The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-07
GREATER VERMONT NOTES

Board OF Trade has received the sale
price of the Stowall Mil, property
| machinery, and privileges The
| Beard Of Trade viii do all in theil
| power TO locate a manufacturing
[ firm. The plant is suitable TO-, any
wood working establishment. The
sale price is very low.
| The William II. Burns Co. of Wor
| cester, Mass, one OF the largest mar
! ufacturers of womens underwear il
| New England has leased for tern
of three years with the privilege Of
| renewal for two years, the factory
of the Tree Manufacturing company
in Waterbury. The factory will be
opened October l.
The Rutland County Farm Bureau
| has requested l.. G.. Dodge of the
| United States Department of Agri
culture TO recommend man as agri
] cultural adviser for Rutland County
The new adviser will be The sixth to
be employed in Vermont, the othe.
men being now at work in Benning
ton. Windham, Windsor, Orange
| and Caledonia counties. The Rut
land County man will be the first in
tho state 20 be supported entirely
BY local funds. federal aid not being
available at the present time.
The Saxtons River Board of Trade
has been successful in insuring the
return TO the village of the Stone
Manufacturing company which dur
ing the last few years has been locat-
ed IN Ga.dner. Mass. A building has
been secured for the plant. 1t is
expected that the property will be
exempted from taxes for a term of
years. The company manufactures
whip sockets. handles. plugs for ron
papers. etc. When in full operation
the plant will employ from Is TO 20
men.
There are many building ope a
tons in Windsor. p. ]. Putnam has
commenced the construction of a
business block on Main street The
Journal building is being remodeled
by Maxwell Evarts TO make a home
for the State National bank. Work
in remodeling the Morrison building
on Main ST eet is to be undertaken
shortly. The old plant of the Wind
scr Machine company IS being re.
modelled to be used by the Windsor
club as a Working Mans hotel with
accommodations for about fifty work
men. The Windsor associates are
receiving bids for another block OF
FIVE houses, while a number OF indi-
yiduals are putting up private homes
In order TO stimulate interest in
good roads The Bennington County
Vermont Improvement association
offers prizes to the pupils of rural
schools in the county. One prize OF
a dollar Is offered in each school.
which viii be paid to the boy or girl
contributing the best essay on good
roads. An additional prize of five
dollars will be given the school sub
hitting the best essay for the coun-
". A prize of ten dollars will be
awarded TO the schocl 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 1t may vote.
The tour of Burlington men
through Chittenden, Franklin and
Grand Isle counties under the auspic-
es of the Burlington Merchants as.
scciation was 100 mile trip of 80 men
In 10 automobiles. The party inspect
ed the new Winooski dam. the SMITH
and the Brigham farms and the
plants Of the Van Camp Packing com
pany and the Willard Manufacturing
conf any at St Adams. the factory
of the Robin Hood Ammunition com
pany at Swanton. and the orchards
of the Eastern Fruit and Nut Or
chard company on G.and Isle. The
Burlington men rnet citizens OF 81
Adams at the Owl club Thursday
evening. September %. and the next
morning were introduced to the mem
bers of the Swanton Board of Trade
at the Taquahunga club. Swanton.
Friday afternoon at the orchards on
Grand Isle the party was treated 20
the fruits of the farm in the form OF
watermelons. and baked apples and
cream.
That the Long Trail is beginning
to be appreciated by mountain low
ers from other states is indicated
by the number Of parties which have
followed the trail during the month
of September. 4 party of ten from
the Appalachian club of Boston walk
ed from Killington to Lincoln, and af
ter taking autos to Waterbury climb
ed Camels Hump. A party OF five
from West Roxbury. Mass. followed
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 lf9
miles Of the trail. There is an In
ercasing interest among tho people
Of Vermont in the Green Mountain
club and its wo-k. Twenty members
Nho attended the annual meeting Of