The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-09
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Adv. 5ztO
Miss l.. NJ. Barney is in Troy to-
day.
The interior of the Lurie store is
being redecorated.
There is to be a dance in Summit
hall Friday evening, January 8.
b. w. Miles of White Greek is Wis
itdng at Clyde Peckham's this week
All velvet hate at Library millinery
parlors for sale at reduced price.
Adv.
Mr.. and Mis-. William Wells are at
tending the automobile show IN New
York. n
Mrs. william Campbell, who has
been Ill with the grip this week IS
i improving.
Just received live bait for pickerel
fishing. j. l.. McGurk, 542 Main
street. ADV.
Dance in Forester's hall, East Ar
lington. January 18th. McGurn's or
chestra. Adv.
Mrs. William r. Morgan and Mrs.
Leroy E., Macomber are in Troy and !
Albany today.
Overshoes and rubbers at the low
est price! visit the New York store
shoe department. ADV.
Story hour for fourth and fifth |
grade children at the Library Satur
day morning at ten o'clock.
MIS-. George II. Moore ST., OF
Weeks street went to Williamstcwn
this morning to visit a sister
Dance, in Foresters hall opposite
the free Library tonight and tomor-
row night. Admission 35c. Adv
Luther R. Graves is among those
from Bennington attending the auto
mobile show in New York this week. 4
All work shoes in the store marked
down for; Friday and Saturday at
Leonard's, Willp'EhMs . basement.
Adv.
Frank Kervan has resigned his n
position at LeoBard's, and has open
ed shop on the corner of Main and
Depot street. :;
Several OF the local farmers are
harvesting their ice for the coming
year. 1t is about twelve inches thick
on BARRIERS Pond
Richard Costello returned the first
OF the week to Lawrence, Mass, af-d
ter having passed the holidays with
his father. William Costello.
A new lot Of boys Endicott John
sen shoes Just arrived in time for our
Friday and Saturday sale at Leon
ards. Willoughby's basement Adv.
John Kelley, former finishing loom
ovelseer for the Black Cat Textiles
company now located at Wlnsted
Conn, was a recent visitor in the vi
lage.
Mrs John BARRIER toof h., l:.ila II
granddaughter, Janice Barber, to Bos
ton last week for treatment at hos
pital there. They are expected to
reurn home Friday.
There will be an important meet.
ing OF the Bennington post, Ameri-
can Legion. Friday Jan. Sat 1880 p.
M, in G. A. R.. hall. All members
are urged to attend.
Mr.. Spargo will be the speaker at
the Fortnightly club on Saturday al.
ternoon., His subject, which is The
Shantung Question, is of vital inter.
est. Guest tickets Csc.
Free! Friday and Saturday. pair of
hose with each pair of mems shoes at
$4.75, all welt black or tan. Mems
shirts and collars. See us first.
Kervan's, corner Main and Depot
streets. Adv.
rtyo1 aft 10, Il NJ
the Ladies' Aid social at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Eber Dennison. Wednes
day. An enjoyable time was spent
and fine supper was served. The
amount realized from the function
was twelve dollars. 80.
The Bennington High school basket
bali team will stack up against the
sctappy I,ansingburgh High school
team at the local Y. NJ. C. A court
this evening. A novelty will ne
staged as the preliminary when the
girls teams takeathe floor at 1880.
The Bennington High school ath,
letic association held a special meet
ing on Wednesday afternoon when
the students were delighted, to hear
from Miss ewgand Mr. sandman,
both of whom are interested in see
ing live athletic spirit born and bred
in "Benningt ton High, Both. teach
ers urged upon the listene-s the i'm
portancei of mass cheering to encour-
age team while playing.
A picture of the Martin-Wasp auto
mobile, the new sport car recently pu,
on the market from the coilpany's fac
toy in this village, appeared in the
Thursday issue of the New York
Times The first car. completed by
the company was recently driven to
New York for exhibition in connec-
ton with the big show being held in
that city,.
An estimate of the finances of the
city of Cohoes, made in 1868, fifty
seven, years ago, was, discovered
few days ago by one OF the Cohoes
city officials The estimate is writ
ten on single sheet Of paper and is
signed by commissioners of the vii.
lage of Cohoes and the village clerk.
Cornelius. Houlihan. who was one OF
the six commissioners at the time and
who is now a resident of this village
is the only survivor OF the seven