The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-30

Reached near Lenox at 11:10. Hen
ry Cushman said he was very fond OF
Lenox as 1t reminds aim so much of
North Bennington
Lew Holton offered Merritt Morgan
drink. Declined with thanks.~
Ed. Booth grumbled because the
Bennington club pianola was not
brought so he wouldn't have to listen
to the conversation of Sid Burt and
Dan Ward
Doc Bristol challenged Alex La
Marie to boxing match at the F. M.
Il. A. b. picnic August 16
George Hawks borrowed dollar of
Ed. Cummings.
License Commissioners Wilt Wall
and Fred Pratt met and revoked
George Williams license for violation
of the anti-treating law Jake Shak-
shober appeared for Williams but did
MT get there until after the hearing
was all over.
Reached Great harrington at 12:45,
Bennington time. Dinner at Berk-
shire Inn. Paul Cornell as a matter
of trade courtesy worked the hotel for
a free dinner and tried to get re-
bate on his ticket but found that EN-
DRY and Sheriff Clark had just spent
the last of the money buying choco-
late cellars for lunch on the way
home.
George Hawks borrowed a dollar of
John Leahy. John took chattel
mortgage on Georges horse.
Col Harmon and Col. Bennett got
into an argument over which should
be served first and whie they were
chewing the rag Col. Puffer ate up
both their orders in addition to his
own There is talk of court mar
tial.
Louis Bergeron distributed samples
of Ner-ve-za Roy Paddock said he
thought 1t would make good under
takers fluid.
Perry Gardner traded his carpet
cleaning business to Chris Jensen in
exchange for the latter's tailor shop.
Charlie Firth allowed that he could
have shaved them both much cheap
er.
Bart Quinlan broke the news to the
crowd that he used to live in Great
harrington. Nothing will be done
about it on account of the respectable
character of his family and the lack of
corroborative evidence.
Return trip delayed to allow Tom
Morrissey and Lawrence Gokay to at
tend a cnurch lawn party. 1t was
thought that it might have some NOR
al influence on the rest of the party
coming home.
Charlie Firth offered Merritt Nor
Charlie Firth offered Merritt Nor
thanks.
Start for home made at 3:15. Great
harrington militia ordered to break
ranks.
1922. Had to go back after Charlie
Burt and Cy Gibson who were found
playing croquet at the lawn party
Fire alarm rung to recall the militia.
3:41. Overlook a baseball game in
progress near Stockbridge Ed. Hig
gins was blindfolded and led by.
AN Stopped at Frogs Landing to
inquire the way. John Gavin bought
the twenty-ton frog on exhibition
there to bring nome TO Judge Bates
who was detained at home by cold
feet
347 Shocking discovery made that
VIII Meagher's vest was not pure
white but had slightly greenish cast.
Expelled from the parlor car by I'M
animous vote and Obliged to come
the rest of the way on the fender.
George Hawks tried to borrow
dollar of the editor of the Banner.
Failed, as no Vermont editor ever had
whole dollar at one time
Reached the outskirts of Pittsfield
at sos. Parlor car side tracked TO al
low Jim Crow car to run in ahead in
order to allay suspicion and create
good impression.
Rob Drysdale. Fred Pratt and |. e.
Gibson bought Hotel Wendell through
the Nash & Hutchins agency, trading
in the Soldiers Home, the Methodist
church and Tasso Remington in part
payment
Left Pittsfield (all that couldn't be
brought away at 6 o'clock, preceded
by Eli j. Tiffany on a bicycle strew-
ing confetti and roses.
Stopped at Cheshire to allow Mer
rift Morgan and Billy Petersen to
have their pictures taken together.
At 7:1O North Adams appeared to
be approaching on the left. Motor
man on the Bennington mistook Fred
Godfrey's necktie for the car head
light and tried to turn 1t down.
At 7:15 discovered that North Ad
ans is stationary and has been for Is
years. Got through without being
seen though II. L. Williams thought
he heard dog bark. j. NJ. Madison
offered to bet that 1t wasn't a dog
but somebody snoring.
Arrived at Bennington at $780,
We the undersigned being duly sworn
depose and say on oath that the
foregoing record is untrue and
incorrect is every particular
and that none of the events
therein described occurred as
related.
Steve Mulvey,