Speedier justice in early Vermont noted by curator
Arlington historian James McCabe notes Vermontiana records showing rapid 8 to 10 hour legal rounds with a justice of the peace issuing writs, summoning a six man jury and recording the decision on a single sheet. The article also recalls Arlington's 110 year old school build costing 230.29 dollars with small post construction savings and tax funding. Timothy Brownson later became a colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Raftery Arlington
Warren Burger
Manchester
James McCabe
George Russell
McCabe
Vermont
Arlington
Timothy Brownson
Frank Merriwell hero to Yale fans in nostalgia
A New Haven obituary of sorts for Frank Merriwell, Yale’s fictional sports hero, tracing his creation by Burt Standish and his impact on American fair play ideals. The piece notes renewed interest as Smith Street Publications reissues the dime novels at 95 cents, pairing nostalgia with inflation. It cites Jack Rudman and Dan Parker to emphasize Merriwell’s cultural reach and idealized virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Healion
NEW Haven, Conn
UPI
Spiro Agnew
Abbie Hoffman
Abbie
Spiro
Frank Merriwell
Yale
Frank
Gilbert Patten
Burt L. Standish
Smith Street Publications
Merriwell
Jack Rudman
Rudman
Yesteryear
New York City
America
Dan Parker
New York Mirror
Parker
Westbrook Pegler
Timne
Kansas City
Williams College to add brick annex housing 42 students
A three story annex to Tyler House at Williams College in Williamstown will begin next month. Unitec Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will handle design and construction with Gary Lindstrom of New Canaan as architect. The $400,000 project includes 42 bedrooms and three common rooms. residents will dine in the main house. Occupancy is planned for fall 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Tyler
Unitec Corporation of
Ann Arbor
Mich
Gary Lindstrom
New Canaan
Property Transfers From Shaftsbury May Through August
Town Clerk Cathleen Harwood records numerous transfers in Shaftsbury and nearby towns. Listings include Brady to O Leary on Harvest Hills, Haight to Immerman, Harrington estate to Mello, Moore to Makin, Five Flys Inc to Sirloin Saloon, Moore to Santo, Wilson to Holley, Miller to Jewell, Derf Corp to Spahr, Twitchell estate to Player Haas, Cushman to Loomis, Green et al to Dailey Inc Roy Sanborn to Thompson, Hewitt to Ayer, and multiple Harvest Hills and Route 7 transfers among Shaftsbury residents and neighboring counties.
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Shaftsbury
Cathleen Harwood
Charles P
Rose M. Brady
Bay Village
Ohio
Harvest Hills
Kathleen M. O'Leary
Donald E
Doris C. Haight
Allenhurst
N.J
West Mountain Road
Frederick H
Barbara Rose Immerman
Southampton
N.Y
Guardian
Maud E. Harrington
Rachel C. Moore
Arlington
Ofars Road
John G. Jr
Gail M. Santo
Westport
Connecticut
Ross
Margaret Wilson
Glens Falls
Shaftesbury
Douglas F
Gladys P. Holley
Lillian F. Miller
Lawrence O
Gail L. Jewell
Bennington
Derf Corporation
Shaftbury
James J
Susan L. Moore
North Bennington
Harris E
Julia L. Bahan
North Road
Peter
Jeanette B. Breese
John R
Ann W. Edwards
Bennett Hill Road
Alfred H
Patricia B. Thibodeau
Jessie H. Hulet
Marian H. Spear
Chester P
Bertha B. Denio
Jessie H
Bliss A. Hulet
North Toad
Richard R
Anita C. Greene
Shaft OL
William and
Edith Stoothoff
Sycamore Lane
Harold and
Audrey P. Rowe
Property Transfers In Shaftsbury And Surrounding Towns
Transfers record several conveyances: Nina Bourn of Shaftsbury to Clarence H. and Lottie S. Crandall of Arlington. Land West Properties Inc of Boston to Raymond W. and Marian B. Pierce of North Christiane and Sylvia Armbruster of Brookfield Connecticut. Manfred W. Ehrich Jr of Pownal receives land on Highway 9. Donald C. and Claudia A. Matatt of Shaftsbury transfer Lake Paran Road lot to Patrick Henry and Cynthia Matatt of Shaftsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Bourn
Shaftsbury
Clarence H
Lottie S. Crandall
Arlington
Land-West Properties, Inc
Boston
Massachusetts
Raymond W
Marian B. Pierce
North Bennington
Christian E
Sylvia Armbruster
Brookfield
Connecticut
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Pownal
Donald C
Claudia A. Matatt
Lake Paran Road
Patrick Henry
Cynthia Matatt
Vocalist William Brown to open Williams music series
William Brown tenor, with Julius Heggs’s string quartet and pianist Charlotte Hegyi, opens the Williams College Music in the Round 1971 1972 season in Thompson Memorial Chapel. He will perform Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge and Holst Four Songs, with past work noted for White House appearances and multiple premieres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Julius Heggs
Thompson Memorial Chapel
William Brown
Wenlock Edge
Vaughan Williams
Gustave Holst
Brown
United States Navy
White House
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Paul Hume
The
Washington Post
Blackburn and Dickinson
Abc-Tv
la Montaine
High Fidelity
America
Amram
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood
Lake George
New York State
Don Ottavio
Goldovsky Opera Company
Williams College
Jackson
Mississippi
Indiana University School of Music
Peabody Conservatory
Stuart Macdonald
Susan St. Amour
Douglas Moore
Charlotte Hegyi
Hegyi
Miss St. Amour
Moore
Dvorak
Mrs
Battenkill Grange Harvest Supper and Exhibit Night
Battenkill Grange will host a harvest supper Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. with installation of officers at 8. The event welcomes Grangers and friends and features exhibits of fresh vegetables, canning, flowers, and old bottles. The exhibits, arranged by Mrs. Belle Decker and Mrs. Platt Herrick with Clarence Decker III, begin at 2:30 p.m. at the church annex. Installing officer is John Patch of Saxtons River, state Grange overseer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill Grange
The
Grange
Belle Decker
Platt Herrick
Clarence Decker III
John Patch
Saxtons River
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Hoffman
Speece
Jonathan Small
Williams
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Fienberg
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Granada
Wickes
North St
Bradford
Waer
Ainov
Otart Omething
Sav Iine Secount
First National Stores
S&h
Vee
Greenland
IIL Mesa Ta
Iavas
Finast
Bearrs
New England
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