The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-22
NORTH STREETS
ROLL Of HONOR
FEATURES LEVIN
Tailor Started Business Here "a
Years Ago
NOONE ALSO A PIONEER
Shoe Repair Man Succeeds In
Spite of Fire That Wiped
Out Sore
NOONE ALSO A PIONEER

on North street. which indicate pro.
gress and the result OF hard work.
Nathan Ley.n's tailoring and mems
apparel shop has i:'e oldest orig-
nation Of any OF these concerns.
II was some "a years ago that Mr.
Levin started In with nothing but
ambition and this future. as gar.
ment presser for his brother, In the
irm Of Schulmann & Levin, in tha
Bergeron block on North street. Two
years later he broke away from the
parent organization. and started
It tailoring business on his own
account across the street TIE place
was q one story building, which has
long since been replaced b. the Tele-
phone block.
These quarters were not too com.
modious or desirab and a year lat.
er Mr.. Levin recrossed the street,
opening UP a tailor shop in the store
space now occupied by J. j. Fox. TIE
secondhand dealer He stayed in
this stand for about 20 years W tn
care aud close attention to business,
he has not only gradually expanded
his patronage and properties. but at
the same time has reared & family OF
ten children.
Early last spring Mr.. Levin broke
ground for his present, modern, two
story block. In June he moved in
to the new quarters To his already
.'riymg tailoring bus ness, he has ad
ded a full line of mems wearing ap,
parel. Fft
Harry Noope, the shoe repair man
came to Bennington from Russia.
about twenty years ago. He. Ike Mr.,
Levin. had nothing In the world. bat
ambition and health when be start
cd little cobbler's shop. where
Cadets meat market Is now located,
NJ %oone stayed in tnis place for II
years; or until he Was burned out
early one Monday morning. TIE fire
destroyed practically OF his tools
and stock In trade The fact that be
was supporting a family OF four chii.
dren, and WAS Just beginning 10 get
onto his feet, made the FIRE a
hard blow. Several OF the citizens
contributed to a purse Of $3.50 TO he ?
him start again.
Mr.. Noon. then, opened a new Stop
In the little frame building that oc-
cupied the present site Of the Ben
nington Garage. AS soon as circum-
stance allowed him to do go; he put
In new machinery and a line of chill
drens shoes.
Four years ago he returned 10
North street, establishing 'limself IN
the shop which he now occupies. Tho
owner Of the building put UP an ad'
dition on this side of the block.
where a driveway had been formerly,
and Mr.. Noon took advantage OF his
opportunity and rented the new store.
A large opening joins the two rooms.
In the south side he has d general
line OF mems clothes and shoe
store: IN I.Ae other side as complete
and modern a shoe repairing shop as
there is in town.
FL. Potter opened a general bard
ware store on North street In the
Bergeron block. few days ago.
In February 1916 Mr.. Potter started
second h8nd store on River street i'll
the original prvsdale stand business
proved fairly good. and In ans er to
the demand to move his business
nearer the center Of the town. he lo-
Gated in his new quarters. Mr. Pot
ter now carries a general line OF new
hardware, as household utensils but
continues to deal in secondhand
stoves. He has also put gasoline
fling and supply station into opera
ton In front of his store.
The last of these new stores Is
that Of j. J. Fox, the secondhand
dealer Mr. Fox has carried Oh this
kind Of business for many years, and
in many locations n town but no"
has D larger and better store than
ever before. TIis store Is in one Of
40 Hawks blocks on North street,
Just south OF Harry Moons