Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-15

for the road he felt sure that 1t would
pay profit on the original stock invest
ed from four to seven per cent. above all
expenses. He gave the attendants of the
meeting TO understand that he should
never attempt to build the road entirely
on foreign capital, that II they wanted
the road they must Invest some money in
the project Others took part In the dis
cusson and 1t was decided that the desire
for the road was universal and that the
only thing to be done was to raise the
money and the following men were APP
pointed committees to solicit subscrfp-
tons: Warren, Pliny Parker, j. i. Glea-
son and Myron Goodspeed Waitsfcld, j.
j. Kelly, c. f. Eddy and +. +. Wilder;
Moretown, II. o. Ward, Dr. Haylett and
George Buckley; Duxbury Herbert G.
Ward, Mr.. Montgomery and +. II. Hart.
Howard G. Bancroft. aged 81 formerly
OF this city died at his home in Columbus,
o., Saturday and the funeral was held
yesterday. Mr.. Bancroft who was one of
the leading business men 9f Columbus.
was u man respected by all and he was
a man of public spirit With his wife he
was III this city during the month of July
and was u guest at the Pavilion.
The question regarding the utilizing
the Bolton Falls water power privilege
which has been under discussion by the
Consolidated Electric Lighting and Power
company of this city and which has been
discussed in various lights by the general
public for some months has terminated
and the contract has been let for build
ing a dam and power house at that place.
The contract goes to w. II. Ward and
Co. of Lowell, Mass, but the figures are
not made public. The dam which is to
be of wood and stone. is to be As feet high
Will have spill way lGJ feet long and
there will be a bulkhead on the south end
of the dam running TO the solid ledge
which Will be IS feet long, having an
average height of 40 feet. The dam will
extend from heel to toe up the stream Is
feet. 1t will be 30 feet thick at the base
and five feet thick on top. The penstocks
which will run the water from the dam
to the water wheels will be II feet and
nine and one half feet In diameter. There
will be two water wheels each of 1000
horse power. The generators will be of
improved pattern and capable of furnish
ing sufficient power so that the company
will have 2UO0 horse power for sale Tho
machinery and material for doing tho
work will be shipped at once and 1t is
expected that work on the structure VIII
begin early next week. The contract
calls for its completion within 16 weeks
from the time work begins. There will
he 10000 feot of lumber used in the dam
and the bulk head. G. f. Moody of Wa
terbury has the contract for furnishing
II. Tho stone to be used will be taken
from the place where the dam Is to be
built. The Central Vermont railroad Will
build a spur track at the place where
the work is to be done 1t is the inten-
ton of the company to furnish power for
heating and lighting purposes to the cit
les of Barre and Montpelier and the towns
OF Waterbury and Stowe as well as for
power for various purposes. Power will
I likewise be furnished for operating street
roads. The wires will be strung on the
/ poles before severe cold weather sets in
I nd 20, ~ lie oil ytsfll hp nnp
nectod with the ones now in use by the
! Consolidated company. 1t is expected
! that Ward & Co. Will put 100 men at wonI
| upon The job at once.
The Rowel-Dunwoodie case occupied
! the entire day in the County Court yes
terday and several witnesses were exam
/ ined.
Il. A. Young of Minneapolis is the guest
| Of friends in Moretown and this city.
| A Moretown family while driving In
the vicinity OF Dewey Park yesterday mad
a narrow escape from serious accident.
| The horse became frightened at an APP
preaching car and was unmana geable for
n time and threw the man, his wife and
young child out of the carriage and ran
through barbed wire fence with the
carriage, doing considerable damage to II
and cutting himself badly. None of the
persons in the team were hurt.
The condition of f. S. Heaton. who Is
suffering from typhoid fever at Heaton
hospital, remains abou the same
NoRTHFIELD.
team belonging to Amos Chase al
! West Berlin ran away Wednesday after
noon. A boy had been driving the team
Il and left it at the store in West Berlin
for a moment, while he went In to get
his mail. man driving a black COW
came along and the horse owned by Chase
Immediately started and made a better
than 2:l2 gait until 1t collided with another
team driven by a Mr.. Hill of Berlin
When the horse struck, the thin OF the
other team was driven Into his side some
six inches and he immediately dropped
dead.
The corn factory closed for the season
Saturday night after three weeks run
which is about the usual time consumed
each year in canning corn. Over 10000
cans of corn have been put up this seasor
i, and on the whole the season has been
prosperous one. The yield per acre thi
, year has been fully as good as usual
The engine for the Dole-Bri slate quar-
, ry and works arrived the hast of tn,
week and was taken to the foundation up
, on which 1t will rest Saturday afternoon
II is 20 horse power and will be used il
pumping the water out of the shaft, run
ming the drills and other machinery, etc
: Since starting up the company has beer
. orders for slate as they were not pre-
, pared to get it out at the time specified il
, the orders. Within the last few days the.
. have received requests from various con
tractors and architects in different sec
tons of the country for samples of tn
. slate.
. Another industry is starting in North
, field although yet 1t is small. William
, Martell OF Lebanon, N. H., Is commencinl
, operations looking toward the manufac
ture of shoemalsers' lasts. He has re
moved from Lebanon owing to the fac
a that he can procure timber better adapte,
: for his purpose, in this place than there
| He has a storehouse built on Wall stree
near the corn factory where the produc
as manufactured will be stored and viii
get his timber for the present from tn
Nelson Tyler farm above the south vii
lage. His experienced help he has brough
Z with him but will employ three or fou
q men here at the start and more later a
k the business gets into running order II
already has an order booked for 1900
lasts and the outlook for a good bushes
e is promising.
President A. D. Brown has been re
o leased from duty in the Charleston nav
+ yard and Ia expected home about the cot
The university opens for the fall term tn
I'D of the current month
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars wi
meet in annual session at this place tn
18th and 18th of October. The body wa
to have met at st. Adams but owing I
y in getting hotel accommodations the plac
y was changed from that place to North
q field.
i Mrs. David Denny, about rs years G
q age, died at her home at the south vi
u laee between Monday night and Tuesda