The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29

of Mrs Charles Kent has returned
to- her village home for the summer.
Prof. Partridge of Troy Conference
Academy at Poultney was a guest at
the end of the week at the home of
F. f. Gilbert of the West road.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Kent have
taken rooms for the season at Out
look villa. Their home will be oc-
cuped again for the season by Mr..
Stowells and family.
Harold Green of Albany. who was
here last week and enjoyed a couple
declares his intention to repeat the
trip at the first opportunity.
Mrs. David Caldwell and little son
visited friends in Manchester last
week Wednesday and Thursday
Next week they expect to go to Prov
ldence, r. L. for a short stay with
relatives.
Church services Sunday were at
tended by the resident veterans of
the G. A. r. the Sons of Veterans the
! vi. w. y. anu the NcliVl NOiPot W
whom Rev. II. +. Hunt addressed APP
propriate remarks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
have returned from an enjoyable
trip to the home OF their daughter,
Mrs. Andrews in Connecticut. They
also visited Mr.. and Mrs, Henry N.
Williams in Bennington.
Summer guests are showing their
appreciation of Dorset as an ideal
vacation place by their early arrivals
and soon familiar faces will be seen
around all the homes which were
closed during the winter.
The address of Memorial day will
be made by Rev. Mr.. King of Ru-
pert. Music will be furnished by the
Pawlet band. A request is made
that all accustomed to furnishing
food or flowers will be sure to have
them at the hall early in the day.
All Changers are reminded of the
meeting TO be held June 5th and
earnestly requested to be present
The subject OF Good Roads at the
last meeting impaired such interest
that a continuation of the matter will
be given at the next. Also other
good speaking is promised.
Farmers and gardeners are begin
ming to dare to pillow and plant, be
lieying risk of frost is past. Many
who planted corn and potatoes early
were unfortunate this year as the
seed nodded from the abundance OF
moisture. Several boys in this vici
nifty have entered the corn raising
contest conducted by a Manchester
committee and will shortly begin
their labors in this line OF agricul
ture.
II everyone would take personal
interest in the caterpillars so disas
trously plentiful this year in every
direction, a great many nests and
contents could be destroyed in q
short time. This pest, which occurr
ed here so numerous in 1898 com
pletely depleted maple trees of Their
foliage and wrought great havoc
among the forest trees and all shrub
] berry. Numerous Maple orchards are
J said to have been ruined at thai
time, Why not organize a torch light
! procession. or at least arm ones-sel
with heavy gloves and rub some Of
them out OF existence?
Dorset is greatly saddened by the
death of Miss Bertha Gilbert, which
occurred early Sunday morning al
the home of her parents, Rev anC
Mrs. George II. Gilbert of the West
road. Miss Gilbert was a student IL
the Domestic Science department Of
U. V. NJ. at Burlington when obliged
!. to leave last January by sudden i'll
ness for which she underwent sur
gical operation. and during convalesc
ence she returned TO her home here
to recuperate. Her last illness was
very sudden and OF short duration
DIR. Allen of Burlington was called II
4 consultation. A large number o.
relatives and friends in this com
munity are grieving over her early
demise. Besides her parents she
leaves three brothers, G.. Holley and
Wilfred, students at Dartmouth ant
Arthur OF Dorset, also two sisters
Harriet and Dorothy, Harriet beinl
a trained nurse and with her slstel
at the end Her sudden loss CALI
forth many expressions Of sympathy
for the bereaved family.
Poultry men are busy with younl
stock and vleing with each other 4
. make the best records. II. =. Gilber
continues to head the ranks as tn,
q most extensive raiser OF poultry II
! this section. He IL about to built
, another poultry house 200 feet long
: He has several thousand white Leg
=. horn chicks. Close seconds In tn,
race are Harrington q Sheldon ant
n. Simmons who have hundreds an,
hundreds OF chickens. George Lllli
has nearly a thousand: Chas. Nc
| Wayne has vast quantity. and ais
large number Of ducklngs OF tn
Indian runner variety. c. p. Ken
has also several hundred chicks
These dealers all make specialt
OF the White Leghorn stock Their
are many other residents who hav
very large flocks. Matson and Sey
mour, n young and enterprising firm
deal in White Orpingtons. Will
John and Mark Fisher each keep Sc,
eral incubators az work. Georg
Woodland reports some bad luck wit
his early chicks. but should not b
discouraged. II comes to ALL and
would take large book 20 tell eac
ones best and only method to fee
and raise every chicken that oper
It's eyes in Dorset Stephen Dllln