Snowmobile club seeks road use on Burgess Road
The Southern Vermont Snowgoers asked Bennington Selectmen for permission to ride along a short Burgess Road stretch from the Burgess Bros parking lot to Sucker Pond access. Representatives said parking problems force members to park miles away. Woodford in similar case has approval. The board delayed decision for one week to hear input from opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Vermont
Bennington
Burgess Road
Burgess Bros
Sucker Pond
Francis Buck
John Bushee
Woodford
Champlain shore line recreation funds allocated
UPI reports the federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation awards 30469 dollars to Champlain shoreline project in Vermont Chittenden County to develop waterfront recreation facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Lake Champlain
Vermont
Chittenden County
Obituary for Rev. Lucie Freeman Whitingham pastor 35 years
The Rev. Lucie Coffin Freeman 74 wife of Jasper D. Freeman of Whitingham died Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born Sept 28 1897 in Milford New Hampshire she held a BA in religious education from Boston University and was ordained in 1928. She served NH churches before moving to Whitingham in 1935 where she led the Whitingham Community Church for 35 years retiring last fall. Survived by her husband three daughters a brother two sisters and several grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Whitingham Community Church with Rev Addie Davis officiating. Burial in Sadanga Cemetery. Memorials to Whitingham Community Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucie (Coffin) Freeman
Jasper D. Freeman
Whitingham
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Everett B
Carrie (Rand) Coffin
Milford
N.H
Boston University
Lancaster, N.H
New Hampshire
Freeman
Betty Jean Gilmore
Denver
Colo
Joanne Brown
Virginia Aldrich
Keane, N.H
Charles Coffin
Florence Boreham
Boston
Whitingham Community Church
Addie Davis
Readsboro
Covey Funeral
Wilmington
Sadanga
Albert Davis
Schuyler couple marks 50th wedding anniversary
Westport Connecticut Mr and Mrs Philip N Schuyler of 97 South Compo Road Westport observed their 50th wedding anniversary Friday January 28 Their four children 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren hosted a party at the Women s Club Imperial Avenue Saturday About 100 friends and relatives attended including his sisters Miss Margaretta van R Schuyler of Old Bennington and Mrs Donald A Hemenway and Mr Hemenway of Pippin Knoll Bennington Mrs Schuyler the former Jessie Jelliffe was born in Westport Her mother was a Bennett whose family had lived on Compo Road since 1740 She attended Simmons College and met Mr Schuyler Harvard 21 in Boston They were married by Canon Philip Schuyler of Portland Maine and the late Rev Kenneth MacKenzie rector
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Conn
Philip N. Schuyler
South Compo Road
Women’s Club
Imperial Avenue
Margaretta van R. Schuyler
Old Bennington
Donald A. Hemenway
Hemenway
Pippin Knoll
Bennington
Schuyler
Jessie Jelliffe
Bennett
Compo Road
Simmons College
Harvard
Boston
Philip Schuyler
Portland
Maine
Kenneth MacKenzie
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Board of Education
Episcopal Church
Emmanuel Church
Weston
Christ and
Holy Trinity
William J. Walker III
Joy Schuyler
John D. Lindsay
Phyllis Schuyler
Stetson Road
Norwell
Mass
George P. Wassell
Betsy Schuyler
Mayflower Court
Philip B
Area Funerals and Obituaries in Bennington and Nearby
Funeral notices detail William Arthur Cone of Pownal and Kenneth Coates Porter of White Creek, both formerly of Bennington, with services at Hanson Walbridge and North Bennington Congregational Church. Attendees include nurses, Gundrum Co. staff, VFW members, Masons, and Eastern Star members. Burial plans and military honors accompany references to Putnam Memorial Hospital and local cemeteries. A separate item notes Gary Michaels’s graduation from Watervliet Arsenal apprentice program and return to maintenance work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arthur Cone
Pownal
Bennington
Hanson-Walbridge
Floyd I. la Bombard
First Baptist Church
Joseph Loyzelle
Francis Haley
Gary Garofano
William Slade
Louis Gilbert
Charles Mould
Gundrum Car Crushing Co
Grafton
N.Y
Cone
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Pittsfield
la Bombard
Gundrum Co
Hoosick Falls
Marilyn
Helen
Mr. Cone
North Hoosick
Kenneth C. Porter
Kenneth Coates Porter
White Creek
North Bennington
Richard Sherlock
Herbert Millington
Walton Harrington
Ralph Lindsey
Bernard Knapp
Carleton Couch
Richard Watson
James Frost
Charles Austin
Masonic Order
Order Eastern Star
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Porter
U.S. Navy
Eastern Star
Earl Prouty
Joseph Lobravko
Arlington
Manchester Barracks
Joseph St. John
William Kinney
VFW
Leon Shepard
Wwi
Harold Malone
Merton Ashton
Northfield
Granville
Robert G. McKnight
Rutland
Grace McKnight
Agnes St. John
Hanson- Walbridge
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Kenneth
Tucker Chapter 38
CES
Tucker Lodge
F&am
Colonie
Sherlock
Gary A. Michaels
Hicks Ave
Watervliet Arsenal
Arsenal
Michaels
LeBlanc
Auto Parts
Janet
Williams to head hospital campaign for memorial gifts
Attorney John H. Williams II accepts the chairmanship of the memorial gifts committee for the Putnam Memorial Hospital Building Fund. He will organize a group to secure pledges to build and equip new hospital rooms and units, aiming to raise $1 million of a $6 million facilities project. Williams, a partner in Williams Witten and Carter, lives at 33 Monument Ave in Old Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Williams II
Memorial
Putnam Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Eugene V. Clark
John Williams
Williams
Williams, Witten and Carter
Monument Ave
Old Bennington
Three-phase plan for Vermont corrections program proposed
Vermont lawmakers hear a three-pronged plan from a special committee led by Rep. Russell Sholes to expand the St. Albans Youthful Offenders facility, add Windsor two-unit and Burlington replacements. The Davis administration and Vermont Bar Association push regional replacements in Burlington, St. Johnsbury and Rutland.
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Burlington Correctional Center
St. Albans
Burlington
Windsor State Prison
St. Johnsbury
Rutland
Vermont Senate backs drug price posting bill for top 100 drugs
The Vermont Senate tentatively approved a bill requiring pharmacies to display prices for the 100 most used prescription drugs. Sponsored by Sens. Stovan Christowe and John O'Brien, the measure advanced to final reading 20-8. Critics urged broader reforms like lifting the ban on drug advertising. Fraternal Order of Eagles aerie 1861 hosts initiation with a chicken dinner and dance. new auxiliary members welcomed, including Nan Mears and Florence Knapp.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Senate
Stovan Christowe
Windham County
John O’brien
Chittenden - Grand Isle
Christone
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Buckley
Order of Eagles Aerie 1861
Eagles
Hoosick Falls
George O’brien
Jesse Moon
Jim O’brien
Order of Eagles Aerie
Eagles Rooms
Nan Mears
Florence Knapp
Shirley Duval
Luella Martin
UCS dinner dance sponsors named for Feb event
The eighth annual United Counseling Service benefit invites area residents listed as attendees for February 12 at Mt. Anthony Country Club. Names include many Bennington residents and couples from Pownal Shaftsbury and Dorset, such as Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland E. Dodge and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Richard Geannelis
Alexander E. Mahar
Thomas Steffen
Michael Johnson
J. Duncan Campbell
Pownal
Cleveland E. Dodge
Shaftsbury
Bradford Smith
Thomas W. Hall
Dorset
William F. Gilbert
Dr Roach’s New Hampshire camp vandalized again
Dr Donald S Roach of Bennington reports his summer home off Old Ferry Road in Chesterfield New Hampshire has been broken into again in the last two or three weeks. He estimates about $3000 in damage and notes the camp has been broken into at least six times in seven years. Entrance was through a rear door and the vandals stayed several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald S. Roach
Bennington
Old Ferry Road
Chesterfield
N.H
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Champlain
BOR
Lucie C. Freeman
New York
Manhattan
William A. Cone
Schuylers
Area Funerals
James M. Greene
Route 7
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
A.J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury First
Ben-Mont
Green
Park Lawn Chapel
South Shaftsbury
Greene
Thomas P. Kinney Sr
Earl M. Denio
Earl Martin Denio
Maple
Gibney Funeral Home
Edward B. Geyer Jr
Dennis
Christopher
Thomas
Lawrence
Kenneth Denio
Geyer
Park Lawn Cemetery
140 Club of
Plymouth
England
John H. Williams
Dunham’s
Spring Street
Mstown, Mass
DIAL
Northside Drive
Bennington Banner
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
U.S
Walker
House
Eagle
Jimmy Durante
F.O. Eagles
George O'Brien
Barbara Tarell
George Packer
Jimmy O'Brien
UCS
Arthur S. Muchmore
G. Maynard Jenkins
R. Marshall Witten
Jay Zwynenburg
George Spitler
Robert J. Gilroy
Loyal R. Nash
Stephen Jesseman
Albert E. Edmundson
Charles Tilgner III
Malcolm W. Finlayson
Thomas Bushman
Peter H. Schaad
Terry M. Ehrich
Joseph LoPiccolo
Dr. Roach
West Bend
Vajoor JD
Roberts Drive
ASURG
North Adams
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