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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
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TRAVERS AMATEUR
 GOLF CHAMPION
Wins Title by Brilliant Play With 297
 Strokes

Short Hills. N. J., June 1S-For the second time in the history of the United States Golf association the national open championship was won by en amateur today. After a long and arduous test of 72 holes, medal play. which began yes terday and ended late today, Jerome D. Travers won the title with 297 strokes.
 Travers has won four national amateur and five metropolitan. as well as several other important golf championships, but his hearts desire was gratified when he added the "open" to his list of victories.
 The winner won his honors ceverly from a field of 40 of the bestprofes- sionals and leading amateur golfers in this country. The competition was inter- national in character, although the Eu- ropean war had prevented Vardon, Ray and seven other English and Scotch ex- perts from coming to take part
 Louis Teller, a former French open champion and A. J. Sanderson of Boulonge, France, Ben Savers from North Berwick, Scotland and Dan Kenny of Hamilton, Ont, were among the con testants and Teller was prominent factor up to the final stage of the con- test. He tied for fourth and fifth cash prizes with the western open champion, James M. Barnes.
 Tfavers played steadily all through the two-day test. In the final round to- day he knew that he had hard task to beat the total of 29S made by the Boston home-bred professional, Tom Me- Namara. He had taken 39 strokes going out and was forced to equal par, or 37, for the last nine holes to win by single stroke.
 On the tenth tee Travers lost a stroke by sicing out of bounds. Then he sent his next into the rough, but a fine re- covery put him on the green in three and he holed out in par four. At the eleventh green he hau 10 sink 20-foot putt for the necessary four, and did it. After this Travers went right along and his 76 gave him the desired result, a total of 297, and the championship by the smallest possible margin. McNamara also played a great game and so did the third man, Robert G. Mcdonald, while Walter c. Hagen, who won last year, was unable to keep up with the leaders and finished in tie with seven other profess sionals.
 These eight with scores of 9O6 each divided the ninth and tenth money prizes while Travers won the honor, a trophy specially donated by the association.
 None of the other prominent amateurs lived up to his reputation during the clos ing rounds. Francis Ouimet could not control his clubs today and finished with a total of 317. Chick Evans, western amateur champion, also played disappoint- ingly.
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Austrian Army Scandals

Venice, May 20.-During the deha'cs ill the Hungarian parliament, the army con tract scandals were given an extensive airing, although few new facts were de- veloped. There was a unanimous de1r and from the speakers for a complet, public exposure of the culprits. The chief crlti- cism was directed at the graft in clothing, shoes Q nd canned meat. One of the meat contractors, who is alleged to have sup piled bad meat at a profit to himself of over $100,0O0, has just been imprisoned It was also developed that peasant farm CTS who sold horses and grain to con- tractors on army acquisitions nave ill many cases either not been paid a all, paid only small part of the contract price. One speaker charged tat tie army contra ctors were endeavorlng 10 i'm pose silence on the press by giving out extensive advertising.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Nationals Defeated

washington, June 1S-Detroit ran the bases at will today and, aided by Boeh- llngs wfldness and Williams three err TOTS, defeated Washington to 3, making it two straight. The Tigers made triple and two double steals. Cobb figured in each and scored two runs, made two hits and drew two bases on balls in five times up. Henry was spiked and had to retire when Cobb stole home. Washington knocked Steen out of the box in the sev- enth innings. Score: RHE Detroit ..."...............2 200 020 100-5 10 2 Washington ............ GOO 002 10o-S 3
 Batteries: Steen, Coveleskie and Stan- age; Boehling, Gallia, Hopper and Henry and Williams.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Pirates Win

Pittsburg, June 1S.-Pittsburg evened up the series by defeating New York to today. The Pirates obtained an early lead off Perritt and maintained it despite the weakening of Mamaux in the later innings. Adams succeeded Mamaux in the ninth after New York had scored two runs and retired the side without further scoring. Score: R. E. New York .............. GOO GOO 302-5 Pttsburg .................13 131 101 0o"-7 1s
 Batteries: Perritt, Schupp, Ritter and Meyers and Wendell; Mamaux. Adams and Gibson
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Braves Defeated

between Ragan and Doak ended in a victory for St. Louis here today when the Boston pitcher broke down in the twelfth inning, St. Louis winning 3 to ?. In the twelfth Ragan passed Besch- CT, hit Miller and passed Dolan, filling the bases Hyatts hit then brought Bescher in with the winning run. Doak outpitched Ragan. Score R. Fl E. Boston . 100 900 900 100--2 6 2 mn 0na 1n1-3 9
 Batteries: Ragan and Whaling; Doak and Snyder.
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Bruce Earned Out

Washington, June 1S-F. w. Bruce. an outfielder. was released today by the Washington American league club to Nor folk of the Virginia league under op- tional agreement. He probably will be recalled at the end of the minor league season. Bruce formerly played with the Virginia Polytechnic institute.
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Two-Base Hits-Reilly. Bluhm, Higgins, Carroll, Coombs, Magee.
 Three-Base Hit-Wallace
 Stolen Base-Carroll
 Double Plays-Carrol to Coombs to Wal lace: Reilly to Knaupp to Bluhm. Sacrifice Hits-Ellam, Sloan, Hale Bag by.
 Base on Balls-Black 9 Frost ?. Bagby 1. Left on Bases-New orleans ', Birming- ham s.
 Hit by Pitched Balls-Frost (Sloan and Hale)
 Hits-Off Frost 10 in ' 1-3 innings, Bagby 1 in 2-3, Black Il in innings. Struck Out-Frost ?, Black ?, Bagby l. Passed Ball-Hale 1.
 Time of Game-2:10
 Umpires-Chesnutt and Bernhard.
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MEMPHIS CHICKS ROMP ON LOOKOUTS Gulls Easily Wallop Crack ers-VOls and Travellers
 Postpone Game

Memphis easily defeated Chattanooga yesterday and approached nearer the lead as the Pelicans were wslloped by the Barons In Atlanta the Crackers were reversed by the Mobile Gulls. The results follow;
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Y. M. c. A. Wins

In one of the fastest amateur games played in the city in many moons the As sociaton boys defeated the Strickland Green team by the score of to o. It was a pitchers battle between H. Strickland of the furniture boys and Horsby of the 'Y's," but punched hits in two innings brought victory to the association. The score: R.H. E. Y. M. c A. ....................... 8 4 2 .....-............. V ,
 Batteries Horsby and Reid; H. Strick- land and Riddle.
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American Association

At Louisville: Louisville ', Cleve- land 9.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City ?, Min neapolis g.
 At Milwaukee,: Mlwaukee-St. Paul postponed rain.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis Colum- bus, advanced to Sunday.
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ond. Coombs looked over a few of Bag by's offerings and then picked out good one which he lashed to right cen ter and Ellam trotted home with the winning run.
 The features of the game were the fielding of Ellam and the hitting of Carroll Wallace, Coombs and Reilly.
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ANNISTON WINS

Newman, June 1S.-(Special )-An- niston defeated Newman in the second game of the series in very raggel game. Anniston hit Whitney hard In the eighth inning. scoring three runs. The feature of the game was the hit ting of Donaldson and Holt for An nston and Burgess for Newman. Score,
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ROME WINS

Rome. June 1s.-fSpeeial.)-Aar was invincible this afternoon and shut out LaGrange by the score of 8 to 0. Livingston pitched good ball except in one inning when a single, sacrifice, an error and two doubles netted the locals three runs. The fielding of Wer- ner and Overton for Rome was a fea-
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South Atlantic League

At Jacksonville: Jacksonville g, Colum- bia ?.
 At Columbus; Columbus s. Charleston l. At Albany: Albany B. Augusta 3. At Macon: Macon Ii, Savannah IA.
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International League

At Jersey City: Jersey City 4, Prov idence 5.
 At Montreal: Montreal 4, Rochester 1. At Toronto: Toronto A. Buffalo 2. At Richmond: Richmond 2, New ark
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SIXTH FOR GRIFFIN

Griffin. June 1S.-(Specialo-Grihin won her sixth straight game today by defeat ing Talladega to the tune of to l. Talladega scored her only run in the first inning when Griffin made two errors. The feature of the game was the batting of the entire Griffin team, it getting Is hits, four of which were two-baggers. The attendance was excellent. Score:
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Harvard Wins

New York, June 1S.-Harvard won a ong-drawnout listless game from Prince ton here today to 8. The victory gave Harvard clean sweep of the Princeton series. as the Crimson had won the two preceding games.
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Anniston .........!.. 100 010 030-5 NeWnan luU UUO 2lU-4
 Summary: Stolen bases. Donaldson, Brittian Matthews. Two-base hits, Holt and Boyd. Home run, Donaldson. Sac rifice hits. Clapp 2. Brittian. Newton. Left on bases, Anniston G. Newman To- Bases on balls. Sigmon 1. Whitney 3 Hit by pitcher. Mackie 2. Struck out, Sigmon 5, Whitney '. Wild pitch. Whit ney 1. SCiEmon l. Time, 1850. Umpire. Snnder0.
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PELICANS SLAM
 BLACK IN EIGHTH

The Pelicans scored ther first run in the sixth on three hits. They might have scored a million but for the sem sational stop of Roy Ellam on Coyle's grounder which killed off Frost at the plate Of all the bright bits of field ing Ellam has pulled off at Redwood his exhibition yesterday afternoon was without precedent in his baseball ca reer. Ellam was everywhere and his support kept Black from ignominious defeat.
 In the eighth, despite the efforts of Ellam, the Pelicans began to hit Black with yigor. HendryX was passed, Reilly singled to center Coyle grounded to Black, who nipped HendryX at third Bluhm doubled to center, scoring Reilly and Coyle. Higgins doubled to right. scoring Bluhm. Pezold and Thomas were then easy outs. Knaupp opened the ninth with single and Black was promptly yanked.. Bagby. Hendryx and Reilly were easy victims before the binding speed of Grimes.
 The Barons scored twice in the fourth on one hit and two passes. Sloan opened by popping up. Coombs was passed. Magee was safe when Frost fumbled his grounder. Mcbride was passed and the bases were full. Wallace singled to right. scoring Coombs. On Hale's grounder to short, which forced Wallace at second, Magee scored. Black grounded out.
 In the sixth Wallace tripled to right with two out and scored when Hale singled. In the seventh Carroll dou- bled and went to third on a sacrifice On Sloan's grounder Carroll was caught in a chase and before he went out Sloan had reached third. Coombs singled and Sloan scored.
 In the ninth with the score tied il was again Lord Cecil Coombs who spilled the beans. Ellam avoided the bean balls of "Jeems' Bagby and walked. Sloan sacrificed Ellam to sec
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Cram Signs

who pitched and played in the outfield for the Brown university. signed a con- tract today with the Boston Nationals. He will join the Braves next week.
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Three-base hits, Cruthers, EIberfeId. Home run, Cunningham. Sacrifice hits, Cruthers, Marshall. Stolen base Cruth- CTS. Double play, Cruthers to Mitchell to Dunckel. Hits. off Marshall with 1 runs in 2-3 innings. Bases on balls, off Merritt l, Marshall 1, Cunningham 1. Struck out, by Merritt f. Marshall 9
 Time. 145. Empires, Kerin and Williams.
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Summary: TWO-base hits. Hope, Bra sier, Howell. Kirk. Garrett. Left on bases, Talladega G. Griffin 9. Base on lalls, off Decatur 8, off Watson 0. Struck out by Decatur s. by Watson B. Passed balls, Manchester. Baker. Time of game, 1:40. Umpire, Welch.
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MOBILE GUGLS
 DEFEAT CRACK FRS

Atlanta, June 1S.-Mobile won a free hitting contest from Atlanta today, to '. Townsend stopped a local rally in the eighth inning by striking out Bis land with the bases full. Score:
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summary, lWO-Ddse HllS, MOrdI, Lee, Schmidt. Three-base hit, Rumler. Double plays, Bisland to Williams to Kaufman Innings pitched. Hunt with hits, 4 runs; Hogg 8 2-3 with Il hits, runs Struck out Hunt 1, Hiett ?, Hogg g. Town send 2. Bases on balls Hunt ', Hiett 2 Hogg 3, Townsend 1. Sacrifice hits, Lee, Hiett Stolen bases. Dobard, Rumler. Korfhagen. Miller. Time, 2:10. Hit by pitcher, Hunt (Miller). Empires, Pfen- niger and OToole
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dallas: Dallas 5. Beaumont g. At Waco Waco (, Galveston 1. At Shreveport: Shreveport 4, Houston 9 At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 0. San An tonic 2.
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RUBE MARSHALL
 FOUNDED HARD

Memphis, June 1S.-Memphls defeat ted Chattanooga, to 3, today by pounding
 Marshall hard in the third inning and
 taking advantage of the visitors mis-
 plays. Merritt allowed only one hit in Inc la i....i.
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Games Today

New Orleans at Birmingham. Mobile at Atlanta.
 Chattanooga at Memphis. Little Rock at Nashville.
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White SOx Win

Philadelphia, June 1S.-Felsch's batting ana neiding and four double plays were the features of today's game, In which Chicago defeated Philadelphia Il to 4 In addition to driving in three runners with homer, Felsch figured in the scoring of three other runs and he broke up a bat ting rally by the home team in the fifth in- ming by wonderful one-hand running catch off Walsh's bat, after which he doubled up runner at first base. In re- tiring Felsch at the plate in the eighth in- ming, McAvoy was badly spiked above the right knee and was carried off the field. score R.H E. ehicago ...'...'........ DIP 40l 1l1-11 F 2 Philadelphia ............ POO GOO 020-4 s a
 Batteries; Faber and Schalk; Bush, w. DaVis, Davies and Lapp, McAvoy Thomas.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Results Yesterday

iNcou1tS lCStCIudy
 At Newark R. H D. St. Louis ...... 15O Oo5 10o--12 12 0 Newark ........ 900 001 001- 2 4 Batteries: Davenport and Hartley, Chapman Moseley. Brandon, White house and Rarden.
 At Baltimore RH.E Kansas City. 601 00 111-10 II 2 Baltimore -. 050 010O 02*--17 20 2 Batteries Johnson. Main Packard, Blackburn Gingras and Brown, Enzen- roth; Bailey Conley. Quinn and Jack litsch.
 At Brooklyn RH.T. Pittsburg .. oil TOO 000--9 10 1 Brooklyn ....... 900 021 100-4 12 5 Batteries: Hearne and Berry; Upham, Finneran, Pratt and Simon.
 At Chicago RHE Chicago .. 001 sol 120--S 16 8 Bufffalo .. 900 900 000--0 3 Batteries; Brown and Fischer; Krapp. Ehmke, Marshall and Blair.
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Baron Keystoner Sends Over Winning Run in Ninth With Slashing Drive
 to Center
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham ,, New Orleans 4. Mobile s. Atlanta '.
 Memphis ', Chattanooga 3. Little Rock-Nashyille (postponed).
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Red Snx Win

Boston, June 1s-Boston took another game from St. Louis today. 3 to l. It was pitchers duel, Hamilton allowing fewer hits than Poster, but being less ef- fective in the pinehes. Austin was sent on the field by Umpire Hldebrand for ar guing. Score RHE St. Lotus ................ 100 0d0 000-1 ' l Boston ..,................ 100 020 00+-3 6 3
 Batteries; Hamilton and Agnew Fos- ter and Cady, Thomas.
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Nv RICHARD F. LUssIEu


 With the nonchalance of true and tried baseball hero, Lord Cecil Coombs slashed one of "Jeems" Bagby's most luscious offerings to deep center in the .Iawst' of the ninth cnnto. scoring Roy ElIam with the winning run yesterday afternoon of the fourth contest be- tween the clans of MoIesworth and Dobbs at Redwood Field. The Barons have won two of the battles and fhe deciding game of the hectic series comes on this afternoon.
 Scintillating baseball on both teams featured the game. The Rarons- through punched hits, managed to com pile quartet of counters in the fourth. sixth and seventh stanzas off the elongated Jack Frost. On the other hand the Pelicans aided by the consonantallaporotom of the coach ing of Manager Jawn Dobbs on the third base line scored one in the sixth and tied the score in the eight off the portside shoots of Herr Loudenslag ger The Pelicans were well on their way to win the game in the ninth when Carleton Molesworth whispered to Black that the club rubber had the shower all ready for him and there was no use of finishing the game as Bur leigh Grimes, rosy checked and hand some as a Greek Adonis. was desirous of hurling a few for the benefit of the ladies. Black hardened to the advice of his superior and. retired. Grimes taking up the pitching burden sent the Pelicans down without further damage being inflicted on Baronla1 .hopes of ultimate victory. For the Ene inning Grimes officiated on the mound he Is credited with victory and for the one stanza "Jeems" Bagby pitched he stands credited with defeat.
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GeOrgia-Alabama League
STANDING
Results Yesterday

Rome 3, LaGrange o.
 Griffin 4, Talladega 1. Anniston 5, Newman 4.
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Georgia State League

Thomasville 9. Dothan 4.
 Gainesville 1. Waycross s. Valdosta 2. Brunswick II.
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Talladeea .......... 100 900 000-1
 Griffin flO 100 a0s-4
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Totals ..... 30 0 "A sHit for Groome In ninth
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An Important Committed.

The naming or Congressman Frank
L. Greene as a member of the mill
tary affairs committee OF the House
comes as no surprise to his eonstitu-
ents. Mr.. Greene served on this com
mittee during the Sixty-third Con-
gress and made very creditable,
though not spectacular. record.
His views on the relation of the Ma
tional Guard or any citizen army to
the federal plan of national defense,
expressed during the last session,
were most favorably received and
were commended by officers in the
service, by Legislators, and by SER
vice publications.
His reappointment is not mere
Formally; it is recognition OF work
well done. The military affairs COM
mittee is one of the most important in
the House at this time when the ques-
ton of national defense is of prime in
terest to the country. II the Demo
Gratis are really sincere in their prom
Use not to make the question a.par-
tisan one, then Mr. Greene will enjoy
an exceptional opportunity in assist-
ing in shaping the military hills
which viii be presented. However, if
preparedness becomes partisan is
sue, as a member of the minority he
will find his hands pretty effectiveiy
tied. That Mr.. Greene believes that
the army and navy should be streng-
thened has been amply demonstrated
by the missionary work he did in Yer.
mont during the recent recess.-St.
Adams Messenger
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NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Stock.
holders Of the Bennington County Ma,
tional Bank Of Bennington, Vermont
will be held in their banking rooms
on Tuesday, the fourth day of Janu.
AIRY, 1916, at 10 o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of electing a Board Of Direc-
tors for the ensuing year and to tran
sact such other business as may
properly come before it.
II. Harry SharPs, cashier.
Bee, 4, 1915.
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PowNAL CENTER

George Scriyen is seriously i'll.
Frank Mason is recovering from
his severe illness of last week.
Mrs. James McNicol and daughter
Janet of North Adams were the
guests of Mrs William Campbell Sun
day
Everett Morgan returned home
last Wednesday from the North Ad-
ans hospital following his operation
for appendicitis.
Mrs. Norris Towslee had the mis-
fortune to slip and wrench her spine
quite severely Saturday. but if moth
ing further ensues expects to be able
to be about soon.
William Blanchard, the seven
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Blanchard is on the sick list. Dr.
Nelson of WiIliamstown is in con-
slant attendance
Miss Charlotte Barber is in very
critical condition due to heart failure,
DR.. Dean of SALISBURY and DR.. Hull
of Willlamstown met in counsel over
the case Saturday afternoon. 1t is
feared that pneumonia will develope.
Miss Barber and Miss Field held
the annual Christmas tree exercises
at the school house Friday afternoon.
A great deal of credit is due to both
pupils and instructors for the fine en-
tertainment afforded. Following the
exercises, candy sale was given by
Miss Fields room.
Because of last weeks blizzard
many of the teachers of town are
one day late in closing school for the
holiday vacation. However, Miss
Olive Barber and Miss Dorothy Field
OF Oak Hill Seminary, Pownal and
Miss Hazel Hufnagel of the Center
school closed Friday.
Miss Avis Myers of the Rock Semi
| nary will hold her Christmas Tree ex
| ercises, Christmas eve. This schoo
closed Tuesday with record Of five
perfect attendances since September
Lucey Morgan, Julia Elwell, Clinton
Ostrander, Bertha and Milton Bur
CESS. One child, Richard Burgess
had missed but one day.
Miss Edith Sumner OF the Miles
school expects to close Tuesday witt
the usual Christmas Tree exercises al
the school house in the afternoon
Aside from the days of the storm the
following five Of her pupils have
made perfect attendance since Sep
tember Elizabeth Towslee, Ruth
Todd, Ella Ward, Bernice and Carlyle
Blanchard,
Miss lFufnagel has requested all
those who expect 10 participate in
the Christmas exercises of Thursday
evening TO be given in conjunction
with the NJ. E. Sunday school at the
church, to be present at a final re
hearsal Wednesday afternoon. An
interesting program has been arrang-
ed for Thursday evening including
music by the Ostrander brothers.
4iJ 50 aGliltt = IN
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NOTICE
Bennington County Savings Bank

Bennington County Savings Bank
The annual meeting Of the corpora
tors of the Bennington County Saw.
ings Bank will be held at the office of
said bank in its bank building in Ben
nington, VT, on the first Wednesday,
9Th day of January, A. D., 1916 at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
electing board Of trustees for the
year ensuing and the transaction of
any other business found necessary
when met, especially to fill vacancies
in the number of corporators and to
alter and revise the by laws.
Charles H., Dewey, Secretary.
Dated at Bennington. Vts. New, 80,
1916.