Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-17
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.
public schools open September II.


Mrs. l.. d. Turrill is spending a few
weeks at Massena Springs, N. y.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hammond are much
)ated over the birth Of a son born Mon
lay.
Mr. L. F. Brownell has returned from his
Town country trip with his string Of
horses.
The foundation for Spalding & Kimball's
\Arge storehouse on Battery street is com
>letel.
Friday was another sweltering day, the
thermometer ranging about as high as on
Thursday.
DR.. L. B. johnson and family went to
Cedar Beach Thursday afternoon for
three weeks stay.
Miss Kate Gates went to Buffalo Thurs
lay to spend a short time with her sister,
Hrs. Hugh Mclean.
There were $50 on the excursion from
Middlebury and intermediate stations to
Ausable Chasm Friday.
A. T. jackson of Lincoln has bought a
OF on Lyman avenue at the addition and 10
lrecting house upon it.
Emma Sweetlapd has been adjudged in
sane on religious subjects and taken to the
asylum at Waterbury.
The steamer Reindeer had 400 on its
)ursion from Plattsburgh to this city and
Queen City Park Tuesday.
Miss Retta l.. Ellis, stenographer in En-
rights law office, is at her home in Hun
tington on weeks vacation.
A citizen OF Huntington, who was in the
atty Monday, reported seeing frost on the
bridges in Hinesburgh Hollow.
Wednesday next is the last day for set
ing causes for trial by jury at the coming
September term of County Court.
Willie, son OF Thomas +. Mulheron of
Elm street, was badly bitten in the calf Of
Me leg the other day by bull dog
DR.. Dane Hurlburt Of Geneva, Switzer-
and, formerly practicing DENTS at st.
Adams, is visiting friends in the State.
Miss Mildred Durham stenographer at
the Venetian Blind company's, is spending
her vacation In Montreal and Toronto.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Fletcher left Monday
IN ~ days pleasure trip, including a
visit to Lake Placid, Cascade lake and Paul
Smith's
a. b. Simonds and family and C. G.
Peterson and family are enjoying their an
nual outing at Camp Wildemere near Basin
Harbor.
J. L. Duhame has sold his shoe business
IN Church street to the Allen Shoe COM
papy, who are now running thu same. Mr..
Duhamel will soon 60 to Boston.
DR.. E. S. Lane, son of ex-Judgs Lane of
this city, who graduated from the Medical
department of the university this year, has
hung out his shinge in Ferrisburgh
MIR. and Mrs. ". E. Greene, who are oc-
4L,f.
gave whist party Friday evening. Near
W all of the campers there were in attend
ince.
Mr.. A. r. Lemon also has Spanish coin
VI the date Of 1921, which he found in the
garrett of an old house some eighteen years
since. The coin is in good state of preser-
walton.
C. p. Boynton, wife and daughter of
Elwood, Neb., who have been visiting
friends and relatives in Hnesburgh, their
'ormer home, started for home Monday
Vening.
Mrs. Freeman OF Spokans Falls, Wash.
Is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. Free
men is the wife Of A. b. Freeman, formerly
travelling salesman for Arbuckle s. Co. of
his city.
While raking his door yard Saturday
morning MIR. Patrick Dwyer unearthed a
spanish silver coin of the date of 1921. The
coin is about the size Of au American quar-
Ter dollar.
The Misses Converse have leased cot
sGge at Thompson's Point, Charlotte, for
this month and are occupying it. Gen. and
Mrs. Peck ana daughter were their guests
last week.
About one-half of the 400-foot break
water in the cove is builded. The crib, PA
!eet in length, sunk 10 days ago, has been
dlled with stone and the other crib is now
being built.
Misc N. j. Beattie, operator at the West
srn Union telegraph Office in this city, has
gone to Nova, Scotia to spend six weeks
racstion. II. H. Hull of FL Paso. Texas.
taking her place.
The Adirondack Match company has Just
out in new improved machine which will
ipilt oO UOO matches in an hour. Have a
hght This il one of Burlington's lately
acquired indus RES
The statement OF the Howard National
BANK published in another column shows the
bank to DO in its usual strong condition
The amount of cash on hand to-day il $40 .
200 more than on the 10th.
The street department are widening Shell
burLo ~ TuVin9 lust north of
Park avenue. The department is also grad
ng Main street between Church and Union
treet, preparatory to curbing it.
good portion of the smoking car on the
nail train north over the Rutland division
Thursday afternoon was occupied by 10
Italians and their worldly goods. The men
came TO burlington to work on the street
railway.
Prof w. w. Cooke has accepted the
chair of agriculture in the Colorado State
Agricultural College ct Fort Collins, Col.
de leaves in few weeks to enter on tho
duties OF the position at the opening OF the
fall term.
Hon. Edward j. Phelps and wife, who
arrived at New York from Paris Saturday
are in North bennington, where they viii
be the guests OF Gen. j. G.. McCullou0n
or a few weeks before returning to their
Tome in this city.
A horse hitched to a milkman's wagon
run away on Pearl STRAIT Thnrudau oaI.i.