Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-28
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and New y orS and Boston are in force,
wv. Hulburd, postmaster at Hyde Park,
will deliver the Memorial day address at
Onderhill.
The mail trains now stop at the King
street crossing to let the passengers from
the boats Off and on.
Miss L. Louise Leland of johnson is at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, private pa
tent of DR.. Wheeler.
The health officers report for March is
late in making its appearance. 1t shows
nine marriages, 80 births and 20 deaths for
the month.
The WEIGH Bros. Maple company OF this |
city have made arrangements with w. s. |
Kennedy Of York, England, to represent
them in Europe.
There was plenty of ice in the Lamoille
valley Monday morning. 1t Is reported
that the ice In Greensboro pond has not yet
yielded to Old Prob.
j. G.. Reed has bought 46 feet Off from
the south side of the Wires homestead,
fronting South Willard street. The terms
CT the sale private.
George S. Wright sewers his connection
with Elias Lyman & Co. May /. He will
be succeeded by w. H. Davis Of the Central
Vermont freight office.
Lake Champlain boatmen are anticipating
good business upon the opening OF the
canal, many Of them being of the opinion
that prospects were never better for good
season in their line.
The steamer Chateaugay makes all stops
on her regular scheduled trip, the ice hav-
ing broken and been carried away from
the harbors at North Hero and Gordon's
landing by the wind.
A. r. Lemon left Saturday evening for
Pomona Cal, where Mrs. Lemon and two
daughters went last fall to spend the winter.
lie will be absent about two months, return
ing with his family.
Alderman G. H. kinsley, chairman of
the committee on public buildings and
parks is having several elm trees set out in
City Hall Park, to replace those that have
died and been destroyed.
The towing season begins next Monday,
when the Champlain canal opens. A good
many boats, loaded with coal for Burling-
lington dealers, waiting at different
points on the Hudson river
The funeral of the late ex-Alderman
Thomas Cook was held from the cathedral
Saturday morning and was largely attend
3D. High mass was sung, and the services
were conducted by Father Boyle. The
burial took place at Mount st. Joseph's
cemetery.
The winter cap was taken off the foun-
tain in City Hall Park Tuesday and it was
painted green while the stationary and
trimmings were bronzed. 1t forms hand
some combination and the fountain looks
better than for years. The water will be
turned on in a few days
woman named Hayes got drunk Satur-
day and fell down at the corner of Pearl
and Champlain streets while on her way
hOp ba bor
nose quite freely. She was picked up and
carried to her home on Bodgett street by
Mail Carrier Harry Thomas
a. j. Ranney of Plttsheld, who played
with the l. V. NJ. nine last year, and who
Is now backstop on the Dartmouth college
team, has received offers TO play with both
the Boston and New y ork league clubs after
the college season closes, at salary of
$1,000. lie will accept one OF the offers
An extraordinarily large flock of wild
ged'e, numbering, probably, upwards OF 300,
passed north Thursday. Old sportsmen
who are familiar and take pains to notice,
cay that flock has never been late
The weather pronostcators make use Of
this and III their opinion 1t is a sign of a
late spring.
George f. Pope, who went to Bermuda q
short time since for his health, met with a
painful accident the other day. He was
walking out on the Coral islands and slip
ping, fell from a wall about six feet high,
breaking one rib, fracturing another and
receiving bad bruises. He is reported as
improving as fast possible.
George wilkins, bookkeeper for A. b.
Kingsland 81 Co. was taken with an epilop-
tic about 4 o'clock W Wednesday afternoon,
going into commissions and being unconscious
for more than four hours. He began to re-
Vive then under medical treatment and was
feeling quite well Thursday, though it will
be a few days before he will resume his posi-
ton.
Two small boys named Ernest Potwir
and "Chippie" Frenett were playing arouuC
fire in pile of rubbish in Edward Snow,
yard Wednesday and Potwin took hold Of {
piece Of an old gossamer which was afre or
end and threw 1t. Frenett was near by
and II wound around his neck, burning hi
face and hair considerably. When the Pot
win boy what he had done he grabbed
hold of the gossamer to take it from Ere
nett's neck and his own hands were burned
Mr. Moore, the concreter who was will
us sometime last year, as the streets show
will come again shortly to do some mor
Concreteing, although Chairman n X
Brown OF the street commissioners think
there will not be MS much done this year a
last. The remainder OF the sidewalks OF
College street and the roadway on Churcl
street, between College and Main street
will undoubtedly be concerted. 1t will b
the only concrete road in the city and be
ing on portion of street where there is
large amount OF travel it will furnish
good test as to its stability.
Walter A. Weed, Jr., who graduates thi
year at Williams college, has been selecte
by the faculty valedictorian the com
mencement programme and by his class q
ivy orator at the class day exercises. Mr.
Weed graduated at the Burlington Hig
school and entered Williams from the Ger
ti6cate OF the school without further ex
animation, aud has led his class through tn
entire college course He has also taken
plumber Of fret prizes il leading depart
ments. Mr.. Weed is the eldest son OF Hon
". A. Weed OF Shslburne.
Eeveral BurlinR ton sportsmen. who 10y