Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03

we nave the disease fully under control. |
There have been jvst % cases in all re-
ported. and there ere at present II cases
In quarantine; of this number seven pa.
tients arc practically we'll and will be re-
leased as soon as aesquamation ceases. |
Four patients arc still sick, but will soon |
be on the road to secovery. The people |
have nothing to be alarmed about, as there
Is not particle of truth in the many ru-
mors that have been circulated during the
past week. Edgar r. Moore, Health Of
fcer"
OLD LANDMARK BURNED.
The house and barn of Edward Dunn,
and the adjoining house Of Mrs. james
Sheridan on Mechanic street in Castleton,
burned Sunday evening, says the Mossen-
ger. Tho greater part OF tho contents in
the house was saved, but the contents
Of the barn were destroyed The Dunn
house was ono of the old landmarks Vt
the village. For over fifty years 1t had
been known as the Wilkinson house. The
loss over the insurance will be about 81 80
II is thought that the fire came from A
spark from n smokers pipe in the barn.
1t is doubtful If the property will he re-
built.
WE'LL PRESERVED VERMONTER.
Loyal LanGdon Wright Of Cornwall has
recently celebrated the nncty-hrst an
good health, and retains in remarkable
degree the strength and vgor of his
younger days Mr. Wright tolls Mes
senger correspondent that ne spent his
birthday this wear in attending the repub-
lic1n convention. the only republican meet
inc he has attended in his long life of
own words: II walked in afoot three miles
10 attend the convention. The sheriff gave
mo n scat near the delegates ! enjoyed
listening "a tho speeches and the nominal
tons and could soc that they wanted to
have tho people rule. Good, For | then
knew our people were in safety" (Mr.
Wright is an ardent admrer of demo
cracy) after the convention I called
upon some Of my old friends and then re
turned to my home in Cornwall afoot."
Mr.. Wright is a most remarkably pre-
served man for his years. both physically
nd mentally. He was born on tho Id
Silas Wright home farm in Weybridcc.
June Is, 1911. a son of Samuel and Electa
U.onrdon) Wright. 1t was on this farm
that his uncle. Silas Wright. Jr, at one
time governor OF New York, was reared in
his early infancy. Mr.. Wright has al
ways been staunch democrat and he
tells with much pride the fact that he
cast his first ballot for Andrew Jackson
IN 1882. whom he was elected President Of
the United States for a second term. At
every election from that day to this, MIR.
Wright has cast his ballot with the party
with which he early affiliated with tho
exception CT the year when Horace Gree
ley presented himself as candidate.
That year I went down cellar and sorted
apples all day" said Mr.. Wright In 1888
Mr.. Wright was elected chairman of the
Addison county democratic organizat ton.
which position he continued to hold for
fifteen years. Mr.. Wright early associated
himself with the Congregational church
OF Weybridge. but was later transferred
10 the church in Cornwall where his name
appears to-day as the oldest living mem
Der of that society. He has been married
twice His first wife was Sarah Allen
Farr whose grandmother was sister Of
Ethan Allen. To them were born four
children, George H., Electa w, Sarah E,
and Emma VI. All are living except Sarah
p, who died in her nineteenth year Mrs
Wright died October %, 1850. Having been
n widower scarcely six months, Mr.
Wright married for his second wife Sarah
A. Page. To this union two children were
born. Nettie o. and Samuel s., with whom
Mr.. Wright now makes his home.
A LARGE MARBLE INDUSTRY.
The old -tme traveller who has been in
the habit Of driving from Rutland to
! Brandon and seeing only few quiet farms
would not know the place now, says the
Herald The Rutland Florence company
have erected n mill, the main building OF
which Is ASKED feet. machine shop 2o0x6o
feet in Pittsford The chimney rises l25
feet above the foundation, 136 feet above
crate bars under boiler. There are 80
gangs. Rubbing beds in proportion.
There are four return fuc boilers and two
more will soon he added. There is n
double engine with two high pressure cyl
nders - inches in diameter with 4S-inch
stroke, with a drive wheel il feet in dia-
meter and 6o-inch face 1t was built
by C. H. Browne & Co., Fitchburg, Mass,
The general manager is George t'nderhill,
the architect Milo Lyman OF Rutland. the
/ engineer George Klimm. The buildings
were put up by the American Bridge COM
pany, and the marble machinery was made
at the Lincoln Iron works. The driving
pulley on main line of shaftng has a dia-
meter Of IL feet by s2-inch face. The quail
itv of marble is getting better and better.
The last floorings far surpass all previous
ones. They are pure white, deep blue
and white veined with blue
GOLF, PING PONG AND SUMNER
GUESTS AT MANCHE ESTER.
Manchester is looking forward to the
gayest season in its history as summer
resort. Golf again will be the popular
game, and the course of the EkwanoR
Country club will be the scene of many
hotly contested matches, says the Troy
Times. Team matches will be made TEA
already been arranged with the teams Of
the Mount Anthony club at Bennington
Taconic Golf club of Willamstown, Island
Golf club of Troy, Saratoga Golf club, Dor
set Field club of Dorset and several Other
teams. The first event of Importance Is
the annual Vermont state championship
which will be held July 30 Great interest
Is being shown in this event and all tbs
leading players of the State will be entered
Among the we'll known players who VII
mako the Ekwanok course their headq lar
ters during the summer are Jasper Lyncf
Of Lakewood, A. Sidney Carpenter. Henry
W. Brown, Clarence NJ. Clark, Morri:
Dallett, of the Philadelphia Country CLUB
c. r. Dory and A. J. Wellington. of Oak
ley; James l.. Taylor, Frederick c. Brown
) and Clark Burnham. of Dyker Meadows
Paul Waterman and r. f, Mcqueen, Of
Fnglewood: A. J. Mcclure, George II
Thatcher and A. NJ. Read, Of the Albany
Country club Among the arrivals wh(
have already arrived are Judge and Mis-
r. r Mcqueen of New York, Judge is
} playing fast game of golf and Will rank
among the leading players during the sum
mer. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald J. Mcclure
of Albany will arrive July first and have
; taken the Black cottage on Main Street foi
the summer. 1t is expected that COL an,
| Mrs. Aston of New York will spend somt
time with the McClures during the summer
| Among the Broolyn residents who have
opened their cottages are Mr.. and Mrs
James l.. Taylor, DIR. and Mrs. Clark Sur
ham and Mr.. and Mrs. III. Wood Sulli
van. Others who have opened their sum
mer home are the Misses lsham of Chi
cagO. who are at 'OrmSby iiill; tbs