Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-22
MONTPELIER,


and evening, December 3. Naomi chapter
N o. IL, of Mortified will confer the de
grees in the afternoon, and Rob Morris
thapter No. "a of Montpelier the same in
che evening. Beula chapter No. 10 of West
Randolph is TO be present.
Mrs. George II. Bennett is very ill., Mrs.
G.. II. Byron, of Cambridgeport, Mass, her
daughter, is with her. Charles f. Caustic,
her son, arrived from Boston Saturday
morning, but returned on the midni ght
train,
The I. i. Robbins house, on Hubbard
street has been sold to Edwin Putney and
possession given.
II. b. Wedge. superintendent of the
Montpelier gas works, fell and injured one
foot Friday, while placing gas pipe in the
new house of Merrill Russell, and is confined
to his home rs result.
Personals Frank u. Donahue and d. +.
Blair of Fort Payne, Ala, are in town aud
will stay in the vicinity nearly two weeks.
Fred Bosworth of Bellows Falls is visiting
in the village. H. c. Baker of Enfield, N.
H., was in town Monday.
The Bethany ladies' sewing circle are to
meet with Mrs. \. j. Howe, IL Loomis
street, Friday afternoon.
1t is said by the best of authority that
the Montpelier electric light plant will be
the largest and best in Vermont when all is
in running order. Two new additions, one
5Sx33 feet, the other 2SX26 feet, have been
built onto their works beside a new hume
- feet long, 90 wide and II deep. The new
machinery now being placed in the works
comprise u 2J0 horse power Arlington
Simms steam engine, 100 horse power
Phoenix Iron company's steam boiler two
70 horse power each water wheels and 90
arc light dynamo. These with what
they have been running, 125 horse power
high speed Buckeye steam engine and 100
horse power boiler, three large water wheels.
four are and three incandescent dynamos,
with other fixtures, make plant that any
town in New England need not be ashamed
of. The engines and water wheels together
will furnish 200 horse power, and at the
present time they are running 40 arc and
1000 incandescent lights in first-class STYLE
The new dynamo is to run incandescent
lights in Barre. W. j. Baglcy is electrician
and c. A. Bailey superintendent and the
board of directors comprise c. p Pitkin,
president; a. j. Sibley, yice-president; f
W. Morse. clerk L. j. Blackwell treasurer,
DIR. Dean G.. Kemp, Thomas Marvin and
Hiram Atkins The capital stock of the
Standard Light and Power manufacturing
company is $50, 900,
Berlin water pipes are being laid into the
Excelsior granite shops near the electric
light works.
Electric light wires and gas pipes are be-
ing placed in the new government building.
The roof is nearly slated, and, in fact, the
outside of the structure is about completed,
excepting the steps and windows, and the
latter are being boarded up SO work can go
on inside during the cold weather. until the
glass and window frames are ready to he
placed.
The Montpelier and Wells River passcn-
ger depot is undergoing a thorough renova-
ton by scrub brush and mop, and the clock
in the waiting room is again running on
| time.
In preference TO all other competitors,
| the government has awarded the contract
for making a large saw mill for the Brook
| Ign navy yard to tho Lane manufacturing
| company of this town. Their mills stand
among the best in the world, aud with one
exception are used in every shp-yard of
prominence on the coast between Boston
and New York seven yards in all. Mont
| peier takes the lead in that direction, if she
Is only second best in the granite bust
! ness.
1t is now stated that work on the new
| Catholic church VIII be begun early next
| spring, by Il large force of men, under the
| direction Of Mr.. Duluc, who is now erect
| ing church at Bennington, and rushed
| along a rapidly as possible. Ii is thought
! by some that the structure can be gotten in
TO shape so that their next annual fair can
! be held therein next autumn, but that seems
! doubtful
Special Examiner J. H. Davis from Penn
! sylvania was present Wednesday at the
regular weekly meeting of the board of pen
sion surgeons Drs j. Ii. jackson Of Barre
| c. Y. Hunt Of Worcester and ID. &. Kemp
at the Office of the latter. and Is veterans
| were examined.
Orlin Daley is making Improvements on
| his home at - Nam street beside filling
and grading the lot. He joins a party
bound for Fort Payne, Ala, next week.
George Cayhue and Alexander Camel have
sued George II. Bennett for settlement Of ac-
counts. At the trial before Justice Smili e
Judgment was given defendant in Camel
case, and he appealed to the County Court
The other case was not decided j. G.
| Wing for plaintiffs, Ii. W. Kemp for de-
! PENDANT.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Day are i'll ofpneu-
monia.-H. c. Gleason is in Boston.-H
| II. Bixby and ". ii. herrick are on the
| sick list. II. Davis and family from
| Pennsylvania are in town with the intention
of remaining during tae winter-A. h.
| Kimball opened his law Office in Plainfield
on Tuesday
Wabun Tribe No. 3, I O. r. NJ, will
meet at their wgwam Friday evening And
work the adoption degree on three candi-
dates Other business of Importance will
como before the council and a full attend
ance Is desired.
A. S. Fobes, deputy supreme warden of
! the New England Order of Protection, of
| Boston, was in town Wednesday arranging
| to establish lodge of that order.
The administrators of the Dennis Lane
estate have sold to George L. Lane the lot
of land between his residence and the house
occupied 10y Capt. Robinson, on summer
street, and a sidewalk has been laid the en-
! tire length of the lot.
| Mrs L. 7. Gleason started Thursday to
spend Thanksgiving atsher old home in New
! NorkState. --Ivis Blanchard intends TO visit
at Washington, d. c., during the larger part
of the winter season. r. II. Newton, the
dentist is among the number of sick people
in the village.