Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-11

winner SUN fingers in tue ar.
Mai Davis, Esq, has been revising BuI
lingOn.
Rev Louis A. Arthur is 10 spend the sum
mer abroad.
Only four prisoners now languish in tn
county Jail.
Mr.. W. II. Hare has gone 10 Montreal TO
years stay.
An almost unprecedented amount OF sick
ness is now prevalent in this city,
County Commissioner Mitchell has ap
pointed ]. ID. Kinssland, ESD, city liquol
agent.
The regular season at the Howard Opera
House will close on June fourth, with j. X.
Emmet.
c. $. Palmer Esq, has come TO Vermont
fer his family and will return with thcn TO
Dakota in a few weeks.
The Boston Ideal opera company will APP
pear here on Saturday of next week, instead
oil wednesday as at first announced.
Capt. i. j. Arthur paid flying visit TO
town last week and started for the West, to
meet Senator Edmundo's party, Saturday
night.
Decoration day will have u wide olscrv-
ancc in Vermont this year About twenty
five towns have already arranged for its cee-
hralion.
Rev. +. j. Parry will preach his annual
sermon TO the students of the Medical College,
ut tie Fist Baptist church, next Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Schaefe, OF The signal service has gone
10 Washington on n months leave Of ab-
scncc. Mr.. Farnell has charge of the Office
in the meantime.
Whitcmorc Il Wheeler, agents for the
estate OF l.. G. Babcocl, have sold the house
corner of Maple and ST. Paul streets to Mrs
F. G. Browncll
EX-Aldcrman c. W. Lippitt, who has been
absent from Burlington for several years, has
returned 10 our city with his family, aud is to
abide with us again.
DR.. George +. +. Sparhawk was elected
rre,iieu, of the Champhin Valley Ilommo-
pa'hic Medical Society At its leccut annual
meeting at MiddleOury.
There were twelve persons confirmed in |
St. Piuls church on Ascension Day, and five
confirmed at the Rock Point Institute on the
same day, by Bishop BisseIl.
Workmen are busily engaged on the i'm
provemenls on Mr.. q. n. Mead's building.
The time ,honored inscription Times Build
ing" was removed Tuesday.
The steamer Herald, now owned by the
veteran Capt. Luther Whitney, came into
port yesterday for an overhauling prepara-
tory to entering upon her seasons work.
There ure eleven custom districts which |
come under the new civil-service law, having |
more than fifty officers each those in New
England are Boston, Portland and this city. |
The memlcis-sevcnty-f in number-of |
one OF the Amherst college societies will visit |
this city next MONTH having a banquet at
h 4
25lh.
A class OF $50 children was confirmed at
the cathedral by The bishop Wednesday night,
the frs communion having been observed in
the afternoon. A class OF 200 was confirmed
two years ago.
The telephone line is now working be-
tween Waitsield and Middlesex and counec-
ton will be made with Montpelier this week. |
The city AID Waterbury will soon be added
to the circuit.
The rush still continues at the freight
hous,. One OF the employs Of The Central |
Vermont who has been about the pot for
twenty years, says that this is the busiest |
Spring since 1915.
Rev. Mr. Jump, the new pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, has arrived in |
town, with his family, and taken possession |
of the parsonage. lie i very curIially re-
ceived by his people AMI enters upon his
pastoratc unI,r most favorable auspices.
The many friends of Mr.. :. D. Hopkins
and his family will extend to him and them
their sinceros. sympathy on the d,ah OF |
Mrs. Hopkins, which occurred Monday, |
after brief Illness She was "A IN lst csima-
BILE wife and mother, and will b. sincerely |
moulncd.
The new postal notes, which are TO have
more distinct money character than the
postal money orders, are TO be - itchCs long
by 81 inches wide, with stub To each note
two inches wide, 1t is to lie steel plate
engraving in the best style and to b, printed
in one color on linen paper of the best quail
ity.
Our wcl-known townsmar, c. C.. Allen,
Esq, died on Saturday. lie had Ion, suffer-
ed from severe illness and its fatal issue was
not unexpected. Mr.. Allen had been cngag-
ed In business here for many years and was
an upright and esimatle man aud mis- death
viii lie widely and sincerely regretted.
The timber for the Champlain Transporter
ton compary's new lake steamer, which has
been collecting IL, Shelburn hatblr during the
past Winter was shipped 10 Iiconderoga
last week. Work on the steamer will he
vigorously pushed, and it ia expected that
she will be ready for her trial trip next Fall.
The first Canadian lumb,r tow of the sea-
son reached This port at 6 o'clock Wednes-
day. 1t consisted of six barges, containing |
fifteen hundred thousand feet of lumber tow
ed by the Tug j. II. Booth the whole proper |
ty being owned by Mr.. Booth We may add |
that for three seasons past Mr.. Booth has had
the first tow in.
H. L. Sbley, Esq, will have the sympa- |
thy Of many friends in the death OF his wife |
which occurred on Sunday. Mrs. SiLley
was the last survivor of the family Of the
well-kuown citizen of Burlington, the late
Edwin w. Chase Esq, and was most cs-
timablc aud amiable lady. She was II native
of this city and lifelong resident here.
The civil service Commissioners are short.
ly to visit the cities of the country having so
or more federal employees either in the postal
or revenue service. An examining board of
three members will be established in each,
before which applicants for Office there or in
Washington must appear for examination.
All these boards are TO be established before
July 10. Mr.. Commissioner Eaton will visit
this city.
The annual meeting Of the Montreal and
Vernon. junction railroad company was
held at Stanbridge, i. G., Wednesday, when
the following directors were elected: j.
Gregory Smith, L. Curtis Smith, St Adams
Jed. p. Clark, Milton; j. ID. Hatch, Bur
lington j. S. Brigham, Phipsburgh
George Gregory Smith, Belihrr Tn llaut A.
IT GilmOur Slauhrluup Tine directors