Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
THE VERMONT NEWS,
Vermont Firemen.
Their Annual COnventinn and TOurna-
ment at 50. Albans.

Their Annual Conventinn and Tourna-
ment ut 50. AIbans.
The fourth annual convention and tour
nament of the Vermont State Firemen's
association was held in st. Adams last
week Wednesday and Thursday. The con-
vention met Wednesday in the opera house.
-Four companies have joined the association
during the past year Yosemite engine
company of Chester Depot, Deluge hose
company No. 1, Frontier hose company
No. of Richford, Torrent engine company
No. Of Mortified. The president of the
convention is II. T. Cushman, I'd, of Ben
nington. An address of welcome to the
visiting firemen was made on behalf of the
board of trustees and citizens of ST. Adams
by Major A. D. Tenney. President Cush-
man responded The treasurer reported
that at the opening of the year he had on
hand S60990. That the cash now on hand
was $752.22.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, II. 7. Cushman, I'd, Bennington;
first vice president, S. D. Miner of Yer
gennes; second vice president, d. j. Fos
ter, Burlington; third vice president, E.
X. Green of Rutland; fourth vice presi
dent, j. c. Leslie, but he withdrew and
f. f. Smith of Barre was elected fifth
vice president, A. E. Bass of West Ran
dolph; secretary, E. d. Moore of Benning-
ton; treasurer, L. G. Grant of Burlington;
executive committee, Geo. w. Dunton of
Rutland, w. Z. Morse of Burlington, j. II.
Donnelly of Vergennes, ID. f. Carmody of
Fair Haven, j. G. Leslie of st. Adams /;
national representative, f. e. Perkins of
Burlington; alternate, J. II. Donnelly of
Vergennes; statistician, o. d. Clark of
Montpelier. The association votel that
the next convention and tournament be
held at Bennington. The procession Thurs
day included 30 companies, with gayly
trimmed hose cars and engines and ac-
companied by numerous bands. The town
was in holiday dress, and fully 1900 peo-
pie witnessed the parade and races.
Immediately after the parade the prize
contests took place. The hand engine con-
test was for a purse of $3.50, $500 to the
first, 500 to the second and $50 to third
1t resulted as follows: Ethan Allen engine
company, Burlington, 1S3 feet 10 inches
Boxer engine company, Burlington, 17G
feet inches; Horizon engine company,
Plattsburg, n. Y, 100 feet; Nichwackett
engine company, Rutland, 1854 feet Is
inches; Battell hose company, Middebury,
100 feet inches
There were 10 entries for the hose race.
| The purse was 1919, divided among the
first three contestants. The time made by
each company was as follows: c. c.
Knights of Fair Haven, 46is.; Independ-
ent of Vergennes, HIS; II. II. Baxter of
Rutland, 4Stc.; Barnes of Burlington,
4Sts.; Horizon of Plattsburg, n. Y, 49s. ;
lafayette of Winooski 49s.; Boxer of Bur
lington, 52s.; j. II. Sherman of Rutland,
53s.; Howard of Burlington, 569s.
In the hook and ladder contest, for which
the prize was $50, the men of Rough and
Ready No. l of Burlington won in IT'S.
The Horizon engine company of Platts'
burg took the purse of 500 in the prize
drill. In the hose-coupling contest there
were eight entries, the II. II. Baxter hose
company of Rutland winning in 54s. The
Horizon company was not satisfied with
the hand engine contest, and has chal-
lenged the Ethan Allen company to an
other trial for $500 side.