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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
MISS CARPENTER
DIES AT TER FEW
!. DAYS ILLNESS
Famous Local Teacher of Great
Force and Ability
TAUGHT NEARLY 40 YEARS
More Than a Generation of 5enninu-
ton Men and Women Have Been
Under Her Able Training.

Maud l.. Carpenter, identified ever
since her young girlhood with educa.
tlonal Instruction in Bennington, died
orial hospital which she entered some
weeks ago. For number Of days 1t had
been known that her condition was
critical and death was not unexpected.
Miss Carpenter was a native of Ben
nington, born April 80, 1866, the dangh-
ter OF the late Josiah Sutherland Car
penter and Helen Harriet Robertson
Carpenter. She was educated at the
North Bennington graded schools and
at the age Of 16 took up the profess
Ion that became her life work
From the district school she pro-
gressed to the graded school and to
the high school and Is years ago she
founded the Maud l.. Carpenter school
for special training which has ever
been recognized as one Of the remark
ably successful institutions of its
kind.
Hundreds Of persons living In and
around Bennington and scores now
residents Of other communities will
recalL with gratitude the days passed
under the instruction of Miss Carpen.
ter. She was forceful teacher, who
believed that no other consideration
should stand in the way Of the acquire.
ment of knowledge. In addition, she
possessed the rare faculty OF being
able at all times to impart to Others
that which she herself had learned.
and as result, there Is today IN the
memories OF her former pupils, who
have reached years OF understanding.
a recognition Of her worth such as no
eulogy could create.
Miss Carpenter is survived by two
brothers, Josiah s. Carpenter Of Rock.
ford, ILL.,, and J. Wadsworth Carpenter
OF New York and half brother, Tho
mas E. Carpenter OF Poo. Ill.
Services will be held Thursday At
5 o'clock at the late home OF the de-
ceased. 141h North street Rev.
George S. Mills, pastor Of the Second
Congregational church, officiating
Burial will be on Friday in the family
lot at North Bennington at the conyen.
ience Of the family. Omission OF
flowers Is requested.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
viii BE Presented by North Village
Sunday School.

viii BE Presented by North Village
Sunday School.
The Baptist Sunday school Of North
Bennington viii hold their Christmas
exercises tomorrow Thursday evening.
at O'Clock. They viii present a
Christmas pageant entitled. THE Son
OF the Most High" II viii consist Of
five acts:
The Annunciation by the Angels,
The visit of the Shepherds,
The Presentation in the Temple,
The Quest Of the Wise Men,
The Flight into Egypt.
The pageant will last an hour and a
quarter The dramatists will appear
in splendid uniforms and the music
will be in keeping with the high theme
they present
At the close Santa Claus viii appear
with all his smiles and good humor
and gladden. the hearts of every good
boy and girl present. Everyone is in.
vited TO attend
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22

HQN0RED BY
DESCENDANTS
Effective Program at Second
Church Last Night
JUDGE F. L. FISH SPOKE
Addresses by Messrs. Piereon, Ross,
Towart, cushman and
Winslow.
JUDGE F. L. FISH SPOKE

Forefathers Supper at the Second
Congregat onal church Tuesday even
ing proved much mere than mere
banquet and social affair. 1t occurred
on the three hundredt1 anniversary OF
the landing Of the Pilgrims at Ply
mouth Rock and the exercises were
worthy of the descendants OF the fore.
fathers
After an excellent supper served by
the ladies' of the church the commem-
oratiye program was given in the
form CT post prandial exercises, with
Rev. George G. NJ lis as toastmaster
Mr. Mills spoke briefly OF the peculiar
circumstances of the coming OF the
Pilgrim Fathers and the far-reaching
influence of that little band OF emf
grants who landed on the storm-b0und
shores Of Massachusetts on midwinter
day in 1920. ~
The speakers and their subjects
were Ph lip T. H. Pierscn, The Dif-
ference Between a Pilgrim and a Pur-
itan"; Dr. l.. H. Ross, "The Pilgrim
Women Fclk-the Cooking and
Some other Things; Rev. W. G. Tow
art What Roger Williams Has Got
to Say For Himself After 300 Years"
Henry T. Cushman, Some Bennington
Descendants of the Forefathers'
Henry W. Wfnslow, A Connecticut
Yankee Up In Vermont.
These were the regular speakers
and all were interest ng. Mr. Pier.
son made clear what many people find
Il hard to understand, that the Pill
grlms Of Plymouth and the Puritans Of
Salem were not the same In theory
and practice Mr. Towart In his brief
address brough. a message from
Roger Williams who was expelled
from Plymouth cosny for trying to
make the good old Congregationalists
over nto Baptlsts Roger Williams,
said Mr. Towart. hasn't changed his
mind yet on that issue
Dr. Ross said the reason we don't
know sc much about the Pilgrim
mothers as We do about the Pilgrim
fathers Is because that the women Of
these days didn't spend so much time
talking and writing about what they
were do ng. He thought their cooking
must have been al right, judging from
the skill inherited by their descend
ants.
II T. Cushman told Of some cf the
old families Of Bennington who are di-
rect descendants of the Mayhower
emigrants II. w. Winslow also made
a brilliant short talk on the influence
Of the Yankees from Connect cut in
Vermont
Hen. Frank L. Fish of Nergennes
who is presiding in county court here
this week, was called on unexpected
ly and gave a short address that was
particularly appropriate and effective
Prayer was offered at the opening
by Rev, j. A. Perry and music was fur
nished by an old fashioned choir
which sang oldfash oned music in
old fashioned way and added much to
the success Of the affair. Mrs. George
w. Keeseman served as organlst
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
EAST RUPERT

Frank Roots daughters are at home
to spend their vacation
Charles Tcwslev has a boarder at
his house from SALISBURY for time.
Several attended the entertainment
at Dorset, Friday evening, and enicy.
ed II very much.
A. A. Roberts and his son-in-law,
Shadman Aldrich have been spend ng
a few days with their cousin family,
John Roberts in South Wallingford.
Miss Payne had exercises, Thursday
evening, at the school house at t.
close of her school for a vacation of
two weeks The scholars did very
we'll and little Robert Aldrich years
old did finely; the house was full and
al enjoyed the exercises very much,
Basil Walsh and sister, Wilma. are
home from Burlington, where they are
attending school, to spend the holi-
days with their parents, and other
friends
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
MUDcETT MURDER TRIAL
State Rests and the Defense Begins
Testimony.

Testimony.
Hyde Park, Dec 21.-- Arthur Mud
gett. accused of brutally numbering
Amy Shonio on the night Of July 81.
did not personally take the stand in
Lamoile County court here today,
but he sat placidly smiling as the state
spread on the records OF the present
trial his testimony given at the inquest
Is Johnson last August.
This evidence read today in open
court. is startling revelation Of Mud
getts attitude toward women don
Juan OF Johnson would be fitting
title for this 37-year-old grass widower,
jack Of all trades, admitted paramour
OF Amy Shonio, friend" Of Mrs. LA
Atwell, in whose company he swears
he spent the evening when Amy Is sup.
posed to have met her death, giver Of
presents to the girl boarders at Fos-
ter's, and, according to the testimony
given at the inquest, carefully ba anc-
ing his gifts to Amy and the Fletcher
girl"
Mudgett grinned appreciatlvely when
the evidence told of his pet name
among the boarders Fatty Arbuckle." 8"
He listened with interest to the read
irg Of his own confession of repeated
misconduct with Amy Shonio. He
even smiled when the stenographer
read the curious recital Of his sur.
prise" when the Shonio girl FIRST came
into his room but remained unmoved
when page after page of damning ad.
missions about the girls condition,
the possibility Of procuring a criminal
operation. etc, We're read into the
record by the witness.
Through the tissue OF sordid con,
fession. it seemed apparently that
Mudgett, even at the time OF the in
quet, was undertaking to impute the
blame for Amy Shonios fall and her
resulting condition to others. Yet his
own confession involved him in the
web of the girls misconduct beyond
all qeustion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
a Successor.

No, Tom Sawyer is not dead. Or at
least he has worthy successor in
eght-year-old Joseph Mckee, one Of
whose duties is to keep the home lawn
clean,
Several of the children in his neigh
borhood had been anxious TO have a
Halloween party, and Joseph's moth
err told him that he might have one.
"You can have them mask and Wen
have iack-o'anterns and witches, and
dance and" she began.
But Joseph interrupted her. Moth
err" he spoke earnestly, "Id rather
have wiener roast, They can rake
up all the leaves on the lawn and the
trash in the garden and burn them ln
a bonfire and roast wieners. They'd
be helping me while they had fun,
Acknowledgements News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
DUTY.

Could I but do one worthy deed,
Or write one living line
To All the measure Of my need
Could but SOW one fruitful seed,
Then were contentment mine.
Could | but sing one living song
To Danish mortal pain;
Could but right one crying wrong
Or help one weaker soul along,
l had not lived in vain.
So vast the universe, 80 cold
The peaks to which we climb,
So gray the skies, the stars so old!
So many sheep strayed from the fold
And so swift feeting Timel
Strive as i may, somehow it seems
That each succeeding sun
Finds me yet distant from my dreams
On paths rock strewn. with ssoller
streams
And no days journey done!
Yet must / carry on the fight,
Still must do my best,
So. when I pass from out the night
Into the day. into the light.
Ny weary soul may rest
Richmond Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
WAGES IS PER WEEK
Everybody Poor and In Need Of Food
In Vienna.

Everybody Poor and In Need Of Food
In Vienna.
Vienna. Dec. 21.-The highest paid
labor in Vienna receives only S8 a
week in wages and workers here could
not have subsisted last month had not
the Government contributed thirty.
two mill'cn crowns daily to reduce the
price of food, says an official state
ment describing Austrian conditions
which was prepared for The New
York Herald 1t says the situation Is
improving in some respects, but, taken
as a whole, is more dsqueting than
it was year ago.
III one compares the present eco
nomic conditions obtaining in Austria
with those at the end OF 1919, the con.
clusion must be that, taken as a whole
they are nearly as bad and decidedly
more dangerous the statement SAYS.
Last December the chief difficulty
was in the imposs bility to procure
enough ccal and foodstuffs and thus
keep traffic moving and the population
fed and clothed.
This December the coal supply is
larger than it was a year ago, and
there are considerable supplies OF food.
raw materials and manufactured
goods. We have about a third OF the
feul and raw materials We want But
prices are more than doubled and the
exchange rate On the Austrian crown
is approaching that Of the Russ an
rublc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
CALF CASE DECIDED
Jury Gives Patrick Il. connors Verdict
for S63.57.

jury Gives Patrick n. Connors Verdict
for ss3.57.
Early Tuesday evening the Jury IN
the case OF Patr ok Connors vs.. e, 3.
Wild brought in a verdict for the plain
tiff to recover sS3.57. The suit grew
out OF the sale Of a bull calf. Judge
Frank L. Fish OF Vergennes presided
In the absence Of judge zed s. Stan
ton who was assigned TO preside at
the present December term OF county
court.
Reuben Levin Of Manchester and c.
Y. Poulin Of Rutland appeared for the
plaintiff and l. F. Wing of Rutland
and Coll ms NJ Graves OF Bennington
appeared for the defendant.
The case of Arthur w. Russell. VS.
the town Of Arlington is being heard
'cday The plaintiff, who Is the Ben
n'ngton county jailor is bringing suit
to recover for the keep" OF an Ar.
lingtnn resident who was confined
here for a long period in a civil pro-
cesr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
Mixed Her Metaphors.

Among the humors Of the campaign
for womans suffrage is the following
"bull," which, we may remark, Is about
as good as anything in this line ever
perpetrated by one Of the opposing sex.
Indignant over something we forget
exactly what Il sulfragst once eX.
claimed; "Thls action is almost as II
the senate had hurled its glove into
the teeth Of the advancing wave that
Is sounding the clarion of equal
rights. Boston Transcript
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
.rUTiCE 'tiIji.'iI. / ROUND
UP GOTHAM s ALL
NIGHT FOUNDERS
Two Hundred Men and Five
Women Taken in Raids
ARRAIGNED AT STATIONS
Examined Concerning Recent ActIvi-
ties In Effort to Solve Murder
and Holdup Mysteries,
ARRAIGNED AT STATIONS

New York, Dec. 90. Over two hun
dred men and five women arrested IL
two raids on all-night entertainment
resorts, early today were lined up at
various police stations this forenoon
and vigorously questioned concerning
their recent activities.
The detectives are seeking to sort
out persons who might throw light
upon and assist in the solutions of the
many holdups and murdeH during
the last few days,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
Shoe Prices Went UP.

I'll Dorado, Kan.-Twenty three
years ago. u. O. Hamilton, a farmer
az the Chelsea nelghborhood, northeast
of III Dorado, purchased pair Of
shoes at local shoe company Re
Gently, Hamilton went TO the same
store wearing the same footwear,
which is still good for some time to
come. He purchased another pair for
use "on sundays and when he comes
to town-bui instead Of paying S1.9s
ms he did in 1897 he had to give 50
FOR the same grade Of shoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
FORD BOOSTED COAL PRICE
Sent Agents Into Coal Fields Who Bid
For Coal.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Henry Ford
got panicky ever the coal shortage in
Detroit according to testimony before
the Calder committee today, and sent
ten different agents secretly into the
coal fields to buy coal.
These agents competed against one
buy ng from others. Until they
Jumped the price from 81 ton to
81 a ton for the same coal N one day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
Knocking Does Gawxcep May Folks Mad then TT
"PlLeRlM MOTHERS"
Interesting Program Given at Nesting
of D. A. R.

Interesting Program Given at Nesting
of D. A. R.
The regular December meeting Of
the D. A. r. was held in North Ben.
nington at the home of Mrs. w. r.
White, Tuesday afternoon, December
21st, with good attendance. A
Christmas tree in the room was dec
GRATED with small cards, upon which
were printed Americas Creed.p
These cards were distributed among
the members present
The program Of the Afternoon was as
follows:
"PlIgrlm Mothers"
The Hymn God Of Our Mothers
.........by by the Pilgrim Choir
A Paper-"Who Were the Pilgrims"
...,...... Mrs. Mary Knight
A Pilgrim Story by Miss Wa bridge
Hymn. Thy Guiding Hand. :"
A Poem-"The Proclamation of
Miles Standish," read by Mrs.
................. Nettie Carter
THE First Plymouth Wedding
told by ....,.. Marion White
A Paper--"What Did the Pilgrim
Women Wear ply Mrs. Helen
acknowledgements. j. Thomas
Poem-"Our Fore Mothers."--
Read by Mrs. Seymour Henry
"Matrons and Maidens
of the Mayflower -. -......1
........ BY Mrs. George S. Mills
Chorus-"The Mayflower Still.
......,...,....,..Is Is Sailing On. !"
After refreshments and a social half.
hour, the meeting was adjourned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
PowNAL CENTER

Tho ladies of the Pownal Center
church will serve a Christmas supper
Tuesday evening, December 2Sth, free
to the children OF the Sunday school.
but twenty-five cents to adults. The
children will be served at O'clock In
the hall.-Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22

A daughter Is stopping at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Barbour
Miss Edwina C. Barber is home for
the holidays from Gushing Academy.
Frank Colwell has severed his con
ncctlon with the Brooket Lumber COM
pany Of Eag'e Bridge. n. Y
Miss Ruth Gardner has returned
from Wellsey college and is spending
her recess with her mother, Mrs. J.
w Gardner
The Methodist Sunday school will
hold their Christmas tree and exer,
cises IN the church, Friday night,
Christmas eve.
Mrs, Carrie Lipp ncot has gone to
Lowell, Mass, from there she will go
to Pert Chester, y. Y, wher she will
spend the winter.
Merton Davis Of Vernon, VT, has
been visiting his brother, F. j Davis.
Mr., Davis Is much improved after the
operation on his foct
Mrs Hew tt, m, ther OF A. D. Hewitt
is In falling health at the home of her
son Her condition was brought on
by the infrmities Of old age.
Misses Ida May, Alice Dunn and
Gladys Montgomery are all home
from Athol. Mass, where they are
teaching school, for their holiday va
cation
There was no preaching services az
the Baptist church Sunday Rev G.
w. May In the Methodist church
preached to his congregation on
"Alone With Godr
Daniel f. Proud has been appointed
r. +. d, mail carrier from the Pownal
post Office In the place Of Clinton Kate
ly. Mr.. Proud was our first mail car.
rier and was successful in the per
formance of his duties for eight years.
lie resigned and took up farming, but
h S reappolntment is pleasing news
to the patrons of the rural route He
will take up his Office Jan Srd,
Camp Burned
The camp OF Or. e. u Potter AL
ways Inn" situated near the bubblne
Bread Brook was destroyed by FIRE
last Tuesday night. 1t looks like the
work of a mischief maker as there
had been no one to camp since they
broke up a week ago, Sunday Tie
camp was among the best in this sec
ton and was fitted up in a home like
manner with a garage built on anC
was visited by hundreds of deer hunt
ers during the open season. always
Inn was open and welcome to every
body and if the doctor should locate
who caused the casualty he would give
them "bitter pilr to swallow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22

assembled about their savory steam
ing, appetizlng food, sitting down in
a bright sunny room to eat as comfort
ably as though they were at home.
And It has been accomplished by the
s mplest of MEANS the good Will and
help Of the families who live in the
district served by the school-house.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
Eala. resth wIth a History.

Iron false teeth enameled in artls.
tic style are in the possession of an
Engllshman who has recently returned
home from trip to China. He OBJ
tanned them from distressed Chinn.
man, whom he assisted, and who
claimed that the teeth were worn by
p nirote who was executed nearly 200
years ago. nf er4tl.psli
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain or snow tonight and Thursday.
Warmer tonight and colder Thursday.
Fresh to strong shifting winds becom'
ing west and northwest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22
KEPT GUESSING

TITS all right to talk about hitch
ing your wagon to star"
"Well?"
but the question now is-where
can q fellow park an automobile"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-22

FOR sALE-seven room house on
Congress street; steam heat electric
lights bath set tubs Immediate pos
session III not sold win be rented. II
d. Fillmore $50 Pleasant St SIt6'
TO RENT-omee building former
~ occupied by DR. y. a. Gleason, In
cure OF c, p Oatman, North Benning-
ton. SITS
TO RCNT--Furnished room for one
girl; light housekeeping privilege.
Electric lights and bath Geo. - Davis,
200 Pleasant St. S7t6
LOST-Black leather pocSetbook con-
tanning sum of money and silver lore
nette Lost some days ago in busl-
ness district Finder will be rewarded
on return to the Banner office S7t2'
WANTED or woman, salary S86
fun time 75c an hour spare time, sell-
ing guaranteed hosiery to wearer Ex-
perienoe unnecessary. Guaranteed
Mills, Norristown, Pa. sltl'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-09
uric ACID in MEAT
CLOGS The KIDNEYS
Take a glass of Salts if your
Back or Bladder bothers you
Drink more water.

If you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally. says a noted
authority who tells US that meat forms
uric acid which almost paralyZes the
kidneys in their efforts to expel 1t
from the blood. They become slug
gish and weaken. then you suffer
with dull misery in the kidney re-
gion, sharp pains in the back or sick
headache. dizziness, your stomach
sours, tongue is coated and when the
weather is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full
of sediment, the channels often get
sore and irritated, obhging you to seek
relief two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids.
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salt from any pharmacy
here; take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast for few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to flush and slim
ulate sluggish kidneys, also to neu-
tralize the acids in urine, so it no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure. and makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-09
SOUTHWEST RICH
Bankers Declare 1920 VIII Be
Banner Year.
For First Time Cattle Grazed
All Winter.

Kansas City, Mo-, March e.-Never
was the southwest moro optimistic
and prosperous. in the opinion of J.
w. Perry and w. T. Kemper, Kansas
City bankers, back from an inspection
trip over the Orient railroad that took
them thru the cattle and one oil sec
ton of Texas.
For the first time in years." Perry
said. "cattlemen and sheep men re-
port that stock has spent the winter
in grazing. Few if any stockmen have
been put to the expense of feeding.
The open and moist winter has made
that country optimistic and bankers
there talk of prosperity along expan-
sive lines"
With the Kansas City bankers were
Wichita bankers interested in the
Orient railroad, which still is under
a receivership. Both the Kansas and
Texas parts of the company see better
conditions, the men reported.
Drilling for oil is going on at sew
enty points along the Orient route in
Texas" said Kemper, who is receiver
for the Kansas part of the railroad.
IF a third of the prospects develop.
it will mean much to the road
Mr.. Kemper said under the new
railroad law. the Orient should be
able to operate successfully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-09
HOLD THEIR WHEAT
Kansas Farmers Have Nine
Times as Much as Usual.
Left Over 36,24O,OOO Bushels
Car Shortage-Low Prices.

Kansas farmers have more wheat on
hand at present than ever before in
the history of the state. according to
the report of Edward C. Paxton. Kan
sas field agent of the bureau of crop
estimates. The leftover from the
1919 crop approximates 36.240,0O0
bushels, as compared with 1850. 900
bushels on March 1. 1919 and 1885,
900 for the same date in 1918.
Shortage of cars early winter rains
which hampered threshing in the cen
trail and northwest counties and the
action of some farmers in deliberately
holding their wheat for a higher mar
ket are responsible for the large sup
ply now on hand
Kansas farmers still have 19, 421, 900
bushels of corn left from the 1919
crop. as compared with $685.. 1000 year
ago and 33,32S,00O two years ago. The
amount of oats on hand is normal. be-