The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-10
STRAY BITS GATHERED
FROM MANY QUARTERS

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Items of Interest, Bits of Advice,
Hints of Home, Health and
Future Happiness.
A few years ago a rich mans son
was satisfied If he had kite, now he
has to have an auto to apease his
desire for adventure.
How would you like to be the man
who drives the street sprinkler? The
cruel public even times him when
like itself he stands to watch the ball
game.
During the Tercentenary celebra-
tion in Burlington and the neighbor-
ing cities of Lake Champlain the
weather committee certainly done
noble.
In this town hundreds OF dollars
were expended during the Fourth of
July celebration just for noise. There
are time at least wnen money talks
in a loud voice.
With frost reported from Woodford
and a snow squat in Lowell Mass,
this week we should all find consola-
tion in the fact that we live in a
moderate climate.
| noticed that the vacuum cleaner
has been at work at the hospital and
among residences OF doctors this
week. Getting ready for the busy
winter season | suppose.
All local hotels are doing a thriv-
ing business these days One man
remarked the other day that for re-
lieving millionaries of their money
the auto has them all beat.
This is the season of the year wnen
ham sandwich eaten in the bushes
with a lively mosquito band in atten-
dance tastes much better than if
consumed at home under an electric
fan.
The pedigree of some Arab horses
may be traced back for 2000 years.
In this town there are some people
who almost claim that they are lineal
descendants of Adam and Eve. This
is beating the Arabian equinal nobili-
ty several thousand years.
There are several healthy looking
signs about town stating that automo-
biles should not exceed eight or ten
miles an hour. Judging from the way
the majority of autoists drive the
signs would serve tleir purpose bet
ter if they were used for building hen
coups.
Despite reports that business is
not as good as. il used to be in Great
Darlington, | observe that a number
of it's business men have hired par
lor car for Sunday trip to Benning-
ton Guess they must haye laid
little cash away In their stockings
Pittsheld Journal.
Bennington is fortunate in having
baseball team whose percentage of
winning games Is higher than among
teams in the major leagues. If a
baseball team is considered good
for a college why does
MT it pay a progressive town to sup
port winning team
The next holiday is Bennington's
Day, August 16. Billy" Van Sleet
says that he hopes to make the day
one of tne most notable in history by
making real balloon ascension
from Hunts upper grove. We all
hope that he will have better success
than attended his first trial
Diseases are not the only things
that are contagious. A couple weeks
ago a new tar walk was laid in front
of the Griswold store. What happen
ed? Way ever since new walks both
and tar ones have been laid
m every direction. Verify if this
keeps up Bennington may have some
good sidewalks.
The celebration of the founding of
the chapel of st. Anne at Isle La
Motto yesterday reminds us, am
sorry to say, That our Old First
church at Bennington Center has a
in the title TO the first
church in Vermont. The former | am
told, was founded in the middle of
the seventeenth century. some one
hundred years before the organiza-
ton of our congregation.
The scheme of the Berkshire street
in building signboards stat
ing historic and interesting facts
about places along the line of their
tracks is meeting vita much favor
able comment. Why wouldn't it be
good scheme for town to adopt a
similar plan along its highways?
There is nothing which forms
greater attraction for tourists than
historic associations combined with
beautiful scenery.
Not many years ago our esteemed
neighbors over the New York state
line, used to make threats that they
would take the monument to their
own and make ii into moving ma
chimes. Since Manager Higgins has
been putting winning ball teams In
he field they haven't even threatened
% carry off ball me.-Bennington
Banner. We assure our
contemporary that we don't have to
larry any games away from Benning-
on. Bennington brings them to us, |
nut. to Judge from the howls OF an |
ruish that go up when they let go OF !
hem. one would think we had not |
,nly taken the monument but Mount |
Anthony, as well.-Hoosick rails !
Democrat. It's too bad the naughty |
,oys in the moving machine town |
,ould not BEHAVE themselves even on |
sunday and refrain from throwing
tones at the umpire Perhaps CD !
We might have brought them another
,ame on August Sth.
Summer Resident,
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