Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-25
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Lent begins March 6 and Easter Sunday

comes April 20, much later than usual
The board of the Vermont Baptist state
convention will hold a meeting at Rutland,
Tuesday February >.
The street railroad and street department
carted the snow banks from Church street
and Che thoroughfare is in good condition.
The Central Vermont, owing to its heavy
freight traffic, is running an extra train each
Sunday afternoon from Rutland to this city.
Some of the women in the east part of the
First ward have presented an elegant quilt
TO the Home for Aged Women with the pro-
vision that it is to be used by the oldest in
mate.
Mr.. r. c. Mower, the general superinten
dent of the state fair, has already received
numerous applications from various portions
of the State for positions at the coming ex-
hibition.
The work at the city mission on College
street is proving to he very fruitful of re
suits and there seems to he great interest
manifested on the part of those whom it is
desired to reach.
Look up your toboggan suit It's late in
the season, but better late than never for
sliding down the chute A more uvig-
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tobogganing in the cold bracing air. Gee
--wh22!
W. II. Lane & Son gave their annual
sleigh ride to the children of the Home Wed
nesday and the Rock Point and Adron-
dack We're filed with the usual merry crowd
s. Beach also contributed to the pleasure Of
the little folks by furnishing them a liberal
supply of cakes.
The effect of sleighing is already manifest
in various branches of business and mer-
chants are wearing bright faces again.
Farm produce began to como in quite plenti-
| fully and lumbermen say that if the present
weather holds their operations will go ON
apace.
Considerable Burlington money has re
! Gently been invested in the Fort Payne Coal
and Iron company of Fort Payne Ala. One
resident of this city has purchased $4,000
worth of the stock and several others lesser
amounts. 1t is said that about $40 600
worth Of the stock is held in Montpelier
alone.
DR. Wizards new nervine sanitarium is
| filling up quite rapidly. He has seven pa
tients already with prospect Of more very
soon. Applications are constantly being re
ceiyed and numbers have been rejected as
unsuited. The success Of the enterprise
would thus seem to he insured beyond all
doubt.
The stockholders of the Baldwin Manu-
featuring company held their annual meet
ing Tuesday and elected the following di-
rector': +. W. Peck, W. A. Cromoc, G.
II. Morse, G. l.. iin,ley, L. ~ Woodbury.,
T. :. Peck. The directors elected f. W.
Peck president and treasurer and ". \.
Crombio vice-pre>idcnt.
\ precocious daughter of n democratic
eX-aldelnan, said yesterday Of certain
gentleman, who has been mentioned as IA
candidate for mayor, Huh, he can't be
elected, he hasn't money enough TO huy the
votes Nov the question is. whore did the
little girl obtain her knowledge that money
is necessary for such purpose?
At the annual meeting of the New York
and Lake Champlain Transportation com
pany, at Whitehall, the following directors
were elected for the ensuing year: Robert
II. Cook, E. Z. Newcomb, T. i. Jillson and
F. W. Stark, and subsequently the follow
ing officers; Robert II. Cook, president; f.
". Stark, vice-president; and L. z. New
comb, secretary and treasurer.
Considerable interest is already manifest
eel in the city election and especially III refer
ence to tn republican nomination ormayor.
The names of President l.. j. Booth of the
Board of Aldermen. Col. W. \. Crombic
and Alderman y. *. Brown are favorably
mentioned il connection with the nomina-
ton. Judge Haselton and Thoma, Arbuc
klc are talked Of for the nomination fol
mayor by the democrats.
John. the express delivery horse which
won local fame by wandering about the
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