Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-22
BURLINGTON.


j. NJ. Evans, u. v. NJ. 's3, has been up
pointed local agent for Hotel Endeavor at
this worlds fair.
Tho U. V. NJ. Cleo and Banjo olubs gave
pleasing ccnccrt at the Howard Opera
House Friday evening.
Mrs. F. c. Harrington and dcughter, who
have been visiting in Cleveland, O., return
cd home Monday evening
Tho Sunday school Of the Unitarian
church is preparing fcr q Christmas festival
with tree for Santa Claus day.
George Brodie, son of d. a. Brods, sus
tRincd bad dislscation OF one knee while
coasbag on Spruce street Saturday.
Mrs. c. N. Mead and daughter Mrs.
Berry, took tho Eyer Monday for Brook
Ign, where thoy will visit relatives.
Lous Pine, who fractured bone in his
ankle, has recovered and resumed his clerk
ship at Huntreos g. Ciarkson's Monday.
W. J. Howard is very sick with bilious
fever at his Lomq, 81 Decatur street, and
his daughter is also ill with the same die
oes,.
T. I. Brownell is In New York to attend
The great sale Of the Hobart farm stock.
Rc anticipates buying two Of the iinost bred
6Iios ever brought into Vermont.
dr. and Mrs +. G. Fletcher aud Mr. and
.si1G. u. li4GNSA eFthlned ABOUT W
friends at whist party at Howard Belief
Hall Hall Fridoy evsn.ag Some 20 tables
wero used.
The au1usl Christmas sale and supper at
the Unitarian cAurch was largely attended
Friday. Maay pretty fancy articles
Vsete offered for GALE ani tho tables were
vol patronized.
Tho trustees OF the Burlington Savings
bank have voted TO continue tho payment
of interest on January ! at At per cent.
This is the Psn1a rate that this we'll managed
bank has paid for the last seven years.
Epor.smcn say that lots OF Ash, especially
pickerel. are now being cougst from Shcl-
Durne pond through tho zoe. a mau named
Elliott caught OF the latter species which
weighed eleven and half pounds the other
day.
y tres was blown over upon tha tcls-
Graph line naar Shelbefne Monday night,
breaking four wires which Lpeman Keete
repaired Tuesday. No. Is wire was also
my2tar,ouaiy broken & nhe ard quarter
below Charlotte
City agent 6olden told e. FREE PRESS re.
Etrtcr Saturday taat the whisksy trust la d
advanced the price OF the liquor 25 cen is
per geiion since December l. 1t Is thouE ut
tsat the price al alcohol viii DO forced up
10 80 Il gallon by next Alsrch.
= lamp in house occupied by Philip
| Bayias, - hlrst street, exploded Thursday
evening" ana an alarm was rung in
FROM box q. at ESQ o'clock. The
fire compa1ioJ responded promptly but
ttair SCI vices we're not needed
dr. F. n. Whitney, secrstary Of tho
LcWe Publishing company, is busily Gu
gaGed IN work CONNECTED witA what has
ocrli TO DO Vermont and New Hampshire
100
Register, ho.h of which editions for 1898
| viii 10 Published shortly.
Sons Of tas Vermont democrats are ar
raugiuE to Gttead ths inauguration Of Prosi-
Gcnt-e,ect Cleveland, having Tor W ashing-
on &arcl :. Taey propose to charter q
Keeper end dining room car and secure sps-
Fla! rates Tor the trip. TIC state commit
tee viii unleabtcdy go with this party
A meeting Of tho creditors in tho insol-
vsary casa @. Barney L. Mead of Jericho
Yves held at ths probate rooms Tuesday.
Il. .. VI hltconab OF Jericho was elected
p.'i,;ne". Tee cls nv proved amounts TO
llSfL-9, bH. tlOrS cro moro watch win be
II. .onied litter. ThI ossota ara about
l.Ii0.
Ius rev fire engine was tried 1T the hos
pitol buildings Saturday afternoon and as
tbs result CT tGr trial 1t may b. said that
property on the hill, where there is little or
NO pressure Of water at tn, hydrsnts, is now
well protected in case Of fire Water was
forced through go .cet OF hose and thro nm
dlstsuca of 30 lost.
Oae car OF tne machinery Of j. w. Ran.
son & Co.'S foundry arrived from st.
Johuseury yesterday and thers is another
car load on the way. Mon will begin
TO set tha machinery in place in
the factory to-day. Mr.. Ransom and
family taYa arrived and are guosts Of the
Van Ness House al present.
station Agent ". II. Greene In "A talk
villa fHEG kEss reporter yesterday, said
that Burlington was so large city now
that very little produce such az poultry. q
shipped from this station, as compared with
years ago, il Icing nearly ell consumed.
For instance, he SAID, there was more but
ter shipped to tho city than there was from
It.
Goncrel superintendent Baldwin OF tho
c nlral Ncruont system says that new roll
in. s;oc~ is being purchased Continually.
Blk freight locomotives, three each from the
kcEsuoctady and tho Rhode Island works,
ere enGng the latest additions. The road
Is doing an enormous business, both freight
and passenger, end 1t is constantly increas-
ing.
Tae election o, officers OF the Sons OF
Veterans Guard for three years occurred
" edLcsdaJ ana resulted as ioows: Cap
tam, II. >. Fostsr; first lieutenant, q. n.
C0Liii; second Lieutenant, G. f. Mont
gomsry. The company has received as
surrGnco Of financial aid from an out-of-
town friend RAd tho prospects are good for
thorough Organization.
The I. v ii. Gise and Banjo clubs up
Pear at the Queon's Theatre in Montreal,
January 20, The students OF MGGll col.
lsGa wal tender tao nsmbsrs OF the clubs
and e'h'rs accompanying them reception
at taa " isdSor hotel. On tho 18th OF next
month the MoGh college boys will give
eoLc'r' IN tae opera heuEe here, and 1t Is
eItectsH return reception will be glvsn
tGam.
Manager Dewitt of tia U. V. NJ. Bass
Bal associaion ia in receipt II letter
from Il. {, Ide, manager OF the Dartmouth
Base Ball association, In answer to his pro