The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-26
DORSET

weeks working on the Sheldon farm
| there.
l.. NJ. Kelley, NJ. D., of Manchester
] recently purchased Ford car
! through agent II. p. Gilbert of this
place.
Mrs. F.. f. Gilbert returned this
week from Rupert where she spent
several days with her aunt, Mrs.
James Kinney.
An old fashioned barn-raising was
held last week at the farm of II. II.
| Hogeboom where the men were
! served the finest dinner they ever
| ate" as they report, with Mrs.
Hogeboom as hostess.
On Monday morning II. H. Hoge-
boom had the misfortune to fall from
the roof of his new barn striking on
a rock fourteen feet below He was
very severely hurt and for a time it
was thought fatally. DR.. Liddle re-
sponded quickly and at last reports
Mr.. Hogeboom is more comfortable
and APPARENTLY improving.
The loss to Dorset through the
4
| felt He was a useful, public spirited
citizen. Inthe duties which was en-
| trusted to him as town official and in
his whole life, his conduct was al
ways characterized by honesty and in
tegrity and strict regard for the pub
| lie welfare and he was the friend of
all who were brought into association
with him. who while grieving over his
| demise will long revere his memory.
The committee on the Housewives
Fair held so prosperously last week,
wish to thank all who helped make it
| a success. The exhibit of curios
| loaned by Mrs. Frederic Crane was
| especially entertaining, as also the
exquisite sea shells owned by Mrs.
Bowman. Both of these ladies are
summer guests here and take great
interest in the towns affairs. Our
own residents rendered aid by exhibit
ing antiques which received much at
tention, also food products and con-
fectionery as well as beautiful en-
broideries and laces and other handi-
work. One of the most excellent ex-
hibits was the miniature portraits of
Miss Holley Those in attendance
expressed themselves as more than
satisfied with the time spent in view
ing the displays in different depart
ments.
The Grange Fair which all house
wives have been looking forward to
for weeks and weeks, has been held
with great delight, all records for at
tendance and everything else being
broke with a good deal of ease. The |
total number present, both days, was !
less than 500 people not including a |
little dog that went the first day, !
which was very educated and instruct |
ed. The weather was by no means !
fair, but there was a large number of |
competitors and enthusiasm, Prac- |
tically everybody from here was
there, besides many other exhibitions I
in addition to the regular shows. The |
fruit and vegetable exhibit beggars
description. There were no cucumb-
ers over IT. long and the vast num-
Der of cherries received special men
ton. The cherry pie manufactured !
by the wife of our accommodating
Grange treasurer, took the blue rib
bon and she had the joy of seeing it
eaten with delicious appreciation.
The heads of the management were .
fairly turned with the food show, and
the ice cream tables were thronged
both days by every body who could
get away from their wives. The man .
who was going up in a balloon had
to stay down because he couldn't
raise the hot air to fill it, All togeth
er there never was had so enjoyable
a time by all and everybody said the
fair was awful nice.
Tribute 10 the memory of Myra
Derby Smith, wife of Charles II. Sny-
der, born in Manchester July IA, /
1856, died June 49, 1912. Mrs Sny-
der was a descendent of an old and |
honored family of Dorset, her par
ents having been Marquis d. and !
Harriet Beardsley Smith, who return
ed to live here in 1857 and who re-
manned here until their decease. |
Mrs Snyder was deeply attached to
the locality where her youth was
spent. She was married to Charles |
II. Snyder in 1876. They were the
parents of one child, Hattie Nj; a
beautiful daughter who was born Feb
Is, 1879. but who died in 1888. her
loss being most deeply felt by the |
mother, who was a woman Of tender
sympathy and quiet dignity and who
is held in warm regard for her noble |
qualities. Mrs Snyder took great
pride in her notable lineal descent /
from Colonial times and was much in
terested in all historic events; she
had excellent literary tastes, loving |
good books and possessing progress |
sive ideas in marked degree. From /
continuous i'll health, which was a !
severe hardship, she was obliged to
adopt a rather secluded mode of life |
with its manifold limitations. AL /
though an intense sufferer at tines !
for many years and for hours just |
death. the end came peacefully in |
sleep. Besides her husband, who has /
been a devoted companion, she |
leaves a sister, Mrs. l.. p Snyder OF |
this place.
"A few who have seen me sail away |
VIII miss my quiet craft from the
bay;
Some friendly bark that anchored !
near,