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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
BOY DROPPED INTO MONEY"
New York Youngster Found Floors
OF Deserted House Fairly Strewn
With Bank Notes.

A coal chute may be a prosalc sub.
stltute for Aladdln'S lamp. hut one
found by a New York boy delivered
the goods as satisfactorily as ever did
the old oil burner Of Arabian Nights"
fame, observes the Kansas City Star.
Vincent Mastaglio had been dazzling
his playmates with great rolls Of $40
bank notes and pockets full Of jewelry
for several days when the police
learned Of his suddenly acquired
riches and took him into juvenile
court, where he told of discovering his
treasure trove.
He was playing In n New York East
side street the other day when he fell
through n coal hole. There WASH I
much In the cellar TO excite his inter.
est, so he tried the upper floors Of the
house, which he found to be deserted.
There, he told the police, he founI
rooms with their floors strewn with
money; 81 and $40 bills had beeP
wadded and thrown In every corner.
and jewelry Uttered the dressing
tables.
Investigation by the police verified
the boys statement. They learned
that the house had been occupied by
Mrs. James Sandman, recluse ninety
years old, who had died few days
before. The boy was the first person
to enter the house after the woman
had been removed to a hospital, and
the money, thought TO be rents from
her tenants, had lain where she had
thrown It on the floor as she re-
celved Il.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
TELLS Of LONG
JOURNEY MADE:
70 YEARS AGO
Henry w. Marsh Drove Powder
Loaded Team to Burlington
ALL OF WEEK ON ROAD
Powder Was Made in Bennington and
Was Used in Building Rutland
Railroad

Some weeks ago, for the purpose Of
obtaining information for the use of
the officials who are making the fed
eral valuation of railroads, Frank r.
Stevens, valuation engineer for the
Rutland Railroad company, inserted a
notice in the Evening Banner. This
notice stated that Mr.. Stevens de-
sired any information concerning the
construction of the road, the sources
from which the material was OBJ
tanned, and, in fact, any information
concerning the early history of the
line.
This notice in the Banner came to
the attention of Henry w. Marsh Of
School street who remembered that
the powder used for blasting the rock
cuts on the road was manufactured at
two mills which were in operation
here at the time the road was built
Construction was begun late in the
40's and completed in the early SOS.
ed in what has since become known
as Morgan groves east of Stafford
street. The charcoal was burned in
iron cylinders which were near the
large spring The other mill was on
the Roaring branch just across the
stream from the large ledge locally
known as The Rocks" in the town Of
Woodford.
Mr. Marsh's father, Loan J. Marsh.
was a native of Pownal and before
coming to Bennington to live operat-
ed a woodworking plant near the
Bennington line on the east road to
Pownal. Here he made barrels for
the wooden tracks on which the pow
der was carried from one building TO
another He also made ak helves
for the choppers who cut the wood
used in the charcoal kilns. After
moving to Bennington he conducted a
cooper shop on what is now School
street and made the powder kegs for
the mills. The cooper shop was To-
Gated on the brook that flows from
the large spring in the Morgan lot
and power for the machinery was OBJ
tanned from the brook This cooper
shop was later moved a short dis.
tance north on School street and is
now the double tenement owned by
Henry d. Fillmore
Mr. Marsh also recalls that on April
10, lS49, eight two horse teams,
each with load of 40 kegs. Of pow
der, left Bennington for points on the
line Of the railroad. At Rutland four
OF the teams proceeded to point on
the line near Ludlow and four went
on to Burlington. Just as the cara
van was about to leave Bennington
one of the drivers became i'll and Mr.
Marsh substituted He was then in
his 18th year. IL was his good for.
tune to drive one of the teams that
went through to Burlington and the
experience was decidedly novel one
for a boy of his age.
1t required all of a week to make
I the l25 miles to Burlington. The first
night out the teamsters stopped at Ar
lington. They made Manchester on
the second day. Wallingford on the
third and reached Rutland on the
fourth. Mr. Marsh has forgotten all
OF the stops between Rutland and
Burlington. but he remembers thai
one Of them was made in Vergennes
The teams pulled into the city just
before dark, The weather had
changed and there was an inch oil
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
ENEMY TONNAGE
II viii Be Divided According to
Ability.

Paris, Friday-The supreme econo-
mic council has announced an agree
ment between the associated govern.
ments providing that enemy tonnage,
acquired befo>e and after the armis-
tice, shall be divided among the gov
ernments according to their ability
to bring ships into speedy use and in
case OF passenger ships. according
to their relative need. This will not
prejudice the ultimate disposition Of
ships under the peace treaty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
BELGIUM AND
FRANCE BITTER
TOWARD WILSON
Blame Him for Selection of Ge-
neva AS Capital
OPPOSITION TO BRUSSELS
Wilson Was Opposed to Choosing City
Which Makes Reconciliation Be-
tween Peoples More Difficult

Paris, April 11.-Bitter criticism
has been aroused in French and Bel
gian quarters over selecting Geneva
as the capital of the league of ma
tions. The fact that President Will
sons speech in behalf of Geneva was
wholly responsible for the choosing
of the Swiss city as against Brussels,
is greatly resented.
President Wilson is reported to
have said
you will not date to choose a city
as the capital of the league of nations
which incarnates the enmity between
races--a city which has been wrong
ed, doubtless, but which makes a re-
Cancellation between the peoples OF
Europe more distant by the very
wrongs 1t has suffered"
Paul Hymans, Belgian minister of
foreign affairs, particularly resented
the fact that the subcommittee de-
liberating upon the choice of the seat
Of the league never discussed the of.
fer made by Burgomaster Max OF
Brussels of the Egmont palace, say
ing:
Had London, Paris, Rome or Wash
ington been considered, we would
have withdrawn with good grace
But when a small city was decided
on we feel that it is Belgium's right
from a material and sentimental point
of view that Brussels should have
been chosen.
Had Zurich fought off the German
hordes for fourteen days, had Berne
been occupied August 20, 1914; had
Geneva withstood the terrific bonn
bardment to which Antwerp was sub
iected, had the Swiss army battled
for four years along the Rhone as
the Belgians fought and died along
the User, then we would have under.
stood why Geneva would be chosen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12

more OF snow on the canvas cover
ings on the loads of powder kegs.
Stopping at the small park in the cen
ter of the town the drivers unhitched
their horses and led them to the lIy-
cry stable connected with the Stev-
ems House Later in the evening the
mayor learned that the wagons in the
park were loaded with powder and he
issued an order that they be hauled
outside the city limits. And he saw
to it that the order was carried out.
All of the seven men who made the
Journey with Mr.. Marsh have been
dead for a number Of years. Probab-
ly the last to pass away was Melvin
Wadsworth, famous as driver on
the old Troy and Boston stage route
who in his Tooth year died at the Odd
Fellows home at Ludlow in November
1911.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
FIVE APPLICATIONS
FOR LICENSES
Liquor Business Uncertain and There
Are a Fewer Who Desire 10 Take
Out a License.

The County license commissioner,
Edwin D. Moore, William d. Howe
and John H. Dimond, met Friday and
organized by electing L. d. Moore
chairman and clerk.
Five applications for first class IL
censes have been received and are
advertised in the Banner. The appli-
cants are John j. Leahy at the Cot
tage hotel, Frank b. Haley, John T.
Carroll, Edmond A. Sausville and
John Proud,
The small number OF applications
is due to the uncertainty of the bust
ness for the coming year. Just when
the dealers will have to quit is uncer
tain and also whether they can get
back the balance of their license
money after paying for a full year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
What Is In Your keart1

1t Is not always necessary to make a
conscious effort to help others. If we
are trying our hardest to do right.
helpfulness will radlate from our lives,
us heat radiates from a fire. II there
is kindness and sympathy in our hearts
our very silence will be eloquent. The
greater part of helpfulness is the con.
sclous sort which is the direct result OF
our being what we are.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12

BAVARIA NOT INCLUDED
No Peace Treaty With Her According
TO Germany.

Berlin, April IA despatch from
Bamberg says that the German gov
ernment has announced that the en-
tente powers have informed it that
Bavaria is not TO be included in con
clusion- of peace and that measures
win be taken to prevent entente food
stuffs from reaching Bavaria.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
1000 AUTOMOBILES
FREE FOR 26TH MEN
Boston Plans to Provide Taxi Service
for Y. D. Boys Before And Az
ter Parade

Boston, April 10.-At meeting this
afternoon of the Boston motor car
dealers it was voted unanimously to
obtain at least 1000 automobiles for
the free use of "Y. D. men during the
week before and the week following
the parade. Some of these cars will
be provided by the dealers themselves
and the others will be secured from
owners, each owner to be asked to
loan his car for three hours only dur
ing some afternoon of the period.
Cars will be parked in the city park
ing space on Charles street. between
the Common and the public garden.
and men wearing the Goth division in
sigma will be welcome to use them
any afternoon, between and 5
o'clock. No credential, other that the
"Y. d." will be necessary to obtain a
car and driver.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
To
TELEPHONES To
STRIKE TUESDAY
Affects the New England and
Providence Companies
WANT INCREASE IN PAY.
They Also Want the Right to Carry
Out the Principle Of Collective
Bargaining

Boston, April l1.-Operators Of the
New England telephone and tele-
graph company and of the Providence
telephone and telegraph company
voted tonight 10 go on strike Tuesday
morning at O'Clock to enforce their
demands for an increase in pay and
the right to carry out the principle of
collective bargaining.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE -- Double lever twelve
disc harrow with pole truck Good
condition Low cash price. b. X, Will
cox. North pownal Vt 7St6'
WANTED - District Manager for
Bennington and vicinity Good pro-
position. Previous experience unnec-
cessary Free School OF Instruction
Address Massachusetts Bonding and
Insurance Company. Accident and
Health Department. Saginaw, Mi
chigan. Capital Si,6OO,0OO 12t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
"AUNT" DELlA'S WILL
Leaves One Thousand Dollars to Ex-
President Taft.

Worcester, Mass, April 1.-THE
will of Miss Della C. Torrey of Mil.
bury, aunt of ex-President William
Howard Taft, was filed today, dispos-
ing of an estate of s47,5OO of which
$4,000 is in personal property and
$500 in real estate. Bequests OF
$1,000 each are made to ex-President
Taft, Henry w. Taft of New York,
Horace d. Taft of Watertown, Conn,
William Wood and Samuel A. Wood
of San Francisco, nephews, and Fan
ME A. Edward of Los Angles, a niece.
The Torrey homestead also is be-
queathed to these nephews and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
DE5s IS READY FOR PRISON
He Is To Begin 1o-Year Sentence
at Moundsville, w. Va.

Cleveland, April ia United
States supreme court mandate order.
ing that Eugene Debs, Socialist lead.
er, be taken to Moundsyille, w. Va,
Federal prison to begin a ten-year
sentence for violation of the espion.
age act received by District Attorney
Vert.
Wertz Immediately notified Debs at
Terre Haute to deliver himself here.
lie promised to, saying he was ready
to go to prison and would make no
further effort to delay carrying out
the sentence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
PARADE is PLANNED
FOR VICTORY DRIVE
viii Welcome War Relic Train Here
on Wednesday April % Late in
tho Aftarnoon


The War Work committee met
Monday evening at the County I'm.
provement rooms to make plans for
the Victory Loan drive which starts
Monday, April 81.
Town Chairman John p Mulligan
and the others talked the matters
owe and the canvassing committees
will be announced the first part of
next week.
1t was voted to have a parade on
the arrival of the war relic train here
on Wednesday, April %. The parade
will probably take place about six
o'clock.
The returned soldiers tnd sailors
will be requested to form the leading
feature Of the parade with Company
A and the band as escort
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
CONFERENCE AGREES
ON MANY MATTERS
German Delegates viii Be Summoned
to Versailles Within Two or
Three Weeks.

Paris, April 1.-THE peace confer
ence has reached an agreement on all
questions concerning peace with Ger
many, rparations, indeminities and
frontiers Of Rhine and Poland, accord.
ing to an interview in Petit Journal
with Private Secretary Lloyd George.
Certain details remaining will be set.
tied in two or three days The Ger
man delegates will be summoned to
Versailles within two or three weeks,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12

The employees Of the local exchange
have not been closely in touch with
the proposed strike but are natural
ly a good deal interested in the mat
ter. The strike was first set for last
Tuesday and then postponed.
The operators here are not unioniz-
ed but several of the plant men be-
long to the organization. The in.
crease asked is 81 per week for ex-
perienced operators.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
PEACE CONFERENCE
Chief Difficulties Have Been Over
come

Washington, April 11.-More peace
conference progress was made dur
ing the last two days than the pre-
vious fortnight. according to Paris
advises to the White House. Without
details, these indicated that some of
the chief difficulties which have been
delaying the progress of negotiations
have overcome and that the president
has secured acceptance OF certain i'm
portant points that he has been con
tending for.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
TO HAVE NEW BURIAL PLACE
Remains of Edith caveIl viii Be Re-
moved to England.

London, April 1O.--Arrangements
are being made, it is understood for
the removal TO this country of the
body of Edith Cayell, the English
nurse, executed by the Germans at
Brussels in 1915. The reinterment of
the body in English soil will be made
the occasion of an extensive public
ceremony.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy slightly colder tonight
Sunday fair
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
AUTO PLANTS CLOSE
Because Of Agitation for More Wages
on Part Of Men.

Cleveland, April 11.-Five plants
constituting the entire works OF the
Theodore Kundtg company, manufac.
turers of automobile bodies. were
closed today throwing more than l..
200 men and women out of employ.
ment due. company officials say. to
agitation among the workers for a
wage advance Of ten cents an hour
and z six.hour day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12

Masons
GERMAN COMMITTEE OF 2s

Board to Garry on Peace Nesoti.
ations.
Berlin, Friday-The German Ma
tional Assembly has established a
committee Of twenty.eight charged
with the duty Of carrying on peac
negotiations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-12
ELKs WIN ONCE MORE
Defeat Masonic Team in Pool
Tournament.

The Elks won again in the pool
tournament Wednesday evening de-
feating the Masonic five by a good
margin. The score follows
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-12

DR.. LIscHKOFF TO EXAMINE SCHOOL
CHILDREN AT CENTURY TO-DAY;
MISS McktNNA DELIVERS SPLENDID
ADDRESS AT COMMUNITY MEETING
DIR. M. A. Lisehkoff leaves today at
noon for Century, Fla, to examine chill
dren found suffering with trachoma and
other eye trouble, expecting to return to
the city this evening DIR. Lischkoff is
ohe of the leading specialists in the state
and goes to Century in connection with
the public health work being conducted
there by Miss Agnes McKinna, social
welfare worker for Escambia county.
The community meeting held in Century
at the Methodist church last night was
well attended and great interest in the
work was shown j. II. Jones, chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the Century
school. gave the opening address. Among
other things he spoke very highly of the
public health work that had been put on
In the public schools of the county. Il
was present during the recent physical
examinations Of the school children here
BY DR.. j. L. Tatom and Miss Agnes Nc
kinna and was much impressed by tine
work" Mr.. Jones introduced Miss Nc
* Inna. EscambiA county social worker for
the schools who is spending the week in
Century In the interest of the work.
Miss McKinna took this opportunity OF
explaining her work to the patrons of the
school. During her talk she said. THE
bOdTQ OF HuBIC INSTRUCTION 0l0 not con-
slider it enough to have the doctors 20
to the various schools and ascertain
what defects the children had and send
notice to their parents. They knew that
a number of these parents would need CO.
operation In getting these defects reme-
died. therefore they employed a social
worker whose business it is to go into
the homes of the children and help the
parents find a way to have theeir chl-
drens defects looked after. II have been
in the homes of some children here in
Century whose parents on account of re-
cent illness and other conditions ov
which they had no control are unable to
have theeir childrens eyes treated but
rot one Of these children will be overlook
ed because of this fact DR.. NJ. A. Bisch-
i-~tt ~ psr~aroia. will be at the hospital
IN Century this afternoon at o clock and
! have been in the homes of every child
who has trachoma and other similar eye
trouble and arranged for them 10 be pros
ent TO receive treatment"
~fss Nrr<inna will remain in Century
until Friday afternoon at the request Il
number Of the leading citizens to dis
euss the sdvisa biiity Of forming some kind
Of relief organization with a view Of
meeting the needs of the poor without
delay in the future.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-12

", with white picture hat and slip
pers to match. She carried o. shower
bouquet Of white shasta daisies and
ferns tied with white tulie. Miss Carr
wore a gown of flesh coIored Geor-
gette with plack picture hat and car
ried a shower bouquet of shasta
daisies
The ceremony was performed in The
parlor under an arch formed OF palm
leaves and potted palms. White hy-
dranseas and shasta daisies were ef-
fectively used in the decorative
scheme.
After the ceremony an informal re-
ception was held and light refresh
ments were served in the dining room
which had been thrown into one with
the parlor. Here the color motif OF
yellow and white was carried out.
palms forming a background for white
hydrangeas and yellow daisies. The
table was centered witha large cut
glass basket filled with yellow daisies
and ferns placed on reflector and
was covered with handsome Batten-
burg piece over yellow satin. The
brides cake wac white, beautifully
embossed with appropriate designs
and the smaller cakes were of yellow
and white, the color scheme also be-
ing carried out in the block cream
served. Miss Susie Johnson and Mrs.
Jeff Harrison Breazeale presided at
the punch bowls. Miss Johnson wore
becoming gown of brown and blue
charmeuse combined with Georgette
and Mrs. Breazeaie wore tan Geor-
gette lowered in the pastel shades.
Mrs. johnson received her guests in
gown of black crepe chine and
was assisted by Mrs. r. Carr. Mrs.
Chas. F'riederichsen and Mrs. r. A.
White.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Patterson left for Jacksonville, Mrs.
Patterson changing into a travelling
suit of navy blue tricollette with
blouse of combined brown and blue
Georgette, with hat and boots to
match. After visiting in Jacksonville
they will motor to West Palm Beach,
where Mr.. Patterson is engaged IN
business and will be at home to
friends at 420 Olive street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-12
MARRIAGE OF MISS CHRISTINE
JOHNSON TO ROBERT Y.
PATTERSON.

The marriage of Miss Christine
Helen Johnson, daughter of Mrs.
Chas. G. Johnson, to Robert Y Pat
terson, of Welt Palm Beach, Fla, was
Quietly solemnized at the home of the
brides mother, 226 North Devilliar
street yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock, Rev. I. w Challxer, pastor of
the First Methodist church, perform
ing the ceremony in the presence of
relatives and intimate friends. Miss
Mollie Carr was maid-of-honor and
Phillip d. Bea1l served as best man.
The wedding music was played by
Dwight Anderson, the bridal party
entering to the strains of Mendels-
sohns' wedding march
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Johannes Johnson, and
wore an exquisite1y fashioned gown
of white embroidered Georgette, most
becoming to her piquant blond beau
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-12
SPLENDID OPENING RED CROSS
HOME SERVICE INSTITUTE.

HUME SERVICE tNSTtTU t.
The Red Cross Home Service Insti-
tute which is being held at Valdosta,
Ga, IN connection with the South
Georgia State Normal College, held
its opening session on June 3rd, with
an enrolment OF ten students. This
il the first institute held by the south
ern division which was designed pri-
marily for the training Of workers
from small towns and rural commune
ties, and Lowndes county was chosen
as the location, not only because OF
the opportunity for utilization with
the college, but also because 1t af-
fords exec llent facilities for the type
OF training: being given.
Miss Sa rAh Gober opened the insti-
tute with a lecture on the organiza-
ton of tho Red Cross, and during the
next week she will have entire charge
of the ella ss discussions on the meth
DDS Of hcfne service. Later Miss Ada
S. voolfolk, assistant director Of CT
william relief OF the southern division,
viii give o. course OF lectures on child
welfare, and another feature of in
terest will be an International course
for the entire student body of the nor
NAL college. This course will include
the following lectures by speakers
from the institute: The Field of
Home Service" by Miss Sarah Gober:
THE Peace Program of the Red
Cross" by Miss Ada Voolfolk; THE
Work OF the Department of Develop
ment," by Mr.. Joseph L. McMillin;
Major Membership" Mr.. F. M. Dar-
nall; "Tha Relations of the Public
Health Nurse and Social Worker" by
Miss Jane Van De vrede. and the
After Care OF the Disabled Soldier,
by Miss Mary A. Abel
The following students are taking
the course. Miss Victoria Bell, Can
ton, N, c.: Miss Louise Bennett, of
Quitnan, ia; Miss Lois Cantrell, Of
Calhoun, ga; Miss Ruth Clarke, Of
Americas, Ca; Mrs. Minnie Humpries,
Eonerville Tenn; Miss Julia st.
Clair Moore, Of Savannah. Ga; Mrs.
Stanhope SANS, Columbia, s. c.; Miss
Cora L. Saxon, Of B1akely, Ga; Mrs.
Agnes Smith, Of Daytona, Fla; and
Miss Virginia Smith. of Sanford, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-12
SEWING
GLIB

Margaret Cary, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Cary, entertained her sew
ing club when they met with her at
the home of her parents on North
Barcelona street yesterday afternoon
with the following members present:
Florence Collins, Elizabeth Maura,
Denice Ellis. Hazel Levett and Mar
garet Cary. Ice cream and cake was
served.