Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06
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CITY AND VICINITY.


institute are enjoying "a three weeks hol |
iday vacation.
The Vermont Investm ent and Guar
antee company of Orwell have declared
semi.annual dividend to the stockholders |
of per cent payable January 2.
At the regular meeting of St. Mary's
Roman Catholic Mutual Benevolent So
ciety held Sunday, it was voted unani-
mously to hold celebration on st. Pat
rick's day, March II. A grand time is
expected.
The Boston transcript gives us the fol
lowing send off THE winter sports at
Burlington are now under full sway. The
attractions in the city this winter are
greater than ever before. There is to-
boggan chnte a mile long"
At the annual meeting of Star Hose
company held last evening the following
officers were elected: Foreman, Z. T.
Meagher; LIST assistant, Il. Lapoint Cd
assistant, NJ. j. Barron; clerk, G. II.
Lane; treasurer, A. H. Duhamel. audit
or, NJ. Sullivan.
Mr.. g. f. Pope has retired from the firm
of Pope, Berry & Hall, and the business
will hereafter be conducted by Messrs. Nj.
G. Berry and w. f. Hall, under the firm
name of Berry, Hall g. Co. The members
of this firm have had an excellent expert
ence, and their well known push will win
them superlative degree of success.
The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced one half-it
Is now only ONE DOLLAR a
year.
The town of Williston has voted the sum
of 300 toward the repair of the road lead
ing from this city to Williston. Residents
of Burlington have already contributed
800 in the way of subscriptions and this
thoroughfare will probably be placed in
good condition the coming season 1t is
proposed to draw some of the stone re-
quired this winter.
At the annual meeting of the Barnes
Hose company, No. T. Wednesday even
ing, the following officers were elected
/ Foreman, Michael Wall list assistant,
Aleck Croto ID assistant, Patrick Ken
nedy; clerk, William j. Murphy treas
urer John Fl, Finneran auditor, Michael
j. Grogan executive committee, Martin
Hefferon. Patrick Curley, Daniel Sulli-
van; trustee of belt, Alexander Crosby.
At the annual meeting of the Rough
and Ready Hook and Ladder company
held last evening the following officers
for the ensuing year were elected Fore
man, Martin Garvey 1st assistant, NJ. c.
Powers; 9 / assistant, T. Z. Donahue Sd
assistant, j. H. Carlin; clerk, c. E. Ken
nedy; treasurer, f. NJ Sutton; steward
NJ j. Cunningham standing committee
j, S, Denning, p H Fltzsimmons, j. W
Daley
At the October adjourned term of the
United States Circuit Court In session al
Rutland Wednesday, rehearing was haC
in the case of c. w. Writers, receiver, VS.
; Albert Sowles and H. f. Lewis and G, S
L. Leach assignees decision was reserved
arguments were made by C. W. Writers
and Albert H. Cross for the orators, anC
w. d. Wilson and H, A. Burt or the de
PENDANTS. The court adjourned at noon til
D January IA at 10 a. m. at Brattleboro.
A young man who occupied a room a
o Hotel Burlington Saturday night place,
y a wallet containing $500 under his pillow
I as he retired. When he left the room tn
following morning he forgot all about hi
q money and he did not think of it agail
a until the following evening when he wa
about to follow his custom of putting hi
y wallet under the pillow. In the meantime
the chambermaid had found the moneyant
turned it over to Mrs. Delaney who wa
II able to restore il to its disconsolate owne
' next morning.
The w. G. T. L. have issued as New
Year greeting an interesting pamphle
| ipip tbaa f,r
the prohibitory law. The list of contrbu
> tors comprises President Buckham, Rev
j. |. Bliss, d. D.. Rev. Homer Eaton d
i d., Rev, Edward Halves. d. d Rev. l.. G
Ware, Prof. &. H. Perkins, Rev. c.
d Carter Rev. f. p Gould and Rev +. G
e McFarlan. 1t is perhaps unnecessary t
say that all of them favor the strict Ell
|. forcement OF the law.
d At the regular weekly meeting of Gen
a William Wells Camp Sons of Veteran,
lei at thu G. A. X. hall, Tuesda
Il w. c. Gilbert was elected captain, e. I
t Wright having resigned. The retiriu
captain, George f. Wright, installed tn
l. officers for the ensuing year aS follows
II Captain, W. c. Gilbert LIST lieutenant
q. W. Yale: camp council, c. &. Nc
VI dIf9, W II. loltIlldu = ltulcitIlI
n elect, G. l.. Woodbury., and f, :, Beach G
"a the camp council being absent they vii
>, be installed at the next regular meeting
The Champlain Transportation con
z pany are giving the steamer Vermont.
e thorough overhauling, among the man
I. Improvements being the substitution G
d new boilers for those which have been i
2 use. One of the boilers is already in plac
it and the other is expected to be put in tC
W day. The work on the new steame
>. Chateaugay is well along and she will b
q ready for use June /, about which time
is expected she will be given regular work
r The steamer Williams will until that tim
ID do the work Of the company.
!. The delegates from Post Stannard NJ
,e 9. 6. A. r., to the department encaml
= ment, State OF Vermont, which is to
held at st. Johnsbury next month, wei
N iDatrurta6 RI cacf THAR yntac for Cam n