The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-02
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George NJ. Hawks went to Spring
field this morning on business.
On sale tonight at the 25c store,
mems shirts 25c each, while they last
ADV.
Dewey Moves will go to Rutland
Friday to spend the Fourth with his
brother. Victor.
The work of painting and repairing
the Patick Mulqueen house on Elm
street has been completed
Mrs. Myrtle Martin of Washington
street leaves today for a months visit
in Massachusetts and New York.
Miss Alice Morrissey of Washing
ton street returns today from weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Foster
of Hoosick.
Mrs Henry Reinceaster returns to-
day to her home in Cleveland after a
weeks visit with Mrs. Thomas Nor
rissey of Gage street.
Mems suits, latest styles, at a big
special, at the New York store. Suits
worth $500, special at $1,000; suits
worth $500, special at $685.. Adv.
Mrs. Irving Elwel of East Main
street is recovering from an opera
! ton which she underwent last Sun
day. A trained nurse is in attend
ance.
Work has been resumed on the
house being built by Clarence Hol-
den at the head OF Washington street
and the structure will soon be com
pleted.
For good shoes and slippers at low
est prices visit the New York stores
shoe department. Ladies' white can
vas shoes, special $1.45, worth $3.50.
ADV.
The firm of Lambert & burlington
today begun work preparatory to lay
ing a cement walk on the east side of
Depot street from the bridge TO the
corner of River street.
Mrs. Richard Boyce and Miss Sarah
Elwell returned Thursday from
weeks visit in Rockville, Conn, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Richmond Mr.
Richmond is an uncle of Mrs. Boyce.
This morning a horse owned by one
of the gypsies who are camping here
become frightened at the explosion of
fire cracker and ran away. The
horse ran down Main street and turn
ed down North street where it was
stopped without any serious damage
done
Fourth of July specials at the Sur
prise store. Library building.-Ladies'
$1.25 fancy white shirt waists, SIC;
Sl.00 American Lady corsets, sec; soc
corsets at 39c; $500 fancy white petit
coats, Sips; soc muslin drawers, 42c;
soc corset covers, 42c; ladies' 25c
muslin underwear. 19c: ladies' 25c
Burson, Shawknlt and Darnsaver hose
PIC. ADV. 29t2
Fourth of July specials in shoes at
the Surprise store. Library building
Mems dress shoes, at sale prices ;
mems $3.50 best work shoes. S2.69;
mems $3.50 Elkin shoes. $i.SS: mems
$500 Elkin shoes. $1.49; boys Elkn
shoes S125 and $l.49; ladies $3.50
oxfords and pumps. in patent leather
gun metal, satin and velvet, at Sl.69;
ladies, $500 rubber sole oxfords in
tan and white. al $2.47; ladies' S150
white pumps, Sl19; ladies $500
white shoes, S1.l9; misses white OK
fords and pumps, 97c; babies soc and
75c shoes, 43c; babies 25c soft sole
shoes, lSc ADV. 29t2
Wilbur p. Smith. son of Mrs.
Adele Smith formerly of Bennington
graduated from Grammar school No.
80 in Brooklyn last week and in a
class of "a was one Of four honor
pupils At this time when there is a
good deal of talk about the Benning-
ton schools the record of this boy is
of interest. He went from here to
Brooklyn a year ago last September
and entered the same grade in a
B-oollyn grammar school in which
he would have been had he remained
in Bennington. Not only was he up
with the rest of the pupils but has
been at the head of his class good
share of the time for the past two
years. Not only has Wilbur done
we'll in school but at a school athletic
meet he won the broad jump and re-
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