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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1964
Page
5
The Wilmington fair on Saturday celebrated a traditional rural atmosphere with exhibits from farm stock to handmade crafts. Prizes, a horse drawing contest, rides, and community booths drew families while local groups fundraised for charities.
Arlington Garden Club members heard Bradford resident Mrs. Lloyd Bugbee urge action to conserve Vermont scenery. She highlighted roadside wildflowers, habitat preservation, and responsible use of sprays, trash cleanup, and protecting bogs and other rare plant areas through community effort and education.
Mrs Charles Dix of the South Road Searsburg exhibited seven landscape oil paintings and won first second and third prizes plus flowers and rare orchids arbutus azalea trillium and other native plants at Deerfield Valley Farmers Day. Hostesses included Mrs E Ellsworth Jannicky Mrs Theodore I Weinz and others.
North Bennington and Shaftsbury residents are urged to conserve water as supplies run short. The Water Commission asks all users to avoid hose use, fix leaks immediately, and monitor faucets and toilets to reduce waste. Exploratory drilling negotiations are under way with experts, but conservation remains essential. Local officials—Fred Welling and Kenneth R. Couch—warn current supply may not last.
Taize Brother Christopher, senior member of the first Taize delegation to visit the U S, will visit Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts from Wednesday to Friday. He will lead combined Catholic and Protestant services and meet with local clergy and students as part of a program to foster reconciliation between Rome and the Reformation.
Friends must reserve by Sept 23 at 5 p.m. for a Sept 26 show at the New York State Pavilion. Contact Mayor Leo Albowicz Frank Irick or Ernest Malo for attendance. Cash only 7 dollars per person, round trip, includes fair admission. West Arlington talk on Vermont deer set for Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Grange Hall.
North Bennington notices remind that items for the annual Women's Fellowship rummage sale must be left in the church kitchen by Friday afternoon. Calls to arrange pickup go to chairman Mrs. Lloyd Pratt.
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