The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-08
DORSET

home on South Main street with lum-
bagc
r. Is. Gleason of Manchester Center
is baling hay for c, B. Gilbert on the
West Read
Miss Anna Childs left Saturday to
attend the funeral of relative in
Worcester. Mass.
Merritt Chapman is attending
County Court in Bennington, being
drawn as a juror.
County Game Warden E. s. Higgins
of Bennington was in town Wednes-
day and Thursday on official business.
The lucky deer hunters last week
were Mark Fisher Calvin Sheldon
and George Rogers. Each hunter Sc
cured fine bu K
Deacon and Mrs Eugene Simmons
returned Wednesday from three
weeks visit with relatives in Fort
Edward and Troy
Mrs. S. S. Pratt OF Brooklyn, n. Y,
is spending several days in town at
j. II. Sheldon's. Her son Thomas,
who accompanied her, returned sun
day afternoon.
The summer season was officially
closed last Thursday noon. The A..
w. Harrington's closed their summer
home ON Church street and returned
to Troy for the winter.
There will be an oldfashiohed
dance in school hall Friday evening
Dec. 10th for the benefit Of Wilson
Reed An orchestra consisting OF
Fred Weeks, Perry NJ. Peluer and
Smith Matson will furnish music.
A number OF children, under the di-
rection of Miss Anna Carhart are
holding rehearsals' in the church in
preparation for the Christmas eXer-
cises. The program will be publish
ed in next weeks issue of The Banner.
William Batchelder aged 10, ma
tive of Dorset, died Saturday, Dec.
4th in Haverhil, Mass He moved
to Haverhill when a young man and
engaged in the jewelry business, re-
firing several years ago He is sur
vived by his widow and two sons.
A. w. Phelon and Charles Cornell
are having the old building in the
rear of the store repaired and plat
form built. On completion OF the al
terations they intend to run a grain
store in connection With their gener,
al merchandise store. r. X. Manley
is doing the work, assisted by his
son Ernest 1
Frank Lake met with a painful acct
dent on Pea street while on his way
home from the village, Monday even
ing by being run into by a team driy3
en- by Waldo Tilt Mr.. Lake, being
very deaf. did not hear the team ap-
preaching, neither did Mr.. Tiff see
him on account o. il psing an ex-
tremely dark night. M. Lake re:
ceived several cuts and bruises in ad-
dition to being severely shaken up
by tho collision. ,--..
The Henry Family, stock com
pany that has visited Dorset several /
times are playing three days en-
gagement in School hall this week.
beginning Monday evening large
audience witnessed The Living
Chance" Last evening, "A Battle of
Wits" was played before nearly as
large an audience that greeted the
company on Monday night. Tonight
Just Meg from Mayo" viii be played
which will conclude the engagement.
Notices have been posted for the
annual meeting of the Maple Hin
cemetery association to be held in
S; hool hall Monday evening, Decem-
Der 10 at 100 p. m To transact the
following business: To hear the re-
Fort OF officers, to elect five trustees,
to take action on any questions that
may come before the meeting regard
ing CT pertaining to the management,
alterations, or improvements that
may be suggested for the benefit OF
the association; to transact any 9TH
er business that may properly and
legally come before the meeting in ac-
cordance with the charter and by
laws Of the association ]. H. Shel-
don, secretary. c 81 4
a regular meeting of the Dorset
Grange was held Wednesday evening,
The annual election of officers was
held and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Wor-
thy Master, Frederick F. Gilbert, Jr., !
overseer, Roland Harrington; stew
ard, Alfred Palmer; lecturer, Mrs. |
Rose l.. Kent; chaplain, Mrs. Rose !
Tobin; gate keeper, Perry NJ. Peltier;
secretary. Rufus S. Gilbert; Pomona, |
Mrs. Ethel Kerr Gilbert; Ceres, Alma |
Pratt; Flora, Miss Anna Childs as
sistant steward, Samuel Harwood; |
ady assistant, Hazel Seymour A |
committee consisting of Fl. R. Davis, !
Mrs. ". w Fahenstock, and Hazel !
seymour were chosen to have charge |
# the program at the next meeting.
rhe following committee, Mrs. John /
'eltier. Mrs. J. r. Stafford, and Mrs.
Tohn Fisher was appointed to work
n conjunction with the church and I
chool committees for the Commun-
Y Christmas tree to be erected on the
'illage green during Christmas eve.
rhe committee on Home Missions
,lprf nd mnc nc follows, AIra Vim |