Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19

in the service December 90, 1861. Horace
Matthews of Morgan has received Il pen
sion of So month, and back pay amount
ing to nearly S1l0O.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Merino Sheep Shearing association, held
in Middlebury Wednesday, these officers
were elected President Il. n. Bissell of
Shoreham vice-presidents, G.. H. Smith
of Addison and f. +. Stckney of Shore
ham secretary, G. A. Chapman of Mid
dlebury treasurer, V. Rich of Shoreham
directors, NJ. b. Williamson of Middle
bury, Cyrus Smith of Bridport, j. Y.
Stickney of Shoreham A. J. Stow of
Weybridge H. H. Moore of Shoreham
and X. ID. Clark of Addison.
Following closely upon the fact that
railroad companies have learned that it
pays to dress the tread of car wheels, there
has been patented by G.. w. Miltmore, of
Arlington machine for doing this work.
A few days since Il public exhibition of
the workings of the machine was made
in the presence of IA number of prominent
engineers, mechanics and representatives
of the press. The present cost of dress
ing wheel is said to be over three dol
lars, that is by the old process. BY the
new method it is claimed they can be done
at profit for 80 cents wheel. If these
are facts there's millions" in it.
In these days of strikes and labor
troubles, IL Is something NOGJny Vi llen-
ton that the Freeman print works of
North Adams one of the largest concerns
of the kind in the country, which reduced
the wages of its employees year ago, de
cided Friday to give them an advance of
10 per cent
Large crowds OF curious people from
Rutland Castleton and the surrounding
country visit the Foster quarry. About
IL workmen are employed day and night
running six pumping machines, and it is
thought that the quarry will be free from
water by to-day. The warm weather and
consequent thaw and rain have greatly
retarded the work. Pieces of rock still
continue to fall and the greatest care is
required to prevent further accident.
The Salvation army has taken up its
abode in Bennington but army is mis-
homer when applied to the three persons
who represent that ecclesiastical body
Meetings are being held by these deluded,
but earnest and well disposed people.
During a few of the first meetings held.
there was a disposition developed to, if
possible to break them up, but the leader
quietly informed the rowdies that such
actions would not be tolerated, and dis
cretiOu prevailed, 50 that low the meet
ings are carried on in becoming manner
ard no doubt good Will result.
In the Massachusetts legislature during
the discussion of the appropriation for the
Bennington battle monument, Represent
alive Bent of Cambridge, said Vermont
had appropriated $50, 900, New Hampshire
$1,000 and the United States $4,000. Yer
mont had some $500 men in the battle
New Hampshire 5000 or 1000 under Gen
Stark and Massachusetts about $50.
The shipment of witch hazel to Massa-
from Southern Vermont for max
ing various extracts is becoming an eX
tensiye business. Three dollars a ton is
ia hrt nd il
man can easily cut and pile ton a day.
AS the wood grows rapidly the same
ground can be cut over again in three or
four years. Extracts of witch hazel are
sent all over the world.
Gov. Proctor went to the fatal quarry at
West Rutland Thursday, where Cops
met his terrible death, and made arrange
ments to have seven pumps put immed
ately to work to drain the quarry although
it may take two or three weeks to do it,
a large gang of men were put to work
placing the pumps in position and several
falls of rock interfered seriously with
their progress. The men will work night
and day as long as there is any chance of
reaching Cops.
a large wooden building in the rear of
Towns hotel at Bellows Fall, occupied by
Williams * Co.. for storing cotton rage,
caught fire Thursday morning. Before
the fire department arrived the blaze had
got under Such Roadway that 1t was inn
possible to save the building. The fire
was confined to the stock house, which
with its contents was entirely destroyed.
The building was owned by G. w. Towns,
whose loss is covered by insurance. VIII
lams * Co. had $1,000 insurance on their
stock, which will cover the loss. Cook
places his loss at from $500 to 800, and is
fully insured. 1t is thought that the fire
originated from some loater in the build
ing.