Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-11
VICINITY MATTERS
BURLINGTON AND OTHER CHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.
The Important Happenings of n Week in
Our Understanding Towns Come
in for a Generous Share of Attention ut
the Hands of Our Correspondents.
BURLINGTON.

In town Tuesday for visit.
Prof c. 5. Denson of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Is visiting Prof j. r. Wheeler.
The interest credited to depositors by the
Burlington Trust company on August
amounted to over SIT, 900.
Saturday afternoon Capt Sawyer brought
In crowd of 400 on the Reindeer from
Coto. p. G., and intermediate points.
Mr. ellison Stockwel VIII o had a stroke
of paralysis while at work in the opera
house last Thursday, passed away Tuesday.
Miss Belle Houston of Northheld who
has been visiting her brother f. b. Hous-
ton Tor several weeks, returned home Mon
day accompanied by Mrs. Houston.
The College boarding house is being thor
oughly overhauled and repaired with new
clapboards, new veranda floors, and a coat
OF paint, besides interior improvements
The Burlingtons defeated the Champlaips
of Bluff Point ON Thursday by score of 4
to iii an exciting thinning game and
on Friday the game went the same way by
h score of IL to . in S innings
Mr. j. J. Bigolow and wife have returned
from months outing at Booth Bay Me.
Mrs. l. A. Woodbury. and daughter also
returned with Mr.. and Mrs Bigeow, having
been ut Old Orchard and Booth Bay for
some time.
An excursion passed through Monday
en route from Richmond, st. Adams and
intermediate points to Providence Island.
They came in train load of II cars and a
large number stayed over in Burlington,
while 800 took the Reindeer for the island.
Over 100 members are now occupying
tents at the canoe camp. The courses are
being laid out, and the races will begin
next week. The ladies' camp on the east
eide of the promontory contains the largest
delegation that has yet attended a canoe
meet.
The Reindeer excursion Friday was
patronized by large crowd OF New y ork-
ers, who took in the sights of the Queen
City and found their stay just long enough
70 make them wish for another visit. The
Edinburgh band furnished music during
the trim.
The local rainfall during the month of
July amounted to :. sc inches, the heaviest
on record The fall for June was also very
large, amounting to 6. - inches. No sum
mer for many years has been marked 10y SO
many thunder storms July alone having a
round dozen.
ellison Stock well, a carpet layer for Peck
Bros, while laying carpets in the opera
house Thursday, had stroke of paralysis.
Charles Sanders, who was at work near
by, heard him fall and ran to his assistance.
AIR. Stockwe.l was conveyed TO his home, 16l
north NinoosEi avenue, where he was at
tended by DR.. Cahil.
a telegram was received from Col George
I. Childs, president of the State league, bv
u. D. Foster, member of the executive COM
mlttee Tor Cnltteuden county, saying that
Hov. Mckinley would be here on the 3Oth
of August. This fixes the date of the grand
rally at that time, and it will practically
close the campaign.
The Photo-American of New York city,
devoted to the interests of amateur photog-
raphy, has just closed prize contest in
which there were 800 entries and in the list
of winners appears the name of George f.
styles fifth prize for a landscape view. Tho
prize pictures are soon to be published in
the above magazine.
MIR. Edward johnson, the bright and
genial editor Of the St. Johnsbury Republi-
can, formerly of the FREE Press, is visiting
L III the city. His many friends here wilt be
. pleased to learn that Mr.. johnson is making
| Nermont's youngest daily newspaper u
! gratifying success.
The Postal Guide issued by the postolice
department. states that the visitation of
| SN"NNJ oLANSS, "h'Nu was lnuupuFtISl last
summer Will be required this season, ana
tine visits are to be made between August /.
and December -. The list of questions is
much more elaborate, In last years re.
lurement there were but - questions,
whereas now there are co.
The FREE Pass is in receipt of an
anonymous communication, calling for
sunday excursions on the lake in order that
burlington may no longer la 80 years be-
hlna on style" The FREE Press never
prints anonymous communications and if
sunday excursions are necessary in order
TO be ION style" Burlington is likely to 10
out OF fashion for some time to come.
Thursday afternoon crowd of 80 peo.
pie appeared on our streets with the evident
intention OF doing the entire town in an
hour and a half. They were from Ogdens.
burg and Malone aud intermediate points.
having come from Rouses Point on the
Reindeer. Noticeable in the crowd were a
large number OF laboring people who wore
Harrison badges They embarked for home
Rt ! clock. They were accompanied by
The Naverly baud Of St. Regis Fails n. y.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
Pine street school. j. g. Wilson who has
charge, says that the foundation, in
Guiding the ASHER work which car
to the first story VIII Ia finished ready
for the upper brick work about September
]. He also says that when finished it will
probably be the finest, and most modern
'cnooi building in the State, The stone for
the foundation is from Wizards ledge and
fac brick will be from Grayes's brick yard.
Mrs. Carl Ebert, better remembered as
Miss Alice ). Baldwin, and her infant son,
have just arrived from Valparaiso, Chin,
alter a nine weeks voyage via Hamburg,
where she stayed several weeks. Mrs Ebert
lrst "eut to Chilli as a missionary teacher
Santiago college, but for the last few
ears has been resident of Valparaiso.
"here she witnessed the terrible scenes of
he late Gillian revolution. She has come
or visit Of several months at her home in
south burlington, and many old acquain-
ances viii heartily welcome her after seven
ears absence.
Postmaster Wheeler says that many curl
bus Ideas are entertained as to the functions
II the poAtoillce department. Not long since