Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-22

TnE VERMONT LIFE Insurance COMPANY
At meeting Of the directors of the Vermont
Life Insurance Company, held at the Office
of the Company in this city, on the 18th
inst. James c. Dunn, Of the well known
firm of Dunn and Champion, Of Rutland,
was unanimously elected director of that
institution. Mr. Dunn is widely and favor
ably known as an excellent business man
whose Sagacity and enterprise have placed
him in the front rank among the business
men of Rutland The fact that the leading
citizens Of Burlington hold policies to the
amount Of nearly four hundred thousand
dollars in the Vermont Life. sufficiently
demonstrates the confidence of our people
IN it as lirmly-established and prudenty-
managed company and we trust that when
the citizens of Rutland shall have become
acquainted with it, merits asa home institu-
ton, We shall be able to record handsome
amount of patronage from that 1oulshing
business centre.
PRlzE FOR BurTER.-The Vermont Dairy
mems Association, through the liberality of
the Prize Churn Company, of Springfield,
VI, who have for that purpose presented
one Of their celebrated Prize Churns, of the
capacity of p lbs, offer Prize Churn as
premium for the best lot of p lbs of prints
to be made by member of said association.
between June Ist and September 10th, and
exhibited at the Vermont State Fair at Rut-
land, in September next, the prize to be
awarded by committee of three, appointed
10y President Root, each exhibitor to make
a statement in detail, in writing, of the
breed, feed and management of cows and
process Of manufacture.
Committee On Prize Churn: C. H. Hub
hard, Springfield; John Gregory, North
field; F. d. Douglass, Whiting.
WNoosKI.-The Congregational Society
ofWinooski has secured the services of Rev.
Edwin Wheelock, of Cambridge, for the re-
maiuder Of the year. lie begins his labors
the first Sunday in September.
Wmooski Aqueduct Company isabout
70 enlarge its reservoir and lay new pipes
through the village. The pipes are to be
Of IRON and from four to ten inches
IN diameter. The company proposed to
the village to establish hydrants at suit
able points throughout the village and fur
nl~h water for fire purposes for suit
able annual compensation, and on Friday
evening last village meeting was hold,
and the trustees were authorized to contract
with the aqucduct company for from ten to
fourteen suitable hydrants The new pipes
|di he laid at once, and when the water is
let on the village viii be well provided with
water for fire purposes
House. BREAKING.-The house of C. c.
Post on Colchester Avenue, was entered by
an individual about o'clock Friday q. m.
lie climbed mp barefoot, post Of the pi-
azza, and got into the second story through
an open window. when Mr.. Post was awak-
ened b, the noise of some one falling down
stairs. 1t turned out that the house breaker
in the dark, had made a misstep and tum-
bled head over heels down the stairway.
When Mr.. Post got into the front hall
on the lower floor, the chap had
picked himself up and escaped by the
way he entered. Mr. Post then aroused
one Of his neighbors and followed the
burglar across the cornfeld to she lower road
to Winooski, where they lost track Of him.
1nkRLoTTE.-Camp Pleasant, on Thorn
sons Point, for two weeks ending Saturday
the 10th inst, has been the scene of much
ies:iyity. Six or eight young gentlemen
from Boston have been in camp some ten
days, and the - ThoMson's Point Club -
have, also, in large numbers, been enjoying
their annual reunion in camp, during the
past week. On Wednesday evening, the
18th inst, at a meeting held at their club
rooms, the following officers ofthe club were
elected for the ensuing year
President-James Squier.
Secretary-D. W. Hazard.
Treasurer-0. Z. Stone.
Directors-J. Ii. Thorp, L. B. Fuller.
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