Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-19
BURLINGTON.

ole at the Unitarian church Saturday.
The Stannard statue will be unveiled at
Lake View cemetery Saturday afternoon.
About rs came over from Plattsburgh on
the excursion to attend the Theodore Thomas
concert.
The Unitarian Sunday school ia making
arrangements for an excursion to Providence
island next Saturday.
The graduating exercises OF the High
school will he held at the Howard Opera
House Friday afternoon.
The Sunday school of the First church
will 80 Adams Landing Saturday on the
Chateaugay for their annual picnic.
The ice men are iubinnt over the warm
weather and they think the coal dealers will
have 10 take a back seat for while.
|. II. Melendy, formerly of this city
but now located in Washington, the rising
now State, is visiting friends in the city.
The society and Sunday school of the Col
lere street church had excursion TO
Willsboro Point Saturday on the Chateau
day.
The t. V. NJ. base ball team was defeat
ed by Harvard Monday, II to /; by Yale
Tuesday, 3 to 8; by Williams Wednesday,
10 to :.
w. L. Richardson, who has been missing
since last Wednesday, was found in Morris
willie yesterday ami returned to this city last
evening.
The University base ball team entertain
ed the Amherst nine with pleasant ride to
Dr. w. S. Webbs Shelburne Farms Satur-
day morning.
G. NJ. Peterson, formerly of this city but
now of Malone, N. Y, has purchased three
story brick block, two stores wide, in that
place, for $4,000.
Children's day was observed Sunday by
the Sunday schools of the Methodist, Col
lege street and First churches with nppro-
pirate exercises.
Through the fundamentally Of the FREE
PRESS, a large number of farmers are send
ing in their applications for the bounty on
maple sugar next season.
The Cherry street school, Miss Sutton
principal. enjoyed a ride to Melletts Bay
and around the city Saturday in W. II,
Lade & Sons Adirondack.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
IS Charles NJ. Smith and Miss Gertrude
Lane at the First church next week We'd
nesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
The weather was unusually hot Monday,
the Thermometer registering o. in the
shade and one that was left in the sunshine
for a few minutes ran up to lU4'.
Rev. I. f. Dewhurst preached me-
mortal sermon to the Odd Fellows at the
Berean church Sunday evening, His sub
ject was "Universal BROTHERHOOD"
Strawberries have again gone up, this
time to 90 cents per basket, which is caused
by the late frosts destroying the early ber-
ries and the drought which greatly decreased
the supply.
The civil suit brought by Socrates Beach
against W. +. Scrbner, claiming damage,
on a horse pu"cha, ed of MIR. Scrihner was,
after being continued three times by plain
till Withdrawn Monday.
A large number OF the friends of Miss
Gertrude Lane gave n ride in two of W. II.
Lane * Sons large wagons to Queen City
Park, where Tuesday evening was pleasantly
spent in tripping the light fantastic.
The government work at Ogdeusburg,
attsburgh and Rouses Point y. y, is go
ing steadily on. The dredge has not yet ar
rived from Grass river, n. y, bu it is ex-
pected to do some work in Chazy river,
N. y
Over 800 has been raised by subscr!p-
ton for scholarship tickets for the summer
school of languages. The amount will be
expended under the direction of Superin-
tenIent II. o. Wheeler and Principal 5. W.
LandOn.
1t is reported that Mr.. S. Huntington
will retire on July first from the firm Of s.
Huntington Il Co. and that the business
will be continued by George ". Whitney
and Hobart j. Stanley under the firm name
of Whitney q Stanley.
Tuesday afternoon as the engine Sails
bury was shifting cars in the Shepard &
Morse Lumber company's yard the engine
struck n pile of lumber and Knocked f.
Smith, who was working on the lumber of,
injuring one leg slightly.
The Vermont Board of Trade met at the
Van Ness House Friday afternoon at !
O'Clock. There was fair attendance OF
creamery men and others. who offered to
SELL but no buyers were present and there
fore no sales were made.
Work on the National Granite company ;
sheds commenced Monday. They are to
be 80 feet wide by 10 feet long. a travel
ling derrick which will run the whole
length and over the railroad track will en-
able ono man TO handle a stone weighing
90 tons.
The L. Y. n. team defeated the Amherst
college nine at Athletic Park Friday by q
score of to 2 and again Saturday, 10 to 4.
Amherst holds the championship In the
New England college league. The home
team left for their down country trip Sun
day night.
The excursion to st. Ann de Beaupre Mon.
day was we'll patronized. Eighteen car.
passed through Essex Junction for the trip
Among those who went from this city Were
Mrs. Thomas Arbuckle, Miss Mamie Scullv
Fathers Donahue, McIIugh and Mr.. Gun
ningbam
A. /. Barrows Fayette Barstow and P
j. Enright have returned from Lake Ed
ward, which is about 1870 miles from Que
bee city, in wilderness. A good deal O.
amusement was had and two deer wer,
seen. A catch of 500 pounds of trout is re
ported, some Of them weighing five pounds
The Burlington cadets are fixing up the
armory in neat and tasteful manner
They intend to be in line at the unwilling 0
Gen. STANDARDS monument on Saturday
j. II. H. Garfield, a former captain Of tn
cadets, has been given Il position on Tia
staff OF the governor Of Minnesota with tn
rank of captain
The oopcnrt MpnJo l,y