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Upholstery Dept.

Four High-Erade CAbinet-made
white Pine Screen Doors, painted
grseu. 1t-meSh rustless wire; Inn
perfect Sizes i.sxs.lo II. $500 and
s2-2o eaehI were $3.50 and 1875.
4 lot Of remnants and short
lengths of Cretonnes. Scrins, Mus
lins and various Drapery and Up
holstery Materials in q wealth of
good useful colors and patterns. Il
to u less than former prices
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Knit Dept.

20 pairs Boys Jean Drawers;
knee length, with and without ribbed
Guns: sizes for boys s to Is years
Of age; slightly soiled. sc pairI
were Soc
is Children's 6auIe Vests: high
neck and long or short sleeves:
sizes 80 and 80; slightly soilsd.
16c each were size.
So Women's Jersey Ribbed ILsle
Thread Combination Suits; lace
trimmed drawers; sizes 20, lz and
~, s714e eachj were soc.
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Friday Sale of
VaLenciennes Laces

We shall place on sale to-
day a new assortment Of these
popular Round-mesh White Val
enciennes Laees. Included are
odd edges and insertions and a
splendid showing of the matched
sets. from 3-4 to 2 inches wide.
The patterns are particularly at.
tractive, Women will find the
values very appealing.
Special price, 60e dozen yards
Main noor-F ct.
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Corset Department

pairs Parame Corsets. strong
eoutif, low bust and long hip, high
bust and straight hips; sizes a3,
2S 2s. 81, and 20. $500 pairJ were
pairs Lily OF France Corsets,
heavy white broche. strongly boned |;
medium high bust and long hips;
sizes IS. 81, 2s. and 90, $500 pairJ
were Si0.50.
Third noor-EtsVenth st
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BOYS Depdyfn1ent

6 Boys Corduroy Suits, sizes 8,
2, 10, I6, ~ and Is. Reduced to
$500 each.
rs Boys Blue Serge Suits, new
models and fast color; sizes ?, 8,
9, 10 II, IS, Io. ~ and IS. Spe-
eial price. $5.7S each
5 dozen Boys Golf Caps, sizes
for boys of all ages; blue serses
and mixtures. Reduced to sse
each.
Third nsos-EIspsnth T.
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Friday Clearance of
PUREFOODS

Again today will have group Of tables the Pure Food
Store piled high with articles that closing greatly reduced
prices another opportunity to secure Pure Foods Of quality
that much those Of economical inenaton.
Included in the sale will be-:
Cereals, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit,
Jehes Jams Bottled Goods Of
various sorts and brands
You should respond early you wish obtain your Of the
articles
None sent c O. D. and no phone orders accepted
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Skirt Department

Large Black and white Plaid
Wool Skirt; stylish model with
two cut pockets and wide belt: a.
inch waist, ss-7BI was Sl6.76.
Black Satin Skirts. plain taller
ed models. with two pockets and
separate bsits, ss.70J were $1,000.
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Won1en's GoUn
Department

Smart Linen Dresses, each model
different; white and q dsinty shade
OF pink; sizes &c, 3s and 90; soiisd.
$50 eaehI were $500.
Net and Lace Dresses; cream
lace combined with rose net; size
ss; mussed. $1,000 esehI were $500.
! Dainty Net Dress; flcuace style
edged with flesh colored ribbon;
size 80; slightly soiled and mussed.
s15.ooI was sa5.oo.
! Handsome White Net Dress; lace
and ribbon trimmed: size 36; slight
ly mussed. S26.O0J was $3.50.
Taneta Silk Dresses; two gray
and one black; neatly trimmed;
sizes le. iS and IS. $1,000 sachI
were sls.75.
Cream TuiIe Evening Dress;
made over silver cloth with over
drapery Of silver brocaded chiffon;
sire ssi soiled- szp.5oI was $500.
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FURNITURE and BEDS

FURNITURE and BEDS
Greatly Reduced for Today's Sale
One of kind designs but there many for odd
Of furniture that patrons should be quick take advantage of the
low prices They all good and eeabe though few Of the
pieces be slightly mad daeed which easily be corrected
BEDROOM FURNITURE
Mahogany Bureau brown finish slightly imperfect sas s4s
Singemirror Mahogany Toilet Table 5000; $500
Single mirror Mahogany Toilet Table $500;
Singemirror Mahogany Toilet Table 5000; 5000
Mahoganyhnish Sngle-mror Toilet Table $Iooo
Singemirror Walnut Toilet Table $780, $4,000
Triple mirror Walnut Toilet Table $7a5o $500
Colonial Mahogany Chfonier, large mirror $35oo $500
LIVINGRooM AND LIBRARY FURNITURE
Mahogany Setee velour cushions and slat back $e7
$3.50.
Adam design Mahogany Armchair blue and gold upho
stery, $3.50; $4,000.
Fumed Oak Rocker with leather back
Mahogany Rocker, Spanish leather
Mahogany Rocker figured harclot
Mahogany Rocker upholstered figure velour $3.50
$500.
Sheraton Mahogany setee, artistic figured upholstery
SIaso; $2Soo.
Spanish Leather Armchair, sa1.so; wasS 5000.
Golden Oak Rocker leather seat and back $Iaso $1,000
METAL BEDS.
3-ft Velvet finish s1aso each; $1,000
+ot aneh Colonial Poster Bed
+oft Brasstrirnmed White Enamel Bed, 81
46ft Oak-hnish Metal Bed $3.50; $1,000.
+oft Brass Beds 7-inch posts $3.50 each;
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WASHINGTON LADY
NOW ENDORSES IT
Miss Rose c. Sullivan, Of 1857
c St., Claims Plant Juice
Benefited Her Mother.

Nature, Like an army when attacked.
has warnings and signals which should
never so unheeded- when the stomach.
liver or kidneys suffer slight dsrange-
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Women May Select Very
Fine Suits in This
Sale at S25

There are certain qualities that make a suit
desirable. and these suits possess them all.
The best quality materials,
The mostwanted materials,
Made in wide variety Of new models,
And the seasons choicest eolorings.
More than so different styles of suit. repre-
ssuted in this sale at the popular price Of
$2s.00-plsin tailored. braidtrimmed, smart
street and attractive semi-dress suits. and very
clever sports suits and digni6ed correct mourn
ing suits.
Anyone purchasing one Of these suits at S2S00
wiH receive remarkable value.
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Miss Nssta viIlisrs-StuArt, daughtsr al
Lady Muir. Blair Drumnond, FerthShtre
Is doing duty as parlor maid IN .
London hospital for soldiers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
!. 'ss'ss:''i';;;'s' Is - IS
GREATEST IN
MANY YEARS
Over a Foot of Snow During
Last Night
ROADS ARE BLOCKED
Big Wind Piled Up the Snow and
Neither Trains TrolIeys Nor
Teams are Running.

An unusual amount of snow for
this locality has fallen during the
past "a hours. There is all of foot
of snow on the ground and there
were indications at noon that there
might be more of it before weather
conditions changed.
Considerable inconvenience was
caused by the storm but probably
there was little if any actual damage.
No mail was received over the fore
noon train from Troy or the 10.45
train over the Chatham division.
Railroad men reported that the
storm must have been more severe
toward the east as trains from Bos
ton over both the Boston and Maine
and the Boston and Albany were all
OF five hours late.
Trolley cars over the Bennington
and Hoosick Falls branch of the
Berkshire system managed to keep
in operation but the line to North
Adams was tied up during the entire
forenoon There were consequently
no udlty iCtSiftu hCit bAAa
morning.
County court was unable to con.
tinue its session for the reason that
two of the jurors who went to their
homes in Pownal and Stamford lasi
evening were unable to reach town.
During the forenoon Chairman
William Wills of the street commit
tee and Corporakian aAitorrey. f. C.
Bennett were endeavoring to reach
some arrangement with the electric
road people for the disposal of the
snow on Main street They com
municated with Supt Greene at Hoo
sick Falls and with the company's
legal counsel, Robert E Healy. 1t is
likely that some understanding will
be reached during the day
The merchants along Main street
got busy early in the forenoon and
cleared the cutters so that the street
looks much better than it has follow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
CHRISTMAS
SEALS SOLD
BY CHILDREN
School Pupils Did Better
Than Last Year
SOLD $4,000 SEALS
SOLD $4,000 SEAL
Many Children Sold From 200 to 500
seals--Miss Daiiy's Room Led
Public School,

The sale of Red Cross seals in
Bennington has been greater this
year than ever before. Last year
was banner year. but the sale this
year has been surprise to ALL With
the frequent and almost unlimited
demands being made on the public it
goes to show Bennington people are
growing in generosity.
Mrs. Harry Moses, who has proved
herself most successful chairman,
makes the following report of the
sale in the schools:
The sale of Red Cross seals was be
gun by the school children on Mon
day, December third, continuing
through the week, and once again
Bennington people have reason TO be
proud of the results obtained. The
total number of seals sold was
32,l19, which makes the cash re-
ceipts s32119 Room y, Grade 5,
taught by Miss Teresa H. Daley
was the banner room, selling 2,414
seals and the Maude l.. Carpenter
school selling $3.50 was the banner
school, according to its population
Red Cross buttons were given to
those children selling twenty-five
seals and silver helmet pin.i to
those selling one hundred or more.
Following is the list of pupils in
each school who sold one hundred or
more seals:
Bennington graded schools, seals
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
CHARLES H. RleELoW
State Senator From Orange Co, Dies
At Northbridgc, Mass.

Randolph. Dec PA telegram
was received here today announcing
the death of Charles Fl. Higelow OF
Brookfeld Of pneumonia at the home
OF his son at Northbridge, Mass,
whare he went to spend Thanksgiy,
ing
Mr.. Bigelow was the representa-.
tive OF Orange county in the last
state Senate He was born in Brook
fed August 25. 1850, and had al.
ways lived in that town He repre-.
senled Brookfeld in the House In
1894 Mr. Bigelow was educated in
the public schools and at Barre
academy. He was a merchant ami
insurance agent, was town clerk and
treasurer from 1892 to 1904, school
director from 1893 to 1895, had been
a justice OF the peace since 1850 and
in 1916 was chairman of the board of
auditors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
|REG|STRANTS
| WILL ENTRA|N
DECEMBER 19
Seventeen More Called From
Bennington County
FIVE ARE ALTERNATES
county's Portion Of 100 Men Called
from Vermont for Heavy
Artillery Service.
FIVE ARE ALTERNATES

Twelve Bennington county regis
rants have Deen summoned to en-
train here on December 10 to meet a
sudden call for men in the coast ar
tillery department of the army. One
hundred men are to be sent from
Vermont of whom the IL from BEN
nington county will be a part The
men from this county are to report
to the clerk of the county exemption
board and will leave the Rutland rail
road station at SIS a. m. They viii
stop at Greenfield, Mass, for dinner
and will reach their destination, Fort
Constitution, Portsmouth, N H., IT
$40 in the evening
With the 12 who are called are
FIVE alternates, making II in all. At
least two of the men in the list have
enlisted. William Henry Hollister,
who registered here but who has
been living in Rochester, N, Y, is, al
ready in the aviation corps and
Nicholas Joseph Morrissey recently
went into the service as machin-
lists mate at the Brooklyn navy yard
The list is as follows:
Leo Cleveland Grady of Pownal.
Gilbert Amelia Charbonneau of
Manchester.
Joseph E. Philips OF Dorset.
Lewis Sumner White of Benning-
ton
William Henry Hollister of Ben
nington.
Waldo butcher White OF Bennins-
ton
william Cornelius cooA Of Beaai
nington. 81 IS
Thomas Francis Mahar oraaaBapsf
nington. SIS, a
Laurlston A. Wilcox Of Powuals 17c
NJ. Clark Loomis of North Bep :
nington hsyhg
clyde Henry Bryant of Manchcs' s
te-. is3ali
Nicholas Joseph Morrissey Of Ben.
nington.
John Pascuzzi, registered from
Manchester now at Bradford, Pa,
Michael Edward Costello of Ben
nington.
Joseph Dominco Cellani of Reads
boro.
Amos A. Lacroix of Bennington
Andrew S. Cadoret of Manchester
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
MANGLEO HAND
MAY REQUIRE
AMPUTAT|0N
Arthur Slocum Victim of
Shocking Accident
AT H.C. WHITE FACTORY
Victim Was Operating G'uine Ma
chine and Hand Was Caught
Between Knives.
AT H.C. WHITEFACTOR

Arthur Slocum of this village will
probably lose his right hand as the
result of an accident at the plant OF
the H. C. White company at Norih
Bennington this forenoon
The victim OF the accident was TN
able to tell just how the accident
happened. He was operating a glu-
ing machine and in some unexplain-
able manner permitted his hand to
come in contact with the knives.
All of the fingers except the little
finger were badly mangled and those
who saw the hand after it was eXtri-
Gated from the machine were OF the
opinion that complete amputation
would be necessary.
Accompanied by DR.. f. E. Dean the
injured man was taken to the Samari
tan hospital in Troy.
The victim OF the accident has
usually made this village his home
but is understood had been boarding
recent yat North Bennington. He
had been employed at the White
company about three weeks.
At the companys office this after
noon it was stated that the accident
was the worst experienced at the
factory in 40 years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
RECRUITS Who
WERE SENT To
SPR|NGF F|ELD
Gould Not Get Into First
Vermont
MAJORITY CAME HOME
Some Were Refused Because They Did
MAJORITY CAME HOME
Some Were Refused Because They Did
Not Have Registration Cards
Only Two Were Accepted

Most Of the 16 young men who
went from here to Springfield yestess-
day to enlist in the First Vermont
have returned TO Bennington.
AS far as can be learned all the
boys or nearly all passed the physi-
cal examination and took the oath
and were then told that they could
not go because they did not have
their registration cards.
Villain n. Harrington and Will
liam e. Daley are said to have been
accepted and sent along to Fort
Slocum.
William Howe and Melvin Piper
we're among those who didn't have
their registration cards and wore
told that they couldn't go without
them
Joseph Pellerin was told that he
was all right and could go if he could
find his discharge from the National
Guard when Company X disbanded
several years ago.
James Hewson and one of the
other younger boys were told that
they weren't old enough though they
are past 49, Others of the party say
that these two went out to another
recruiting station and had no trouble
in enlisting in the regular army.
Those who we're not accepted were
given transportation home, but just
what their status now is does not
seem very slear.
An application will be made TO
Governor Graham to have the whola
treatment Of these recruits irvessit
gated., n.a,n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
TEN MILLION NEW MEMBERS
Goal of Latest Drive of the Red
Cross.

Ten million new members in a
week!
That is the goal the American Red
Cross has set for itself in its Christ
mas membership campaign that is to
be launched December 16. Through.
out the United States Red Cross
chapters are preparing for the en-
rollment of the new army which is
to stand as the organized support Of
the boys in the trenches.
No man is more deeply concerned
in the world war than President VII
son-who is also president Of the
Red Cross--and this is his proclama-
ton:
To The People of the United
States:
Ten million Americans are invited
to join the American Red Cross acr-
ing the week ending with Christmas
Eve. The times require that every
branch OF our great national effort
shall be Loyalty upheld, and it is pc
ouliarly fitting that at the Christmas
season the Red Cross Should be the
branch through which your willing
ness TO help is expressed
You should join the American Red
Cross, because it alone can carry the
pledges OF Christmas good will to
those who are bearing for us the real
burdens OF the world var, both in
our own Army and Navy and in the
nations upon whose territory the is
sues OF the world-war are being
fought out Your evidence of faith
in this work is necessary for their
heartening and cheer.
You should join the Red Cross be-
cause this arm of the National Sery-
ice is steadily and efficiently main
tanning its overseas relief in every
suffering land, administering our
millions wisely and well and awak
ening the gratitude OF every people.
Our conscience will not let us en-
Joy the Christmas season if this
pledge of support to our cause and
the worlds veal is left unfulfilled
Red Cross membership is the Christ
mas spirit in terms of action.
President of the American
Red Cross.
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WRITES FROM TRENCHES
Corporal Hewes Writes interesting
Letter to His Mother.

Letter to His Mother.
Corporal Charles Hewes, formerly
of Williamstown and now in the
trenches at the front in France
near enough to hear the constant
cannonading, has written an interest
ing letter to mis- mother.
The letter is dated somewhere in
France November l, 1917, ana IN
part follows:
Il am writing a few lines while on
guard and hope you have received all
my letters by this time. am well
and hope all at home are the same.
How is the world running on the 9TH
er side anyway? We don't get any
news from the states. We are now
in the trenches at the front near
enough to hear the constant cannon
aiding and we see airplanes going
back and forth over us day and night
1t gives us strange sensation at
first to see the wounded with legs
and arms gone, etc, | can't write
much of my experiences but some
day | can tell you of them. would
like the New York papers. Well, it
is near Christmas and the war is
raging. ! wish | could send some
thing home for Christmas but you
will excuse me as the condition of
things here will not permit it, We
are to nave big feast Thanksgiving
by order of General Pershing, the
big officer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
BIG FIRE AT PoULrNEY
Five Business Blocks Surned-Loss
Runs Into Thousands.


Poultney Dec. ia great dis
ester befell Poultney today when
five business blocks were burned to
the ground, with complete loss OF
stock contained therein. Four or
fve families, who lived in the second
stories of the blocks, escaped from
The flames with only their lives and
he clohing which the yhad on.
The fire was Of unknown origin. II
started at about O'Clock this morn
tlng in the meat market OF Davis &
Newton Tho other establishments
Which were burned out we're the
Drew drug store. Carlton jewelry
store Tomasi fruit store and the
Horton hardware store. The flremen
lid excellent work but we're unable
TO stop the flames until they reached
the cement building in which the
pos,office is located.
Or, j. j. Deryin occupied rooms
above one of the stores
The only accident in connection
with the fire occurred when Warren
Parker, a fireman. slipped and fell
from one OF the buildings. He was
taken to the Rutland hospital where
1t was found he was badly injured
about the shoulders and arms. Up
to late hour the examination had
not been made to determine the ex-
tent of his injuries but he was not
considered in critical condition.
The loss will be thousands of dol
lar Most of the store and building
owners were well insured,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14

ing previous storms. Tnu work of
removing the snow from the street
viii begin as soon as some under
standing can be reached with the
Berkshire railroad people.
During the night the wind reached
q height almost equal to the velocity
attained last Saturday night but
without causing any appreciaDle
amount of destruction. The snow
was light and If the wind continues
the country roads Will be drifted 10
some extent
In the rural districts many OF the
pupils failed to put in an appearance
this morning because Of the storm
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
BARRE TOWN HALL BURNS
Loss Of $4,000 Sustained as Fire De
stroys Ancient Landmark.

Barre, Dec. ia loss that will
approach $4,000 was caused this
morning, .when the old town hall was
destroyed, by fire. The flremen were
hasnpered in their work Jy lhs bitter
cola it being 80 degrees Below zero
The fire was discovered at $50 thls
morning and it was rot until tonight
hat it was finally sebaJed .Hough-
.on & Robins. grocers, tie New Eng
land Fruit store, J. Lamb & Co.,
printers. the Painters Union. tie
Salvation Army were the ,princi al
losers. The origin of the fire is mn.
known
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
TO MEET IN MONTPELIER
State Teachers Associations Next
Convention i'm CAPITAL.

Montpelier, Dec. 12-The annual
meeting of the State Teachers as
sociation win take place in Montpel-
Ter in October. 1918, according to in
formation received by the officers OF
the Montpelier Board OF Trade,
which extended it an invitation some
weeks ago The meeting this year
was to have been held in Montpelier,
but owing to infantile paralysis at
that time it was changed to st. AL
bans
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
SIN LIKE LEPRosY
Evangelist Swift breaches on "Mora
Lepers."


Delegations from the Odd Fellows
and Rebekah lodges attended the
evangelist meeting held last even
ing at the First Baptist church. DR..
F. w. Swift spoke on Moral
Lepers" and showed the similarity
between the loathsome disease and
sin. Both stalte he said, from
small beginnings. The end in both
cases is the same. Contamination of
moral leprosa was derived from as
sociauon Young girls begin their
downward caEeers by taking Joy
rides in the late hours of the night.
If some OF the autos in Bennington
could talk, saia the speaker, there
would be som6 people in this town
hanging their heads in shame
The inevitable end of sin, like
leprosy, said the speaker is death.
There are certain diseases no human
skill can cure and leprosy is one of
than the blood of Jesus Christ
The text this evening will be
Weighed by the Ten Command
ments-How Much DO You Weight?"
Saturday evening the Boy Scouts
and the Camp Fire girls have been
invited to send delegations to the
meeting. Prayer meetings will be
held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
at the following homes: Mrs. w. t,
Barratt. 423 Grandyiew: Mrs. |.
Creeser, $40 Main; Mrs. A. ] Joli-
veite. 404 Gage; Mrs w G. Towart,
sol Pleasant street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
VILLAGE SCHOOLS CLOSED
Rural Schools VIII Close One Week
later,

The village schools closed this af-
ternoon for the holiday vacation and
viii open on the Wednesday follow
ing New Years. The rural schools
in Bennington and Pownal win close
one week later
Because of the storm there was
not large attendance at the high
school and ihe graded schools today.
Perhaps the knowledge that It was
the last day of the term made the
storm more impressive for the
pupils.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
EXEMPT TILL JANUARY
Postal Employees Not Subject Il
Draft Because of Heavy Mails.

=. Moutpsiier,s Dec 12--Col- y n
Johnson, acting adjutant general,
has received notice from the wan de.
partment that persons employed in
the postal department, who are in
the last 15 per cent of the draft,
will be exempt from service until
after January /, which affords them
the time 10 help do the Christmas
work which is heavy at this time OF
the year. Infii nation also has been
received IN the same office that local
exemption boards will not be entitled
to travel fee,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and colder tonight and
Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-14

For SAI,E-Two new milk COWS
at Forrest Montgomery's the Brick
house, Bennington, r. f. d. 3. 59t6*