The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
DORSET

Miss Adams of Pawlet is at the
home of DR.. Liddle for the winter.
The usual Thanksgiving services
will be held at the hall on Thursday
at the regular time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Baldwin drove
to Barnumville on Monday to attend
the funeral of a friend.
Prayer meeting was held Tuesday
evening at the home of George Edgel-
ton in the north district.
Mrs Richard Dunning of Green
witch. n. Y, is spending the week at
the home of Joseph Baldwin.
Mr. Hulett of Pawlet was in town
Tuesday delivering Christmas books
for which he had previously taken or
ders.
Miss Eagleson received news of the
serious illness of her father John
Eagleson in New York At this writ
ing he is more comfortable
Prof and Mrs. Charles Billings of
Troy Conference Academy at Poult-
ney will be the guests of Mr.. and
WI D. NsAlhi ito i4tt AllE Ntths
Turkey shoots are numerous in
this vicinity and some fine birds have
been brought home by contestants
(but don't question them too closely.)
On Friday last the pupils of the
west road school enjoyed a delightful
supper with their teacher. Mrs. Sny-
der, and passed the evening at her
home.
There was a coed attendance at the
auction held by j. II Sheldon on Tues
day and many bargains We're secured
by the bidders under the hammer of
Anlrus H. Bowen.
A week or two ago a local agent
for trees and shrubs called at a house
where one of New Yorks young wom-
en- is stopping. He remarked that he
called to see if they wished anything
in the nursery line-Miss - replied
no. she thought not, adding I'VE have
no children here"
S. NJ Hamlin, a financier of Bos-
ton, was in town Saturday and in
company with Mr.. Macomber, a con-
tractor, also of Boston, inspected the
Jack Warren quarry property with a
view to purchasing together with adj
jacent holdings. They appeared very
favorably impressed with the marble
product of Dorset, which, it is proph.
esied will become the marble of the
world
Mrs. Allen F. Read, recently con
victed in the Colorado courts, Of an
attempt TO dynamite a notable socie-
ty woman of Denver has many ac-
quaintances in Dorset. and several
former schoolmates who attended the
academy at Poultney with her where
she was a great favorite with the fac
ulty and everyone who knew her, and
all greatly deplore her unfortunate di-
| gression.
The Horse Show takes on new life
of late. Plynn Ladd traded horses
| Monday. 1t is said that John f. Lii
| lie has sold his single driver and pur-
chased a span of Carl DEMO. But
the most exciting event of the week
was the ride taken by Deacon G. M.
| Sykes behind his colt" He was old
enough to know better (the colt"
was) but when he was riding north
on the main road (the Deacon was)
and the bit broke in his mouth (the
colts" MOUTH and Ernest Edgerton
saw them coming and climbed on the
rear end of the vehicle and threw his
arms around the deacon and grabbed
the lines Che wasn't supposed to
know the bit was broken, Ernest was
mt he helped to pull off the bride.
The colt rather resented this inter
ference and Ernest saw a good place
to get off and alighted.. No other
suitable iumping-off place presented
itself to the deacon, so he remained
at his post over hill and dale and at
least one pair of bars. 1t was an anx-
ious time for those who viewed the
fight and Mr.. Sykes friends are graf
flied at his escape from serious injury
of which he really seemed in immin-
ent danger The deacon says it made
him tired