Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
VICINITY POTPOURRI.
BURLINGTON AND OTTER CHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.
The Important Local News OF Week
Boiled Down - Correspondents from
the Surrounding Towns Cover
Their Territory Well.
BURLINGTON.

Merchants report increasing activity in
business circles and there is a bright out
look for fall and winter trade.
The L. V. NJ. football eleven went TO
Hanover Saturday and were defeated 10y
the Dartmouth eleven by "a score Of Il to 0.
A dramatic nnd literary club, in which
the members of the two higher classes are
eligible has been formed OF 1t. Josoph's
college.
The Yacht Clara, formerly owned by c.
r. Archambeault, has been sold to Mr.. i.
Wnott Of St. Adams and taken to st Al
bans Bay.
South Union street is receiving a needed
dressing of crushed stone in the vicinity of
Adams street, and tho cutters are also be
Ing cleaned at various points
Miss Lizzie Hicko has accepted posi-
ton Us clerk at :. Huntington q Co S
store. to succeed Miss Daisy Crane, who
has accepted position in Now York city.
= despatch was received in this city Tues
dav that the dominion government hai
decided to abolish the duty on logs 1t is
thought this will stimulate the lumber bust
ness here.
Mr.. II. c. Gilbert, foreman of d. w.
Robinson's lumber mill has invented a now
pipe wrench, and made application for
patent thereon. it is called the giant
pipe wrench.
Mount Sinai Temple Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine Will hold a meeting at the Masonic
hall in Montpelier. Wednesday evening,
October -. Many OF the mobility of tins
city will attend
\ very good portrait Of the late Hon.
Frederick Billings of " oodstock, appears in
the last issue of Harpers Weekly, in con
nection with quite extended biographical
sketch of his life.
Burlington coal dealers are pushing the
getting III OF coal for the winters trade.
Elias Lyman a Co., received % boat loads
week before last, Il last week, and six so
far the present week.
Mr.. Joseph Bunker of the firm of Tucker
& Bunker Of Cambridge Junction, was
Friday in this city. lie reports that pros
poets are very favorable for a booming
spruce lumber business under the Mckinley
bill.
The brc, work on the old reservoir is so
far completed that the laying of granite and
concrete began Monday morning. 1t is
expected that both reservoirs will he clean
ed and put i'll shape ready for use by the
first OF November
Representative Edward Wells presented
bill IN the house yesterday TO establish a
board OF street commissioners Tor the Guy
Oh burning ION ~ - nuplu ',''o 'ui1 as INC
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this city.
The Cardiff, Tenn, Herald says: az. c..
Hurnham OF Burlington, t., and VIE nave
Teen in Oardlh SINCE HohaCy' Hir' hhd
-Ifs' burhnalh came SCUM last "eeN' Nl3l'-
~, in ('hattun,ns-o Mr.
In4 severn! uuJS III = ma, n'o7'' ui
p"IHnu'H - ohe VI N"iul'l s""9'"H' '''i
property owners.
Cards have been received in this city an
nouncing the wedding Of Mr.. Charles L.
Woodbury. of Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, son of ez
Lieut. Gov. IA. Woodbury., of this city tc
Miss Anna b. Rlwson Of bes Moines, Iowa,
10 take Tlnce October 2?, at DeS Moines.
Il is expected that the Old Fellows Of
this district viii hold a meeting at Middle
bury the las; of October or early in Novem
Der. Green Mountain and Hamilton lodge.
of this city will probably eXemplfy two Of
the degrees aud the Middlebury lodge thu
remaining degree.
Rev. Chester r. Burdick. years ago pas
tor of the Methodist churches at Burling
ton and later at Wnooski and other Yer
mont points, and for the past few year
superintendent of the Farvew Home fo
trlendless children, near Albany, has re
signed that position because OF ill health
I : Vedder of Troy in bis will mike
an endowment Of the TROY Methodist con
farerca of which tbe Burlinqton district ia
part. Of $50 0UO for the benefit of disabled
ministers OF the conference. This fund 70
decayed ministers has also received abou
s. 90 from other sources the presen
year
The work Of dismantling the steame
Vermont was finished Tuesday at She
brrne Harbor. John Martin, first mate
came from the Harbor and took the Chat
eaugay in the afternoon to 20 his home i
Perm y. y. md Steward Thomas Dim
also returned here. Some slight repair
VIII be made on the Vermont during I'll
winter.
Mr.. Charles Dyer, division superintendent
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe raj
road with headquarters at Las Vegas, Me-
Mexico, is visiting friends in town the que,
of Mr.. Leroy Lyon, Spruce street. His famil
are also here. Mr.. Dyer is native of Ru
land. He left Vermont about II years az