Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.


sed Monday.
Seoretary f. NJ. Corse has rented the
Ter house on Pearl street.
l.. Duhamel left Thursday for Bos-
where be expects to reside.
Walter Gage Of Hardwick has taken a
i:ion as clerk with b. B. Bseman
Irs. f. z. Hadey of Bellows Falls is
ting her daughter, Mrs. c. +. Grover.
ohm W. Dryer went to Baltimore Thurs
to continue his studies for the priest
Id.
". b. McKhlip has bought Of A. o. Fer
son n helf interest in lot 10 of block II
Ferguson and Scarf addition; considere-
n $500.
Ion. Robert Roberts, wife and Mrs. Ed
I'd Lyman started Friday for the
rld's fair.
Jol. George Tyler left Friday evening for
cago. He will be joined at st. Adams
Col. Marsh Q. Perkins OF Windsor.
ives has gone to Brooklyn, where be has
|osition as instructor in Pratt institute.
local butchers say that more Chicago
f is consumed ia Nernont than ever
ore while the trade in native beef has
cicaily gone by.
Mrs. Chester S. Stoddsrd, wife Of the
her Of the old Boston National bank Of
ston, is visiting with her friends, MIR.
Mrs. Frederick Gay OF this city.
Hiss Fannie Morse, The lady stamp clerk
the postotlice, has returned from her Is
vs. vacation, which she passed pleasantly
New Haven, Conn, ami New York.
pwards of 800 people, 106 of whom
lrded the steamer Vermont at this port,
pit to New ork on the Champlain Trans
tation company's annual excursion Tues
}. ". c. Clapp has the contract to en-
ye the Spear engine house. lis bid was
Is, but as the appropriation is only $1,000
work vii. probably not all be done this
|r.
be First church music committee have
|aged the well known contralto, Miss
'tense Drake, as so,oist for the choir of
church, beginning week from next
2day.
If. and Mrs. J. c. Reed and Z. p. Shaw
wife leave tonight for Chicago. After
bort stay ut tho worlds fair Mr.. and
Shaw will go TO their winter home at
mona, Cal.
,ol. G. ". Eindes Of San Francisco, Cal,
merry OF this city, was in town yester-
lie ia visiting his brother, j. G.
ldes Of Nergcnue:, who, with his daugh
accompanied him.
eke Brockney Of this city and Frank
gneil OF Plattsbureh ran a race Of 100
DIS for purse of $25, at Piattsburgh
irsday. The money WAS won by Brock
Time, 10g seconds.
irs. G. S.ocliwel, son Carl and dnuEh-
Miss Jessie Stock well left Sunday
lining for a two weeks visit with friends
relatives in Chicago, intending mean
lie to see the world Is tair.
9r. Edward Loneregan Of Nashua. n.
is spending few weeks In this city
b friends. Mr. Loneragan lett Nashua.
1day morning on his bicycle and Reached
b Tuesday ct / o'clock p. III.
et the meeting Of tie directors Of the
lstou Narcotic Cure company, held Tues
|, Elias Lyman wss ected director,
company Is doing a good work in cur
he following party of johnson people
ted Eclday for the worlds fair: DR..
en- and vile, O. B. Landon, c. T. Jones
wife, Il. Nj. Manifold Miss Thompson,
IS Pearl and Miss Genie Austin.
Ir. aud Mrs. ". =. Coburu Ct North
pton, Mass, who have been visiting Mr.
Mrs. George L. johnson, returned to
r home Saturday. Mr.. Coburn is one
Northampton most popular druggists.
ard. announce the marriage of Miss
ian Sophia Bromley, daughter of Mr..
Mrs. X. c. Bromley, to Mr.. Charles
[nt McGaifs7, at 7;30 p. M, the 96th
Mr.. McGaifey il popular mail
rier.
R. L. Burnsp, SON of Hon. w. L. Bur-
}, senior ct Dartmouth, and who has
Il position III hotel near Bethlehem.
h, thissummCr, came home Friday even
10 spend a few days before beginning
years college studies.
he reports from the farmers throughout
section indicate an unusually large
p OF potatoes, nut the continued heavy
ns have caused them to rot to such an ex
in some instances that it viii not pay
liz taem.
teainer George A Herris, Capt. Plon,
ottawa, arrived Wednesday Sept. IL with
lumber barges carrying lao, COO feet
pine, 40, OGO feet O, ash aud spruce lum-
4O2, 900 rickets, 1,7l2,0 pieces of
and lGS, coo shingles.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Wells, Mrs. Wells
Their, Mrs. Tanner, and Mrs II. G.
pmis left Tuesday evening for the Chicago
+, and Assessor J. j, Flynn aud wife,
g. h. II. Trick ind daughter Mrs. II. Z.
Is, start for tie same city to-day.
secretary Corso says that in the new
shman class there will be men from
own, Amherst Chicago university and
oeva college, These will all be in the
homore and junior classes. About a
nth OF the new class are to be ladies'.
was just enc year ago Friday that
rk was begun on tho electric power sta
at the gorge. The water wheels ar
3D. a. WiLooski Friday. Workmen
now engaged ~ filing the muin dam
stone, night and day geng bsing
oloyei.
be funeral Of Nrs. N. b. Adsit was held
esdAy afternoon from her late home on
ant street, Rev. Mr. Wright of Montpel-
officiating. The bearers were: Messrs.
ID JoLonnost, Henry Greene, William H.
"nsend AMI b. c. Barb.r The burial
IN Lake View cepstery.
D. j. WhittemCre and lcugbt.r ~ Nh