Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-25


day morning to the same New York par
ties who recently bought the Rutland
Street Railway company and the People,
Gas Light company. The price Is not
given. 1t is an immense plant. The pow
err is obtained from the large dam which
was erected within the past year. and is
large enough to furnish all the power
needed for manufacturing purposes in
Rutland. as soon as connected with the
city. Among other things the Rutland
street railway will be run by the power
from this plant, which is six miles from
Rutland.
OFFICIALS GOING TO BUFFALO.
Gov. w. w. stickney OF Ludlow. Gen.
w. II. Gilmore of Fairlec and Nelson w.
Fisk of Isle La Motto were in st. Adams
recently to arrange toy the journey of The
executive party to the Pan-American eX-
position next month The party will leave
St. Adams August 8. reaching Buffalo in
time for Vermont day, which Is August :.
The rates for the trip which is open to all
will he announced in day or two.
A HANDSOME GOLF HOUSE.
The now golf house on the links at thu
Billings estate at Woodstock is
completed. and is n gem OF
uniquencss. convenience and beauty.
Indeed. the whole course. covering 30 acres
of rolling plateau land. is Mt to delight the
house is superb stretch of meadow and
forest-cad Hills, rising tier upon tier TO
in getting all the help that IL needed In
the far horizon, and from all parts OF tho
course the view is equally delightful The
house itself, formed of blue limestone at
the base, bread yeranias with balustrades
of native ledge rock and square columns
of blue limestone chips and cement. cap
ped by low conical roof in messy green
tone and a massive chimney Of weather
beaten rock, Is Of quiet and tasteful APP
peuranoe, and from every view point lends
itself charmingly to its environment Its
unique features, exteriorly. are the broad
fiat halustrades of stone matching the
field stones of which the walls are form
ed and supported by square moulded col
umns Of fine chip stone and cement, which
extend to the roof plates. the latter he-
ing bolted down through the pillars to the
foundation. The broad front steps OF ma
tive hewn stone have side copings which
end in square horse blocks at either side
Instead of steps at the two side APP
pruaches the grounds are gradually inclin-
cd upward to the verandas ard fronted by
low embankment walls. the whole making
an eXCellently effective appearance. on en-
tering, the visitors attention IS at once
struck by the massive fireplace of native
stone hammer finished. The front stone,
tending from floor TO mantel, Is ten feet
long. while the mantel is a huge stone "
feet long. a foot thick and heavily mould
cd, The hearth stone is 10 feet long and
/ extends from the back of the fireplace
about six feet into the room So heavy,
so simple and artistic. it presents an n J.
mirahle appearance and IS In fine keeping
with tho room which il adorrs. The larg
reception room is finished to the rafters.
has broad, low windows. settles, and Dir III
flcor AT the rear on either side are toilet
rooms and lockers, and back Of the great
chimney is the commodous kitchen. The
bath room is especially unique. beiu.;
floored with great hagstone smoothly
finished, and the sides are cased with
stone to n height Of % inches forming a
stone basin which can be filed for plunge
baths, and equipped for shower baths.
The plumbing throughout is admirable.
the latest devices being employed, and all
of it is concealed. The water and drainage
systems are complete and effective. The
materials of construction are all native
! except the shingles, and mostly products
OF the Billings estate Tho whole work
was done by regular employees Of the
estate
William LAWN, husband of Mary Howe
LAWN. the Brattleboro singer, has been
engaged as tenor sooist In the Nine Patti
company. and will begin the season in
October in London.
". +. Morse. who has been ASSOCIATED
with w. W. Lapoint in the management
OF the Barre opera house for nearly year
has assigned lis interest in the lease
which is a fve-year one With four years
ploie to run, to Alex f. Bruce.
The contract for building the new cleo.
trio road from West Rutland to Fair Ha.
ven has been awarded to the Adams Con
struction company OF Niagara Falls. y
Y. 1t is expected that work will he be-
gun on the road In about two weeks.
r. j. Humphrey, editor of the Poultnel
journal who for several months has beer
critically Ill, is daily growing weaker anC
II Is feared that he cannot long survive
His trouble is Bright's disease with other
complications, and the present condition
is very serious.
Leslie Taylor OF Maidstone, p years ole
left home thursday with the intention OF
shooting crows He did not return during
the night, and his family made scared
of the neighboring fields yesterday ant
found the body. Taylor had been acct
dentally shot through the heart.
Z. A. Davis of Rutland, foreman OF tn,
bridge gang of the Rutland railroad, fel
IS feet from a pile driver Tuesday near
Gassetts. VT and may die as the result
of his injuries His left thigh was broken
his left shoulder dislocated and his lef
ankle sprained. His right knee was badly
cut.
George A. Lowry and family OF Boston
are in Montpelier and will go later t.
Berlin pond. Mr.. Lowry will be here fol
few days, but Mrs Lowry and children
will remain during the summer. Mr.. Low
ry is the inventor of the roll cotton press
which has proved a boon to the baling u
cotton in the South.
On July %, the family of Hon John A
SleiChcr, editor OF l.eslie's Weekly, vii
arrive at Lake st. Catherine from Ocean
Grove and take w their abode at Pin
Point cottage, where they will pass tn
remainder of the summer. For six sue
ccssive years MIR. Sleicher has selected thi
quiet spot among the green hills of Yer
mont in preference to the seaside resorts
Prof. Ira D. Shaw, recently principal q
the graded and high school in Randolph
but now taking a course at Columbia col
lege in New York city, was one OF tn,
nine successful contestants out OF NOR,
than so who tried to secure a scholarship
, by passing an examination before tn
teachers college He has also been award
ed a license to teach photography in tn
New York high schools,
Business is getting underway in goo'
/ shape at the Rutland factory Of the Inter
; national Shirt and Collar company. Their
= are between so and 60 hands at work nov
. In the factory besides a large number o
people about the city who are doing worl
: for the company at their homes. New
hands are being put at work every few
= days and no difficulty Is being experience