Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-23
BURLINGTON.

Mrs Alice Berry, who has been visiting
her sister at Montpelier, returned Thursday
evening.
Conductor Powers of the night express
and &. w. Wells of the flyer have ex-
changed runs.
II. n. Coon will build two-story block
south of his house on the corner of Church
and Cherry streets.
Joseph Lawrence aud wife happy
over the birth of e daughter. She tips the
beam at eight pounds.
Miss June Yale of northampton Mass,
has returned after spending Il week with
her parents in this city.
II. a. brigham began Friday the foun
dalton for his new boarding stable build
ing on South Winoosld avenue.
The street department has contracted
with J. w. Goode to supply the material
and do the cty's curbing this year.
The winter terms Of the primary and in
tormedete schools closed Friday for two
weeks vacation The spring term begins
the first Monday in April.
George T. Pore q. f. Moody, ". II.
EDgesby and y. c. CroInbie left last week
Wednesday for Bermuda This is Mr..
Iope's 10th visit to these islands.
The co-rartrersLip now existing between
the members of the fra OF Miles u Nc
Mahon company is about TO expire. Mr.. j.
K. Miles retr n ON account of poor health.
The residences of ex Mayor q. ii. Morse
at the corner of College and Pine streets,
sold Tuesday by W. b. Mcklllip to
W. ". Wheeer. The price paid was about
5000.
Dir. w. Z. Hall, The retiring alderman of
the fifth ward, give tea to his col
leagues of the board and a few of the city
officials, at MS home on South Union street,
Inst evening.
While running a saw at the Porter Man
ufacturing company's nail Friday, Max
ham Trombley. Il years of age, had his left
lend caught, tho little finger being severed
and the Iaim badly cut.
Word has BEEN received in this city that
Rev. and Mrs. +. L. Dewhurst Of Indiana
polls, Ind, are &c ioicing over the birth of a
daughter Their many Burlington friends
will send congratulations.
Mr.. c. c. Post has practically closed n
trade with Messrs. Il. & s. Walker for the
property on Bank street between Beaupre
q Lowrey's store aud Dr. Sparhawks resi-
dence. The price paid is 5000.
The plans for Fort Ethan Allen can be
seen at Capt. Guy Towards office in the
Vermont Investment company's building at
any L'Llf' Atlt biONdIO Will DC p!eGS5l
10 show and ext lain the plans to anyone
Mr.. J. a. Arthur, secretary OF tle local
board Of examiners, has had 20 applications
flied by persons wishing to tnke the civil
service examination flr the classified service
which will lie hold at the om house here
April 4.
The arguments in the case of A. T. Will
lnms vs.. the Haskns estate, were made
Saturday by V. A. Builard for the plain
tiff. and l.. +. Wilbur for the defendant
Referee Ray will report his findings to the
County Court.
Mrs. W. +. Crooler of GO North Prospect
street, an aged lady, Tell and broke one hip
Tuesday. SIC was opening the barn door
when gust Of wind struck it and threw
her to he ground She was reported to be
doing as well as could be expected last even
ing.
Tho annual meeting of the American Sign
company was held Thursday, and the fol-
owing officers were elected tor the year en-
luing: c. d. Wright president, ElIas Ly-
nan vice-presldent, II. *. Con- ger secretary
and treasurer, II. &. Bender superinten-
dent
Rev +. D. Bacon Of Essex Junction oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the College Street
church very accaptably on Sunday, preach
ing in the morning from the text "Let US,
therefore, as nanv a. be perfect, be thus
minded, " and in Ia evening on John the
baptist"
The funeral of Mrs. T. IL. Smith took
place Friday afternoon from her late
homo. Rev. IL. H. Wheeler oil ,ated and
Mr.. {. r. Brown had charge. The bearers
Were: +. a. Porter, W. J. Russell, ". j.
Hewitt and ii. II. Thomas The remains
were placed in tbs vault at Lake View cam.
eteTy.
Only light repairing is at present done at
the Centrul Vermont railroad shops here
aud most all Of the employees have been
transferred to other shops Of the company
The reconstructing and repairing of tire
Central, Osdsnsburg and Rutland divisions
are practically all done now at st. Adams
and Rutland.
+. J. Babcock of this city, who is clerk
ing for Richardson, Twigs q Co. of st.
Adams, and Miss Marion Wright, daughter
Of j. L. z. Wright of Sonth Union street,
were married by he Rev. y. T.. Croft, Fri
lay last. They Will resi- for the present
n st. Adams.
". ". Wheeler OF this city has purchased
John Hurd's entire cut of logs at Upper
Lake for this season, and viii saw them at
Mr.. Hurd's mill at TIE lake or ship them to
'ther POINTS as he may prefer. The amount
If timber purchase is L., 0O0 600 feet and
will PROBABLY b, all sawed cut at tue big
upper Lake mill.
The estate of Dr. Walter Carpenter has
bought IL part OF the land belonging to DR..
d. L. rutherford, aud Will opeu Il street
from Pearl street to South Union street and
probably to Co eye street or WInooskl
niue, and possibly TO both of them This
"l'i open up large tract of desirable res
Idence property in the heart Of the city.
Manager Ferguson of tho Consumers Ice
company started to drive across the axe to
l. sex, n. y, Thursday morning and when
near the south end OF the break water u o
horses got into big crack in the Ice. 1t
required some lively work, but Mr.. Fergu-
son succeeded in getting the animals out in
short time. The accident necssstated the
postponement of the trip.
The hearing before Hon. F. X. Gleed
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