Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-15
BURLINGTON.

81 BURLlNG lON'
DIR A. a. MAYNARD leaves soon for Ber
lin. Germany, to continue his studies in
medicine.
The grand lodge, Knights of Pythias of
Vermont, will meet here in annual conclave
. October Il,
j. c. Belrose has purchased the NJ. d.
Cook house and property on South Union
sreat. Consideration, $4,000.
1t is expected that the Catholic Young
MEMS union will tender Coad jutor Bishop
hlichaud a reception in the near future
The China Hall Co., have now in and are
showing most complet, line of crockery,
china, glassware and fancy goods in their
ne.
The street department is continuing the
curling and gathering OF North street be-
tween Laiouutan street and Elmwood
avenue.
The hearing in the insolvency case of
George h. Scott OF Underhill, at the Pro-
ba Q rooms, TUESDAY, was postponed until
the 23I inst.
George Algor, U. V. NJ, '92, left Mon
day for Youkers, N. Y. lie has engaged
as instructor of French and Greek in the
military school there.
The board OF engineers have settled upon
the Both inst. as the date for the annual
parade and inspection of the fire department.
here will be the usual races, which will be
announced later.
Bank men are coming to the front.
Cahsier Burgess of the Howard bank and
Treasurer Ward OF the Burlington Trust
company are rejoicing over the birth of boys
in thoir families.
Miss Nellie G.. Turk is suffering from an
njured hgamont in the ankle. She was re-
gently enjoying tally -ho ride with a party
OF friends when the vehicle suddenly
overturned. Miss Turk was the only
INJURED.
The seventh annual fair of tho Clinton
County Agricultural society is to be held
at Plattsburah, September Is and 16. This
fair has been extensively advertised aud TIE
large number OF entries guarantee some
great races.
The New York fast evening express over
his division is the only train not scheduled
to stop at Essex Junction 1t also makes
the longest run without making a station
stop of any train in New England and that
is from here to Rutland.
Hon. Henry Ballard has accepted an in.
vitaton OF the New York Republican State
committee, and will take the stump about
the first Of October. Mr.. Ballard has
spoken in the Empire State in every presi-
dental election since 1876.
Canton Lafayette of this city is TALKING
OF an excursion composed of the first brigade
cautons to Worcester and Salem, Mass, the
first week in October. In the first brigade
are four cantons and they are located at
Montpelier, st. Albans Barre and here.
The democrats are not all firm believers
that Cleveland 'is sure of being elected. -
AS for instance, John Cotter, one of the
Lest engineers on the Central Vermont rail
road and democrat, has bet 500 with W.
Is. McCarty, also II democrat, that Benja-
min Harrison Of Indiana will be reelected.
The Chittenden County Sunday School
convention will be held at Essex Junction,
Thursday and Friday of this week Dele
gates from all the schools in the county are
expected. Rev. II. c. Farrar, d. D., Of
Albany, y. y, is to deliver IN address
Thursday evening, and will speak twice OIL
Friday.
John Hathaway, the carpenter who fell
from the roof Of {. = Hogans house in ST.
Adams. and was brought home Saturday, Is
Yraduully failing, aud the physicians say
That his life cannot be prolonged beyond q
lew days. 1t has lately been discovered that
a vertehra is broken. Ills arm is broken in
TWO places and portions OF his body are
badly bruised.
Tho y. W. C. T. L. held their annual
meeting Tuesday evening After report:
from the various committees the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs. s. NJ.
Fnnt vice.presidents, Methodist, Cora
Blethen, First Baptist, Jessie Chase, First
Congregational Luella Collins, College
street. Fannie Eastman, Berean, lnez
Moody; treasurer, Jessie Chase; recording
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secretary, Alice Smith,
Secretary Hawkins Of the Columbian ex
position informed FREE Press reporter
yesterday that that not only was the spac,
taken in floral, but in mechanics hall a
as well end it will be necessary to provide
additional accommodations for exhibitors
He Is sending out posters and fair !itera
ture by the wholesale. Two balloon ascen
sons with parachute drop are among tn
probabilities Entries for the sheep, catt
and swine departments are already comm,
IN.
\ well known democratic newspaper ma
Of This city rustng about after tard
voters election day, and at nearly 3 o'cloc
when the representative box was to b
turned he discovered a name which was nc
checked. This of course indicated that sal
man had not voted. The worker at ono
made a rush for the house OF the delnquer
voter pulling the doorbell a number OF time
in his anxiety for some ono to appear.
lady answered and he very politely asked
Mr.. So and So was there She replied NJ
lie then inquired if she could tell him wheI
he was The lady quickly retorted that IL
nan whom he was after died SIX months Gg
and she did not know where he was. I'll
scribe did not recover in time to chase an
more voters.
OUR HAVERSACK.
The 18th annual reunion of Company I
Firft Vermont cavalry. will be held on IL
fair ground, st. Johnsbury, Wednosday