Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12
BURLINGTON.

The retail price OF graduated sugar has
dropped to st cents per pound or 70 pounds
for 81.
An epidemic in the shape Of a severe cold
is prevalent to some extent among the peo
pie OF the city
DR.. and Mrs. w. 8. Vincent have just re-
turned from few weeks visit with rela-
tives in Chicago.
T. c. Underwood will leave this morning
for Waukan, Wis, where he will probably
make his future home
The annual meeting Of the Vermont State
Agricultural society will be held at White
River Junction December s.
w. Il, Cakes has been engaged to sing
tenor temporarily at the College street
church in the place of A. C. Saunders. re-
signed.
Col. U. A. Woodbury. and daughter, Ger
trude went to New York the Green
Mountain flyer Monday to be absent about
week.
There was another white frost Saturday
morning and ice formed at number of
places in the Winooski river this side Of
Montpelier.
The worlds fair commission for Vermont,
established by an act Of the last Legisa-
ture, will meet in this city for organization
next Friday.
Miss Warner Of South Burlington sold
her bay horse to parties from New York
yesterday. The animal will be shipped this
afternoon.
gay party Of young people drove to
Shelburne Friday evening in one of H. c.
Smiths three seaters, and attended the
church sociable there.
A canal boat with cargo composed al
most entirely of canned goods was unloaded
Saturday. The Wholesale firms of the city
all had part of the lot.
L. w. Wech, secretary OF the Welch
Bros Maple company, has just returned
from a nine months trip, in which tune he
has visited many Of the Western States.
Grand Master J. W. Goodel and Grand
Representative II. w. Hall went to Proctor
yesterday afternoon to assist in the institu-
ton OF a new Odd Fellows lodge there last
evening.
Postmaster C. F. Wheeler went to Mont
peer Monday to visit the recently built
postoffice, looking over the furniture with
the object of getting new furniture for the
office here.
Mr. c. H. Clark, formerly cashier of the
Burlington and Lamoille railroad, left Mon
day for New York, where he has posi-
of that city.
Buell. Martin OF Jericho was in the city
yesterday and he brought along few par
tridges which were quickly disposed Of.
Mr. Martin is quite a hunter, having shot
~ of the sly birds this fall.
The State board Of agriculture will hold
meeting at Island Pond, for Essex county,
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8 and
8; and for Orleans county at Troy Thurs
day and Friday, December 10 and II.
II. Z. Adams has purchased the Catn
property on Shelburne street Of A. G.
Spear, for about $4,000. He will rent the
place for a while and may ultimately build
residence there, or build tenement houses
j. l.. Scott and wife of Highgate Springs
were in the city Monday on their way to
visit friends in Ferrisburgh and Bristol
They will then proceed to Green Cove
Springs, Florida, where Mr.. Scott will en-
gage in the hotel business for the winter.
The building for manufacturing purposes
that is being erected on the Ferguson and
Scarf addition by the Burlington Building
association is rooted and nearly ready for
work on the inside. About half of it is al
ready rented and parties are negotiating for
the remainder
Camp Gen. William Wells, Sons of Vet
Grams, will soon have company OF the
guards The number of men required for
organization have been secured and the
papers have been sent to headquarters. The
company will be mustered in as soon as the
preliminaries are arranged.
Senator Redfied Proctor and son. Fletcher
ID. Proctor of Proctor took supper at the
Van Ness House Tuesday their way
home from attending Gov. Smiths funeral
SAna tf,r hat b.,
quietly at home waiting for the president
to accept his resignation and Congress to
open.
The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity held its
annual initiation Friday evening, when eight
freshmen were received into its mysteries
after which the members large number of
alumni and Messrs. Grover and Sails OF the
Dartmouth chapter, ad journed to the Hotel
Burlington, where an elaborate banquet was
served.
Wihelmina Schroeder, the little daughte
OF the late William c. Schroeder, died Tue s
day at the Home. She is the last of the
Schroeder family. MIR. Schroeder passed
away on May 10 last, and Mrs. Schroeder,
the wife and mother, August 10. The fun
oral took place at O'Clock Tuesday after
noon from the Home
Misses Nancy and Fanny Ryan left Tues
tsruaY morning for Boston TO attend the
w. c. I. L. convention They will ro
from there to San Francisco, San Diego an
various other points ia California and will
be absent until May next. Their house on
South Winooski avenue will be occupied Nv
w. +. Weston and family.
AT the fifth annual convention of the
Young Mems CHRISTIAN association of the
fourth district, New York, to be held at IL
conderoga. November 20 to 22 Secretary
j. w. Gibson OF the local association will
speak Tho relation of the association to
the church." His subject is assigned for
Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
On Monday, Nov. 90, Prof. Clark, tbs
weil-known optician commences another
weeks engagement at 50 Church street
Chester Hildreth's jeweIry store. The
professor is well known here and this vicin-
ity. If you have defective vision use
spsctaces it will cost you nothing to con-
suit him and have your eyes examined.