Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-30
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CITY AND VICINITY.


Gov Ormsbee's proclamation naming
Friday, April G,las Fast day is printed in
another column.
The challenge cup ball and leap-year
party will be held Tuesday, April 49, as
Friday is fast day.
Two young men of this city state that
they crossed the lake in an ice boat San
day in II minutes.
There are q causes assigned for trial ly
! Jury at the term of County Court which
convenes Tuesday, April 3.
The annual business meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian Association viii
be held next Tuesday evening at o'clock
Messrs. Shedd & Van Scklen shipped a
thoroughbred Holstein bull to H. b. Ham
mond of New York Monday, which
weighed 1900 pounds.
The friends of the Y. NJ. G. A. will be
gratihed to learn that the lecture course
was success financially, although the net
profits will not be large.
The Hebrew feast of Pasaach or Easter,
which be. an Sunday evening. will con-
tinue eight days, during which the use of
all leavened bread is forbidden.
An old sugar maker says that II years
ago maple sugar making began in Feb
ruary and at this time in March sugar
utensils had been gathered and crops
were being put in.
Flags were flying at half mast from the
federal building and City Hall Wednesday
in honor of the late Chief Justice Waite,
whose funeral services occurred at Wash
| ington.
AT the meeting of the City Council held
Tuesday afternoon, all the members be
| ing present, Lowell c. Grant was elected
assessor in place of II. r.. Wing resigned,
he receiving seven votes, Fl. G. Mower
three and +. NJ. Sutton one.
The proprietors of the Hotel Burlington
are making some Improvements in the
interior of the house, the ceilings and walls
Of the dining room, halls and rooms on
the second and third floors being repaint
cd aud redecOrated.
Mr. J. r. Booth is erecting a two story
building 50X27 teet in front of the Pioneer
shops i'll which will be located the offices
of j. r. Booth and the Baldwin Manufac-
turing company. 1t is expected the build
ing will be ready for occupancy early in
June.
The Pioneer shops are now nearly equip
ped with the Grinnell automatic fire eX-
| tnguishers, there being about 1900 in the
various parts of the shop, or one every 10
feet. When the work is completed and
accepted it Will reduce their insurance
rates 40 per cent.
Mrs G.. +. Collision has received an ex-
tensive assortment of elegant millinery
Tor the spring trade. Her line of child
rens garments is complete and a inc line
of the latest novelties in hair goods may
also be found at her commodious store, 50
Church street.
The town superintendent of the several
towns in Chttenden county will hold their
annual meeting for arranging questions
! for the examination of teachers the com
ing year at the office of Superintendent
| Wheeler in this city Tuesday, april Sd
next at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Drs. Allen of Rutland. Chesmore of
| Huntington, aud Hamilton OF Richford,
of the state Board Of Health, held a meet
ing at the Van Ness House Monday for
the purpose of considering various ques-
ions which will be presented to the II ION
| al conference of State boards of health to
be held in Cincinnati May and next.
The sleighing was very fair for several
hours Tuesday morning in this city,
being the Tooth day since the
snow came on the 18th Of De-
cemher. This was not as many by 20
or 30 days rs the winter previous, but we
have had an unusually long period of un-
interrupted good sleighing the past win
| ter
The funeral of Mrs. H. f. Woodbu ry
was held Friday at 1920 a. m, from
st. Paul's chapel,the impressive Episcopal
services being conducted by Rev. DIR.
j. Isham Bliss. There was very
large attendance of friends present
who thus testified to the esteem with
which the deceased was held. There
We're many very handsome floral tributes,
among them being a harp, a pillow and Il
sickle. The arrangements were in charge
of Gen. L. 5. Peck and the bearers were
Messrs. f. j. Booth, l.. c. Grant, H. f.
Sibley and q. G. Mayo. The remains
were placed in the receiving vault at
Lake View cemetery.