Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-11
VERMONT GRANITE
FOR $550,000 JOB
Government Awards Contract for
Washington Postoffice to Wood
bury Co. of Hardwick.

Washington, Jan. THE government
has awarded the slio.oco contract for
granite for postoiiice building in
Washington to the Woodbury. Granite
company OF IIardwick. Vt.
Manager Bickford OF the Woodbury.
company has gone to Chicago to consult
the building architect on some details of
construction. During the several weeks
Mr.. Bickford has been here, the depart
nent has been on the point of awarding
him the contract half a dozen times but
in each instance some small matter came
up and postponed final decision
Governor John A. Mead has accepted an
invitation to be a guest OF the famous
Gridiron club at the midwinter meeting
| Friday evening. February 9. Tho ses-
sions of the club are national event. and
| Vermonters here will give the Governor J.
cordial welcome.
vERMONTERS IN WASHINGTON.
Directly opposite the Hotel Cochrane.
the abiding place Of Senators Dillingham;
and Page and at the corner of and facing
Franklin Park Is the Hotel Hamilton. an
old WASHINGTON landmark. but one OF the
frst-clas family hotels of the city and
noted for It's honey" atmosphere. At
the Hamilton are now gathered for the
winter a Vermont colony Of Burlngton-
ians These are Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Shaw.
| Mrs j. G.. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Eli
| right and daughter, Clara, and c. H. Gray.
Mrs Della +. Spauldng Of burlington IL
| the guest of her daughter. Miss Gertrude
r. Spaulding. for the winter, The latter
/ IA assistant clerk Of the Senate committee
! on interstate commerce.
Joseph T. stearns OF Burlington WAS in
the city over Friday on brief business
| trip.
l. A. White. formerly business man
IN burlington and the Lamoille valley,
Is now at the head Of prosperous cara
and apartment house on Indiana avenue,
this city.
Judge and Mrs. s. y. Morse Of Dan
VILE are with relatives here for tho
winter.
Mrs Page and Miss Alice accompanied
Senator Page back here on his return
this week and will remain with him
sometime.
Senator Lorimer will be heard In his
own behalf tomorrow by the investgat-
I ing committee ot which Senator billing
ham Is chairman This Is expected 10
complete the evidence IN the case. AMI
the individual members of the committee
will then begin making up their briefs
Albert H. Cheney of stowe was re
appointed postmaster Of that town Thurs
day.
II is an uNQuestioned fact, too ire
ducntly proven 10 admit of doubt. that
many of the men in public life here IN
Congress and ont OF II. sprung more ar
less remotely from Vermont stock. Tho
, most recent discovery along these lines
, is Hon Moses f. Clapp. senator from
Minnesota. chairman Of the great inter
state commerce committee and tho right
hand man in the field of La Toilette in
his campaigns His father was Harvey
Spaulding Clapp. native and for many
. wears a resident of Moretown in Wash
ington county. later removing to Delphi
u Indiana. where the future senator WAS
horn and finally emigrating stu later
II tn Hudson Wisconsin, where he died in
. 1857.
- All Of the family of the generation Of
tho senator's father. Harvey William,
Newell Hodges Retsey and Mrs. Cyrus
Idscomb. left Moretown for the west in
the SOS and COS and have since resided
IL In Wisconsin whore they now have many
i descendants.
a Another ma tive OF Moretown Is the Hon.
= Luther Foster prominent resident ~
q Roberts. Wis. His wife. formerly Lucy
q Haskins, is also "A native of Moretown.