Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
BURLINGTON.

i'll with tonsilltis.
The Keesevle stage made its last trip for
the season Tuesday.
G. T. Hayward is constr ucting an extern
sion OF 935 leet to the cove,
". d. Pope, who went to California a
year or 80 ago, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Harrington are speud-
ing short time in New YorK.
Miss Nellie A. Mower Of the senior class,
Wellesley college, is at home for the Easter
vacation.
Mrs. j. Walter May OF Newton, Mass, is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. U. a.
Woodbury..
Mrs. e. L. Perkins, who has been i'll for
She past two weeks with an attack OF fever, Is
ConvaIescing.
Rev. l.. NJ. Hardy took the express for
New y ork Friday evening, to be absent
about 10 days.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Floyd B. Smith of Water
bury, Conn, are visiting relatives aud
friends in this city.
The committee appointed by Gen. Wells
camp for the glass blowers have decided TO
give u masquerade bali April T.
More lumber was shipped from this city
during the winter just past than in any
winter before in the last 20 years
The keeseville stage got into n crack in
the ice near the New York shore Monday,
and was delayed over half an hour.
John T.. Weed, who has been seriously Ill
for several months past, went to New YORK
last wees to receive medical treatment.
Miss Hattie Dole of the advertising de-
pGrtment OF Wells ~ Richardson's is sick
and Miss Maud VI ceks Is taking her place.
The North Avenue line of the street rell-
read was opened for the season Sunday.
Cars are run on the same time card as last
year.
Bishop Hopkins Hall has closed for two
weeks vacation aud many OF the young
lady students have gone to their various
homes.
Alex Crosby, who has been dangerously
i'll Tor several months with kidney trouble,
Is convalesclng. He took short drive
Saturday.
Miss Chatte Miner is bone from Vassar
to spend the Easter vacation, accompanied
by her room mate, Miss Lucille Cross of
Nebraska.
The government has changed the lights
in the houses on the breakwater and Capt.
Chott THINKS tue new ones will give more
powerful Hgut
II. 4. Tofrey, J. d. Alen, II. J. Xii
bourn, p. j. Ross, L. l.. Durham, j. IL.
BloIsett and Dudley Graves are taking the
annual school census.
+. J. Beaupre is confined to the house.
Wednesday morning he stepped on plecs
Of glass, which penetrated through his shoe
and cut quite cash in his foot.
Manager Vincent Of the Vermont Electric
company expects to resume work on tho
power station Mt tue gorge in about two
weeks with n force OF ~ men,
Mr.. Benjamin Swift of this city, now
studying IN New York, has received and
accepted call to the pastorate of the Con-
greg4uona! church in Orwell.
Capt Guy Howard, u. S. A., has leased
the res deuce Of Mrs. James W. Hckok
corner OF Main and South Willard streets
and wi. move his family here about May !.
a travelling man who was in Saratoga
Saturday tod FREE PRESS man Mon
Jay that there was more snow in and
around that city than there is in this yicin-
ity.
The locomotive Gov. Smith now runs on
the flyer regularly, the engine j. w. Ho-
bart, which has drawn the train for few
months past, being put on the night ex-
press
r. G. Severson, president OF the Board of
Aldermen, is visiting in Philadelphia. He
Will return Saturday evening, accompanied
BY Mrs. Seyerson, who has been iu Tire
Quaker city for several weeks.
J. c. Wilson of Findlay, Ohio, foreman
Tor Contractor Ducomh, arrived Tuesday
evening and will proceed to set things in
readiness TO proceed with the construction
OF thu Pine street school house
Another hearing was held at the probate
rooms Saturday in the Insolvency case Of
Arthur W. Huutey of Essex, but before
the taking OF testimony was compile ed an
adjournment was taken until Monday.
The London and Lancashire Insurance
company Will cease to do business in Yer
mont soon, so says Special Agent lde. lie
says the company has been making no
money in the State on account OF excessive
losses.
j. J. Ridley of Bristol and c. c. Peck Of
Middlebury we're in the city Saturday, pre-
sumably to assist Col. smalley in selecting
men to recommend to be post mastars OF the
various towns in their county when the
terms of the present incumbents expire.
The Central Vermont Railroad company
viii begin in a few days laying side track
on to tho Fort Ethan ALEU- reservation &C
corning 10 luo piuuh VI NGpls OHu' 1ueu
all material for the buildings, sewers, water
system, etc, can be left at the fort.
7. L. la ey, president of tho Grocers' and
Meatmen's association, and a party of
friends, went to Wilsboro, aud returned on
his yacht Cyclone in 20 minutes, Monday
morning. lie said that the boating was
never finer, The distance sailed was 20
miles, the course being some what irregular
owing to the large cracks IN the ice.
The next camp meeting OF the Methodists
OF the Burlington district will open at
Spring Grove on Tuesday, August 22, and
continue till Wednesday Of the following
week The Woman Curistian Temperance
union Of the State WIZ hold "a l0-days' meet
ing on tue associations grounds in June or
July.
j. W. Jones of South Union street will
make extensive repairs and alterations upon
his residence this spring. He has rented a
house further south on the same street and
will occupy it while the repairs are being