Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01

| Maine street. Here they Joined the
Steamer and the Lafayette companies
and after parading several streets they
I~slisbanded at their respective quarters.
In the parade were several automo-
biles. containing the village president,
II. A. Bailey, and the trustees and
Chief Gladding OF the Barre fire de-
| partment and party and assistant
chief Of the Burlington department,
| Carl Stockwell, oliver Dupaw, h
represented the Boxer Engine company
Of Burlington, City Treasurer l.. c.
Grant of Burlington, and Alexander
Mcdonald, an aged fireman Of this
place. The marshal was II. L. Thomas.
with Clark Brigham, r. e. Thomas and
Ernest Parizo as aides.
The sports were started Immediate
ly following the parade in front Of
the Winooskl block. The timekeepers
and judges were oliver Dupaw and
Carl stock we'll. Sherman's band fur
nished music on a stand erected in
front of the bill board.
The first race run off was the 200-yard
dash, on n wet track, In 2S seconds. Sam
bertrand was first; Edward Bruyor,
second; Charles Lavalley, third. Boys
race, 10O-yard dash, Edward Courcey
first; Fred Pratt, second; William Par
row. third; time, 10 seconds. 1n-yard
dash. Sam Bertrand, first; Charles
Lavalley, second; Edward Bruyor, third;
time, ~ seconds. In the breaking and
coupling contests there We're two ties,
time being 10 seconds, between Brnyor
and Flnnigan and Lavalley and Vile
marie. ON this being run off Bruyor
and Finnigan made it in lG seconds and
Lavalley and Villemaire in 20 seconds.
Tho first prize went to the steamer com
panv with the time of II Ii made by
Kirby and Reed. Barber and St Amour
made it in Is IL seconds and Bruyor and
Poirler in II. The three-legged race was
won by Lavalley and Bertrand, -. Peter
and Abair coming in second after falling
near the end Of the run and picking
themselves up and crossing the wire
before the others.
The steamer lose company member
were invited yesterday to partake OF
pig roast at II. r. Thompson's home 1t
Colchester. \ good number of member
enjoyed the hospitality Of Mr.. Thompson
The president of the WALLACE. H.. y
Bailey, and members of tn" board O
trustees were present and made remarks
The delnOCTallt tduNuS nv ~
OF delegates to attend the county con
vention of the democratic voters TO b
held in Burlington October l was he'll
in Horizons hall Saturday afternoon
The meeting was called to order at tire
O'Clock by William f.. Mongeon, WI
read the call and was then made chair
man of the meeting. !. f. Allard wa
elected clerk. d. T.. O'Sullivan mad
the motion, the same being seconded, tina
the chair appoint a committee of i've u
draft a list Of delegates: D.. f. OSull
van Daniel Greaney, LOui Alapa, Ale'
Fireman. and Romulus Blais We're appoint
ed to serve in that capacity and the fol
lowing is the list of delegates and alter
hotes agreed upon: Delegates, D. F
O'Sullivan, Octave CormiCr. E II. Hor
ton. ]. b. L. Chevier. D. J. Creamy
Louis Mongeon, J. ]. Hennessey, s. r
Narcotic. James S. O'Brien, f. Fdwar'
Allard. II. f. Thompson, Hector Huard
j. E. Wolcott, +. f. Gokey. Arthur Des
autels and Louis T. Manseau; alternates
Frank Carpenter, Romulus Blais, S. +
Hardacrc. T.. D.. Fitzgerald, Thomas Nc
Avoy. Frank Cross. Jerry NJ. O'Brien
George Horton, c. G. Allard. Alex Ere
| mau. Joseph Trenyear, Patrick Nc
Greevy, j. w. Douglas. John Sullivan
Arthur Manseau ana Frank Blakely.