Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-07
BURLINGTON.

Alderman w. L. Hall and wife have gone
to New York to spend several days.
Alderman and Mrs. H. w. Hall returned
Friday evening from a short trip to Boston.
Mrs G. w. Woodhouse arrived home Fri
day morning from sojourn in New York.
Hon. and Mrs. WIG. Shaw went to Boston
Monday on the flyer for a short sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Gates returned Thurs
day evening from Washington and New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lane of West Ran
dolph are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
Gates.
e. j. Booth has purchased the land 'front.'
ing on Grant street owned by Mrs. r, w.
Barney.
Miss Florence Reynolds went to Spring
field, Mass, Monday to visit relatives and
friends.
Miss May Hagar went to Montreal Monday
evening for weeks visit with her friend
Miss Irish
Mr.. and Mrs. James Childs are receiving
congratulations over the arrival of a IA
pound boy.
Prof. A. L. Daniels Of the University left
on the flyer Monday for New York for
few days. stay.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Oakman left Monday
for Springfield, Mass, where they expect to
make their future home.
Mrs. M. S. Stone has returned with her
daughter, Mrs. w. E. Harris, from ~
weeks visit in Proctor.
The Winooski and Lamoille rivers were
reported very high last evening, as also
were the smaller streams.
T. c. Lyon Of Waterbury, who sings
tenor at the Unitarian church, has been en-
gagged for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Ferguson are the
happy parents of a bouncing 10 pound boy,
who arrived Thursday morning.
Miss Anna L. Durham and Mrs. Spencer
of NarshfeId, who have been visiting rsla.
ives In the city, returned Saturday.
Rev. Horace L. Wheeler, pastor Of the
Unitarian church, has accepted the call of
the society for one year from April l.
Cook, 1872, and HolbrooE. '93, are acting
as assistant chemists in Analysing SAMPLES
OF phosphates at the experiment station
The Plattsburgh Telegram Of Monday
said; 'The lake is open to Crab island A
good south wind would finish the leo IN ~
hours
Z. P. Smith has sold to G. NJ Cosrriff
through w. b. Mckilip the lot and two
houses at the corner of Pearl and Pine
streets.
George Ii. Holden of the G.. S. Bodeett
Co., has returned from 10 days. trip to
New York, Washington, Baltimore and
other points
The goth anniversary of the Young Mems
Christian association occurs next Sunday
and exercises will be held in the College
street church.
Cronyn 4 Beck with have moved their in
surance and real estate offices to the room
lately occupied by Roberts Bros G. Co., at
lJ4 College street.
Tie VIII OF the late Amos C. Spear has
been proven by the Probate Court and Mrs
Catharlne II. Spear and Mrs. Julia II. Soear
are he executors
vii! II. Drew, who has lived in Burliry
ton for the past 81 years, left tuesday
Tor Minneapolis, Mimi, where ne Intends to
make his future home.
j. A. Nellman has returned from Hart
ford, Conn, where he went TO attend tn.
annual meeting Of the Connecticut Mutual
Lie Insurance company.
Frank johnson, an employee Of the Porter
manufacturing company, had two fingers on |
MS right hand severely cut while he was
running saving machine.
Inc Consumers' Ice company's stable and
tenement house on Maple street wera
burned early yesterday morning. -Four
horses persisted in the flames.
Miss Emma d. Melor is home from Smith
college to spend the Easter vacation. She
is accompanied by her classmate, Miss Alice
l.. Lennon of Brockport, N. Y.
George Harris, night clerk at the Van
Ness House, has resigned and engaged to
manage the American House at Glens Fails
~ y. he left town Friday.
A farmer who brought a few hundred
pounds OF sugar to the city Saturday said
that the prospects were for poor sugar sea.
son, and he thought there would be but lit. |
tie made.
" w. Lowrey has rented his Residence on |
CLARKE street to l.. E. Clarkson, who takes
possession at once. Mr.. Lowrey and sister
Miss Kate E. Lowrey, will board at Mr.. G.
W. Beckwith's.
Inc upheayal Of the frost now makes the |
country roads very shaky and II. P. Palmer.
proprietor Of the Hinesburgh state, reports |
pe roads between this city and that town |
Almost impossible
hon. Chauncey W. Brownel has rented |
an once In the Vermont Investment com. |
panys building on College street and is
Moving his office effects there from the Mead
building on Main street.
Mrs Theodore F. Edgar of Boston. who
has been spending few week. In the citv
Win her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii.
Lane, ST., and other relatives, returned Sat.
urday morning on the flyer.
The demand at the livery stables for
teams Sunday was unprecedented for an
April day in the memory OF the liverymen.
Mr.. H. G. Smith said that he could have Let
4oo teams II he had had them
The consolidation of the electric light
business of the Burlington Gas Light com
pany and Citizens Electric Light and Power
company has been effected and ratified by
Inc directors of both corporations.
pr. y. c. Kinney of Greensboro arrived
ne mere Thursday, III company with Mrs:
thompson OF that place, who Is now at the
Fletcher hospital for treatment. DIR. Kin
ney returned home Friday morning.
L. T. waite OF L. P. Waite 81 Co. of
Nswburgh, N. Y, publishers of the Bur-
hngton and Winooski directory is in the
city making preparations for mi. na.r,