Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-28
BURLINGTON.


an eight weeks illness.
Miss Emma Chandler of Pomfret is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. ". Is. Gates.
Second Assistant Engineer Moses Murray
is confined to the house by sickness.
w. Il. Livingstone, who has been sick
for the past 10 days, is able to be out
Mrs. c. E. Sherburne is out again after a
10 days attack of the prevailing disease.
Mrs A. Prouty is slowly recovering from
a severe attack OF congestion of the lungs
(. T. Frissell of Pomona. California, ar
ri> ed in the city Saturday for a few days
visit.
Prof j. X. Wheeler OF the University is
convalescing from relapse of the dreaded
grip.
Last year at this time some of the ice
yachtsnen were putting their boats on the
ice.
About 25 girls of st. Joseph's schools had
l sleigh ride Monday afternoon, going to
Essex Junction.
William keefe, government Inspector, who
has been dangerously i'll, was slightly inn
proved yesterday.
T. j. Bolger Of South Boston returned
home yesterday, after visiting his brother,
5. I. Bolger Of this city.
w. NJ Maxton, formerly with Leo & Nc
Auslan, has decided to 60 to Minneapolis,
MINI. He leaves next week.
Rev. S. II. Whee.er of Waterbury is in
the city with his father, Rev. o. &. Wheel
er, who is in very feeble health
w. Ii. Burnham has gone to Chicago,
where he has secured position with the
largest Photographic house i'll the city.
A large party enjoyed leap. year ride
out to Miss Estella McCollum's in Coches-
ter where they were pleasantly entertained.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Oliver q. Ladom and Miss Eugean Lyon,
both OF this city, to take pace February :.
The many friends of Mrs. ". j. Hender-
son will be PANIED to learn that she IS seri-
ously i'll at her home on South Union street.
1t il noted that there have not been SO
many dances this winter as usual. Private
parties have been if anything more numer-
GUS
W. c. Stacy and wife returned to this
city Thursday night, after six months'
visit 10 Mrs. Stacy's home in Pewtucket,
H. /.
II. b. Rogers of Essex Centre, an atTahle
andcourteuus gentleman, has succeeded oseph
Gotta, who as transferred to the freight Of
fee as night operator at the passenger sta
tiou.
George T. Foley, night operator at the
~ o-tcru | Mon Office, has resumed his duties
r"r a two weeks experience with la
grippe.
,.-el Murray and wife started Tuesday
morning for ST. Augustine, Fla, to spend
the remainder OF the winter at their South
ern home.
7 he board of control of the experiment
station held their regular monthly meeting
Friday and mapped out the work for the
coming season.
Deputy United States Marshal Thomas
Fajley was out Moulav for the first time
ul'er two weeks confinement with Il relapse
rom Ia grippe.
Some thermometers in the city registered
10 below zero yesterday morning. 1t was
-tpCrtel several degrees colder in many
owns in the State
f. +. Dumas, who has been jeweller for
z. +. AuerAach for Two years, loft oatur-
day evening for New Bedford, Mass, where
he has good position,
Henry j. Nelson is now in New York and
he II expected home tine first of next week.
lie visited Detroit, Chicago, Grand Rapids
and other points in the West.
The Lang & Goodhue Manufacturing COM
many have nearly completed a ten ton rub
blng bed for smoothing marble for the Bur-
lington Manufacturing company.
+. A. Rawson of Mount Auburn. Iowa
returned home Monday. lie has been
visiting his brother-in law State's Attorney
Cushman aud friends in Westford.
The girls at the Van Ness House were
given a sleigh ride by Manager Drew Mon
day afternoon to his LaGesiie farm in
one OF W. II, Lane x Son b large sle.ghs.
George l. Hagar's horse, which has been
used on his delivery wagon and as a family
horse for years, was found with one leg
broken yesterday morning and was killed.
At the last meeting Of the Earugari So
ciety 1t was decided to hold sociable March
Z, that date being the anniversary of the
formation Of the original society centuries
ago.
large number OF the employees in the
customs service throughout the State are
Ill with the prevailing epidemic and it is
with difficulty that the offices arc kept run
ming.
Ferguson Bros have sold their ice house
on King street, two ice houses on Maple
street and the ice house at Malletts bay tc
the Consumers Ice company; considera-
tion, $1,000.
Mr. w. E. Morse, head clerk for the late
TO reporter yesterday that the busines,
would be continued for a while, at least, by
Mrs. Strong.
Bishop W. II. A. Bissel left THURSDAY
afternoon in company with his son Of De-
troit FOR that city to spend at least part OF
the winter. He may possibly spend some
time in California.
News has leen received here of the dealt
of 7. Il. Dennison of New Bedford, Mass
father of Miss Louise A. Dennison, former
ly teacher in burlington and brother in.
law of Mrs. A. Prouty.
&. l., Stay has severed his connection a
clerk at the Hotel Burlington, Mr., Stay
has made many friends during his shor
stop in the city Mr. and Mrs. Stay wen
to Orwell on the afternoon train.
Sheriff Reeves escorted Theodore anC
Warren Iubbs, for grand larceny and
Russian tramp named Joseph Crook for va
grency, to the House of Correction yester-
day.