Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-15
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CITY AND VICINITY.

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evening from Nasser college after complet-
ing her first years course.
The L. V. MS defeated the Northamp-
tons at baae ball at Athletic Park Thursday,
II to 9, and Friday, ID to i.
G. II. Smaley, who is just recovering
from long sickness, went Thursday TO
Iarretstown in the Adirondacks
George o. Herman and mother have gone
70 Brewster, Mass, on Cape Cod, where
Mir. Herman hopes TO reg ain his health.
j. NJ. Sutton, lately appointed inspector
OF immigration, leaves for luchford where
he will be stationed, TO assume the duties of
the office
c. L. Lamb for the past two summers
assistant day clerk at the Van Ness House,
has been engaged for this season. He began
work Saturday.
The Burlington Savings bank has declared
its semi-annual dividend at the rate of 4 Z per
cent per annum to be paid to depositors on
and after July l.
Importations of lumber by boats from
Canada during the past week amount to
j-6, 600 feet of pine, !, $50, 600 feet Of spruce
lumber and 2Gi, 0O0 pickets.
The FREE PRESS nine are arranging for
game with the Sophomore nine of the L nj
rersity Of Vermont on Thursday, and on
Saturday will play the Bristol niuc
The Saturday excursions from Platts-
burgh to this city, inaugurated by the
Champlain Transportation company last
leason, viii be continued this summer.
Mrs. w. 3. Craven started to take n
irive Tuesday. After going few rods
4 wheel came Off the wagon, throwing her
out, but fortunately she was not injured be-
yond bad shaking up.
The full board OF control OF the expert
nent station of the University of Vermont
with Gov. Fuller discussed matters per
tanning to the station, ut the Van Ness
House Thursday evening.
About $50 accompanied Sherman's band
the moonlight ride to Providence Island
Dn the steamer Reindeer Monday. The
Howard Opera House orchestra provided
music for dancing at the pavilion.
An effort is being made by a few base
ball enthusiasts of the city to raise money
in support of summer team. They are
meeting with considerable encouragement,
800 having already been subscribed
The second and third meetings OF the
creditors in the insolvency case of Barney
L. Mead of Jericho were held at the Pro-
bate Court rooms June G. A dividend OF
AS has been their practice for several
years, the Wells * Richardson company,
die Burlington Drug company, Henry.
johnson a Lord and \. X. Brown q Co..
give their employees half holiday Satur-
lays during the months Of June, July and
August.
Tho Vermont Episcopal Institute closed
It's year on Friday. Owing to the continued
illness O. Mrs. Ross, the closing exercises
were omitted. The school has had all the
students IL could accommodate this year,
aud the outlook for the coming year Is very
lattering.
Lewis Mcmahon OF this city, who has
been in the employ OF the i. j. Sorg Tobac-
CO company of Connecticut as travelling
statesmen fer two years past, has been given
charge Of the firms interests in Vermont
and New Hampshire. MIR. McMauon will
mako his headquarters here as usual.
Mrs. G. Beaupre, daughter of Eli King
CT South Burlington, died Sunday efter
an illness of five months She was / . years
of age Mrs. Boaupre was a sweet-d dis
pOstioned woman, kind to all and her death
will be mourned by large circle OF friends.
She leaves husband and nine children.
y FREE Press representative learned
Saturday from A. a. Niebaum, proprietor
Of the Hotel Burlington, who saw Alexander
win tho @;@2 class race at Montreal that the
Itallion trotted the half mile in one of the
heats which he won in los. If Alexander
"I' 7ov ie'oiu u ~:4' 'otors Ian
1870, ~ 'N'' ''''n'y Will ~ u'=-
a very pIeasantsurprise was that of Mon
1ay evening when the young people of the
methodist church took possession OF the
mouse OF their pastor, Rev. I. &. Thomp-
son, the occasion being his birthday. A So
ciai hour was passed and the company de
parted, leaving behind them fine edition
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no Iotn uay Oh June was the day set
%t"'O ny tue sovereign granu lodge, l. 90.
Io' M N, ana committee from
N - 11oun IAN rouge NO ! ana Antonla
w. - DHusH'orS Oh heDekan, deco
"Vou '"e graves oI deceased Odd Eel
Io"S tuesday, next 0dnday evening me-
ia. services VIII ue he,o In st. Faul 5
HARDY.