The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-21
VERMONT FIREMEN CONVENE.

The fourth annual convention of the
Vermont State Firemen's association as
sembled in Waugh's opera house, st. Al
bans, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Of the 10S delegates entitled to seats,
fifty-five are life members, forty-eight
delegates from the different companies
comprising the association and four
chief engineers of fire departments.
One of the sad events of the occasion was
the death Monday evening, announced
early in the session, of NJ. 4. Moon, ex-
foreman of the Rough and Ready Hook
and Ladder company of Burlington. He
was one of the charter members of the
association and died suddenly. This
company had entered for the contest,
and attended the funeral yesterday morn
ing. The rules of the sociatiOn are
that no company can enter for any con
test that does not take part in the pa
rade, but under the circumstances the
executive committee decided to allow
the team to contest.
The convention opened with President
II. 7. Cushman, 2ud, in the char. A.
d. Tenney, in behalf of the trustees and
citizens of the village, welcomed the fire.
men to the village. He spoke of the
high standard of the fire companies of
the State and the benefit they are to
society. President Cushman responded
to the address of welcome and in con-
clusion said: 1.-THE volunteer fireman,
asking for and securing no pecunlary
compensation for his services, looks for
his reward to the public commendation.
Its experiences revive his confidence and
encourage him to continued effort and
- olna inn
service of ease and incidence, but, on
the contrary, one whose rugged lines
lead away into the dark valley of the
minated by the glare of the midnight
| fire."
The report of Secretary Edwin D.
Moore. showed the statistics, above, and
also that during the year there have
Joined the Associations: Yosemite En-
CINE company of Chester Depot, From
| tier Hose and Deluge Hose of Richford
| Forest Engine company of NOrthfield
o. D. Clark, chief engineer of the Mont
pelier Ere department, bas also become
a member. Three life members have
retired from the association-one from
Fair Haven, one from st. Albans anC
one from Bellows Falls.
The report of the treasurer showed
that there was on hand at the close o
last year $60J.90; received from various
sources, including profits from Middle
bury tournament, S402 20; total receipts
Sl1l2.10; paid out during the years il
orders, S75222. leaving in treasurer
hands, $359.SS. The profits of tn
tournament at Middlebury last yea
were S202.75. The reports of the secre
tary and treasurer were adopted.
The following officers were elected
H..T. Cushman, 2nd, of Bennington
first vice president, S. D. Miner of Yer
gennes; second vice president, d. }
Foster of Burlington; third vice presi
dent, L. r. Green of Rutland; fourtl
vice president, L. f. Smith of Barre
fifth vice president, A. E. Bass of Yves
RandOlph; secretary, E. ID. Moore
Bennington; treasurer, l.. G. Grant o
Burlington; executive committee, Georg
v. Dunton of Rutland, w. E. Moore o
Burlington, j. II. DOnnelly of Vel
gennes, ID. F. Carmody of Fairhaven, j. c
Leslie o st. Albans; national represen
tative, F. E. Perkins of Burlington; alter
nate, j. II. Donnelly of Vergennes; stat
tistician, o. d. Clark of Montpelier.
A special despatch to the BANNEl
says that the reelection of Presiden
Cnshman, Secretary Moore and Treas
urer Grant is generally commended, an
also that the vote to meet in Bennington
next year was unanimous.
Yesterday the parade took place
The day was all that could be desire'