Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-07
VICINITY POTPOURRI.
BURLINGTON AND OTHER CHITTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.
The Important Local News of w eek
Boiled Down Correspondence from
the Surrounding Towns Cover
their Territory Well.
BURLINGTON.

1890 are in circulation
The students of the High school have an
assembly at Howard Relief hall Friday eve
ming
The local board Of pension examiners had
a busy day Wednesday, pine applicants hav-
ing been examined
Prof. Barbour will deliver qefore the
senior engineers Wednesday, lecture on
heating apparatus.
The strong wind on Tuesday caused a
crack a number of feet wide to appear in
the ice at Malletts bay extending east and
west
The local auxiliary of the American
branch of the McAll mission will hold
meeting at the Methodist church this after
noon at 3 O'Clock
The Sherman band are making extended
preparations for their fair which will open
ut the City Hail next Monday and it bids
fair to be grand success.
Visitors to this city from Grand Isle yes
terday said that the crossing was never bet
ter between the island and this city by way
of Nalletts Bay and South Hero.
The spring term of the Medical college
opened Thursday Of last week with 100
students in attendance and more to follow.
President Buckham delivered an address of
welcome.
The United States Court resumed its sit
ting Wednesday but owing to the absence
of an important witness for the govern
Ment in the Addison county counterfeit
eases the inrors We're excused until March
-.
The directors OF the Hotel Champlain
last week on their visit to the hotel at
Bluff Point, gave orders for the erection of
four additional cottages near the house for
the use of slImluer guests Over 100 men
are at present at work there
Under the influence of the strong wind
early Saturday morning, the ice in the
broad lake began to break up and by Sat
urday night the lake was practically open
at this point outside of Burlington bay.
Largo fields of ice were floating in the
broad lake on Sunday.
\ double team belonging to O. r. Bar
mum of Monkton while standing in front of
the Swift Dressed Beef company's Office
Wednesday morning, bolted and ran up
Maple street, When turning the corner of
Maple and St Paul streets the wagon struck
an iron hydrant and broke it Off just above
the ground.
More than thirds of the stock nece s.
sary to obtain charter for a local branch
of the National Mutual Building and Loan
association have already been subscribed by
our business men, which insures its success.
Rutland and West Rutland already have
local branches, while Brandon and Fair
haven are to organize soon.
\ Chicago despatch announces the death
in that city of Miss Abbe Maria Hemen-
way publisher of Hemenway's Vermont
Gazetteer. Miss Hemenway was well known
in this city, number of volumes of her
gazetteer having been issued from the FREE
PRESS job Office. She was engaged on her
work at the time of her death.
William Wallace Anderson, who died at
$50 Tuesday morning at his residence on
st, Paul street. where he has lived for the
past 30 years, would have been, had he
lived until the 18th of this month, IS years
of age. About the year 1896 Capt. Ander-
son took command Of the McDonough a
small steamer running between st. Adams
Bay and Plattsburgh, and up to the time of
his retirement from active life some l. years
ago, had been in continuous command of diff
ferent steam vessels on Lake Champlain.
While Jennie Doud, aged y, was walk
ing down Pearl street Tuesday about 80
M, large black dog which follow
ing team ran out at her from Clark street,
and after chasing her a short distance trip
ped her up. The girl fell so that the back
force OF the shock and fright combined
threw her into commissions. Mr.. W. II.
Livingston and Mr.. John G. Farrar who
happened along at the time picked up the
girl and carried her into the Howard Re
lief building, where she was cared for. She
is not thought to be seriously injured.
a young man started out to call on his
best girl the other evening and feeling that
his personal charms needed reinforcing he
purchased a small-sized sack of chocolate
caramels He next stopped in a grocery to
leave an order and While he was thus en-
gagged mischievous friend substituted for
the sack OF candy carelessly placed upon the
counter another of equal weight and similar
appearance. The young man upon being
ushered into the presence of his fair charmer
asked her if she would like some candy,
knowing all the time that she was excessive
ly fond Of chocolate candy, and receiving a
reply in tile Affirmative handed her the
sack. She took it eagerly and upon open
ing it was simply dismayed. 1t contained
nothing but beans and the young man
wished he was III Boston.
The lirst ice yacht race Of the seas on was
held Tuesday under the auspices of the
Excelsior Ice Yacht club and was a success
considering the state of the ice. There was
stiff breeze blowing from the south and
when the yachts struck "a smooth piece of
Ice the speed attained was something great.
The course was of about eight miles, ex-
tending from line at the south end of
the hreakwater to buoy in front of the
Old Champlain dock, to a buoy fronting
the pumping station, returning to the finish
at the south end Of the breakwater The
course was traversed three times in order to
make the required distance. The yachts
which entered were; The Iroquois, owned by
johnson Bros; Now Then, Henry Chiott;
Cyclone Daley u Laplant; Say When, Alec
Croto; Sagwa, Steven Lovejoy; Nellie Blv
J.. A. Goodsell; Calamity, Edgar Chiott.
The lroquos finished first in about 81 min
utes. Now Then second, Cyclone third.
BOLTON.
The school in the Joiner brook district.
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