Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-17
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
REPORTED BY MANY SPECIAL COR
RESPONDENTS.
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Chittendcn County Towns Our
Readers Can See Themselves
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BURLINGTON.


Two small sized street cars to be used on
runners arrived Saturday for the line in
this city.
There was great variety of weather and
plenty of it Saturday. Snow fell fast
during the forenoon, and toward night
rain and hail fell freely. The snow held
however, furnishing the first sleighing of the
season.
The Burlington cadets are to give two
more dancing parties at the American
House. the first ON January 81 and the sec
ond on February 10. The Howard Opera
House orchestra will furnish music and no
effort will be spared TO make the entertain
ments success.
There were only 10 alarms OF fire in Bur
lington during 1889 and one of those was Il
false alarm. OF the remaining Il fires, five
resulted in no loss: most of the losses We're
considerably under $500, while only two
approached 81 900 The aggregate loss by
fire during the year was Sl1lJ.97 and the
insurance on tho property damaged was
$13, $50.
At the annual meeting of the First Con-
gregationa society the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Pru
dental committee n. f. Chamherlin, II.
L. Adams c. l.. Smith, treasurer, c. 7.
Smith; auditors, f. b. Johnson, \. r.
Lemon and w. +. Parmelee. The society was
reported to be in a hourishng condition and
entirely out Of debt with a balance III the
treasury.
1t gives US great pleasure to state that two
philanthropic ladies of this city have sig
nihed their willingness to meet the neces-
sal.y expense to establish down town dis
pensarv whenever suitable rooms for the
purpose shall be secured. This removes the
main difficulty in the way of the local phyai-
clans who are interested in the matter and
in due time the dispensary, we hope, will be
an established fact.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Baldwin Manufacturing company was
held Tuesday at 10 n. m, and it resulted
in the election of the following board Of
Morse, u. A. Woodbury., Z. W.
Peck. T. S. Peck, and /" s. Drew.
Tie directors elected the following officers :
President, E. W. Peck; vicc-president w.
\. Crombie; treasurer, f. W. Peck sec
rotary, G. j. Smith.
The directors of the Venetian Blind COM
pany held a meeting Monday afternoon
for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the
board of directors and the presidency re-
sulting from the death of Mr. Is. F. Van
Nlet. f. A. Pope was elected u director
to fill the vacancy in the board. d. c..
Crane, who was before vice president, was
elected president, but he declined to serve
in the latter capacity, stating that the de
mands Of his own business would render it
impossible for him to do the position justice.
Mr. Elias Lyman was than elected presi-
dent and Mr. l.. c. Grant was elected
treasurer to fill the vacancy created by Mr..
Lyman's acceptance of the presidency.
The funeral of the late Is. F. Nhet was
held from the house Saturday afternoon at
! O'Clock, a large number of friends and
neighbors, including residents of Charlotte,
Shelburne, Ferrsburgh and other towns
being present. There was beautiful trb-
ute of flowers, consisting of variety of de-
signs, of which that sent by the Venetian
blind factory and bearing the words, "Our
PRESIDENT was especially attractive. Rev.
II. A. Starks, pastor Of the Methodist
church, oiliciated and the musical selections
We're sung by quartette consisting of Miss
Fannie Lemon, Miss Mary Simpson, Mr..
Benjamin Swift and Mr. f, VI. Corse. Mr..
Henry Wells had charge and the bearers
were Capt. r. j. White ana d. C. Smith Of
Shelburne and d. G. Crane, E. a. Pope,
George d. Wright and S. Beach of thi,
city. The remains were taken 10 Lake
View cemetery for intCrment.