The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-11
DORSET

]. NJ Armstrong returned Saturday
from a trip to Boston.
Miss Harriet Holley is at home
from New York for the summer.
Grant Matson. suffered serious in
jury to his right thumb last week
while using a crosscut saw.
Miss Janet Prentiss arrived from
New York last week and is the guest
of Misses Carrie and Harriet Holley.
Mrs. Wright and daughter Harriet
and Mrs. Trull of Manchester were
guests of Mrs. c. B. Kent on Satur-'
day.
At the close of her school on Fri
day last. Miss Mabel Gilbert left to
attend the first reunion of her class
at Poultney.
Frederic F. Gilbert Jr, left for
| Poultney Tuesday to attend com
mencement exercises at Troy Confer
ence academy.
Mrs. Frederick Bush is arranging
to leave for her home after spending
several months here with her mother.
Mrs. Hatch, at the home of Miss
Vance.
Mrs. Albert Cheney who has been
absent for several months will return
to her home this week. At present
she is visiting her daughters at 7
G. A., Popltney.
Miss E. Louise Sykes left for Holy
oke, Mass, on Saturday to attend
commencement, also the 25th reunion
of her classmates. During her abb
sence Miss Sherman is assisting the
choir by singing at the church seryi-
ces.
The members of the Housewives
committee held a meeting at the
home of Mrs. Campbell on Tuesday
afternoon to make arrangements for
a contemplated fair to be held in July
There is no doubt that this event will
prove If great interest and will be
even more successful than the exhib-
II given last February by these in
dustrious women. Watch for dates
and programs.
Children's day program was pres
lented as follows. Music, Sunday
school choir, Misses Hazel Seymour
Anna and Winifred Manley, Marion
Wade. Helen Lobdell. Gladys Crandal
Constance Knight; scriptural reading
Miss Margaret Gilbert; prayer, Rev
4. f. Hunt; solo, Miss Winifred Man
ley: reading, Mrs. Hunt; music, choir
recitation, Misses Elsie Seymour
Theresa Ludd solo, Gladys Crandall;
recitations, Misses Crosier and Gran
dali; solo, Miss Winifred Manley
with choir; solo. Miss Helen Lobdell.
Oranges of Bennington county will
receive inspiration from the following
report directly concerning this order
from the recent meeting Of the direc
tors of the Battenkill Valley fair hello
J on Saturday last. II was voted thai
privilege of exhibiting be granted the
various Oranges in the limits of the
society. The exhibits to be entered
according to the rules of the society
Any exhibits entered as Grange prod
ucts of course cannot be entered fol
individual premiums. The prizes of
fered by the fair directors are cash
/ $40, $15 and $40 This special grange
exhibit will be conducted in a tent "a
x30 dimensions, which II is to be hop
ed will be crowded to the limit. Dor
set Grange may claim the honor OF
instigating this project. The agricul
tural fair held here last fall met with
remarkable success and the worthy
master has not allowed interest 10
lapse, and at the last regular meet
ing of the order, Mr.. Campbell seour-
ed the appointment OF committee to
meet the directors Of the Battenkill
fair at Manchester. The secretary
was directed to inform all oranges in
their territory, and It is expected to
meet with great interest.