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MRS. GENEVA GERARD DEAD
lnterment at South Shaftsbury Satur.
day Afternoon.

Interment at South SALISBURY Satur.
day Afternoon.
Mrs. Geneva Gerard wife of Frank
Gerard died Wednesday evening at
her home in Albion Mich.
Geneva Mathers Gerard was a ma
tive of South Shaftsbury having been
born there about fifty-three years ago.
She had spent a good share of her life
in her native town, moving with her
husband to Albion about ten years
ago She is a cousin of George r.
Mathers of Pleasant street and was
visiting in town but three months ago.
1t had been her intention at that time
to make an extensive stay here but
because of poor health was compelled
to return home.
Surviving beside her husband are
two sisters. Mrs John Gordon of AL
bion. Mich. and Mrs. Oscar Cleveland
of Salem ~ Y and one brother, Ed.
ward Mathers of Hoosick Falls.
The body is expected to arrive at
South SALISBURY Saturday afternoon
for interment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
THE ROOSEVELT MEETING
Hon. George 3. Wellington and Hon
j. X. Batchelder to Speak.

Hon. George 3. Wellington and Hon.
j. X, Batcheder to Speak.
Plans for the Roosevelt Memorial
meeting Sunday night are being rapid
ly completed by the committee com.
posed of W. H. Nichols Rev. George
IS Mills and w. II. Wills.
The principal speaker will be Hon.
George b. Wellington. 1t is expected
that Hon j. *. Batchelder and Hon.
Seymour Van Santvoord viii speak
briefly Hurley's orchestra has do
mated its services to furnish the
music
There will be no Sunday evening
session in the local churches and the
public is cordially invited to the
memorial meeting TO the late Col
Roosevelt
Judge Bennett is to lead the sing
ing. The selections to be sung will
be on the program The meeting will
be at the opera house. instead Of at
the high school as was first planned,
and will begin at 745.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
POETRY DISCUSSION CLASS

October Meeting to Be at Arlington
Next Monday
The October meeting of the Poetry
Discussion class will be held next
Monday afternoon, October 27th at
three O'Clock at the home of Mrs. c..
d. Gilchrist in Arlington.
Again, everyone interested in the
Contemporary Poets is most cordially
invited to come The first part of the
will be given up to organizat-
ion and definite plans for winter study.
The second half of the afternoon will
be devoted to Witter Bynner, his
poems and his life. 1t is hoped that
we may soon have Mry Bynner him
self to read before the class. Tea
will be served after the meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
Treasurer's Report

Total receipts and disbursements OF
Bennington Branch American Red
Grass from date OF organization May
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
PLACE
BOMB To BLOW
UP THE WORKER rs
Attempt to Explode Gasolene
Cars on Track
|'r~o %,
WORKER. State 8 LATE
4t0e1e e1e,: sosena;,,yj
No One Seriously injured osion
Is Part of Plot to Terrorize
Workmen

Pittsburgh Oct. 23.-Radical steel
strikers attempted this morning to
blow up a passenger train carrying
workers to the Alenport mills of the
Pittsburgh Steel Product Company. A
bomb was placed between two tank
cars loaded with gasoline on a siding
at the station at Speers. The train
was scheduled to arrive at 6:45
o'clock, and thirty seconds before it
was due the bomb exploded with ter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
Let Each One Do His Part.
HOMER Fl. WEBSTER
Treasurer
sen, Edith Hurley, Catherine Nor
Old Fashioned Garden Girls

sen, Edith Hurley, Catherine Nor
rissey
Old Fashioned Garden Girls
Margaret lockwood, Nalda Lyons,
Helen Denly Lillian Mattison, Fan
ME Levin, Anna Cone. Ellen Squires,
Barbara Robinson, Helena Hurlburt.
Harriet Walbridge. Frances Carver.
The audience was responsive and
enthusiastic and every dance and
special feature was encored with cor,
dial insistence that would not be
denied The music was by HurIey's
orchestra.
The production was staged and di.
rected by Mr. and Mrs Philbrook who
have had long experience and gained
new honors here where he and Mrs
Philbrook have won the friendship of
all with whom they have come in con
tact Mr. Philbroolt acted as pianist
for the production.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
NEW HOLIDAY

Gov, Coolidge to Proclaim Nov. II as
Armistice Day.
Boston, Oct. 2S.-Gov. Coolidge will
issue a proclamation this week, it was
announced today declaring Nov. II
holiday this year for the purpose OF
observing the first anniversary of
Armistice day and for welcoming
home the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who served in the war. The
governor had been requested by the
state branch of the American Legion
to take such action.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24
RED CROSS HAS
RAISED S18,743
SINCE MAY 1877
Mrs. E. w. Bradford Again
Heads Local Chapter
SMALL FUND IN TREASURY
Women Of Bennington Deserve Much
Credit for Accomplishments
in Red Cross Work
SMALL FUND IN TREASURY

The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Branch OF the American Red
Cross was held Tuesday afternoon at
their rooms in the Ritchie block The
splendid work accomplished by the
organization during the past year was
quite evident through the excellent re
ports given by the various officers.
The treasurer's report shows that $18.
74319 has been raised by the Ben
nington Branch since its organization
in May 1917 and of that amount there
! is balance of $140.72 in the treas
ury.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, Mrs.
Edward W. Bradford; vice president,
Mrs William j. Meagher; secretary,
Mrs G. Philip Endress; treasurer,
Mrs Edward b. Huling; auditor, Will
I liam III. Wills; executive board. Mrs.
! Edward w. Bradford, Mrs. William j.
I Meagher, Mrs. Phillip Endress, Mrs.
Edward B. Huling, Mrs. George S.
Mills, Mrs Robert S. Drysdale, Mrs.
( Harrison l. Norton. Mrs. George f.
Graves, Mrs c. yelling Thatcher,
Mrs A r VonDette Mrs H. r Whit
ney Mrs Henry u Goodall. Mrs.
/ Frank w Goodau Mrs Norman Puf-
/ fer Mrs Frank II Howe Mrs John G.
NcCulIoueh Mrs Frederic p len
nings, Mrs Clarence w. White,
Henry Chase, VIM. ii. Wits: chalr-
man or Home service. MRS. FRANK n.
Howe; chairman OF Information Bur
eau on drattees, insurance, ETC., At
torney Henry Chase.
| The followlng report was given ON
Piouuo 1,isS.''. ''un ,nl.d.. ~ 'i'e veal ooo
pronarty haoe 110
padside ba@s 40
Canza snonoas 00O
surgical ehirts
Cbot haoe 1O0
( Cotton nads 1ov1S A34
I T1aian,as TsetA ak
I Comfort kits 1OO
lCjrIs netticoats Ok
Girls cbemieas 10
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LENlNE REPORTED CAPTURED
Wireless Picked up BY Japanese Yes
sci in Honolulu.

Honolulu, Oct 24.-Nikolai Lenine,
Bolshevik premier of Russia, has been
captured by anti-Bolsheviki, accord
ing to a wireless picked up by Jap
anese vessel in the local harbor No
further details
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-24

Saturdays Special

The warm October days keep the
pretty fall street dresses still in de
mand
We are featuring velyets, tricotine
and serge, which are now leading
from $t2,75 to $45.oo
Sa.ns, taffetas in black and assort-
ed colors
from $1,000 to $500
Our dresses are conceded the best
for price. in quality, variety and cut
Black satns are very good this
season
Look at our models and prices be-
fore you buy elsewhere.
The
MURRAY'S
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Marion Williams, Mary Lunch, Jen-
ME Levin, Margaret Pilling, Olga Keli
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET MAS STRONG.


 New York. Jan. 24.-StocEa derived much Of ther strength and wider scope today from the acton of the Bethlehem Steel directors, who late yesterday declared the usual rate of dividends on he junior shares, albeit in modified form.
 This unexpectod move provoked ex- tensibe covering of short contracts inc list, especially among industrials and equipments. finally encOmpassin:. other iss':cs notably metals and those issues whose divi- dend prospects, remain a matter or active speculation.
 Traders saw fit to atrach unusual significance 10 the Bethlehem Steel in cident because of the forthcoming meeting of the United States Steel board when the dividend policy of that corporation is likely 10 be de- tarmined for the calendaf year.
 Net gains among steela ayld equip ments ranged from 1 to 1-2 points coppers and shippings making sim liar advances. while rails Cf the in vestment class proved 1 tU 1 1-2 points.
 Oils represented the more spectacu- lar features coming forward in the afternoon after the customary reac- ton of the morning Mexican Fe- troleum made an extreme advance of seven points, Royal Dutch four and others one to three.
 Tohaccos- and rubbers, the latter mainly automobile accessories, regis tereo gross gains of one 70 six points the list as q whole being at it's best toward the close on mprors that the local money committee intends soon to rg----ve existing restrictions. Sales amouu,a ter coo 600 shares.
 Bonds retained tseir recent irreg- ularity domestic issues. including the Liberty division, tending tower. while foreign isssuos hardened Total sales, par value, aggregated $1iG-5 0G0.
 Old r. s. bonds unchaE ged on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25

Chicago, Jan. 24.-A purse of s1N0,- 900 drew Jess Willard, heavyweight Loxing champion, out of retirement tonight.
 Tex Rickard promoter of the Joe Cans Battling Nelson fight, and the heavyweight battle between Jeffries and Johnson, tonight, after two days of conference, obtained Willards sig nature to a set of articles to fight any opponent selected for him. He agreed to box any number of rounds up to forty. The match VII be decided next July, probably on the Fourth. Wi- lard will receive $1G0, 0,000-w!n, lose or draw.
 Rickard said that either Georges Carpenter, the French heavyweight, or Jack Dempsey who has been clam oring for a match with the champion, would be Willard's opponent. Rickard reserved the right to wait until March 9 before making tho selection. The place for holding the battle will be named sixty days before the contest.
 The contest will be the first that Willard has fought since he met Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in New York in March, 1916. Rickard was the promot- CT of that match.
 Under the terms of the agreement, the champion agreed to deposit $10, ,0G0 with a Chica2o bank at once this sum to be fOrTtited to RiCkard if Willard fails to carry out h1s promises. Rick ard agreed to deposit SIC, 900 in Chica- go tomorrow, $15 900 sixty days be- fore the date of the contest and s75, coo rty-eight hours before the day Of the battle.
 Provided Rickard fails to make the second deposit of S15,000 he agreed 10 forfeit the first $10,200 to Willard, and 1 if he fails to deposit the $75,On0 Vii | lard will receive $25.000.
 The Kansas cowboy" agreed not to make any other engagements, or to 1 appear in any exhibition contests and mated for the battle sixty days in aG- vance to finish his training. | It was decided that Rickar1 should name the referee and that his decision l be final.a
 q haven't any idea where the con-
 test will be docidcT." said RfcEard.
 The laws of the state in which the ! lattle will be staged will, of course, l govern the situation. l hope to stage 1 the contest in state allowing bouts
 of twenty or thirty rounds. 1 Wherever the battle is fou~h-, it
 will not be in Q baseball park. I pian 1 10 bul4u an arena with a SeaEnG C9-
 Dacity of 5O000. This will cost close
 to $35 e. The prices of admission
 probably will be from S10 to 50, al- l though these details have not been
 worked out"
 Frank c. F7ournoy of Memphis Tenn, Richards business partner, will 1 be associated with Riclard in DrOrnQt ing the battle.
 | Willard left his oil business in Tex
 as to come to Chicago at Richards re- quest The champion said he weighed
 close to 275 pounds, but that he prob
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
obertson's Team
E, Grenier's Team.
Indoor Baseball.

Indoor baseball is to be revived again in this city and the first game
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE
 LAURETTE- ROBSON BOUT

Cleveland, O., Jan. 24-The Cleve- land boxing commission IS ;n5r., i2a, ing a report that Waiter I.aurette, former waltel weight champion of Eng iand, dii .ot box T01ln!y Eo0sCn here January 10. Reports from New York say that Laurette clarms nc has not boxed Robson since lasz year.
 Robson knocked out his opponent supposed to have been Laurette here in less than one minute Laurette was seen in New York early the next morning, it is said.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
TEAM
 WOULD LIKE GAMES

Manager Pepin of Tatville has now the strongest bunch of basketball players in eastern Connecticut The team showed some of it's strength Thursday night in Jewett City. If there is any strong team in east ern Connaeticut such as Danielson, Submarine Base, of New London and other teams being organized that are looking for game. kindly write to Mgr H. Pepin, Taftville, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
NOTICE,
NOTICE

The board O. relief of the town of B1zrlh will meet in town hall in the town of BOzrah on Feb lst, I919 Feb. sth and Feb 20th from Ii o'clock to G.30 to hear appeals from the doings of the assessors and to do any other bus mess that may legally come before them.
 FRANK A. TRACY
 WILLIAM KILRGN,
 WILLIAM Nj. TiBBITS.
 Board of Relief Bozrah, Ct, Jan. 22d, 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
BACHMAN TO COACH
 NORTHWESTE ELEVEN

Chicago, Jan. 24-Charles c. Bach man, former star athlete at Notre Dame University, tonight signed a three year contract to coach the Northwestern University football elev- en. He succeeds Fred Murphy, the former Yale star, who resigned to de- vote his time to business interests in Denver. BaChman was a member Of the Great Lakes naval training station champion eleven last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25

will be played on Monday evening at the armory. The Fearless team has or ganized for the remainder of the win ter and will line up against the team from Company D.. State Guards. The Fearless team is explained by John Francis Mccarthy and is manag- ed by William Barry. The game will
 be played after the regular drill.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
GEES TEOAM IN FIRST
 PLACE IN TOURNAMENT

Capt. Henry Gees ducl1pin team took a good hold on first place in the Elks' tournament on Friday night when they handed a three straight de- feat to Capt. Heath's five which rolled away off form. Stevens of the win ming team did the top line work with q high single of 114 and a three string total of 302. The scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
HENLEY REGATTA TO BE
 REVIVED THIS YEAR

London, Jan. 24-Via MontreaD- The Henley regatta will be revived this year. The programme will in- clude races open to services repre- senting the dominions and the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
MOOSUP

Harold Hatfield of Almyville has obtained employment in Dani2lson.
 Arthur Moquin was in Wiilinantic Cn business Thursday.
 A large number attended the da::co at Central Village Friday evening.
 The new dynamo for the Union mil owned by Aldrich Bros. arrived and
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25

vas unloaded Thursday afternoon. The plant and village will soon b. lighted by electricity.
 Mrs John WiIlams and her moth. CT, Mrs. Sheffield, are il with in2uaE- Za
 Miss Cheney is i'll.
 Mrs. Holt is much better.
 Albert TlIinghsst died Tuesdsy morning. Funeral services vera held Friday at the homa or hi; daughter Mrs. c. Dennison.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
WILLARD AGREES 10 FIGHT FOR S1OO,0OO

ably would enter the ring weighing about 245 pounds.
 Willard and Rickard will leave for Texas tomorrow night.
 The $100,000 purse is the biggest ever offered a pugilist. Jack Johnson got S66000 for defeating Jeffrie5.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
COTTON.

New York. Jan. 24-Spot cotton quiet middiine 25.60. Futures opened firm January 22.55 to 22.25: March PLAT; May 20.50 to 2O.75: July POGO; October 1SIJ
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
MON

New York, Jan. 24.-Cail money firm. High 4 3-4 low A; ruling, rate. 1 34; closing bid Is offered at i 3-4 last loan 3-4; bank accept anCeS i 1-2.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Team No. 6, Captain Heath.
Totals ...... 321 826 332 sc
The following is the standing to
GRENIER'S TEAM WINS
 FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES
GAM

Yesterday afternoon at the Aetna alleys Greens team of the Jewett City Printers league won all four games from Robertson's team.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
AthIetie T0urnan1ent at '. M. c. A.

The first of a series of athletic events was held last evening at the Y. NJ C. A. gymnasium, a good number par ucipating. The contest consisted of a running high jump, and while sev- e"al made good scores the following were three leading mon in the con test Ted Sevins, first. it., II inch as. Edward Williams and William Buckley were tied for second place both making feet nine inches. Neil inlay 1u was third with a record of l feet seven inches. There was much interest manifested on the part of the fellows, and future events promise 10 he most interesting. John Swahn, physical director, had charge of the meet
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
BOWLING RESULTS

At the Baltic alleys Friday night Team No. ? of the City Duck Pin league won it's match from Team No. two out of three games
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17

more. may get few from last
night but / get my washing done
regularly now and good bath once
a week so Pm faring pretty good.
Well, we will get paid tonight l
guess. have plenty of money now
and nothing to spend it for so I'll
try and send some home later and
I want to make you an allotment
too.
George, I wished many time I
could help you with your crop, but
I suppose by the time you get this
you will be out home.
am not worrying now. I just got
back from supper. We had beans,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17
KISMET ITEMS

Miss Neva Boyer of Harmony
spent the weekend with Miss Anna
Detmer of Kismet.
T. H. Rhinehart of Greensburg
drove to Kismet Sunday the 9th. The
storm struck Kismet and vicinity, so
he was compelled to store his car and
return on train Thursday of last
week.
Oliver E. Thomas Ia brother of
Mrs. A. C. Jones) and family arrived
in Kismet Saturday p. m. Mr..
Thomas is here to work until harvest,
and perhaps will make this their fu-
ture home, moving from Laverne,
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Hattie Dufeld received mes
sage Tuesday that her daughter, Hat
tie, of Wichita, was very i'll and
wanted her. Mrs. Dufield left We'd
nesday to go to her.
Mrs. Beeler Burr spent Sunday at
Mr.. Pat Stockton's on the G. A.
Bayha farm southeast of town.
VIM. Weide of Greensburg was in
town during the storm, stored his car.
at the Jones & Beale garage, and re-
turned to Greensburg on the train
Thursday.
Considering the time Of the year,
Kismet and the country in general
experienced one of the worst snow
storms and billiards. of the winter,
beginning Tuesday p. m. The wind
from the northeast was strong
enough to drift the snow very bad.
Trains were tied up for almost two
days.
Irwin White from south of the
river was in our vicinity looking for
a stray COW Tuesday.
Porter Kirk left Tuesday a. m. for
his claim in Colorado. He is driving
thru with wagon and team, trailing
buggy and taking a drill, ready for
farm work as soon as he arrives. 1t
will take from six to eight days to
make the drive. Port received his
honorable discharge from camp few
months since.
E. E. McReynolds and family, o.
E. Thomas and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. C. Jones took dinner at the
H. D. Massoni farm Sunday.
Wesley Weide is staying on the
Weide farm northwest of town for a
few days, looking after stock and in
terests in general.
Mrs. Root of Hayne is visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. R.
Snyder.
Messrs. Bayha, Antrim and Mas
soni did not reach the Bender farm
with their cattle to pasture on ac-
count of the storm. They are pastur-
ing them now on the Holmes ranch
southeast of town.
, Mrs. H. D. Massoni called at the A.
C. Jones home Monday afternoon.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Thomas has been having the
measles the last few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Rose celebrated
their 10th wedding anniversary Sat-
urday evening, April 18th. A large
number were invited. All who at
tended report an excellent time.
Most farmers around Kismet are
wearing a pleasant smile. You ask
the reason why. The reply: "Well,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17
The Victory
Liberty Loan
Campaign

Will soon be on in full swing and the Gov
eminent expects that every citizen that can
do so will subscribe.
Make your subscription through your To-
cal bank and not through any other organiza-
ton who will promise to get your bonds for
you
By subscribing through your local bank,
you can make your payments at your con-
venience, taking receipt for your payments,
and know at all times just what is paid or
how much due.
Your local bank will extend you accom-
modations and take care of your wants bet
ter than any other organization, and it will
be to your advantage to make your subscrip-
ton through your bank.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-17

bread and coffee. Tomorrow Pm on
kitchen police or spud peeler.
Write often for Pm looking for
them now and if I've got to stay in
this cussed country want to at least
hear from home often.
With love to all / remain as ever
your loving son and brother.
Pvt. Jacob A. Gentzler,
Co. Fl, 23rd Inf, A. E. F.,
A. P. o. ITO.
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FROM JACOB GENTZLER
Wallendar, Germany,

March 6, 1919.
Dear Mother, Father and All:
I'll try and write you few lines
tonight again to let you know I am
we'll and I hope this will find you the
same.
Well I just came off Of guard and
as usual am pretty sleepy and tired
and disappointed for l sure expected
some mail again today, but l guess
there wasn't any unless some Of my
pals has it for me. Well I'll send
you a few of my pictures today.
They are not so very good but I'll
send them anyway. You know
where to hang them. Ha! Ha!
I'm getting along fine but I don't
know whether I can answer your
question of when I'll be home. I've
given that up now and as near as
I'd guess it's between July and De-
cember, so don't look for me. Any
way you can tell better than l can
by the papers in the states for those
over here spread so much salve !
never read them any more.
Well, mother, I'm cleaned up now
so the coolies don't bother me any