The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-19
DORSET


and under the doctors care.
Miles Cone of Manchester Depot
was in town last Friday on business
! matters.
Miss Ruth Cheney of T. c. A. is a
guest in the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. F. Gilbert during her vacation.
Ralph Edison of New York, stud
ent at T. c. A. is visiting Miner Gil
bert at his home on the west road.
The Harwood brothers of the West
road have rented the John Lille
farm and will conduct the sugar
| works.
Mrs. Henry S. Prentiss has sold tc
| Mr.. Durand sixteen acres of land al
so the cottage now occupied By
aunt" Margaret Shoultz and Miss
Gilligan.
Henry West was in Granville last
week calling on relatives and also
took in the Butterfly on the Wheel
which was presented at the Pember
opera house.
Jason Hazleton of the Hollow road
died after a brief illness on Tuesday
evening at seven O'Clock. The fun
eral of both Mr. Potter and Mr.. Haz-
Teton will be reported later.
II is with regret we learn of the
falling health of Aunt Margaret
who has been confined to her bed for
several weeks. She is distinguished
by her extreme age of 1O1 years.
The Pawet Dramatic club will give
their play here next Saturday even
ing under the auspices of the Grange.
Please extend an invitation to every
one who can to attend-for the bene-
fit OF the Oranges.
Miss Elizabeth Evans until recent
~ teacher in the Skidmore school,
Saratoga, is a guest Of Miss Mabel
Gilbert. Miss Evans is rare vocal
list and on Sunday sang most accept
ably at the church.
A consultation of doctors was held
last week Thursday at the home of
George II. Williams, who was serious
ly i'll. 1t is gratifying to know that
Mr.. Williams rallied and is reported
considerably improved since
Charles A. Wade has rented the
sugar works connected with the
John B. Manley farm and will con-
duct the same this season. Mr.. Wade
is the first to report tapping out
few trees ON st. Patrick's Day.
Work on the Shredder cottage is
progressing now that the weather is
better and the building will be
ready for occupancy in June. 1t is
located on a slightly eminence on
the (village) Kent hill. John F. Lii
lie is the contractor
Miss Ruth Gilbert entertained her |
young friends very pleasantly on st,
Patrick's early afternoon and even
ing, the occasion being in honor o.
her birthday, which really occurred |
on Monday but was postponed to give |
the patron Saint share in the fes-
tivities.
residents, well known in Dorset, |
passed away at his home at two o.
clock Tuesday. He had been in fail
ing health for a long time. Mr.. Pot
ter was a brother of Mrs. Dighton
Lee who recently died here. He was
a veteran of the Civil war.
Washington Pomona Grange met
with the Dorset Grange on last Fri
day evening, only members of the
fifth degree being admitted A bust
ness session was held in the after
noon and a bounteous supper was
served at six o'clock. The evening
meeting was devoted to receiving
large class into the fifth degree and |
to installing the officers for 1914
The ceremonies were conducted by |
Deputy and Mrs. Roberts of Rupert
ably assisted by Ernest Beebe with
Mrs. Beebe at the piano. The
speech of the evening was delivered
by State Master w. n Cady who ad
dressed the grangers in his custo-
mary jovial and interesting manner
The Dorset Grange procured the
Kent atson orchestra who were as
sisted by Perry Pelter and b. J.. Con
nell and dancing was INDUCED TO a
late hour. The number present was
one hundred and fifty, representing
Wells, Pawlet, Rupert. East Dorset
and Manchester Oranges.