The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-30
+. DORSET

night III several sections OF dorset. 4
No less than five focks of wild
geese went south over Dorset Satur-
day morning.
The annual turkey rattle took place
at Seymour's shop Saturday evening
when large number of turkeys,
geese, hens and guinea fowls. were
disposed of. y
Mrs. Arthur Hector suffered a
severe burn on the hand from steam
few days since.
Miss Dorothy Crandall with Misses,
Marjory and Lucy Norton were in
Granville recently for shopping and
tho movies
Mrs. George Gilbert has returned
from few weeks visit in Nashua,
N H.. and elsewhere.
Alton Kent was in Rutland and
Burlington last Wednesday,
A daughter, Jane DeKlyn, was
born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Gen
evieye DeKlyn Hall of Albany. The
many Dorset friends congratulate.
Miss Helen Bowen, the West road
teacher, spent the week end at Mac.
Naughton's in Manchester.
Deacon Charles B. Gilbert is con.
fined to his bed with a persistent at
tack OF grip requiring the attend
! ance OF physician.
! A happy crowd of children were
enjoying good skating on the West
ponds early Monday.
Capt. Barrows drilled the members
of the Home Guard who met at the
hall on Monday night.
DR.. Williams of Rutland and DR.
G. f. Dalton of Burlington were in
! town last week taking reports of the
work or DR. Johnson, the school den
| tist who has been following his
avocation here the past week.
Mrs. Mary Andrews will return
! this week from a visit to Connecticut
and Massachusetts,.
Friends in Dorset will regret to
hear that Mrs, Rollin Sykes, who is
With relatives in Massachusetts,, fell
| few days ago and fractured a
shoulder
Miss Dorothy Shipman of New
YIN was d quest VI MISS 1OuSldIlCc
knight over Sunday last.
Howard Starks of the New York
State militia was in town oyer Sun
day and was a guest at the Weeks.
Knight party Saturday evening.
A particularly pleasing occasion
was the party given on Saturday
evening at the Hall by Mrs. Cramer
knight in honor of her daughter Con
stance and her protege Elizabeth
Weeks, whose birthdays occur, on the
same date, a5
The great horned owl captured re-
Gently by Robert Kent, went this
week TO pass the holidays in New
York, where It will sit in state in the
display window of a large Horticul-
elural company, 1t Is hoped 1t will
be accorded the good treatment OF
all American prisoners All owls are
said to, .bs benefcialito; the interests
OF agricultpre with the exception OF
the Great horned and the Snowy owl.
and these arg So rare that they are
seldom seen in or near settlements.
Certain t'.resjfents are iresenting
trfhe the implication Cha, they are
slacKers Because they did not sign
the card Tor food conservation when
yhey have never been approached by
ansomember of the comiluttees sup
posed TO solicit their names on the
pledges. They think that perhaps
they are not so much slackers as
those who have signed the cards and
still ayow they will have frosting on
their cake Just the same!'s
v Plinn Ladd reports receiving a
communication from W. w Fahne.
stock in France and has been
promised souvenir OF the war in a
piece of shell which Mr. Fahnestock
dug out of tree where 1t became
imbedded after an explosion in air
near him.
The last Grange meeting was speci
ally enjoyable with good numbers on
the program OF the Lecturer, Miss
Ruby Harwood, An instructive talk
was given by Mrs Rufus Gilbert ON
the Fern Industry of Bennington
County. Varied recipes for the use
OF apples were spoken Of by Miss
Anna Gilbert Mrs Ernest West
read humorous poem cmbodying
fioover-ism' Alfred Palmer spoke
very creditably on Salesmanship and
should receive the commentator of
every Grange member for his willing
ness to help on the program. His
remarks showed a careful study of
the subject and good working
knowledge. Mr.. Simmons spoke on
the familiar subject of Poultry, on
which he is adept and always has
something of interest to add to past
experiences. A shore discussion fol
lowed on certain hen feed called
Hen-e-ta, AT the next Grange meet.
ing on Dec. 9Th the annual election
OF officers will occur when ii is
rumored that women suffrage will
place sisters of the Order in the
seats OF honor 4 spirited contest is
expected as several nameese are
mentioned as candidates for the
Masters chair as we'll as that of the
lecturer Every member should en- 4
deavor to be present.
Rev w. l.. Haven will conduct
Thanksgiving day service at the
church at eleven o'clock When one
realizes that Thanksgiving means
self-giving we may De thankful |
through the gloom and terror that
has spread over the world that We
ara liviOo IN n fi,na ne GREAT on,x,,,. |