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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

WANTED---OaK WOOD lots. We want
to buy several old growth oak wooc
lots. or oak logs skidded by the road
side. H. 4. Cushmau Mfg. Co., North
Bennington. VT. sstf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

WANTED-To get furnaces TO care
for through the winter. and odd jobs
OF work. saving and splitting wood,
62t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

NTED--Salesman with car. Call
on dealers with Guaranteed cord and
fabric tires Salary and expenses; also
extra commission Crescent Tire and
Rubber Company Plymouth, Indiana,
63t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25
MISCELLANEOUS

I,OsT---Two Scotch collie dogs, one
white and one brown. Finder please
notify Bin Lyons. tel 4o7-J eate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

FOR sALE--Ford sedan, first class
condition. fully equipped. starter de-
mountabie rims natural wood wheels.
newly painted, four good tires and one
spare. Car has not been run over oO9o
miles. Price reasonable for cash D.
Donahue, Convent Ave Tel. lO2-M.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

FOR SALE--Buick Roadster, Model
u AS, in good condition, at reasonable
price Can be seen at Saunders uar .
age, 200 South st. ooto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

FOR SALE,--Men's winter clothing,
some new, others in good condition,
size S6. Telephone 297sW 66t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

FOR SAIE--Flat top Office desk, nine
drawers In good condition. Price. go
Dean j. Brown,f30 Classic street HOG.
sick Falls, ooto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

FOR SALE--velour Parlor suite In
first class condition. win sacrifice, IL
sold at once Call mornings. Mrs.
Solomon, 2l9 Valentine ST. 66t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25
TO RENT

no lSENT--one very warm, furnish
ed bedroom with electric lights, hot
water heat bath and use or telephone
price reasonable. Mrs. j. n Remington,
409 Hillside Street o4to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

But five deer were reported at the
Town Clerks office, killed during the
past open season by Clyde, ArthHr and
Norris Peckham and Grin Barber and
by Dr.. Johnson OF -MechanieyilIe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

no RIGNT--Separate garage space
for three cars at 62T Main street Ap
ply to Elmer 4. lockwood 5stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25

FOR SALE-5pecially fed roasting
chickens for Thanksgiving, Place
your orders early Telephone lgZ-zs
John j. Storey Colgate road. SStls'
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18
The Mystery As Yet UnsoIved.

Mrs. Mabel Carmichael continues to
improve under treatment at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Kennard, and is ex-
pected will in due time recover from
the effects Of the exposure resulting
from her singular experience on Dry
creek. Mrs. Carmichael is still una
BILE to shed any definite light upon the
manner in which she reached Dry
creek, although she has faint i'm
preston that she was brought by two
men in car and put out somewhere
"in the dark" afterward finding her
self in flood water. She left Seattle
Monday Of last week, while suffering
a raging headache. The train was
crowded, and she was unable to get
a berth. She sat up in the chair car,
and after passing North Yakima par
TALLY lost consciousness. She has a
hazy recollection Of alighting at the
station in Walla Walla, but subse-
quent events, until she encountered
the cold waters Of Dry creek, are al
most complete blank to her.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18
WORK ON OREGON TRAIL
IS NEARING COMPLETION
Unfinished Macadam Base Totals Lees
Than Forty Miles. States Alexander
the Booster For Good Roads.

With stretches totaling under 20
miles yet unfinished. the road work
on the old Oregon Trial from Una
tllla TO Huntington, win be completed
BY August the first, is the statement
made by A. r, Alexander Of up-to-
the.Times Magazine and well known
exponent Of good roads building.
Mr.. Alexander. who was In town
yesterday, said that Wilson a Co
has a force Of fifteen men at work
on the Cabbage Hill-Kamela division
at present. A "a foot maeadam base
is being laid, Of which the company
has Ave miles completed and eight
miles yet to finish. which win complete
their present contract. and which will
give a finished road from Pendletou
through the mountains TO kamela'
On the other side Of the divide. there
vet remain nine miles Of unfinished
roadway between Kamela and Ia
Grande.
Further on east, therc are smail
stetehes Of unfinished road between
Haines and Baker and between Baker
and Huntington. Including the wes-
ton.Milton gap and n short stretch
near Arlington, Mr., Alexander places
the estimate at less than 20 miles OF
road yet to be finished in the present
schedule Of construction pertaining to
the old Oregon Trail and under SUI
pervision Of the state commission, ex-
elusive Of the hArdsurfaeing.
Mr.. Alexander Is familiar with the
entire system Of road development in
Eastern Oregon and Southeastern
Washington. and was one Of the hrstr
supported by his Up-To-The-Times
Magazine. to go before the commits
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18
alon and advocate the selection Of
the Oregon Trial for permanent im-
provcment.
BOARD or REVIEW PAssRs ON
BEST PICTURES or THE YEAR

The National Board of Review has
given out lis report, In which II gives
tho forty best motion pictures pro-
dueed for the year 1920, OF the 20
bost pictures ms selected by the Board
the little Standard theatre has scrccn'
cd IA. as win be found In the list
following. Two others, "The Devils
Pass Key" and 'srhe Mark Of Zorro"
are scheduled FOR February s1 and
Marh 9Th. respectively, and others
are booked
Each picture. in way peculiar to
itself, tells an effective story" says
the BOARD Of Review. There has been
no attempt in the listing TO analyze
tho unusual qualities or defects OF
these photoplays, Tho following list
is arranged chronologically and not
in the order Of Importance;
Mark Of Zorro-Devil's Garden
Last Of the Mohleans--Sin That Was
His--Girl Of My Hcart--way Down
East-Godless Men-Leopard Woman
Over the Hin - Passion - Deep
Waters - Homespun Folks : Earth.
bound-If Were King-Jaek Knife
Man-Somcthing TO Think About
Conrad in Quest OF His Youth-The
Great Redeemcr--Thc Soul Of Youth
Dwelling Place Of Light-Jes' Call
Nc Jim-Crooked Strcets--lnvisible
Divorce - Humorcsquc -- Fighting
Devils Pass Key In the
Days Of st. Patrick--Bottom of tho
world-Desert Love--Toll Gatc--Dr.
Jskyll and Mr., Hyde--Down on tho
Farm-Shore Acres--Treasure Island
My Lady's GArter-CoppCrhead--
Stronger Than DeAth-Cup Of Fury
-Bloomin' Angel-Huckleberry Finn.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18
Novel Club Party at the Fisk Home


Novel Club Party at the Fisk Home.
Mrs. C. +. Fisk dispensed delight
ful hospitality Monday evening when
she entertained at her spacious sub
urban home the Saturday Afternoon
club members and their husbands.
The house was deliberately decorated
with evergreen ropes. hearts, cupids,
arrows and other emblems Of the
Valentine season. Following a series
Of novel contests, a Husbands Ex-
hibit was staged, men Of the party
constituting the entries. A commit
tee of judges after careful delibera-
tion awarded prizes as follows:
Character. Richard Morrison.
Most Fine Points, Ellsworth L.
Woods.
Best All Around Husband, John +.
McNee.
Most Elevated, c. E. Fisk.
Disposition, Claud Price.
Most Becoming Haberdashery, Hey
Winn.
Good Looks, Rev. Mark A. Phin-
ney.
Most Entertaining Husband, ]. A.
Lumsden.
A moving picture scenario was then
filmed, embodying the following
scenes and characters:
Jack Spratt. M. W. Petersen.
Mrs. Jack Spratt, Mrs. Hey Winn.
Portia, Mrs. NJ A. Phinney.
Shylock, Ellsworth Woods.
Desdemona, Mrs. c. Z. Fisk.
othello, John F. McNee.
Romeo. C. e. Fisk.
Juliet, Mrs. NJ. w. Petersen.
A "Vamp" scene: Theda Bara,
Mrs. Ellsworth Woods; Her Victim,
Emory Stages.
Antony, Rev. Mark A. Phinney.
Cleopatra, Mrs. J. A. Lumsden.
Popular vote awarded the prize to
the last named act.
At midnight a delicious three
course supper was served, guests be-
ing seated at tables carrying out the
valentine motif in all appointments.
Compliments are being showered
upon the committee in charge Of the
affair, which consisted Of Mesdames
Ellsworth Woods, j. A. Lumsden,
Hey Winn, Emory Stages, Leon Lun-
dell and NJ. w. Petersen.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18
A ouEsTIoNNAIRE.
which Position Do You Occupy In
Your Church:

Are you an Attender or an abet-
tori
A pillar or sleeperf
A wing or wcightf
A power or problem4
A promoter or a provoker'
A giver or a getterg
A worker or worry3
A booster or boaster9
A pcaeemaker or strife eroatorF
A supporter or a spongert
A soldier or a slaekery
A friend or faulthnder!
A helper or hindraneef
A possessor or professor!
There with the goods or with an
excusel
Docs your pastor count on you OF
count without youI
Every members should enlist 70
make his or her church ono hundred
percent efficient,
The church is necessary or unnee'
essary.
II necessary. then every member !:
in duty bound to support Il.
Support Il with presence. money
and work.
II the church is unnecessary. then
il should be put out Of existence.
Are you willing to assume the re-
spOnsibility Of no church in your
community?
WESTON MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION.
(By W. R. Storms, Chairman; Nj.
A. Phinney, secretary)
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18
Louis Dowd Married.

Louis II. Dowd, formerly lead
ing farmer Of Weston mountain and
now Of Washtucna, Washington, was
recently united in marriage to Mrs.
Jessie NJ. Wood of Whitehall, Wis
consin. Mrs. Wood is a sister of the
late Mrs. Dowd.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18

Mrs. !. z. Sailing is reported to be
seriously III at her home on north
Water street.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-18

Laundry work done at home. Mrs.
R. r. Riley. s. Broad street.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
APPROPRIATIONS TOR AHMT
 OF. IIS.sOs MEN NEXT YEAR

Washington. Feb. a2.-An army of an average strength of IFS. poo for the nsSt hscal year was provided In ap1rop4iafsons approved today by the senate Su5-cor- tnittee on military affairs in completing Its report on the army appropriatiCn bill for presentation to the full comznitfes. This strength compares filth an average of 1sc.o0s az provided for ln the blii as passed by the house.
 The tili as reported by the senate e1b- committee provides tT,s9O. DOC for aviz- tion compared with st.0ot.eeo faversd by the house. Of this increase. t3.eeo. 800 would be used In purehaEiaE new planes and equipment An increase aiso vas made for vocational training. the total being tz.5e0.eJ0 as compared with ti.- 0ee. .ooe adopted hy the house.
 Substantial provisioa is also made fcF the National Guard. based on azsaraBots. committeeman said that the goard neTt year would number izs. 900 men. | The 1T5.hoa average h pe-rounel it
 was explains . would mean an army salJ Of about 1sl..50 at the end Of ths next fiscal year as compared with i2t.seb si the same time fl the house figures Ners
 sdopted. Army officers in submitting es. inmates to the senate committee had rs- uuested the appropriation for an 7yerags
 numerical strength Of ieLeee..
 The subcommittee report VIII - eub
 mitted to the full coHnittse tornsFTvu IL Is expected the biii will be reporte1 C
 the senate I'thcut further delay
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23

that the spectacle can be best thown or
 four consecutive euai7gs in the mid
 de of July. ih the 'h-st of August and
 in the Iniidlee o. AuEugt. At these tiules
 only. 1t was found, did the moon. and
 the tide which it controls, promise tU
 combine the ele nents considered essen-
 tiai to the most effective presentation of
 the pageant
 The pageant Is planned ass the cen trAl feature of the celebration here, next summer. It Is to be divided into seven episodes. portrsying the lives of the
 Fathers In many separate scenes. . The performances are to be given in thu immediate vicinity of Plymou,h RocK
 and that historic boulder may appear ai | one of the stage properties." The wa 1 ters of the bay on which the Maynowei
 sailed from the Cape Cod anchorage { where the landing was made will serv' ! as background. and Coles Hill wher' many Of the Pilgrims lived. died and wer ! buried. with the waterfront. will forn & natural amSphithestre
 1 Performers who will number 1000 O ] more. probably will include some of th few descendaHts of the Pilgrims who liv 1 near the scene of their settlement
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
Norwich Bulletin WiIIinAantAc OHaee, zS Churek street. Telephone 16s.
what Is Gsine On Tonlxht.

What Is Gsine On TonIxht. American Benefit spciety, Willimantic lodge, No. 11e, meets at 79z Main street. Cnite4 Order Golden Cross, Willimantic CeHEnaaeery, No. 25e, meets
 Windham Enc&mpn1eht, No. 10, | o. 70. F.. meets at SO7 Main street. Persona whe have been conducting sdaech for Tony Castanzis. two years and ten months old sen of Mir. and Mrs. Mfaecisoo Castanzia, of No. Babcock co.rt, have given up hopes of finding the child alive. It is now believed that the boy wandered away from home and fell into some opening. Little chance is held out for the finding of the child at least until the snowfall of Sunday has bsen cleared away. At first the parents believed an Italian living in New London former boarder at the Castanzia home hAd stolen the child, but this man upon being appfoached by the police denied the accusation and stated that he has not been In WilIimantic. His story was cofrcb0rated by the woman who conducts the roOming house where he now lives. The local police have made every en- deay0r to ind the child. Before the snow of Seunday, neighbors, and Boy Scouts covered the fields and woods for a radius of one mile around the Castanzia home, but could find no trace of the youngster. When last seen the boy was playing in a nei6hbOr's yard.
 1s Is plannea te tender pr. Condo B. Fallen a banquet at the Hotel Hooker Thursday night following his address at the State Armory. San Jose council, No. 14. Knights of Columbus, is in charge of the meeting and banquet arrangements.
 Nsshlngtsn's birthday in this city, thS scheofs were closed for the day; and no sessions of night school were held Mills and business houses in the city were open for business as usual. Letter carriers made only the morning trip, but collections took place as usual.
 seas shie.y boys enjoyed tn. gym frofe at the Y. M. c. A. Tuesdaey morn ing Several of the many games enjoy. cd 1oiiow: whceabaffow race, Paul Re Vefe race. esck fight. dog fight, relay rthee Indian club relay race, elephan walk. leg wrestle, and basketball Fol lowing the time in the gymnasium al hands adjourned to the swimming pool These frolics are held at the "Y'' Sat nraaY r1ornhEg at 10 o'clock, and Mon days aad Thursdays at four o'clck. Tn, gffls feelics are held Tuesdays and Fri days at 5.3o o'clock
 The first session ot the windham Girls club aAnctne school was held Tuesda, night in WAshbNfn hall The attendaTc vas large
 naVara F Af,ean, former foreman o me American Thread eptnpany tin sho has entered business for himself
 Mrs Duchespeau and Mrs. Bauchett ure in New York on few days busi hees UaD.
 Ekf. ana Mrs. J. H. Bently returned t EA@1F KStne in this city Tuesday after k06 Wetks visit with relatives ant
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
STAEFoRn

F. 2. Glover attended fhe automobile show it Hartford last week. In the late afternoon he eywitnessed q basketball game at South Manchester between the Trade school and Simsbury His son Frederick IS player on the Trade school team.
 Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Delos Rabideau of Providence, R. I.
 The meeting of Woicets chaptsr, O. E. s. was held Thursday evening.
 Mrs. Sarah Black went to Worcester Mass, last week to visit her niece, Mfa, George Bryant
 The Girls club will meet with Misses Alice and Mildred Webster Friday even. ing.
 Miss Rachel Glover, who has been i'll with japndice, is improving. The Stafford DelpAian chapter met al the home of Mrs. c. H. Puffer MondaJ evening.
 MT. and Mrs. John MacGresor and he. mother, Mrs. Skinner, of GifbertvIife Mass, attended the services at the UHt versaiist church last week. A birthday surprise p&fty %as efyef Mrs. Fred Dimndick Feb is at the hem. of Mrs. Charles Fox by a few ffiendl and relatives. A very pleasant atternooi was spent.
 Miss Irene Bates Is eontempiatinR : trip to California to join her parents who have been living there for the pas | five years. Miss Bates rernained here t, complete her high school course and wa 1 graduated at Easthampton, Mass. Marvin Chisr1. "A, of Westford died a
 Johnson Memorial hospital Feb. 2z. H 1 is survived by a brother, Charles D., tw,
 daughters. Mrs. Louis GDwdy, If Som CTS, and Mrs. Whitehouse. of Fiorfaa, tw sons, Louis and Frank.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
WILLIMANTTC

friends in Fall Rf7er, New Bedford and
 Boston, Mass.
 Mrs. John Carpenter Curran, fl, sf
 No. 55 High street, died Tuesday morn
 ing at 2.20 o'clock at Lawrence Memorial
 hospital, New Hondon. following an oper-
 ation for kindney trouble. Mrs Curran
 was born in Wiilimantic, September s,
 1879, the daughter of John B. and Lucy
 Martin Carpenter and this city has been
 her heme. She is survived by her hus- band, John Curran, five children, Doris, Irene, Helen. James and Florence Cur ran, sister. Mrs. Helen M. Bartlett of eWillimaatic. and two brothers, Jehn N. Carpenter of this ,cityl and Elmer E. Carpenter of New York.
 The funeral of Salvatore MaZotta, of Mtddietown, was held Tuesday morning in this city, with services at St. Joseph s church at 1915. Rev. John E, Clark of. fciatsd.. The body was placed in the re- ceiving vault at St. Joseph's cemetery. Recent games in the Intercity Bowling league rolled at the Y alleys were be- tween the I. O. o. F. team and the Y. M. 1 c. A. team, when the former team took
 three straight games. The American 1 Thread company girls team took three l straight games from the Win or Lose | team. In the mems match Peterson with i 133 took high single and high three~went l to Redman with 325. Miss Shea of the Win or Lose team took high single with l 103 in the girls match and Miss Delude took high three with 2so. The scores 1 follow:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
AGAINST SHIPMENTS OF
 wAB MATERIALS FROM GERMANY

London. Feb. 22.-Ths allied control commissions in Germany will prohibit shipments of war materials from Ger many to Argentina, or any other neutral country. if such countries persist in try Ing to buy munitions. This announce fhents was made in British official circles here today.
 It was stated that despite the reply of Argentina to the allied reminder that the Versailles treaty prohibits GeTmsny from
 manufacturing or exporting var mate rials. no drastic measures vere needed now for enforcing the prohibition on ship-
 rnents 10 Argentina but it was said con tinued efforts to. obtain the same would
 bring the allied commission to full ener- ton of their dntiea
 While it was appreciated that Argen- , tina like other neutrals. would Rppreci. ate tho advantage of bargains in wal \ supplies. it was declared this was lnpcs-
 sihie in view of the treaty. Efforts to obtain supplies would only e.nbarraEs the
 allies and Germany. and particularly ths latter. which had enEstei u.easurts ts foTcstnu such shIrrents as we're feportea
 to se preparing for soath America, il wes gala.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
STAFFORD STRINGS

Hugh Jenkins. 52. died at his home h saahord Hollow Sunday afternoon from heart disease. He is survived by his wife and two brothers. George Jenkins and Ihomas P. Jenkins. both. of Stafford.
 Carl H Mullins of Hartford spent Sum- day ana Monday in town.
 hasmond Garland, formerly sub-nfSster at the Stafford High school. has been Spending few days in town. Mf. Gar land is now principal of the high scfiUoi in Brookfeld. Mass.
 On account of the heavy storm no troI. Icy c$rs were operated between here and Rockville NeneaS.
 Miss Alice Clark. teacher in the second grade in the Springs school, has resigned to teach in Webster, Mas. She will be succeeded by Miss Lztiie rraNaa, of Amherst, who will begin her duties at the local school Monday.
 The only observance of Washingten's birthday locally, was the closing of tn. schools, bank and IibE4fy John Saen of Newark, N. j., k6rxnefIt of Stafford Springs, has been spending few days ia town.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
PLAINFIELD

Joseph vnnass poet, No. sos, v. r. w.,
 held a meeting Friday evening. There
 was a large attendance. IL was. voted t0
 run q bazaar later. The Ladies auxiliary
 Is progressing and is recruiting for char
 ter members. Any sister. mother or wife of v. r. W. men are eligible 10 join. It ia hoped that oil will take hold and make V. F. w. over the Plainfield public mar ket are ready to be opened as soon aS the furniture arrives. 1t'is pleasant room, lox40, with electric lights and steam heat.
 There was e meeting of the Knights of C [ nbus Sunday aiternoon at the Com munity club room
 l MES Grace Buen of. BastSoYd spent the l week end. with hefs brother. William fueli. ..,.-
 l A larse number from this place visited Norwich Dollar day. A large number of members of Pro. tection lodge, No. ls. I. O. O. F.. attended the meeting last Thursday evening when degree was worked oa several csI1di- dates.
 At Community hsIt Monday night, . banquet was given to the WonIRn's Bowl | ing league and va s3erved by the two losing fearsls, the Nj. H. Girls and tho Jolly RoIle-s. The comnnittee In ch1rge l was HrTrlet Chapman. Mrs Henry Rkn- dall. Dorothy TBisnshast. Evelyn Hnd- son, Bdth Burthwkist.e. Lillian Crooks, -f Annie Johnson. rScrnice J3liicout, Edna I Ia Rochelle. Jennie Bouley. Ola La iRocheile. Miss Harriet Chapman had charge of the decorations of the hall which were in the national co.orH. There
 were about fifty in attendance who nae- too kof the following menu. Waldorf
 salad, Olives, sandwlehes, cake, ict Icream. derni tasse. fl The Lucky Strikes bowling team that finished In last place in the mems bowl
 ing league were guests and furnished tn, entertainment for the evening. stnnieJ l Howe gave a snow shoe dance, Mir. Nc
 Ceury sang, When the Ball Is Over bI
 Babe Ruth. Ray Greene gave a talk or
 canning, demonstrating very cleverl, how to put down good things to cat Eddie King did buck and wing dsuce Don BaglBorn entertained with som
 clever sleight of hand fats and a veRI
 pleasant evening was spent by all.
 l Edward King manager the Iawtol
 Inn, who has been in Boston for a fey , days on 2 business trip returned lion , Sunday by way of Providence and re
 ports that the roads drifted badly. The sewing class met Monday eveaini at the Community Hosse.
 : Charles Murphy of Brown universit.
 Is spending a few days with his hrothe Edward Murphy who Is director at tn , Community club.