Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30
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for Burlington district will he held at Gran
Vile, n y, June % and 26. The confer
ence secretary, Mrs j. Hillman of Troy,
will be present. An interesting programme
has been arranged. All interested in the
work are invited to be present.
Rev Edward Hungerford of this city
goes to Northampton Mass, June 8, by
invitation of the Congregational club of
Western Massachusetts, which will devote
its entire session to the consideration of Mr.
Hungerfords American book Of church
services In the afternoon the author will
review the book, and in the evening will
conduct the public worship, using the fuller
order of evening service contained therein
At the annual election of Burlington
council No. 5, Royal and Select Masters,
held Wednesday, these officers were elected:
Don A. Stone, 7. |. NJ; A. w Johnson,
u. NJ: G. W. Lowrey, p. c. of W.; George
is. Lane treasurer; II. c. Humphrey, re
corder: G.. G. Mayo, c. of G.; j. A. Clapp
c. of c.: e. II. Sherwin, steward; George
II. Whitman, sentinel. The newly elected
officers were installed by Past Illustrious
Master George o. Tyler.
a meeting of the republican county com
mittee was held at the Office of L. +.
Englesby Saturday afternoon with all of
the members present. 1t was decided to
coll the convention at the City Hall in Bur
lington, Friday, June o., at II a m. The
basis of representation established was one
delegate for each town and one for every
20, and final fraction thereof votes cast for
governor in 1858. The call appears in an
other column.
Mr.. f. r.. Brainerd of Chicago, partner
of F. W. Smith, who is suffering from
nervous prostration caused by over work is
in the city taking charge of the business of
the new corporation, the Smith & Brancrd
marble company, OF which the main office
is at the new and spacious mills at Beldens
Falls in the town OF New Haven. The
business of the new company is in first class
shape and will be vigorously pushed and it
is hoped Mr.. Smith will again soon be at
the nelm.
The books and blankslfor the taking of the
census in this city arrived Wednesday and
Thomas Failey who was designated by
Superintendent Howe to have charge of the
work in this city, has called meeting of
the enumerators for Saturday for the pur-
pose of organizing. The complete list for
Burlington, is as follows: Thomas Failey,
Charles B. Sornborger, Gilbert a. Dow,
George b. Case l.. a. Drew, Charles b,
Gray, William c. Failev, Edward Simays,
+. II. O'Bren james Freeman, james p.
Madigan.
Michael Courtney, for the past ID years
in the employ OF Bronsons, Weston, Dun
ham q Co., and for the last eight years as
inspector of lumber has been rendered and
has accepted a position in the employ Of the
Hartford Lumber company, of which \. C..
Dutton of Springfield. Mass. is president.
Mr.. Courtney's headquarters will be at
Menomnee, Mich, and he 1ill leave for
that place june >. Mr.. button seems tc
! have weakness for Burlington men, MIR.
! Courtney being the fourth at present occu-
! plying responsible positions in the company
employ.
The FREE Press is authorized to state
| that Sheriff Joseph Barton will not be q
candidate for denomination at the coming
republican county convention. He never
| fully recovered from the brutal assault
made upon him by prisoners in the old jail,
| and viii soon retire from active public
| duties in the hope that he can partially re-
cover his health, in which hope his many
friends throughout the county will heartily
| join There are II plumber Of candidates for
the office of sheriff, including Deputy Sherid
| Thomas Reeves of Underhill who has beer
Sheriff Barton's right hand man, Deputy
! Sheriff r. d. Wheeler of Colchester, j. y.
Norton of Richmond, and Mr.. Douglass OF
Wiliston, all Of whom will, it is under.
stood, present their claims to the republican
county convention.
The death of Edward Lyman, which oc
cured in this city on Friday removes one
Of Burliugton's leading business men and
foremost citizens. lie was born in Wood
stock VT, January 2ist, 1896, being The
| second child and only son OF the late jot
Lyman, who was for many years a promi-
nent citizen Of Windsor county. At fifteen
years of age be began his business career Il:
clerk in a dry goods store, and IN 1913. at
the age Of % he came to Burlington and
became a partner OF his cousin, the late Elia'
| Lyman. Three years later Mr.. Lyman pur
chased his partners interest in the concern,
and for 20 years was its sole proprietor
In 1852 he added a wholesale and iobbine
department. In 1865 he admitted llemar
w. Allen, who had been one of his clerks
for several years as a partner. and the bus
mess was continued thereafter, under the
well known title of Lyman 4 Allen.
The State executive committee Of the y
NJ. c. A. held a business meeting in par
Tor OF the hotel at Ludlow, Friday evening
The attendance was small owing to sickness
among the members and their families
The following gentlemen were present
Col j. j. Estey OF Brattleboro, chairman
of the committe; W. II. Fuller of Brattle
boro, secretary of the committees; +. A.
Lawrence Of Brattleboro, field secretary
for Elaine, New Hampshire and Vermont
{. W. Osgood of Bellows Falls and Ben
iamin Swift Of Burlington. Tse topic
discussed were place of holding the State Y
NJ. c. \, meeting this fall, three places be
ing proposed, Rutland, Brattleboro anc
Bennington. No final action was taken,
however The matter of district work wa
also discussed and the state secretary re
ported that the association at Bennington
had at length secured n secretary, Mr.. A
h. Flindt who graduates in June from tn
"School for Christian Workers at Spring
field, Mass, having been secured for tina
position, The question of finance wa
brought up and discussed at some length
but owing to the limited attendance bu
little business was accomplished, The com
mittee adjourned after three hours ses
sion.
Now in burlington.
Prof Clark, the motel New York Optica
and specialist in lenses for eye defects, who Ina