Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-11
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Town OF Hines
burgh Has Ono OF the Oldest
Bands In Vermont.

1865, with % members and shortly after
raised $1,000. and purchased a set of silver
instruments. For time George d. Sher-
man was Its leader, J. s. Patrick was the
leader for many years. Then r.. l.. Degree
was leader. and for the past four years O.
w. Russell. who Is the peer Of any band
leader in the State and has brought the
band up to high state of proficiency.
has been the leader. But two of the pres
ent members Of the band were
with it in the beginning viz: David and
Daniel Patrick. The band is ore of the
institutions Of the town in which every
one takes pride.
MKINLEY MEMORIAL SERVICE SUN.
DAY.
Next Sunday being the anniversary Of
the death Of President William McKin-
ley. memorial service will be held at
the association rooms In Rutland at four
o'clock for both men and women. The
Rev Joseph Reynolds will deliver the ad-
dress
SEVERAL WOMEN INJURED.
A very serious runaway occurred six
miles below Rutland about Ave o'clock
Sunday AFTERNOON. Russell Powers of
Clarendon. who keeps summer boarders,
took a party of five women to Chippen-
hook for pleasure ride Sunday afternoon
While coming down the long hill which
Mr.. Powers lost control of his horses. the
team tearing down the steep grade at a.
terrible pace. When about half way
down the wogan was overturned and all
of the occupants thrown out The horses
continued their mad race down the noun
tain, completely wrecking the carriage, Il
three-seated canopy top vehicle. All of
the inmates were more or less injured. A
Mrs. Lewis Of Brooklyn was rendered I'M
conscious by blow On the head and was
taken to nearby house. and the other
| four women were taken to Mr.. Powers
house at Clarendon, whore they are boar d.
| Ing. Dr. ]. II. Buffum Of Wa,lingford,
who was summoned. attended first to the
| injuries OF Mrs. Lewis, which were the
most serious. She had a had scalp wound
about three inches long and was otherw sc
bruised. Miss Blanche Quincy of Claren-
den was bruised and cut. Mrs. Cavanaugh
of Chicago and Miss Mcintyre were badly
bruised. Mr.. Powers was stunned by the
fall, but the doctor was unable TO tell how
seriously he was injured. He could not
use his left arm after the accident. All
were doing as well as could be expected
last evening.
CHAMPIONSHIP COLE IN RUTLAND
The championship golf tournament of
the Rutland Country club will be held at
the clubs links this week. beginning Wed
nesday The club championship for both
men and women will be decided at tins
tournament. Entries are to be handed to
the tournament committee before Wednes-
day noon. The qualifying rounds for both
men and women will be played Wednes-
day Match play will begin Thursday and
all finals will be finished Saturday The
committee in charge hopes to have prizes
! for the lowest medal scores. for the
champions al match play and for tho
winners Of the second four at match play
in the womens contest and the second and
third Fights Of the men, the divisions &c
expected that there will he Il large number
OF entries. as this is the most important
tournament Of the season.
NO ELECTRIC CARS THIS SEASON.
Good progress is being made on the Rut.
land Street railway from West Rutland &c
Fair Haven and Lake Bomoseen, hut nc
attempt will be made to run cars Until
next spring. The track is all laid between
West Rutland and Castloton and Ira town
line nearly into West Rutland. Til" gra-
vel train is ORA wn by a small engine SINH
lar to these used on the Clarendon and
Pittsford railroad. The trolley poles have
been set nearly The whole distance frcrr
/ West Rutland to "a i.lctuh. and the VIE
has been strung for Il couple of miles. The
company plans 10 'laye Il power house neal
the West Rutland cor Iarn. The eitCtrtci.
transmission linr. which Will cross Pin,
hill and the big hill east OF Nest Ru:'"hd
running in a bcrt@,'ty straight line from
Genos park to The West ltutlind car barn
1t will tap the DID linz from East J rrts
ford to the IN onHon f. Hoag cold sto 'ag,
plant at the foot # Cres ,cnt street tn,
poles for this line are now being set
There has been some delay about getting
an Embarrassing at Castleton where thu
road, in entering the village. IL to PASS un
der the Delaware and Hudson tracks. Tn,
track will run through the main street o
Castleton. swervlng to the right as !
leaves the village and crossing the Della
ware and Hudson tracks on a long wood
en- trestle. which is now nearly finished
After leaving the trestle and cross ms
the Castleton river the railroad skirts TIE
edge of Parsons's hill and strikes he roaC
again above the highway bridge. At Gas
Teton Corners 1t divides, one branch gout
, to Fair Haven and the other to the lake
! The road runs through the fields most o
, the way between Castleton Corners ant
Fair Haven except Hydevile The grad
ing is finished to within less than one mill
| of Fair Haven. The lake branch will run
in the highway along the east shore OF til
! lake, and the track will be on the east sid
. OF the travelled way The grading on thi
branch is finished to within half a mile o
the Prospect house. No work IL beinl
= done on this section at present, the mos
: of tine men being employed between Hyde
willie and Fair Haven. There is q gang a
work on Parsons's hill and another in Cas-
; Teton village. There Is talk Of u zig parl
: and amusement pavilion to be pulit by N
railroad company somewhere On he eus
2 shore of the lake, but no land has yet beer
bought for that purpose. man who rum
a small lake side hotel said Sal Jrday tina
the railroad company had offered hin
$4,000 for his property, hut that he ha,
refused to sell.-Rutlind Herald.
PROCTOR'S Y. NJ. C. A. BUILDING.
The new Y. n. =. A. building, which i
t. be erected in Proctor by the Vernon
Marble company, will be constructed nde
. plans suggester by secretary George Fitz
simmons Of the burlington Y. NJ. c. y.
and will cost between $4,000 and s?3, 90,
The building will probabl'' be ebuilt o
brick and marble and will be three storie
, in height The work Of excavating will b.
begun at once and the foundations will b.
. laid this fall. The building will not n
ready for occupancy until next SUNNI, 7
The first floor Of the structure viii be de
; voted to bowling alleys. gymnss ium
shower bath, lockers ard inyatnl.es. Tn
: gymnasium will extend from the FIST t.
the thir loo" thus giving IN: 10 height 70
tho apparatus The second III or will haV
the parlor, .ocial, Sni'ari AMI smy kin,
rooms, tos IN or with the Office Ct the asso
citation fhe third floor will be used 70
ldgings, IN nD.- ( rooms being fitted III