Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

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ing their cottage at Cedar Beach.
Mrs. George Llnsley went to Cedar
Beach Saturday to stay the rest of the sum
ner.
Mrs. J. b. Henderson took the flyer for
Boston Monday morning, to be absent u
few weeks.
Miss Rose Gilbert and Miss Linnie ST.
uonds left Thursday for a two months stay
Vt Chicago
J. L. Miles and daughter started on the
leo train Tuesday afternoon for the
worlds fair.
Col. b. b. Smalley and family arrived
home Tuesday after stay at the great
Chicago fair.
Mrs. William Knapton, sr., who suffered
stroke OF paralysis Friday, is not expect
ed to recover.
Miss May Hammond is spending a fow
days in Milton as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. S. Woods.
The first home grown green corn and
,hel beans of the season were put on the
market Saturday.
G. W. DOten, L. V. NJ. '9j, injured his
knee recently and has been taken 10 the
hospital for treatment
Insects known as buffalo bugs are max
ng havoc with the carpets, etc, ote the
housewives Of the city.
/. B. Lord and c. p Smith, with their
families, went to Cedar Beach the 18th
for outing Of several weeks.
Monday Rev. Edward Halves and Miss
Mabel Halves started for Winthrop Beach,
oear Boston, for week at the seashore.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
First Baptist church will have an excursion
tuesday, August !, to Missisquoi park by
rail.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis of Washing
ION, d. c., are spending short time with
Mrs. Ellis's parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. A. j.
Howard,
r. A. Corey and wife OF Elwood, Neb..
who have been visiting friends in New Eng
land took the 6:35 express for home Tue
day evening.
During shower Saturday, the wind tore
off the roof Of the Excelsior Yacht club
house, carried it 70 feet and smashed it into
aumberless pisces
Mrs. George II. Smalley left Tuesday to
join hsr husband in the Adirohdacks. Mr..
Smaliey has gained in strengh since 60
,ng into the woods.
J. j. Flynn sold Tuesday for Hiram and
Solomon Walker their block on Church
street to Mrs. NJ. L. Hyland. The price
paid was ST, coo.
Judge Wales of the Probate Court has
appointed Alderman L. Z. Davis guardian
# ex-Judge w. IL. Hare, whose long illness
,as wea Eened his mind
Wilbur E. Henry, quite well and favor
ably known in this city while salesman for
Henry, johnson u Lord, died Friday at
the asylum at Water bury.
Misses Minerva and Kate Liscum of
Brooklyn, y. y, who have been visiting
heir sister, Mrs. Richardson of Winooski
avenue, returned Monday.
The Ladies' Benevolent society Of the
First Baptist church have arranged for an
excursion to MissisQuoi Park on the Central
Vermont railroad August |.
The Central Vermont Railroad company
has reduced its employees in its railroad
inops - per cent since July /. A falling
oil il traffic was the cause.
Canton Lafayette has appointed a COM
rnittee to prepare a pilgrimage for the So
ciety to Montreal in September, the day to
be selected at subsequent meang.
City Engineer Mcintosh is preparing
plans and specifications for the extension of
the sewer outlet TO the outer edge of the
crib now being constructed in the cove.
Miss Mittis Skinner, graduate of the
|. V. NJ, who Is now teaching in Bristol,
Conn, is in the city, being the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. 4. 5. Wright of Adams street.
The second payments in the races TO be
.rotted at the State fair, September 5, +, Z
and 5 at Howard Park, indicate that there
will he large fields Of horses in all the events
Not in years has the summer travel been
80 light The railroad and steamboat com
panies and hotel men in the noun tains and
1t the seashore are complaining and predict
poor season.
Tho infant son OF Mr. aud Mrs. NJ. ],
Barnes died Sunday night. They were camp
ing at Starr Farm beach AMI the sudden
change in the weather probably caused the
chlld's DEATH
OWING to some nuisances which have been
committed the doors of the University
aave been locked, This will deter visitors
from enjoying the fine view to be obtained
from the tower.
All OF the Central Vermont's express
rains between Montreal and Boston via
5utland and White River Junction are
now solidiy vostbuled. The last one was
put on Tuesday.
The Methodist Spring Grove camp meet
Ing will commence August 90 continuing
'ght days. 1t will he held at their regular
grounds in New Haven. The programme
vii be ready for publication shortly.
D. a. Clark of Westport found his lost
boat, and the man to whom he let it, Mon
day near Whitehall The man was on e
ipree. The boat, which Mr.. Clark values
1t $50, was not damaged in the least.
Edison Allen, young promising Morgan
horse, was driven "A full mile at Howard
Park the 18th, in 2:21t, and after being
rubbed down, was given a half mile in 1l0
lie was driven by his owner, b. A. Austin
The members of the j. h. Hanrahan Hose
company Of Rutland who participated in
The ilremen's tournament IA: st. Albens
did Montreal Friday aud Saturday, return
ing on the night express on the latter day
The succession Of thunder showers Satur-
lay and Sunday furnished the much need -
I'd rain. The shower early Sunday morn
Ing was one of tue heaviest experienced here