The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-21
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT
Local Society Held Annual Meeting
Saturday.

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Saturday.
The twenty-ninth annual meeting
Of the Village Improvement society
was held at the home of the prcsi-
dent, Miss Valentine, Saturday after
noon June the 18th, more than a
quorum being present in spite of the
severe storm.
The annual reports OF officers and
committees were read, showing a
record of good work during the year.
The village cemetery, the general
care of which devolves upon the so
ciety has been kept in order, this in
cluding lots which are neglected by
individual owners or where families
have died out or moved from town
and no trace of them can be found
The attention of owners OF lots is
called to the fact, which may not he
generally known that a small sum of
money deposited with the town in
sures perpetual care for their lots
and there is no possibility OF the
money being lost as long as there is
town oil bennington. Anyone wish
ing 80 know further details is direct
ed 10 C.i II. Dewey, town treasurer. at
the Bennington County Savings
Bank.
The cemetery park, which is the
property of the society has been fur
ther beautifed with shrubs and
trees. The gift of an iron urn from
II. c. Lindloff for the park was re-
ported and the secretary was instruct
ed to send him a note OF thinks.
The village committee reported
that suggestions as to the order and
cleanliness, especially in the rear OF
business blocks, were received in a
kindly spirit by the merchants. In
some matters of more serious import
the board of health co-operated with
the committee.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company, under the auspices of the
society, distributed hand bills through
out the village early in the spring
with excellent suggestions as to
cleaning up premises, back yards,
etc. 1t was the opinion OF the meet
ing that the condition of our side
walks and cutters were not as a
whole creditable to the village and
merchants and householders are
again urged to give these matters
their careful attention.
ma. 1r,o II,nrx, Dutpt, N, Ntag NO.
customed to send to the society a
generous check every other year and
it gratefully acknowledged the same
sum from his son thus perpetuating
his fathers gift The advisability OF
giving tea later in the summer was
discussed the proceeds to be used
towards a fence which it is proposed
to build on the east side of the Gene
terry connecting the stone posts
Which were a gift to the cemetery
some years ago.
The old stone wall, bounding the
cemetery on Morgan Road is the
duty of the town to repair and this
the selectmen expressed themselves
as ready to do last year. AS it is
rapidly falling into disgraceful and
dangerous condition it is hoped the
present season will see this work ac-
complshed.
The election of officers was as fol
lows: President, Miss Jennie A.
Valentines treasurer, Mrs. w. J.
Meagher; secretary, Miss Helena l..
Norton, trustees. Mrs. Edward Nor
ton, Mrs. John S. Holden; auditors,
Mrs. w. B. Walker, Mrs. Helen
Thomas.
The following committees were ap.
pointed by the president:
Village committee, Mrs. j. M.
Ayres, Mrs. George Graves.
Cemetery committee, Mrs. Edward
Norton, Mrs. W. b. Walker, Mrs A.
S. NJ. Chisholm.
Committee on raising funds for
new fence, Mrs. E. w Bradford Mrs
e. B. Huling, Mrs. C. w. Thatcher.