Benn-Burry Shop Expanding Near Bennington Line
Benn-Barry Shop on U S 7 near the Bennington town line begins a new building project south of the current red and white structure. Owner Eleanor P. Davis says the new facility will be nearly twice as large with improved access, added customer services, more parking, and exterior improvements. The shop, a pioneer in the area, aims to blend with New England countryside and plans to open in spring after winter displays. The Benn-Barry, known for Vermont products, expects new gift lines and to serve tourists and locals during substantial local growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Benn- Burry
U.S. 7
Bennington
Eleanor P. Davis
Benn-Burry
New England
Benn-Barry
Vermont
Old Tudor Homestead Sold in Stamford Loss of Village Landmark
In Stamford the Heartwellville Lodge owners have bought the Old Tudor Homestead on Main Road from Mr and Mrs Robert I Reynes and Mrs Raymond Cro r and Miss Marjorie Carl. The Crosiers will continue running it as a motel and restaurant until a satisfactory offer arrives. The 16 room, three story house features a butternut staircase and fine wood work built before 1900 by John Tudor. The Reynes have purchased a Main Street house from Mr and Mrs Alfred Lefaver.
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Wellville Lodge
Dutch Hill
Robert I. Reynes
Main Street
Alfred Lefaver
Ecology and Environmental Studies at Middlebury
Middlebury College expands its Environmental Studies Program under Prof. Howard Woodin. Field work at High Pond Nature Reserve, 5,000 acre preserve, supports interdisciplinary study of ecosystems and primary productivity. Grants aid geology and geography research, shaping future graduate preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury
Middlebury College
High Pond
Brandon
Howard Woodin
James I. Armstrong
W. Douglas Burden
Charlotte
Marineland
Florida
Vermont Wild Land Foundation
Woodin
Foundation
High Pond Reserve
Brewster Baldwin
J. Rowland Millick
Middlebury Students Explore High Pond Reserve Ecology
Middlebury students and faculty received a $5,000 grant to study High Pond Reserve ecology. Richard B. Riggs and Envir onmental studies majors Carol Harden Arthur Johnson and Molly Miller led projects including vegetation survey herbarium preservation and microclimate analysis. The work aims to deepen understanding of the reserve's ecosystem and may influence future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard B. Riggs
Carol Harden
Arthur Johnson
Molly Miller
High Pond
Ter
Termite Signs Highlighted by Orkin Researchers
In Atlanta, researchers from Orkin Exterminating Company warn that floor creaks weak stairways and sudden settling may signal termite infestation. The advisory stresses early inspection and professional treatment to prevent structural damage.
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Atlanta
UPS
Orkin Exterminating Company
Bennington Transfers Record Reported by Town Clerk
Bennington Town Clerk Mary Hodeck posts transfers from Oct 31 to Nov 7. On Nov 6 James M and Emma D Conroy swap property with Clifton S and Genevieve S Phillips on Colgate Road south line. also Phillips back to Conroys. Also on Nov 6 Burt F and Patti M Rockwood sell north side of Prospect Street to Elmer E and Carrie C Shultz. On Nov 7 James A Spofford of Dorset sells to Alain and Cristiane Michere on LeBlanc Avenue southwest corner. On Nov 7 Lawrence F Powers administrator of Kathryn Lassor estate transfers Pleasant Street side to William and Elizabeth Luczynski.
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Mary Hodeck
James M
Emma D. Conroy
Clifton S
Genevieve S. Phillips
Bennington
Colgate Road
Carrie C. Shultz
Prospect Street
James A
Merriam E, Spofford
Dorset
Alain and
Cristiane Michere
LeBlanc Avenue
Lawrence F. Powers
Kathryn C. Lassor
William and
Elizabeth Luczynski
Pleasant Street
Shaftsbury land transfers recorded in October
Shaftsbury town clerk Mrs Eliza Beth King lists October recordings: Estate of Lady Beatrice Gosford to Beatrice L Breese 7.83 acres at Maple Hill Chester P and Bertha B Denio to William E Dailey Inc 17 acres Airport Road Donald R and Sylvia J O Dell to Alan G and Barbara B Hoard house and 1 acre Shaftsbury Depot H Lenore Bradley executrix estate of James W Gleason to L D and Gwenneth H Sanborn house and lot Sycamore Lane Beatrice L Breese to John T and Patricia W Harrison 89 acres East Road Roy M and Mary Jane Sanborn to James J and Florence R Nugent house and 9 acres West Shaftsbury John M Moore to Acreage Inc Bennington house and 2 acres Myers Road.
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Shaftsbury
Elizabeth King
Beatrice Gosford
Beatrice L. Breese
Belvedere - Tiburon
Calif
Maple Hill
Lady Beatrice Gosford
Bennington Museum, Inc
Chester P
Bertha B. Denio
William E
Airport Road
Donald R
Sylvia J. O’dell
Alan G
Barbara B. Hoard
Bennington
H. Lenore Bradley
Executrix
James W. Gleason
L.D
Gwenneth H. Sanborn
Sycamore Lane
Belevedere - Tiburon
John T
Patricia W. Harrison
New York City
East Road
Roy M
Mary Jane Sanborn
James J
Florence R. Nugent
West Shaftsbury
John M. Moore
Arlington
Acreage, Inc
Myers Road
Transfers of multiple parcels and estates in Bennington area
A series of real estate transfers lists parties including E Francis and Dorothy C Jones, Irving V Owen, Claire M Quincy, and Horace M Galusha among others. Property includes 5 to 20 acre parcels, house and acres, along Town Highway 54 and Route 7, plus an estate transfer from Leona McDonald’s estate to Herbert and Betty Stratton.
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E, Francis
Dorothy C, Jones
John F
Doris J. Flagg
Blueberry Hill
Arthur L
Frieda M
Carman
Thomas P
Mary C. Fox
Brooklyn
N.Y
Town
Daniels Road
Kenneth C
Betsy B
Porter
Bennington
John F. Flagg
Fr. Lee
N.J
E. Francis
Dorothy C. Jones
Leona McDonald
Lester McDonald
Herbert E
Betty J. Stratton
Alvin R
Anna F. Metcalf
James M
Catherine D. White
Maple Hill Road
Dorothy C
Jones
Irving V
Clara H. Owen
Norwalk
Conn
Claire M
John W. Quincy
North Merrick
Horace M
Lola B. Galusha
Gertrude L. Tobin
White Plains
Excavation Begins for Dickinson Science Building at Bennington College
Excavation started this week for the Elizabeth Harrington Dickinson Science Building at Bennington College. Granger Contracting Co. Inc. of Bennington and Worcester, Mass., awarded a 1.207 million dollar contract for the two story facility featuring modular laboratories, a connected lecture hall, and 44,000 square feet of space. The project aims for a November 1969 completion, with a spring 1969 start on a Performing Arts Visual Arts complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Harrington Dickinson
Bennington College
Granger Contracting Co, Inc
Bennington
Worcester
Mass
Randall Company Inc
Rutland
Gordon L. Hayes Inc
Troy
Locksmith Service Opens in Bennington by Louis Torborg
Louis Torborg opens a home locksmith business at 210 Grandview St Bennington offering key making for missing keys antique lock repairs car opening master locks hotel and motel lock work and safe work He will sell Schlage locks operate a burglar alarm service with Ademco franchise and tie alarms to Bennington Village Police He plans to revive the Masonic Lodge DeMolay for teens Also linked is his past plumbing heating work in Islip and New Jersey training at Locksmith Institute of New Jersey
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Bennington
Louis Torborg
Grandview St
Torborg
Locksmith Institute of New Jersey
Islip
Long Island
H. Greenberg
Nington Village
Masonic Lodge
Order of DeMolay
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Lunenberg
Sinclair Weeks
Eisenhower
Fred Hobart
Previews Inc
Boston
Weeks
John W. Weeks
Harding
Coolidge
Francis S. Low
Lancaster
N.H
Stamford
RCA Victor
Bennington, Vermont
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Los Angeles
UPI
Philip Schary
Oregon State University
Robert M. Williams
UCLA
Riggs
North Bennington Bank
Onterest
North Bennington
Ank North
Ennington
Manchester Center
Burt F
Patti M
Rockwood
Elmer E
Dickinson Science
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
St. Lawrence
Bennington, YT
Rees
Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
New York
Quality Adjustment Service, Inc
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Tammy
Tama Sandra Dee John Gavin
Sovav Owen
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