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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
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NORTH WHITE CREEK

Ray Bentley went to Sunderland TO
an auction Saturday
John and Fred Luke went to Me.
chanicville Saturday.
Robert Hill shot spike horned
buck Monday morning.
The Cambridge and Ash Grove
state road is progressing fine.
Mrs. Edward Bowles and Lille
Woodcock were in Bennington Tues
day
C. Wager Hayes of Sandgate called
on friends and relatives in town Sun.
day
Mr. and Mrs, David Geary enter
tanned friends from Cambridge sun
day
George Bentley and son, Floyd of
Sandgate we're at d. II. Woodcock' S
Monday.
Charles Agan visited his sister,
Mrs. Mary Warren of Lanesbourga,
recently.
Miss Guisburg, Ash Grove teacher,
spent the week end at her home in
Granville.
Miss Florence Bentley Of Sandgate
was guest at her uncles, Ray Bent
ley's last week
/. NJ. Bentley and niece. Miss
Grace Andrew of Bennington spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Wood
cock
Ervil Bentley of Syracuse having
spent his two weeks vacation with
relatives returned to his work Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harrington Of
Hudson Falls have returned home
after visiting their cousin, Miss Sara
Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pierce and chill
dren and mother. Mrs. Clara Bailey
OF Shaftsbury Valley and uncle,
William Shaw of Hoosick Falls, visit
ed at Mrs Mary Bailey's Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB HIKE
Moonlight Trip without the Moon En-
joyed by large Number

Leaving at 6.2O in three automo,
biles and a truck, 26 members of the
Green Mountain club went to He'll Hol
low Tuesday evening. They enjoyed
bountiful supper, composed of grid
u, cakes, prepared by four young lad
g 20 reached the camp an hour
ali, ~. 4 the others, frankfurters,
dougl " bananas, apples and coffee.
After th 1, the party gathered
around a n .ster fire back of the cab
in and sang songs and told stories
until the woods resounded,
The majority hiked back to town, al
though the moon was not so bright
as advertised. This, however did not
dampen the ardor of the party, who
report the most pleasant time they
have had. Mrs. H. r. II. Sears, Mrs.
VIM. Towart, Lester Nichols and VIM.
l. Hare were among those who made
the trip A short impromptu service
was held at the Ferndale church on
the way down for those who returned
in automobiles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
U-BOATS WILL NOT
Be BARRED FROM
U. S. HARBORS
Contention of Entente Allies FIatIy
Rejected
NOTE RESERTS INTERFERENCE
Warning Given That Responsibility
Will be Exacted if American. Sub.
marines Are Attacked BY Mistake

Washington, Oct, 10.-The reply of
the United States to the Entente
Allies contention that belligernt sub
marines should be barred from Amer
ican waters, roadsteads and harbors
was made public at the State Depart.
ment today.
1t is a rejection of the viewpoint of
the protesting Governments and a
declaration that this Government re
serves its liberty of action in all re-
spects" and will treat visiting sub
marines in its traditional spirit Of neu
trality.
The American memorandum is dat
ed August 81 and is a reply to the
memoranda Of August % from France,
reat Britain, Russia and Japan. Sub
sequently Italy and Portugal sent
identic memoranda and received the
same reply.
The tone of the American memoran-
dunn reflects the temper of the Ad-
ministration in its controversies with
the Entente Allies, 1t is without the
customary trimmings of diplomatic
correspondence and ends with a warn
ing to the Entente Allies that they
will be held responsible If American
submarines are mistaken for German
U-boats by their cruisers seeking
German undersea craft.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Boston
Brooklyn
DORSET

Postmaster A. w. Phelon is in
Washington, D. c. on business.
John Condor of East Dorset spent
Sunday in town with friends.
Contractor A. A. Norton spent the
weekend at his home in Poultney.
Mr. and Mrs. p. H. Kent of Rutland
were d town several days last week.
Fred Ballard of Jamaica was in
town several days last week visiting
at the home of his cousin. A. B. Rob-
erts.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sexton and Mr.
and Mrs. Fayette Griffith of East Dor
set were in town Sunday calling on
friends.
Mrs. Henry Sheldon closed her
bungalow on Church street Friday
and returned to Yonkers, N. Y, accom-
panied by her children.
Mrs. Walter P Manley and little son
Robert of Brattleboro are visiting at
her former home the Harwood home
stead on the West road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crane and son
returned Monday to their home in
New York city after spending several
days with Mrs. L. H. Crane.
Mr. and Mrs. |. A. Glover were in
Albany Saturday. returning Sunday.
j. T. Stafford and family spent
Sunday in Greenwich, n. Y.
Mrs. r. B. Evans and childre1 re-
turned to their home in Philadelphia
Sunday after spending the summer
at the Manse on Church street.
f. H. Shepard, Prof and Mrs Hos
mer Miss Elizabeth Hosmer and
Mrs. Reed of Fair Haven were guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kent.
Mrs ]. C. Whitehurst accompanied
by her son and daughter. motored
Saturday from Troy spending the day
with Deacon and Mrs. +. Simmons.
Washington Pomona meets with Mt
Anthony Grange at Rupert Friday af-
ternoon and evening, October 18th.
A number of local Changers are plan
ming to attend.
The town treasurer has posted his
final warning to tax payers that he
will be at the village to receive taxes
on October 25th which is the date the
books are closed
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. c.
A. Atkinson OF East Orange, N. j.,
will be pleased to learn that they are
in town for an indefinite stay. They
are registered at Wade Inn.
Mrs. George w Lille and her sister
Mrs. Bertha Griffith of Batavia, ILL.,,
who has been visiting her several
days. went Thursday to Charleston,
N. H.. to see their brother who is in
poor health.
Mrs. Mary Church went to Benulng-
ton Monday to attend the wedding of
her sister Margaret Mcbride 10 Louis
McDermott. Mrs. Church is having a
weeks vacation from her duties AZ
DR.. f. l.. Liddle's.
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PERU

Frank George Wyman died at his
home here Thursday morning after an
illness OF about year Mr. Wyman
was born in town December 29, 1868,
being the oldest son of Parsons T..
and Sarah (Maynard) Wyman. He
was educated in the schools of the
town and also took a course at Leland
and Gray seminary in Townsend,
after teaching short time he return
ed to his native town and begun work
in the store in the village. where he
remained until compelled to leave a
few months before his death on ac-
count of ill health. He was elected TO
the General Assembly in 1898. has
been selectman continuously since
1S94-holding the Office at his death
was school director for several years
and justice Of the peace for a long
time. He had been postmaster for
many years, resigning only a short
time before his death. He was an eX-
ceedingly well read man, who under
stood business thoroughly and was
much depended upon in all matters
concerning town affairs, and his death
leaves a vacancy no one can fully fill
Large hearted and generous, kind and
genial, he leaves a host of friends, not
only here but in all the surrounding
towns, who feel a sense of personal
loss, in his death. His home was
made with his parents until their
death several years ago, when he
came into possession of the old home.
this he remodeled. loved and occupied
until called to the Better Home. Sep
tember 15, 1889 he married Zoa r.
Farnum, whom he leaves, also one
brother. Harry T, Wyman of Worces
ter, Mass. one half sister, Mrs. win
Walker of Manchester, two half broth
ers, Judge A, Ray of Keene, n H., and
DR.. c. w Ray ol Chester. His funeral
was held Sunday afternoon from the
church here under the full direction
of the Odd Fellows of which order he
was a member Rev. w. c. Goodwin
of South Londonderry officiating The
church filled, all showed the honor and
esteem in which he was held The
burial was in the village cemetery.
Wallace Farnum of Newport r. l.,
is spending a few weeks with his son
Joseph before they leave for r. l.,
where they will spend the winter.
Mrs. viii Sherwin Of Manchester,
Mrs Stratton of Springfield Mass,
are spending a short time with Mrs Il.
G. Wyman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
WHITE PINE THREATENED
Blister Rust terminates on Currant
and Gooseberry Bushes.

State nursery inspectors, state for
esters and ether official representa-
tives from New Hampshire, Vermont,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, and Massachusetts. met at Fall
River. Massachusetts on September
25 at the invitation of the Massa-
chusetts State Board of Agriculture
to examine a serious outbreak of the
white pine blister rust on native white
pine. This examination proved plain
ly to all that the blister rust is a
deadly enemy of the white pine
Reports given by the Representative
es of the states showed that the white
pine blister rust is already widely pre-
yalent throughout the New England
States and eastern New York. and as
this dangerous disease uses the cur
rant and gooseberry as host plant
to grow upon, and spread very rapid
ly from currant TO currant and from
the currant to the pine, it was the
as the only way to avert the impend-
ing catastrophe. and save the white
pine, would be through a complete de-
struction of all currant and goose
berry bushes and Towering currants,
the public should be given this infor-
nation at once.
This disease was brought into the
United States from Europe on white
pine seedlings. In the spring the
spores or seeds are blown by the wind
from the diseased pines to the currant
and gooseberry leaves. The seeds
germinate, penetrate the leaf tissues
and produce a rust on the underside of
the leaves in the late summer aud
fall. The leaves produce millions Of
tiny spores or seeds capable of infect
ing the pines, which once thoroughly
infected cannot recover.
The currant and gooseberry leaves
in large areas throughout the New
England States and Eastern New
York are now infected with the blister
rust in the stage when it returns to
the white pine. and the immediate re-
moyal of currant and gooseberry bush
es is necessary to save our white pine
trees. 1t is especially urgent that all
black and lowering currant bushes
within half mile of white pine
should be destroyed at once, since
these varities are particularly suscept
ible to the disease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
ore Talking Man Does thesLess Excuse Has Talking
UNION SERVICE
WIN Be Held at Congregational
Church Next Sunday.

"A special union service will be held
next Sunday evening in the Second
Congregational church in the inter.
est of the Huguenot churches in Bel
gium and Northern France. Ameri.
can Christians feel special respon-
sibility towards their Protestant
brethren of the war stricken regions.
Opportunity is to be given to them to
contribute for relief work under the
auspices of the Federal Council of
Churches. which includes all the
Protestant denominational bodies in
America.
The Franco-Belgian committee has
sent to this country as their dele
gate, Rev. DR.. Henri Arnet, who viii
speak in Bennington next Sunday DR..
Arnet is a distinguished scholar and
a fluent English speaker He will
have a very interesting and appealing
message, 1t is earnestly hoped he
may be greeted by large and repre-
sentative congregation and that the
response on the part of all our people
according to their means may be a
generous one
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
THE FORTNlGHTLY
First Meeting of the Year viii Be
Next Saturday.

The Fortnightly year opens next
Saturday afternoon, October 14th,
with a genuine treat for all who at
tend. The officers, eager that this
first program shall establish high
standard for the Clubs twenty-fifth
season, have selected from the list of
fine speakers brought to their notice
the one who seemed the best of all
and he is coming. He is Japanese
named Toyokichi Iyenaga, who was
educated in this country graduating
from Oberlin College, and taking
post graduate course at John Hap
kins. Returning to Japan he held pro
fessorships in two Universities till
1896, when he became a secretary for
the Foreign Office. From that posi-
ton he served as Commissioner of the
Japanese Government to Persia,
Turkey, India and China. In 1900 DR..
Iyenaga returned to America and
Joined the Faculty of the University
of Chicago as Professional Lecturer
for twelve years. Then he moved to
New York, and is now managing direc-
tor of the East and West News
Bureau, whose aim is the dissemina-
ton OF trustworthy news of Japan in
America, and the promotion of friend
" relations between the two coun-
tries. During the past fifteen years
he has appeared before every variey
of audience from the academic to the
Chautauqua.
The University of Chicago gives
this recommendation "Dr. Iyenaga's
success in University Extension and
popular lecturing has placed him in
the front rank of platform speakers.
He is bright, witty, entertaining, and
at the same time scholarly and in
structive. He is the peer of any man
today discussing the problems of the
Orient"
Music for the afternoon will be fur
nished by Mrs. l.. H. Ross and Mrs.
Amyel Baker. Mrs. Amyel Baker will
sing Japanese lullaby and Mrs. l.. H.
Ross and Mrs. Amyel Baker will sing
the Japanese national hymn.
Tea will be served after the pro-
gram. Owing to the expense incurred
in securing DR., Iyenaga the price for
guest tickets will be twenty-five
cents. The meetings of the club will
be held at the Congregational church
chapel and will begin at o'clock.
Dues may be paid to the treasurer,
Mrs. w. S. Boynton at the public Ii
brary Thursday and Friday after
Moons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
WARD PLEADS GUILTY
Arlington Young Man Fined For
Reckless DRIVING.

Harry Ward, jr, of Arlington
pleaded guilty before Municipal Judge
E. II. Holden yesterday afternoon to
the charge of operating an automo
bile in a careless and inefficient man
ner and was fined $40 and costs ol
$9.35.
Last Saturday evening while driv
ing an Overland touring car over
East Main street Ward ran over the
curbing and into the iron fence il
front of the residence of Mrs
Charles Cooper. The car lost front
wheel and the fence was considerab
ly damaged by the impace,
In court yesterday afternoon, the
young man who was accompanied by
his father, Henry Ward, stated thai
the damage to the fence had been pri
vately adjusted. 1t was reported tnai
an expenditure of 800 would be re
quired to repair the car.
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EAST ARLINGTON

Rollin Perry visited friends in
SALISBURY Saturday.
o. l.. Hewes and his daughter
Maude of Peru were in town Friday.
Miss Florence Harrington visited
friends and relatives in town recently.
George Mcdonald of South Shafts
bury passed Sunday in town visiting
relatives.
Mrs Lucy Deane and Mrs. Burt
Park visited at Douglas Eastman's
Thursday
H. D. Moore of Hoosick Falls IN
spending a few days in town visiting
his brother. b. J. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Brown of
Newtane, VT, were recent guests Of
his cousin. Edward E. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Phillips Of
Brattleboro have been spending few
days in town visiting relatives.
DR.. Frank Walsh of Readsboro
passed a few days in town with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Walsh
last week
Erie Tyrrell, who has been working
at Camden, n. j.. has returned home
10 take a position with the Arlington
Refrigerator Co.
Little Grace Parkinson had the mis-
fortune to break an arm last week.
She was taken to the hospital by DR..
Gray to have it set
Mr. and Mrs George Andrew of
North Adams, who have been visiting
his brother, r. II. Andrew of this place
returned home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mayhem and
family, who have been visiting in
Canada, returned home last week ac-
companied by Mr.. Mayhews father
w. r. Matteson and wife of New
Haven, Conn. and Ralph Longenerker
Of Indiana have been visiting for a
few days at George b. Oatmans, Oat-
man Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ward, Mrs
irving Grout and son, Max, motored to
Bondville, VT, Wednesday. The road
into Bondville was one of the best in
Bennington county
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Whitman
went with Ernest Whitman to Bond
vile Wednesday in his auto. Several
others from Arlington motorel to
Bondville Wednesday, All report a
good time.
James w. Mann and Miss Nellie
Sims both of this place were married
Monday October 9th at Manchester
by Rev. Father Kelley. Both bride
and groom have many. friends who
wish them much happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Ward went to
Hoosick Falls Thursday to see Mrs
Wards brother, Sherwood Haswell
who was very seriously injured by
falling from roof which he was
shingling, breaking his collar bone,
etc, the doctor was afraid of internal
injuries, but Mr., Haswell seems to be
getting along as well as can be expect
ed Mrs. Norman Bottum and Mrs.
Myron Harrington and daughter, Lois
accompanied them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
SPANISH AT U. V. M.
Or. James Henry Norman Engaged
as Professor.

as Professor.
Believing that there will be large
opportunities for developing the trade
of the United States with the coun-
tries of Central and South America
opportunities that will come with the
close Of the great war in Europe and
may never occur again-and believing
that more attention should be given to
the study of the Spanish language so
that the student may speak, read and
write it, the University of Vermont
has engaged Dr. James Henry Wor-
man as Professor of Spanish Hereto
fore the teaching of Spanish has been
grouped with that of other Romance
language, but it is believed that the
time has come when more attention
should be given to this important sub
ject.
Dr. Worman has had a distinguish
ed career and is well equipped for his
new duties. He was born in Berlin,
Germany, and was educated at the
University of Berlin and the Sorbonne
in Paris. He has been editor of The
Chenango Telegram" associate-edtor
of THE National Repository" editor
of The Saratogian" and editor Of
Outing" He was senior professor
in Chautauqua from its foundation in
1877 to 1885 head OF the southern
Chautauqua and professor in Adel-
phi college and Vanderbilt university
For about ten years he was in the
United States consular service. being
consul general at Munich, Germany
and consul at Three Rivers. Quebec.
At the present time he has charge
of the extension work in modern Ian
guages under the direction of the
commissioner of education in Massa-
chusetts. He is the author of the
Chautauqua Language Series in
French, German and Spanish, and 9TH
er text books for the study of modern
languages and has edited McClintock
and Strong's encyclopedia
He has received the degrees of A.
M. from Dickinson l.. l.. d. from
Mount Union and Phi. d. from Berlin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
GLAD TO LEAVE TEXAS
Former Bennington Boy Sees Service
With Pennsylvania Regiment.


Mrs. John Carolan has recently re-
ceived several letters from her broth
er. Hugh Ellsworth. who has been on
the Mexican border with one of the
Pennsylvania regiments, the 18th in
fantry which went out from Pittsburg.
The 18th was one of the last regi-
ments to be held on the border and
the former Bennington boy has had
some trying experiences. According
to Ellsworth, the 18th is one of the
crack regiments of the national guard
and it was held in Texas after other
units from Pennsylvania were sent
home because of its efficiency.
Like nearly all of the guardsmen
who were sent to the border he is
overjoyed because of the prospect of
soon getting out of the country.
One of the disagreeable features of
camp life in the Rio Grande terri
tory, according to Ellsworth is the
sand storms which he writes were
more than usually numerous and
severe during the first week of Octo.
ber. The sand finds its way into the
tents in spite of every precaution and
the guardsmen were obliged to wrap
towels about their faces in order to
obtain any sleep.
He expected that the regiment
would leave the border for Pittsburg
some time this month and that the
boys would receive grand reception
in the Smoky City.
Ellsworth has poor opinion of the
Mexieans and from his letters zone
would judge that he was disappointed
because the American soldiers were
not permitted to shoot them on sight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Real. Nevertheless.

what is the political difference" in
quired the man from back home, "be1
tween the citizen who is about to vote
and the citizen who has already vot-
edT'
"A mere distinction of terms re-
sponded Congressman Hammfatt. The
one who is about to vote is q good fell
low. while he whose ballot already has
been cast is good thing, Richmond
Times Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11

The Tibetans are not beautiful. How
could they be when by their own con
fession the national ancestry runs
back to the king of the monkeys and
a hobgoblin?
Bonvalot says of them. "rhe very
bears are better looking The type is
midway between the Eskimo and the
Chinese. Broad, Hat noses. without
visible bridge; no eyebrows, wide
mouths, full lips. oily skins, hair as
coarse and straight as horsehair and
short. square, ungainly hgures-these
are the elements OF the unpleaslng pic
ture
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
BRITISH CASUALTIES 22,s52
Killed on All Fronts for Weeks Just
Ended Total 1872

London, Oct. 9.-The total British
casualties on all fronts for the week
Just ended are announced by the War
Office to have been 22,s52 of all ranks
killed, wounded and missing. OF
these 1862 are officers, of whom 35l
were killed. OF the men 4,461 were
killed of total of 2l,594.
The total officers and men killed is
4S12
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Quite a Distinction.
"Polltician. isn't De y

'IOllllclan, lSn ne
"Oh. no, he's a statesman"
"Well, what's the difference"
"A statesman. my dear chap, is one
who is in politics because he has mon
ey A politician, on the other hand, is
one who has money because he is in
politics" - Boston Transcript.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
ANTICS OF PURE GLYCERIN.
This Queer Substance Is Endowed
With Peculiar Properties.

One of the great advantages OF glyc-
erin in its chemical employment is the
fact that It neither freezes nor eyap-
crates under any ordinary tempera-
ture
No perceptible loss by evaporation
has been detected at temperature
less than 200 degrees r., but If heated
that few persons find themselves able
TO endure. II burns with pale flame,
similar to that from alcohol. if heated
to about 300 degrees and then ignited.
It's nonevaporative qualities make the
compound of much use as Il vehicle for
holding pigments and coors, as in
stamping and typewriter ribbons, car
bon papers and the like
If the pure glycerin be exposed for a
long time TO a freezing temperature it
crystallizes with the appearance of
sugar candy, but these crystals being
once melted it is almost an impossi-
bility to get them again into the con
gealed state. 1e.fas
II little water be added to the
glycerin no crystalization will take
place though under sufficient degree
of cold the water will sepaptc and
form crystals. amid which the glycerin
will remain in its natural state of
fluidity. If suddenly subjected to in
tense cold pure glycerin will form a
gummy mass which cannot be entirely
hardened or crystallized
Altogether it is quite peculiar sub
stance
After extensive tests French experts
decide that modern violins are equal
in tone to. if not better than, old ones
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-11
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation OF the kindness showed
us by friends and neighbors during the
illness and death of our loving mother
and sister, especially the Bottum and
Torrance Co., the Cooper Manufactur-
ing Co.. and the Bradford Co., for
beautiful flowers sent.
The family of the late Mrs. owen
LAWNS.