The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-17
STRAY BITS GATHERED
FROM MANY QUARTERS
Items of Interest, Bits Of Advice,
Hints Of Home, Health and
Future Happiness.

The safest place TO take a joy ride
is on the trolleys.
An ice dealer who is also engaged
in the coal business reaps a harvest
going and coming.
Let us pray that Bennington auto
lists will not get into as much trouble
tomorrow as they did last Sunday.
Did you ever notice how the aver
age citizen will hug the buildings on
the south side of Main street on a
warm day?
What is the use OF going to the
seashore when right here among the
Green Mountains we may enjoy warm
days and cool nights?
Fully 500 meals served at the local
hotels last Sunday. If tomorrow is a
good day | should expect that even
that record will be broken.
TIE strawberry season is over and
every one seems to be expressing re-
grets. God may have created bet
ter berry, but who ever ate one.
An authority says that politics con-
sists in getting a job for somebody
else. Nevertheless | notice that
successful politician looks out for
himself
All the members of Company X. re-
turned from the state encampment
with faces heavily coated with tan
and now they are the envy of all the
girls they meet
The canned fruits now being put
up by busy house wives will certainly
taste good when the icy blasts of
winter are bowling about the corners
six months hence.
Auto tourists continue to pour in
every day from all sides. Everyone
is glad to see them come even if they
don't stop when passing through.
Perhaps they will the next time.
The Nebraska State Journal thinks
the saddest domestic picture Is "a
man fond of good meals, married TO
hum cook" but we still think that a
bum fond of good meals, married to
good cook" is comparably worse
Buffalo News.
AS public entertainers Socialists on
soap boxes seem to have taken tne
place of Salvation Army soldiers In
this town. To the skeptic the only
difference is that one uses band 10
draw crowd and the other drum
and tambourine.
One of our citizens on returning
from the Lake Champlain region stat
ed the other day that after all those
historical addresses, people I'm the
vicinity of the celebration feel so
familiar with Samuel de Champlaln
that they call him Sam.
II is no wonder that Bennington is
supporting it's baseball team SO Wen
this year when we consider that II
has lost only one nome game and mas
a winning percentage higher than the
major league teams. Here's hoping
we will win this afternoon game.
Several screen doors on stores
about the village have Push" signs
ON them which many of our residents
try TO pull Some people are so filled
with the idea that nothing can be OBJ
tanned in this town without a pull
tnat they even apply the maxim "
screen doors and waste time and pat
fence.
Since rain fell Thursday, st. Swith-
ms day, it is traditional that we
should have showers every day Tor
forty DAYS. If the water continues 10
come In the SANE small doses 1t has
fallen during the past couple OF DAYS
there will be no danger or the long \
neriod of rainfall causing the appear
ance of a second Noah
The annual reunion and picnic OF
the class of B. H. S. '0S was called OH
TODAY because only two girls were
willing to go and these did not wlsn
to be seen with pack OF boys. |
think they missed great opporAnl-
ty for as a ruie in this town boys are
scarce and they may never have the
same chance again
Reports show that two children
were bitten by dogs this week 10
me It seems high time that the au-
thorities would see to it that dogs IN
the CORPORATION limits at least were
muzzled during the hot weather.
Even good natured CANNES cannot re-
strain themselves during this not
weather. Dogs known to be vicious
nlan to wait until the damage is done
1t is my opinion that Bennington
neople as a class don't like dessert,
They will pay for a seat ON the grana
stand and vacate it after the seventh
inning. They will go to the opera
house and be on the street before inc
curtain falls on the last act. AS soon
as the band starts to play Don
Take Me Home" they will depart TOT
their domiciles. When they eat thelr
dinner suppose they are at WORK De-
fore the dessert is served.
The epidemic of sidewalk building
seems to have been gotten under con.
troll all too soon. During the past
week more walks have been iald on
Main street where most needed. A
lace where we would like 10 see
p pe% walk laid is on the west sac o. o.
North street just below pleasant. ~
4; e, q street that is used more .nan
anv other with the exception Oh WAN
ond The condition Of the walk al pres
nnu s.,craoa IN the town.