The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-27
DORSET

Mrs. Helen Snyder was among the
| teachers in attendance at the conven-
ton last week in Burlington.
Mrs. John Eagleson and daughter
and Miss Nella Anthony were guests
at the home Of Charles p. Kent on
Sunday.
Rev. George Gilbert arrived here
Saturday AMI on Sunday he presented
very able discourse at the hall.
Many were detained at home on ac-
count of the rain.
Lawrence Mccoy and Alfred Sey-
mour were among the lucky hunters
on Monday. Five deer were shot in
Dorset Hollow and great excitement
prevails. as deer have been very num-
erous here.
DR. Charlton sold at auction for Mrs
Humphrey, the old family horse
which brought SIS. 1t had become
insure of footing and often fell down
while being driven making it unsafe
for women to drive.
An eight year old boy in town plant
ed one White Giant" potato, placing
a single eye in each Of nineteen hills,
and the result is one bushel of extra
fine seed" potatoes. many of which
weigh a pound.
While there is much contention
over potato crops, Mark Judd claims
the banner crop of corn. He had less
than three-fourths of an acre planted
and obtained from it 1876 bushels oil
ears He has the doctor faded this
season.
Miss Lizzie Gaffney has completed
her season here and left on Satur-
day for visit with friends before re-
turning to New York. Miss Gaffney
has made many friends here during
the eight summers she has spent at
the home of Mrs Humphrey and they
regret her final departure.
Colonel F.. NJ. Howe of Mortified
was guest of Hon. c. b. Kent on Sun
dav coming here to locate a suitable
| site for a monument to be erected by
the Colonial Danes to commemorate
the famous Council Of Safety This
marker will cost $500 and will be pa,
ced on the West road near the build
in1 now owned by Mrs. Humphrey
and which consists of a portion Of the
original Cephas Kent tavern. the
meeting place of the Council
Some years potatoes is potatoes"
but The present crop is hard to pro
nounee Clifton Kent holds the palm.
at least he thinks he does, raising 1855
bushels from less than So rods These
tuhers are Harris Silver King" and
although this years crop are unusual
in size. the fine eating quality re-
mains, while but one or two tubers
will feed good sized family. We
have vet TO hear of any one who can
beat Billy Streeter digging potatoes
On the goth he entered the above field
and in two and one-half hours he had
dug lS5 bushels The trophy of this
patch was a potato weighing exactly
four pounds Next,
On October 18th Miss Harriet Hum
phrey gave her last afternoon tea of
the season to a few intimate friends
who had the privilege of meeting Miss
Taylor and of listening to a fascina-
ting talk describing her life of sever
al years in the Farce Islands Mrs
Humphrey will leave soon for New
York, whore she has spent several
winters. She is one of our oldest if
not the Oldest, summer resident here
and her interest in Dorset life is not
abated by her many seasons passed
at MISSIONER" where she is always
accompanied by her two daughters of
whom Zephine Humphrey. has a wide
circle of friends greatly interested in
her literary works. Besides a num-
Der of books, she has written many
short articles and has contributed to
the Spectator ia the Outlook.