Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-23

The large flag that foated to the breeze
for Harrison and Morton in 1888 and was
pulled in after victory was declared, was
raised on wire fastened to the tops OF City
Hall and Bailoy's music rooms for Harri-
son and Reid yesterday morning.
The full Howard Opera House orchestra
played at wedding reception at st. Adams
last evening and to-day Leader Waterman
and his musicians furnish the instrumental
music for the grand musical festival at
Richford. c. S. Cornell will be the con-
ductor.
N. L. King, wife and child, from Kansas
City, are visiting friends in Williston and
vicinity. Mr.. King will be RENE mbered as
a former employe of the FREE Press in
the counting room, and now has a good
position with large Wholesale dry goods
house.
George Towle of this city was passenger
on the steamer Douglas which collided with
"A propeller in crossing Lake Michigan be-
tween Milwaukee and Muskegon a week ago
last night. The propeller shortly sank, the
crew escaping to the steamer which was able
to get back to Milwaukee.
Benjamin Audette died Of cancer yester-
day morning at the age Of 53 years. He
Canada 35 years ago. He lcaves three chill
dren, one of whom is William j. Audette,
clerk at the Hotel Burlington, who will re-
ceive the sympathy OF all.
The Boxer Engine company will try their
engine, which has been repaired down at
the lake this evening. If it works satisfac-
factorily, the company will enter the engine
contest at the fire tournament given under
the auspices of the NJ. b. Little Engine and
Hose company of Glens Falls, July 1.
H. w. Allen of II. W. Allen e. Co., l..
S. Drew his son j. H. Drew, and Rev. l..
NJ. Hardy, started Thursday on a fishing
tour to the grounds of the Laurentian club,
some 40 miles in the woods north Of Three
Rivers 7. Q. They will be gone about 10
days. The club owns 30 trout lakes.
l.. Webb, ir., of Granville, proprietor of
the Queen City Park Hotel was in the city
yesterday, returning from court at Middle
bury. He expects TO move his family to
the park for the summer and take personal
charge of the house next week. There are
several city boarders at the park already.
Chief Engineer Perkins has received a
letter from f. l.. Patterson, chief engineer
of Plattsburgh's fire department, saying
that the Horizon Engine company will en-
ter the engine contest at the State firemen S
tournament. He further stated that the
entire fire department there would attend
The heavy rains and hot weather are
pushing vegetation along very fast and the
season is far advanced in this respect. A
dahlia plant Mt the home OF Pearl street
lady is in full bloom, which is something
extraordinary, the flowers usually blossom
! ing the latter part Of August or the first Of
September.
| Charlie Doutney is once more at home
While he and the other two boys, who
thought they could get along better with
out parental care, have gained little no
toriety by their running away from home,
the experience Will doubtessly bring them
to the conclusion that there is go place
! like home. y
The summer time table OF the Champlain
transportation company's line of steamers
takes effect on the 9Th inst. The Chateau
gay will then run from Westport, n. Y,
to North Hero daily except Sunday, leaving
the former place at 7 a. IN. And the steamer
| TlconderoSa will begin her trips on Lake
| George between Baldwin and Caldwell.
L. NJ. Kendall, formerly assistant cashier
of the Howard National bank, now cashier
of the Washington bank at Walla Walla,
Wash, is making his annual summer visit
in Vermont. He is accompanied by Mrs
Kendall, whose former home was in Well:
River. They were in the city Sunday
and Mr.. Kendall will remain here for sew
| eral days.
Abbey pitched remarkably good ball fol
| his first game against the st. Louis Browns
While his opponents got seven runs, not on,
was earned, when does not sneak very wei
for his support. At any rate, it was
grand beginning and as he is a hard worker
there is nc reason why he should not keep
up the splendid work.
The gravel train runs about 175 miles c
| day now, besides doing the other work nee
essarv, such as loading and unloading. Tn,
men ballasting the track have reached {
point two miles south of Vergennes 1t viii
take some five weeks to reach Middlebury
the halfway station on this division, when
the gang will do a little ballasting near Wi
nooski, and then go on to the Central divis
ion.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
on Tuesday. the 2Sth inst, OF Rev. Il. C
Petty of Ausable Forks, n. Y, aud Mis-
Eta Chase Parmalee of Colchester at tn,
home OF the brides parents. Miss Parma
lee graduated with high Donors from tn
NeIh OnI MelnOulst seminary, class of 81
Mr.. Petty is member Of the L. V. NJ.
class Of '93, and well known as rlsin,
young Methodist clergyman.
The despatch printed in another col
umn, giving an account of the murder O
James A. Nelson, foreman of a gang O
Italians on the Monte Cristo railroad, nea
Seattle, WASH, has added interest from tn
fact that the murdered man formerly live
about two miles from Underhill Centre. |
is thought that there is no doubt that h
was the Same young man who left Vernon
for the West about six years ago.
The L. V. Ms. defeated Wesleyan colleg
at base ball at Middletown, Conn, on W ed
nesday OF last week by score of to I
On Thursday they defeated Yale at Ne,
Haven, to /. Fridays game with Han
ward at Cambridge was stopped by raj
after two innings had been played, the scor
standing to 0 in favor of Harvard, O
Saturday they defeated Brown universit
at Providence to |. They returned HON
Sunday morning.
Frank Neau, section hand in the sout
yard, was run over by shifting engip
Thursday. According to the engineer an