The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-11

the Judging of vegetables, grains,
seeds and fruits was done by John l..
Sherman, county agent Of the U. S.
department Of agriculture, Miss Wini-
fred Smith OF Pawlet and Miss Maud
Mitchell Judging the household and
maple products. The list of prem
iums awarded was as follows First
on Wursel mangels, Roland Harring-
ton; first on carrots, w. J, ELolley;
first on potatoes. Early Sunrise, Rol-
lin Sykes; first on urnips, Sweet
Cicely, w. ]. Holley, second, j. +.
Lille; first on cabbage, Roland Har-
rmgton, second, Mrs. X. M, Camp
bell. fret on Hubbard squash, Mrs.
Ed. Tiff second Rollin Sykes; first
on onions, Yellow Danvers, Mrs.
Charles Lee; first on best 10 ears OF
flint corn 8 rowed, Miner Gilbert,
second, Moses sheldon; first on best
10 ears OF flint corn 10 rowed. Elmer
Harwood, second Miner Gilbert; first
on 4 quarts oats. Miner Gilbert, Sec
ond Elmer Harwood; FIRST on buck
wheat, Elmer HARDWOOD, second Moses
Sheldon; first on quart OF beans, F.
f. Gilbert; first on u rowed flint
corn, Elmer Harwood, second Miner
Gilbert first on Northern Spy appless
J. F. Lille, second Mrs. Ed. Tiff Il.
/ Greetings, first Willie Kline. sec
ond, Mrs. Ed. Tiff; Baldwins, first
Willie Kline; Ben Davis, first Elmer
Harwood; Pound Sweets, first Mrs.
Ed. lift, second Elmer Harwood:
Blue Pearmains, first Rollin Sykes,
second Elmer HARDWOOD; Strawberry
apples first Elmer Harwood; maple
syrups, first Mrs Charles Lee, sec
end, Mas. John Fisher; canned to-
matoes, first Mrs John Fisher, sec
ond Mrs. Elmer Harwood; Mrs, John
Fisher; first on can of cucumber
pickles, raspberry jelly, blackberry
JAM grape jelly and peaches; spec
ial purse of 81 for the best collection
Of canned fruits, Mrs. John Fisher;
first on can of cherries, Mrs Grant
Matson, second tomatoe relish; first
on cream cake, first on buns, Mrs.
John Fisher; first on raised biscuit,
Mrs. Grant Matson; first on date
filed cake Mrs. J. T. Stafford. For
the best collection OF seeds and
grains, a purse of $10O offered by the
Farmers association was awarded to
Martin Paddock for the best 10 ear
exhibit OF flint corn cash prize of
$500 and special blue ribbon was
awarded to Miner Gilbert, second,
$1.0O and special red-ribbon was
awarded to Elmer HARDWOOD.
Harriet E. Gilbert, 62, a resident of
Dorset for 60 years, died at her home
on the West read Thursday afternoon
November 4th following a cerebral
hemorrage which she sustained dur
ing dinner she gave to several rel
atiyes in honor of her brothers birth
day, Rev. George If. Gilbert Her
sudden death was great shock TO
the community, as she was apparent,
ly in her usual health up to the day
of her death. She was born i'll Caven'
dish, Jan IS, 1859 a daughter of Oil
yer and Harriet (Iolley) Gilbert. At
the age OF 2.years she came TO Dorset
with her parents and lived on the
Homer Williams farm. Several years
later her father purchased the Alfred
Fields place on the West road which
has since. been the Gilbert home
stead. She attended the schools Of
Dorset and when young woman at
tended school in Brandon, but re-
turned home shortly on account of.
i'll health. On July s, 1873 she unit
ed with the Dorset Congregational
church and was a faithful attendant
and a valued member. Harriet Gil