Dorset Inn marks 25th year under Whittemore management
Frederick O. Whittemore opens the Dorset Inn for the 25th consecutive year facing the village green. Built in 1796, the oldest inn in Vermont, it employs about 27 locals and features renovated rooms, a new dining room, a swimming pool and an outside grill as summer progresses. Whittemore, former Treadway hotel manager, is active in town affairs and community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Frederick O. Whittemore
Vermont
Whittemore
Amy Ann Lapham
Pawlet
Manchester
Local Visits and Social News From Walloomsac
Walloomsac and neighboring towns note a string of visiting relatives and friends. Bertha Hoag and family hosted Francis Cariddi and his sons Danny and Guy Randolph of North Adams. Roy Ottman from West Sand Lake visited Hoags. Dawn Willinger of Erie arrived to summer with her grandparents John and Mary Madill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis P. Cariddi
Danny and
Guy Randolph
North Adams
Dred Carr
Roy Ottman
West Sand Lake
John Hoag
Dawn Willinger
Erie
John Madill
Harold Cofranisco
Middle Falls
N.Y
Fred Carr
Jennie Robinson
Joseph Delaney
Beacon
Fred A. Hoag
Walloomsac
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Paul Mashig
Lakeland, Fla
Oscar Stewart
Middlebury College graduate and local notices
Miss Ann Goodrich daughter of Mr and Mrs Foster Goodrich Westfield Mass graduated from Middlebury College on June 11. Mrs Neil Pearson and infant son Neil Kevin returned from McClellan Hospital. Fire cooking will be provided and church picnics and rallies planned at Hed ge Lake Willards Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Goodrich
Foster Goodrich
Westfield, Mass
Middlebury College
Neil Pearson
Neil Kevin
McClellan Hospital
Leo Santerre
South Cambridge
MYF
Dawbury
Willard’s Mountain
Nels Jacobson
Dale
Louise Wien
Poughkeepsie
Youth Shaken Up When Bike Hits Car in Renington Village
Police report 11-year-old David Remington was riding a bicycle along Washington Avenue when he rode into a moving car driven by Jean Purdy at 3 05 p m The rider was examined by a doctor and is the son of Mr and Mrs H G Remington Jr of 319 Washington Ave at Burgess Road address referenced in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Avenue
Renington Village
David Remington
H. G. Remington Jr
Washington Ave
Jean Purdy
Burgess Rd
Remington
Dorset People and PTA Foodless Sale Briefs
Dorset residents report William Gilbert transporting his two sons Jack and Robert to Camp Wynakee in Cleveland, Ohio. The Dorset PTA promotes a Foodless Food Sale sending funds to Margaret Thompson, treasurer. Town Manager John Browne and wife travel to New York to greet Lt. Col. Robert Lumpkin and family arriving from Oslo aboard the S S America for a three week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gilbert
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack
Robert
Dorset
Camp Wynakee
Rufus Gilbert
Dorset Pta
Margaret Thompson
John Browne
New York City
Robert F. Lumpkin
S. S. America
Oslo
Norway
Air Force
Lumpkins
John Brownes
Area Masons At Annual Vermont Lodge Session
Henry W. Bassen of Pownal led Mt. Anthony Lodge No. 13 at the 169th Grand Lodge communication in Burlington with Senior Warden Stanley G. Cleveland and proxy Leon Eldred, joined by their wives. Neal Cobb of Springfield was elected Most Worshipful Grand Master as visiting grand lodges from nine states and Ontario attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Bassen
Pownal
Mt. Anthony Lodge
Grand Lodge of Vermont
Burlington
Stanley G. Cleveland
Leon Eldred
John Maxmillian
Grand Lodge of
Vermont
Neal Cobb
Springfield
Veterans Association
Masonic Hall
Frederick A. Burt
Union St
Benington
Brasuas Lodge No. 123
Bryan
Texas
Grand Lodge of Texas
N. D. Rowe
Johnson, Vt
Vermont Lodge
Dorset Home Sold to Bedford Village Couple
Mr and Mrs Carl Parsons sold their Church Street residence after seven years ownership. The buyers are Mr and Mrs Gordon Harrison of Bedford Village New York. The Pars ons plan a new paperback book venture at the Mad Tom Shop on U S 7 and the new owners are uncertain about occupancy plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Carl Parsons
Church Street
Gordon Harrison
Bedford Village
N.Y
Parsons
U.S. 7
Stannard Baby to Be Named Curtis Anderson Stannard
In Cavendish and Dorset before heading to Phoenix Ariz the lieutenant colonel will be stationed. The newly arrived seven pound fourteen ounce boy will be doubly honored by having two great great grandfathers named Curtis Anderson Stannard as his middle names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavendish
Dorset
Phoenix
Ariz
James Stannard
Curtis Anderson Stannard
Shaftsbury Youth Wins Vermont Forest and Farm Award
Robert Williams of Shaftsbury wins the Vermont Forests and Farmland Foundation Scholarship for 315.12, funded by 60 acres of woodlot. Williams, a 1962 North Bennington High School graduate, will study liberal arts at Middlebury with an English major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williams
Shaftsbury
Vermont Forests and Farmland Foundation
Robert Fisk
Williams
North Bennington
Joseph Williams
Middlebury
FTA
Randall Kinne
West Rupert
Antoinette Vince
Howard King
Manchester
Susan Winn
Bennington
Hoosick Falls Legion Donates Wheelchair And Outings Planned
County American Legion Auxiliary met for a regular gathering in Hoosick Falls. They reported sending clothing to a South Dakota Indian Reservation and preparing a booth for the Fourth of July Carnival at the Veterans Hospital. The unit will present the Town of Hoosick Loan Closet with a wheelchair funded by the American Legion magazine drive. Other loan closet items include seven hospital beds and bed rails. Upcoming events include a county meeting on Sept. 4 in Schaghticoke and a Girl Scout outing at Bennington Battlefield Park on June 26. Kindergarten diplomas will be awarded to 88 children on June 21 at 9 a.m. at the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Fredrick Haley
Stephentown
South Dakota
Veterans Hospital
Town of Hoosick
American Legion Magazine
The
Legion Auxiliary
Hoosick
Bennington Battlefield Park
Dorothy Roys
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Norman Myers
Mechanicville Club
Elwin Armstrong
Steve Bradley
Charles Frazier
Albert Deluca
John Delarey
Harold Doyle
Frank Kennedy
Girl Scout
William Burns
Clarence Myers
Babcock Lake
William Bohmer
Myers
John Capano
Ann Stoppani
Joyce Bodak
William Bedard
John McMartin
William Sargood
Family Caravan Burr and Burton Teacher To Study on West Coast
Mr and Mrs Foster Aaron and daughters Barbara Helen and Nancy depart Arlington Saturday for a West Coast trip via Canada They will visit National parks and the World's Fair Aaron will attend a summer institute in field biology at Western Washington State College Bellingham sponsored by the National Science Foundation The program trains 30 U S high school biology teachers in ecology and outdoor study Aaron will help teach the final week The Aarons plan to return by camping across the United States Aaron will teach in the new biology wing at Burr and Burton Barbara will enter the University of Rhode Island as a freshman Helen and Nancy advance to 10th and 8th grades The family also expects to explore and learn along the trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Foster Aaron
Barbara
Helen
Nancy
West
Canada
National Parks
Aaron
Washington
Western Washington State College
Bellingham
Wash
British Columbia
National Science Foundation
United States
University of Wash
Neton
National Forests
Northeast
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Vermont
Exacr
New England
Brown University
Providence
R.I
Peabody College
Nashville
Nashville, Tenn., and Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Burr and Burton
Arlington Memorial High School
University of Rhode Island
Scott earns master's in forestry at NHU
Trenor William Park Scott of North Bennington received a master’s degree in forestry at the University of New Hampshire commencement. He was among 137 graduates as Mildred McAfee Horton former president of Wellesley College spoke at the 92nd ceremony in Durham New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. H
Trenor William Park Scott
North Bennington
University of New Hampshire
Mildred McAfee Horton
Wellesley College
Scott
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Bennington Banner
Bennington, Snt
By Marchen Skinner
Treadway
Brookline
Mass
Tread
Way
Fred Whittemore
Dorset Players
PTA
Dorset Inn
Bertha Hoag
Gordon Hoag
Edward Barringer
Troy
Barringer
Frank Bassidy
Poestenkill
James Weed
Holstein Association of
Ralston Spa
Sonny Olsen
Charles Edwards
Valley Falls
Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Green Mountain
GAS Service, Inc
Pownal Ctr
Dial VA
A. J. Dewey & Sons
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Washington, D.C
New Hampshire
Maine
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
West Virginia
Ontario
Burt
Masonry
Michigan
Dorset Home
Shaftsbury Youth
Vt. Forest and Farm Award
Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
Schaghticoke
Girl Scouts
Diplo
A.m
Elks Auxiliary
West Coast
Aarons
Plete Ma
Miles Lumber CO
Main Street
H. Greenberg & Son
Bennington Dial
Nhu
Gerald E. Morrissey
General Contractors
Beech ST
Pratt ST
Norge Quality Dealer
D&d
Jolivette
Willow Rd
Roper
NEW Gas
Vermont Gas Corporation
and Utility Corporation
Main St
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