Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

bans. w. II. Fullerton of Manchester
Depot, G.. a. Watson of Woodbury., J. V.
Dutton and A. Il. Thomas of IIardwick.
The officers are: George NJ Powers, presi-
dent; G. y. Watson, vice-prcsident: u. II.
Blossom, general manager; j. H. McCloud
of IIardwick, treasurer; G. l.. Sanford of
Hardwick, secretary.
Extensive alterations will be made on the
Vail block on Main street, Rutland. The
block will be fitted up into flats and will
have all the modern convenicnces. The
two stores in the block will have new vos-
tibule fronts ana plate-glass windows and
will be entirely made over.
The Springfield town history which has
been II years In preparation is largely the
work of G. H. Hubbard and Justus Dart.
1t is illustrated with many pictures of old
homesteads and public buildings and the
features of 1876 men who are or have been,
citizens of the town Among other families
once prominent in town, the family which
claimed General BraXton Bragg of the
confederate army is mentioned. Nicholas
Bragg came to Springfield at an carly date
with large family; his son. Nicholas, jr.,
built house In the famous Eureka dis
trict and in Ii Braxton Bragg's father and
% other children of Nicholas Bragg were
born. They scattered very widely. John,
the eldest, being Il famous bridge builder
The case Of L. l.. Mascot against the
Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, which has occupied the attention of
the Rutland County Court for several
days, was brought to a conclusion We'd
nesday. The jury rendered IL verdict OF
sl20S 80 for Mascot
one of the greatest advances in the me-
chanical arts of the last half century was
made in the old gun shop in Windsor, viz:
Making machines with Interchangeable
parts. In 1886 the United States govern
ment adopted the Improvement and intro
duced 1t into its gun factory at Springfield,
Mass. Parties preparing a history of
nashua, n. H., desire more detailed infor-
nation on the subject TO he embodied in
the work and are ransackiug New Eng
land for information.
The annual meeting of the incorporators
of the Rutland Hospital association was
held Wednesday. Tho report of the treas
urcr showed that the society had I'm cash
and it's equivalent 5000 not including a
building lot on Pine hin given by Evelyn
Picrpoint. There are about $500 in uncol-
lectcd annual dues The plans for hospi-
tai entertained by the board provide for a
building containing two wards of five
, rooms each, a reception room, kitchen,
| laundry, etc. The estimated cost of the
hospital building is $4,000. A local firm
has agreed to furnish one of the rooms In
| the hospital.
Editor Stone of the st. Johnsbury Gale
| DOMAIN has secured the services Of Jobr
| b. Chase, a son of c, M. Chase of the I,vn.
don Union, as assistant.
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CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
| Mrs. Marcus Roberts OF East Dorset
died March Is, at the age of 80 years and
six months. In the ancient house where
she was born and where her entire life was
su.nt.
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were the only members Of tho o,'',s,
who climbed the mountain ~, 80 -
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some time previous was .i,ao ~ IL -
of being the first man 70 niooa 49, a.
] the United states ON ton 80 p,t' ~, "us y
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accidentally shot in Tho ,og w.. 90 w.
comrades. For This no oh,oinea - -, ~. a.
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ence OF Senator Renton a. tba, ,t,' ~. "
tor from Missouri In 500 49,, - aei''
was Increased ia s,t n month ~ - i'' ~.
mont's toporran bicol renort ha sati t., ~
ference to Avot that "ha u,as - -, -. ,.
of remarkablv GOOD and chaars,I ' ,', me
and had been among Tho ms, ,'sas,,i I pc
efficient men Of tho nortv ;, H. -, W , "'',
TO Middleburv who're ho r,ar,,ou ~, 20 Co.
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for some wears ana iatar ~ ,, - cooi'c
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