Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Fine Showing Made by tho City Of Rut.
land as Regards Firos the Past Two
Years.

The annual report of Chief Engineer X.
*. Hannum OF the Rutland Ere depart
ment for the year ending December 81,
1898, gives the following statistics Num-
Der of alarms, 10, of which five were still
alarms. three telephone, two thermostat,
four false, IL needless and two for fires
Ioutside city limits. Estimated value of
property where fires occurred: Buildings,
SIS, 62j; personal, s125.75O; total, S2l437 Ee-
timated property loss: Buildings, $50l3S3;
personal, s15,671.66; total, s2o,GS5io Re
ported insurance involved: Buildings. $685.
4z5; personal, 500, $50; total s22l 75. Report
ed insurance paid: Buildings, siS1S.S3; per
sonal, SIS, 46o.96; total, $@O,33p.79.
In 1897 there were Al alarms, and the
loss by fire was SIC. 1872 60.
Rutlands apparatus for extinguishing
fires consists of one Amoskeas steam fire
engine; one Hayes 65-foot aerial hook and
and hook ladder trucks; two hose wag-
ons, capacity 1900 feet of hose each. one
thousand five hundred feet of hose in
good condition; two thousand three hum
dred feet Of hose in fair condition. The
ESTIMATED value OF rrCncrty III charge of
the department Dccen r 81. 1885, is $l7,-
1924. The current expenses for running
the department for the past year were
$05l9G including s540l25 for salaries
RUTLAND'S NEW EVENING DAILY.
Charles r. Fairfield has completed ar
arrangements for the publication OF II new
evening daily newspaper at Rutland. He
claims that he will begin the project with
n pledged support sufficient to make the
Undertaking a success. Mr.. Fairfield re-
tired recently from the management of the
North Adams Transcript and previous to
coming to that city was u publisher in
Michigan.
MAD RIVER VALLEY ROAD.
At a meeting of the Montpelier Board Of
Trade the Mad River Valley electric road
committee reported that they met Messrs
Kennedy Flynn and Humphrey of the
Barre and Montpelier road at j. q.
Browns office and talked on the matter
of raising the necessary amount to build
the road. Mr.. Kennedy said that stool,
to the amount of 100000 must be taken on
the line of the road, and tn at Montpelier
would be asked to bond for $4,000. lie
thought $4,000 additional could be raised
by subscription. The estimated cost of
the road in running order Is $4,000 which
many think is large as it has been stated
that the road could be built for $l2 900 a
mile, including sidngs. There will be
twenty-six miles Of road and seven
bridges to be built. 1t will be necessary
to build the road stronger and make the
road bed moro solid for freight traffic
than for common passenger road and
therefore the cost will be more. Tie towns
of WaitSfeld, Warren and Fayston have
ALREADY bonded for a sum of $4,000 and
there has been some talk of bonding in
Moretown. 1t is proposed to build a spur
across the river at MiddleseX in order TO
connect with the steam road at that point
with freight The committee was in
structed to investigate further the cost Of
the proposed road and at the proper time
ask the city officials to call a city meeting
to act on the matter of bonding.
WINDSOR COUNTY's FAIR.
At the annual meeting of the Windsor
County Agricultural society the treasur
ers report made the best showing for
years Tho Indebtedness as reported a
year ago was $3.50 and for 1899, $i2O. The
total receipts for 1898 including balance on
hand were s3,359.24 and the cash paid for
bills, including cash on mortgage. 81, S0032
leaving cash in treasurer'S hands 1872
The only change among the officers was
the resignation of II. &. Lockwood as
treasurer, after several years service, c.
II. English being elected to I'LL his place.
+. l.. Davis is president. The sum of s4O0
was appropriated for special attractions
The society voted to join the National
Trotting association. The next fair Will
be held Sept. 49, q and IS. 1889
BOOM FOR W1LLOUGHBY LAKE.
A new boom Is announced for Willough-
by Lake. Josiah Lyon is about to cut
his farm up INTO building lots and he re-
ports that he can get a hundred fine build
ing lots and leave square in the north
west corner on the lake for park where
the wharf is situated. The park will be
called Cedar Park If this is carried out
it will be one of the finest views on the
lake and the sunset Views will be just i'm
menee. 1t is not decided whether he will
sell them at auction or for a stipulated
price as each purchaser Will have a
chance to draw for the buildings and lot
on which they stand which lot will be
large enough to locate summer hotel
with the finest water and plenty of it.
DIVORCED IN EIGHT MINUTES.
Emma wife of George Rolf u former
popular druggist in Montpelier, secured
divorce from her husband in Boston Fri
day morning in record breaking time. The
proceedings in court lasted exactly eight
minutes. Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf were married
=, in June, 1892, but since February, 1893 have
not lived together. Doc" c. w. Loc<lin,
ormerly of Montpelier, was counsel for
Mrs Rolf. The Boston Record describes
her as "a wealthy Back Bay woman, well
dressed, buxom and chic"
BENNINGTON'S BUILDING OUTLOOK
The prospects are that there will be
considerable building in Bennington dur
ing the year. and some people think it will
exceed that of last year. The new mill of
William Campbell at bennington Falls,
together with the nece ssary machinery
and tenement houses will neces>jitate an
outlay of at least $4,000, The parish of
st. Francis de Sales will erect a new par
ochial school house on North street.
which is to be built of granite and brick
at cost of $500 The cellar has been
eXcavated, and the stone for the founda-
ton is being drawn. On Main street Will
lam E. Hawks will erect a thrce-story
brick building, on the site of those de-
stroyed by tho December fire. on the
same street Conrad Swartz will erect
three-story business block, and Charles A.
Wood will probably build en- his lot near
by. The buildings will be of brick, and
the expense Of the whole will be not far
from $4,000. 1t Is also understood that the
knitting mill of George lockwood Il Co
will be practically rebuilt and enlarged
necessitating quite an outlay of money
. Plans arc also being drawn for couple
of fine residences to be erected at Ben
nirgton Centre.
RECENT DEATHS.
Chauncey Warner, resident of Cam
bridge, whose death has been announced
in these columns, gave In 1881 $4,000 to
the women of ST. Adams upon condition
that they would raise 5000 and devote
the $4,000 to a chldTen's home, an idea
row happily realized In the Warner Home
for Little Wanderers. The next wear he