Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND.

Samuel Hamilton, who graduated from
the L. " NJ. last spring, has accepted u
position as instructor of Greek and Latin
in tho High school at Cana ndaigua n, Y,
The Rutland city Electric company has
recently added a new l25 horse power mo-
tor TO its plant on Post street, the power
being furnished by the Thompson & Iioag
Cold Storage company. Tho electric COM
pany have also put on u now dynamo,
which will furnish light for 200 mean
descent lamps
G. l.. Bassett, who has been manager of
the Vermont Beef company for several
years has resigned his position and will
give his time to the manufacture of the
iceberg refrigerator machine, which is
his own invention. J. II. Williams of
Brattlebofo will succeed MIR Bassett.
Mrs. l.. s. Archer of this city has gone
to Ann Arbor, Mich. where she will enter
the University for three years medical
course.
Saturdays thunder storm was very Sc
we're in this locality. Lightning struck in
several places In and near the city. the
western Union telegraph wires suffering
severely during the storm. The storm at
Castloton was very severe. The chimney
was blown off from the Congrcgational
church, the entire roof of the main part
of the Prospect House was blown off and
several trees in the yard were uprooted.
DR.. Townsend, city health officer. re-
ports II deaths in this city for August.
two of which were dIphthcria and one ty-
phoid fever
Company A boys were given q reception
at City Hall Monday evening and they
were enthusiastically received and well
coined by large crowd of people The
hall was filled to tho doors Senator
Proctor presided and speeches were made
by Mayor Clement, Gen. Ripley. Rev.
Theodore B. Foster. Rev George w. Phil
a hn %,
played several patriotic selections. After
listening to all the speech making the sol
diers wero escorted to G. A. L. hall by
the drum corps and members of Roberts
post. where they partook Of n boun,iful
.cpast and passed tho evening with dane
ing. The boys who live out of the city
have gone to their homes awaiting the
call to be mustered out
q. II. Grimm & Co. are building two
story frame building JOxlOO feet for the
manufacture of the Grimm evaporntors.
Entries for the floral parade at the Rut-
land county fair are coming in daily and
there is every indication OF u successful
parade.
Frank Wood. private of Company A
is i'll with typhoid fever at his home on
Main street.
The remains of Mrs. Helen Nj. Bowtell
formerly of this city. who died in Hen
yon, Mimi, Sept q arrived here yester-
DAY afternoon. Shc was the widow of
Samuel Eowtell, jr. and 3s years old.
The public schools have opened for the
fall term with a large enrolment. The
total number of pupils registered is 1862.
The funeral Of Private Harold S. Foytes
who died of typhoid fever Will be neds NJ
Trinity church of which Mr. Foyles wns
a communicate, this afternoon Thursday
q 3 O'Clock.
PITTSFORD
Miss Mary Worden OF Boston. who has
been visiting at l. Il. Worden's, has
returned home.-The corn crop looks fine
and IL the frost holds off there will be tbs
largest crop ever harvested Henry
Pelky. tho IA year old son OF Julius
Pelky, while driving from Chittenden
last Monday, was thrown from the wae-
on. receiving injuries from which he
died.-Mss Mary Randall and Miss Grace
Denison expect to leave soon for North
field, where they will attend the Moody
school.
BENSON.
Miss Hattie Ladd. who is with the Yer
mont Farm and Machine Co., at Bellows
Falls Is here for a vacation of a few days
&C. l.. Stevens Is !ndisposed.--M Col
lene Dickinson left Saturday for Middle
bury where she will attend school.-The
village school opened Monday with W. f.
Aiken teacher in the highest department
and Minnie Hart the lower.-Thc result OF
the game of baseball played between the
Benson and Putnam baseball teams was a
score of % to is in favor of the Putnam
nine.-The school on Howard Hill Is
taught by Miss Hulette. the one in district
No. !, by Miss Mable Trask