The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-23
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Nucoa Nut butter at Estes market
ADV.
Boys Keds and other canvass shoes
at Harris. adv.
Ladies' $3.50 and So serge skirts
special for $l.9S at the estate of Joe
Levin. ADV.
Mrs. Mary Gokay, daughter Miss
Lulu Gokay and son w. L. Gokay are
in Troy for the day.
Tom Mix, the famous western star
in Treat En- Rough" one of the
William Fox productions at Harte
Theatre tomorrow. adv.
Miss Barbara Hunt, home demon
stration agent for the Bennington
county farm bureau, left this forenoon
by automobile for Landgrove.
Just received new line of shoes
and oxfords at prices TO suit all. The |
prices on mems shoes for Friday and |
Saturday will surprise you. See our
window at Willoughbys Basement.
Adv. 0St2
Mrs. Charles +. Welles entertained |
at dinner Wednesday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy T. Murray of Washing |
ton, d. c., and Mrs. Robert II. Merrill |
of Old Bennington.
Several promised contributions to
the Salvation Army Fund had not
been received this morning. Is yours
among these? II so. please get
busy and send it in to Mr.. Webster at
the County National Bank.
Fine pansy plants at Estes market.
Adv.
Coming to the Harte Theatre to-
morrow Tom Mix, the great western
star in Treat En- Rough" William
Fox production, chapter No Of THE
Tigers Trail with daring Ruth Ro-
land and a Mutt and JEFF Comedy.
Adv
The funeral of Clarence S. Morse
was held from his late home on
Branch street this afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. ]. A. Perry, pastor of
q the Methodist church, officiated and
4 the interment was at Park Lawn
cemetery.
The funeral of the Late A. Melia
Douglas. who died Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Spear
will be held Saturday afternoon at
the home of T.. d. yelling in North
Bennington. Rev. Mr.. Hamlin will
officiate and the interment will be at
a the Center SALISBURY cemetery.
Sergt. Louis Shapiro, who a few
weeks ago returned from service over
4 seas, has been discharged from the
army and visited friends in town
Thursday en- route TO his home in
: Manchester from Camp Devens. A
4 number of his relatives in Manchester
y came to Bennington to meet him.
, Rev. and Mrs. George S. Mills, who
= have been attending the conference OF
the Congregational churches Of Yer.
mont in Essex junction, returned
home Thursday Mrs. Niils had a
. part in the program and extended
n greetings from the Vermont branch OF
" the Woman's Board. alN fgst
N The annual inspection OF Taft com
n mandery Knights Telnplars took
'e place Thursday evening The com
y mandery was visited by G. d. Hunt
ley of Burlington, grand INSPECTOR
and DR. A. W. Farnsworth OF Rutland
~ grand senior warden, There was an
y. unusually large attendance OF knights
n. and the meeting was an exceptionally
ID successful occasion from every poin
Il. of view. Refreshments we're served
Fresh roasted Jumbo peanuts a
70 Estes market. Adv. ~
IN Because OF the continued rain!
Ill weather the street department has de
,ir cided to postpone the oiling Of thu
streets until after Memorial day.
- representative OF the Standard OF
company was in town Thursday ant
n stated that the Bennington village OF
or der for oil had been delayed and tina
- the work could not be done for feV
days. In view Of this situation II wa
= deemed best to postpone the oilin
'stt until after Memorial day The oilin
{ truck is expected to be in Bennint
- ton on Saturday following Memoirs
500 day.
( Many families of soldiers and sal
- ors have failed to receive their Apr
+. and May allotment and allowanc
checks from Washington. The re-
49,. son for the delay is because ther
T. have not been available funds IN tn
. U. S. treasury to meet the deman'
t tal An appropriate bill covering this nee
ar was presented to the house yesterda
,ss' and will soon be passed by both II
an houso GA ,oro.o NJ 80 .ho,,ld !
muse "h" Seha.e' No ohS Sno"'"
- at all worried about the matter as a
ing claims will be paid probably in Jun
our I. lin = = -, - A.. NJ