. T . --ur? mm MID-SUMMER DOWN SALE MONDAY, JULY 19th, NOW GOING ON Following our well known policy of never carrying goods over from one season to another, we inaugurate tomorrow morning a Gigantic Clearance of all this Season's latest and best merchandise at ABSOLUTE COST, and, in many cases, LESS THAN COST. This is our first Big Sale, but it is Bona-Fide, offering values which will stir this town and county from one end to the other. There are Real Bargains here in Ready-to-Wear, Millinery, Dress Goods, Underwear, La ces Hosiery, Table Linens, Bed Spreads, Pillow Cases, Gloves, Children's Dresses, etc. ^Values that are sel don. equalled, and never beaten. As everybody knows, the reputation that this store enjoys for high class merchandise i$ fticli that it is hard ly necessary to dwell upon the character of the goods offered at this great Mid-Sunimer Marked Down Sale. SPOT CASH READY-TO-WEAR AT UNBELIEVABLE PRICES 4 Silk Dresses which sold at $22.50, now at.$12:00 io Silk Dresses which sold at $io.oo, now?. $4.75 2 Net,Dresses which sold at $22.00, now. $13.50 2 Organdies, which sold at $18.'oo, now . .$10.00 3 Voiles, which sold for $15.00, now . . . .$9.00 3 Voiles, which sold at $12.50, now.$7.75 3 Organdies, which sold for $10.00, now .. .$5.00 12 Lawns, which sold for $6.50, now .. . < .$3.75 These dresses are ,all of this season's styles, and shades, and made up in the very best of styles. There is not a single dress in this lot, but what is of fered at LESS THAN COST. COAT SUITS l.Palm Beach Bult, sold for $10.00, now.$8.75 3 Palm Beach Suits, sold for $12.50, now.$7.50 3 Serge Bults, aold for 915.00, now. .. ..$7.50 NEW FALL SKIRTS Taffeta and .Silk Gabardine Skirts, regular $10.00 values. Advance selling at .. ............... .$8.50 Serge Skirts In plain and checks, regular $6.60 values at. .. .. ..$4.75 WASH SKIRTS $6.00 Skirts "to elrae out at.;. . .$8.75 $4.00 Skirts to close out at.$84? $300 Skirts to close out at .. .. .$1.7$ $1.00 Skirts to close out at.60e KIMONAS Crepe, <>epe and Silk, 011k and Cotton $5.00 Kimonas -c Mose out at.$8S5 $4.00 Kimonas U, close out at.$SjM $2.60 Kimonas to close out at. ..$$J$ $1.50 Kimonas to close out at.$1.00 The majority of these Kimonas haven't been In tko house over three weeks. HOUSE DRESSES. $$.26 House Dress, nicely made, and made to flt and well worth ton regular price, to close out at.S6e SILK UNDERSKIRTS A beautiful array of silk underskirts, In ell colors, all new goods, regular $4.00 and $3.76 values nt.$&$$ Regnlsr $3.00 vslues, now st.$1.75 SILK AND LINGERIE SHIRT WAISTS Ten dozen beautiful Shirt waists, Lingerie, and Silk regular $1.50 values, and well worth the price, too, to go at.SS* SILK WAISTS w Two dozen exquisite wash silk crepe waists, In all colors, regular $3.50 values, now at .... . .$2.75 MIDDY BLOUSES ' Middy blouse, of white, er white trimmed in red or blue regular $1.00 value?, now st. .. .. ... -80c No, tho printer hasn't mad', s mils take. The prices ns querr? herein aro correct There Are Exceptional Value? here Coate quick, befare they ar* all picked over. - ??'fe* . ^ NO APPROVALS FANCY PARASOLS AND SILK UMBRELLAS In all this season's prettiest designs, 15.00 values, now at.$$&& $3.60 values, now at.( J.$2J99 12.00 values, now at.'..$L25 PANAMA HATS Panama Hats are as staple as grandulated sugar. You can use them now, and again next summer. We are closing out ours at Very Special Reductions : $4.50 Panamas going at.$2.00 S3.5o and 33..00 Panamas at.$1.75 . SUMMER MILLINERY AT LESS THAN COST All Mld-Suinmer Trimmed Hats at Less Than Cost. ADVANCE SHOWING OF NEW FALL MILLINERY Special Reductions on hlgh-claat> new Tall Millinery. White Felt and Sport Hats and Caps, In all colors. CHILDREN'S DRESSES Percale and Gingham Dresses $1.25 Dresses going at.73e 75c Dresses going at.60c CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR - Underskirts, regular 25c grade going at.16e Drawers, regular 16c grade going at.10c Drawer-Bodies, regular 25c grade going at...20c Qowns, regular 76c grade going at.fiOe Gowns, regular 60c grade going at.30* LADIES UNDERWEAR Gowns, regular $1.00 values at.7.">e Underskirts, $2.00 values at. ..$1.10 Underskirts, $2.60 values at. . ? , .$1?? Princess Slips, $1.00 values at.: .76* Princess Slips, {2*00 values? at. .$1.00 Drawers, $1.50 values at.,.tOe Drawers, 76c values at.49c Drawers. 40c valuea at .. .20c Ribbed Vests. 35c valuea at. . .tic Ribbed Vests, 25c Taises at.80c Ribbed Vests, 20c values at.l$e Ribbed Vests. 10c values at.8e DeBEVC'^F. BRASSIERES $1.50-Brassiere at .. .$1.00 $1.00 Brassiere at.75c 76c Braselers at. ..-. - ..65c 60c Brassiere at.40e These are all thia season's goods. CHILDREN'S WAISTS De Bevoise Waists for Children, .in brand new goods. 25c grade at.?.* LADIES HOSIERY We carry the famous "Seen" brand ot Ladies Hosiery. In Silk. Lisle and cotton. In all this season's moat popular shades. $1.00 grade at. . . 86* 60c grade at. NO EXCHANGES GLOVES Centemeri Kid gloves $1.26 grade at.$1.00 Centemerl Kid gloves $1.60 grade at.91.23 Centemeri Kid gloves $L75 grade at. .$1.50 Centemerl Bilk gloves 06c grade at.68e Centemeri Silk gloves $1.00 grade at.80c NECKWEAR All the season's moBt popular cotlors, end pieces of neck wear In an endless arra/ of pretty and dainty patterns st greatly reduced pr'ces. $1.00 neckwear at.?fie 75c neckwear st.50c 66c neckwear at.4Dc 60c neckwear at.40c 26c neckwear st .'. ..SOc TABLE LINENS, TOWELS AND DOYLIES $1.00 grades at. .75e 60c grades st.40c 26c grades at 20c .. .,.2*c ENGLISH LONG CLOTH Regular 25c a yard quality st this) sale, only.15e PILLOW TUBING , 26c grade at.15e "ANDROSCOGGIN MILLS" BLEACHING 12 l-2c a yard st this sale, only a yard .. .. .. . .9 l-2c DRESS GOODS WHITE GOODS Batiste, white and sheer, regular 35c value, now at..25c Dimity, Plain and Checked, regular 25c values, now at.? .. ...20c Linen, white and* sheer, regular 75c value, now at|.. . .55c EMBROIDERED PIECE GOODS Embroidered Flouncing, full skirt widths, $2.25 val ues at.98c Embroidered Flouncing full skirt widths, $1.50 at .. ... .?Oe Embroidered Chiffon, all colors. We have 135 yards of this Chiffor. (all colors), regular $1.5o values, now at. . .9$c 90 yards of White and Black and Wi.ste Embrold ercc Organdies which formerly sold for 75c, now at ...4.50c AU 50c Voiles (all colors), now at.40c GINGHAMS Regular 12 l-2e French Ginghams, now at.9? Regular 12 l-2c Percale, now at.9e Regular lOc Ginghams, now st.Be Regalar So Ginghams, now st.Ce A beautiful ssBor?ncc?. ot patterns. WES BOYD ALTERATIONS EXTRA LACES We have a wonderful assortment of perfectly ex quisite patterns in laces in all width, and at all prices. We are very proud of our showing of laces, and we have made exceptional reductions in laces. See below. Baby Irish laces, regular $5.00 values, now at.$3.25 $2.So values, now at.$t.80 Soc values, now at.40c 25c values, now at.20c 15c values, now at.10c toe values, now at ......*". . .7C 5c values, now at .. .. ,.|? Bedsheets ^ "Utica" sheets 90x90, already made, no Beam?, regular $1.25 grade at ... .88* "Utica" eheeta 81x90, already made, no seams, regular 11.00 grade at.'..tte Bed Spreads Beautiful Bed Spreads, crinkled or plain, and of excellent quality, and well worth the regular price of $8.50, now at Regular $2.26 quality bed spreads, now at .. .91*76 Pillow Gases "Utica" pillow cases, regule - Soo grade at, per pair only.lie Rugs nd Lice Curtains tr. be Closed Out As we are discontinuing our lines of Rugs sad Lace Cur tains, we ste naming prices on them that will clem them out quickly, so if Interested act promptly. Axminster or Wilton Velvet 86x72 ruga, sold for $5.00, now. . ..$W0 Axminster or Wilton Velvet 80x72 rugs, sold for $5.00 now. .t&09 Bath Rugs, selUng for $4.00, now .. .. .. .$3Jp9 Bath Rugs, selling for $8.60, how.'.$846 Bath Rugs, selling for $2.85, now .. ...$1.50 * Lace Curtains in White or Keru (tn several beautiful pat terns, sold for $4.60. now.$&6$ Tapestry Curtains, selling for, per.pair $6.00, now ..$$?5 Cretona and Tapestries, in all colors, regular 60c values at.:. - .44* Space ? or trida enumeration of all the many great values offered dur ing tais sale. There are aa many unadverUsed "bargains" aa Utero are "bargains" advertised. 'I ".V.I i . . .i!". ?^&sSHSHHI