Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-02
BURLINGTON.


Mrs. II. e. Percival of Butler, No. is
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. =. M
Spaulding.
The st. John Baptist society have deter
mined to have an excursion to Providence
island July 4.
F. S. Ballard has secured a position In
the advertising department OF Wells "
Richardson Co. g.
Mrs. c. f. Townsend and son, Master
Artemus, have returned from spending the
winter at Rochester.
c. NJ Spaulding and wife are taking
weeks carriage drive through the northern
part of the State.
1t is probable that the Shermans will give
their first outdoor concert of the season in
City Hall Park Friday evening.
d. A. Stone has sold his residence on
North Winooski avenue, through W. B.
MeKilip, to j. w. Sullivan, for $4,000.
The towing companies on the lake are
carrying on bitter war of competition, and
the present rates are the 10 vest record.
The "Ariel," the annual publication of
the University, is in the hands of the bind
ers and will be out the middle or last Of
this week.
The thermometer registered 49, in the
shade at Bellrose's pharmacy yesterday
afternoon at . o'clock. 1t was the warm
est day OF the year.
Rev. DR.. j. H. Worcester and wife left
for New York Friday morning on a visit
to their son, Prof j. H. Worcester of the
Union Theological seminary.
The Howard Opera House orc hestra will
play for the musical festival at Richford
June 49, The orchestra has been called out
= o1iiy NO han hofn
The assessors have been compelled to
double the lists of a few taxpayers who neg
looted to give in q list of their taxable
property after being several times notified.
c. r. Hayward has dredges excavating
in the lake and extending the south arm of
the cove southwark toward the addition.
1t Will increase the available city dockage
considerably.
The FREE PRESS nine and the Rutland
Herald nine have arranged to play here
June Is. Printers are very handy with a
stick" and plenty of fun is in store for
the spectators
George l.. Draper of Pomona, Cal, for
merly of this city, has just started on a
1900 mile "Trip by water from Santa Bar
hara to Tacoma, Wash, where he expects
10 spend the summer
i liz =. '. NJ s. ueledteu the boston 1uDS
Saturday by score of 2G to 2; Monday
morning the home team victorious, 3
to 0, and the afternoon game went the same
way by score of to |.
Mr.. John Cook will have the deep sym
pathy OF many friends in the death of his
mother, Mrs. Thomas Cook, Friday
morning. His father, eX Alderman Cooke,
died about five weeks ago.
The Barre Wheel club, which has about
30 members, are talking of riding to this
city next Sunday for days outing Fiji
teen or ~ of the club often ride to Mont
roller and return the same day.
". b. Mckihp began moving into
MS new house on South Union street yos-
terday. II has greatly improved IL and
the surroundings also, so that it is one of
tho pleasantest dwellings on that street.
Posters for the annual State firemen' ;
tournament at Middlebury, July p and 2S,
are being distributed throughout the State
1t will probably be the largest tournament
Of fire companies ever seen in Vermont.
The employees of the Burlington Cotton
mills are paid every two weeks in cash, and
no orders are given. This, with 10 hours
for days work, is an improvement on the
former system, and one that the help ap-
precate.
The appointments of contestants for places
on the Forest prize speaking as follows
Freshmen, Allen, Andren, Blodgett, Dali
rympie, Davis E., Deberville, Doten, Pratt,
Randall and Sharp Sophomores to be an
nounced shortly.
The Crystal Confectionery company is
now in its new office on st. Paul street.
The store is finished in hard and white
woods and especially arranged for the COM
pany's business. There are few offices in
the city that equal it in beauty.
Stephen II. McGrath of Pittsburgh, n.
y, who died Friday, formerly resided in
his city. He was about 40 years of age.
10 was member OF the Barnes Hose com
any, which won the championship Of the
Torld in tho running contest at Chicago.
Mary Howe, assisted by William LAWN,
ienor, d. n. Babcock, basso, Wulf Fries,
cello, G. B. Van Santvoord flute, and
Lucen Howe, accompanist, gave an enjoy
able concert at the Howard Opera House
Monday evening. The house was crowded.
BY invitation of Mrs. Colonel Haskins OF
Brattleboro Miss Gertrude Woodbury.
daughter of Col U. A. Woodbury., will
take the part of "Bar bara" In the opera
priscilla, " which is to be given in that tow
the last week i'll June, for the benefit of the
guild.
A now runs on the Burlington anG
Lamoile road, starting at Cambridge June
ton, gathering cream at every station fol
the FRANKLIN County Creamery association
of St. Adams. 1t is an old Central Yer.
mont baggage car, remodeled and finished
off nicely with large ice tanks in both ends.
Engineer l.. S. johnson, Conductor s. j.
Wescott and Engineer George Chase were
sxonerated from any fault whatever in the
late yard collision at the hearing before
board of the railroad officials and wer'
ordered to resume work. The board founc
The company was more to blame than thu
men in not furnishing proper signals.
The New England Telephone exchang
has purchased 1000 poles with which t.
build telephone line between this city anc
Rutland Work will commence as soon a
the poles can be cut and prepared The ex
changes at Middebury, Brandon and Fair
haven are now operated by the magne
system. The new line will connect Bur
lington with these places.