Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-22

town on Saturday and until late satur- |
day evening, We were deprived of the
pleasure OF witnessing the Semi Annual
Parade and Inspection OF the Rutland
Fire Department, ard OF being present at
the entertainment at Village Hall In the
evening. We learn, however, from those
present that il was an unusually pleas
ant, interesting and successful aiS,ir,-
A participant In the exercises furnishes
us the following account:
The procession was formed on the
Depot Grounds at O'clock, p. NJ. under
the direction of Chief Engineer, b, X
Chase, in the following order Music,
Fire WardeuS, Nickwacket Engine Com
pany No. |, Water Commissioners, Wash
ington EngineCompany No. >, Hook and
Ladder Company, and Village Trustees,
The line Of march was up Washington
street, through Pleasant, up Madison,
through Main, down West to and
through Cottage, through Williams,
down Grove, through Merchants Row,
returning TO the square, where a general
inspection of and practice with the ma
chimes, upright and scaling ladders,
took place. Three trials were made by
the engine companies. The first time
the advantages Were unequal, Through
some misunderstanding, No. had on in
the start, 600 feet of hose, and No. > but
800 feet. In the I'd trial No. . was
ahead. In the Sd trial they were
about equal.
After the above trials were made the
companies were dismissed, to reassem-
BILE at the Village Hall at I II o'clock
to partake of supper provided. by the
citizens of the village. There were
about two hundred persons seated at the
tables. Of the supper, which was gotten
up by the new proprietors of the Central
House, we must say that for quantity
and quality OF eatables it excelled any
supper we have had the privilege OF par
taking of, on like occasion in the viii
lage of Rutland, After the supper the
regular sentiments were offered by Capt.
w. G. Dunton and volunteer toasts by
| B. X. Chase, Newman Weeks, w. l..
Clark and others. Replies to the senti-
ments and short speeches were made by
W A. Burnett, B. K Chase, Newman
Weeks, John B. Page, c. c. Dewey,W. C.
| Dunton, 7. r. Downer, John Cain, and
John Cramton. In the speeches much
was said about the Improvements in the
Fire department OF Rutland during the
last ten or fifteen years.
Mr. Page related that trial was
made with the Swan, "a little engine the
village owned some years ago to throw
stream of water over the steeple of
the Court House distance of about rs
| feet To perform the deed Gen. Hop
| kins took the hose up ladder on the
roof and then partial but not full sac
cess crowned the efforts Of the company
| Allusion was also made to the improve
ments in the water department. Mr.,
Dewey gave short history of the Fire
| Engine from its first use down to the
present time. He remarked that the
first engines invented were so construct.
ed that the men in working them were
seated. He said he hoped some such
improvement would be made on the
present style, then he could be of more
use to his company. A fitting tribute
with well chosen words, was paid to
the memory of the late II. G. Litchfeld
by Messrs. Cain, Dewey and Page. Three
cheers were given for the brave soldiers
of the war at home and in the field
Three cheers were also given for thu
Chief and Assistant Engineers, when The
meeting adjourned. The best of gooo
feeling prevailed throughout the after
noon and evening The parade wa,
equal, if not superior, to any before wit
messed. The companies in their march
presented very fine appearance. The
exercises at the Hall were highly inter
esting and entertaining.
The citizens of Rutland can but feel {
proud satisfaction in the fact that theJ
have in their midst for the protection o
their property, such an efficient and eve
ready fire department"