The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-27

spent IhanksBlVlng WIN reiallNes III
Troy.
Miss Laura Towslee is at home
from. Castleton Normal school for a
short stay
Miss Mabel Gilbert returned home
from Poultney this week for a
| months recess.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. West entertain
ed a large number of friends and rel
atives on Thursday.
Mrs. A. p. Sherman left recently
for a visit of several weeks among
relatives and friends.
d. T. Mcclure was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. John Dalton of the Hollow
for a few days last week
G. NJ. Sykes most generously re-
membered each of his helpers with a
fine turkey for Thanksgiving.
We regret to note the condition Of
Henry Kellogg is not so favorable. A
trained nurse is attending him.
Mr. Davis of the Vermont Marble
company was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday last running lines of
quarry lots.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Sheldon and son
are i'm Remington, also William Hol-
ley and sister. all guests of VIM b.
Sheldon and wife.
Jerdy Crowley has returned from
Fair Haven where he was called by
the illness of his father who has
since passed away
Several improved the first opportu-
nifty for sleigh rides ON Thursday,
The snow and rain of the night made
a good foundation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burnham and
son who have resided in Dorset the
past summer, went to New Hamp-
shire to spend Thanksgiving,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Ladd are meter
tanning their son Olin and wife of Ar
gyle, n. Y They also visit their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Sheldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harwood and
daughter May Rowell, went to Ben
nington Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Har-
wood.
w. c. Tobin of Worcester Mass of
the Norcross-West Marble company,
was in town and at the quarries in
South Dorset Tuesday last He says
the business outlook was never bet
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Davis and
three children with Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Elmer and son, and Mr. and
Mrs Charles Willard of Manchester,
also Henry Chapman of North Rup-
ert, spent Thanksgiving with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Chap
man.
Mrs. George wilkins was taken last
week to the hospital at Burlington TO
undergo an operation for appended
tbs. Her brother, Ralph Beebe of
East Dorset, was operated on at the
same place about to weeks ago for
the same trouble and has nearly re-
covered.
The home of Miss Constance
Knight was the scene of happy
gathering of young people to cele-
brate her birthday on Tuesday even
ing. They were most delightfully."- en-
tertained. The young hostess left the
next day to spend Thanksgiving in
Troy and will remain there for Wis
it with relatives.
November oath marked the second
anniversary of the burning of our
church The walls of the new church
are nearly completed The weather
of the late season has been remark
ably good for progress of the work,
and the structure already bears some
semblance to the old edifice.
1t is learned with regret that Mr..
Soules VINO was injured by the falling
derrick at the new church, suffered
amputation of the injured leg near
the hip joint While extending sym
patty for his loss, it is gratifying to
know that Mr. Soules condition fav-
ors recovery He is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington.
Cheerfulness, generally prevailed in
town on Thanksgiving day and sin
cere sympathy was expressed for
those who could not enter into the
spirit on account of events which
seem foreshadowed We could not
refrain from comparing the turkey
shoots" of the Pilgrims with those of
the present day, but we are gratified
that descendants of the same family
of game birds are still obtainable