Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17


Receiver Robinson bought up at the
recent auction salc all the securities
held as collatera1s, is looked upon as
sign that the trust company will brave
ly shoulder whatever financial LOAD
may be imposed by their holdings In
the local companies.
TO USE BETHEL GRANITE.
The contract has been closed for fur
nishing Bethel granite for the front OF
the new postonlce building. to be erect
ed in New York by the Title Granite e
Trust Co. The contract was secured by
the r.. Il. Ellis Granite Co., which has
sublet n portion to tho Woodbury. Gran
ito company. A portion of the stone will
be furnished from the Quarries of each
| company and 1T will he cut at the shed
in Bethel of the Woodbury. company fur
nishng work for 100 cutters for two
months.
BRATTLEBORO GETS INDUSTRY.
The trustees elected at the public meet.
ing to secure subscriptions for the 5000
! necessary to locate the White River
| Chair company in Bratteboro have is
| sued call to the subscribers, stat.
ing that all the conditions have been
fulfilled by the White River Chair COM
pany. The company has invested in the
plant and machinery over $4,000 as
permanent investment besides nearly "A
like amount in stock. Sixty men arc EN-
ployed in the chair department. and
about Go more by the Brattleboro Cabinet
company in the same plant. The chair
| hna
chairmakcrs preparatory to increasing
that part of the business very materially
during the coming autumn. The two
| companies agreed to employ not less than
50 men and invest not less than 49, 800.
They arc employing about 100 men and
have invested 100000.
RUTLAND ROAD MAKERS PRO-
POSAL.
A proposition which is somewhat in
complete has been made by the Rutland
Railroad company to the owners of big
| timber tracks in the central part of the
four southern counties in the State rela-
tive to extending branch line to the
tracts from the west side of the noun
tains 6. G.. Fits, who represents the
timber owners. returned Saturday from
Il meeting with the railroad officials at
Rutland, when the proposition was made.
Another meeting will be held September 1.
The Central Vermont Railway company
also has offered to build branch line
under certain conditions. The men who
hold the title to the property prefer to
have the timber shipped over tho Central
Vermont line by way of Brattlcboro. but
the real financial hackers arc not so par
ticular as to which road gets the business
if only one or the other company may
be induced to tap the timber districts.
GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The Wantastiquct Golf clubs golf and
tennis tournament will be held in Brat
tleboro next Friday and Saturday. Aug
ust Is and 10 1t is expected that repres.
ontativc players will be present from
Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke and
Springfield, Mass, Charlestown and
Kcone. n. H., and Bellows Falls ant
: other places. There were 80 entries II
tennis last year and the number will
probably be as large this year and will
include players Of higher average stand
ing. a special effort is being made Il
bring out the golf contestants. Their,
are four prizes in golf and four in tennis
including two cups to the winners in dou
bles in tennis. The contest will begin al
{ $50 Friday in golf and continue through
tho two days. The playing in tennis sin,
giles will open at nine o'clock Friday.
SOLDIERS HOME REPORT.
The report of the superintendent of the
Vermont Soldiers Home shows that or
: tho morning OF the nth the total mem
horship of the home was 81. Of which 6
were present for duty. Is in the hospita
and absent with leave -. The averag,
present was rs. For the first time in tn.
history OF the institution since its earl,
days. four members were admitted TO tn,
! home Friday. These were John L. Cook
! admitted from Ripton. He served in Com
} pany G, 4ath Massachusetts, volunteers
| lie is IS years old and in good health. +
H. Piper WAS admitted from Middlcbury
lie served IN Company &, eth Vernon
volunteers, having enlisted in Rutland
He is 70 years old and able to do his duty
William Davis, admitted from Middle
bury He served in Company +. 18th
Massachusetts, volunteers. is IS Years old
, and in pretty fair health. All of the
above are G. a. n. comrades. Girard
Smith. admitted to the Soldiers Homo
from Fast Middlebury, is rs years old
and served in Company c. 3sth Vermont
volunteers Silas Stanley died in the hos.
pital Friday, the result Of a broken hip
and other injuries received before being
J admitted to the home from Brandon