East Arlington Reads of New Bridge and School Changes
East Arlington and Sunderland residents celebrate a new bridge easing corner congestion and reporting neatness. Sunderland schools ring bells as Doris Streeter begins teaching grades 3 and 4, with former teachers honored. Dorset Historical Society notes over 90 attendees, Jessica Bond discusses wall stencils, and local students win awards for historical essays. Various visits and community events follow including church meetings and trips, with transportation help offered for the Vermont Fellowship gathering in Norwich.
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East Arlington
Sunderland
Doris Streeter
Marjorie Canfield
Bernice Bene
Dorset
Dorset Historical Society
United Church of
East Rupert
Jessica Bond
New England
Cotton Nather
Patricia Riggs
Anita Rosencrantz
Zephine Humphrey
Mrs Worth Bowen Admitted for Surgery at Putnam Memorial
Mrs Worth Bowen of South Dorset was admitted to Putnam Memorial Hospital for surgery.
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Worth Bowen
South Dorset
Putnam Memorial Hospital
North Bennington lifts hose ban after drought scare
North Bennington Water Board lifts the hose in hand ban, restoring use for now. The announcement notes the action is temporary and depends on water conditions, with ongoing caution for residents and businesses.
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North Bennington Water Board
North Bennington
Searsburg selectman resigns as town official
Albert France resigns as Searsburg selectman effective September 3 after four years in office. Republican caucus planned at town clerk’s office on September 13 at 7 30 p.m. Local residents hosted Labor Day weekend visitors from Meriden and New York while others visited family in West Dover and Hanover New Hampshire. A water ban on automatic garden sprinklers remained in force as rainfall and new wells tested to augment the East Mountain watershed water supply.
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Albert France
Searsburg
France
Republican Party
P.m
Leo Sarrazin
Meriden
Olsen
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
Water Board
Fred Welling
Welling
East Road
Shaftsbury
East Mountain
Bennington
North Bennington Parish Meeting and Scout Notes
St John’s Sodality opens season with an 8 pm library meeting inviting all parish women. Houston oil field note contrasts Houston refining capacity. Troop 34 scouts Schoff Moore Lindsey completed Order of the Arrow initiation at Camp Sunrise. September 13 regular Troop 34 meeting at 6 30 pm at the scout hut. Conservation Camporee planned for West Rupert on Sept 24 25. Families Crofut and Lopes visit Poultney and town residents Merwin Crofut Earl LaBatt cited.
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Larry Schoff
Billy Moore
Mike Lindsey
Order of the Arrow
West Rupert
Donald Crofut
Burlington
Crofut
Merwin Crofut
Raymond McEckron
Poultney
Constantine Lopes
Margaret
Connie
Peter
Richard
Earl LaBatt
Sage of Swampacres Eels and a Pennsylvanian Summer
A rambling reminiscence recalls eel fishing on New England and St. Lawrence connections, with memories of Ma cungie Pa, Lake St. Catherine tales, and a 1908 Trenton market sighting. The narrator recalls Uncle Will guiding creek netting for rockers, the brook, and a batch of eels, followed by farm life details and local community notes.
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Macungie
Anna Gilbert
Lake St. Catherine
St. Lawrence
Brousseau
Averill Lake
Sargasso Sea
mid-Atlantic Ocean
Azores
West Indies
Upper
Delaware
Cape May
Lehigh
Easton
Allentown
Trenton
Annie Heyl
Annie
Will
Mt. Brook
Uncle Will
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