Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-18
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND.

The premium list of the Rutland county
fair has just been issued. The fair will
be held September IL, Il and IL. Ameng
special attractions advertised Is "A mill
tary band from Troy, county band tour
nament, creased pig and big floral
parade.
While a. l. Gillian, who lives on the
Chittendcn road, was driving to Rutland
with his wife and daughter, the horse
became frightened and ran away, throw
ing MIR, Gillian out and injuring him very
severely. The other occupants Of the.
wagon were not injured beyond n general
shaking up,
The list of trotting and pacing purses ut
the county fair to he held here September
10, II and IL has been made IN and is
as follows: 2:i0 class, trotters purse S2oo;
1884 class. trottors and PAGERS. purse 500;
2;2S class rrotters and PAGERS. purse, $3.50;
2:2i class, trottcrs purse S250; 9;2o class,
trotters and PAGERS. purse 500; frcc-for-all
tro,ters ana PAGERS, purse si0D; 500 class,
trottcrs four years and under, owned in
Rutland county, purse 500. The Condi-
tions are as follows: Trotting and pacing
to he in harness, mile heats, best three In
five
In, ]. NJ. Hamilton, who camc home III
with typhoid fever from Chickamausp
Park, is now gaining rapidly,
The republican city committee has is
sued IA call for "A caucus to he held in
city hall Friday evening of this week to
nominate II candidate to represent the city
in the Legislature; also IL candidates for
| justices of the peace to be voted for on
Tuesday, September 6,
Elaborate plans are being made for the
| Rutland county fair, which comes Sep
TENDER 49, Il and Is. Doring'S celebrate
band of Troy, \. Y. will give n concert
the second day of the fnir, The concert
will be followed by n band tournament In
lie tl. n
to compete. There viii be $3.50 in prizes
/ for the tournament. The floral parade
will take place the first day Germans
! Amusement company will give free aero
| battle performances and exhibitions of
trained dogs every afternoon between the
races, A stage will be built in front of
the grand stand to accommodate these
performances.
The potato crop in this vicinity is re-
ported to be excellent and of superior
quality,
The repairs on the new chapel at the
house of correction are nearly completed
and il will probably be dedicated next
Sunday. The new chapel Is on the second
floor, and is about % feet wide by 90 feet
| long. 1t is finished In hard wood, and
there is a platform at each end, one for
the Choir and chaplain and one for any
visitors present. The middle part of the
room Is furnished with settees for the
prisoners, A new organ will be put in at
once. The lower floor is being fitted up
for dining room while the upper one will
be used for hospital purposes,
Burt Young broke the bicycle record Ia
Fair Haven by making the distance. 49,.
miles, In Is minutes,
The County Court docket for the Sep
TENDER term has just been issued, The
list of civil cases is "A long one, containing
1856 cases, while the criminal docket has
only nine, which are as follows: State
Tvs. Michael Waters, receiving stoler
goods; State VS., Rollin Cooper. adulterat I.
Ing milk; State VS., Carlos Il, Barber
breach of the peace; State vs.. John Ma
son. breach of the peace. State vs.. David