Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-19
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w. h. McCarty and f. F. Fowler left
ondav evening for the worlds fair.
! Mrs. T.. \. Pope and daughter started for
! 1c worlds fair Tuesday.
/ Health Officer Crandall will return from
g worlds fair this week.
/ Mr. and Mrs f. j. Booth returned from
ieir Western trip Saturday night
| Miss Marjorie Greenough of Port Neuf,
! O.. is visiting Miss Lille Flanagan.
Mrs l.. b. Platt and daughter. Eloise, re
mncd from Chicago Tuesday morning.
\. W. Mcintosh and wife left for Chi
! go Tuesday morning to take in the fair.
| Charles Campbell, fireman on the La
ollie train, has gone to the world ; fair.
| Congratulations are being extended Mr.
al Mrs W. II. Wood on the birth of Il
pm.
Nj and Mrs William Quinn arc receiving
Congratulations over the arrival of Il 10
,und girl
Miss Marion Armagnac and her brother
lbcrt started Sunday evening for the
orld's fair.
1.UNalu murray. an dE'u S'liti'ii"" Va
outh Burlington. is very i'll. He is mem
Pr of Stannard post.
T.. r. Coon took the express Friday evening
kr Washington having been appointed a
,liceman at the capitol
\ local coal dealer said yesterday that the
ices of coal would not be advanced before
g close of navigation.
Prof. j. l.. Hills has gone to Chicago to
tend the national convention of Directors
State Agricultural colleges.
Mrs. G. r. Palmer, Mrs. Fred Maxwell,
ISIS Nellie Miles and Miss Ida Geecn have
one to the worlds fair.
Mrs +. Henry Powell and son, Reed re-
rned Wednesday noon from pleasant stay
two weeks at the world fair.
DR.. \. p. Grinnell, dean, has called q
Getting of the faculty of the Medical col
70 in New York for the Goth inst.
Mis-, Fannie Pierce of Rutland, who grad
ted from the University of Vermont last
me. j. teaching in New Orleans La.
For the first week in months, no appli
nts appeared before the local board %
nSion examiners Wednesday for examina
III.
G. G. Peterson and wife, A. b. Simond
III wife. Herald Stevens. wife and son anC
r Hendee returned Monday morning
ON the world fair.
Three Burlington whcelmen rode to st
bans and return Sunday. distance q
nc ~ miles. They made the run there il
o and half hours.
School Commissioner Lane gave the teach
of Converse and the North and Murra,
'cet schools. very enjoyable tally-h'
lc Tuesday afternoon.
Frederick Gay and wife. f. s. Kimbal
Il wife. Mrs Stoddard of Boston and +. f
ywood were among those who departed
the worlds fair Thursday.
Ma,y Ellen sullivan. whose insane ac
ms caused her to be arrested was takel
the asylum Mt Waterbury Thursday
ternoon by eXOiiicer Mckenzie.
Dr. W. s. Webb Louis Webb. j. H. Pur
Or. Appleton. and F. O. Beach of New
Dirk are ct the Kildare club, near Tuppe
Ike. III the .Adirondacks for week : hunt
The new fire escape on the west side of tn
era house was completed Saturday. 1t i
lch larger than the old one and provide
easily accessible way of exit III case q
NJ. G. Berry. z. H. Wells j, w. O'Sull
II and s NJ. johnson of this city. Albel
~ and W. r. Patrick aud wife OF Hine
rgh took the Saturday evening expire
+ Chicago.
Miss Sadie Allen of Felrisburgh an
lille Walker and Cora Hcllick of tn
y have gone to Boston to enter Mi
hcclock's Chauncoy Hall school for kinder
rtcn teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. g. Benedict left FIR
y for Andovcr, Mass, on a few day
1t to their son. George Next s'aturda
y will sail for Genoa on the Kaiser Wi
I'm and spend the winter abroad.
The affairs of the Burlington Manufa,
ring company. which was so long manage
the late G. Il. Hayward. are AT preser
charge Of M, NJ. II. Stone. who has bee
nnectcl with the company for man
ar,.
The big pine tree ON Red Rocks. know
several as the bee tree, was blown dow
the late heavy wind. On cutting it u
q pounds of nice honey were taken OF
d at least - pounds were wasted in &c
Y it,
The Central Vermont railroad runs an e,
lsion to Boston via the Boston and Main
lroad Tuesday next. Special tickets wi
sold from ali stations from Alburg Hig
tc Springs and Enosburgh Falls to Mi
fseX.
prominent groceryman of this cit
lo has been all over the county and Yves
New York buying fruit, said yestcrdt
II the apple crop was very small and tn
barrel of good winter apples would vel
m sell for S.
Although the hunting season for wi
rl opened September but comparatiy
few have vet been shot. Sportsmen St
II the scarcity is due to the exceptional
ld weather, which keeps the birds in tn,
INNER waters.
The heating apparatus at the cathedral
ny changed from furnace TO steam. "
go boilers, one Of - and the other of
sc power. are being sci under the chap
ich will heat the bishopric residence,
III as the cathedral.
The smallncss of the potato crop has a
need the prices of the various varieties
Is necessary Of life from 10 to - per cei
6ere seem, to be Il scarcity of number
ricultWai products which are grown to
'gc extent in Vermont
Dr.. \ p. Grinnell of this city. dean