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ENNINGT.ON
REFORMER
VOL. LXIII
BENNINGTON, VT., THURSDAY, DEOEMBER 17,. 1903
NO 47.
The Worl'd Is- Eulk'Sof Mumb'ugs, Bilt S&tfelics SHow That Fruit Catce and Fudge Eaten just Befqre Going To Bed Are Nbt Even Misleadi
incr
Bennington County
NATIONAL BANK
Capltal $100,000.
Mcors, JOHN H.,JIOLDEN, lVesldent.
A. K. UITCIIIK, Vlce Presldent.
CLEMENT H. CONK, Cusliler,
Bennington, Vt.
Transact a general bauking
business, pays interest on certi
ficates of.deposit at tlio rate of
3 per ceut if allowed to remain
tliree nionths.
DIRECTORS
I. K. Gibson, J. S. Holden, Wm. E.
Hawks, N. M. Puller, A. K. Rltchio,
.T, T. Shurtleff, C. W. Thatchor.
FIRST NAT'L BANK
OF
NO BENNINGTON
CAP1TAL $150,000
SUTtPLUS and
PltOPITS $75,000
KESOURCES 5500,000
Moat centrally located for
country business and is always
ready to receive new accounts.
It is one of the oldest and
strongest Banks in Vermont,
and transacts a general bank
ing business.
J. G. MgCULLOUGH, President.
S. B. HALL, Oashier,
BUSINESS EXCHANGE
mo 11KT Wnrm Inrnhhed slnnlo roomj
1 or ro ms ror lluht homekceplnit.
C. E. IYKU. IS Hatik St.. No llennlngton. Vt.
4Gw2
riio 11ENT -Elght room tencmcnt on Soutli
1 St. witli nll modorn IraproveinenlJ. A cood
horsc Darn In tlio rear. Eltner F. Kockwood. 39
mo niJXT. Desirabletenementi.ofllcesnnd
L storo-. l'ossoslon glven Iramcdlately. W.
K. Hawks, 1!' 5 Nortll St.
TO Jtn T Flve rooms on flrst floor, inod
ern Inipruvemciits, alo u furnlsbed roum
for ladyor BChool clrl. Apply to Ml M.iN.
Moore, 231 I'ark 8t.
IjlOlt ltUXT.-Hmise. WIIIow SU. now oo
' cuple I ly W. W. liurke. batluoom, mod.
ern convenleuces. Inqulre fln Kdw. Norton,
TO ltH.T.-Cottaga2(W Orove St, 8 rooun
batli nud tollet; No. Jo-J Maln St.. 12
roorat, balh, tollet. liot wter bolltsrand stoam
hcat. W U.ShcId u. xit
To IlKWT. Seven room tencmenton Unlon
8t.; slngle houte; poseslongtyen at onec.
Alio sbt room trnement wlth all modern tm
prorementa, clcctrlc llghts on Maln Ht now
eccuptcdby tlhs II. J. Morgan, tlio milliuer t
pososIon glren SeptJI,' S, II. Kockwood. 27
rpo nKNT-VTwo very deslrable tcnemonts,
X flte and alx dollars. Apply to B U. Slade.
WA!TKI-Wo:nan or general home.
work; gooit cook. Call or addre220
West Maln street.
WAHTIin. Man to doxhore work on farm
aad cut wood tlirougti wlnter Jesse
Roblnson, s wtf
WAHVKI.-Glr to do gen ralSoiisework.
Apply to Mrs E. J. Tinany, 409 Oae St.
TirANTKO Orders for frult treea. o'rna
VV roeatal trees and slirubery (or sprln dos
nvenun. Aiien nursfry, noonesier, It. X.
0. Alnsworth, Agcnt, 3(1 west Maln Bt. 41tr
WAWTKW Palthfut person to call on retai
trde nd ogents (or ,manu(acturlng bouse
having well; ejtabllthed builnetit; local terrl
tory;9tralRlit salary (20 pald weekly and ex
petise money advnneed; prevlous oxpcrlence
unnecessary; posltlon pcrnianent; business
succomiuI. KdoIobo selr-addressed iuvflope,
Ruperlntendent Travelers, C05 Monon llcf.,
CIUC5go. III, 41w8
WANTOD FoAltlon by an experiencd
wonuin nurse. Ilest of rcfercnces civen.
Inqulre 442 Maln Bt. 33W12
WANTKn. Voung mBD or lariy to -do
bou.se to boww lulverUslng. Nothlnir to
sfll, good pay. Addresa IL, licnnlngton
Ilanncr. wv
I.10R SAliK. Two new mllch cow. 0 ycars
1 old, one Jersey Ueo, K, Davh near
Ilaynes Corueis, llenntngton, Vt.
FOB SAtE-Palr of farm Uorses, klnd and
trne. J. J. Ieator, Manager "Falrvlow
Farms." 17 wl
TpOR Anu.40wagons of all detcrlntlon.
Hnrses, i-'ooii ilrlvi.'rs aiid work lio-ei
atW.J rnalon'i Llverv.
1' 3rtseW o( barneis, slnele nnd doul-lo. 20
Inciulre
H1I
PARKER'S
HAIR DALbAM
Inr4t ur lax i.iani Brrtlr,
Jlnv.if Tll1 tu '.1 tCT Oray
vlr Ulllog.
THE LATE H. D. HALL.
5omc of the Polnts of hli Long and Aclive
Carttr.
In tho doatJi of Hon Henry D. Hall
of North Bennington Tuosday aftor
noon at tho aj?o of 80, Bennington
loses ohe of tho most genial, kind
heartod and most genorally llked mon
who over grevr up in tho stato pt Ver
mont. Mr Hall was ono of oight .children
bbrn to Governor Hlland ilall and
was tho oldost son. Whcn a young
man lio taught district school for
several terms, mostly in nolghborlng
towns. Ho was married March 27,
1847, to Miss Carolino ThatSer of this
villago. Sho dled four yoars ago.
For fifty jears Mr Hall was protn
inently Identlfied wlth tho businoss in
tercsts of Bennington. Ho was a
meraber of tho firm of Fenton Hall and
Co., whlch manufactured white and
yellow chlna pottecy waro.
Lator ho was in tho lumber businoss
wlth his brother-ln-law tho lato. W.
Park and afterward ho . carrit-d on a
boot and shoo business hero which ho
continued until ho remored to North
Bennington whero for a nninbor of
yoars ho was engaged in tho manufact
uro of print oloths. Sinco his retlro-ment-from
businoss ho lias beon largoly
engaged in literary pursuits.
Ho was well known all over the
state. Ho was for sevoral yoars dlrec
tor frorn Bennington county in tho
Vermont mutual Insuranco company;
he was ono of the curators of tho Ver
mont Historical society; was ono of
tho ollicers of tho General convention
of Congregatlonal churches and mjni
sters of Vermont, and was ono of the
foundors of the Bonnington Battlo
Monument, and Historical socloties.
Ho was nlways much intorostod in
roligious mattor8. In his early days
he became a membor of the old First
church at Bennington, tho vlllage in
which he was born. Aftor romoving
to Nortli Bennington he established a
Sunday school, and frrm this grew
tho Congregatlonal society In that
vlllage to which ho transforred his
allegiunce whon it was forraed"
Ho was equally interested in sohool
niatters, and was sohool commlttee
both hero and in North Bonnington,
Ho also took a leading part in fo'rm
ing tho public llbrary in North Bonn
ington, and labored In ovory way for
its support and success. '
Ho was an ardent ropub.ican and
could always arguo polltics quiot
ly. Ho was ono of the last survivors
of tho party that wont f rom hero to the
top of Stratton mountain in tho "Tip
pecanoe, and Tyler too"campaign to
liear Dauiol "Webster speak. y
Threo children were born to Mr and
Mrs iiau, Uo Is survived by two
daughters, Mrs H. T. Cushman of
North Bennington wlth whotn ho has
residad s,inco the death of his wifo and
Mrs Caroline Mattison of this vlllage.
A son died years ago. A brother
Charles Hall of Sprlngflold, Mass.,
Is tho last of tho original family.
Ha Was an tlnclo to Mrs J. G. Mc
Cullough, and to Mrs F. B. Jennings
ofNowYork. MrHaH wlll bo great
ly missed by thoso with whotn he has
so long associated.
HOTTEST ON EARTH.
Mlsslonary From Mandtlay to Speak tltrc Sun
day Night
C. L. Davonpott who m spent somo
years post as leatler of the Eoglish
speaking Baptists in Mandolay, Burrun,
is runking a tour of tbe B'aptlat
churches iu tbis state. He spolto at
Fair Haven on Tuosday and PoGltney
PD Wednesday. He will bo at Man
chester for a cooferonce and addresa on
Friday, afternoon and ovoning, at
Bbaftabury Sstunlay, at North Ben
nington Sutujuy morniug aud Benning
ton on Sunday evoDing.
Mr Davoriport comcs from tbe new
clty of King Thebaws known as tbe
hottest city in the world. Ho bring
a raro collection of Buddhfsi idols and
curios, gathered among Mandelay'i
188,000 peoplc. It was near Mandajay
that tbe pionuor- Judson BufTered tlieu
terrible lmpnsonment at the bands of
tb.8 Bnnoan king in 1821, A raijroad
now runs througb tbo city.
Notico.
A special town mceting for Shfti
bury baa been callod for Tuosday, Doc.
22nd at Oolo ball in the south villago.
Business of importance to cotne hefnre
tbe mcoting, whrcii is called for 10
o'ulock in tlie ir.ornlnc.
T. ij. Mall trj' is outtinu tho sof't
woid titubcr back of tbe big pond and
oucupies ( hnrlt-3 Pawy- rV tious.
ASSAULTED HIS WIFE.
Gidcon Rced of Rutland Altackcd Wlfc-Prob.
' ably Lunatlc.
Uideon Reod of Rutland attemptod
to tnurder hi.i wifo last night, at tholr
homo.
Ho poundcd hor into unconscious-
noss with a club battering hor faco in
terriblo shapo and slashing her wrist
wlth a knife.
It is belleved thut Reed was tenipor
arily insano from somo unknown
cause.
As far as known thore was no oyo
wltnoss to tho affair outsido of "Heed
and his; wife, Tho woman who livos
over tho Reeds hoard tho scroams of
tho vlctlm and.attcmpted to ontor tlio
rooms by tho front door, which was
locked. Reed bocamo frightened and
fled by way of tho rear door.
Tho young son of Mr and Mrs Reed
roturned homo shortly aftortho attack
and immcdiatoly summoned Dr L. A.
Hoidol, who at once notiied Oflicer
Packard and tlie latter accompaniod
him to tho housk.
Wh,on they nrrjvod Mrs Reed was
found lying on tho floor in a pool of
biood in an unconscious eondjtlon.
Sho regaincd consclousnoss for a
brief spaco of timo and told something
ofth
the trouble.
STRANGE RUNAWAY.
Pownl Hone Trled to Butt Frtijht Traln Off
the Trsck.
A horso owned by Metchant V. E.
Lewis of Pownal ran awy at that vll
lage tbis morning, starting at tbe up
per end of tho viliage.
As tho horso cauietlown to tbe rall
road crossing, a fast freigbt way as
sing and tbe nnimal roHi rigbt agalust
tho irain. It was tbronn ogaitist a
troo nnd killed instnntly.
Tha borse was ralued at The
wagon was domolisbed.
powhaTcenter n
Miss NlnaThompson, is visitlng Mrs
Dr Doan at South Shaftsbury.
Dr L. K. Nlles and family rfurned
from New York Saturduy ovoning.
Miss Luoretla Nlles is visiting rola
tives in Amsterdam.
Frank F. Mason jvill work the Dr
L. K. Nilos farm the comlng yenr.
JiissEIIa Kimball vlsited Mrs C.
Pattorson last week.
M. V. Brown is sawing somo first
claBS tihiber to bo used ln tho IJoston
and Maino car shops.
Mr and Mrs C. B, Totten of Albany
has moved into their new homo near
Barber ond.
Miss CharJotw Uarbor visited at
Geo Scrivon's last weok.
Benjamln Amadon is worklng for
Abram L. Morgan. '
- Tho Mothodist Sunday sohool wlll
give a Christmas concort Christrnas
ove.
Mrs P. Pattorson visited frionds In
North Adaras Friday.v
Glinton Katoloy is homo from Con
way, Mass., for a fow days.
M. J. Bartlett has moved into tho
Niles homo from North Bennington.
Miss Bessio Roynolds was a guest
of Miss Florence Lowls at Pownal
Sunday.
SHAFTSBURY DEPOT
Tbo donation supper and salo of fan
cy artiolca held at tbe homo of Wm.
McDonald last Tliursday night was a
decided aucccss. In ajiito of an.unfar
orabloday, tbo night was fair and n
large oumbccatne Hnd enjoyed a finu
cbicken pio suppi r and spont a pleas
ant evoning togotbor. Tho procerds,
including wbat bas been handed in
since by thoso unnble to -b.e preseot,
ii'nount to about $10. Many thanks
aro duo Mr McDonald's familt for th
uio of cheir hnrae and for their
thougbtful provision for the entirtain
tucnt of all wbo camo and much crcdit
sbould be givan jhoso who did the sol
icitirjg and bolped in thi; cnllectirg
arjd other neccasarv work. Tbu Li
djps' Aid had od ?ale ome very Ono
fahcy nrticlrs, soine of which aro atlll
on bihd and .will be sold at tbo noxt
supper,
Carri ol'Tliiuncs.
We do horeby tfiridor our sincerc
thanks (o the frionds' and neighbors,
who sympbathized and so. kindly a
slsted us in our boreavemont.
Mrs John Harbor and family.
Mr and MrsjBVank Martin
Mr and"5lrs Fretl Eddv.
I
At Pat ersou's, 5 gallons of oil for
fk tiv ts, V g vi- grfen tradiog
stiiuips.
Notlco To Advertisers
All advortisemonts for tho Evonlng
Banner and noticos of chango must
bo at tho oWce the day beforo thoy aro
to bo used.
Advortisements for tho weekly Ban-
'ner and Roformer and changes of copy
must bo ln the olllca not latcr tlnm
Tuosday noon of oach week and oarl-
ler is desirablo during tho hollday
soason.
Frank E. Howo.
E. ALVAH RICE DEAD.
Wj One of Bennlnjton's Well Known Mcn and
a Good Cltlien.
E. Alveb Rice, ono of Bennington's
good citizooB, uitv) nthis home Tues-
day afternoon. Ho had boon n great
auuerer from cnucer for -aotno moutbs.
He bad triod.varlous bospitals for ro
lief but found nnno until death camo.
Mr Rioa was 50 yeare of ape and tbo
eldest son of tbo late Edward Rice.
Ho was Anrn in towb nnd it bad al
ways been his bome. , Ho was raarried
and leavea a wifo and tbree daugbtors
Ann man and oitizen he was bigbly
estoetpod. He hatl beon frequontly
called upon by hia townspeoplo to of-
D:o; was a Justico of tbe peace seyeral
years, a lister, scbool director for two
terms and was faitbfol to every trust.
Mr Bico was a coinmunicant of St
Poter's churcb nnd for eome timo was
ono of tbo voan-y. Funeral Ihuisday
at t o'olouk frnm tbe boufo. Rev G.
L. Ricbardson of Gleos Falls will ofll-
ciate.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
'Con"
llowt Arrilgntd on Qurje of Breakinj
Into Frelsht Cars.
JamesIIowo, one of tlie North Ben
nington gang, who broke into some
freight oars in the freigbt yard, in the
north villago and carried off a oask
of whiskey was arranged before tho
court at the oponlng of the afternoon
sesslon Tuesday and pleaded "not
guilty."
His oaso was assiiwed to follow tho
Roxers mttrder cas.
DOHSET
Mrs Chambers is 111.
Miss Jeanie M. Hilliard has beon
passing a week with friends In Man
chester.
Rev C. S. Carhart hold a sorvlco
in tho sohool bousc at East Ruport
last week Tliursday ovoning and bo
holds ono in South Dorset this week.
.The Glass Blowors gave fcnter-
tainments in Sohool Hall Hoveral
ovonings last weok.
F. G. Stono, W. J. Holloy, H. B.
Kent, R, M. Campbell, C. N. Will.
Jatns, Burr Harwood, Elmer Harwood,
Ionry Harwood, Mr and Mr.4 J. H.
Sholdon Mr and Mrs L. P. Snyder,
Mlssos Gortrudo Soymour. Kathryn
Bi-emun , and Carrle McCoy waro
among tliose who attended tho Stnto
Grnngo at Rutland last week.
Kuilul nj'npcpDlit Oure
digests ali clasHos' of food, tones nmJ
Btroocthons the Btocuach ai'tl dig stive
organsr Curee d)spppsia, indiuestion,
stomacji trnubles, anu makes rich red
biood, halth and sttonth. Kortol
Dy8pep1a Curo rfbuilds wornout tis
sues, purilion, stroiigtbenB and swtet
ens tbe Btomuch, Governor Q. W. At
klnson of W. Va., says, "I baro nspd
a number of bottles of Kodol Dyapop
sia Cure and bnvo found it to bo very
olfective nnd indeed n powerful rem
cdy for stoniacb ailments. I recom
raend it to my frionds." Sold by B.
A. Quinlnn. v
Ilenry'n Ited Otliu.
bents all remodioa for a COUGH or
COLD. Wo refund tbo prico if it is
not satisfactorj. Large bottlos 25
centn. B. A. Quinlan. 4.1tf
Chrl8tmn.s Salc Of PiunoS.
In order to reduce our stock bofore
.Tanuary 1st, wo havo doclded to sell
25 new pianos, tho regular lirfco of
which Is 3G0, for 275 each. Thoso j
pianos aro now, tust ln from tho fac-1
tory; doublo voneored insido and out.
hlghly flnished ln fanoy flgured.wal
nut or fanoy ugured mahogany, wlth j
stooi anu soarf fully warranted for
ten years, and wlll bo sold on very
easy pavments. Sond for cataloguo",
giving full descriptlon of stylo, llnish,
etc. This Is the chanco of a llfetlme
tobuy a strlctly first class piano at a
largo reductlon, and on easy terms
Addross: McKannon Bros !t Cp., 45
Church St., Burlington. Vt. :iw
Call And Give Your Orcfers For
Nurseti StoCK, Garden anu Fanr.
Seeds, Ornu'ni'ntal Slirubcrv, otc.
Spring dellvery.
C Ainsworth,
31 1 W Mflin St Bennington, Vt.
In Note To florris
" fly God ! Perham Has Qiven the
Whole Thing Away."
Morris Knapp Tclls of His Rclations With Ars. Rocrs, and
Lcvi Pcrham Throws Some New Light on Her
Plans oDisposin of Her Husband.
It is expected that tbo stato will fin
iib putting in ovidenco in tho Rogers'
murder trial tbis afternoon or tomor
row morning. Tbe defenso will occu-
py tbo remainder of the timo Until ad
jonrnraont uaturciay. Fwtn all ap
pearinces the arguments will begin
Mooday.
Morris Knapp, whoso name has
been froquently mentloned thr.ough out
tho frlal, was put on tlio stand Tues
day afternoon.
He sald he was 23 years old and 't
mnbor of Compay K. Ho went to
inustor with his Company in August
1O02 ajd returned the day Rogers
body Was takon from the Walloomsac.
Knapp's first meoting wlth Mrs
Rogers was in Juno 1802 whcn bo took
.Her and Stolla Bates drlving. Knapp
llved at homo thon and Mrs Rogers
lived with Stolla Batos at tho Spauld
lngs.
boon afler, Irs Kogers went to
board with tho Perham's who were
then on Beeoh st, nnd when thoy moved
to SaiTord st she went wlth them. -
Mrs Uogors at flrst reprosented to
him that sho was slngle.. .
In the latttr part of July Mrs Rog
ors anu loon Porham had been to
Hoosick Falls, to see Marcus Rogers
married, sho said.
Mrs Rogers had introducod her hus
band to Knapp us hor brothor.
Later in July ho saw Rogers for thc
last time at Perham, s. Then Mrs
itogers ioju ntm tnat aiarcus "was
iusured in hor namo for SoOO."
Knapp loft homo in July and went to
board at Perham's. He saw her al-
most evory night and they had somo
talk about getting married
ane nsKcti nim if no'Uas soon
marry her" and ho rcplled "her as
soon as auyono, but ho was not roady
to get married." Tho mornin!r ho
wont to muster sho wanted him to go
and order somo furnitnro of Charles
Potter.
Knapp told hor it would be tlme
onough when it was needed.
When ho returned from mustcr he
saw hor ln front of tlio armory. She
was worried about hor husband, sald
ho had throatened to commit suicido.
Sho had seen him Tuesday at
Spaulding's; he wantod hor to llve
with him and whcn sho refused, gave
her his insuranco policy and sald ho
bail nothlng to live for v ,
Sho was going to huve Godfrey and
Nash Iook for him. Sho had been to
fninpoit 's, sne saiu, to seo 11 ne was
Uiere, but ho was not.
It was at this timo that Knapp
claims he Qrst discovored thut sho was
married. "He "called hor down" he
says, for deccivlng him.
Ho recelved-a letter from, hor in jail
tho day,of hor arrest.
It sald "My God, Perham has let lt
all out."
In it sho begged hltn to come and
see her. as ho knew whnt ho was to her.
Wodnesday night ho had recolved a
note from hor asking him to come and
spend tho ovening wlth her at Por
httm'ft as it was lonesomer' But
Jloai'rs' body was then in the house
! and ho woultl not go.
Knapp describcd tho locatlou of the
j rooms on the second tloov vif, u.e Per
ham bouse.
Knapp She Wrote
as a ueiioato part of the ovidence
was at hand, tho court Instructed
ir... ii... ...
axuujjp mut wnai ne snouia roveal as
to any criminal relations with Mrs
Rogers might tend to incrlminato him,
sno oeing a married woman, and that
as to thoso thlngs he would be permit-
teu to remnln sllent if ho so choose,
iiis responso to lnquiries by tho
prosecutlon along this HneTlnvarlnbly
was,
"I do not care to ansvver, unless I
nm compolled to."
But Rogorl was dead Tliursday
night and as to that night bo could
not clalm his priviledge, tho witnoss
was obliged to admit that he and Mrs
Rogers had occupied tho samo room
that night.
To all that part of the testimony,
which tonded to injuro Mrs Rogers
charactor, tho dofense took an exce pt
ion.
Lieut. Frost of Company K. was on
tho stand for a moment and said that
Knapp was at-muster from Aug 7 to
tho 13.
After court dusponded Tuosday .af
ternoon, Mrs Rogers whiletalking witb
her motber broko down completely and
wopt violonrly for several minutes.
DuriDg crosB-examination, Morris
Knapp said tbat onjtbe firat ovening of
his meeting witb Mrs Rogers aod Stol
la Bates, be askod tbem to go to Sobo
uectady to iteep bouse for him.
Tho defonse aaked him if ne took
Lion Perbaiu'g watch to muster witb
blm and bo roplled tbnt ho did not.
Thia was in a lino of effortto dis.redit
Porbam's testimoov as to thn t5m
roturned from the ncone of tbe murder.
Knapp gave lt in evidenc-J tbat ba
learned Mrs Rogers was married in thb
middla of July; at tbo samo time he
was told by Mrs RoKorri that MarouH'
life was insured.
Tbo roflpondent'g counsol askod tbis
qnostioc, "Didyou tell Stella Bates
that ydu bad mado arraniromonti tn
have Rogers put ogt of tbe way or killod
wbile you wero nt musterr" "No sir.
noter did," was tbe nnswer.
In re-direct examination bv the
stato he said that thn jr.hn,.fi.i
proposition was a joko and that Mr
Rogers and Miss Bittos so understood
it.
Knapp nl9t stated that
Mrs Rugors
was pbystcally strocg.
Lvi Perham brother of Leon testi
fled that tlio Sunday of ' tho weok of
tho murdor, he went walkinirwith Mm
Rogers and Miss Bates and whllo sit
ting on tho stono wall at the corner of
Maln and Bradford Sts Mrs Rorars
proposed to him that ho heln her trot
rid of Rogers.
Tho following is from L;vls stato-
ment:
Henry Knapp tostifled thut tho nlfrht
after Uio body was found, Mrs Roirers
sont a man to tlio door saylng that
she wanted to wfe Morris. Henrv
went out and told her tbit ''111 a
dend husband at homo sho ughtto bo
dolng something elso bos' . cbasing
up other mon.
Grorgo Aldrieh in tfvinir S)iti
that at Mrs Rogers rouu-.i went to
Knapp's for her and nsked Or Morris.
A youug boy nnmed George Flem
5' .f.n,' on. -ui 1 rwT hn? (,, fp, .
quently carrlod notes frotp Mr
Rogers to Morris Knapp.
"She went on and asituci ma if I
would as so'on go with ber and lake
tbem down to Hoosick and aho said
ebn wanted to go down tbere o aee s
man nnd get bim nut of tbo house and
gut him riown to a bruot or river and
wanted to ih'or forra bim aDd thec.
throw him into tbe br'ok or rier. "
Whatdld you say .in rt'ply?"
"Isaid I would."
"Did you nsk wbat she wanted to do
it f.ir;"
"I asned hec wby nnd sho said he
had some inBuraoco and ho owned a
little place and Bhe wanted to got it. .
"She said sbo wanted to gotubowar
keeping with Morris Knapp,
"She aiid if I would sho would gjre
me 500 clean dollars.
"Sbo said, 'we will go rigbt dowc
and got blm to playlng trioks and get
him nll tied up and sbo was to hU him
witb a club and I waa to jump on bim
and sbe to put the cbloroform on blm. "
Levi, bowever, aftorward refased tc.
bavo anytblng to do witb tbo schotnt
and tbon Mrs Rogers turned bsr atter?
tion to his brotber, Leon-.
SMALL POX IN
SUNDERLAND
Was Brought Therc From Sont
crset By a Lumberman.
Small pox bas brokeu out ia tiet
south.ern part of Manchester and ic
Sunderlaod. It waa carried tbors by
a man namod Joe Busheo who oomes
from tbe lumber camps east of Somes-
set.
Consldorablo anziety bas been
caused by tbis outbrenk.
Soveral bouae in Maccbeater and
Sunderland bavo already been quaran
tined and vigorous,ateps are botng ta
ken to eheck tbe epread of tbedirease.
Healtb Offlcer George Smitb of Man
chester bas applied to tho board ef
healtb hero and plans and epeciflca
tionsof tbe dotention hosptal bave
been forwarded to him.
POWNAL.
James Doylo jr who has been quite
111 Is better.
A. 0. Beecbard of Williamstown
spent Sunday hero.
Ira Burdick has moved wlth hi?.
family to North Pownal.
The Combs family wero dolayeJ in-
New York on their trip South by ht
illness of Mr and Miss Combs.
Abraham Myers has moved from
Petersburg and is occupying one of
D. T. Bates tonemonts on Lincoln st.
Pearl Frances Mineris 111 wlth pneu,-
monia at the home of her grandparents.
Dr and Mrs E. E. Potter.
Mrs Florence Grady aged 32 died at
thc hospltal ln North Adaras Sunday.
Sho was the widow of Peter Grady and
tho daughter of Perry Tyler who llved
on tho farm now occupied by John L.
Mason. She is survived by three
young sons.
Tho Sunday Springlield Republicar
contalns an account of the Basket ball
gaino Saturday Wllllams and Vale.
Tho work of Danlel "Gardner of this
town in throwlng goals from dillerent
positions was espeoially fine Wlll
iams won 22 to 9.
Hcalth ottlcer Bates drove to East
Pownal Sunday ln soarch of more
men who haye fled fromOake's lumber
job. Jlr Bates found one of the men
whora ho warned that ho must not ven
turo out for threo week and the family
aro to be vaccinated at onco. The
man confossed to Mr Bates that tbe
othor mon had gono to Bennington.
The children of tho M. E. Church
will be tcndered a Christrnas treo on
Wednesday of noxt week, whllo there
wlll bo a supper for the Baptlst Sun
day school children Christrnas eve-
Clirlstnins Barains In Sloltfh.
Itobo'.
Wm H. Frenr & Co., Troy, N. Y.
wlll oller from now until Christrnas
the following: Gray Japanese Wolf
Robes, 48x00 lnches plush llned, at
W.05 each. Black Wolf SleJgh Robes,
48x00 inches, lined with green plush,
at. 'OWoach. Gray Wolf Robes, ex
t.u sizo, liiied with gi-een phish, nt
$0.75 oach. Black Imltatton t nb tit ar
Rolics, plushed lmed, ev:er.t rooegnar
unteed for Btrength and dnrabillty, at
$8.50 oaclL Any borse owner w'ouhi
bo pleased to reoe vo one of tbo abovt
robes for Chrls'mns A1) iuiill nniVr-t
will i.h in-..ii'ptl tl.
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