The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-13
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Fresh roasted peanuts at Estes
market.-Adv
Home made sausage and home pork
at Shanahan's market. Adv.
Miss Grace G. Eddy of Washington
street is visiting for two weeks in
Granville, N. Y.
Children's school dresses, large as
sortment, prices the lowest at the
New York store-Adv.
For good shoes for the family at low
est prices, visit the New York stores
shoe department.-Adv.
Mrs. C. H. Harmon of Cambridge is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ed. Walbridge.
Madeline Shanahan, little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shanahan is
confined to the house by illness
Fresh cream and Liederkrary cheese
at Estes market.-Adv.
MIR. and Mrs. Lester II. Nichols and
Eugene Burt returned Friday from
motor trip TO New York.
Miss Georgiana Robinson of South
SALISBURY was in town today on bust
ness.
Miss Ella Barney arrived today
from Keene, N. H., for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. l.. NJ. Barney.
f. C. Hamilton has reopened his
Photographic studio in the Harte
Theatre Building. Amateur finishing
a specialty.-Ady.
Fresh boiled lobster, oysters and
clans at Estes market.-Adv.
Help! Help! Police! is crammed
with action. 1t will keep you roaring
with laughter and gasping for breath
at Harte Theatre today.-Adv.
Raymond e. Chesbro left this morn
ing for visit with relatives in Provi-
dence, r. l., and Worcester and Hub
bardston, Mass.
N. w. Cottrell while attempting to
crank an automobile in Montpelier
Thursday, was thrown against the rad
iator and his face was cut in several
places.
Take straight tip: Help! Help!
Police! is the best George Walsh
picture yet released See this and
the 9Th episode of the Great Gamble
at the Hatre Theatre today.-Adv
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Root and
son motored from Rutland today and
are guests at the home of Mr.. Roots
parents, State Senator and Mrs. Will
liam A. Root.
The two houses on Pleasant street
owned by William T., Bull, former
resident now living in New York,
have been sold to Joseph A. Evans.
The sale was made through the H. b.
Hutchins agency.
The Black Cat employees, who have
been out on strike during the past
four weeks, held a meeting a Tex
tile hall Friday evening and voted to
reject the proposal made by Manager
f.. J. Hansen at the meeting held in
the village rooms Tuesday evening
The meeting was attended by about
300.
1t is expected that the work OF ex-
cavating for the permanent high
way on Weeks street viii be be-
gun Monday or early net week.
The street department has been
anxious to start the work for
some time but has been delayed while
waiting for the instructions from the
state engineering department.
l.. Alden Graves, whose face was
cut by broken glass from shattered
windshield when his car collided
with a tree in the town of Brunswick
Wednesday night, will not be able to
leave the Samaritan hospital in Troy
today as was expected His face is
considerably swelled and the hospital
physicians decided that the young
man needed further treatment.
Mrs. Sophia B. Pettibone, wife of
Charles G. Pettibone, died of pneu-
monia Friday night at the Putnam
Memorial hospital, aged 81 years.
The funeral will be held from her
late home at North Pownal Monday
afternoon at / o'clock. Rev. w. q.
Towart, pastor of the Bennington Bap
list church, will officiate and the in
terment will be at the Park Lawn
cemetery.
William J. Meacham of Baker, Ore,
a former resident of Bennington who
is visiting at the home of Harry
BedSle IN SHdi lSuuiy, Is III INC fiiiaSo
today. 1t is his first visit in the east
in a, number of years and the rainy
season OF the past month has been a
novel experience. recent letter
from his home town informs him that
there hasn't been a drop of rain In
Baker since last March.
The ground floor hall at the county
court building is half filled with
crates containing the new filing
cases for the county clerks office. |
The cases we're made in jamestown, |
N. Y, and will be installed as soon as
the expert arrives from the factory.
Ever since the crates were unloaded
Tailor A. w. Russell has been kept |
busy telling curious people that the
cases do not contain material for new.
cells for the Jail.