Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-25
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.


The furniture ana other furnishings are
being put in the steamer Chateaugay, and
the plumbing is now being finished
The annual institute of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Chitten
den county will he held at Hinesburgh
Jule S.
The work on the steamer Reindeer is
now nearly completed aud it is expected
that she will have several excursions the
first week in June.
Arrangements are in progress for pub
lie reception to be given to Mr.. Phelps in
the Billings library on Friday evening of
next week, June I.
Business is booming in Burlington this
season. One of the leading grocers say S
that his firms business will be over 20 per |
cent more for the quarter ending June |, |
than for the corresponding period last
year.
On account of Memorial day and 4th !
of July falling upon Wednesday this
year, the pension department has ordered
ali pension examining boards to meet on
the Tuesday preceding on each of those
two weeks.
The Vermont Board of Trade have made
arrangements for half fare rates on all the
divisions of the Central Vermont road to
this city on its sale day, Friday of each
week. 1t is expected that this will help
Burlington merchants as well.
Mr.. George w. Kelley of this city has
been appointed assistant sergeant-at-arms
by Col Bright, the sergeant-at-arms of
the democratic national convention. Mr..
yal1 how f,N,,C nf1iG
about the middle of next week
Samuel Bigwood, Mrs. c. c.. Post and
G.. A. Ferguson have been elected dele
gates to represent the Sunday school of
the Baptist church at the Baptist State
Sunday school convention to be held at
Fair Haven on June >, & and Z.
The assessors have practically completed
their work. The grand list will vary but
| slightly from last year, although the real
estate valuation has been materially III
creased, there being a falling of in the
personal valuation.
The Delaware and Hudson have pur
chased c. h, Hayward's interest in the
/ Burlington Manufacturing company's
dock next south of Elias Lyman x
| Co. : dock, they having already
bOu1lAi IL nan lhbtAtSN ilOlll W t-AL44NlAs
The beard of ceusors of the Vermont
State Medical society, has issued three
licenses within the past Year to physicians
to practice in the state. The license of
Burlington physician has been revoked,
as it WAS learned that he obtained 1t by
false pretences.
Timothy Bacon, formerly OF Sheihurn,
who has been a Pullman car conductor
on the Chicago and Northwestern road,
was injured last week so that it was neces-
sary to amputate the limb eight inches be
low the knee. lie is doing as well as
could be expected and is in the best of
spirits.
c. l.. Woodbury., IS, and +. l.. Grow,
81, will represent the University at the
Mott Haven Intercollegiate games to be
held Saturday. Woodbury. is entered IN
the 100 and 22J yards dashes, and Grow III
the throwing the hammer. The other en-
tries in all these events are from Harvard,
Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsyl-
vania and Columbia.
Civil service examinations for depart
mental service We're held at the customs
building Tuesday, Examiner MYERS Of
Washington being present, as well as
Deputy Collectors Arthur and Greenleaf
OF this city and Burleson of st. Adams OF
the local examining board. Three appli-
cants presented themselves, one for the
copying department., one tor the draught-
ing department and one for the pension
bureau.
Gov. Smith and General Manager HO-
bart of the Central Vermont and General
Manager Young of the Delaware and Hud-
son and President Clement of the
Rutland AID Burlington were in the city
Tuesday. \ conference is said to have
been held with Col LeGrand B. Cannon
with reference to the erection of union
depot in this city. 1t Is limited that the
transfer OF the Rutland road was also dis
cussed
The annual meeting OF the Burlington
Manufacturing company WAS held at thelI
: Office Tuesday afternoon and the following
directors were elected 7. f. Wales, j. II
Gates, f. W. Smith, c. Il. Hayward, D.
W Robinson, a. c. Whiting and q. W
: Wales. The directors organized by the
s election of the following officers Presi
= dent, r. T. Wales treasurer, j. II Gates
: secretary, c. Il Hayward Minor officer,
Will be elected at a subsequent meeting
e Judge Wales has held the pos ton OF pres
dent for II years.