Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16
VERMONT HAPPENINGS.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Tho Happenings of Seven Days on Our
Hills and in Our Valleys Condensed
and Photographed for Busy
free Press Readers.

The Deerfield river company, controlled
by the Newtons of Holyoke, has just COM
pleted dam at the head waters or the
Deerfeld river on the Glastonbury branch,
which is $50 feet long and "a feet high,
flooding an area of so acres. The water Is
to be used for drawing logs to their pulp
mill in Wilmington.
President George M. Powers of the
Young Mems Republican club of Vermont,
announces that the Lincoln banquet will
be held in Montpelier February 12.-He
has appointed the following committees in
connection with the banquet on arrange
ments, Fuller c. Smith of st. Albans, Fred
N. Whitney of Northfield, Alfred E. Wat
son of Hartford; on invitations, Frank L.
| Greene of st. Adams. Curtis S. Emery of
Chelsea, w. II. Moore of Woodstock; on
transportation. w. II. Taylor of Hard
wick j. E. Cushman OF Burlington Frank
l.. Fish of Vergcnnes The arrangements
for speakers are well under way
The board of directors of the Rutland
County Agricultural society met at the
Bardwell house Saturday afternoon. The
following officers were chosen: General
superintendent, J. w. Cramton of Rut-
land; marshal, H. Edward Dyer Of town
of Rutland; committee on rentals, Edgar
b. Moore of Rutland, on horses, T.. ID.
Kinds OF Pittsford; on cattle, Il. NJ. w ood-
ruT of town of Rutland; on swine, C. u.
Buffum of Rutland; on mechanics hall,
f. r. Patch of Rutland on schools Alfred
Turner of Rutland; on races, X. X. Han
mum of Rutland: on sheep, f. II. Gorham
| OF West Rutland; on poultry, George G.
McCloy of Rutland on floral hall, G. t.
Cardelle of Rutland; on fruit and vegeta-
| bles. II. A. Lille of Dandy. 1t was voted
to change the premium exhibit in floral
hall to a lean exhibit and that the trustees
should make arrangements in regard to
this change. After considerable discussion
1t was decided to hold the fair September
/ s. g. 10 and II. The meeting then ad-
journed.
At the annual meeting of the Volunteer
Hose company of Brandon II was unani-
mously voted to disband next Friday night
and the prudential committee of the fire
district has been notified to that effect
This action was taken because of certain
resolutions being made at the annual
meeting of the district in regard to paying
the company for its services in case OF an
alarm of fire.
The committee of the Bennington His
torical Society, appointed some time ago
to secure now pedestal for the Cata-
mount monument at Bennington Centre,
expect to give the contract in a day or
two to Emerson Estabrook of Bennington.
The pedestal Is of dark, Windsor granite,
full polished. will be seven feet high and
five feet ten inches wide, facing the north
and south. and two feet and eight inches
wide, facing the east and west. The only
Inscription at present will be the dates,
! '176S-1S36," the first Indicating the time
the Catamount tavern was built and the
other the time of the erection of the pedes-
tai. The stone will weigh nearly nine tons
ana VIII cost saw The Old pedestal, which
was of "sappy'' stock and poorly proper
toned. stands more than six feet high and
weighs about six tons, is of polished Barre
granite and was set up in 1876 The old
ni,oton Con,ro %n, p'onanS = We SCI Up III Ben
burial nlooas 90 ~ ,,,i.,, ~ ,n''vo'c ,, tie tie
~, ~ VI VIC ''t'y ouu iicsslahs
nington.
Before the close of the year the site will
be honored by a bronze catamount cost
ing about Sl5OO
Tho trustoos =, a., ,ton,ro,,.
have voted ~ d,snorso n,i,S e. 'ei,n,iai s',al y
I Of Rev II Snanoar os G,,, Wv nei VI. ioes
| ofter AnriI MI t,s,.,',,.t 80, 80, aec't'
Iv receivad ,oan s 49,, mas ,eee'l,
I or Charlas N,o.Ii,.,a y, ,1i - u''u Sur So
valued at * 400
i
a car ioaded with coal in train back
'ns upon the switch at Pownal Monday,
jumped the track. the engineer, not
train and n,ha ~ q, .,, ,i u'u no. stop MS
the cnIvert two 80 ,ho onrs ILL aiiu
tunatelv tho n,roo,, u,as not r, ~, ~,
track ana tr.,,a, -, -, ~ t,, or ',o "'"'i'
4 A. tha sood ,,o,,.t "s.s ,'p.eu' ..
tho Rantist oh,,roh -, pou,tno So, 80
evening OF witch pau r. 7 IIo,, - nl'm'.
i ton an1 D. -, -, - i'".i ~ VI ,. Ps'lis-
were the speakers, an executive commit
tee was appointed to see that the laws
were enforced. The members of this COM
mittee are L. NJ. Bixby, William Griffith.
c. +. Harris and c. ii. Dunton 1t was
decided to hold mass meetings bi-monthly.
The Troior rr,.a s,oo,,,rr 1. .,
for Er;da,, i. 30 sI an 80, 20 aihouiiceu
at pouitnay 80 o""Pe'
John Moore, wife and daughter returned
10 their nome In Colorado, Texas, Monday
after six months stay In Pownal Mr..
Moore Is an extensive cattle raiser on the
prairies OF Southern Texas and owns a
ranch of about 200 acres, thickly inhabited
with cattle and horses. Mr.. Moore, in his
younger days. used to be a cowboy and
used to herd and kill buffaloes in Texas
and New Mexico. lie has In his possess
ion now pure white buffalo skin mounted
| In the form of a rug. 1t Is the only white
buffalo that was ever known to have been
seen or captured in this country. He
values the rug at $1,000
Detective McRride of Maine and snec,al
officer Hogan of Powna have been work.
ing some time on the recent robbery that
occurred in Pownal when a large sum of
money and valuable jewelry from the
house of Henry LeBarron was taken.
Their efforts have proved unavaling thus
far.
Tho coun,tttoo On erishing o,,d ,,,,.,,,sh
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