The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-28
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Adv
Mems overalls SO cents at the New
York Store sale. ADV.
Mems Scout shoes s19s. At the
New York Store sale.
Dance at Black Cat hall Saturday
night. Hurleys orchestra Adv.
]. p. Cullinan of Arlington was a
business visitor in Bennington Thurs
day.
Suits and overcoats for $1,000 and /
$500, worth $50 to $50 at Mulligan |
Roche's. ADV.
Childrens dresses. sizes to IL,
dresses for SO cents. at the New York !
Store sale. ADV.
Andrew b. Oatman returned Thurs |
day from Troy where he has been for
a few days on business.
New Emerson shoes for men,
Queen Quality shoes and Oxfords for
women, reasonably priced at No
weeks. Adv.
Mrs. Reginald T. Bolt Of Prospect
street has purchased Studebaker
touring car of l.. B. Harbour the To-
cal agent.
Mrs. Lawrence l.. Gokay is confined
to her home on Imperial avenue with
the grippe. Her daughter Isabelle is
also ill with cold.
Just received very large shipment
OF fine dress skirts in serges, poplins'
silks and plaid materials. Very rea-
sonable priced at Novecks. ADV.
The Howard grocery store on Gage
street is undergoing renovations
The building was recently purchased
by Il. e. Howard from the j. NJ.
Healy estate.
Abe Margolin. who has been in
New York for several days, is visit
ing his sisters in Poughkeepsie. He
resigned work two weeks ago at the
local freight office.
Don't miss THE Rise of Jennie
Cushing a Parament-Artcraft produc-
ton featuring the talented star Elsie
Ferguson and Pathe News at Harte
Theatre today. Adv.
Miss Elizabeth Shields and brother
Hamilton Shields entertained at
theatre party Thursday evening.
They took number of their friends
to the play Leave 1t to Jane" in the
opera house. The entertainment was
followed by lunch.
1t is usually the case in modern
life and particularly in dramatic
fO 10
tempted to fall, but we have the I'M
usual case in THE Rise of Jennie
Cushing. featuring Elsie Ferguson
and Pathe News at Harte Theatre
today. AasFizisis saala3f. 7ssiassai
Mrs. Crank b. Murphy and daugh-
ter Miss frene Murphy of Gage street
returnedsThursday evening from New
York where they went the first of the
week totwitness the review of the
9th Division. Mrs. ,Murphys nep-
hew, Clarence Slackford. Of Bingham.
ton, welLknown in Bennington, is a
member of the Division.
The graded school gymnasium class
es began to practice athletic events in
preparation for the big boys and girls
athletic meet which will be held at
the playground field Memorial Day
The best three broad jumpers for
Room 13 are Charles Madison, Oscar
TetraultXand Fred Harmon, Room 10
members. who qualified were Buel
Weeks, Edward Ransom, Charles
Slime, David Shim.insky and George
Putnam.
The standing broad jumping contest
held by the High school class yester
day afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. A. was
won by Willard Sumner by leap of
7 #. 10 "a in Buel Weeks was sec
ond with it, 9 in and Edward Ran
came third with 7ft. in. The Tanks
score to date is 229 pts. and the Whip
pets have only 10 to their credit
Monday afternoon next week is the
last session in this series and the
event is the swing pole Vault.
Members of the Home Service
committee Of the local Red Cross
branch may be consulted at any time
at their homes or by telephone by the
families of enlisted men. The COM
mlttee is as follows. Mrs. Frank E.
Howe, Mrs. A. j. Holden, Mrs. John
Mulligany Mrs. j. NJ. Ayres and Mss
Mary Fredericks, Some member OF
the committee will be at the Bcnning.
ton County Improvement rooms in
Hawks block each Saturday afternoon
from to 5.
The Hotdogs gained "a pts on their
opponents last evening when they
scored heavily in the spring board
high jumping contest, making the fin.
al standing in the spring series no to
G25 in favor OF the Bulldogs. This
team is composed of George New
comb, Capt, Frank Randles, Henry
MacLaren, Herbert Elwell, Wilfred
Ratel. Raymond Percy, Martin Noon
David Donald, Edward Ransom, Mar.
shall Clark and Louise Evans. The
losers were Floyd Walker, Capt.
Frank Hodeck, Arnold Harris. Orrin
Brown, viii Sumner Marshall Rus.
sell, VIII Mallory, Joe Farmer and