Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS

of the club in the evening the following
officers for the ensuing year were elected:
President Mr. Bclden: NiCo-prcSid mt,
Miss kizzic Bates secretary, Guy Bailey;
treasurer. James Bates.
Misc Ellen GrOut. who has been visiting
her cousin, Miss Ethel Bingham, returned
to Montpelier Monday. Miss Bingham
went with her and will epend the week
there.
Mr.. and Mrs e. G.. Spaulding and son
of St Johnsbury are guests OF MIR. and
Mrs r. l.. Faneuf. Mr.. SpauldnG Is SUI
pcrntendent of bridges and buildings on
the Boston and Maine railroad.
!. Pearl Stevens, who for the past five
years has been night telegraph operator
at the Central Vermont railway station al
this place, has resigned to accept a more
lucrative position in the train despatchsrA'
office in Rutland. He goes Thursday and
his many friends wish him success in the
new field. John n. Burke succeeds him in
his position. William Farley takes Mr..
Burke's place at the freight depot
Lieut.. Frank r. Hopkins went TO Provi-
des,cc Sunday night where he has been or
dcrcd to report for recruiting duty,
Miss Bessie Read is to cater the OsweEo.
n. V, Normal school ibis fall.
Miss Nelc Hopkins Cos to Boston soon
to continue her study Of music FOR the
piano.
Miss Maud Read has returned from New
York where she has been teaching in one
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. f. IIntlcy. Harold
IIuntlcy and MIR. and Mrs. f.. l.. Nichols
and daughter have returned from q two
weeks stay at Malctts Bay.
Ralph Baker. who has had charge Of one
OF the halls in che iua1nc asylum At Taun-
ton. Mass. Is spending Il short vacation
with his parents, Nv. ana Mrs. f.. -. Ba-
kec.
George Valyou VIII, iivcs on Mapl, street
\. -ttt4 Of ola 4 ,f,~t,
Mrs. NalNou had hung them out on the
line that day and Tuesday morunE they
were gone. There vas a string of prayer
beads in on" of the pockets which the
3hiof hung on post.
s A. and c. W. Browncll are planning
10 further develop their water power on
thc Wmoosk river at this place. They
now furnish power and plant for the YER
mont Spool and Bobbn CO., the frdrY Co.,
lhe Peoples Electric Light CO., and tho
Jaw and planning mills. These wheels are
Working under - feet head ana are using
only one fourth of the power obtainablc.
They have had the south channel of the
river surveyed Ivy V. *. Nash. CiVil en-
sncer of Providence, r. L.. who finds they
can get 90 feet head, and that nature has
done much 10 lessen the expense and
make it practically secure from high wa
Ter and ice. \ road has been worked to
the place and boiler and steam pump set.
They are now setting a steam derrick and
drill for itac in the work which will me
continued AS long as the weather uermtts
While II i oxncctcd that tho novnr viii
l., useJ in gerorotinr nlectricitv and
1rar.,nittcd tn noints whore If may he
wanted il can rnsilv no use1 i'm rinuin..
any Kind Of machinery direct from the
water wheels 1t would take but a short
1in,e IN install tho water wheels for ou,.
use after this work is finished II is horcd
Ivy the utblir that the Nossrs Browncl
may he able to secure other Industries TO
locate here.
The r. $ sherman Post. G. A. r.. and
The w. r.. G. arc to have a picnic at
vim lcavo here on tho q.10 a m electric
car.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hassett of San An
tonic. rex. Mrs u. Ilassctt of Northficld
ana Miss kate Hassott of Uaverhill.
Mass are guests OF ME- ana MIS- H. NJ
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