The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-08
DORSET.

Hon. J. K. Batchelder was in town
Saturday calling on friends.
P. H. Kent was at home over Sun
day-still proud of his name.
Haying progresses slowly on &C
count of the numerous rains of late.
The deer still continue to bother
E. H. West and his orchards which
are the most extensive in this section
Mrs. John Manley of Brattleboro
has been in Dorset and vicinity re-
Gently, driving her own car.
Miss Barbour of Ballston Spa is a
guest of Miss E. L. Sykes of Church
street.
Miss Anabel Smith of New York is
in town for a visit with her aunt, Miss
Wilde.
o. W. Norcross of Worcester,
Mass, was in town a short time lsat
week.
Mrs. G. b. Gilbert returned last
week from a trip to Rutland and Bur-
lington.
Mrs. w. B. Sheldon of Bennington
was in town last week visiting her
brother and sister.
Miss Alice Evans of Poultney is
passing portion of her vacation
with Miss Mabel Gilbert of the West
road.
Prof. Alfred Gilbert and sister,
Miss Gertrude, arrived last week for
a visit to the home of their parents
on the West road.
Mrs. Louisa Mitchell left for Man
chester Wednesday where she will be
! employed for the remainder of the sea
son.
Bert jerks, son of former resi-
dent. the late Lee jerks, has been in
town recently visiting his mother on
Elm street
"The Krazy Kats" have invited the
public to their annual dance to be
given this week at the hall with Nc
Brides full orchestra in attendance.
!, The cremated remains of Mrs. Fred
eric Field, who died in California
July goth, were received here anC
conveyed to Maple Hill cemetery las
week and placed in the family lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chapman o
Burlington have been visiting rela
tives here the past week. 1t is sever
years since Mr.. Chapman has beel
here.
The Merry Maidens of the Soutl
village gave a successful dance las
Friday evening. Many guests wer,
present from Dorset and Manchester
Music was provided by the Grang'
orchestra of this place.
Rev. Mr.. Ward of Chicago CAV,
an interesting discourse Sunday to ;
large audience speaking from Tim
!4:7: 81 have fought good fight;
have finished my course, | have KEEP
the faith"
| Grange met Wednesday Of thi!
week. The next regular meeting viii
occur Sept. 4. The picnic to be helC
at Wells will take place Friday, Aug
9th, If the weather is agreeable. Re
member the date and make arrange
| lucHlS u 30 IL pOSSlUle.
An entertainment for the benefit o.
Dorset Public Library will be given
in the lecture room of the church next
Thursday evening. Miss Plummer
has charge of the affair, and it prom
Uses TO be unique and well worth at
tending. Ice cream and cake will be
served during the evening.
|
The annual church fair will be
held the afternoon and evening oil
Aug. %, when the sale will take place
of useful and pretty articles, as well
as toys for the wee folks. Other at
fractions too numerous to name will
be there. Come and see and buy ana
buy.
No very startling reports of the
late lamented fishing season at hand
The largest trout laid on our desk
was caught by Master Robert Kent,
aged nine, and it weighed just one
pound. Robert has seen only one
other man" who caught one as large
and this man was strolling over the
quarry road carrying in his hand q
stan with a spike in the end of 1t.
when he tripped into the stream
When he pulled ii out a pound trout
was fast to the spike end! The mans
name could not be learned.
| The formal announcement of the
candidacy of r. NJ. Campbell as rep
resentative from this town met with
general approval and satisfaction on
all sides. Mr.. Campbell is a man of
marked ability and unquestioned in
tegrity; he is progressive" in the
true and best sense of the word, and
moreover a man who has the courage
of his convictions and the citizens of
Dorset whether Republicans or DEM
ocrats may well congratulate them
selves in case Of his election. In
reference to this subject we quote
from the editorial columns of the
Manchester ournal Of Aug. 1st: There
is not a greater hustler for the good
of the town than r. NJ. Campbell
and tho racidanfc nf tbot oOad tnur,