The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-01
DORSET

Mr.. Atkinson or New York Is q
guest at "Westyiew" with the Eagle
sons.
Miss Southerner of Cohoes, N. Y,
is stopping for few weeks at G. b.
Edgerton's.
Mrs George Wade is suffering from
severe injury sustained by a fall
few days ago.
Miss Louise Sykes and Miss Ellen
Blakely drove to Pawlet on Friday to
call on relatives.
After several months absence Miss
Katherine Sherman is again at her
home in avalon"
John Fisher is entertaining his
daughter Mrs II. l.. Derby and chill
dren of Passalc, N. Y.
Mrs. Austin Phelon and little son
are again at home after spending
some time in Brandon.
Mrs. Wade, Alfred and Edith Wade
! of Bennington were guests of rela-
tives here over Memorial day.
Friends of F. f. Gilbert ST., regret
I! his continued Illness. His condition
is about the same as last week.
Miss Marguerite Clark and friend Of
Arlington drove to Dorset on Friday
last and called at numerous homes.
Mrs. X. l.. Lockwood. two children,
and Mrs. Sahnefstock of New Rochelle
N. Y, are occupying the Prentiss cot
tage. "a
Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Miss Me
Lean of Troy, N. Y, have taken the
seasons residence at W. ]. Holleys
cottage.
Mr.and Mrs. Rolin Sykes enjoyed a
drive to the Manchesters on Friday.
They. were accompanied by Mrs. Eu-
gene Simmons.
Fred Holley of Troy has been spend
ing several days at his former home,
called here by the illness of his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Holley.
Mrs. T.. +. Starks of Cortlandt, N.
Y, is in town for three weeks at the
home of w. b. Sykes. Mr.. Starks was
a guest here over Memorial day.
Mrs. c. f. Clark who was the guest
of Mrs c. b. Kent last week left on
Friday for a visit In Boston before re-
turning to her home in Westfeld.
Miss Crandall, a trained nurse of
Albany Is employed at the home OF
Mrs. Eliza Holley who has not entire
lly recovered from her serious Illness.
An immense swapping turtle was
seen recently in the vicinity of Prem
tiss pond. From the account we
should judge it was big enough to
carry off a man.
Pre-memorial exercises at the hall
last Friday evening in which the pu'
lplls Of both schools took large part
were enjoyed by an audience that ap-
lpreciated the work of the children as
well as the teachers.
Rev. +. A. Hunt gave a very able
land touching address to the G. A. r.
veterans the Relief Corps and M. w
A. who attended church in body on
Sunday and also paid eloquent tribute
to those veterans who have answered
to the last roll call
Selectman A. b. Roberts was OBJ
lserved Tuesday afternoon saving
down a small spruce tree in his yard
which was embellished with large
swarm of bees. They were safely
transferred to a hive in the colony Of
honey makers for which Mr.. Roberts
is noted
sale OF quarry interests in which
a number of Dorset people figured was
consummated last week when o. w
Norcross of Worcester, Mass. pur
chased property in Dandy owned by
Patrick Mccormack, Clark Potter
Ernest II. West, Mrs. A. M. West and
Mrs. Christine w. Glover.
This week another colossal mono.
18th is to be lifted from the quarry. II
Is to become one of the fluted columns
in the Art association building in
Montreal. These monoliths are said
to be the largest quarried in America
and in the rough weigh about SIS tons.
When completed they weigh fifty tons
and their dimensions are 80 feet,
in by feet, 3 inches.
The United States Rubber company
of New York have awarded contract
to the Norcross-West Marble company
of this place for their new building
which is to be erected at the corner
of 5Sth street and Broadway. BY the
terms of contract this building is to
be twenty stories high and will be
built of the already far-famed plat
eau" marble. The work involved In
| getting out the immense amount of
material will necessitate running the
quarry day and night and employing
others besides the regular hands.
The death of Annie Greenleaf
Blakely occurred at her home in La
coma N. H., on Monday morning, May
% after a brief illness. She was the
daughter of the late Rev. Quincy
Blakely and Gertrude Sykes Blakely
The interment took place in Dorset
the remains being accompanied here
by the three brothers and sister OF
the deceased: David Blakely, M. D., OF
Boston, Mass, Rev. Quincy Blakely
of Pennington, Ct, Prof. Gilbert
Blakely of New York and Miss Ellen
Blakely Missionary of Turkey who
is spending several months in this
country.
The fifth annual banquet Of th'
Yoke Bearers last Thursday evening
was attended by about sixty guests
and as usual was a most felicitous oc
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