The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-11
DORSET


Joseph Harrington Is in town for
few days
Mrs. o. II. West spent Saturday
shopping in Rutland
Miss Helen BarrOws was az home
from Sunderland over Sunday.
c. d. McWayne was in Rutland Sat
urday last to consult an oculist.
Mr. and Mrs. Phelon and son dined
with MI and Mrs. Il. II West on Sun
day
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Harrington are
occupying their cottage on Church
street.
Miss Marcia Gray is in town to
prepare her house for summer occu-
pancy.
j. +. Lille has been employed build
ing an addition 10 the house at ZAP
plecroft."
Mrs. A. o. Chapman, who has been
quite seriously Ill is reported slowly
improving.
Mrs. Edison Holley has been i'll with
q severe cold. Miss Clemens is car
ing for her.
Hon d. T. Bates Of Pownal is in
town on business, guest OF Hon. and
Mrs. c. b. Kent
VIM Batchelder enjoyed an outing
in Manchester on Monday last and
was greatly missed at the store.
II has been necessary 10 change
the date of the Grange play as stated
last week to Friday evening, May 18th
when 1t will be presented at the hall
If nothing occurs to prevent.
One OF the large smoke stacks at
Norcross d Vests quarry fell on
Friday afternoon and the workmen
were employed during the night to re-
pair the damage. Luckily no one
was hurt.
F f. Gilbert, Sr, was brought home
from the Burlington hospital on Mon
day and prospects for his recovery
are reported much brighter although
he has been in a critical condition
and is still very weak He was ac-
companied on the trip by Mrs. Gil
bert, their son William of Washing
ton, d. CO and j. F. Lille of this
place.
Two runaways reported last week.
+. ID. HarwOods horse Just before
starting on the r. f. d. route. evil
IDENTIFY in favor Of fast mail for Dor
sets sylvan solitudes-result. wagon
on the retired list The other runa.
way occurred just after II. n. Will
liams had left his horse and carriage
standing near the grist mill The
horse suddenly thought of something
and started for home carrying the
much frightened little son OF c. D.
McWayne who was waiting in the
carriage for his uncle to return from
the mill Fortunately the horse was
stopped near AleXanders place and no
damage done except by fright TO the
small boy, to the resident witnesses
OF the feat, and to H. n. Williams
who will never do so again.
Judge Kent and his estimable wife
were considerably disturbed Monday
night by wild cat which took up
temporary quarters in tree near
| their house. The domestic cats have
| all disappeared and at this writing
have shown no signs of coming
back like the proyerbial feline. And
that reminds us. About a year ago
on the day that Mr.. and Mrs. Kent
started for a visit to Senator Page at
Washington. an immense blue gray
cat vanished from their home and
was deeply mourned as dead. How
ever few weeks since tom" walk
ed in as if nothing had happened and
took up life again on the farm of his
youth. The Judge says the cat must
have followed his footsteps TO the
capitol city and must have been hv-
ing in or near the senatorial dining
hall, for as Tom weighed something
hke seventeen pounds when he went
away he now weighs at least twenty.
five! But as we have remarked be-
fore, what does a catamount 10 any
way?