Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-02

day night from their Better Acquaint-
ance" tour of Chttenden Franklin and
Grand Isle counties, none the worse for
the trip except for sundry tire trouble
expenses. They were received at every
stop with a welcome spelled in capital let
ters, and all along the route hands were
waved from farmhouses to the string of
automobile. every one seeming to know
who were the occupants Of the 10 rapidly
moving cars and to he well disposed to-
ward them.
And fun-wel, every minute of the day
was filled with it and Friday night
there were men in town who regretted
that they didn't so. as they listened to
the tales of those who did.
The automobiles rolled down Main
street. St Adams. on their way out to the
Van Camp packing works, at $50 o'clock
Friday morning. The automatic ma
chinery there filing, sealing and label
ling cans as if with human intelligence,
provided a morning eye-opener Then the
merchants hurried away-for they were
to dig potatoes.
Arriving at the farm of Commissioner
Brigham. President Wright of the Mer-
chants association seated himself on the
potato digging machine, took the rcins
and commanded. get up" Away went
the horses, up came the dirt, and out
dropped the potatoes. The merchants APP
plauded. The commissioner and his
practical farm hands looked wise and said
that although Mr. Wright lacked form.
he undoubtedly had in him the making
of a successful modern farmer
Then everyone picked up box con-
tanning a hushel of potatoes. carried 1t to
spot where amateur photogra piers in
| the party said the light was good and
formed a group behind the bushels C. H.
Bessey and the commissioner squeezed
the kodak bulbs, and the performance
| was on record.
SEE AMMUNITION MADE
quick run to Swanton was made
| There the merchants were a trifle uneasy
| when, in the Robin Hood ammunition
| factory. they We're shown a pan of black
| powder and told that those few handfis
were enough to blow all Swanton off
the map of Franklin county. They Were
partially treasured when informed that
the illuminate was kept damp, and there
fore not Immediately destructive. Further
relief followed the announcement that one
of the particularly hazardous operations
in the plant had been ordered stopped
during the hour the visitors We're there,
and they watched the manufac ture of
cartridges with less unea siness
The string of cars, pulling into the vii
lage square drew up in front of the Ia
ouahunga club, where Postmaster c. E.
Hall and members of the club and the
board of trade met them. The Burning
ton men were pleased with the tasteful
club rooms and learned that "Taqua-
hunga' is the Indian name of Swanton,
meaning "the place of the bittern"
At the Grand Avenue Hotel an excellent
luncheon served. and the cars, re-
duced to nine in number, by the depart
IRE OF one from ST. Adams FOR Rurling-
ton, went in three sections to the Alhurg
ferry, where they crossed, three auto
mobiles a a time to East Alburg Here
the first and second sections waited for
the third, another film was exposed and
the trip down through the Islands began.
detour made for visit to the
Eastern Estate orchards. There A. O.
Ferguson and c. J. Ferguson showed the
party over the farms, pointing out hun
drcds of well-formed trees loaded with
hig red apples, and. as far as the eye
could see, acres of infant trees Just set
out. The work of apple picking was seen,
and the new buildings and other improve
ments pointed out
WATERMEIONS FOR ALI.
on the wide yeranda at the frort nc N.
mouse was an annie sunnl,, of hol,od an
pies. which were served with cream;
there was also q hugo how 90 .,rdu,tchos
ord ca r,or,, ,,,o.or,s,o,o,,- a.. ~.
rrcrcborts bad eaten ,hot, 81, 90 ~. -
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,beir bosts ,horo ma. .,u, ~. - -
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srg,or shor.i,. oft. ''u i'"'
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horr ,ator 49,, , '',''," d"
nit of FAM ,,,ia,,. ~" III
~ ION. l.,. 49,. '',p VI '',S nin' ""i."s
miles of this city, pulled in before eight
not only Is 1t expected that the better
acquaintance tour Will result in the
formation OF board of trade in St.
FIbans' nut 1t is also probable that one
wiz ne formed mere before the close of
me year Inc possibility was fully dis
'"sSeu uurlhg the IMP especially at the
pleethe OF the burlington merchants at
tne olohIai INN IhufsdaN night after
'he '"' clup reception ana AT mat tlme
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