Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25

the police an active night hunt early Tues |
day morning, Friday accompanied Officer |
Powers to Rutland, where he will spend the
summer season as guest of Superintendent
layers of the House of Correction.
Joseph Casey, who was bound over to
the County Court on the charge of grand
larceny for stealing $50 from Miss Mary
Curtis of Boston, pupil of the Sauveur
summer school of languages, was taken to
the Reform school Mt Nergennes Monday
by Officer Powers to remain until Scptem
Der.
The Christian Endeavor societies of Chit
tenden county will go on an excursion to
Providence Island July 30. A meeting
will be held at the Pavilion at which dele
gates will give reports of the national meet
ing at St Louis Remarks will also be
made by pastors and others. Tickets can
be obtained from the officers of the local
societies.
Mr.. L. NJ Ravln, the gunsml th, started
Wednesday afternoon about O'Clock to go
down the stairs leading to the basement Of
the Burlington Clothing company's store,
when his foot slipped on the top stair, and
he fell to the bottom, breaking his leg just
above the ankle DIR. j. Il. Wheeler was
called, and he set the limb, after which tine
injured man was taken to his home on
North avenue. He will probably be dis
abcd some time.
Mr.. G.. w Smalley, in letter from Lon
don TO the New York Tribune. alludes to a
recent attac,; of a socialist mob in London.
on the carriage of Lady Shire wsbury,
which happened to he in the way of their
fury, and from which they tore one of the
doors Mr.. Smalley says the matter might
have been moro serious but for the pro1npt
notion of .'vounp MIR Webb of New York -
The gentlemen SO referred TO- was Mr..
| Creighton Webb. and Lady Shrewsbury
will be remembered by some of our readers
as having visited Burlington last summer
as the guest of Mr.. Phelps
a recent issue of the Hastings Nebraska
| Democrat SAYS that a new man will be pre-
sented for consideration to the Nebraska re-
publican State convention for secretary Of
| State, namely, Hon. j. c. Allen of AlcCook.
! The Democrat adds: "In point of ability
| John &. Allen has no superior. His re
publicanism is of the kind that never way
ers while he is one of the best known men
in the State The West will be for him be
cause he is a Western winner Mr.. Allen
| is Il Vermont boy, the son of John H. Allen
of Hinesburgh and his many frields in this
vicinity will be glad to learn of his we'll
earned success
/ The funeral Of Willis q KpaIer Ivas hold
Monday afternoon ut , o'clock from the
residence of his father. Mr.. G.. w. Keller.
at 2l1 Colchester avenue. y large num-
Der were present and the Gen. William
/ Wells Camp, 5. Of. v, of which the de
| cease was a member and the Ladies Aid
society, No. i, attended the funeral rs or
CARNATIONS, Rev. F. &. McFarlan otficiated
and Mr.. G.. W. Davis had general charge.
! y guard ofhonor composed of the following
members attended the remains to the Green
Mount cemetery: I. W. Chase, +, W.
Sault, f. S. Beach, Z. L. Abbott, W. II.
Tracy and w. A. Swan.
The curb and flag wall, on both sides of
Main street are nov, complete from Union
70 William. md Summit streets and tho
Improvement in the appearance of the street
is very noticeable. SUPERINTENDENT Stevens
has shown a very commentaries interest in
this work and riven much attention to il
The stone work has all been done Inv Mr. I
W. Goodell, and gives excellent satisfaction
TO those who have nloced their vorl, in his
hands 4 very noticeable Improvement has
been made by chnncing the line of the street
curbinr, N, Prosnect stroat n,or +ba north
eud of tho Collere Crnon and raeottin, ,ha
curb Mt tine south end The rrontaoo. of
Mr.. ! J. Aliens residence. the two new
buildings donated TO the Collage Inv Mr.
.John Converse and the ooriculturol ovnnri
rnen+ stp.ior hovo bacr orodod ord crrbed