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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-09
Estate of Charlotte stratton
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rHE no JORABLe PROBATE COURT
for the Distri 4 of Il nninptoo.
TO all ersOns inter sted IN 'he Estate of
aro te Str ito late Ut Remington ~ said
istrict dece 3 d. GdRETiNe:
A Pr,haie Cocrt hol 'en ~ Rennington
within d ~ said risirict on The II DAY If
February 80 an inst ,rUment pur aor'in tn
he tue Will ard Testament OF harlotte
raron Ia OF Be u inlt,u d aisfr. Z,
oeceased. was presented to the Court afoi esaid,
70 r b bte
And It is ordered by sa d Court that the
3fd. day of ,arch ~ at the rof ate
office in al B ington. he assigned prov
ing AID in trnmen': and tha notice thereof be
given tr all persons conce ne by Publishing
this order three wefks succe-fivel in the Ben
ninR'on Evening I'a ner, y ne sp Ier ci Gu
latlnE 70 IN .t vci ity IN 50 District, pr viOus
60 thu time ap ,oinred.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notihed to
ap ear o. fore sil Co tt, at The tine ana l,c
afor,s 10, snl con Est the probate OF said viii
IL YOU htve cause.
Given er my hand fins Sth dny OF Feb.
rua y, 1917.
AMY II. HARBOUR. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-09
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, cloudy and colder with
gales tonight and snow furries. Sat
urday fair and colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-09
HORSES KICK FATAL

Verqennes Man Dies OF Fractured
Skull in Burlington Hospital
Burlington, Feb ALEC Brock
man, aged 30 of Vergennes died to-
day in the local hospital He was
kicked by a horse at his home yester-
day and his skull fractured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-09
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SHAFTsBURY CAUCUS
Republican Voters VIII Make Noml-
-,+inns Saturday Evening.

- .opabIlcan voters of the town
of Salisbury are warned to meet in
caucus at Cole hall In the village OF
South SALISBURY Saturday evening,
February II, to make nominations
for officers to be voted for at the an
nual town meeting on the first Tues
day in March.
Erwin MattIson,
r. j. Beagle
F. b. Randall,
Republican town committee.
South Shaftsbury, Feb. Z, 1917.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: SUNDAY, JUNE "a 1917.

gain of some $40 a ton. Such price
levels have never before been heard
OF in the history of the trade.
Question of Car supply.
With respect to Government con
troll OF transportation, Judge Lovett
and Mr.. Harrison. OF the Southern
railway. had an answer ready which
seems to meet the case fully; that is
to say, 1t Is a question simply Of car
supply. The suggestion has been
made that the Government loan the
railways OF the country the money
needed to increase the supply OF cars.
That is the crying need. Everything
which goes into the making OF cars
has advanced so by leaps and bounds
since the country entered the war
that II Is hardly fair. perhaps, to ex-
pect the roads to finance the equip
ment demand brought about by an
emergency. For the rest. there Is
little doubt that the roads have ex-
erted every effort to do their patriotic
duty, and IT is a question whether the
Government could do better. Further
cooperation between roads and ship
pers was evidenced by the lowering of
the AEclBhl car HHoTlh6e IN may.
The violent advance in cotton due
to scarcity OF contracts and the cor
nering OF supply in Liverpool was
brought to a sudden end in the mid.
die OF the week by the closing OF the
Liverpool Cotton Exchange. This &C
ton was expected to bring out sup
plies OF cotton in our Southern States
and ease the strain. The price OF the
staple dropped a hundred points. or
whereabouts, with partial recovery
later.
The foreign exchange market was
not much affected by gold imports. II
was dull and somewhat lower through
the week, although rates on Petro-
grad made some improvement on the
report from London that the Petro-
grad authorities were about TO take
steps to stabilize the rubber market
The Washington times., 1917-06-24
NEWS AT ROCKVILLE
Combined County and state Tax
Rate Lower This Year.


The county commissioners havs
signed the annual levy and have nxsa
the general county tax rate At
S114T-i2 on each 500 Of property,
which is a decrease OF s S12 cents
from last years rate. The State tar
rate for the year Is 80 5-12 cents. an
Increase OF 1-12 cents over last year.
making the total Stae and county
rate for this year S1.51. or q decrease
OF . IL from the combined rate Of last
year.
Because Of road improvements,
there are special rates against \ num-
Der OF districts, as follows: Laytons-
VILE, I a cents: Poolesviile. ~ cents;
Rockville. IL cents: CoIesville, i0k
cents: Jamestown, 1874 cents; Be
thesda. cents: Olney. 10 cents:
Gaithersburg. 0 cents: Potomac, 20
cents: wheatob, - cents.
The taxable basis OF the county on
real and personal property is now t21.-
465. AS: on securities. S2.O50.o10: ma
tional bank stock. S4s7 .6T6. and fran
chise tax on savings banks, S1.12T,-
1912.
The annual levy totals S2TT.TTss7.
the principal items being as follows:
Public schools. $96.32s.s4: Bonds and
interest. No<.BbA-[Os repairs 70 1louo
roads. S25.2s0; repairs to dirt roads.
5.220: other road work. $4,000: In
corporate towns. $500: INDECENT in
sane. $500: elections. $500: circuit
court expenses. 81 $50; county commits
sioners and clerks. $3.50; assessing,
<6,s4T14: sheriff, $6.ssT.s0: pensions,
S6.155: attorneys, &3.26s; aImshouse.
81. I07.s5: bridges. 5000: clerk cir
cult court, $4,000: constables. 81. s3o. As;
fuel, $3.50: insolvencies. $50; Janitor
courthouse. $3.50; justices of the
peace. $1,000; county board OF health.
S2.oI3.6O; orphans court. 81 100: print
ing. $1.45O: paupers' collins. S4s4; road
damages. etc. Ss50.66: road superin-
tendent. $4,000; surveying. $50: SUI
pervisor OF assessments. S2.iO0; sew
erage and drainage commission. S270:
taxes in error, S51.2T: tuberculosis
commission, 1880: road machinery
and repairs. S59s.5s: repairs and furnt-
ture. courthouse, $500; inquests. S25;
miscellaneous expenses. &3.4oI.50.
By the terms OF q bill which last
night passed both houses Of the Iegis-
lature and which will receive the ap-
prevail OF Governor Harrington. The
county commissioners are directed to
issue bonds in the amount Of $4,000
for the Improvement OF certain streets
in Rockville. State aid will be sought,
which. II granted, means that the
amount raised by the county viii Be
duplicated by the State roads commits
sion.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24
HAPPENINCSN THE
CAPITAL'SSUBURBS
Prof. Cole Speaks to Bible
Class in Alexandra.
LAUNDRY DAMAGED BY FIRE
Circus Performance for Boy Scouts
Proves a Success.

ALEXANDRIA, June 24.-Prof. For
rest Cole. musical, director for Gypsy
Smith. coming here from Manassas,
spoke this morning at half past nine
before the Emmanuel Bible class OF
Christ Church, OF which Judge Louis
c. Barley is teacher. Mr.. Coles ad-
dress was on How To Deal With
Temptation" and It was listened to by
large body Of men in addition TO
the regular members OF the class.
The speaker made many friends here
during the series of meetings held in
the city last fall.
An alarm Of Are called the depart
ment to the Banner Steam Laundry,
zoe Oronoco street. at four o'clock
this morning. The fire. damage Il
estimated at $1,000.
Eugene B. Taylor delivered an ad'
dress to the J. r. N. Curtin Memorial
Bible class of the First Baptist Church
this morning.
Wizard Boswell is III at the Alex
andria Hospital, threatened with
typhoid fever.
william H. T. Brooke, who Joined
the ambulance corps. has gone to Al
lentown, Pa, for training and expects
to be sent from there to France.
Anthony G. Grill, OF this city. who
has been a student at Mt. st Mary's
College. Emmitsburg. Md, for the
past four years, received degree Of
mencement exercises. Mr.. Chilly will
be at home here for the summer.
The circus given on the high school
grounds yesterday afternoon and
evening for the benefit OF the Boy
Scouts Of the city was q success In
every way. The committee In charge
composed Mrs. Carroll Pierce. Miss
Mamie Lindsey, Mrs. Julian Burke,
Jr., and Mrs. D. J. Howell.
The Rev. E. B. jackson. pastor OF
the First Baptist Church, will preach
to the Boy Scouts at that church this
evening at 8 o'clock
George r. Dixon, OF Washington,
instructor Of the Old Dominion Boat
Clubs Iife-saving corps. gave the
members their frst lesson today at
IL o'clock in the river near the club
house.
The election OF new principal OF
the Alexandria high school in place
of Prof. Conrad johnson, resigned. Is
causing much discussion here, owing
to the report that there 70 to be g
cut in the salary from 81 500 to 81 200
per year. which, II Is thought, would
mean a cheaper man.
The purchase OF a new aerial truck
for the FIRE department Is expected 70
be brought before the city council at
its meeting next Tuesday evening.
The present apparatus has been In use
for thirty or more years.
Judge Frank B. whiting Of Berry.
willie, Va. has been designated to hold
the remainder of the June term of -hs
circuit court for Alexandria begin
ming tomorrow. in place of Judge J. B.
T. Thornton, who is I'll.
Dat ~ tah orf1fpaI Mount Varopn
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Levin P. Handy has been appointed
by the orphans court as administrator
OF the estate OF his sister, Miss Anne
Handy, who was killed here several
weeks ago by a train on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Part OF ten original Mount veronn
esate, containing 2O4 acres. is TO be
sold. The property is located a mile
from the Mount Vernon station.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24
NEWS AT HATTSvILLE
Miss Clements, Of Leonardtewn,
WEEDS Paul Hubert 5eal.

A quiet wedding took place this
afternoon at st. Jerome's Catholic
Church, here, when Miss Ruth Glenn
ents, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clements, OF Leonardtown. became
the bride OF Paul Hubert Beall, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beall. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev
d. c. Keenan,. pastor Of the church.
Following a short wedding trip. the
couple will reside here. Mr.. Beall Is
a member OF Company T, First Mary
land Infantry.
This morning was a period OF re-
Joicing in practically all the
churches in this section, the minis
tiers praising the passage OF the dry"
bill for this county In prayer and ser
mon. The liquor license board IL
scheduled to meet on July 3 to con-
slider the applications OF two for
liquor licenses. but It IL probable
now that these applications will be
withdrawn.
Joseph A. Berkeley. Of Riverton, Va.
is spending several days with his
brother-in-law ad sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. d. Troy.
Miss Ruth Hall will represent the
Epworth League OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, Of this town
at the league convention OF the Balti-
more conference. to be held this week
at Winchester, Va.
Alfred Barrows was yesterday held
for the action OF the grand jury on
a charge OF granddaughter by Justice
II l..
result Of a verdict OF a coroner's jury
investigating the death OF N. B. carp
OF Laurel carp, who was operating
an automobile OF the Corby Baking
Company. while attempting to cross
the tracks OF the City and Suburban
railway at Beltsville, was struck by
a street car operated by Barrows and
was killed. Barrows was released on
81 900 bail furnished by William w
Stewart, Of Forestville. The crossing
at this point is said to be on an in.
cline, and its approach is obscured
by a house. Barrows stated he did not
expect any passengers at the crossing.
According to witnesses the car was
running about fifteen miles and hour.
The Rev. F. j. Prettyman. chaplain
OF the United States Senate, will to-
night preach the baccaulareate ser
mon to the graduating class OF the
Laurel high school. The commence
ment exercises will be held tomor.
row night in the First Baptist Church
Levin P. Handy has been appointed
by the orphans court as administrator
OF the estate OF his sister, Miss Anne
Handy, who was killed here several
rr.nnl.n ca hr a train On The Ralrlnnra
The Washington times., 1917-06-24
SALES AND RANGES

Of Stocks and Bonds Washington Stock Exchange for
the Year TO and Including Saturday,
GurHih by ". p.
H0h
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Judge Frank B. whiting Of Berry.
willie. Va. has been designated to hold
the remainder of the June term of -hs
circuit court for Alexandria begin
ming tomorrow. in place of Judge J. B.
T. Thornton, who is I'll.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

The Rev. F. J. Prettyman, chaplain
OF the United States Senate. will to-
night preach the baccaulareate ser
mon to the graduating class OF the
Laurel high school. The commence
ment exercises will be held tomor-
row night in the First Baptist Church.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Joseph A. Berkeley. OF Riverton, Va,
is spending several days with his
brother-in-law ad sister, Mr.. and Mrs
J. D. Troy.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

The purchase OF a new aerial truck
for the FIRE department Is expected to
be brought before the city council at
It's meeting next Tuesday evening.
The present apparatus has been In use
for thirty or more years.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Miss Ruth Hall will represent the
Epworth League OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, Of this town
at the league convention OF the Balti-
more conference. to be held this week
at winchester, Va.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

The election OF a new principal Of
the Alexandria high school in place
Of Prof. Conrad johnson, resigned, Is
causing much discussion here, owing
to the report that there 10 to be a
cut in the salary from 1900 to 81 200
per year. which. II is thought, would
mean a cheaper man.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

tEx-dividend fEx-rght. Seller 90 Rights not inclu
sales Total sales for the week, Sy957520
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

George r. Dixon, OF Washington,
instructor OF the Old Dominion Boat
Clubs life-saving corps, gave the
members their FIRST lesson today at
IL o'clock in the river near the club
house.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

The Rev. E. B. jackson. pastor OF
the First Baptist Church, will preach
to the Boy Scouts at that church this
evening at s o'clock
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

The circus given on the high school
grounds yesterday afternoon and
evening for the benefit OF the Boy
Scouts of the city was q success in
every way. The committee In charge
composed Mrs. Carroll Pierce. Miss
Mamie Lindsey, Mrs. Julian Burke,
IT., and Mrs. d. ]. Howell.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Anthony C. Grill. OF this city. who
has been a student at Mt. st Mary's
College, Emmitsburg. Md, for the
past four years, received degree OF
bachelor OF arts at the recent com
mencement exercises. Mr.. Chilly will
be at home here for the summer.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

long List Of candidates Tor the Mister
Johnny Ferris Alumni Association
(all Of which viii be published in
serial form), and then adds:
Dear Editor Goodwin: II you are
the boy who used to live near Fourth
and A streets southeast, and who
sang in ST. Marks CHOIR, /
have great pleasure IN nominating
you for honorary membership"
1 lived at 400 A street southeast,
sang in st. Marks choir, 1888 to
1898, and rode daily on the back Of
Mister Johnny's ice wagon, and an
therefore entitled to Active Member
ship.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

An anonymous friend nominates
FRANK FISHER, Of the National
Geographic Magazine, for q place In
the Mister Johnny Ferris Alumni
Association. ! see Frank every day
at lunch
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

THE big room is very quiet.
1t is a hospital waiting
room-separated from the
outer hall only by a wide arch
way. 1t is bare and clean and
rather glaring in fresh white paint
and calcimine, and the odor of dis
infectants hangs over it.
Its two front windows look
down-far down-on a city street;
and between them stands a table
holding a faded potted palm.
There are half a dozen chairs
in the room. You observe for the
first time that two of them, be-
side your own, are occupied. One,
almost opposite you, holds a man
"a big young fellow who sits very
still and fumbles the hat that lies
in his lap, with hands that trem-
Bile.
He is neatly dressed, but his
hair looks as if he had been run
ming his fingers through it, and
his eyes are red-rimmed, from
tears or from lack of sleep.
He sits with his head a little
forward, staring into space; and
as he stares he slowly and uncon-
sciously turns his hat around and
around on his knees. His whole
expression is one of concentrated
attention. You realize that he is
listening SO intently that he is al
most afraid to breathe.
The other person is a woman
a middle aged, faded woman,
dressed in back and occupying a
chair opposite the archway.
She, too, is sitting very still,
with her eyes on the elevator that,
through the opening, can be seen
noiselessly passing up and down.
AS she watches she slowly clasps
and unclasps her hands. They are
small hands, in black silk gloves.
One finger, the first on the right
hand, is coming through the glove.
Subconsciously, you take IN
The picture of the room and its
occupants. Subconsciously you
realize that they, like yourself, are
waiting. Somewhere in the oper-
ating rooms of the great hospital,
three operations are under way.
A nurse enters and approaches
you. You are not conscious of ris-
ing, but you find yourself stand
ing 70 face her.
1T is over?" you almost whis-
per.
She smiles and shakes her head.
Mercy, no." she says; and her
cheerful voice Is at once shock
and q reinsurance. IT hadn I
even begun when ! left But shes
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
By Eliza b eth Jord an.

the operating room. which your
Imagination is trying to show you.
You set your teeth and order your
nerves to be steady.
In the corridor a nurse at a desk
is answering telephone inquiries
about certain patIents-and con-
sulting slips Of paper as she does
SO.
"She is doing very well. Yes,
yes, very well.
"He is resting comfortably. Yes,
he had a good night. Yes, he is
out of danger"
"What is the name? Oh, yes.
No, it's not good. I'm sorry to
say. No. He can hardly live
through the night"
wait, / will call her nurse.
Yes, very serious. Yes, it's criti-
cal time. Yes, she is in pain"
You hurry down the corridor.
You stop at a window far from
the telephone and gaze down into
the street. There everything looks
strangely cheerful and common
place. You vaguely wonder how
it can. Men and women are pass
ing; a teamster is whistling; u
small boy is falling off bicycle.
And, actually, the sun is shining.
That discovery impresses you.
You had not observed the sun be-
fore.
You hurry back to the waiting
room. You must be there. At any
moment a message may come for
you. AS you pass the elevator it
stops, and your heart stops with
it. Two orderlies are carrying out
a long, white figure, swathed
mummy-like, covered from head to
foot. They set it down and await
the instructions of a young doc
tor who accompanies them. Can
it be
Room seventeen" he says
briskly, and you breathe again.
Your patients room is number
twenty-five.
You go back into the waiting
room. Nothing is changed, not
even the position of the big young
man and the woman in black. Both
glance up as you enter, then settle
back into their listening attitudes.
They are waiting for the footsteps
Of the nurse and soon they hear
them.
She enters the room and goes 10
the big young man
ITS over. she tells him. And
she's all righi
Ne stares at her almost sta
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

pidly, as II he did not hear or un-
derstand.
You Look at the Unconscious
Figure Under Ether.
Go home now. and rest awhile" !"
the nurse adds. "oh, no, you can't
see her yet She won't be out Of
the ether for an hour
He stumbles out Of the room.
The woman In black rises, but the
nurse motions her back into her
chair.
NO." she says. They're not
through yet"
The little woman in black tries
to speak, but no words come. She
tries again.
"ls-is it going all right?" she
brings out at last.
The nurse hesitates. Her eyes
shift
II don't know" she says, un-
certainly. 81 hope So"
The little woman shrinks back
into her chair. Numbed as you are,
you have an impulse to speak to
her, to try to comfort her. But
you restrain It. What could a
stranger say to help her?
The elevator stops. Again a
shrouded form is carried out and
borne down the corridor. The
nurse disappears. Very soon, she
returns and mods to you.
She's still under the ether"
she explains. But she's back in
bed and everything is all right.
You may come and look at her II
you like. Don't speak-just look.
And don't stay more than a min
ute"
You follow her down the corri-
dor and stand on the threshold
OF the door she opens slightly.
You see a dim room and a nurse
and a figure on the bed-a very
silent figure with closed eyes. You
see no more. for your own eyes
blur. The nurse closes the door.
Come back this afternoon, she
whispers. Then you may go IN
for a few moments"
You thank her and hurry back
along the corridor A wonderful
change has taken place In you.
You breathe again. You draw .
long. deep breath to prove to
yourself that you can. A passing
nurse SMILES at you As u she saw
something In your face that calls
Tor response You smile bach,
Ths Gun. streaming through the
archxay. briRhtrns the aim cor
Tlaor 10 sudden beauty
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

under the ether and I think
they're beginning. She went un-
der very nicely. Doctor Blank
told me to tell you not to worry"
The unconscious irony Of the
word hits you like a blow. You
try to murmur some response;
you don't know what you say. A
life more precious to you than
your own is in danger-is pass
ing, perhaps, even now-but you
are not to worry! You drop into
your chair. The nurse speaks to
the woman in black.
mo, it's not over" she says,
slowly. "Yes-I will let you know
as soon as you can see him."
On her way out of the room she
passes the mans chair, and he
raises his red-rimmed eyes. Again
she shakes her head.
mot yet" she says, as if he
had asked a question.
She is gone. Silence again falls
on the room. 1t is a strange ST.
lence, full of sound-the sound Of
a ticking clock, of a closing door,
of a quick, short breath drawn by
the man in tho chair, of sudden
creak of your own chair as you
try to sit up straight
A Time When Details Are
Photographed on Your Mind.
From the street below rises the
wheeze Of an old hand-organ, play
ing some familiar air. You will
never again hear that air without
seeing as in vision the bare room,
the faded palm, the woman in
black, the big young fellow with
the red-rimmed eyes. One OF his
shoes is only half polished. You
observe that now You observe
everything with the most extraor-
binary distinctness.
AS you look you are saying to
yourself:
They must have begun. It's
going on now. It's-going-on-
now!"
You hear a voice and wonder If
you could have spoken aloud. But
the VIC is are:
isn't this awful" the woman in
black Is speaking-not to you. nor
to the young man: merely TO her
self or to the room.
You rise and walk out TO the
corridor. II you sat there any
longer, looking into that silent
room. something horrible might
happen. Something horrible Is
happening but you refuse TO
think Of n
You refus" TO seq the vision Of
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
In Command
By Jean Mclean

Dressed In her garments Of orange and brown.
Autumn has come TO the heart OF the town,
Bringing tang Of ne keen moeatalh an
Out Of the heart Of q country ahame
Autumn invineible. ever the same,
Touching with glory the eommoneat leaf,
Bovl Of . nonad and hear Of thief.
Last year he passed down the city siFset,
brown hair A.Aylng and Zee, that weFs hee,,
Sheer from The hear ol the great eouhtfyaide,
SCATTERING color ahout Ear and wide.
Soul of gypsy aad hsaIl thel mas, alag'
Last year sks WanAaFad alona % hef WaT.
TIA vear ths sa.dlaTI N tras khakl hToUa
Foilss ksr led thrsanh ~ kaal9 e - -
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

/ quote from Ryley Grannon:
Each slipped out Of Washington
recently and are now in Paris"
When is both coming back?
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

CLARENCE oUSLEY sends me Q
letter addressed a. follows:
ITO editors in Southera States SIN
infested by the cattle tick"
The Washington times., 1917-11-17

Ny friend, JUDGE CovINGToN,
L.. le one Of the best speeches ] have
ever heard at the dinner Of the Bank
ers' Investment Association Of the
United States. The dinner was held
in Baltimore. Il takes Washington
man to stir up the patriotic spirit