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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
TWO INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY
GRAND JURY
Francis KetCham for Murder and
Calvin Williams for Assault
TWO BILLS WERE NOT FOUND
Raymond Moore Released From Man
Slaughter Charge and Fred Boyle
From Assault.

Two indictments were found and
two bills were returned not found by
the special grand jury which has been
in session here since the opening of
the December term of county court on
Tuesday and which completed its
work Thursday afternoon.
Francis Ketcham is indicted for the
murder of William Costello in this
village on the evening Of September
IS.
Calvin Williams, negro lumber
man, is indicted for assault with in
tent to commit rape in the town Of
Manchester early in the present fall.
Since being committed to the county
Jail here, Williams made a sensational
attempt to escape in which he at
tackled Sheriff Godfrey and was
knocked out by the sheriff's wife who
used heavy paddock as a weapon.
The two bills returned as not found
were in the cases Of Raymond Moore
OF Arlington who was charged with
manslaughter and Frank Boyle of
Dover who was charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon on Charles
Davis at Searsburg on September IS.
He was arrested on the day following
the alleged assault by Windham
county officers and lodged in the
county jail here He was released
Thursday night after the grand jury
had made its report.
The charge against Raymond Moore
grew out of an automobile accident
in Arlington on Sunday evening, July
2, ami which resulted in the death of
Alonzo Cooper, an aged Arlington
man. The accident took place during
a violent thunder storm when both the
victim and the driver of the automo-
bile were hurrying to shelter in the
sudden darkness.
Two divorce cases and a petition for
annulment of marriage have been
heard by the court The annulled
was in the case Of Henrietta
Bronson VS. Merle G. Elwell and the
petition was granted. Holden &,
Healy appeared for the petitioner.
Nellie NJ Plumb was granted a
divorce from Chauncey II. Plumb.
Collins NJ. Graves appeared for the
petitioner. Nellie Agnes Kelly was
granted a divorce from Patrick e.
Kelly. The parties live at Pownal.
Collins NJ. Graves appeared for the
petitioner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
BENNINGTON COUNTY APPLES
Made Excellent Showing at New Eng
land Fruit Show

At the New England Fruit Show re-
Gently held in Montpelier, Vermont
received more prizes than all other
New England states combined.
The four growers who won the
greatest number of prizes are from
Vermont and two of these are from
Bennington County.
For the best general display of aD-
pies. The Orchards of Bennington
took first prize. This was a special
prize offered by the board of trade of
the city of Montpelier. In the con-
test for the best ten boxes of any var
iety, The Orchards took second prize
T.. II. West of Dorset was awarded
first prize for the best two boxes of
Vermont apples. In this class he ex-
hibited Mcintosh and Snow. Mr.
West also took second prize for the
best barrel of Rhode Island Green
ings. and third on both Mcintosh and
Northern Spy in boxes.
The Orchards received first prize
for the best box of Grimes Golden,
second on Northern Spy, Spitzenberg
and Baldwin in boxes and third for
the best box of Wagener. In the bar
rel exhibit second prize for Northern
Spy and third for Baldwin were won
by The Orchards.
s. Everett Harwood of Bennington
had the best plate of Swaar and was
given first prize on that variety.
The Orchards was awarded first
prize for plates of Jonathan and
Grimes Golden second on Rhode Is
land Greening, Spitzenberg and Hub
bardston third on Wagner, Tolman
and Porter; and fourth ON Northern
Spy, Wealthy and Maidens Blush, all
shown on plates. For the best plate
exhibit of apples of all varieties. The
Orchards received third premium.
Ernest II. West also received first
prize for the best plate of yellow
Transparent, third ON Mcintosh and
third on Snow.
The apples grown in Bennington
county would probably have made
even better showing, had it not been
for the fact that on account of very
severe wind storm it was necessary
TO pick many varieties several days
before they were ready and the North
ern Spy and Mcintosh especially were
somewhat deficient in color on this ac-
count In the northern part of the
state where he season is a little
more advanced, there was better color
on good many varieties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
NO FACTORY PLANNED
General Electric Denies that It Con-
tempIated Building Here.

templated Building Here.
The people of Bennington were re-
Gently stirred up as the result of a
rumor which came from Pittsfeld and
North Adams to the effect that the
General Electric company of Schenec-
tady would probably build branch
factory in Bennington. To ascertain
how much truth there was in the mat
ter. the president of the local board cf
trade communicated with the General
Electric company and received the
following answer:
Bennington Board of Trade, w. H.
Nichols, President, Bennington
Vermont.
Gentlemen:-
Please accept my thanks for your
letter of November 29th, in reference
to a factory site,
This company is not contemplating
the establishment of any factories On
any sites not now owned and con
trolled by it,
Very truly yours,
(Signed) NJ. F. Westover,
Secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
PICKS TRAINING SCHOOLS
Baker viii Organize Cavalry Unit
at Northfield, VI. College.

Washington, Dec 7-Educational
institutions, approved by the war de-
partment today for the organization of
reserve officers training corps units,
include the state universities of Ar
kansas, Washington, Wyoming, Yer
mont, Nevada, Louisiana, Ohio. Flor
ida, Albania and Indiana. Infantry
units will be established at each of
the universities
At Culver Military academy, Culver
Ind, all three arms Of the service will
be represented and at Norwich uni
versity, Northfield VT. cavalry
unite will be organized. Kamehame-
ha schools, Honolulu, will train jun
ior division unite.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
GRANTS SHADOW DIES
Captain Samuel n. Beckwith of Utica
Was Noted War Telegrapher.

Utica, Dec. captain Samuel Fl.
Beckwith, veteran telegrapher. known
during the war as Grants shadow"
as he handled all the cipher dispatches
of that general and accompanied him
from Fort Donaldson to the surrender
of Lee died in a soldiers home at
Hampton Roads, Va this forenoon.
Captain Beckwith was a resident of
Utica until he went to the retreat
where he died His dispatch book
was filled with copies and originals of
war kilograms and his recollections
of Grant, Lincoln and other great
figures in the war were vivid and in
teresting. His story has been told
number of times in magazine articles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank Of
Bennington, Vermont, will be held at
its banking rooms on Tuesday the 9th
day of January 1917 at 0 O'clock in the
forenoon, for the election of directors
for the ensuing year, and for the tran
saction OF such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
Il. A. Graves,
Cashier.
Bennington, Vt, Dec. Z, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08


London, Dec. 7-Escaping the Teu-
ton trap intended to catch Rumania' 8
armies as well as her capital. the Ru-
manians and Russians who abandoned
Bucharest are retreating precipitate-
" eastward along the whole 125 mile
front in Wallachia. The rear guard is
fighting desperately to hold back the
pursuing Teutons.
Though the main body has eluded
the Teuton encircling movement, 9,100
men and LOG officers were captured
yesterday by the German army that
took Ploesci, Campina, Sinaia. Since
Rumania declared war 100000 Ruman-
ians have been brought to German
prison camps, according to the Berlin
Lokal AnZeiger.
This newspaper says the Germans
believe, and observers here are in
clined to agree, that the Russo Ru-
manian retreat will not stop much be-
fore Moldavia, Rumania's northern
province, Is reached. Wallachia, the
southern province, will be left entirely
in Teuton hands, it is believed. This
means retreat of at least 100 miles
from Bucharest
The hope of the Central Powers
that the Rumanian- campaign will re-
suit in a victorious peace is shown by
the fact that the Emperor sent a tele-
gram to King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
expressing joy at the result and hop
ing that 1--WE will succeed in the near
future in convincing the enemy of the
futility of future bloodshed" similar
telegram expressing hope of a speedy
and final victory was sent by the EN-
peror to the Sutton of Turkey.
Today, Berlin announces officially
the capture Of Campina, an oil center
second in Importance only to Ploesci
and of Sinaia, which were reported
captured yesterday. Besides being the
Rumanian summer capital, Sinaia is
a fashionable summer resort, where
are many villas of Rumania's aristo-
cracy and two summer palaces.
No intimation is given today either
by Berlin or by Petrogad, which ad
mits the Russo-Rumanian retreat,
where the hostile armies now are situ-
ated, No Rumanian statement has
been issued since the Teutons won the
decisive battle Of the Argos.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08


London, Dec. S.--That David Lloyd
George has virtually succeeded in
forming a cabinet is indicated in the
following announcement in the Court
Circular last night: The Right Hon
orable David Lloyd George had an au-
dience of the king this evening and
accepted his majesty's offer of the
post of prime minister and first lord
of the treasury and kissed his hands
upon his appointment"
1t was regarded at London yester-
day afternoon as virtually certain
that David Lloyd George would sue
ceed in organizing q ministry which
will have the support of a majority
in the House of Commons, the labor
party having decided to participate in
the making up of the new cabinet.
1t is said that George Nicoll Barnes.
labor member of Parliament for the
Blackfriars division of Glasgow and
a privy councillor and Arthur Hen
derson, president OF the board of ed
ucation in the coalition ministry, will
be members of the cabinet and that
one of them will sit in the war coun-
Gil. In addition 1t is also said three
under secretaryships will be allotted
to the labor party.
1t is understood Mr. Lloyd George
is aiming at a cabinet OF II member
FIVE Of them unionists. FIVE liberals
and two labor representatives. From
this number a small war council is
to be appointed. Mr.. Lloyd Georges
difficulty at present is to obtain ade-
quate liberal representation inasmuch
as nearly all the liberals in Mr. AS
quiths cabinet are declining to serve
under him. However. ii was decided
at meeting of the liberal war com
mittee, held under the chairmanship
of Sir Frederick Cawley and attended
by 80 members, to support the new
premier actively.
The new premier has a nucleus in
A. Bonar Law, Lord Derby, Lord Cur
zon, Sir Frederick f. Smith and Sir
Edward Carson, while. Viscount Read
ing, the lord chief justice, is likely
to join the ministry. Other liberal
members may be drawn from men
such as Sir Frederick Cawley and Sir
George Pollard, who. although the
public has heard little of them, have
done efficient work in committees. DR..
Christopher Addison, parliamentary
under-secretary for munitions, is al
most certain to have a place in the
cabinet and Col Winston Spencer
Churchill former first lord of the ad-
miralty, is slated for a high office.
Under the circumstances it is be-
lieved the construction of the cabinet
will be a matter of only day or so
and that by Monday the new govern
ment will meet the House Of Com
mons to learn what manner of recep-
tion will be accorded it. A test of
its strength can be made on the vote
of credit which must be moved i'm.
mediately.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
FRENCH WARSHIP
SUFFERN FAILS
TO MAKE PORT
Minister of Marine Admits Vessel
and Crew Are Lost
LEFT GIBRAlTER ON NOVEMBER 26
Was Bound on Short Cruise to Brit
tany Port and Has Not Been
Sighted.

Paris. Dec. S,--The French battle
ship Suffern is conceded to have been
lost according to an announcement
by the minister of marine made today.
The SufferR left Gibralter for Lori
ent, Brittany, on November 26 and
has not been reported.
She was an 1S-knot battleship of 49,
75O tons and her officers and crew
numbered 730. The vessel was 4l0
feet long and her main batteries con-
sisted of four Pinch and ten 6-inch
guns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
LoNeWoRrH BUYS HATS
Congressman Supplies ID Democratic
Members

The IL democrats of the House
ways and means committee blossomed
out at Washington Wednesday in
brand new hats and broad smiles
Some body recalled that on last July
G Representative Longworth, repub-
lican rose on the floor and promised
to buy every democrat on the com
mittee a new hat If the next House
were not republican by majority of
100.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
WOMAN CORONER IN KANSAS
viii Succeed Sheriff If That Office
Becomes Vacant.

Kansas has elected the first wom-
an coroner ever chosen in the state
Winiired Viers of Minneapolis, Otta-
wa county. was elected without op-
position either in the primary or the
general election. In the rural counties
of the state, like Ottawa, there is
little actual work for the coroner, but
in the office of sheriff should become
vacant, the coroner automatically sue
ceeds to the duties
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
FIVE CARPENTERS KILLED
Automobile Run Down by Train at
Stafford Sprinus. CT.

Automobile Kun Down by Train at
Stafford Springs, CT.
Stafford Springs, Conn, Dec. u
Five carpenters returning from work
to their homes in Willimantic tonight
were killed when their automobile
was struck by Central Vermont
train. The dead are: Henry St.
Pierre, Algot B. Clansman, Preston
Austerhaut, A. S. Swanson, and on
unidentified member of the party.
A sixth, w. d. Lasem, suffered
severe injuries, but has a good chance
of recovery He was taken to a hos.
pital.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING

TO RENT--A good five room tene-
ment, electric lights and bath. In
quire at Harte Theatre. 59tf
WANTBD-Board and room near
Cooper's mill for mother and small
child Care for child during working
hours. Address B. r. Banner Office
59t2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
BIG BAG OF LONE RoBsER
Steals $4,000 From Los Angeles
Express Wagon.

Los Angeles, Dec. IA lone rob
ber threw pepper in the face of an ex-
press wagon guard today in the rear
of downtown building, seized $4,000
in gold and currency from the express
wagon and escaped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
BOOM FOR JOHNSON
California Governor viii mot At
tempt to Minister to It,"

NS''PN ~ "TT''IotcT 10 TI'
Harkensack, N. Y, Dec. S.-United
States Senator-elect Hiram Johnson
of California, in letter to Alfred
Gramlich, republican state committee
man, made public here last night, ex-
pressed his thanks for boom started
Tor him for president in 1920 at re.
cent dinner of New Jersey progressive
republicans but added that he would
not attempt to minister to it," as he
felt that 1T would hardly be taken Sc
Tiously.' The senator-elect asserted
he was "a little too doubtful" about
himself and his ability "to contemplate
such a dazzling prospect"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
BLockADINe GREEK PORTS
Campaign of Discipline by Allied
Governments Begun Today.

London, Dec. s.rThe disciplining
of Greece by the allied governments
was expected to begin today with the
announcement by France of block
ade of all Greek ports.
In the face of such blockade as the
allied governments plan to put into
effect, Greece has not more than suf.
ficient supplies for two days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
TO TAKE LAND TO GROW
British Order-in-councll Gives Board
Of Agriculture Power.

London, Dec. Sin order better to
obtain food supplies, King George has
signed an order in council empowering
the British board of agriculture to
take over unoccupied or occupied land
for the purposes of cultivation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
NOONcONFIOENT
NEW CABINET
IS ASSURED
Lloyd George Should Have Support
of House of Commons
PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED TUESDAY
Ministry to Be Composed of IL Men,
bers from Among Whom Small War
Council viii Be Selected.

London, Dec. 8.--All doubt as to the
ability of David Lloyd-George to or
ganize new British cabinet has been
dissipated. Sufficient support in the
house of commons is now assured
The attitude of the Irish nationalist
party is the only unknown quantity.
1t is expected now that the personnel
of the new ministry will be announced
on Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SOLD
Famous Structure Bought by New
York Life insurance Company.

New York. Dec. S.-Madison Square
Garden, the scene OF many famous
prize fights horse shows and athletic
contests, was today sold to the New
York Life Insurance company for
$2.000,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
EXPLOSION KILLS WOMEN
TWenty-Six Workers in British
Munitions Factory Dead.

London. Dec. S.--Twenty-six wom-
Ell were killed and about 80 injured by
an explosion in a munitions factory
Tuesday night, according to an official
announcement which adds that the
effect of the accident upon the muni-
tions output will be negligible.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
RUMANIAN ARMY
CORPS FA'Stsl
TO ESCAPE =
Germans Capture 5000 Men and
"a Cannon
BUCHAREST GARRISON RETREATS
Must Travel Many Miles Before
Reaching Position Promising
Any Safety.

Berlin, Dec. 8.-The capture OF a
Rumanian army division, which at
tempted to escape from the Alt valley
with the loss OF 5000 men and "a can
non was announced by the war office
today. In addition to Bucharest near
ly all of the principal towns in that
section of Rumania are in German
hands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, cloudy tonight and Saturday
probably rain. Warmer tonight, cold
er Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-08
AMERICAN MINING
MAN HANGED BY
VILLAS ORDER
Howard Gray Executed When Ban
dts Entered City of PanaI
.RANCHER BURNED AT THE STAKE
Son of Boer War Hero, Subject of
Great Britain, Murdered on His
Ranch.

Washington. Dec. S.-The state de-
partment today received word that
DR.. Fisher, an American, had been
killed by bandits at Santa Rosalia.
The Yale expositor., 1916-12-21
rhat,s what They win BE.

Mrs. Yeast-Going to do the stock
irg act this Christmas, dear2
Mr.. Yeast-Oh, Christmas stockings
De hanged
The Yale expositor., 1916-12-21

lea is decorating graves on the thir-
tieth Of May"
"Still, in a way, it's good thing that
Christmas is more or less thing OF
the past" Zapp said, because when
YOU tried 30 collect a bill from some
body around Christmas time, it didn't
make no difference If he was retired
from business except for a 10 per cent
interest i'm bathing suit factory, he
would want you to wait till his Christ
mas rush was over. Also people didn't
give 40 orders because it was around
Christmas, Birsky, and just because II
was near Christmas and they claimed
they could use all the money they
could get, your creditors wanted you to
puy bills which you hardly knew you
owed on account of not receiving the
second monthly statement yet. Fur
thermOre If you owned a tenement
house, you'd got difficulty collecting
the November rent because the ten
ants said it was SO near Christmas, anu
that's the way it went, Birsky. People
treated Christmas not as holiday, but
as an excuse. The wonder is it amt
died out altogether
"The wholesaler wouldn't miss ii IL
it did" Birsky commented. Believe
me, Zapp, for every child that lays
awake the night before Christnsls
thinking what his parents are going
to hand him the next morning, there is
6ftv manufacturers POuutipp sheen
jumping over fences, trying hot 10
think what some of their customers in
the retail drygoods trade is going TO
hand them after the second of Janu-
airy. il don't require much water TO
drown a shal,y drygoods retailer. He
can sink like n stone In two days rain
during the week before Christmas"
Don't l know it?" Zapp said. ''If
the Christmas presents that the whole
salers give by mistake TO shaky retail
drygoods men was put on trees the
The Yale expositor., 1916-12-21

OF J0iy, all the rrankfurter factories
and trolley companies go quick me-
chullah."
"Aber, what's that got to do, with
Chrlstmas?" Blrsky asked.
I'm coming to that" Zapp said.
"People are commencing to figure aver
ages on Christmas also. Take Miss j.
L. Morgan, and she figures that out of
every million Christmas presents dis
played in stores a certain percentage
of people buys something which they
couldn't afford and gives it to a GER
tain percentage of people which amt
got no use for il at all. So she goes
to work and gets up Society for the
Prevention of Useless Giving, and con-
sequently a certain percentage Of dry
goods stores loses a certain percentage
OF customers which formerly had a
rotten bank account and a good dis
position, and has now got a good bank
account and a rotten disposition"
"But Miss Morgan done this for a lot
of salesladies which used to spend
their money so foolishly at Christmas,
Zapp, that they had nothing left to
take n vacation with in the summer
time"
THAT mey be so, Birsky," Zapp said,
"anI while 1 amt exactly certified
The Yale expositor., 1916-12-21

public accountant, Birsky, figure that
if 90 per cent of Christmas shoppers
followed Miss Morgan's advice, Birsky.
the drygoods stores would shut down
around Christmas, and all them sales
ladies would not only take a vacation
in the summer time, but in the winter
time also; and then the question is,
how is them salesladies going to raise
money for their winter vacations?"
Miss Morgan would get up n sub
scriptiOn maybe" Birsky suggested.
"And the proceeds after the expenses
Of collection were deducted would sup
port twenty-three six hundredthS of a
saleslady for 6.G0S hours. Birsky,"
Zapp concluded, (which the trouble
with them people that figure out the
averages is that they don't consider
human beings as men and women, but
as fractions ausgereckoned to hun
dred thOusandths yet. Also it's a good
thing to figure out the averages on
the percentages Of people that set off
fireworks and don't get burned, and
the percentage of people that 1t
wouldn't DO n bit of harm to if they
bought once in while for somebody n
present, useful or otherwise. In other
words. Birsky, if you're going to reck-
on up the averages on anything, the
best way is to figure how it will affect
one hundred one hundredths of the
people twelve months out of the year,
and then go to work and get UP the So
ciety for the Prevention of Prevention
Societies and limit the membership to
one hundred million Americans. Most
Of us would join it,"
(COpyrightO