Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-09
VICINITY POTPOURRI,
BURLINGTON AND OTHER cHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.
The Important Local News of Week
Boiled Down. ORE IS pondents from
the Surrounding Towns over
their Territory Well.
BURLINGTON.

W. IL. Lane N son mad the mlsfortun Q
to lose valuable horse Tuesday.
The Burlington letter carriers handled
296, 4s3 pieces of mail matter last month
The Citizens Electric company started
their new 2JO-horse power engine Tues
day.
The Unity has received an invitation to
repeat "a Box of Monkeys at Rouses
Point.
Hon. Henry Ballard has been engaged to
deliver the memorial day address at Wey-
bridge.
The grocery men about the city report n
large increase in the city trade during the
past week
The L. V. NJ. base ball nine were defeat
ed at Hanover, ~ II. Saturday by a score
of - to I.
Dr.. Rutherford. health officer. reports
that there were 3 deaths and "a births in
the city in April.
Rev. j. Paquet will have charge Of the
Catholic church at Grand Isle going there
once in two weeks.
Mr.. L. s. Drew has just sold some Ayr.
shire stock at fancy price to MIR Thomas
Fletcher Of Bridport
Mr. George r. Drew discussed "Prohibi-
ticn VS.. License at the w. c. T. L. meet
ing Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lucy A. Baldwin, who has been
spending the past winter in Lower Cali
tornla, has returned home
Tie democratic city caucus to choose dele.
gates to the State ana district conventions
will be held Saturday night.
Mrs Theodore A. Hopkins and daughter
have returned from Rochester, Ny, to
spend the summer in Burlington.
Mr.. Henry Wells has been elected direc-
tor Of the Mary Fletcher hospital in place
of Mr.. George W. Wales, deceased.
Thomas E. Shallow, of Montreal, for
merry clerk at the kichelieu, has assumed
his duties at the Hotel Burlington as head
clerk.
Frank Hazen, who has been freight clerk
at the Champlain transportation company's
dock is no longer in the employ of the COM
pany.
Col. l. y. Woodbury. was at Waterbury
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the trus-
tee of the State insane asylum at that
place.
james Virgil has returned from the Ber-
mudas and resumed his old place at the Van
Ness House, where he has made many
friends
Recent letters announce the arrival at
Rome of Mr.. W. B. Gates of the FREE
Pass staff During the latter part of
April, he expected to be in Munich.
The assistant judges of Chittenden county
we're in the city Tuesday considering var
ious matters connected with the county.
They Will meet here again on Saturday.
1t is reported that an effort is being made
to have the democrats of Rutland attend
the state convention in this city on May
~ In body, accompanied by the cornet
band
\ pilgrimage to st. Anne de Beaupre.
Canada, from the diocese of burlington
will be held June 2 under the supervisor.
OF Rov. ). NJ Cloarec o. St. Joseph
church.
The Chateauguay ran on to large stick
OF floating wood on the New \ ork side in
her trip Wednesday forenoon, and stove a
hole OF considerable size in her wheel
house.
y block of marble from Drew, Parkhursy
N Cos quarry in Barre, passed through
burlington Friday on the way to Buffalo. |
1t Is }2 1ect, i inches long, feet square,
and weighs 50 tons.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Dodge of San Fran
cisco arrived in the city and registered at the
van Ness Friday evening. Mr. Dodge will |
be remembered as a former superintendent |
of schools in this city.
Harry StolTs, formerly of this city. but |
recently with the Pomona Land company
has severed his connection With that COM
pany and viii enter the employ OF New |
Y DIRK telephone company.
W. Ii. Brink's foundry turned out a nair
Of unusually large castings this week. They |
are for water motor at New London.
Conn.,, weigh 400 pounds EACH and !
stand about j. feet high
Rev. f. G.. McFarlan's many friends will
be pleased to learn that after an absence of
nearly seven months, spent in recuperating
his health, he returns fully recovered, and |
Will resume his duties at once.
William Dunn, "a former emplove of the
Shepherd a Morse Lumber company. has
received an appointment from the govern
ment as inspector OF lumber and entered
upon the discharge OF his duties last week
The horse reported as lost by Lane q
Son Wednesday belonged to the Van Ness
house stable, a son of Waikiki Chief. 16 |
hands in height, and was valued at 5000
Death resulted from rupture of the stom-
ach.
Conductor Henry +. Chamberlain came
home on the $40 p. m. train Monday: he
was accompanied by a nurse and his physi-
clan, DR.. Allen, of White River junction.
Mr., Chamberlain stood the journey remark
ably well.
The funeral of Miss Eliza f. Shedd, who
died last Sunday, took place at p. m.
Tuesday at the residence of Henry A. Bixby
at South Burlington. Tho lnterment took
place in Lake View cemetery.
The lectures at the Medical College by
Prof. j. b. " heeler Of this city on '1linor
and by Prof. Edward D. Fisher
of New York on Diseases of the nervous
system will begau Monday aud continue
until May and May 10 respectively.
The "Hooks' held meeting Wednesday
evening, with about 40 being present They
voted not to accept the 5000 appropriation
proposed for them by the board Of alder
men, and appointed a committee to meet
and confer with the fire committee.
Bishop Bissell and Hon W G. Shaw,
who went to Detroit to meet him arriyed