The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-29
AUTOMOBILE NOTES

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Harold Bottun took a party to Paw
let Wednesday in his Pope Hartford
Among the automobile parties reg
istered at the Putnam House Wednes-
day were Rev George w. Douglass and
wife and Miss Amy Varnum of Tux
edo Park, Y. Y. Tney made the trip
in a large limousine car
Louis s. Newton of Hartford, Vt,
and Prof. w. J. Wallis of Washington,
D. c., who have been guests of Mr.
and Mrs. w. D. Newton returned this
morning TO Hartford. The trip botn
ways was made in Ford roadster.
Rev. D. G. Douglas of Tuxedo Park,
n. Y, who passed through here this
week had a large limousine car of a
French make, La Burie." This was
perhaps the first car of its kind ever
seen here and attracted much atten-
ton
Local autoists are bewailing the in
crease in cost of all classes of tires
which went in to effect on the 18th of
this month. The price was advanced
20 per cent. At present all the auto
lists seem to be experiencing an at
tack of tire trouble.
E. II. Putnam's big Peerless touring
cal has been attracting much atten
ton about town 1t is similar in de-
sign to George r. Lanes and has
capacity for seven people. Last Sun
day Mr.. Punam and daughters took
trip TO the Berkshires.
Robert N. Squires and wife, who ar
rived here Sunday in a Pullman tour
ing car, expect to leave shortly for
Maine to spend some time. They will
probably make the trip by the way of
the White Mountains, returning from
Boston through the Berkshires.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wood and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert n Squire started
Wednesday on an auto trip to Cam
bridge but changed their purpose ana
concluded their run at Saratoga. Re
turning they took the wrong road and
ran into Cambridge by mistake.
Two record runs were made this
week by Bennington autoists Clar-
ence l.. Holden made the 157 miles
from Deep River Conn, to his town
in seven hours Monday in his Cadil-
lac roadster. Robert n. Squire ran
up from New York Sunday in his
Pullman touring car In nine hours.
These long record runs would certain
ly give a stage coacher stage fright.
Mr. and Mrs. f. n. Gallagher and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy NJ. Paddock have
returned from a trip to Cambridge.
Lake Lauderdale, Troy and Schenec-
tady in the Observation-Disclosures Inter
state car. Mr. Gallagher has had
much success in running the auto
mobile since it came in his possess
ion and has had no serious accidents
ion and has had no serious accidents
or mishaps.
W. A. Root recently made a fine
run from Springfield, Vt. to this
town. He had been stopping in that
town for a few days and left about 2
o'clock one afternoon for Walpole, n.
H. where he had business. From
there he went TO Chester and stopped
for some time. He reached the ga
rage here about 1890 the same night
after stopping for supper on the way.
The trip was made by the way of
Peru in an Interstate car with w. II.
Lowe at the wheel.
Clad Immediately and with smil-
ing face, w. Seward Webb Jr., of Snel-
Durne appeared before Justice Deber
vile yesterday afternoon. charged
with violating the automobile speed
ordinance Mr. Webb pleaded guilty
and vas fined SIS and costs of $500,
which he paid The machine that Gre
ated the ruction is the big stripped
Mercedes that is often seen about the
city streets at Burlington Webb's
car is the one said to have made the
trip from t'lis town to Troy in % min
utes.
Among the automobile parties regis
tered at tne Putnam Wednesday were
DR. and Mrs. A. b. Duel of New York.
Twenty-four automobile parties
registered at the Walloomsac Inn dur
ing the week ending July 2Stn.
Among the auto guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. f. s. Saying, Mrs. ]. NJ. Richie
and c. l.. Richie of New York; Mr..
and Mrs. Frances Bradley of Philadel-
phia Mrs A. NJ. Toyes, Mr. and Mrs.
|. b. Jarvis of Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dana Pierce of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
II. b Clasue of Syracuse; and Mrs.
Zenas Crane, sister-in-law of Senator
w. Murray Crane of Dalton, Mass.
Tourist automobile traffic still con-
tinues among the local hotels. Eaca
wear sees a large increase In this de-
partment of TIE business. With the
establishment of the Ideal Tour
through this town last summer the
number of automobile parties increas-
ed rapidly This season the famous
New England tour "A" passes through
this town both for parties coming
from New York or Boston. After
leaving here the route goes north to
Manchester Rutland and crosses the
state to Breton Woods, ~ H., in the
White Mountains. From there the
route goes to Portland, Me, by the
way OF the famous Poland Springs.
After leaving Boston a long run along
the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island is taken until New York is
reached. The trip combines noun
tain, river and ocean scenery, air and
environment.
To anyone interested in automo-
biles it is worth his while to stand at
some point where these machines
pass and look them over as they go
by. The number and the variety of
makes attracts attention, but this is
not the only thing. Their are ma
chimes that it is a pleasure to see