Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DOlNGS IN
THE FREE PRESSES BROAD FIELD.
The Winooski Valley, villages up Mort Ii,
Along otter Creek and by the shores
of White River Covered by
Special Reporters.
BARRE.

bNhhe.
]. II. Batcheldcr " Co., are turning out five
]arge vrnnite columns. each heinz , feet and II
inc6cs in diameter. II feel Ions. and 10 tons in
weight They arc for the WCimore N Morse
granite comnanv, of Montpelcr to go with
their building lob TO Louisville Ky
A mnnufnCturpr who claim, tD know saws
fully 200 granite cutters have left town within
about two weeks. 70 inside of four DAYS. If
hi. is true aud is kept M there will not he
,nHuy union men here on NAV l. Business il
gradually growing duller, and most OF the
maj ufaCttrcrs are finishing M what work
they have on hand as fast rs possiblc
c. II kcnclson 4 Co, will make Il new de
to place at West Brool;fiell. Mass
Gable & Cassie are toving their granite
works into one of tine Vermont Granite com
.nauv's sheds. from Mari ~ t;ordnn's. They
employ about ~ men
t. L. Smith Il 90 are cutting q base eight
feet square ana two feet thick ON which to
place the $1,000 monument which they expect to
shin 10 Kansas CITY within three weeks
The Manufacturers association held
their regular meeting last Friday evening in
odd Fellows hall. Nearly all the manutac-
Jurors i'm Burre and Nontnclfpr hnye Joined
his association. also CarrcE Bros. Of St.
. ,Iohnsbury and the plainfrld company.
Mari u Gordon are taking from their quarry
the haudsome-t grade of dark Granite VET dis
covered in TIL -6ction.
a alton block of granite has been received at
in soldiers monument Tor Winchester. Ind
The side track is completed TO the Empire
granite uyarrics and tho new engine and
hosting apparatus received. This compuny
are making largc shipments of roueh Stock
md paving stones.
into the old Wrtmore u Morse buildings. pur-
chased last fail
ii is said that Thomas Williams has leased
his polishing mills to O'Rourl,e Bros IL Wells
Angus McCloud. who was injured by a blast
Saturday on the White quarry. is improving
and will undoubtedly recover
Commencing Nav the Daily FREE PRESS
will reach Barre In the mail at 1.2ds IN. dur
ing the summer and a special effort will be
made to have all the news Of this vicinity
therein.
All lovers of sports in town want to organize
"A four club base ball league for the coming
season. one of the principal PLAYER, in town
says the matter is being strongly hgitated and
a stock company with at least 1000 can be
formed on short notice, also that NIontpelicr
parties have been interviewed and are equally
a anxious and willing 10 make the second OF
four or live clubs or companies The question
now is, viii Burlington, st. Albans, and posi-
Barre boys are ANXIOUS to yet llp n good league
and will do all that is possible to make it a
success.
The Granite Cutters Tournal fnr Anil
contain. the following:
I'VE desire it to be understood that the So
called reporter at Montpelier of the Buriing-
ron FpTr 9RrsS il neithnr - iud,,c nr q, iSt,tir
and has nothing 10 do With our case excepf in
Tic capacity Of Miss Nancy Bu-yboiy. We
are mot t}Gyns our case in The e. newpapSTs orhy
Prom their rn1fnma.s a1,ron MINI. S",,,gn
newspapers are acting in n very crcditabir
manner but the RuTlmrton Enrr pnrss
takes fine cnbo'' for Venom o,,aintt ioi,,, M
ganizafions," '''0i VI
Mr. Io.isL II DYER ouobt mot tl,us 10 ,.,,,t
his snite on brother odd Feliovc he ."-,,ii
ed" FnEr PRESS rrnortrr nv rerrssnntir', h ~,
him to be n lady iult brcausr he cots ''1I 10
rrliable news. The rcnorter * Iusv Lod,'
Lovovrr tIat.s Lis bniina.s iii i'strn,t i,'S
from 10 I-ntr brI.tS 1I' L i -, i i',, =" ,oii,
10 live an iInuartini hesrin,e +" h0th e;d, H.
has always found the manufactIrer ready and
Willing TO give linn any noints asted f"r INT
We fn1on 1unn la" ndt hoo, ,lin - .','r
nnch-aIl he could ret the renorter h1s MI ~
G-hrd lie has harn 7rencraIiy ,, ,,'9
,eil,d hoN.yo, NV ~, N,ioH; n' ,;tiS H.
eycrntion ~ NJ liver hr ra,,nrt', t ' ~. ',iu
side. on fine In nor ,tIestion. ~ n,,i,- Ii -
are arriving at the utlarrics and Ioo,.iu, fn.