The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-25
FOR BENNINGTON COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT AND
RETIREMENT
Department Edited by Secretary
Willard Bartlett of the County
Association.

COUNTY ASSOCIATION, Headqlar-
teis Savings Bank Bldg, Benning-
ton, Vermont; Secretary, Willard W..
Bartlett.
Let no one forget that this is the
week of the Annual Meeting of the
County Improvement Association.
Election of officers and talk by the
General Secretary on What Results
May be Expected from a County
Association
Meeting will be held at the Court
House, Bennington, at p. M. on Sat
urday, August 2Sth.
LANDGROVE WEEK.
Last week the County Improve
ment Association co-operated with
the citizens of Landgrove in Boost
ing campaign. Meetings were held
every night at which different phases
Of local questions were considered.
On Tuesday nearly every farmer of
the town was at meeting to dis
cuss agriculture A definite plan
was adopted for advance along these
lines and a local committee was
elected to cooperate with the County
Improvement Association through
sthe Agricultural Agent. Mr.. George
Thomson, Mr.. j. +. Thomson and Mr.
II. c. Gleason were the men elected;
all farmers present pledged them
selves to support this committee
The following was the program for
the week
Sunday, August Is.
2:2O p NJ. Regular service at the
church, address by w J. Campbell
of the Y. NJ c, A. College, Spring
field, Mass
500 p. NJ. Community meeting at
the church, address by Willard Nv.
Bartlett, Secretary, Bennington
County Vermont Improvement AS
ISOLATION
Monday, August 49,
500 p NJ. Meeting at the hall.
talk by Miss Edna l.. Batchelder.
District Nurse of Manchester, onI
How to Prevent Sickness in the
hOmc. q
Tuesday, August H.
500 p. NJ. "Better Farming
Night at the hall; talk by Mr.. John
L. Sherman, County Agricultural
Agent. followed by genera discussion
OF agricultural problems.
Wednesday, August IS.
500 p. NJ Illustrated talk at the
hall on Good Rural Roads" by James
L. Davis, County Supervisor of High,
ways. (
Thursday, August 49, X. |
500 p. M. what Women Can
Do for Their Community" by Mar
guerite Allen Bartlett, in the hail.
Friday. August 20.
500 p. NJ. One great good time
for all in the hall: music, entertain
ment, recitations In the course of |
the evening a little architectural |
work will be undertaken.
Saturday, August 21-Rest Day.
August %.
2:30 p NJ. Regular service at the
church.
500 p. NJ Final Community Meet
ing at the church, address by Mr.
The meetings were attended en-
and the village hall
was taxed to the limit OF its capacity
every night, practically the entire
population OF the town was included
In tnn Last t,rnn y,,nativos
Real Public Spirit In Landgrove
Seldom has the County seen more
interest in community matters than
was exhibited during the campaign. |
Practically the entire town took
active part and at times the interest
was white hot The interest cen
cred in Improved Agriculture and
Good Roads, but on Friday the citi-
iens united in an effort to put a new
-oof on the community church. In a
very few minutes sufficient money
vas raised to roof it, insure it and |
make numerous other repairs.
Greatest Community Gathering in
ears.
Friday night found the entire |
own of Landgrove gathered in the
iall. Such a gathering has not been
zen in Landgroye in years.
Mr.. and Mrs Bartlett of the County
Improvement Association assisted |
ocal talent in providing entertain
nept, the ladies furnished ice creaml
nd all had good time together.
Statistics of Landgrove.
During the campaign very careful
tatistics of the town were made by
he Secretary of the County Improve
nent Association
The campaign was conducted by
Dcal committee composed of:-Mr.
george G. Thomson, Rev. r. a. Burn,
lrs j. e. Fem, Mrs j. Il. Thomson,
IRIS. Geo. G. Thomson, Mrs. Otto
Coolidge Mr.. jennie Neiloson. ii
Mr.. Willard W. Bartlett of the |
'ounty Improvement Association
cted as chairman of the meetings. ,
NORTH BENNINGTON
Miss Reba BOnd who has been 1