The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
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]. George Hudgins went to Pitts
field today on business
Z There Will be a regular meeting OF
Bennington Council, Knights OF Co.
lumbus, tomorrow evening.
Miss Margaret Mclean gave talk
on dietetics to the High school club
at the Y. NJ. C. A. last evening
Miss Nettie McAlIister of Albany
who was the guest at the home of
Miss Helen Carpenter, has returned,
Mrs. Walter Stecker and her
daughter from Detroit are visiting
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. w. G.
Towart.
Big Moonlight and Confetti dance
at Foresters' hail tonight, Hurley's
orchestra. Tickets 35c Dancing
8 to /. Adv
Mrs. Edward Williams, who has
been visiting her sister. Miss Harriet
Sibley, has returned to her home in
San Jose, Calf.
An important meeting of the No
men Voters League will be held in
the Library Friday evening at 7.S0.
A large attendance is urged.
Confetti, masks, horns, false faces,
lanterns, paints, noses, decorative
paper napkins etc. at Evans. Adv
Co A will nave its usual weekly
drill this evening after the parade
All members whether in uniform or
not are requested to meet promptly
at Library hall at 1870 o'clock.
Tomorrow evening at the First
Baptist church prayer service reports
will be made by the different organi-
cations. The work planned for the
winter will be outlined. The Ladies'
Aid will take up the Food Conserya-
ton among the members of the
church and congregation A large
gathering is requested.
Sheriff Frederick Godfrey this
morning received notice from State
Auditor Benjamin Gates that offic-
ials when travelling on state and ma
tional business would be exempt from
payment of the per cent war tax
on transportation. In order to Sc
cure the exemption the official must
show proper credentials.
The friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Martin Cone of the western part OF
the town were very thoughtful aad
! presented her with purse containing
$169. 1t win be remembered that re
Gently Mrs. Cone suffered quite a
loss by fire when her barns and con.
tents burned 10 the ground Last
Friday evening about thirty friends
gathered at her home with q bounti.
tut supply OF good things 10 eat and
spent the evening. 1t was at this
time the presentation was made,
About 35 couples attended the al
nual Halloween dance OF The camp
fire girls given at Library hall last
evening The entertainment this
year took the form OF masquerade
and the costumes were unusually
varied Some OF the DISCUSSES were
so complete that even intimate
friends were unable to identity the
wearers. The McGurn team violin
and piano, provided the music. a
novel feature was the confetti show
CT. Home maze candy was SO!d uur-
ing the evening
Leo r. Mash. who was recently Civ
on an honorable discharge from the
army because of physical disability
is now at work at the Rutland rail-
road freight yard, The cause given
for the discharge was weakness OF
one lung but the young man is I'M
able to understand why he passed so
many examinations only to be re-
jected the last time he was called be-
fore the surgeons. He served with
the Vermont regiment on the Next
can border and was, pronounced fit
for service By the surgeons at Fort
Ethan Allen when he rejoined the
first Vermont upon opening of the
war with Germany
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