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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
6
At Memorial Hall Wilmington residents will decide tonight whether to merge the town and village. The 1959 village vote favored merger, but annual town votes have rejected it. last year the tally was 57 against and 52 for. Arguments cite higher town taxes for village electric lights, snow removal cost, and savings from a single governing body.
Wilmington and area residents attended church meetings and social events including Baptist Evening Guild activities and a District Deputy Grand Matron visit. Residents Bruce Gavett and Earl Covey joined relatives and travelers, while fire department responses highlighted local incidents.
Miss Julia Shipman spent a few days at Martha's Vineyard. Edgar and Mrs Lawrence of Hyde Manor New York vacationed at Pine Forest Sunderland and visited Clyde and Mrs Dunlap. Frank Hemmer of Springfield Vermont and F A Dean of Wallingford hosted and visited L A Bahan. Harry Grout of Manchester Connecticut visited son Fred Grout. Robert Walsh and Walter Keough visited St Johnsville New York to see Arthur Keough. The Rev Gordon Clark and family from Johnsonville New York visited Miner C Clark. Freeman McManus of North Arlington New Jersey spent the weekend at Maple Hill with Hermon Benjamin family. Miss Nella Cole Bridgeton Connecticut visited cousins G A Warner.
White Creek residents share births illnesses and gatherings. Charles David Niles Jr. born Sept 13 to Mr and Mrs Charl David Niles of Chatham New York. first grandchild for Mr and Mrs Charles F Niles. Numerous visits include Rob inson Lobdell Bouplon Gazell McCoubrey and Masten families. Laymen Sunday planned at Methodist Church with guest speaker Leonard Benn ington Black.
Esther Brown of Hartford stayed with her parents. Explorer Post 33 led by Robert E. West explored Skinner Hollow cave on Mt. Equinox. Mrs. Griffith hosted Roger Griffith and family from Barre and plans to spend several days there. First Congregational Church women announce a public chicken pie supper on Saturday September 28 at 6 30 p.m. Linda Tuttle from St. Luke's Nursing School visited with her mother Mrs. Jean Tuttle. Gardner LePoer from the University of Vermont also visited. A new zoning commission with town manager and selectmen will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Mrs. Alice Connelly returns to Plainville Conn after a week with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Oakley Porter Williamstown weekend visitors of Mr and Mrs Hub.
The Pownal Democratic Party calls a biennial caucus for Wednesday at 7 30 in Town Hall to elect a two year town committee officers and county delegates. A Family Night and covered dish supper at Pownal Center Firehouse Thursday at 6 features hospitality led by the Womens Fellowship and games with Howard Van Horn.
Weston Community Club sponsors a Friday benefit by country entertainer Pete Williams at the Weston Playhouse. Proceeds fund a Winter Maintenance Fund for heating and winter upkeep of the new building with temporary heating discussed. Fernando Parker, Glen Foster, and Sam Lloyd lead arrangements. refreshments served in the Cellar during intermission. Louise Foster chairs the committee. curtain at 8:30, box office opens 7.
The Irish Players stage Playboy Of The Western World at Adams Memorial Theatre Williams College with Dermot McNamara as Christie Mahon performances set for Oct 12 at 8 30 and Oct 13 at 2 30 The 1907 Synge comedy depicts Irish peasant life and a man fleeing after a supposed killing with a tour history including New York Wilmington Hartford Baltimore Toronto and Montreal before its Dublin launch.
National Dog Week sparked a grim act as a bennington county resident abandoned ten four week old puppies on the steps of the Bennington County Humane Society shelter. With midnight temperatures around 18 degrees two pups nearly froze before an attendant revived them with hot milk and care. Some locals question the spirit of the observance.
Five local Senior Girl Scouts and adviser Mrs Bruce La Vigne joined some 150 Vermont seniors at the Tamarack Notch camp near Rutland for a three day conclave featuring demonstrations career guidance and a campout. The girls earned pioneer badges last fall at Camp Sugarbush and plan to form a new North Bennington troop with La Vigne as adviser. A banquet and campfire Saturday included Governor Philip Hoff and Rutland Mayor John Daley both with daughters in the event.
The author notes unusual wildlife in a mountain summer, with bluejays teaching their young to crack seeds at the feeder and robins vanishing after nest building. Chickadees, nuthatches, song sparrows, white throats, downy woodpeckers, juncos and grackles join in for summer handouts, changing typical seasonal patterns.
Local calendar lists Tuesday church supper at St. Marys under C D A co chairs Mrs. Benkoski and Mrs. Brazell. Wednesday theater group meeting discusses Night of January 16th. Friday American Legion Auxiliary food sale at Thorpe Building. Open house for Rev John Y Elliott and wife at the parsonage Sunday 3 to 5. Card party Oct 28 at Odd Fellows Hall. Cou ples Club of Buskirk meets at Howard and Mrs Jones. Also garden notes on bird activity and vegetable yields, with observations on insects and weather effects.
Ralph F. Fleming Jr. takes over Heaslip's Service Station in Manchester after 20 years with the shop and 13 years as manager for George J. Heaslip. Fleming will train in Albany starting Oct 14 and keep the station open with night duties. Associates include Lester Goller and Mrs. Fleming Jr. plus mechanics Merrill West and Stanley Goodrich. Fleming holds multiple local offices and is a justice of the peace.
Fred D. Giddings of East Dorset and Miss Alice Rowe were named to the board of directors of the Equinox Country Club at the Worthy Inn. Nearly 100 members attended the annual meeting and banquet with Henry Cherbonneau presiding. The eight man board will elect officers in spring, possibly splitting the secretary treasurer post. Thomas F. Farley of Equinox House praised the season's success.
Arlington Keoughs Barber Shop will be closed on Saturday September 28 with advance notice published September 24.
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