The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-03
DORSET.

r. NJ. Campbell was in Manchester
Monday on business
Miss Chloe Edgerton is visiting
Miss Cynthia Smith in Dandy.
Born in Dorset January 27, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs John NJ. Patterson.
Roland Harrington left Monday on
q several days business trip to Troy
and Albany.
Clarence Blaclmer, Kimban O.
Tiff, and Ed. Stone attended the leap
year dance in Dandy Friday night
Miss Clara wilkins is housed with
a sprained ankle at the home of Mrs.
Ed. Tousley, who is caring for her.
party consisting of eight of our
local Changers attended the installa-
ton OF the Pawlet Grange Wednesday
night.
Mrs. V. T. Pratt and Miss Alma
Pratt entertained about twenty-five
ladies' in the parlors of the Dorset
lnn Thursday.
John Herrick, who is student at
Harvard University, is enjoying a
weeks outing in town. being located
at Wade Inn.
Mrs. Bernice b. Sheldon and little
son returned Saturday from an ex-
tended visit with her mother, Mrs. S.
s Pratt III BROOKLYN, N. Y
Deputy Sheriff Charles II. Norcross
attended the annual meeting OF the
Vermont Association OF sheriffs held
in Burlington last week, ,He returned
home Friday
Married in Dorset, january 2S, by
Justice Of the Peace John Fisher,
Esq, Louise Elizabeth Andrews
Qadd) OF Dorset and Lawrence Ed
gar Heath Of Acton; Mass. r..
Mrs. A. w. Harrington Jr., and her
daughter, Miss Lorraine, with Miss
Bessie Sheldon, returned to Troy on
Monday after a ten days stay at
their home on Church street
Several OF our farmers attended a
meeting of the Bennington County
Farm Bureau, held III Manchester on
Monday Henry Harwood of this
town was elected member of the
Advisory Board OF Directors.
Rehearsals for the Grange min
strels to be given the latter part of
the month. care being held nearly
every night ARapid progress is being
made and thesshow gives promise OF
being corker in every respect.
There was good attendance at the
box social given ii The yegtry room Of
the church Thursday evening which
was most enjoyabIe affair 1t is
hoped thatIpore OF these gatherings
will be heldsin the -fat9re 70 enable
our people to meet eadl lotl,sr in q.
social way
The annual meeting OF the Dorset
Fire District Association was held in
the Vestry rooTa cf the CHURCH III on
day evening. The following officers
: were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Nathaniel MeWayne;
secretary and treasurer, J. Fl, Shell
don; member OF the Prudential Com
mittee for three years, Charles N.
Williams: auditors. S. Frank Holiy
and VIM. ], Holly ,etief Engineer, &.
A. Wade assistant engineers, X. o.
Tiff ana P. Ma Psltiers The indebt-
edness OF the association has been re-
duced $4,000 during the past four
years, with cash on hand and bills re-
ceivable amounting to $780, There
is a balanceofSI,000 net on 1915 bust
ness. The sum CT $50 was voted
authorizing the Prudential Committee
to provide suits for hose team and
chemical apparatus for the depart
ment. 1t was also voted giving the
Prudential Committee power to re-
move the snow fromNhe sidewalks in
the village.
The following books are being
placed in our Library this week. A
gift OF six volumes from Mrs. Musser
and single volumes from a number OF
other friends added to those acquired
by purchase makes an attractive adj
ultfOh iOi lllS Wtiltti TSIuiHt. INOL-
fiction: Bolton, Private Soldier IN
der Washington; Coofe, History of
Music; Hadley, Education OF Ameri-
can Citizeri;. .Howe1Is, My Mark
Twain; Johnson, Country Clouds and
Sunshine; Muir. Travels in Alaska;
Piummer, Seven Joys .of Reading;
Quick, Broom Mouse; Whipple, Story
OF Young George Washington. Fic-
ton: Bryant, Felicity Crofton;
Garfield, Bent Twig and Hilisborne
People; Carllart, Masound, the Bed
ouin; Glasgow, Life and Gabrielle;
Houston. Prudence of the Parsonage;
Farnol, Beltane the Smith; Norris,
Story of Julia Page; Palmer, Peter
Paragon; Parker Money Master;
Porter, Michael O'Halioran; Rine-
hart, x; Ward, Ethan House. Web
ster Dear Enemy, Wescott, Hepsy
Burke.
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