Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-17
BURLINGTON.

Saturday morning.
1t is understood that Prof J. K. Good
rich may take tho residence formerly occu-
pied by Prof. Barbour.
Several parties ore negotiating with Mrs.
A. G. Strong for the hardware business car
ried on by her late husband.
Mrs. A. Loveland OF Pearl street gave a
whist party Saturday evening to a large
number Of friends A pleasant time was
enjoyed.
The fiscal year of the Burlington postof-
fee ends April l. The net profits Of the
office during one month reached and exceed
ed $4,000.
Roberts Brothers s. Co. have sold their
Insurance agency to Cronyn q Beckwith,
who will soon occupy the formers Office at
l54 College street.
The next regular examination for the
classified customs service will be held at the
customs house in this city Tuesday, April
b, commencing at 10 a. N.
Miss Katherine Gutchell, tho little nine
yenr-old daughter of II. J. Gutchell, is on
fair way towards recovery from nine
weeks illness with the grip.
The stockholders of the Burlington Gas
light company met Tuesday and author
lied the sale Of the electric light plant to
the consolidated electric company.
Manager Drew Of the Van Ness House
finally succeeded Monday night in trapping
the opossum which got under the floor of
the addition to the hotel now nearing COM
pletion.
A very pleasant party was given Friday
evening at the home Of Mrs. w. S. Phelps
on st. Paul street. Nuts and oranges were
served and very pleasant time enjoyed So
cially.
C. E. Martin OF Plattsburgh, N. Y, man
Rger of the Mirror Lake Hotel at Lake Pa-
cid, is In the city, accompanied by his wife,
They are the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. George
II. Holden.
The Unitarian society has purchased the
full-slzeI Chickering grand concert piano
that has been used by the Philharmonic So
ciety and yesterday it Yves placed in the
parlors Of the church.
Col. j. E. Fox has a novel paper weight
which is designed after travelling bag, on
one side of which is clock. 1t was given
him by Alderman H. W. Hall, who came
across it while IN Canada recently.
Everett B, Norton of Rockand, Maine,
government instructor under the sugar
bounty act, was in the city over Sunday.
lie is visiting the weighers throughout the
State, instructing them In their duties
l.. II. Turk, who has been travelling in
Europe and Africa for the past three
months, sailed from Liverpool on the City
VI -'o" 81 'ue otn inso' ana was expected
to arrive III Now York the 10th.
Harry S. Holton, who has been for some
time III Springfield, OHIO, is in the employ
OF the Northwestern Lille Insurance COM
pany III the capacity OF district manager of
Wy p@'iy siUu-
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Az 'ne regular meeting tuesday evening
OF Green NCuhtalh rouge NO. /, /. y. U. r.,
thS aecohu ueEree was "orKed on three can
didates and thereafter spread was served
ID tAe banquet room by brother w. b.
Inc infant daughter OF Morris Silverman
oI No'th " "Iaru street. VINO was terribly
burned ny her grandmother d m'staking car
DONG acld Tor sweet OH and giving uer
teasPoohlul' Is getting along nicely aud Will
5000
W. d. burden ex-manager OF the tele-
phone e%chHhge OF this city, has secured
ueSlFHDi' pos'Non with the southern lele
prone company ana WIN be stationed at
bridgeport Conn lie Leaves on Saturday
TO assume the position.
Inc lArtt!ohs IL the Ferguson and Scarf
factory ou'dihg on the addition are beng
put Ia LOT the Nationai Sign company and
tne engine Is expected TO arrive to-day, A
Inc OF shaitlng VIII DO put at once and the
machinery Is expected dally.
Tuesday the lake south Of Juniper and
the -Four Brothers and from thence nearly
10 Essex, N u, was open, but the cod,
sun weather OF the following night closed it
soiia ana tne Ice there will be by this morn
ing probably the best on the lake.
A lady from Williston has presented Mis-.
Jennie Stacy, secretary OF the Home for
Aged Women, 500 TO be applied to the build
Ing tund OF the Home. The gift is in aid
Of noble object and it is Unnecessary to
say that 1t is gratefully received
The Hebrew feast of Purino ocorrr.a Gu,