Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
VICINITY POTPOURRI.
BURLINGTON AND OTHER CHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.
The Important Local News of "A Week
Boiled Down Correspondents from
the Surrounding Towns Cover
Their territory Well.
BURLINGTON.

this city, at B. p. m. Tuesday.
Harmon S. Graves of this city has been
elected captain of the base ball team of
Trinity college for the ensuing year.
Harry G. Howe died Wednesday morning
al about o'clock, at his home on Grant
street Mr.. Howe had been II painful SUI
ferer for many years.
The funera, of Margaret Mr.. VIII
Curtis's young daughter, who died Tues
day. was largely ATTENDED from st. Mary
cathedral Wednesday afternoon
Prof Chittenden has moved his family to
this city from Swanton end they are occu-
pying the Jones house, next south of Prin-
cipal I.andon's house or South Union street.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Leo have returned
from their trip to Providence. Mrs. Leo
and child have been visiting friends for some
time, and Mr. Leo joined them about a
week ago
Farmers are taking advantage of the cold
storage system which opened last week
Wednesday, several shipments from the
towns in the vicinity having been sent in
during the past two days.
Antoine Pecor, the man who was sent TO
Rutland some time ago, on account of his
obnoxious love of horse flesh, returned Tues
terday to the city. He has suffered shock
of paralysis since his absence
An employe of the Venetian Blind COM
pany Saturday ran his right hand between
pair Of steel feed rollers on the machine
which he was tending The first three
fingers were badly crushed. DR.. Ha2en,
who dressed the wound, thinks that the
fingers will be saved.
The date for the State firemcn's tourna-
ment ia this city was finally decided upon
Yesterday. The business meeting will be
held August ,, and the tournament will be
held August 6. a large number of com
panies are expected from outside the State
and an immense time is anticipated.
The annual college Ariel has made its APP
pearuncc. 1t is bound in board covers, in
addition to which it outranks any of its
predecessors 1t contains picture of the
college in 1891 ana one taken specially for
this issue. 1t contains a number of photo
cravings from photographs by f. Il. Mems.
In the City Court Monday Frank Dun
bar was fined SO and costs, $40, for fur
nishing liquor to Henry Tobey, and the
latter gentleman was fined s. and costs,
SS.51, together with a sentence of 20 days
in the House of Correction on a former
mittimus. He will he taken there to-day i'll
4 party consisting of Y. \. Nve, j. W.
Jones, w. L. o. Bryan, W. d. Pope, i. II.
Shattuck and three gentlemen from New
Hampshire. VIII started Friday on fishing
tour in Maine to he absent two weeks. From
Bethlehem, y. H.. the trip will be made
with IA coach and four, driven by Y. \.
Nye's father, who is about - years old
Suit has Just been brought by Solomon
10, Ia. 3
$500 from DR.. II. Bourbonnais for NAL
practice. The plaintiff claims that the de
PENDANT reduced the fracture OF his arm so
that it is stiff and he therefore seeks redress
at law. y. Y Spalding is attorney and d.
T. Foster W. H. Hare and j. A. Brown
for the defendant.
The new regalia for the grand lodge of
Vermont and worn by the officers of that
body at its last annual session held here was
furnished by l.. c. Grant esq. 1t reflects
credit upon his taste in making the selection
The aprons are white lamb skin, edged with
garter blue bound with gold lace and they
are adorned with the proper emblems OF
rank as are also the collars.
Vt regular meeting of the Grocers
and Mcatmen's association in this city
last week it was unanimously voted
10y the members Of the association to close
their places of business on the second Thurs
day OF each month at Z. III. SO as to give
members a better chance TO attend the
meetings of the association and to give their
clerks one night each month for recreation.
The Young Americans and independents
played warm and lively bail yesterday af-
ternoon at the park Tor purse Of $50
The game was very good one from start
TO finish, though wild throws by the Young
Americans were too frequent Ia be interest
ing. The umplres We're Hill and Abbey, t.
V. NJ, scorers, Maynard and Allen. The
score was lG to : in favor Of the Indepen-
derts
Frank Osier, who was recently arrested
by Chief Of Police Dumas at Sheburnl
Falls for intoXication, had a hearing in the
City Court the 18th aud was fined 81 and
costs, the whole amounting to SlGO3. He
disclosed on Henry Wnterbottom, who was
acquitted, il being proved to the satisfac
ton of the court that the liquor which
caused the inebriation was brought by
brother-in-law of Osier from Montreal in an
Original package"
Or 10 A. Linsley, special lecturer OF
pathology and bacteriology at the Medica
college, who left this city Sunday evening
for New York will sail on the city of New
YORK Wednesday for Europe. He goes to
Berlin to pursue n course of study, intend
ing to return in October to New York
where he will resume the practice of hi
profession, already quite large. Will,
abroad the doctor will extend his visits on
the continent.
Mr.. J. b. Howard for the past two
years an assistant at the Vermont Episco
pal Institute, has been offered and accepted