Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25
VICINITY POTPOURRI.
BURLINGTON AND OTHER CHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.
Tie Important Local News of Week
Boiled Down Correspondents from
the Surrounding Towns over
their Territory Well.
BURLINGTON.

turned from New ork city.
Miss Carrie Beeman of Fairfax has en-
Gagged as cashier with Beeman, Hunt a. Co.
The new instruments ordered for a por
ton of the Sherman band are expected to
arrive this week.
Mr.. and Mrs y. S. Hill, who spent the
winter in New Jersey, have returned to this
city for the summer.
Maj. r. j. Coirey, superintendent of tho
Vermont Soldiers Home, of Bennington,
was in the city Saturday.
Miss w. NJ Parmlee sings at the First
church while Miss Lemon is pursusng her
musical studies in Boston.
a new lodge Knights of Pythias will be
instituted in this city about May D, with
about 80 charter members.
The L. V. NJ. base ball nine defeated the
Mortified university team at Athletic Park
Saturday by n score of % to 3.
Jennie Washburn who was sent to Rut-
land last july was arrested Tuesday night
for open and gross lewdness.
The L. V. NJ. base ball nine defeated the
St. Joseph's college nine by score of II
TO 3 at Athletic Park Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Rose J.ittleneld who has been visit
ing friends in town, left Saturday for High.
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Next Wednesday will be the last day for
noting cases for trial at the May term of
the United States Court to open at Windsor.
Miss Ethel Boright of Richford has ac-
copied the position of alto in the First
church to succeed Miss Drake, who has gone
West.
Newell Lawrence returned to Barre We'd
nesday. Mr.. Lawrences health is poor and
he is returning to Barre for medical treat
ment
Secretary Swift went to Waterbury Fri.
day to perfect plans for the y NJ. G. A.
district conference to be held there April
2G and q.
a telegram received from a member of
the party who left Friday for Cardiff
Tenn, announced their safe arrival at that
point yesterday.
Mrs. Lucia s. Hadley has sold two lots on
the corner of Proctor avenue and a propos-
ed new street running south and parallel
with Shelburne street.
The work that Lang Goodhue & Co. have
been doing on the tug boat, Little Nellie, is
nearly finished and the boat will make its
trial trip in a few days.
A. y. Whitney who had charge of the
Thompsons point picnic grounds last season
is engaged now in repairing and charging
the grounds and buildings.
There is "A good prospect Of the forma-
ton OF running team to take part in
the coming fireman's tournament and.
Fourth of July celebration.
The Burlington cadets have received an
invitation to take part In the Morrstown
centennial celebration July f. and the prob
ability is that they will accept.
F. l.. Washburn has already removed all
traces of the late fire from his shop having
renovated and painted the interior aud the
portion of the exterior that was injured.
The St Joseph's society are TO attend 10
O'Clock mass in a body at ST. Joseph 5
church next Sunday, the occasion being the
annual celebration in honor of their patron
saint,
At the ''Calico ball" at Star hall about
80 couples We're present; the Howard or
chestra furnished motive power for the
dancing which continued till i a. m, Fri
day morning
Sugar makers say that sugar making uten-
sill, have been gathered and that the sugar
crop is about half the average. Prices are
unusually high and handsome figures are
looked for in the near future
Reports from local correspondents say.
"Less and better sugar than usual. . but
some of the article exhibited i'll shop win
dows in this city would make sugar maple
blush clear to the hair Of its roots
The Saturdays issue of the New York
World contained a very fattering notice
in the athletic column OF p. j. Griffin. Il
former burlington boy. Griffin is fast
rising to be one of the leading all round
athletes in the country.
G. =. Foley, Burlington boy. arrived
Monday morning from st. Louis, where
he has been employed i'll a telegraph office
He has engaged in the Western Union Office
here for the present.
The remains OF the late George w. Wales.
which have been III the vault at Lake View
cemetery since his DEATH were buried in
Green Mount cemetery Tuesday. There
was prayer at the grave by Rev. Dr. j.
lsham Bliss.
The Horizon" one of the Champlai1
Transportation company boats plying be
tween Caldwell and Baldwin, has been
planked and repaired during tine past win
ter at her dock in Ticonderoga, and is to ~
launched to-day.
Mr.. c. G. Peterson has inst received a
letter from W s. Holland of Pasadena
Cal, formerly in business in this city Mr.
rations in one of the churches in that city
included 1000 calas.
Chester Harrington was arraigned in TIN
City Court Monday on the charge of in
toXcaiion. He said that he procured liquo
on a physicians certificate for illness at tn,
city agency, and drank 50 heavily that he
became intoxicated. He was fined - anl
costs.
"The Tribune Book of Open Air Sports
which was to be given to the member of th
boys gymnasium class who led the dumb
bell drill most successfully falls to Mr. Fred
Halves. Very close behind was Mr. Edwar
Wheeler, and to him belongs "honorablt
mention
The Cincinnati Times say "Sam Small
is a magnetic and convincing orator; tn
oftoner the people hear him the better the,
like him. His lecture at the Methods
church next Tuesday evening on "Loobin
Forward" IS pronounced his latest anC
bost. DO not fail to hear him.
As number of Y. NJ. C. a. member
have inquired concerning the probability a