Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10

ated last month from the medical depart
ment OF the university, left Monday for
Providence, r. l., where be has red a
desirable position In a general hospital in
that city.
Stanley E. Brownell, postal clerk on the
| Lamoille division, returnd to work Tuesday,
| after few days vacation. g. w. Scott of
the Essex Junction and Boston route, sup
! piled Mr. Brownel's place, it being his
| week Off
The mean temperature for the month of
July in Burlington was 70', with a maxi
mum OF 81 and minimum Of 54o. This
very comfortable temperature for the mid
summer month speaks volumes for Burling-
ton as summer resort
On account OF the difficulty In digging
for the track on South Union street work
has been postponed there till the road roller
comes. This will be used to break the hard
surface. In the meantime the track near
tho addition Is being laid.
Mr.. J. H. Robinson, president of the
Vermont Life Insurance company, and wife
left Tuesday morning for Chicago via the
Grand Trunk railway. They will be absent
about month, returning via Pittsburg,
| Philadelphia and New York.
Chief Dumas received Monday further
proof that John keruey, alias Jere Leon
ard, the escaped convict from Dannemora
| prison, has enlisted as a recruit in the Ca
madam regular army and his company is
stationed at ST. Johns, p q.
During Mondays thunderstorms two and
a half inches Of rain foil, amount seldom
equalled in so short time. The rain began
at $3.50 O'Clock and continued until about 8
O'Clock. There were two showers, separated
| Iu, 20, ,i,,t,. hn,, n'n
Mr.. L. S. Drew OF South Burlington has
arrangements completed for the shipment
Of his herd of ton Ayrshires, which he 10 to
exhibit at the worlds fair, from this station
Friday. Mr.. G. NJ. Window of Brandon
ships his Ayrshire herd the same day.
The directors OF the Merchants' Nations al
Bank of this city are ssid to be contemplat-
ing an increase OF their already large cap
ital stock, with a view to taking out addi-
tional circulation. They are authorized to
increase it up to 81, 600, 900 in their discre-
ton.
The n any friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Burr of Bridgeport, Conn, will bs panied
to loarn OF the death OF their Oldest child,
Lucy, which occurred at Pittsford on Sun
day. The remains were taken to their home
in Bridgeport here the funeral took place
| Wednesday.
Vice President Powers Il the street rail =
way company says that he hopes to have
cars, propelled by electricity, running be-
tween this city and Winooski by the Goth
inst. He also states with cousiderab bio em
phasis that the road will be 10 operation TO
Howard Park on or before the State fair
next month.
The will of Myron Small, deceased, late
of Huntington, has been proven in the Pro-
bate Court. Judge Wales has appoint ted
Martin B. Small, the son, administrator OF
the estate with the will annexed and o. H.
Ellis and S. j. Randall oil Of Huntington,
commissioners.
Mr.. c. J. Smith has let to Joseph Nor
gan the contract for the construction OF
large storehouse, 80 feet by 40 feet in the
rear Of his block on College street joining
| Winooski avenue. 1t sto cost about $4,000.
Work upon the foundation will be COM
menced this week.
Hon. John c. Allen OF Lincoln, secretary
Of State of Nebr aska. who has been visiting
his parents In Hinesburgh, took the express
Monday evening for New ork, where he eX
pects to meet his wife and son, and then go
to Asbury, n j., for a several days stay
before returning home.
Buel J. Derby and wife, who have resd-
ed in Denison, Texas. for the past lie years.
have returned here to reside Their many
friends will be glad 10 welcome them back.
Mr.. Derby was postmaster of the city for
Is years and he was model official He
was also prominent in State politics.
According to travellers, the hotels in the
Adirondacks and White Mountains are not
one-half filed with guests. Ferdinand Chase
OF the Loon Lake House has the largest
coterie, 10, Of tourists of any OF the land
lords in the New York woods. The Mirror
Lake Hotel comes next with some 100
To no class of people is the steady growth
of Burlington moro apparent than to oh
serving residents who, up to within few
years ago. could say that they knew, at least
by sight, almost everyone in the city, now
admit that they see many new faces every
day and that the number is constantly iu-
creasipg.
A New England Woman Suffrage associa-
ton convention ill be held in this city the
latter part of September. 1t will be ad-
dressed by several prominent speakers
among whom are Mrs. Mary A. Livermore
and Henry Black well of Boston. Their sub
ject will be "The complste enfranchise-
ment of woman
Tho relaying OF the street railroad track
GU Church street was completed Friday
and cars now run to Main street as usu A.
The rails in the block between Bank and
Cole ,e streets were laid on a grade estab.
lished by the city engineer and the surface
OF the street on either side of the track will
be cut down nearly foot in some places.
Mr.. E. j. Booth has just purchased OF the
estate Of Walter Carpenter two lots upon
the east side and one lot upon the west side
of Orchard Terrace, aud ia at once to com.
meuce the erection OF a handsome house
thereon. Mr.. NJ. j. Norris and Capt.
George +. Davis have already completed
the p ans for two attractive houses to be
!, built by them on this street.
In a news item sent out by the Associated
Press land published in last week paper,
the Bennington wooden mills were spoken
Of as the largest in Vermont. This state
ment was incorrect. The Burlington wool
len mill is a 20 set mill and employs a,
least 100 operatives when running full,
whereas the Bennington mil is 10 set
mill and, according 20 the despatch, en-
poyz about ob( narratives