Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-16
BURLINGTON.


Two and one-half bushels OF peaches were
picked from Mrs. DR.. Wager's tree in hor
garden yesterday. They are Of good size.
F. II. futile has arrived here from Ames-
bury, Mass. just before leaving he won
five mile roller skating race for gold
medal
Some OF the members Of the National
band have formed show troupe to travel
on the road The entertainment is Of the
variety kind.
A class for young women in English
branches has been organized and meets from
: to at w. c. T. U. hall, on Tuesday and
Friday evenings
Reid's Railroad Guide for October is now
on sale 1t contains all the time tables OF
railways and steamships in New England
and New York city.
The grand lodge of Vermont Independ ent
Order OF Good Templsrs holds their goth
session at Rutland on Wednesday and
Thursday, October IA and 10.
Human r. Atwater, aged 81 years, OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, is visiting in Burling-
ton. While in the city he is domiciled with
his nephew, Mr.. A. A. Drew
Whitney & Stanley have sold their box
factory, machinery and stock to w. l.. Mil
unStOn, VINO ntB started q factory On tne
Ferguson and Scarf addition.
The Rev. H. A. Starks and the Rev. H.
c. Farrar are among the speakers selected
for the annual convention of tho Vermont
y. p. S. C. e. at Bratteboro, October ~
and %.
large number of young people met Mon
day evening at the home of Miss Kate j.
Chase, on st. Paul street, and enjoyed a
pleasant time. Their arrival was entirely
unexpected.
Mrs. E. B. Lund, Mrs. H. G. Hammond
Mrs NJ. B. Waldron, Mrs c. E. Atwater,
Mrs. l.. z. Wilbur and Miss Ella Atwater
attended the convention OF the w. G.. T. u.
at st. Johnsbury.
A piano recital was given Friday evening
in Howard Relief hall by Miss May B. Tyler,
Miss jessie NJ. Davis and Mr.. c. w. Davis,
The hall was well filed with representative
Burlington people
A Young Woman's Christian Temperance
Union formed on Tuesday evening with
10 members, and the next meeting appoint
ed at w. c. 7. L. hall on the first Friday
evening in November.
F. NJ. Van Sicklen, president of Howard
bunk, and Mrs. j. j. Van Sicklen and chill
dren started Tuesday evening for San Fran
cisco, Cal. Mrs. Van Sicklen and children
will spend the winter there.
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ship yards at Champaign n. Y.
Inc hrst annual dinner OF the Vermont
rsn anu uame league VIII be held at the
-,t 80 e'en'ns' w
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The classes of 81 and 80 in the High
school picked out football teams and they
were fitted against each other Tuesday
Ne e'eNehs were evenly matched ana a
laU'llhs game was PiaYeu, the class OF Va
coming OIL VICTORIOUS py score Oh . 10 D.
The college Y. M. G. A. and y. w. c. A.
gave reception last evening In the y. NJ.
G. a. rooms to the college students, with
the invitation printed in italics for the
men, ine pariors were wen hHeu, anc there
was numerous sprlnkling OF freshmen
iAceS
At the y. NJ. c. A. meeting Sunday af-
ternoon G. ID. BARLEY of Bridgeport, Conn,
made q brief address and brought ont forc-
bly, many helpful and important points. At
!he cIo'e ol us REMARKS the meeting was
tnl p"n open anu seFerai WHO were present
'f
W, j. Van Patten and wife, Miss l.. NJ.
STRAIN ana Mrs. h. ii. Lane went Tuesday
to Bristol to be present at the interment of
Levi NJ. Bates, whose death by drowning in
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aH nti1r "uele ne was married tuesday
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civ. The counle will be absent for ahamt
one weel,
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