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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1976
Page
3
National American Legion Commander William J. Rogers will visit Vermont November 4 5 and 6. A banquet at the Barre Post Home on November 5 will honor Rogers and Norma Brown Idaho national auxiliary president with local state and national officials invited.
Ann Aletha Hoyt daughter of Cyril C. Hoyt Sr. of Arlington marries Joseph Frank Ettore Benini son of Carmela Benini of Manchester at St James Episcopal Church Arlington on Oct 2 at 1 pm. The ceremony included organ music, a reception at the Fisher School, and a Portland Maine home planned for the newlyweds.
The old St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad remains idle amid a legal fight and labor dispute. State officials expect ICC approval soon to transfer management and lease to MorrisonKnudson Corp, planning Vermont Northern Railroad operations.
Two former parochial schoolteachers in Bennington were feted at Mt. St. Joseph Academy for their Golden Jubilee. Thecla and Annunciata served in southern Vermont education, with Mass, a dinner, music, and tributes from fellow sisters and local officials including Gov. Salmon.
A candlelight funeral was held Saturday for Mrs. Lucy H. Gaul at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home in North Bennington. A descendant of Seth Warner, she followed her husband Ralph as North Bennington postmaster from 1932 to 1936. A longtime resident of 15 Bank Street, she died Wednesday morning at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Burial in Grandview Cemetery will be at the family's convenience.
Judith A. Greene of Pownal and Keith J. Merrow of Ware Mass joined in a civil wedding at 4 p.m. October 16 at 329 Pleasant Street Bennington the bride’s home, with Justice of the Peace Joe Higgins officiating. Attendants were Glenda Hurley and Ken Hurley. The bride was escorted by her daughter Dianna in a white floral print gown and pink veil.
Anthony J Scheet of Bennington and Mary Geis of Bennington wed at George Kelley’s Dorset Hollow camp on Oct 23 in a civil ceremony officiated by Justice Lin Walker. The bride’s parents are James Geis of New Paltz N Y and Mrs John Scheet of Rugby N D. Best man was Chet Phillips. matron of honor Mrs Lin Walker. Music by Fred Lantz and Mike Lake.
The oil boycott spurs energy savings as insulation dominates home conservation. A gas firm cites that 1 percent of 1.4 million insulated homes could heat 3,500 houses yearly, while adding attic insulation to five uninsulated homes could supply all heating needs for one more home. Window shades offer the lowest cooling cost.
Community education meets in Mt Anthony Room 308 on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for adult basic education with no charge. Helpers needed for Sacred Heart Harvest Mass at Catamount School on Friday Oct 29. Moose Lodge 1233 hosts a Halloween Dance and Supper on Saturday Oct 30 from 7 to 8 30 p m with prizes for costumes and music by the JR s. Voters may discuss Paul Snow s MAU School Board bid at Captain s Cabin Restaurant at 8 p m. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
Twenty one candidates running for Mt Anthony Union High School board have been invited to a League of Women Voters forum set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Bennington County Courthouse. Adelaide Fine will moderate. each candidate speaks three minutes on goals and methods for Mt Anthony education with floor questions to follow.
Senator James Jeffords of Vermont urges early revival of lobby reform and financial disclosure bills in the next session. He supports public disclosure of lobby activities, updated registration rules, and a taxable treatment for gifts over 100 dollars to public officials.
CVPS announced the final 2.6 percent Temporary Charge is removed from all bills issued after October 21, eliminating the last portion of a two year plan to recover revenue. President James E. Griffin notes residential bills will drop about seven dollars yearly for the typical 870 kilowatt hour usage. The charge had begun two years earlier to recover revenue after a rate increase delay and now affects all residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
Democratic congressional candidate John Burgess urged federal action to end mandatory retirement, calling it a cruel discrimination and noting millions of older Americans with valuable skills should not be forced off work. He cited Vermont's Sen. George Aiken who retired at 83 to illustrate perceived injustice.
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