Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

w. c. T. u. hall was filled Sunday after
noon and the meeting was one of special in
terest, Commercial Traveller and Evan
gelist c. L. w. Minis of Boston spoke
very earnestly on the necessity OF Chris
tian life actuated by love for fellow men
and not that service prompted by a sense of
duty.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Ethan Allen Engine company held Friday
evening, J. H. Thorpe of Charlotte present.
ed the company with loon, finely mounted,
the work having been done by IL. A. Brush
of Milton. 1t is said to be very fine spec
linen OF this bird, and the gift is highly ap-
preciated.
The State executive committee of State
Firemens association have after chang
ing the dates for the annual tournament
twice to accommodate different parties, Sc
lected Wednesday and Thursday, July u
and % which it is thought will be salts
factory to all concerned and interfere with
no other celebra ions. An earlier date
would have been chosen, but the citizens Of
MIDI, ebury wished to have new bridge
completed across the river before the fire.
men took possession Of the town.
Judge r. L. Wales was looking about his
house the other day and he found an edition
Of the FREE PRESS printed Thursday even
ing, Aug 81, lS4S. b. w. G. Clarke was
then publisher and proprietor. 1t was
presidential year and Franklin Pierce was
the candidate for president and Milard
| Fillmore for vice president.
The committee appointed by the WEIGH
Brothers Maple company to award the
prizes offered for the best receipts that re-
quired maple sugar in their composition
have recommended the following: First
prize, Mrs. II. n. Coon; second prize, Mrs.
G. Brownell OF Essex Junction; third prize,
Mail Carrier George W. Zero.
Since the opening of the present school
year the Howard Relief has aided aud v sit
ed 1875 families, and 312 children have been
aided There have been distributed 575
pairs of shoes and o. pairs of rubbers Be-
fore the end OF the coming term the total
number of pairs of shoes given will prob
ably reach and exceed 10O.
The first meeting OF the creditors in the
insolvency case of Reuben Hamblet of West
ford was hell Friday. and NJ. H. Alex
ander was elected assignee, Tha second
meeting OF creditors in the insolvency case
of John p. Irish also occurred. The hear
ing Oh the will OF Cecilia Cabana of Jeri-
clio has been continued TIL Monday.
Henry Chiott is building floating boat
house 3Ox6O feet in dimensions for L. c.
G ant. 1t is Oh the ice between the Cham
plain Transportation company's wharf and
Lymans dock. 1t will be quartered at the
former during the summer. 1t will be built
so that boats can be rowed under it, and
the passengers can step out upon the plat
form.
At the last quarterly conference of the
Aatl,
taken subject to the call Of the pastor, Rev.
Ii. A. Starks. The next meeting is helt
mainly to receive the pastors report. The
official board meets the first Monday IL
April and tie two VIII probably DO held to
gether. II he Troy conference will open il
Plattsburgh April Is.
AT the last meeting of the Burlington
cadets, Fred Willard was received as a mem
Der. The cadets are famiiarizlng them
selves with TIE entire LIST OF bugIe calls 81
that all the evolutions in march and Skin
msh drill can be carried through withou
the word of command. The company 10
has badge under consideration. 1t Wi
probably be u military PIN.
} The New England Magazine for Apr
contains quite an extended article entltle
''Surpliced boy chors in America" by :
3 Is. W htney, formerly or6aulst at st. Paup
Episcopal churcl in this city aud now or
g ganl,t and choir master of the church O
the Advent, Boston. 1t is profuseiy illus
e trated aud contains among other portraits
a very good one of Mr.. Whitney,
o Treasurer l.. C. Grant of the State Fire
+ mans ASSOCIATION says that Mddlebur
people are already talking enthusiastlcall
e about the coming convention and tourna
0 ment. Eugln Sergeant will, of course
be chairman of the local committee and wi
a have general oversight Of everything. II
has already sent Tor samples OF large poster
which will lie distributed throughout til
b State. Steps toward raising the none
pledged by the town will be begun at once
, A New York newsI aper says that the ell
. gagement is just announced Of Miss Lor
"a Lue!la Post OF Burlington, Vt, to All
a Charles Stells Of Seventh avenue. Mis-
q Post has been spending the winter with be
sister, Mrs. Simmons, OF President stree
and Seventh avenue, and Miss Mason of ST
u President street. Mr.. Stele came to BrooH
Ign about two years ago and establshe
10 himself In the real estate business and ha
70 been very successful.
Secretary john Gibson of the y. NJ. c. A
has returned IRON New Bedford, Mass
. where be went to attend the New Englan
" secretaries conference. There was q fla
&c attendance, though tine meeting was not
generally successful as the conference thu
: was held in burlington last year. NJ
Gibson also visited Newport where he W;
y formerly situated, and while there he acte
y as best man at the wedding of an old a
y quaintance, Z. Y. Mason of that place.
u A Burlington lady sent carpets costir
IL 81. 70 a yard to be cleaned the other do
- aud when they were returned holes were
numerous that she di1 not recognize Il
, e.egant brussels sent away the day befor
d They were entirely ruined, though it WI
1f through no fault of the carpet cleane
p The carpets had been swept or cleaned o
s. caslonally with salt to allay the dust, viii,
IN it is impossible to wholly remove aud gat
ering moisture caused deterioration. Otn
7 houssW ives should bear this in mind al
is profit by this lady's practical experience.
ID A remarkable coincidence occurred r
or Gently at tue station of the Citizens Lg
t. and Power company. 1t was caused
ne two mice crawling in the fuse box on t
transformer. They lay down on the So
70 ondary wires forming a short circuit viii
y, melted the fuse OF the primary wires q