Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-29
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcaders--AnnunI Meet
Ing of Ayrshire breeders.

The 32nd annual meeting Of the Ayr
shire Breeders association will be held
at the New Bingham hotel, corner of
Market and Eleventh streets, Philadcl-
phia, December 1S. at two o'clock In
the afternoon. All interested in the
breeding of Ayrshires arc invited to
attend this meeting There will be an
executive committee meeting at ten
o'clock In the forenoon. The afternoon
meeting will be for hearing the reports
of secretary. treasurer, and home dairy
test committee, for the election Of OFF,
GERS and for the transaction of any
other business proper to be done at the
meeting. The annual association din
nor VIII occur some time during the
day notice of time and place to be an
1Wunced at the meeting. G. NJ. Wins
low of Brandon is secretary.
SCiWENK FOR JUDGE PROBATE.
What promised to be a sharp contest
for the Office of probate judge for the
Marlboro probate district was
much smplhed Saturday night by the
announcement of Town Representative
| Y. w. Gibson of Brattleboro that he
would not be a candidate for the office
Judge L. l.. Waterman. having been
elected to the superior bench, will resign
as judge of probate this week. and pres
ent Indications are that y. f. Schwcnli,
who has been register several years,
will he appointed by Governor Proctor to
/ I'll the vacancy. 1t was expected that
Mr. Gibson would be n candidate. and
! two out-of-town men were mentioned In
connection with tho Office. hut 1t looks
now as though all opposition To Mr.
Schwcnk will fade away. Petitions in
favor Of Mr.. Schwcnk arc in circu-
lation in every town in the probate
district. Tho one in circulation IN Bra T.
tlohoro has been signed BY nearly every
business firm. Mr.. Schwcuk is n law
partner of Congressman Kittrodge Has
kns He has been States attorney and
he is now attorney for tho village.
BUILDING IN BRATTLEBORO.
Building operations in Brattleborc
during the past yea~ have amounted
close to $4,000. Fully half of this sum
is represented by the new American
building and annex which Adams 6
Crosby have we'll along toward compile
ton. These two structures, which form
one of the most important additions tC
the town In recent years, will repres"n
when finished an expenditure of nbOu
$1,000, aside from the cost of the sit,
on which they are located. a larE'
number Of the other buildings construct
81 In Brattlcboro durn; 1906 arc moder
iate-priced dwelling houses, the kind tina
indicate a steady healthy growth in th'
community. The new houses are locatst
in various parts of the town. although
most Of them are on the south side o
Milestone brook No entirely new fac
tories have been built in Brattlebort
within the past year, but an mp0rt1n
addition to the plant o, the Estey organ
company is now in process of construc
ton. The Central Vermont Rallroa'
company built a new freight house ea-i
last summer and Manley Brothors ar
now enlargng their automobile garage i
the rear of the Brooks mouse. A canvas
of the town shows that there are
houses either built during the past yea
: or at present in the process of construc
ton.