Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-24

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ESPONOENTS.
Beginning with Burlington and Other
Chittenden County Towns Our
Readers Can See Themselves
as Others See Them.
BURLlNGTON.

The sherman band fair, announced Tor
February 3, has been postponed to
March 10.
The capital stock of ths Burlington Cold
Storage company 10 TO be increased from
s2500 to $1,000
The Poaeroy Primary school was closed
This week two days, owing to the illness of
the owo assistant teachers.
The Independent has just been sold by
Mr.. Alger TO Mr.. p. c. Dodge, who will
take possession next week
The members OF the Ethan Allen Engine
company are now talking of holding their
annual banquet at the Windsor in Montreal
early in February.
Mr.. c. E. Hutchinson of this city and Miss
+. Trembe of Crown Point married
Mt the latter place by Rev. C. l.. Hagar on
the evening of the 10th.
The name of ex-Alderman Z. NJ, Sutton
Is mentioned in connection with the nomi-
nation for mayor by some of the repre-
sentatives of the grocers and meat men.
The suggestion of Chief Engineer Per-
kins that the fire bell tower should he raised
20 feet, is well received and it is generally
ronceded that the recommendation should
be adopted.
Conductor Foy and Engineer Deming of
LD6 ApDUTul NerTnO0U TOdl, WHO were Ie-
Gently suspended for cerelessness in disobey
ing orders have been reinstated and have
resumed their duties.
The membership roll Of the Burlington
Coasting club, which closed on January II,
according to the by laws, contains 81 names
against 81 last season showing an evident
falling off of the interest in winter sports.
street urchin pushed his head into the
4 1
81 say, mister. do yer pay n bounty on
sparrows, - and there was a visible decline
in his sporting ardor when he received
reply IN the negative.
A member of the Grocers' and Meatmen's
nnion rises to state that the organization
was not perfected for political purposes, but
it is not generally understood that the fact
that man belongs to the organization
debars him from talking politics"
The marriage of Miss Nellie c. Whitney
of this city and Mr.. Olin Merrill of Enos-
burgh Falls took place in Boston Tuesday
afternoon. The ceremony was private and
the bridal party left on the O'Clock train
for New York and points further South.
Timothy Keefe, the New York pitcher
On account of the increase in his sporting
goods business is unable to give the mem
bers of the University base ball nine n
course of instruction, and John Lynch the
Metropolitan pitcher, will be the man.
The close season for fish in Vermont
covers the months of February, March,
April and May for hook and line fishing
and all the year for net fishing, the months
named being those during which the wall
eyed pike, black bass, ETC., are breeding.
Ferguson Brothers of this city were
awarded the third premium for creamery
butter in 20-pound tubs at the dairy ex-
hibit in connection with the dairymen S
meeting at Rutland last week, the butter
to which the third premium was first given
being ruled out. Ferguson Brothers butter
scored 50 points.
The Burlington trust company has re-
elected these officers and directors: Presi-
dent, William Wells; vice-president b. b.
Smalley: treasurer, H. l.. Ward. Direc-
tors William Wells, b. B. Smalley, C.. NJ.
Spaulding,, Edward Wells, j. H. Gates, d.
pany is one Of Burlington's representative
institutions
The first three weeks of January, a year
ago, were even mlder than the correspond
ing period this year. Reference to the
weather record shows that the mercury was
above the freezing point in Burlington al
most every day in January, 1899, up to the
18th. On the 18th the mercury stood at 5t
In the shade On the 18th it fell to zero
and this was the first cold snap of the win
ter. On the 21st a foot of snow fell, and
we had very good sleighing thereafter
through February and into March.
The text book committee of the county
board of education consisting Of Super visor
j. S. Cilley of Jericho, DR.. c. NJ Ferrin OF
Essex Junction and c. G.. Peck, esq, OF
Hinesburgh, met with Superintendent H. O.
Wheeler and Principal S. w. Landon in th
city Saturday and fully discussed the matter
Of text books with the object of making a re
port to the county board. Representative.
of different publishing firms had submitted
their books and the merits Of these wer
considered at length, but no report was de
cided upon.
Rev. Father Lynch has received from thu
editor of the New York Star letter con
tanning the information of the death o
Daniel O Callaghan in Mexico Mr.. O'Calla
CHAN was native of this city and for sever
al years was member of the Sherman Mill
tary band and of the Howard Opera Hous
orchestra. He went ftom this city to New
York where few weeks ago he started with
theatrical troupe which started out through
the South. Mr.. 'Callaghans mother. VIII
lives in this city, received only few day
ago, leIueT from ner son VINO was then II
Havana, stating that he was soon to leav
for Mexico, and that he expected to be il
this city about the first of May.
At the annual meeting of the FRS
church last week the following OH
GERS were elected: Clerk, NJ II. Stone; su
perintendent Of Sunday school, W. II
Wood; second assistant, Miss Florence Ly
man; standing committee, Prof H. A. /
Torrey, n X. Brown auxiliary commit
tee, Mrs. Harriet f. w. Hickok, Mis-
Mary Torrey, Mrs. Julia Swift Mrs. Me
linda L. Adams, Mrs. Augustus Stearns
deacons for six years, Charles p Smith
John S. Wright. A resolution of thank
to Mr.. n. X. Brown for his efficient sci
vices as superintendent of the Sunday
school received the unanimous approval c
those present.
SHELBURNE.
DIR. T. r. Stoddard, Rev. G. F. Wilco
and Judge Mcneil are out again-F. i
Hart is sick -Tbara will ba sarvicaS at tb