Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-01

The correspondent Of the Boston JoHrAd!,
Mr. B Barnes, Jr., Of Portland sends that
paper a very well written and interesting &C
count of the recent visit of the Portland
Odd Fellows to this city, from which We ex-
tract the following
Chambers Band gave the Ethan Allen
Hose Company a screnade at tlioif rooms,
which was attended by leading citizens, and
the ''Ethans' kept open house until midnight;
This hose company is splendid BODY oil
men, composed as it is Of some OF the leading
AMI influential citizens, and is the PRIDE oil
the city. They HAYS the respect snd admra-
ton of every one and are an honor to Bur
lington. Their rooms in the new Opera
House building are elegantly furnished and are
very attractive. Capt. b. j. Derby, the post
master of Burlington, is foreman. The COM
pany visited Portland two years ago and
their visit is remembered with great pleasure.
Burlington Was incorporated G9 :, city III
1866, and is delightfully."- situated on a hill
which rises from the shore of Lake Cham
plain. and commands wide view OF land
scape and water. The views from Green
Mount cemetery and the Battery are
magnificent The population Of the ely
is some iTGG1, ard i IS wide
" known as the great lumber cen
tire of New England. There is large
amount of wealth and generous hospitality
among the citizens, and there are also a large
number of public institutions and elegant
residences and grounds, indicating great en-
terprise, progress liberality and taste.
On College street We noticed especially the
residences and grounds of Hon. +, W. Peck
(treasurer Burlington and L4moille RAILROAD
d. Moves Burton, Esq, A. c. Spear, Esq,
the veteran Odd Fellow, who still retains
warm interest in the order: on Prospect
street.-the beautiful residences Of Hon, I. {
Kennedy, Resident manager Burlington
Woollen Mills, e. R. Nudge, Sawyer &
Co., Boston, Captain Horace Brooks, son
in-laW 81 Colonel lie urahd u. Cannon OF
New York, the University of Vermont
corner stone laid in 1926 by Lafayette ant
the Medical College, Park Art Gallery ant
Museum, State Agricultural College, the ole
giant and spacious grounds and Summer
mansion of Colonel lie Grand b Cannon OF
New York, President of the Champlair
Transportation Company. The grounds oc
cupy several acres and sfp laid out anc
beauiiiied in the most charming style. Tht
site is ON grand elevation overlooking thu
lake and city. with Lake Champaign and th'
Adirondack MoNntails on the west and TIT
Green Mountains on the east. The hitchins
post in front of the mansion issurmountedby
200 pound cOnical shell, fired by the Merri
mac at Newport News. hut which aid no
e1plude t;.L.nel ,annoH also has splend
id stock farm at Shelburn some six mile
south of Burlington, one OF the finest in th'
country.
On Pearl street and near, among the at
/ fractions are the residences Of ex-Maynr L
c. padga lllnry LOOMS. d. {. l-insley
| Manager Of the Burlington and LamoIll
4 Railroad, Mira. Brooks, II. r. Hickok, Esq
President Merchants Bank, and others; oil
Main street, the residence of Hon. Lawrenc
Barnes, the great lumber king; on st. Pau
street, Mrs S. f. Howard, representing on
I of the oldest families We have only givel
a few Of the most prominent residences, tina
some idea may be had of the extent of Bur
lington's wealth and taste.
The Mary Fletcher Hospital, recently
erected. is one of the best modelled institu
tons OF the kind in the country. Miss Mar
/ Fletcher worthy and wealthy lady, gave,
| few years since. s2O0, 900 for the erection
and endowment Of hospital, and the editic'
has recently been erected and under opera
ton few months. The building is sub
u
good taste without elaboration, and the in
| ternal arrangements are model, especially a
/ to air, ventilation, light, convenience ant
| health, and at moderate cost. 4 Portland
| physician with the party pronounces i ia
superior in these respects even to the Main
General Hospital at Portland.
| The Queen City Park" in South Burling
ton about two miles from the city, is mos
beautiful spot Of twenty acres by the lax
! side. The Central Vermont Railroad las
year. purchased tQis property at modcrat
price. and has laid out the grounds incl
and fitted them up with ten-pin alleys
swings, baseball grounds, croquet grounds
arbors, groves with picnic tables, larg
kitchen building with range and other cor
veniences for free use. They have also erecte
u large dance hail The grounds are lighte
evenings by locomotive headlights Ampl
police protection is provided, and it'll
steamers ply to and from the city constantly
Everything is free. The railroad is doin
an immense business carrying excursio
parties. and in Il few months has more tina
paid for the whole outlay. Last season 20,
900 people were carried and nearly doubl
the number will he carried this season.
Among the public buildings is the neN
Howard Opera House on Bank street, erect
ed last year by John p. Howard of NeN
York, very wealthy and enterprising son
Burlington, now in Europe. 1t is one Of tn
most admirably arranged and beautiful
furnished opera houses in this country and
capable of seating some 100 people. III
stores on the street floor are models an
worthy of any city. The United States Sig
nal Corps occupy the tower. The erectio
of such a building. with such a first-clas
opera house and several elegant moder
stores, has been of great benefit to the city
Mayor George Walker of Portland and til
other visiting guests were handsomely enter
tanned by Mayor j. d. Hatch of Burlington
who is now serving his third term, bein
chosen by both parties. He is a live Mayo
and whole-souled. public spirited man an
very popular.