Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-09
The Electric Rail Road.

The Electric Rail Road.
So far as the road and cars are con-
cerned, everything connected with the
electric railroad is in running order.
VIM. NJ. Freeman of Saratoga, who has
been connected with the building of
horse and electric rail roads for a mum.
Der of years, arrived here Thursday with
a gang of men and Immediately began
stringing the wire, and the next day had
it completed to the power station, and
Saturday it was ready to the foot of
North street, where the cars were stand
ing and where they are now waiting.
Mr.. Freeman built the first horse rail
road ever built in this State and rebuilt
the same when it was changed to the
Burlington and Winooski Electric Rail
Road. 1t was announced, Saturday,
that the cars would surely run Sunday,
and all that day crowd waited on COun-
ty street, expecting every moment to
hear the bell ring and the cars start.
They patiently endured the heat of the
sun until nightfall when it was an
nounced that it would be several days
before car would be run. 1t was dis
covered during the forenoon that one of
the main pulleys was too narrow for the
belt, and after several experiments it
was found that the belt was liable to run
off at any moment. A new pulley will
be cast and it is thought the line cannot
be got into running order before Satur-
day or Sunday. One of the leading Off
Gals says that he is confident it will be
ready Saturday.
Several abutting land owners are
pressing demands for settlement of land
damages, but the promoters of the road
assert that there are no claims to settle.
Saturday afternoon, Officer John Nash
served the following protest upon John
Robinson, II. w. Martin and others of
the Bennington and Woodford Electric
Rail Road; E. E. Larrabee, superintend-
ent of the Electric Company; E. D. Ben
nett, as agent for the heirs of the late T.
w. Park, and as superintendent of the
Bennington and Glastonbury Rail Road
and Mining Company:
To The Bennington DC Woodfoyd Electric Rail
tcdy Company ats stockholders, directors and
officers:
To the Bennington Dc Rutland RaiIlCoy Company
its stockholders, directors and officers:
To the Bennington Dc Glastonbury Railroad Min
ing and Manufacturing Company, its stock
holders, directors, officers, successors and as
signs:
To the executors, administrators, heirs at-lat1
and legatssS and deui- ees IF r. ", Pork, late Of
BenHiHgtOH in the County of Bennington and
State If Vermont, deceased:
Please take notice that the under
signed, Caroline II. Shields, Edith Van
Santvoord, Seymour Van SantvoOrd,
Ruth S. Godfrey and Frank w. Goodall,
owners of lands in the towns of Ben.
ningGon or WOOdford, or both, in said
county of BENNINGTON, traversed or
bounded in part by the track and road
bed of the said Bennington q Glasten-
bury Railroad Mining and Manufacture
ing Company, by their attorney, the un
dersigned, VIM. b. Sheldon, hereby de-
ny and dispute the right of the said Ben
nington & Woodford Electric Railway
Company, and any and every other cor
poration, party or parties, person or per-
sons, to construct maintain or operate a
railroad of any description whatsoever
upon or over the track and road bed for.
merly used, occupied and operated by
the said Bennington &c Glastonbury
Railroad Mining and Manufacturing
Company, its successors or assigns, in SO
far as said track and road bed traverses,
boz ders upon or abuts against the lands
of the undersigned and of each and every
one of them.
And you will further take notice that
any and every entry, and passing over
the same by any and all persons whatso-
ever, and by any and all railway cars,
carriages, locomotives or other vehicles
in the construction, repair, use, MAIN
tenance, operation and enjoyment of
said railroad track and road bed, for
railroad purposes, il the transportation
of passengers, or freight, are forbidden
and protested against, as without right
aud unlawful, and will be considered and
treated as trespasses, within the limits
and along the borders of the lands above
referred to, and any and all persons par
ticiDdting or aiding and abetting therein
will be treated and considered as tres
passers.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Bennington, VT, July 9th, 1895.
CAROLINE II. SHIELDS,
EDITH VAN SANTvoOD,
SEYMOUR VAN SANTVOOD,
RUTH S. GODFREY,
FRANK w. GoODALL.
By w. B. SHELDON, their Attorney.
Fell From a Window.