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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
POWNAL

Thus far three Pownal hunters
have shot deer. DR.. z. +. Potter, Dan
iel Colwell, and Stephen Pratt. The
deer don't seem SO plentiful this
yea.
Abner Towne has closed his resi-
dence for the winter and will spend
the winter with Mrs, Towns mother,
Mrs. Ettie Parker.
A. j. Merchant, who has been to
the North Adams hospital for dislo-
Gated shoulder caused by his horses
becoming frightened and throwing
Mr. Merchant.
The Epworth League will hold a
social at Gnandview farm, F. f.
Mason on Saturday night where a
social hour will be spent and the
"Old Grey Goose" will be there with
wares. Everyone is welcome to this
social
The funeral of Miss Lydia Rood
was largely attended from the Metifo-
dist church last Sunday afternoon.
The floral tribute was beautiful, Rev.
Kingman Golledge delivered the
tribute. Mr.. and Mrs George Dunn
sang two sweet duets. The remains
were laid in the family lot in Oak
Hill
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15

MRS. ELEcTA HoLToN
Native of Bennington Died Last Week
at Battle Creek, Mich.

Mrs. Electa HOlton, a long respect
ed resident of this city, passed away
very quietly on Thursday evening at
street, where she has lived for thirty.
nine years.
Mrs. Holton, who was formerly
Miss Electa Boardman, was born in
Bennington, Vermont, December 1S
1910, living there until her marriage
in 1876 to Luther III. Holton. Mr..
Holton, who died in 1889, was promi.
nent in the business circles of Battle
Creek, being one Of the founders OF
the Advance Thesher company and
senior member of the firm of Holton
Brothers, druggists.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Holton were
prominent members OF the indepen.
Cent Congregational church at the
time it was founded and Mrs. Holton
was former president cf the Ladies'
Aid society.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs.
George A. Packer of Troy, New York;
daughter. Adelaide, who has-devot-
ed herself to her mother; two nieces,
Mrs. George T. Berry OF Englewood,
New Jersey, and Mrs. Roscoe NJ Will
bur OF Brooklyn; and three nephews,
George, Reynolds and Henry Carpen-
ter. who reside in Kansas
Mrs. Holton was always cheerful
and serene. Her simple, Christian
way of living made her home the
center of happiness for herself and
-
She was always known for her quiet
humor, her keen appreciation of hu-
man happenings, her unprejudiced
judgment of her fellow beings, and
the fair. square way in which she re
ceived and gave the worlds benefits.
She possessed in rare degree the
wise, philosophic balance which en-
abled her to pass through life smooth
ly and nafraid.-Battle Creek, Mich,
Journal of Nov g.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
A FEW DEER BEING KILLED
Some Hunters Successful In Spite Of
Adverse Conditions.

&c S0tuitiOUos
A few deer are being killed by the
hunters in this locality notwithstand-
ing the adverse conditions caused by
the crusted snow in the woods. DR..
Rollin ID. Jenney has secured buck
in the Dunville notch and Fred Davis
on Wednesday secured a good deer
on Red mountain in Sandgatc.
Bryan Kinney of North Bennington
has brought in an eight-point buck
weighing about 225 pounds and which
was shot in Shaftsbury Hollow, Louis
Millington and Ernest Stanley have
each secured their buck.
Deputy Sheriff Perry B. Gardner re-
turned Wednesday night from Jamai-
ca where he had been in the woods
for several days with party of six
hunters. They secured no deer but
one of the six. Edward Hawkins OF
South SALISBURY. shot a bear cub
weighing about ninety pounds.
1t is reported that four deer have
been killed in Pownal
The report of the fish and game de
partment for the second day of the
season. the 18th, states that ~ deer
were killed and reported in the state.
Three were in Bennington county,
one in Shaftsbury and two in Sunder-
land Addison county led with ten.
followed by Windham with six. Five
were killed in Windsor and Washing
ton counties and four in Rutland
county.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
sLAsHEs HIS OWN THROAT
Charles Marseland Commits Suicide
at North Pownal.

A weaver named Charles Marse-
land. about 45, thought to belong in
Fall River, took his own life by cut
ting his throat yesterday morning In
the mill boarding house at North
Pownal
Marseland had not Eeen working
for the past two weeks and his body
was found In pool of blood in his
room by his roommate, named John
Rogers, at noon yesterday. II is
thought he committed suicide during
the forenoon while respondent. He
was sufferer from asthma aid hal
been a resident of North Pownal
since early in the summer. A broth
er, John Marseland was located In
Fall River during the afternoon.
The remains were taken to Ben
nington by Undertaken II. P. Wood
man, acting under instructions from
the selectmen of Pownal Wha. dis.
position is to be made OF the body
was not known this forenoon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
BOYS ARE HELPING
Twenty-one More Signed UP Ycster-
day In Y. M. C. A. Fund.

Twenty-one Bennington county
boys pledged toward the boys mil
lion of the $35,000,0O0 war work fund
yesterday, bringing the County to-
tai up to 66 boys. or $6600t The
quota Of boys for the County is le5.
leaving 50 more to get in order to
qualify for one entrant in the relay
race to Boston on Saturday. ily
Although the employment bureau
has not been fully arranged, ono Job
came in yesterday calling for a boy
to wash windows for three hours at
25c an hour. A, twelve year old hoy
snapped the opportunity up as soon
as it was posted. The local y " c.
A. will be glad to receive calls for
help which school boys can answer
after school. Phone 2S2 or call and
give the nature of the work, the ap-
proximate time it will take, and the
price per hour 1t is intended to
make this service regular feature
until the first of next April. when the
final payment on the pledges is due
A letter has been received from
Fred Austin over There" saying:
II was always strong for the "Y' but
am more so now
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOUND-Sum of money Owner
can have by applying to Miss Adds
at the Library, proving property and
paying for this advertisement i5tff
WANTED-A chambermaid for one
month during the holiday season,
commencing December 18th Apply
Mrs. Collins NJ. Graves. Hillside St,
Bennington, Vermont. 45tC
GIRLS WANTBD-We need a few
more girls for work on Clothespin
Machines. Dish Machines and Pack
ing Department $500 per week full
time. Reasonable board For full
particulars write. Ludington Wood
enware Co, Wilmington. VT. 45t2
FOR SALE-Pigs weeks old,
Tel. 224-Y Arthur Russell 45t6*
WANTED--Woman to work for the
day on Monday Apply 23S South ST
Tel. 9-Y, i5tf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
PRESIDENT TRIES
T0STOP STRIKE
OF R. R. MEN
Calls Conference Of Brother
hood Leaders
APPEALS TO PATRIOTISM
President Says That It Is Inconceiv.
ahIe That Men Should Attempt
to Tie up Transportation.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Once again
President Wilson has undertaken per
sonally to prevent general railroad
strike. He has called the heads OF
the four great railroad brotherhoods
to meet him in conference November
% and will insist that patriotism be
put ahead of private interest. that
there be no attempt to handicap the
operation of vital part of the ma.
tiOn's war making machinery
The President is confident nothing
unpatriotic will be done, but if the
necessity arises he is prepared to
take the required steps to prevent a
tieup of transportation.
In announcing today the coming
conference with the union chiefs,
Judge William l.. Chambers, chair
man of the board of mediation and
conciliation. made public letter
from the President which said:
1T is inConceivable to ME that pa
triotic men should now for moment
contemplate the interruption of the
transportation which is so absolutely
necessary to the safety of the nation,
The last thing should wish to con.
template would be the possibility OF
being obliged to take any unusual
measures to operate the railways and
| have so much confidence that the
men you are dealing with will apprec-
late the patriotic motives underlying
your efforts that I shall look forward
with assurance 10 your success"
At the time of the threatened
strike averted by the eight-hour law
last year, it was understood that the
government had developed plans for
emergency operation of the railroads
if that became necessary. At that
time the United States was not at
war
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
FEWER SHIPS LOST
only One Big British Ship Sunk the
Past Week.

London, Nov. l4-Only one British
merchant vessel of more than 1900
tons was sunk by mine or submarine
last week. according to the weekly
statement of shipping losses issued
this evening. This is the low record
since Germany began her submarine
campaign
Fixe vessels of less than 1900 tons
and one fishing boat were SUI. < dur
ing the week.
Not since Germany began her in
tensified submarine campaign in
February has the total number of
British merchantmen sunk by mine
or submarine been as small as the
above Admiralty statement shows.
The previous low record was twelve
merchantmen, eight of them of ton
mage in excess of 1000 and four of
less than 1000 tons.
The high crest of the wave of Brit.
ish merchantmen sunk was during
the week of April 90, when forty
ships of 1900 tons and over and ff-
teen of less tonnage were sunk-a
total of fifty-fve. The next high rec
ord was the following week, when
thirty-eight vessels Of the larger and
thirteen of the smaller category were
sent to the bottom.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15

London, Nov. l0.--Tne situation at
Petrograd is still mystery. No dis
patches were received from the Rus
sian capital yesterday that can be re-
garded as authentic. Telegraphic
communication with Petrograd has
been interrupted since Tuesday after
noon. says dispatch from Stock
holm. The cable station at Nystad.
Finland, reports that no response
could be obtained from Petrograd to
its signals. 1t IS presumed that the
Petrograd station is occupied by mill
tary forces.
The arrival of Premier Kerensky Il
petrograd, accompanied by troops, is
reported by the Russian legation at
Stockholm, according to London Elk
change Telegraph dispatch from Cop
enhagen.
NJ. Kerensky is said TO have defeat
ed the bolsheviki. According to these
adyices, which were received in a
cablegram filed at Stockholm at 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Premier
Kerensky defeated the bolsheviki at
Tsarskoe-Selo. The Cossacks are re-
ported to hasesdestroyed the red
guard. Thsr telegraph lines are now
in NJ X Kerensky's hands. the Tele-
gram bureau reports. ~ rF1s
Premier Kerensky has enterc
rPetrograd. according to dispatch re
eeived at Stockholm from the cor
respondent of the Swedish news agen
cy at HaParanda, on the Russian bot
der. The maximalist troops have
Joined the premier, the correspondent
adds. A
The Finnish telegram bureau says
the whole of Russia except a small
part OF Petrograd is now in the hands
of the provisional government. Pre-
mier Kerensky is now in Petrograd
and has taken virtually the entire
city, the announcement of the Fin
nish telegram bureau says.
The bureau says Moscow is the
headquarters of the provisional gov
ernment and that Premier Kerensky
has issued orders from Moscow
which have appeared in the Petro-
grad papers. The anti-bolsheviki
papers Of Petrograd. as well as the
Helsingfors newspapers, have head.
lines announcing that the bolsheyiki
movement is nearing its downfall.
Gen. Kaledines. the Cossack leader.
Is said to be dictator of southern
Russia. The orders Of the provision
al government are signed by NJ. ker-
ensky. Gen. Kaledines and Gen. Korn-
iloff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
PATRIOTIC DANCE
Motor Division of the NJ. L. w. S.
Cleared About $3.50.

0'~G'SN N0S6h WV
The Patriotic dance. given last
evening in FOresters hall by the
Motor division of the National
League for Womans Service. was a
success both socially and financially
Between two and three hundred
persons were present during the eve.
ming, and about $3.50 was cleared
For this good-sized sum. which
will be put toward the patriotic fund
being raised by the National League
in Bennington. the committee is es-
pecially indebted to the Foresters of
America. who donated the hall; to the
Williams College orchestra. whose
services were also given for the
cause; to c. A. Wood, for the gift of
the admission tickets; to E. T. Girls
void and j. A. Evans for the large
flags used in decorations; and to
those who so efficiently helped in the
selling and receiving OF tickets.
About 35 Williams College students
were present. and the spirited orches-
ira did much toward making the nf-
fair a success.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
vlLLIsTAs TAKE oJlNAGA
carranzista Garrison Driven Out d
Border Town.


Presidio, Tex, Nov. 14-Mexican
federal troops evacuated Ojinaga at
$50 O'Clock tonight and came to the
American side, where they surrender
ed their arms. General Juan Els.
pinosay Cordova, commander surren-
dered to American troops in com
mand Of Captain Theodore Barnes,
Jr., commander of American troops
here. He said the fighting was hand
to hand before the evacuation. Villa
troops now occupy the Mexican town.
Many were killed, wounded and exc.
cuted a ase
Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 14.-Telegrams
received here at $50 tonight an.
nounce the capture of Ojinaga. the
Mexican border town opposite Presi.
dio, Tex. Fighting has been in pro.
gress there all day between the
forces of Francisco Villa and the fed
eral garrison under General Cordova
It is reported that the Villa follow.
ers number 5000 instead OF the few
hundred which the defenders of the
town had expected. Unconfirmed re.
ports here are to the effect that some
OF the Villa troops have crossed into
Texas and the commander of the El
Paso district has been asked to sond
reinforcements from here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
MRS. ELIZABETH PARSONS
Former Resident Died Recently al
Mansfield, Ohio.

News has been received here of the
death last month at Mansfield. o., of
Mrs. Elizabeth Walbridge Parsons, a
daughter of the late Uel Hicks, at an
advanced age.
Mrs. Parsons will be remembered
by some Yof the older residents of Old
Bennington as a woman OF the high
est Christian character who was con-
nected by ties of kindred with the
well-known Robinson and Walbridge
families.
She was married in 1868 to the late
HAL K. Parsons who in the 50's was
"a welLknown merchant at Hoosick
Falls. He died at the age of SO. His
first wife was sister of the late
'SamuelI. Robinson who passed away
recently at Old Bennington
3 The Hicks family home was for
many years on the property at pres
ent owned by Howard H. Shields at
Old Bennington. The house, as was
the custom in those days. stood close
to the highway. lNti+' h3i+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15

Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, Nov. 15.
Soldiers in the depot brigade will
get A hour passes over Thanksgiving
day Announcement was made today
at brigade headquarters by Gen Will
lam Weigel that all enlisted men and
officers except few to remain In
charge of the buildings, will be able
to leave camp at noon Wednesday,
and will not have to be back until
7.30 Friday morning in time to start
drilling.
There will be less than 10 per cent
of the total strength in camp over the
holiday period. Prisoners and those
who live so far away that they cannot
get home will be kept back to per.
form such work as is necessary.
Arrangements are now being made
whereby all the rockies unable to get
away will eat in one company bar
racks in each battalion.
Unless the railroad people will do
their shore it will be necessary for a
number OF the men 10 start camp
ward again early Thanksgiving night.
A movement is on here In the canton
ment to get the railroads to frii' Spec
ial trains at hours best adapted to
meet the needs OF the seleetives. No
word has been received to date lay to
what course of action the roads will
follow, but unless they do better than
they have to date a number OF the
recruits will have their leisure period
chopped short in order to get Back
to quarters on time. '8a
There is now some question as to
whether soldiers in other units will
be given the same privilege as ac-
corded those in the depot brigade.
The depot is entirely under the COM
mand of Gen Weigel whereas all
other units are under the supervision
of Maj-Gen Harry F. Hodges. So far
Gen. Hodges has not issued any order
permitting extended furloughs but
will probably do so in the next day or
so as he has given his consent to al.
low Boston men to be away so as to
attend military ball in Fanueil hall.
Women will not be permitted to
stay in camp over night any more.
Several times officers have vacated
their own quarters to allow women
guests attending camp dances to re-
main until morning. The homeless
officers have then sought quarters
with friends. The division staff does
not approve of this, so hereafter wo-
men attending parties will have to
seek refuge over night in the village
or start home, even If they do I've
long distances away.
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Remember Little kindnesses.

Cultivate n memory for kindnesses.
Too many of us are inclined to accept
small courtesies and kindnesses as a
matter of course, and for that reason
they make so little impression upon
us that they are soon lost sight of.
The people who seem overflowIng with
faith and affection, and who always
have good opinion of their fellows,
are the ones who find 1t easy to forget
injuries, but who hold the kindnesses
they have received fast in memory
Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
Card of Thanks.

The family of Miss Lydia Rood of
Pownal tender their sincere and
heartfelt thanks to their neighhors
and friends for their kindness during
the death and funeral of our beloved
daughter and sister also the EN-
ployees of the E. 2. Waist company
and the Black Cat Textiles company
and other friends who sent flowers
and all these kind acts with deep
gratitude.
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Rood
Miss Grace Rood,
Miss Bessie Rood,
Miss Florence Rood.
Pownal, Vt.
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ARMY Orders.
Private

Sergeant-Major "Now, Private
Smith, you know very well none but
officers and noncommissioned officers
are allowed to walk across the grass"
Private Smith-"But, Sergeant-major,
I've Captain Graham's verbal orders
to-" Sergeant -Major-"None O. that,
sir. Show me the captains verbal or
ders. Show 'em to me, sir."-Liver-
pool Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
Naluahle Skins.

The most expensive fur is that of
the black fox of Kamschatkn, the skin
Of which, when dressed, becomes n
very attractive blue. A single skin is
worth as much as 1900. A coat worn
by the ex-czar, lined with the fur Of
the black fox, cost f2,000.-Shetiield
Furrier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
lust Half ObeYlnQ.

Sherwood. tired Of his play, had
made several attempts at opening the
kitchen door. His mother. hearing
him, called out: "Turn the knob and
come in" prompting Sherwood's an
swer, "Well, mamma, is turnln',
but 1 isn't tumin' In
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
MORE AMERICANS KILLED
More Casualties Among Pershlng's
Men on Western Front,

Paris. Nov 15-A few more Ameri-
cans have been wounded during a
hot shelling of their position by the
German batteries. One American
soldier was killed by a German snip
er. Several were wounded by the e2-
plosion OF . single shell,
The American artillery is reprond-
ing to the fire from the German bat
teries.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
PETROGRAD
MYSTERY IS
NOT SOLVED
No Reliable News From
Russian Capitol
REPORTS ARE VAGUE
korniIoff Said to Have Made Pro.
sress at Moscow But Rumors May
Not Be Authentic.

Stockholm, Nov 15-Petrograd is
in flames, according to press dis
patches received here today. No de-
tails Of the conflagration are given.
The little information that has been
received from the Russian capital in
dicates that the provisional govern
ment is in control of the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
pusles q, Crr,IcIsm.

Justly to discriminate, firmly to es-
tablish, wisely to prescribe, and hon
estly to award-these are the true
aims and duties Of criticism.-Simms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
BONDViLLE
Pownal.

A house owned by l.. F, Benson
and known as the Wilder house
burned last week, the barn was
saved
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
How to Win q Friend.

= The man who can love the truth that
hits him also can love the enemy that
hates him. Thus he may eventually
win another friend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
When We Lose.

Money lost, nothing lost; courage
lost, much lost; honor lost, more lost:
soul lost, all lost.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
Nature Of the Heart.

There never was any heart truly
great and gracious, that was not also
tender and passionate.--South.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
VERMONT BOYS
COMEH0MEFOR
THANKSGIVING
Camp Devens Rockies to
Have a. Hour Passes
CAMP TO BE DESERTED
Only Those in Guardhouse and Those
Whose Homes Are Far Away
Win Remain.

Montpelier, Nov 14-Gov. Graham
this morning received letter from
Gen. H. F. Hodges, commanding
Camp Devens. stating that the ver-
mont boys will be granted passes to
come home Thanksgiving. These
passes pemit the boys to leave We'd
nesday afternoon and to return to the
camp Friday morning. Owing TO
regulations it did not seem wise to
give passes over the weekend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
WEATHER

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. fair tonight and Friday,
cooler tonight, winds Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
Not Always.

A fellow shouldn't believe every
thing his press agent says about MIN.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15

Germany, but by Danish and Swiss
men representing the Y. NJ. C. A.
Following his address, Mr.. Hart
ness urged the audience to take the
messages home, spread them among
their moneyed friends and their cam
paign leaders SO that Vermont may
exceed its quota as she has done in
other campaigns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-15
me. ~ pie.s,r.

Mother, nurse put me right into the
coldest part of the sea.-Punch.