Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19

was an honest man and faithful sexton,
and had many friends who will mourn
his loss and give sincere sympathy to his
widow and sons in their bereavement.
The lroquois Snow shoe club held Il
meeting ut their rooms Saturday night
and elected five new members. The club
now has membership of forty and 1t is
proposed to make it n permanent affair.
It's rooms in the Peck block which are al
ready in good shape will be further
fitted up and it will partake of the nature
of IA social club.
Four electric lights were put in condi-
ton for use on Church street Wednesday
afternoon, and Wednesday that street pre-
sented a most attractive appearance. One
had to look twice to see whether the gas
lights were burning o. not, but closer ex-
animation showed that they were. The
moon shone so brightly last night that the
full fleet OF the electric lights could not be
appreciated, but as it WAS they were the
subject Of much favorable comment.
Messrs. Henry NJ. and James 5. Pierson
of New York, we'll known in gas and cleo
trio light circles, have bought land in this
vicinity and will build fine residences
| thereon the coming season. The former
has purchased twenty-five acres of X. j.
| White on Sheburu Point, running from
the lake to the bay, and the latter, one
hundred and eighty acres on the opposite
side of the bay in South Burlington, in
GLIDING the Hatch and Chittenden and
Murphy farms.
Master Harry Perkins, the little son of
Prof George II. Perkins. while on his way
home from school Wednesday noon
climbed up on the back of a wagon, which
was going up the hill, and getting his foot
in the wheel, had his leg broken above
the knee. He was taken home, and after
some delay, during which the little fellow
suffered terribly, the services of Dr. Bing-
ham were obtained, and the leg was set.
The fracture is a simple one and he will
have a sound leg in time Such accidents
should teach the boys caution alb nut climb
ing on to vehicles in motion.
James 5. Person of Brooklyn, y. Y,
brother of Il. |. Pierson, formerly of this
city has bought the Red Rocks farm, con.
ssting of 80 acres aud lying next south of
the city poor farm and also the Murph
farm on the opposite side of the road con
tanning 20 acres 1t is expected that he
will erect fine summer residence on this
property Mr. Pierson WAS born in Shel
burn, leaving that town when but seven
+ teen years of age, and having become
wealthy he returns to the vicinity of hi
. Old home to spend portion of his remain
| Ing years.
A. L. Barrows and John Van Sicklel
. returned from their hunting expedition il
y Canada late Friday night and as the re
Y suit of their trip they showed the carca
of large caribou, the first they say eve
-, brought to this city. 1t is some large
than the deer found in this region and tn
body instead of being lank like that of tn
latter is we'll rounded showing that it ha
plenty to eat. Its hoofs are of pecula
shape, being wide and flat so that the AM
\ mai will not sink in the snow, while tn,
| edges are sharp enabling it to run withou
t slipping on the most glary ice.
AT meeting of the Coastng club Sa
urday night at the Van Ness House, grea
regret was expressed at the uupropitiou
! weather for the carnival, and Mayo
u Woodbury. stated what had been done y
/ telegraph and in other ways to anuouuC
II tho postponement of the carnival for on
o week, i. e. until Monday, February Sc,
eral newspaper men including +, j. Chan
l. bers of the Montreal star, II. b. King {
r the Troy Times and +. b. Rankin of tn
}, Boston HcrdId We're elected honorar
d members of the club, a few ordinary men
?. bers received election and one new nam
o was presented, after which the club a(
It journed.