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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1967
Page
3
A Manchester SVAC harp recital offered a refined alternative to the era’s big sound trend. The intimate performance highlighted delicate touch and color, contrasting with grand orchestral prestige and underscoring harp music as a historically meaningful form.
Descendants of Lt Joseph Rudd met at Wayside Picnic Grounds Potter Hill for the 23rd annual reunion with 65 members attending. Everett James of Hoosick Falls presided as officers were elected for the coming year. The event recognized veterans of the Battle of Bennington and included prizes for oldest and youngest descendants and long-distance attendees. The group plans to reconvene at the same site on the first Sunday in August 1968.
Hoosick Falls residents report Scott Areson visited Portland and traveled east with brother Todd after stops at Yellowstone and Salt Lake City. Todd will begin Naval OCS training in Newport September 18. Another brother William finished National Guard summer camp at Camp Drum. Kitty Areson works in Nantucket this summer.
The Rev. Johnston R. McKay of St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh spoke at First Congregational Church Manchester. Hosts Rev. and Mrs. B.G. Lewis of Manchester and East Aurora welcomed guests after the service. Invitations for August 28 dinner mark the fund’s official opening as parishioners plan an expansion and renovations.
Shaftsbury Vermont the Board of Selectmen voted to sell the former dumpsite to William E Dailey Sr and to purchase a used grader from Interstate Equipment Co Montpelier to replace the aging town machine Repairs to the old vehicle were deemed unwise The board said road work to the new dump is finished Col Fairfax Ayres discussed billboard ordinance and the Henry W Putnam Deed of Gift with the board.
The Weston Playhouse opens Bus Stop the award winning William Inge comedy Aug 17 20 set in a Kansas restaurant during a March blizzard. Karen Carbone plays Cherie Stephen Byrnes Bo Decker Glenne Grant Grace and others star under director Robert Leibacher with Linda Fisher designs. Next week Hostile Witness follows Aug 24 27.
Manchester Jaycees announce an Arts and Crafts Festival at the Village green on August 26 from 10 a.m. to late evening. Publicity chair George Hill says regional artists and craftspeople will participate, with items from Ed Levin Workshop Bennington, Bennington Potters, J.K. Adams Co. South Dorset, Pine House South Shaftsbury, Southern Vermont Art Center, and works by Mrs Lawrence R McCoy and the late Lawrence McCoy. The event will feature antiques, a white elephant table, and a refreshment stand.
Dorset and East Rupert Women’s Fellowship wrapped up their annual fair sale and silver tea with 837.68 raised. By 3 30 p.m. all baked goods were sold and the kitchen’s treats like bread coconut cake and Viennese pastries vanished. Cars carried flower arrangements and empty cups marked the punch. In other notes, Mr and Mrs Peter Schoffstall of East Dorset planned a trip to New York art centers, visiting Utica Syracuse and Binghamton to inspire the Southern Vermont Art Center. Mr Coughlin of Boston, a cousin to several, visited with his daughter and baby. he authored jury guidance in Readers Digest and holds trial lawyer affiliations. Frederick Gilbert returned home from Putnam Memorial Hospital. Mrs John Schein and her baby Suzanne spent a month with her parents in East Dorset. Mr and Mrs R S Fenn welcomed a second grandchild, Janet McKee, born last Tuesday in Hagerstown Maryland.
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