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slon-Decorations, Etc.-Notes.
Entries to the firemen's tournament
received Monday were the following:
80 men; Hook and Ladder Co., Cam
bridge, N. T., 80 men; Union Hook and
Ladder, Rutland, 80 men; John Il. Bears
tyne Hose Co., Bath-on-the-H Hudson. N.
Y, 20 men; Valentine Engine Co.. Mid
dlebury, so men; 1. G. Allen Hose Co.,
Fairhaven, 80 men, the latter company
will be accompanied by the Fairhaven
cornet band, and the Valentine Engine
Company by the Middlebury brass band.
The total number of 6Temen that will be
in the parade, according to returns up to
Monday evening, not including the local
department, is over 1900. The local de-
partment consists of 125 men. There
will be nine bands in the parade, and
the whole will form the largest process
sion of uniformed firemen ever seen in
the State. Ample accommodations have
been made to take care OF all who come.
The meeting of the executive committee
of the convention will be held on We'd
nesday morning. The headquarters of
the association will be at the Putnam
House, which has already been elabor-
ately decorated.
The meeting of the Association will be
held in the Opera House, Wednesday af-
ternoon, as early as possible after the ar
rival of the train from the North, due at
Ito p. m. Fl. S. Bingham, president of
the village, will extend a welcome to the
visitors, which will be responded to by
Harry T. Cushman, president. There
will probably be some protests presented
to the executive committee against al
lowing the Baxter and Reynolds hose
companies of Rutland to take part in the
contests, as they are not now members
of any department, but as they are mem
bers of the Association, any protests, if
presented, will probably not be upheld.
1t is generally understood that the
next convention will be held at Fair
haven. All invitation to that effect will
probably be presented by D. F. Carmody
of that village. Thus far only one man
has been suggested as president of the
Association for the coming year, and
that is Mr. Carmody, who will be
elected without opposition. He is one
of the oldest members of the Associa-
ton, is member of the present execu-
tive committee, and has always been one
of the workers.
Advices are to the effect that the pres
OlO bCSIOldl Ls " hOOlCg Will uCOlluO
to serve in the position longer. Mr..
Moore has been the secretary ever since
the organization was founded, and there
is no doubt but that the Association will
insist upon his retaining the position for
another year at least, if he can possibly
do it, There will be no opposition to
the reelection of L. G. Grant of Bur-
lington as treasurer.
OF the seven companies comprising the
Burlington fire department, all will be
present except one. They will be ac-
companied by the chief engineers of the
fire department, as well as other invited
guests. The Rutland companies will
bring with them Chief Engineer Hanna
man, Capt Geo. w. Dunton and others.
The Trojan Hook and Ladder Company
will have $50 men all told. The Grays
of Cambridge and Unions of Salem, N.
Y, have arranged for 100 men, including
guests, and should either one of these
engines take first prize, and both expect
to do it, they propose 20 celebrate in
becoming manner
Already the village is beginning to put
on holiday appearance. The Ameri-
can. Cottage and Columbian hotels are
finely decorated. The homes of the
Stark, Tiffany and Putnam hose compan-
les, that of the Bradford Hook and Lad
der company, the express office and a
number of business places are already
decorated by the New England Decorat-
ing Compsny, and more will be decor
ated tomorrow and Thursday morning.
The Hope Hose company of Hinsdale,
N. H., are coming in their own convey
ances, having decided to drive across the
mountains.
A meeting of the marshals was held
last night, when the divisions were
partly framed. The Burlington depart
ment with the Trojan Hook and Ladder
company of Troy, N. Y, will probably
form one division; the formation has
not been wholly decided upon, and will
probably not be until tomorrow.
Monday appeared to be a general
clearing up day all over the village, and
when Thursday dawns it will look its
best, and as inviting as it ever did.
The Bennington & Rutland railroad
have put their side track which leads
close to the lot on which the parade Is to
form into shape, so that cars containing
engines, etc., can be run direct to the
place of formation. Should the day be
pleasant there will probably be large
crowd of people here and the tourna'
ment complete success.
Notes.
The Rough and Ready Hook and
Ladder company of arlington will have
at their head in the parade their little
mascot, the pride of their company.
EARLY on the morning of the 10th.
bills will be scattered throughout the
entire village, giving the position OF
companies and bands in line, with the
| line of march.
Our citizens should bear in mind
that everybody is welcome to attend the
convention in the Opera House on We'd
nesday afternoon, and special attention
is called to the exhibits in the lobby,
where will be complete line of the va
rious fire hose used in the United States
from two of the largest manufacturers
in the world. Also, those interested in
the working of the fire alarm service
will be treated to complete display OF
the working of the same by the Game
we'll people of Boston, who will have ar.
ranged full line of the latest fire boxes
gongs, tappers, indicators and bel
strikers. Our citizens will more readily
understand our fire alarm service if they
would spend few moments inYestigat
ing this exhibit.
Blanche D. and Jennie c., the pride
of the Bradford Hooks, have taken on an
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