The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws OF the TOWN snu viIispp Vol.
Briefly for Busy Readers

BrierIy TOR buSy READERS
Dancing at Y. w. @. Thursday eve
ming from $3.50 to 1890 Admission
25c. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p Mccarthy of
Pleasant street are spending the week
in Boston with Mrs. McCarthy's sis
te::.
Joseph b. Needham returned to the
Soldiers Home Wednesday afternoon
after a few weeks absence at Bran
don.
Clairyoyant-Ro 10, Hawks
block. North street. Respectable
women welcome Men not admitted
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1t will be impossible for the motor
division to collect paper this Satur-
day. VIII everybody kindly hold
papers till the following Saturday.
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Ralph Titus of Wilmington visited
briefly at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John p, Morrissey on Washington
street Monday enroute to Burlington,
where he is a student at the universi-
ty OF Vermont.
The afternoon class of the Nurese
Aid Course will meet hereafter in. Lii
brary hall on Tuesday and Friday af-
ternoons instead OF Monday and
Thursday Members are therefore
notified to meet tomorrow afternoon
for study
The Brooklyn National league base.
ball team is TO play an exhibition
game with Rutland team at Rutland
next Sunday. The Brooklyn players
will be in uniform The Rutland
team will be picked combination in
Guiding Rabbit Maraville of the Bos-
ton National league team and Ray
Ray Fisher Of the New York Ameri-
cans.
News was received here last eve
ming of the death of Miss Marietta
Howard, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Freemen Howard of South Shafts
bury. The young woman had stu
alton as teacher near Boston and fur
Their than the fact that her death was
due to diphtheria no particulars are
yet knOWQ mere.
John w. Owens, who was admitted
to the Vermont Soldiers Home here
early in the week, died at the institu |
ton Wednesday afternoon. He was
II years old. In the civil war he was
a private in company f of the fourth |
Vermont volunteers. enlisting from |
the town of West Haven. December |
"a, 1869 He was born in New York |
of Welch parents. His occupation |
was that OF slate quaryman and he |
was employed at Fair Haven.
Word was received this morning at
the home of DR.. w f. Putnam from
Rev. Henry NJ Sanders. d. d. of New
York, of the sudden death at Mil
waukee two or three days ago. of Rev |
w. b. Matteson, ID. ID. of New York. |
DR. Matteson has preached many
times in the First Baptist church |
here. the last time in August and win
be remembered for his scholarly and
eloquent sermons, as we'll as his
hearty and genial personality In the
passing Of DR.. Matteson the Baptist
denomination has lost one of its ablest
christian gentleman.
The depot brigade at westfield
composed of Vermont officers and
non-coms is now enlisting men who
will go south for training this winter
and to France in the spring, They
would like to secure recruits from
Vermont Any young man who wants
to enlist is invited to write to Corpor-
al e. p Howe, clerk, Company |, J
First Vermont Infantry, Depot Brl-
gade, Westheld, Mass. Young men
can volunteer between the ages Of is
and q without their parents consent
and recruits between the ages of 81
and IS will be accepted if in proper
physical condition. Those on the
draft list can also volunteer If not yet
called AS there is sure to be another
call under the draft TO fill the quota
this viii give those who desire a
chance to volunteer instead. 10t6*