Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-08
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CITY AND VICINITY.


The republican convention for the first
congressional district will be held at Rut-
land Tuesday, July B.
DR.. Briggs has fiue house well along in
process of construction at the corner of
| Wuooski avenue and Grant street.
There was barn struck by lightning
and partially burned at Essex Centre We'd
nesday evening during the thunder storm.
A large party of local anglers have been
trying their luck at the mouth of the river
and large catches of beauties" are re-
ported.
Travellers from along the line of the
, Burlington and Lamoille road report that
there is a great amount of Snow on Mount
Mansfield.
Sunday, June TO- will be observed as
children day by the churches in this city
in common with others throughout the
country.
| Mr.. d. \. Nicholson is eXcavating for a
{ cellar, over which he will erect an addition
| to his present store, IS by IS feet and a
part of it will be two stories high.
Oliver Lamora has resigned his position
as janitor of the federal building which he
has filled commercially for over 20 years.
| Patrick Fitzimmons succeeds him.
| The water table is now being put on the
foundation for the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
1t is of Long Meadow stone, rough finish,
which comes in immense blocks from five
to eight feet long and % inches deep.
The result of the examinations at the
close of the May session of the Mary
Fletcher hospital training school for
nurses was announced Monday, IL having
passed
The grand lodge Of Vermont F. and A.
NJ, will hold their eXt annual communi.
cation at the new rooms of Burlington
lodge No. 100 in Warner block this city,
June 10 and IA.
The committee who had charge of TIE
subscription paper for the Sherman band
| fund announce that they have secured
subscriptions amounting to over SllO0.
! our citizens have done nobly by noble
organization.
Canton Lafayet te will probably attend
the reunion of the First New Hampshire
regiment, to which it is attached, to be
held at The Wers, n. H, some time in
the. month of July.
The weather bureau at Washington an
nouuces that the hottest weather may be
expected between July II and II. This
will be favorable season therefore for
Fourth of July celebrations.
The number of books circulated from
the Fletcher free library in May was 1921,
OF which 23l3 were fiction and books for
the young, and l2OS belonged to other
classes In May of 1887 the number given
out were 1896 fiction and Juvenile 1000.
The whole gain is 725, the increase in more
serious reading tor older persons being
| 4l2
There was good attendance at the Yer
mont Board of Trade rooms Friday, and
5000 pounds of cheese We're sold for So
cents per pound. Over 10000 pounds of
butter were offered, but not over 20 cents
was bid, and consequently no sales re
suited.
Rev. Theodore A Hopkins will preach
! in the Episcopal church in ShelLurn on
Sunday mornings at 1920, and in Winooski
on sunday afternoons at $3.50 and at st.
Pauls in this city Sunday evenings at 7;30,
for several weeks pending the recovery Of
Rev. J. b. PitmaA.
Delaney 4 Harrington are building a
brick building in the rear of the Hotel
| Burlington 40X20, three stories high in
which will be located the kitchen and
lodging rooms for the servants. The pres
ent kitchen will be turned into Il sample
room. This will place ~ more desirable
rooms at the disposal of the hotel, thus in
creasiug the number to 90 rooms for the
guests.
The Catholic chapel at Shelburn farms
which DR.. Webb had built for the accom-
i mediation of his employees was burned
Saturday afternoon. 1t had just been
completed that day and services were to
be held in it for the first time Sunday.
The men were cleaning mp about the
property and built a fire short distance
from the chapel, when unfortunately the
r1re WAS communicated TO 1t and despite
their best endeavors the building was en-
tirely consumed.
An unusually severe thunder storm
passed over the city Wednesday afternoon.
1t was of snort duration, but nearly one
half inch of water fell The lightning
struck two telegraph poles in Sunderland
| Hollow, throwing pieces of wood nearly
80 feet. the storm was followed by a
smart shower of hail, some of the stones
measuring five inches one way, and many
being MS large rs English walnuts. They
lay on the ground more than an honr.
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