Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-01

BOXERS THE CHAMPIONS.
WON THURSDAYS HAND ENGINE
CONTEST AT FAIR HAVEN.
Second bay of Annual Convention of Yer
mont state Firemen's Association
lie Roys of Cohocs tho Winners in
the Hose Race.

| the Hose Race.
Fair Haven, July 25-Thls pretty towr
was the Mecca for several thousand peopl,
to-day, the objects of attraction being TIA,
parade and tournament of fire companic,
composing the Vermont State Firemen'.
association. Special trains brought the fire
men who were not present as delegates
at the convention yesterday. There wer,
not as many companies present rs was the
case at Bennington last year, when mum
Der of Troy iircmen participated in the pa
radc and the attendance of spectators
was probably cut down little by the neal
approach of Buffalo Bills wild West
which appears in Rutland Saturday. Bat
the town was comfortably filled with a
good-natured crowd and the various
/ events took place without accident The
line of march for the parade was TOO long
as is always the case, and by the time the
procession reached Paramount Park, where
the contests took place. it had dWndled to
one-half its original size. Houses along
the line were gaily decorated and the pa
rade at the start was we'll worth seeing.
The order was as follows:
/ Ira II. Allen, chief marshal
Officers Of the association and village in
carriages
First Division-GeorEe D. Wells com
handing; Fair Haven Cornet band. Ira G.
Allen Hose Co. No. I. Fair Haven: G. G.
Knight Hose Co. No. ?, Fair Haven;
Uu'', ma iiUSe 20, no. l. .. D. cray Eh-
Cohocs
Second Decentralization Merriam, COM
/ mandiuE; Bennington CITY band stark
Hose CO., No. /. Bennington; Putnam
itosr Co. 40. g. Bennington; W, II. Bard
well Hose Co. Ilinsdale. y. H.; General
Schuyler Engine Co., Schuylervilo y. y.
Third DiVision-Griswold smith COM
handing; Poultncy Cornet band: hide
pendeuts Of Nergennes Volunteers Of
NcrgcnneS: otter Creek Hook and Ladder
Co., Ncrgenues; II. H. Brown Hose CO..
West Rutland; H. H. brown Engine CO..
West Rutland.
Fourth Division-R r. Manchester com
handing; Mddlcburv Cornet hand; Vo1l,u-
teers Of IS. Middlebury: Battell Hose Co.
Middlebury: Boxer Engine Co., Burliug-
ton; Rough and Ready Hook and Ladder
CO., Rurlington; Barnes Hose Co. Hur-
linrton Steamer co. No. f. Winooslx
Fifth Division--W j. Cummings. com
mandlnr. Salon, hand salem. r-,ior ~,
rIne and Hose Co, salem; Dearstyne Hose
CO.. Bath-Cn-the- hudson; Torrent Hose
co., whitehall: Ola Torrent Engine Co,
Ml'ehaIl' NrWcomb lose Co" Whiteha u:
Scbuvleryijle X Y rnt he silver tr,,,onct
given bv thr ossociation to mo cornnan,,
having The largest ulrultpr ,f n linn
They turned ont with II mon
Iilf. CON PESTS =,
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contests Of tI,a dav tho hand o,,,i,,ns bo-
ing called out FIRST. F'ivc rornnanies cc,,-
retel. The Gen. Schuv,crs ,hrcw win a
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