Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers Changes at In
ternational Paper Cos. Mill in
Bellows Falls.

ternational Paper Co.'S. Mill in
Bellows Falls.
The International Paper company is
about to make series of changes and adj
ditions to its plant in Bellows Falls which
will involve the expenditure of at least
100000 and which it will take five or six
months to carry out says the Times. The
building now occupied by No. pulp mill
and No. machine will be most effected by
the change. This building Is to be extend
ed eastward toward the river a distance of
90 feet, making it's total length 226 feet
one additional story will be put on. maxi
ing three floors in all. The machine now
known as No. paper machine will be re-
moved and new machine installed on the
third floor of the building on a level with
NO. and machines. The screens of No
= pulp mill will be placed on the second
floor of the building over No 2 pulp mill
The building occupied by No. l machine
will also be changed, the walls being raised
so as to make them 20 feet high and "a steel
truss roof being put on This machine Will
he completely overhaued and reset The
new machine will be one of the finest in
the country and will be used for the man
fracture of special heavy papers for tags,
coating, etc. Power to drive the machine
will be furnished by Reynolds Corliss en-
CINE. The engine Is provided with n de-
vice called safety stop so that should the
belt fly OFF the engine will stop Of itself
before any damage is done. To furnish
steam for this engine II will be necessary
to replace twp boilers in No. boiler house
which have been furnishing about 200 horse
power and working at a pressure OF so
pounds, by two double deck b. and W.
boilers which will give 105 horse power and
work at n pressure of 100 pounds Changes
In NO. engine room will also nc necessary
in order to furnish stock for tho new ma
chine. Two 1.0n0-pound beating engines
Will be replaced by two 1.500-po beating
engines and one |, 000-pound iron t'mpherS-
ton beater will be added where the No. 1
machine building joins the No. > building.
This Will take the product OF No. l and
No. machines to the lower finishing room
which Is to be enlarged and used for fin.
ishing the paper from these two ma
chimes. Tho extent and Importance of
these changes will be more easily seen
when we remember that the probable cost.
100000, is larger sum than was expended
in the entire village for building last year
1t Is also noteworthy fact that all the
work of construction Is to he done by local
help unless there should fail to be men
enough available for the work.
WINDSOR COUNTY w. C. T. L. con-
NENTION.
The 18th annual convention Of the Wind
sor county w C. r. L. Will be held at
Rochester on Wednesday evening and
Thursday. July IL and IT, says the Herald
and News. The day sessions will be held
in the Methodist Church and the evening
sessions in G. A. r. hall. The forenoon
and afternoon sessions will be devoted to
business. reading and discussion of papers
and addresses silver medal contest will
be held on Wednesday evening and the
Hon. c. j. Ferguson will speak ON Thurs
day evening. Dinner and supper will he
served on Thursday in the CnversaHst
vestry. Delegates and representatives will
be furnished with entertainment. Mrs. 7.
I. Hubbard and Mrs Julia Wing com
mittee on entertainment. All interested
are invited to participate
THE PRES DENT TO VISIT WINDSOR.
President Roosevelt has accepted an in
vitation to be present at the annual exhibit
ton OF the Windsor Horse and Cattle Show
association the last OF August. The Pres
ident will probably be accompanied by Sen
ators Proctor and Dillingham; of Vermont,
Senator Galinger Of New HAMPSHIRE and
other notahles, and will go from Windsor
to Brattleboro, the only other place in the
state his engagements will permit to visit.
OLD HOME WEEK IN CHELSEA.
Tho president of the Old Home Week as
ISOLATION has appointed the several com
mtteees for the celebration this year.
which. with tho officers previously elected.
are az follows, says the Herald ard News:
President, c, S Emery; vice-presidcnts, ].
r. Bacon. n. w. Dearborn; secretary. J.
NJ Comstock; treasurer j. A. r. Corwin;
executive committee, y. II. Powers w. II.
Emery, II. f. Nation. H. l.. Bixby, NJ o.
Gates; location, Or. f. II. Godfrey, H. S
Annis William F. Hood; invitations, c. p.
Dickinson, w. II. II. Hall. Mrs. George J..
Stow; finance w. =. Townsend. G. L. Hay.
ward, L. n. Bacon; programme. II. o. Blk
by. ii *. Darling, Mrs. F.. w. Lewis;
decorations, +. d. Rarnes. W. S. Hatch.
j, Il. Atwood; badges, II. y. Mattison, a.
w, Whitney, Miss Nellie NJ Corwin;
illumination, l.. II. Bohonon, J. o. Perkins.
George b. Roberts, George NJ Mcdcalf.
Alvah Robinson, p. J. Little. No definite
arrangements are yet completed for the
celebration. committee on Examinations
has been added from last year. as it IL
proposed to have some high beacon fires
on the high points each side Of the village
TO he lighted at an appropriate time, fol-
lowing in this respect the custom of New
hampshire. 1t is expected that Old Home
day will be Friday August 10, that the
church on tho West I'm will be dedicated
during the week. that there will be two and
perhaps three base ball games end one
evening big concert by a company with
more than ordinary reputation. Col c. r.
Darling of Boston will give an illustrated
lecture on Porto Rico one evening The
first evening of the celebration will be de
voted to formal reception in the town
hail; this will probably occur on Tuesday
evening August ~. Or. w. II. Davis of
Newton, Mass, son of the late Aaron
Davis OF this town, is to deliver the princi-
pal address. A big town picnic is being
considered to be held on the high hill on
Iiolton Annis's farm which is the highest
point or land In town and In years gone by
was graced with a picnic each year. The
committee on programme have suggested
among other features. a loan collection
as being Of much interest to our visitors
to consist OF all kinds of ancient relics and
to ba in charge Of a special committee
that is. If suitable place can be obtained
for this display.
NEW LIBRARY FOR WINDSOR.
Il. F. Blood of Waltham, Mass, has in
formed the Windsor Library association of
his intention of presenting It with a hand
some library building. to be erected on
State street in that village. says the Times.
The structure s to be of brick and granite
and Will cost $4,000 to $50 coo. Mr. Blood
was for many years a resident OF Windsor
and has always maintained a deep inter-
est In his old home. He is a native of West
Windsor, to which town he presented a
library building and school house last wear
Ills recent henefactions also include the
gft OF library building to Ascutneyville,
ana generous contributions to the churches
In Windsor, West Windsor and Ascutney-
VILE The new library building in Windsor
VIII be known as the b. F. Blood memorial
hall, and will be the home of the Harlow
library presented the association bv the