The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-10
BIG SL{|GHR|DE IS
ENJOYEObY KIDS
OF VILLAGE
Community Joy Eide a Howling
Success
f0RTY TtAMs Wtk IN LINE
Free Ride, Free Candy and Free
Noise Made Town Ring With
Happiness
0RTY TtAMs Wtk N LINE

The Community sleigh ride which
took place yesterday afternoon, was
a bowling success but the bowling
was mostly with delight. 1t was i'm
possible to coun. the number of chill
dren who enjoyed it, but as fast as
they were dismissed from school.
they were packed into the waiting
sleighs and started on their way. E.
S. Buss, street commissioner. to
whom the success of the enterprise
is largely due, had been promised
Al teams, and it was estimated that
there was provision for 1000 chill
dren. Had it not been for the fail
ure of two promised sleighs to be on
hand, every child who wanted
sleigh ride yesterday afternoon
would have had .one. AS 1t was, all
the children of the lower grades
were provided for, bu. at Ais there
were still two sleigh-loads of older
boys and girls waiting for sleighs
which failed to show up. At the last
moment he Express Co., lent one of
their delivery teams, and E. W. VIII
liams helped out with his motnr
truck, and an automobile which sag
ged in the middle under the weight
of what appeared to be one entire
school room of boys. w. P. Hogan.
village clerk. who conceived the idea
CT The Community sleigh .ride, had
arranged for one sleigh to take for
short ride half a dozen children who
were not well and could not have
gone the whole distance
Nearly all the liveries in town con-
tributed teams gladly. and trucks.
,hree seaters and priva e sleighs
filed out the number required. Spec
ial thanks are due the H. NJ Tut
Co.. which contributed Is selghs and
every horse but one in he stalls.
Others who lent teams were, H.
w. Meyers & Son, 81 ]. Ed. Wal
bridge, 2; F. s. Pratt, C. NJ Lambert
& Son, Phelps, H. p. Woodman,
Chauncey Plumb, P. c. Cornelh Ar
thur Elwell, Geo. Hawkins, hhn
Rooney, James Hogan, Geo. ROD.
wood & Co., T. A. Carpenter G. SONG
Forrest Snow, Geo. Moore & Son,
Vt. Soldiers Home, Perry Gardner,
II. B. North. E. l.. Bates, c. L. Hol-
den, John Ryan, National Express
~. and L. w. Williams.
The Civic League had charge OF
seating he chi dren. and distributing
The candy which had been contribute
ed for the occasion. 1t took one
sleigh to carry the eight large bas-
kets OF paper bags which held pop.
corn balls, chocolates, kisses, pea
nuts and all-day.suckers.
Candy, or money TO buy 1t, was do
ma ed by the following merchants:
T. F. Morrissey & Co.. Chris Savas.
d. A. Ward, /. E. Gibson Co., E. B.
Patterson, F. e. Braman G. Co.. Har-
old Cole, c. L. Hudson. B. Cantor. H.
Willoughby, B. s. LOOMS, A. Drys-
iale q Son, E. E. Bottum. A. c. La
MARIE & Co., E. Adams & Co., Burt
Bros. A. X. Richie & Co., A. e.
vonDette, II. c. Roster. j. Whitney.
Jr.
Interest in the affair was evideac-
ed by the people who in spite OF the 7
cold, lined the streets, or by those
who stood in every available window
along the line of march ito watcn
the happy procession pass by" There
was no doubt as to the enjoyment Of
hose participating and Mr.. Buss
said yesterday that If the children
of the town would refrain from the
sport Of Catching on bobs." this
Community slelgh-ride might be-
come an annual affair.
The music Of the band added great
ly to the Joy and enthusiasm Of the
occasion.