Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
CITY NOTES..

cd to S1101.13.
1t is expected that Mrs. Liycrmore will
lecture here on the 22d inst.
The lake Yesterday was four feet ten
inches above low-water mark.
They are making arrangements at White
hall to send out lows April 25h.
The ice in the lake has begun to move and
there will he a general break up soon.
The estate of the late A. w. Allen, which
has Just been divided, footed up eighty
thousand dollars.
We are glad to hear that Burlington is
likely to have n visit from the Amherst Glce
club early in May.
The Reindeer is being fitted up as fast as
possible, and will be ready for her first trip
in about u week.
The death is announced of James Cool, of
Lowell, Mass, at one time superintendent OF
the Burlington woOlcn MILL
Mr.. A. II. Dow will have the sympathy of
large circle of friends in the loss, by scarlet
fever, of his nineteen months cid boy.
Messrs. w. f. Holland, w. L. Marsh and
George A. Pope have organized the Venetian
blind company, with capital of $4,000.
Nearly carload of public documents ar
rived from Washington yesterday for dlstri-
DullDu aiming Jul BNOIlI' -NON 10 wv tiiAiS
to start a scrap book.
Principal Landon aud possibly others of
our teachers will attend the meeting of the
National Educational association at Madi-
son, Wis, this summer.
The Odd Fellows anniversary celebration
will be held in the hall in Whcelers block
and will be participated in by the lodges Of
this city and Winooski.
,l,o Irp;toI Siotn- civil corvipn ri,lpe
and regulations, an examination will be held
at the United States custom house on the
Goth inst at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
A. L. Inman has sold his hou and lot on
Bank street to w. II Roberts, for $4,000.
p. Dwyer has sold his house and lot en- the
same street TO Lucy Bartholomew, for $4,000.
The Philharmonic concert will take place
on the 25th of this month. Mrs. ii. f..
Knowles and Mr.. d. NJ Blbcoc': of Boston
have been engaged to assist We hope to
see crowded house.
The stone for the Billings Ii rary is now
being drawn. 1t comes from l. )ngmeadow,
Mass, and is beautiful rcd sandstone
known as the Klbby building stone. There
is nothing like it in this vicinity.
Vennors guesses for the current week are:
Fair and acknowledgement rains
indications of early heat. 1t may console
those who are to move May that he fore.
tells unusually early summer weather for
several days. beginning with May day.
Among the appointments made by the
Troy conference were the following, which
will interest many of our readers: Rev. 1.
A Griffin, Greenbush; Rev. Henry Graham
Gloversville; Rev. w. j. Heath, Cambridge
We regret to chronicle the resignation of
Rev. w. G. Dawson, rector of St. Paul''
church. Mr.. Dawson is gentleman OF
culture and scholarship, and has many frienti
in this community who will regret his de
parture from among us.
Capt +. b. Rockwell will command tho
steamer Reindeer this season-an announce
ment which will please the patrons of th'
boat-and there will be no superintendent
Herbert Brancrd of ST. Adams acting as
general manager The Reindeer Will run
for the first part of the season from Adams:
landing to this city.
The old convent building at the head o
Pearl street is,being very extensively repaired
and improved. A large cupoa is BEN!
raised upon the roof, and the entire buldins
has received new cont of paint. 1t is un
derstood that the building is to be used as ,
Catholic school or college.
BY the kindness of NJ. Charles Is. Gray
very pleasant Easter service was arranged
at the Mary Fletcher Hospital last Sunda
afternoon. Thanks are due the Unitaria
church for the flowers and the Unitaua
choir for the appropriate and excellent sci
vice of song also Mr.. Henry w. Hail. mar
aver of Bailey's music rooms for the genel
Gus loan of the instrument used on the OF
casion.
The following is the resolution in regard
the Burlington district adopted by the Tro
conferences. A'Ihat N rpSnppt lullv OptltlO
the general conference at its apprOachr
session to retrocede the Burlington district
the Troy conference, and that our delegate
to the general conference be and are instruc
ed to urge before that body the necessity
rctroceding the Burlington district to Il
Troy conference, in order to preserve Il
peace and prosperity OF our churches IN tn
district"
The Nen England journal Of EducHiC
has this pleasant paragraph; " Supt.
o. Wheeler of Burlington is Going go
work in that city as his report for 1888
plainly shows. A surplus in the treasury
more than 1900 indicates literally on t
part of the city, in its appropriations
school purposes, and economy in expcn
lures The corps Of teachers employed t
highly approved, as faithful, conscientic
and earnest in their work OF course thu
schools under wise supervision aud instr
ton, have made commcndable progress.
The lay delegates from this city to
Vermont Methodist conference at Mont
Ter are NJ ssrS. Samuel Huntington and
Russell. They leave on Friday of this vet
and will be present through the scss'
There is no question but that these deicga
will vote, in the matter of the bound
question: in the same manner us their Gle
cal brethren have voted. A resolution Y
probably be brought up rccedmg the i
liugton district to the Troy conference, ;
the delegates from Burlington will vote
its favor.
A shocking accident occurred Tues
noon in the Burlington and LamOille
road yard Edward Knox, fireman on
road, being instantly killed. a brakcl
was trying to shackle two cars, one Of Il
being loaded with lumber but did not n
with success in his efforts. Knox went
his assistance and while trying TO make
coupling his head was crushed into Jelly
tween the projecting lumber and the en-
the next car. Death of course was ins
tancous Knox was about twenty-five y
of age, unmarried, and resident
North UnderhIll whittier his remains wi
taken for interment.
The vesterymcn of st, Paul's church
John A. Arthur, MoriIlo NoYes,D d. w. Re
son, Ii. w. Allen, Henry Wells, lie Grar
Cannon, Elias Lyman, GeorS" l.. LinsicN
Seward Webb. The vestrymcn haze ch
John A. Arthur, senior warden, No
Noyes, junior warden, Samuel ~ ID
treasurer, and Morrilo Noycs, secre
Delegates to the annual Diocesan conven
j. A. Arthur, lie Grand b. Cannon, CT
L. Linsley, II. IL, Ross, v p. Noyes
ternatcs II. ii. Dooliltle, w. l., ST.
f. c. Kennedy, Samuel A. Drew, l.
Atwater. Ushers E. Stanley Hall,
+. Waters and Jesse A. Rustn.
The School Commissioners have re-el'
Henry o. Wheeler, Esq, Superintendent
just compliment to a faithful, attentive
thorouuhlv canahle officer They have