The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Rutland 7/26/1889 The building of the West street school-house is likely to be delayed somewhat, owing to the inability of the trustees to purchase a small piece of land for the amount appropriated. The contract for laying the tile floor for Memorial Hall has been awarded to M. R. BROWN, for about $480. H. A. AMSDEN opened a new art store on Center street, Tuesday. At an important meeting of the Board of Trade, Tuesday evening, the resignation of Secy. A. G. COOLIDGE was not accepted; a new constitution and by-laws was adopted; and a committee was appointed to investigate the matter of securing to Rutland a new enterprise that will employ about 800 persons. The purchase of the CHASE toy business has been completed, and a corporation with a capital stock of $30,000, to be known as the "R. E. CHASE Mfg. Co." organized, to carry on the business at Rutland. It is expected that about 100 men will be employed. One Geo. WASHINGTON had a hearing, Tuesday, upon a charge of grand larceny, and was bound up in the sum of $100 for his appearance at the next term of county court. Prof. John S. LYON of New York was in town for a few hours, Tuesday. The members of the New England Marble Dealers' Association, with their wives and lady friends, making a party of 50, arrived in town Tuesday evening, and visited the quarries at Proctor, Wednesday. About 100 young ladies presented themselves, Tuesday, at the teachers' examination, as applicants for certificates. The widening of State street began Tuesday. H. R. PLATT, a brother of ex-State's Attorney PLATT of Poultney, has entered the office of judge LAWRENCE of this village. The executive committee of the Breeders' Association met at Rutland, Thursday of last week, and voted to build 100 new stalls and furnish accommodation for the 800 horses expected at the August meet. F. H. TURNER of Rutland, a brake-man on the Delaware & Hudson railroad, was seriously poisoned at Albany, N. Y., last week, by drinking coffee that had stood for two days in a tin pail. The coffee had absorbed the zinc poison from the tin, and but for prompt work at the hospital would have died. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT