by Thousands.
Chicago. Dec 1S.--ln dispatch
from Rome TO The Daily News, Louis
Edgar Browne tells Of the sufferings
OF the Serbian soldiers who made
their way into Albania after the crush
ing defeat of their army at Prisrend.
Three routes OF retreat" says Mr..
Brown, were open to the army The
main route was through Lnmtulus, at
the junction OF the Black and White
Dr!n Rivers Another route was
through Jacoyitza aGa ipaA into Mon
tenegro, and the last was from Pris-
rend southward into Albania via the
old Roman road to Dibra, Elbassan,
and Durazzo All three are absolute
ly impossible Tor vehicles, each is
nothing mere than q mule patch over
high PERCEPTIONS, snowbound noun
tainG
"The last orders Of the General
staff read FAN back on Scutari.
and Durazzo using the three passes
But the Ausuo-G Germans, and es-
pecially the Bulgars, advanced so rap.
idly that the Serbs were unable to
cover the retreat, for by suddenly in
vading Montenegro the Austrian
troops captured Jacovitza and closed
the Ipek passes so quickly that scarce
" 3,060 Serbs retreated that way.
"'rhe invasion of Dular by Bulgar
bands armed with mountain batteries
closed the Duiar route, and only TIE
Lumkulus Pass was left for the re-
treat of 10000 men For twenty
miles in the Drin Pass three men can
not walk abreast The army retreat
ed snakelike in double file, the line
extending mile after mile, the troops
shutting along like despondent beat-
or men.
AT the entrance Of the pass, twen-
~ miles from Prisrend, were 10000
men struggling madly to enter and
escape the enemy. Lunkulus Pass
is ike a funeral The Drin River.
draining the plain of Prisrend, dash
es through narrow gorge The
Serbs all tried to get through the
pass at the same time. Five days af
ter the defeat at Prisrend $4,000
men had entered the pass. Then the
Bulgar artillery caught the range of
the entrance to the pass, and after
that all attempting to enter We're
killed
For five hours the artillery wreck
ed terrific slaughter on the non-re.
sisting Serbs, who only hudGled to-
gether like sheep, and turned their
back to the storm of high explosives
and sharpnel The great mass of
Serbs in the rear rushed forward on
those ahead, and showed them to
death 1t was like panic-stricken
crowd rushing from a burning thea
tre Then the Serbs threw down
their rifles, and the Bulgars took back
to Prisrend 10000 Of them as prison
ers.
Those who escaped began at Lum-
kulus a struggle for life worse than
the struggle to escape the Bulgar
shells
The first contingents were com
posed mainly of men with infected
wounds and feet covered with blist-
ers, Daring starvation, they arrived
in Scutari in thirteen days after leav-
ing Prisrend They had gone through
q ceritable hell, and ! doubt if any
bat the giant Serb fighters could have
dono it,
When the men left Prisrend they
had a three days supply of bread
When that was finished they had moth
ing more except what they found by
the roadside When horse fell from
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
CHRISTMAS PLAYS
To Be Given by the Children at
Library Hall.

One of the happiest events this
Christmas holiday season for the
children of Bennington will be the
Christmas plays which are to be Civ
en- free at Library hall, The first
play will be a repetition of Dickens
Scrooges Christmas as given last
week at the graded school by pupils
of the eighth grade under the direc-
tion of Miss Mary Robinson. This
will be followed by dramatic pro-
duction of The Birds Christmas
Carol by Kate Douglas Virgins, the
cast for which has been selected from
all the grades of ali the schools.
Both of these plays promise to be
highly entertaining for the children,
besides portraying for them bit of
the perfect Christmas spirit The
performance viii probably be held
Friday afternoon OF the holiday week,
December 31st, Young people. save
this afternoon i'll your holiday
schedules for jolly good time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
A RoYal Tragedy.

Frederick I. of Prussia was killed by
fear. His wife was insane, and one
day she escaped from her keepers and,
dabbling her clothes in blood. rushed
upon her husband while he was doing
in his chair. King Frederick imagined
her to be the white lady whose ghost
is believed to appear whenever the
death of a member of royal family
is to occur, ana he was thrown into
fever and died in siS weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

E9OH SAFE Farm and woGd land; good six
room house and barn; 30 acres Of tiiiable
lands balance wood and ana pasture Lard; 200
acres in all; running 7ater ic house and rasp
several never-faliing springs Of pure wster On
this farm. A very desirable Properly and iC-
eation for bungslow proposition, as there is
timber enough to build several buildings; To-
Gated miles from Bennington post Office.
Price $500. $1,000 can be left on prOgerty
Nash Il HutchiDs. 49tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

GoB SALE The two houses formerly own
ed by Frank Edgerton. on Dewey ST.. Two
double n uses on FleasAnt ST., store on Main
ST. coed location for busioess. apartment over
store. building lots, farm, sevec | single and
double houses for sale OF rent. Rent collecte j.,
property cared for. Gen. lns. Agt-, N. Y Life,
II. N. Williams, tel. 139-W 52i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
poR SALE See Us before January 1t, re-

EOR SALE See Us before January 1T, re
l. Rardlus he home place of jos pm Drohal
ocafed on Dunhsm Ave just a step from tno
village limits, property consists Of acre OF
locd land, that can he cut NJ into rec good
buil iing lots ana still ave enough 80 go win
IA me propertY. modern rO, M use, In excel
lent epair. good barn, wagon shed line varn y
of fruit, Cd water IN tact one of The best bar
gains in Bennington today, this property mus
price is very reasonable, possession given AZ
once. Nash6c Hutchns 4itf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
WIEN LIVER Is TORPID

or sluggish all the other vital organs
of your body are affected-you have
stomach and bowel troubles, your head
aches, your skin loses its clearness,
and you have the blues" Take Hoods
Pills,-gente and thorough. Do not
initiate nor gripe. Price CSC, of all drug
gists or G. l. Hood Co, Lowell, Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

Notice:-Famity, moving out of
town, has paid $2S1oO on $4,000
Upright Grand piano. You pay bal
ance $1,000 and it is yours. The
Gibbs Piano Co.. 71-7S Main St.
Springfield, Mass. so years one loea-
ton. 50t12*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

~ Office Save the Trade Marks from Bah
Y bits Cleanser, Babbitt'e l776 SOAP Powder
Babhti'S I've, Bsbhtt's White Floating soap
and Rabbits Best Soap. Bring 30 TO Wilough-
hy's FOR ChrIstm s Doh. 5it@a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

For Sale; Several single and
double houses, building lots, farms,
store on Main street good location for
business. apartment over store, rents
collected, property cared for. Sever
al houses to rent good location. In
surance Of every kind. Close this year
by taking an endowment due in l5 or
20 years. II. N. Williams, Tel. l39-W
61t25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

EuR SALE-A Smith Premier Typewriter
Z No. ), wiJh Tabuating Attachment, Long
Carr ace and Two Color Ribbon. But litt'o
used The Price il s2i. w. A. Root, lSl Sou
ST. 5!t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

EoR sALyE-Tae home property OF HarrT
4 and Adelne Daley localed On Bianc ST.,
only sdort distaree from dsja ST. Trolley
house has ouns. al modern m browne E. TO-
ending heat, and ia in the b.st of repair, lot
has fir lntage on RrAnch IT. Of Is l., aud depth
of las fJ with extra tuililug lot on @ EeSi. % p
tension, barn, goJu garden variety ri tfu 1
nice la IN and shAde. This is a very desiraue
home property; can be bought Yery reasonaoi
if sold before Jan arg let., Tor price ard int
information see, Nasn 5i Hutohlns att
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

FOR SALE-One two seated market sleigh
upholstered. nearly new VIII be sold cheap
Good ST cond-hand COOK and parlor stoves, also
fine assortment second hand furniture Jsmes
Fox, Store on River st. Blacksmith SHOP,
Depot st. 56tG'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

OR shLE-0ne 1915 Ford Touring car
equipped with shock absorbers, at a low
price. Bennington Garage E- W. Williams
AR
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR sALa

d, OR SALE Two pairs of heavy seghs and
ono long sled. Apnly A. j. Nash, North
Benninington, TIL. 137-X. b7t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

FOR SALE Variety Of Lathe and Planer
toos drils ana reamcrs, etc. Apply TO Ell
j. Tiffany 400 Gage st. 70f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

FOR sALE-One eight room house Arlington
VT. Inquire of J. 4. Culiinon, 81 Baxter
St, RUTLAND, VT. 45t2i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

EOB sALE-Eow a"d until after holidays
laurel wrcaths laural rope, evergIesl r3re
evergreen wyeiotp, spruce and holy Ureath5
and CHRISTMAS tret s. Graves covered with
enruce orders de1ye0rd Qr.sli oued. MFs.C. )
bIerss, North Branc1 81 Tel. 1921 36tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

S[OR SALE Modern house. rooms, Ia 61e
repair, piazza, good cellar, ard large shed
in rear, toilet and rity water. Located min
utes walk from Main 81. Price 1880 1900
cash. Nash & b butchiis. att
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

EToReAEE Don't pay rrni; $500 per nor th
l. f5r 20 years, with interest. amounts 10
YOU q building lot ON Main ST., Grant ST.. Elm
st. Weeks ST.. Ue sey ST., Putnam So, WASH
ington St, Mckinley ST DullHun ST., ENe ell
ST., Convent ST. Monument Aye. and severa
new streets. Geo. II. DeWey, Agt. SStt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

k.OR SALE--A first class Ceata Office al
equipped, doing fine business In one of the
largest cities in Vermont. Address Den al
banner Office. 42l2j
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

Z OR SaLE-A customer has left with us -
Fort Touring car in need oG some ovuI-
haoiing who he desires Us TO sell for hiul just
"a it Is. A very / " price VIII ne aocspe -
Ite BENIN gtOn Caring, T. ". Williams. i4tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

Wanted: d:-Compete woman for
general housework. Telephone 4SS-R.
61t6t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
WANTED

Wanted-A girl for general house
work Apply W. II. Myers, 208 Val.
entine st. 61tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

Wanted: Work of any kind by an
industrious young man. Telephone
424-W. 57t6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

EgTANTED "A eet Of heavy team slfiy b
w Apply to II. G.. Chapman t6t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

EgyANTED Raw sfurs Especially skunk
~ skins. viii pay highest market prices
r. y, Bump, Powna, vt. sgtG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

AAyANTED Middle-aged woman for genera
~ h0usework. Apply to solomon Mattl
son, Salisbury Depot. s6t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

Tyy ANTE D-- Pupil nurses a the Taunton
~ State Hospital Training School FOR Nun
ses FOR particulars. address 3r. Arthur Y
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-29
souther. California Signs Removed.

Southern California Signs Removed.
On last week Tuesday party
claiming to be representatives of the
Lincoln Highway passed through Big
Springs and while there took the lib
erty of removing sign plates belong
ing to the Automobile Club of South
ern California. The Club was duly
notified of what had happened and
will take steps to have the same re-
placed and to prosecute those who
took down the signs. The party was
in charge of a fellow named Oster-
man and in addition to taking these
plates, also painted out the Red,
White and Blue Lincoln Highway
signs on the Denver road, this mat
ter was taken up with DR.. Glatfelter
who is the official having in charge
the painting OF the Lincoln Highway
signs in Nebraska and he at once in
structed Henry Moore, of Big
Springs to repaint the signs, giving
him written official authority to do
SO.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-29
AI'TONOBILE BEATS L. P. TRAIN.

AUTOMOBILE BEATS U. P. TRAIN.
In the Denver Posts race to Chey-
enne on last Saturday Harold Brinker
driving an S-cylinder Cadillac beat
the Union Pacific special carrying lOo
prominent business men OF Denver
to the Frontier Day celebration by
two minutes.
The average speed made by Brink
er over the 112-mile course was 5e.4
miles an hour. A Metz car, driven
by Leon Nelson. was only 40 minutes
behind Brinker. Nelson played IN
hard luck, having three blowouts'
which lost him fifteen or twenty min
utes.
W. Whiting. driving a Hurley-D"-
wilson motorcycle for the Denver
Times, left Denver at the same time
the Post cars did, and arrived IN
Cheyenne II minutes ahead OF the
Cadillac car.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-29
The Influence Of Roads upon Economic
and Social Conditions.

S. NJ. Williams. Lima, Ohio. in Bet
ter Roads and Streets: 1t has come tt
be commonly accepted fact that road
improvement will be OF greater benefi,
to the citizens of this country, both OF
the rural districts and the cities
than any other form Of national de.
velopment. During all ages. starting
with the beginning of civilization, II
has been of primary Importance to
provide the people with means Of in.
accommodation. People. like water
must move. or they will stagnate
They must run and play like the brook
itself, or they will become sluggish
and dull to themselves, as well as to
all others with whom they come in
contact
OF all the different forms of inter-
communication, only One--the public
road or highway--is free to all the
people of the earth excepting. Of
course. where. by lack of proper leg
islation and public-minded fairness,
the curse of the toll road is still per-
mitted). Roads are the most univer-
sally used, and are, therefor, the most
beneficial means Of intercommunica-
tion to the greatest number of people.
Therefor, is it any question why the
Improvement and proper maintance of
the roads of our country should not be
uppermost in the mind of every good
and well-thinking citizen?
Many of US will rember with smile
the time when towns and even cities
were satisfied with board walks for
side walks and stepping stones for
street crossings. Paved streets and
paved sidewalks were not considered a
necessity and an asset which would
draw residents and business to mu-
nicipality which insisted upon their
being laid. To-day, however. this is
all changed. Even the smallest towns
and villages are clamoring for i'm
provements In the streets which will
make walking, riding. and driving a
pleasure.
A score of years ago. and even ten
years ago in many localities. the far
mer was willing to set aside one day
week to drive into town. He was
satisfied to drive that often through
the mud and over stony and rough
roads, up and down unnecessarily
steep grades, and to suffer other indig-
mites and Inconvenience. and when
roads were absolutely impas-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-29
FATAL ACCIDENT.

From the Gothenburg. Neb., Inde-
pendent We copy this write-up Of the
death Of J. B. King. who will be re-
membered as the gentleman who
painted the water tank and smoke
stack for the town:
J. B. King was instantly killed on
Monday morning . little before .
O'Clock BY falling from the east side
of the roof of the elevator owned by
E. g. West.
MIR. King had gone to the roof In
order to hx the painters hooks and
ropes upon which to swing his plat
form, in order to begin painting the
whole structure.
In seeking to adjust a rope one Of
the hooks was loosened and in dodg-
ing to avoid being hit as it fell, Mr..
King lost his balance. and before he
could regain self-control had walked
over the caves Of the lower roof and
had fallen on . stack Of grain doors
near the southeast corner of the build
ing. and from there to the ground.
Help was soon At hand and the life
less form taken to the undertaking
parlors of Mr.. George w. Erb and the
county coroner notified.
The deceased was a stranger to
Gothenburg and came here about .
month ago representing himself as a
steeplejack.
He was engaged by the city to clean
out the large tank at the city water
works. which he did; he afterwards
painted 1t inside and out. He also
painted the lodge which contains the
fire bell. Later Mr.. King laid the new
iron roof on the P. " mill, and still
later was engaged to thoroughly re-
paint Vests elevator. and was ca
gagged ON 1t when the fatal fall took
place.
King was strange character.
bright and intelligent far beyond the
the average Of his class. At the time
of this writing little or nothing is
known as to him or his, or from
whence he came or to what point lie
was going.
Money enough was found in his pos
session to defray the expenses Of his
burial and such bills as were present
ed At 1880 Tuesday DR.. c. c. Will
son conducted short service at the
.,,,,o n 70 <ha ro,,, oino woro iii IN raat
in the Gothenburg cemetery.