Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-20
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNES.

At the meeting of the new city govern
ment, Mayor Booth was in the
chair; and Aldermen Smith, Barnard, Tabor,
Cnisse, DR.. Willard and Young, were pres
eut. T. Mack resigned as first lister and
+. W. Tuttle was elected to fill the position;
?. J. Casey, was appointed supt. OF streets;
Captain Hoffnagls, superintendent of water
works; f. L. Fish, collector T. Mack, treas
urer; chief engineer, n. j. McCuen; assist
ants, George Thorne, 4. j, Norton; fire
warden., John DonuelIy, William Crosby,
William Booth, N. Gowstt; chief of police
Stephen Bates; special police l.. Godstte,
W. A. Adams end j. Danyou; oyerseer Of
poor, l.. F. Benton, city attorney, +. ".
Tuttle; health officer, DR.. Shipmnu.
A New York syndicate has purchased the
splendid property at the mouth of Otter
river, and will proceed to build a capacious
club house on the ate of the Fort Cnssin
House, which is il ruins. 1t Is contemplated
to build some 20 cottages Also Dock oon-
vsniences will no doubt follow. Work will
be commenced this week. The listers may
be found, day and evening for one week, at
I. w. Tuttle's Office Stevens block. -
Charlie Stone Of burlington is In town, i'm
proving his house John Liberty has just
returned from Worcester Mass.
The death of William +. Clark OF Ferris
burgh of typhoid fever occurred Sunday
night at the age of 90 years. Young Clark
was a graduate OF the Nergennes graded
school in 1890. was junior ct Middle bury
college and was a bright and promising
young man, esteemed Of ali. His funeral
will take place Thursday. Mr. Irving FL
lot Of Essex junction will have charge of
the Elgin spring creamery this sea-
son. A now boiler and engine of
10 horse power will be put in
The infant child Of Mr. aud Mrs. Cap
tain Mitchell Daniels, died Sunday night,
aud the funeral took place from st. Peters
church at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
-Hickok ~ Strong have opened a bicycle
depot in the vacant store on Green street.
Rev. Mr. Smith Of st. Paul's church is
ia Philadelphia 1t is understood that 20
or 20 cottages will ornament the Fort Cas-
SIN point this soasou.-The will of the late
DR.. Cram Of Ferrisburgh was proved Mon
day in Probate Court, and Il. Parker, w.
Henry Dean and W. w. Higbee, were APP
pointed appraisers and commissioners; Ira
B. Wicker, executor and trustee.
Joseph Danyon Of Ferrisburgh has sold
his 40-acre farm near the Elijah Graves
farm to Addison parties for $1,000. Kan
som McDougall Of Basin Harbor he'd the
thumb aud fcreiinger Of his left han d blown
of By the premature discharge OF gun re-
Gently. Nj ISIS Ruth Fisher bsgan school in
the Webster district; in district No. u,
Miss Hoyt will teach; in the Basin Harbor
district Miss Alice Wilkins will bs.in May l.
Increased storage facilities arc being pro
viled for the Vermont Shade Rollor com
pays. s. southworth Of Sacramento,
Gal, writes Mayor Booth respecting Donald
Macintosh who settled in NerRennes in
1860. He says his wife is the great-grand
daughter OF Donald, and that they have
some interesting mementoes OF him. d. r.
Young also has some, and all should he
placed in the city library for safe keeping.
j. Banyea aud son have returned to Ver-
gennss and will begin work at the old brick
yard The friends of Rev. Mr. Hawley OF
the Methodist church are much pleased that
hs is to remain here another year.
MlODLEeuRY.
Tho Misses Mamie and Jessie Vain wrigh
and the Misses Woods of Appleton, Wis
returned to their school at Northampton
Masr.-Miss johnson of New London
Conn.,, has returned homs. MIR. Stewart o
L. V. N. is visiting in town.-Mr. ALFRED
Woodward Will take charge OF Sheldon
grocery store Philip Stewart who is on
OF Yals's old base ball captains is coaching
the college niue-At the poverty" socia
bic held Wednesday evening at Rev. Mr.
Lyons Mrs. Stearns and q. G. Lnmson re
ciivsd the prizes. The new college pape
made It's appearance Thursday. 1t is al
illustrated weekly,
The town school directors have de
cdel not to run school this spring In th
paper mill district, which wa, part Of (
fractional district the rest OF which lay il
Wey bridge, Tho pupils belonging in Mid
dlsbury will be placed in the graded school
Hon. W. P. Dillingham;, ex-governor
has been secured by the q. \. Il. Russell
post to give the address on Decoration day
Principal Bullock Of tho graded sch0o