Jefferson and Madison visit Bennington in 1791 linked to party plans
The 1791 horseback tour by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison aimed to survey Revolutionary War battlegrounds and gauge if a new political party could form. The trip, dubbed botanizing, helped map northern political currents and fostered ties with New York leaders while shaping the Jeffersonian Republican movement.
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Bennington Banner Publisher and Office Address
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
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Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Lottery Commission picks sound Vermont appointees
Gov Snelling names five members to Vermont's new Lottery Commission led by Francis X Murray. The group, largely from Chittenden and Washington counties, combines law and accounting expertise with limited political patronage. A key decision will be whether to hire outside operators or run the lottery in house.
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Lottery Commission
Chittenden
Washington County
Northfield
Chittenden County
Francis X. Murray
Vermont
Rescue Squad Milestone Opens New Headquarters
Bennington Rescue Squad marks a milestone with the opening of its new squad headquarters on McKinley Street. From a small home on Safford Street and one ambulance, the volunteers now boast a larger fleet and greater competence, thanks to a successful fund drive. Open house is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday to showcase the building and invite community thanks for rapid, round‑the‑clock responses.
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Bennington
McKinley Street
Safford Street
Protest Over Use Of Town Funds For Y Woods Improvements
A letter from Mrs. Mary Hoffman objects to spending about 5000 in town funds on improvements at Y Woods in the southeast part of town. The writer argues to preserve the woods as an untouched nature oasis and suggests using the money instead to paint the Walloomsac Inn in Old Bennington, a historic building needing care during the bicentennial year. Dressing up Y Woods would be a bicentennial sacrilege, she says.
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Mary Hoffman
Y Woods
Bennington
North Shire
Letter to Carter on B1 bomber critique and civic duty
A reader from North Bennington urges President Carter to resist Pentagon influence and keep campaign pledges against the B1 bomber. The letter argues national health, welfare reform, and education deserve priority over costly military projects and ends with a call to contact the president.
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Pentagon
America
Humorous anecdotes on misread instruments and mishaps
A collection of light anecdotes begins with a man using a kitchen thermometer in a misguided compost project and ends with a nuclear physicist at dinner spilling wine on a damask tablecloth. Other pieces recount a Cleveland dowager noting a naked child with a lorgnette and a tail of bumbling behavior.
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Ture
Praise for Bennington postal workers earns accolade
A resident commends Bennington Postal Services for earning an official accolade. The letter lauds the postmaster, window clerks, back room staff, and letter carriers for nine years of unfailingly helpful, courteous service, despite a note about occasional route timing.
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Bennington
Post Office
Correction requested over headline on The Banner front page
A reader urges The Banner to correct a June 11 front page headline reading James Earl Ray escapes prison and notes grammar and style issues. The letter argues a correction or apology may be due and mentions Manchester Journal’s “Graduates high school” as a possible example. It also states that Wilkins welcomes signed letters of 200 words or less.
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James Earl Ray
Manchester Journal
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