The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-06

The Rutland county farm bureau ma
requested L. G. Dodge of the United
States department of agriculture to rec
ommend a man as agricultural adviser
for Rutland county. The new adviser
will be the sixth to be employed IN
Vermont, the other men being now at
work in Bennington, Windham, Wind
sor, Orange and Caledonia counties. The
Rutland county man viii be the first
in the state to be supported entirely
by local funds, federal aid s.lot being
available at the present time.
The secretary Of the Putney Board
of Trade has received the sale price
of the Stowall mill property, machinery
and privileges. The Board of Trade will
do all in their power to locate a manu-
featuring firm. The plant is suitable for
any wood working establishment. The
sale price is very low.
The William H. Burns Co. of Worces-
| ter, Mass, one of the largest manu-
| facturers of women's underwear in New
| England, has leased for term of three
years. with the privilege of renewal for
two years, the factory Of the Tree Man
ufaeturing company in Waterbury. The
factory was opened Oct. |.
The SaXtons River Board of Trade has
been successful in insuring the return
to the village of the Stone Manufac.
turing company, which during the past
few years has been located in Gardner,
Mass. A building has been secured for
the plant. 1t is expected that the prop
erty will be exempted from taxes for
term of years. The company manu-
features whip sockets, handles, plugs for
roll papers, etc. When in full opera
ton, the plant viii employ from Is to
30 men.
In order to stimulate interest in good
roads, the Bennington County Vermont
Improvement association offers prizes
10 the pupils of the rural schools in
the county. One prize of a dollar is
offered in each school, which will be
paid TO the boy or girl contributing the
best essay on gcod roads. An add
tional prize of S. will be given the
school submitting the best essay for
the county, prize of $40 will be
awarded to the school which keeps the
road for an eighth OF mile in front
of the schoolhouse in the best condition.
The school may vote to take charge
of the road as whole, or may vote
to appoint committee for that purpose.
The prize may be used for any purpose
that the school winning it may vote.
The tour OF Burlington men through
Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle
counties under the auspices of the Bur
lington Merchants association was very
successful, II was l00mile trip OF
SO men in 10 automobiles The party
inspected the new WinoosSS dam, the
Smith and the Brigham farms and the
plants of the Van Camp Packing com
pany and the Willard Manufacturing
company at st. Adams, the factory OF
the Robin Hood Ammunition company
at Swanton, and the orchards OF the
Eastern Fruit & Nut Orchard company
on Grand Isle. The Burlington men
met citizens of st. Adams at the Owl
club Thursday evening, September 25.
and the next morning were introduced
to the members of the Swanton Board
of Trade at the Taquahunga club OF
Swanton. Friday afternoon at the or
chards on Grand Isle the party was
treated to the fruits Of the farm in the
form of watermeons, and baked apples |
and cream.
There are many building operations in |
Windsor. p. j. Putnam has commenced |
the construction of a business block on |
Main street. The Journal buihing Is |
being renlodeled by Maxwell Evarts to |
make home for the State National |
bank. Work in remodeling the Morrison |
building on Main street is TO be under |
taken shortly. The old plant of the /
Windsor Machine company is being re-
modelled to be used by the Windsor cluo
as working mans hotel. with ac-
for about 80 wOrkmen. |
The Windsor associates are receiving |
bids for another block of five houses
while a number of individuals are put |
ting up private homes.
That the Long Trail is beginning to
be appreciated by mountain lovers from
other states is Indicated by ting num-
Der of parties which have followed the
trail during the month of September. A |
party of 10 from the Appalachian Club
Of Boston walked from Killington TO
Lincoln, and after taking autos to Wa
terbury, climbed Cameiis Hump. A party
of five from West Roxbury, Mass, fol
lowed the trail from Mansfield TO Bread
loaf. Other parties from Providence,
r. l., Worcester, Mass, Marlboro. Mass,
Stamford, Conn. and New York City
covered parts of the l40 miles of the
trail, There is AN increasing interest
among the people of Vermont in the
Green Mountain club and its work.
Twenty members who attended the an
nual meeting of the club at Brandon
climbed Mount Moossamoo in June.
There was party of 40 on Cancels
Hump on Labor day Green Mountain
day was celebrated by an excursion up
Kilhngton peak of party of 80 made
up of members of the Green Mountain
club and their friends