The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-25
FRIDAY. APRIL rs. 1919.


That increase in rates to telephone |
subscribers follows right on the heels
Of the strike But nobody is tasenll
by surprise Il
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Il one is undecided about the de-
STABILITY Of the Victory Liberty Il
loan bonds as an investment, he
should notice What the best fnancirrs 4
are doing about purchasing them.
There was but little time lost in get Il
ting handful By those who had the
money.
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Many bennington residents are e
moyIng rubbish from their grounds,
raking up their lawns, and otherwise
Sticking up their premises, thus add
ing their bi, toward making the whole
OF Bennington one of the most beau
tiful villages in Vermont. Some
places still show neglect; but ;ne
charitable way Of thinking about that
lis that there must be some good r.a
son for it and is not due to pre-
shiftlessness.
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This is the season for grass fires
lIt Is the best time for burning oyer
lold pastures apd for getting rid Of
lthe rubbish piles. But even though |
everything seems damp at this time
OF the year, and though there seems
little danger of the spread OF flames,
yet there should be great care in
guarding these fires. Usually the
trouble arises from leaving them
while there is still some life remain
ing in the seemingly dead fire; and
too often much damage results.
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According to Forbes Magazine
clothing costs are bound to come
down And it further states that it
does not matter what the salesman
says or what happened after the Civil
War for the declines in cotton and
Iwool are already breaking the prices
Of cloth. and cheaper cloth is bound
to mean chesper clothing. The con
Aeumpiicn Of hides during the var
ikmolntednto 2oD.cGeQQO pounds an.
Z nualy; nut mat isd6nded ,dnd tie
G lAlde markeeihs graduany beeomlng
q saturated. 'cAtsper leather lnd
u shoes are foreshadoyed,s Bpt it win
& ske aome timesyes for the cbeaner
sTaw- materials 20 he turned into the
81 finished goods on the retaif shely
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" 4. Is srea,ly msrettel 10y ail Nso
81 ansle speedy and issuRs peace sha;
"a htIa hss arises such breach ge.
u fweea !y sua Che United states
N oNer .ae polls % aar thsi should 20
v GO liaiy it must be hishIy sausiac-
~ tory 40 ths Germans % watch nia
IN foimgout 4; scents 90 au observer
n sogom hundred miles from tho ,eac
"a OF action hat nasruch as Italy Wss
81 promised large rewards 81 she would
81 enter Tho war Oh the side cf the allies
* Size should receive large rewards Of
2 some sort but not necessarily lsi
"a elai Be wants 4 inc granting 70
NJ hly 81 tac Fnmc territory would 10
s2 grea, delflm ut go the nos Juso
4s slav republic aud woah be- rtnidi
s alton 90 par Of the aeroemoni gp
N Oh which .he armisucc was founded
W itcu 10 would eem thal the atutad5
So of Inc United states is justified. ana
"a char itaE might De aud ought TO 10
y satisfied with receiving some otlel
"a comHensation as her share OF hC
81 spoils. The outcome of this breach
AZ between the United States and laly
~ win have a farreaching effect lei
81 us hope It will be settled right
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~ Voluntary deposit run slim
All chance OF being continued Endow
W ment insurance is a most pract.ca
8 form Of compulsory saving if you
X, live, and il you do not live gives yom
% family what you had saved plus wha
M you expected to save. National Lii,
~ Ins. Co.. OF VI (Mutual) Earle S
ss Kinsley, General Agent Mead Build
IN ing, Rutland. Vt. Adv
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
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