Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18


/ nlng by request. e. Ecv. Foster &. HraXt the
/ Methodist pastor ha- gone to conference. 1t
J IS expected that he will return another year.
MONTPELIER.
The entertainments at the opera house We'd
neSday night, under thu auspices Of the Ladies:
society of he church of the Messiah. ncttcd
them over -. ~ box of MONKEYS" present
! ed hy Mrs Berry Mr.. Henderson, Nil, Lane.
icorre LpWrey anl iunn Mcconnell of Bur
llnEi"n. was called very good, and especial
/ henderson. OF the home talent, which was
/ - d I'd every NHy. was, Quartette. Mr., c II.
! ferr'n. nauiol.n. George f. White mandolin.
/ kin: flute solos. q. II. Wilder; song, Ave
Maria.' Mrs. Pitlln. The attendance was
some of the granite cutters are said to be
p'fuaI' y parkinE up 50 they can depart on
serious mature on May !. Barre seems to he
the central point and all surrounding granite
branches VIII do as is done there.
Personals G W, skinner and Frank Dwnel,
have cuIr tn New England City.-Jame= Nc
i!ohNld tas moved to iiarre. state Treasurer
". II. l'ui}ol- was ia town Thur day a tele-
OF Il. DALEY.
The following good story shows the shrewd-
! Iess "i the late Hon; c: Ii. Heath. when deal
INK VITA sharperS He leased land to II circus
about year prior to his death for al exhibi-
non. ne ad vance agent presented lease or
the price to be paid. if the land i. used NIr.
zenith. when he signed the contract erased the
" "annT ii thr uanI + Hogd, ana Inserted
give it hacN T. the agcnj with NOTHING further
/ being said. When the exhibition day came tie
agent called On MIR. Heath and wished to know
I how MANY tickets 10 the circus he would like
Mr. Heath replied "ahout a dozen" which
/ mum tr he handed to Mr. Heath with the rr-
RRiarH I'VE conc 4ued not to use yourneadow."
on ihtl evening Mr.; Heath called on the
agent at he hotoi for the rent of his meadow
In. ~, ahthi win much hlandness eaid their
FOR the Land used and added 1--WE did not use
your meadow nut thought 1t poiitenrsS to pre-
sent YOU win tickets to our show" Mr. Heath
invited the agent to eNamine his contract, who
ii!o!r me hrst mo dlsc2Tered The clause in it,
erased The agent paid the amount named in
the contract for the rent declaring it to be the
lirst limo That thing had been played on him
W., f,r ii,ntn took the money gracefully and babe
he Lane Manufacturing company shipped
Three saw mills Two double fdgers, three
claptoard piiancr last week beside their usual
job work. The old foundry building is now
being thoroughly refttel for an extension to
Ing 9cen reiHld and old plasiering torn off, the
inside Is being oeiled up on the sides ana over
The Mechanics Building and Construction
company held meeting saturday evening to
see about completinE an unfinished building
oases wcb H are SSmPhny bT oM ~ Is
who pay Sl~ rent each month.
George Parmenter shipped IS carloads of ice
from Groton Pond to New York and Boston
last week and. has received an order for 50
mere carloads and 1850 tons stacked.
The fourth quarterly conference, or annual
evening, r. a. Sherburne and +. +. Rand
were added to the list of stewards. Rev. A. j.
Hough was unanimously and urgently request
ed to remain another wear.
Cornelius Kelley, aged about IS. died Friday
night in Berlin, and funeral services were held
sunday afternoon at st. Augustines church
II had tended the No 6 Central Vermont rail
road bridge for about 20 years
Frank f.. Barnes who is now trayelin., with
his father in the Western states is expected
to resume his old position as clerk in the hard
ware store OF ID. l.. Fuller IL Son, on or before
May !.
Mrs. Carrie A. Hayes an invalid for II vears
and sister of millionaire Hobart of San Fran,
cisco, died Thursday at Waterbury Centre.
and was buried Saturday. r. c. Percivai
furnished a large number of beautiful flowers
Personals Mrs. II. T. Whitney is called