Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-20
RUTLAND COUNTY.

RtTLAN ID COZ My.
The Howe Scale company of Rutland will
hereafter run nine hours day and close
Saturdays.
The officials of the railroads runu ring into
Rutland say that the freight traffic is I'M
usually light The general depression in
business seems to affect the roads as we'll as
tho merchants and manufacturers in the
city. One exception to THIS unusual quiet
ness in business is made by the marble com
panies, which report that they have all they
can do. -Rutlsnd Herald.
At the annual meeting of the Rutland
County Medical aud Surgical society held
at the Ellis Park Hotel, Lake Bomoseen,
officers were elected as follows: President,
c. b. Ross of West Rutland; vice president,
f.. NJ. Pond of Rutland; secretary and
treasurer, c. O, Brigham OF Pittsford; CEN
sors, Caverly and Strobell of Rutland and
Perry of West Rutland.
Rutland has a new "Springf1eld steam
road roller Its gross weight is 12t tons,
and it can be used for rolling, blowing,
breaking up the surface OF old roads and
rolling paved streets. II eau also be used
as an engine to run stone crushsrs aud
other machines and as locomotive to
draw the crushed stone The extreme
width OF the machine is 80 inches.
Mrs. Harriet l.. Sherman of Poutney,
president Of the Vermont division Ladies'
Aid societies, Sons of Veterans, u. S. A.,
has announced the following sta9 appoint
ments; Chief of staff, Mrs. Lottie Brooks,
BRISTOL chaplain, Mrs. Jane Morris, st.
Johnsbury; secretary, Miss Lena \. Sher
man, Poutney; treasurer, Mrs. Jennie VIII
son, Poultney; inspector, Miss Grace Lang
don, Brandon; mastering officer, Miss Lii
liam Edwards Springfield; aide, Mrs Francis
Haley, Middlebury; judge advocats, +. 7.
Griswold, Bennington.
The semi annual convention of the
Knights of Lobor of Vermont has been called
at Rutland July 81.
The race track being built for Mr.. Wat
son of New York at Brandon is approach
ing completion. Good judges say it is one
OF the finest in New England.
PROCTOR.
Robert Greer, travelling salesman for
the Detroit Marble company, is at home on
his annual vacation. Ernest +. HClbrook is
at the Caendonia Sulphur Springs, Calen-
donie, Ont, for treatment for rheumatism.
His place with the Vermont Marble com
panY as stenographer is being temporarily
| filed by Miss Carrie A. Lane of Pulaski, n.
Y.-M. c. Robinson is spending as IA part
o' MS 'aca.ion 10" oays al 'ne WORM
iai' ~, LIN iron' nos'oh was regis
'ereu "eonesuay az t"e spencer IaVllon'
" ~ onerman leaves inns week Tor Med
ioru' na's, "uere ne WIZ remain uhtii
august u stopping during tne time Win
Mrs SHERMAN parenus'-A y. Jerry and
WHO nave returned IRON snort carriage
uti'e III tue south part Oh Vne oVate'
BRANDON.
| Mrs. John j. Simonds Miss Marie ST.
monds Miss Jessie Paine. the Misses I1zzie
| G. June. Seager. Lyon, Luella Kingsley. e.
Smith and Mr.. william June and Charles
Button have gone to the worlds fair. aud
expect 70 be- zone month.-Tnis weak a
large party of Young men of Brandon will
90 to the Adlrondacks for months outinp
and fishing.
Mrs. b. X. Walton of Manchester. n. II
who came to Brandon few weeks ago 10
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