The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-24
STRAY BITS GATHERED
FROM MANY QUARTERS
Items of Interest, Bits of Advice,
Hints of Home, Health and
Future Happiness.

Future Happiness.
Social dance tonight at Foresters'
hall.
1t is seldom that people hug the
fire more in July than they did this
week
Soon the dog days" will COM
mence. Don't be a dog and get
crouch on.
With Collins and Mcconnell in the
Boston American league team Yer
mont is well represented.
Mrs. Alice Thebarge who was called
here by the death of her little nephew
Norbert Thebarge, has returned to
her home in New York.
| understand that Billy Van Sleet
wants $500 to make an ascension
here on August 10th. 1t costs money
to show ones patriotism in A. ID.
1909.
1t would be a good advertisement
for the town if the business men in
their outing would take the monu-
ment with tnem as a mascot.
Peaches are here. Not the Yer
mont brand which are so plentiful in
all season but the kind which are
raised in the south land.
Bennington's splendid baseball vic
tory Thursday demonstrates the fact
that Manager Higgins team can hold
its own with any team in this vicinity.
"Hurrah for Bennington"
e., Il
vided into two classes. those who
have finished haying and want rain
for their crops, and those who are
still in the hay field and would like
eight sunny days a week.
Other towns in the state are be-
wailing the fact that the class of at
fractions offered by their opera
house can't compare with the book
ings made by Manager Wood for next
season. Still Bennington people
don't appreciate IT,
The peach basket hat, according to
one of Bennington leading milliners.
is going out of fashion and few wo-
men feel regret because of it. II was
one style that even man could not
tolerate and there are but few things
that women like that men don't learn
to admire in sympathy
Waile driving down West Main St,
a few days ago in the early morning
hours | was surprised to see young
man whom | had always known as
late riser. playing tennis with a girl
friend Since then have decided
that Cupid may even serve the pur-
pose of an alarm clock.
Subject for the Christian Science
services tomorrow. Truth Golden
Text. He wno blesses himself in
the earth shall bless himself in the
God of Truth" Isaiah 65:16. Ser
vices corner Park and Scott streets
at IL a. m. Reading room same ad-
dress open Wednesday to 8 p. m.
THE worst feature about Benning-
ton Center" said a visitor the other
day. lis the side walks" | have
walked several times between this
village and the monument and nave
been unable to find anything worthy
of the name. More OF the wealthy
residents in that village should fol
low the generous example of FIX.
Gov. Mccullough.
Two fires have been started this
year by burning rubbish near build
ings. One that of Schwartzs barn.
caused considerable property damage.
Yesterdays blaze while resulting in
no damage gives ample proof of the
fact that an unguarded paper fire is
a menace to surrounding property
and should not be tolerated under
any circumstances.
An authority says that if Ameri-
cans were more polite they would
have more hair Removing ones hat
in the presence of ladies not only
shows good breeding, but, it is said,
also tends to give the hair breatn-
ing spell and promote its growth 1t
would appear that politeness has
many rewards.
My advise is that any one who
doesn't believe in Sunday baseball
should keep away from tne park to-
morrow and go instead to the Sol
diers home and hear the band play.
With the opportunity of attending
two different kinds of amusements
and an option of staying at home,
everyone should be able to spend
Sunday according TO his own wishes
and without interfering with the
rights of others.
The spectacle of three car loads of
Bennington's professional and bust
ness men leaving for a days outing
next Thursday will be a welcome
sight indeed. Not solely because we
all like to get rid of our bosses but
because it shows spirit of unity and
progressiveness that is, as a rule,
sadly lacking in many towns and
ing may prove the nucleus of a board
of trade or some similar organization
whose aim will be to advertise and
further the interests of the town
Tae condition of our streets at the
crosswalks and railroad crossings
are a discredit to the town to say. the
least A few weeks ago employees of
the Rutland railroad raised the track
across the end of West Main street in
front of the Old Catholic church fully
six inches and left the crossing in
such a shape that all kinds of We
hicles. wagons, autos or bicycles
have to come almost to a standstill
wnen passing. Yesterday a few sods
were thrown in the holes in order to
break the force of the fall. Instances
of the same character about town
could be produced without number.
During the past few days the Ban
ner has been filed with sermons, edi-
torials, reprints and communications