The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-01
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A. G. Parker of Pownal has pur-
chased a Ford touring car of w. ID.
Newton
During the month of June twenty
automobile parties registered at the
Putnam house from all parts of the
country.
During the week ending Wednesday
% automobile parties registered at the
Walloomsac Inn from all parts of the
surrounding country.
Charles Adams and family went to
Cheshire, Mass, Wednesday in their
new Ford touring car. Wayne oftici-
ated at the wheel.
Among tne auto tourists registered
at the Walloomsac this week were.
Mrs. George p Ides, Mrs W. p.
French, Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Ide of
Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Cooper and Mrs.
Charles Cooper went TO Pittsfed on
Tuesday in tneir new Stevens-Duryea
machine to attend the Tobey-Ritchie
wedding.
Now that June is over Judge Z. l..
Bates will not have a chance TO lend
his machine to the rescue of newly
married couples for eleven months.
low sad!
Irwin Mattison of SALISBURY who
recently purchased a Ford roadster
and visits in town every evening.
Judging from all appearances he is
having much success in many ways.
The most expensive car which has
been in this section this season was
an Italia" touring car owned by NJ.
c. Whitney of North Adams. This car
cost $4,000. Mr. Whitney and party
stopped at the Putnam house.
Newton NJ. Cottrell was seen the
other day riding a motor cycle. 1t is
hoped that such an old time auto en-
thusiast as Mr.. Cottrell has not for
saken the wheel for tne handle bar.
F. l.. Bottum and family and Rev.
w. w. Brunk and daughter left this
morning for Pawlet in Mr.. Bottum's
Brunk will spend the summer in Paw
let
l. is estimated that at present
there are over so automobiles in this
town exclusive. of tourists cars. OF
this number about one-third belong
to people living outside the limits of
the village.
Many local autoists when going to
New York prefer to go TO Troy in
their car and there take the train.
Phillip B. Jennings and Guy B. John
son return to the metropolis by that
route nearly every Sunday.
Few know that the Cadillac cars,
which are rapidly coming into favor
in this town, received their name
from the famous French explorer, La
Mothe de Cadillac. who founded De
troit, Mich, where the machines are
manufactured.
A well known local autoist said
yesterday that contrary to the gen
eral opinion there are as many hogs
on the road in wagons as in autos
and to get acquainted with all of
them it is necessary to run car
for some time.
Among the recent converts to au-
tomobilism is Thomas Basin who has
been for years coacnman for James
C. Colgate He has learned to run
machine this summer and may now
be frequently seen at the wheel of
the Maxwell runabout.
A party consisting of Mrs, w. H..
Bradford, Mrs S. H. Blackmer and
Mrs. Joseph NJ Ayres went to Troy
Tuesay in w. d. Newton's Ford tour
ing car. They left at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and took supper in the city
returning by moonlight
Miss Catherine Carmody is one of
the youngest young ladies' who may
be seen driving car about town.
She has now learned the art of guild
ing Thomas Halloran's Cadillac and
is often at the wheel when Tom is
using his car on his mail route.
Charles Adams purchased this week
a Ford touring car, one of the ship
ment which arrived Sunday from De-
troit Mich. At present Wayne is
running the car with much success
and with the usual stunts and "balk-
ing" which accompanies the riding of
the goat at chauffeur's initiation.
A. K Richie purchased this spring
a six cylinder Winton touring car
which is one of the finest looking
autos in town. 1t is the only ma
chine Of that make in tnis vicinity.
Excepting the joy ride of young
Woodland Mr. Richie has had no ac-
cidents.
w. A. Root and W. R. Lowe went to
Johnsonville N. Y, Tuesday in Mr.,
Roots White Steamer. When leav-
ing this town they attracted much at
tention from tne fact that they had a
wagon attached to the rear of the car.
Some remarked that the wagon was
on the wrong end
A carload of Ford touring autos al
rived here this week for tae local
agent, w. d. Newton. The shipment
consisted of three four cylinder 20
horsepower machines of 1910 model.
The cars are similar in design to the
one owned by c. c. Jones but are
painted black and have few extra