The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-04-16
J.L. Gk|WOLD
NOW MANAC[RO Of
CR|SWOLD STORE
Succeeds His Brother, E. T. Girls.
void in Charge
ONE OF OLDEST IN TOWN
Business Established in 1875 by
E. b. Griswold-E. T. Girls
void in II Since 1889

The Griswold store In the Banner
Office block, for years one of Ben
ngton's most interesting shops, an
nounces change of management.
H. T. Griswold, who has conducted
the bus ness in the past, while still
retaining his proprletorship, will re-
tre from the active management
which will be turned over to his
brother J. l.. Griswold
The latter returned some months
ago after spending a year with one
of the largest stores of its kind be-
tween New York and Chicago, carry.
ing the same line of merchandise as
the Griswold store, and has gained
much in eXper ence that has put him
in position to increase the efficen-
cy and seryice.of the,!loeal business.
Some changes in the system. has al
ready been made and IL is contem-
plated at an early date to work fur
ther IDEAS which Will result in con.
siderable expansion of this already
large business.
"Griswold's' is one of the oldest
stores in bennington, f. T. Griswold
having been actively connected with
retail merchandising In TIL town
for a longer period probably than any
merchant at present doing business
in Bennington. The present bust.
ness was established by f. B. Girls
void, father of r T. and J. l.. Girls
void in 1875, in the Putnam House
block where the Marshall show
rooms are now located In 1889 it
was moved to the building next door
to where they now are, (where the
Checkerl'ne market isl, and the firm
name was changed to E. B. Griswold
& Son. In 1895 the bus ness was
again moved to where the Partenope
shoe repair shop is now located.
In 1897 e. T. Griswold and An.
drew Maurer bought out the station
cry business OF C. A Pierce and Co,
publishers of the Bennington Banner
ton Banner and soon thereafter the
business OF +. b. Gr'swold & Son
and that Of Griswold & Maurer were
moved INTO the double store occupied
at present Some time :. after the
death of E. b. GrisWold, Mr. Maurer
purchased the stationery stock Of
the firm but year later E. r Girls
void by repurchase became the sole
proprietor of the two concerns which
were united and have cont nued to be
known since as ''Griswold's', Mr..
Maurer continu ne as manager of the
magazine and stationery department.
WITH the present change it will
hereafter be known as THE Firm
of Griswold" From the sporting
goods and stationery lines, musical
and art goods we're added and the
store has been recognized as head
quarters for these goods for many
years. They were among the very
first dealers in this part of the cOun-
try to sell talking machines. having
the agency for the old gramophone in
1892 and have kept pace with the in
dustry as it has developed
With the many move ties that dove
tail into the various lines, the store
has become widely know as a stop
y ng place for tourists looking for To-
cal information, or where they can
pick up novelties as souvenirs. This
is almost weekly attested to by the
many letters received from all over
the country from tourists who have
at some time or another passed
through Benn ngton and stopped at
"The most interesting shop in town"