The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-07
DORSET

Mrs. C. B: Gilbert left Wednesday
for visit to Rutland.
Miss Luella Nichols is stopping for
a time with Mrs Bernlss Kline.
George n. Chambers, recent guest
of f. II. West, has returned to New
York.
Installation Of the G.. A. r. and w.
X. c. will take place at the hall on
Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
An auction was held on Monday
last at the home of Silas Lanfear dis
posing of his household effects.
Mrs. w. r. Kent returned home
Saturday from several weeks visit
with friends in Schenectady and vicl-
nifty.
Yoke Bearers will please attend
the meeting at the home OF Mrs. Rol.
lin Sykes Monday evening, January
3 for election of officers for 1911.
Sunday night mercury stood IA do
grees below zero and on Monday Il
reached go degrees above; change
Of "a degrees during twenty-four
hours
The dance at the hall last week
given by Messrs. Alfred Seymour,
Henry Chapman. aud Clarence Black
mer was attended by large number
of young people.
Miss Alice Adams has been taking
vacation through the holidays with
relatives in Pawlet, Mrs. Louise Nit
chell taking her place at the home
OF Dr. and Mrs. Liddle.
Officers of Dorset Grange were In.
stalled Wednesday evening after q
supper which was served early to a
large number Of Changers and friends
of the order. Past Master Rogers
and wife of Poultney were present as
installing officers.
The NJ. w. A. installed the follow.
ing officers this week; Past counsel
Frank Norton; counsel, Edward Tow
slee; advisor. c. A. Wade; banker
Edward Tiff; clerk, Jerry Crowley;
Waterman, Eugene Woodland sentry
VIM. Tobin: business manager. Fred
Sheldon; escort. Henry Chapman.
The annual church meeting was
he'd Saturday afternoon with fair
attendance. Dinner was served al
noon by the ladies', a social hour fol
lowing, and the time was then given
to election of officers for the new
year, which, with one or two excep
tons, amounted to reelection OF
those who have served so faithfully
during the past year
The following are the recently
elected officers of the Battenkill Val
ley Fair for 1911: President, Doug
las II. Dyer; vice president. George
NJ. Wall; treasurer, Charles l.. Dencf
secretary. William II. Benedict; dir
ectors, ID. II. Dyer, J. ID. Purdy. o. p
Black, w. H. Bradford, r. A. Blair
Jay Bentley, c. n. Williams, George
NJ. Wall, w. G.. Beebe, c. NJ. Russell
n. NJ. Garfield, ID. G.. Barney, Franz
Benedict, 4. +. Clark, w. II. Benedic
j. NJ, Beebe, II. NJ. Bottum, c. b
Kent, Il. A. Graves, j. NJ Kendall
The Battenklll Valley fair reduced III
Indebtedness from $1,000 to $500 las
year.
The church OF Dorset assembled a
its annual meeting wishes TO conye,
to the daughters of Mrs. Harriet Hum
phrey its sincere sympathy In tn
bereavement which has so recent,
taken from them n beloved mother
. In the death OF Mrs. Humphrey tn
Dorset church loses devoted an
consecrated member. Although Sc
dom present at our annual roll cal
she has never failed to send US
message OF cheer and courage for III
opening year. Winsome In person
gifted In expression, consecrated l
devotion. her refined and graciou
1 womanhood impressed all who me
her We shall miss her valued coul
sci In all our church activities, but "
trust her spirit OF devotion Will I
an inspiration that will continue
| bear fruit among us through the cor
1 ing years.
L NJ. Alta Roberts,
Carrie =. Gilbert,
Il y. Louise Sykes,
Il Committee OF the Church.