Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-05

their intention OF attending and are expect
cd soon.
With the close of navigation the Central
Vermont railroad has informed the Burling
ton wholesale coal dealers that it will double
the price. which is now ID cents per ton, for
hauling coal out of the yards.
Mrs Bert Waterman of this city. being a
descendant of Thomas Brigham. the Pur-
, tan. " has received AN invitation to Brig
ham dav. reunion of the race. to he held
October II at the columbian exposition at
the Illinois state building.
Thiry-seven people bound for the worlds
fair boarded Conductor Phipps' train he
tween Rutland and Shelburne Monday af-
telnoon Twenty five Burlingtonians also
departed for the great fair Monday. about
half of whom left ON the above train.
Rev. w. :. Roberts and wife. j. W. Az
cry. Dr. +. b. johnson, wife and daughter
Miss Josephine johnson. Mrs b. :. Barrett
and granddaughter, Miss Florence f. A.
! Thomas and II. j. kilbourne. started Mon
day for Chicago to- see the worlds fair.
\ hearing was held at the probate office
before Judge Wales Monday on an applica-
| ton of Mrs platt for the removal of G. A.
Sumner as administrator of the estate of
james Ii. Platt No evidence was produced
and after statements 10y counsel the case was
left open.
+. h. Deberville. L. V. NJ. %. received a
telegram Tuesday stating that his brother.
George w. Dchclville. a student at the Bos-
| ton law university. was very i'll with typhoid
fever at Uxbridgc. Mass. He notified his
brother. NJ. !. Dcbcrville of Hinesburgh.
who went thithcr on the night express
F. S Grow. T.. V. NJ. 81, who for the
past year has been professor of mathematics
and physical culture in Rivcrview Military
academy at Poughkecp>e. y. V, has been
engaged to teach latin and mathematics in
one of the most select private schools in New
York city. He begins his duties there Mon
day.
The committee ON arrangements for the
religious meetings to he held i'm January
under the charge of Rev. J. Wilbur Chap
man, met Friday evening. The results of
meetings in other places, conducted by Mr.
Chapman. are 50 encouraging that great re
suits are expected from those to he held
| here.
4 man nearly 50 years of age bv the
| name of Osborne. who has been boarding at
| the home of John Black. left his boarding
place Wednesday last and has not since been
| heard of or scen His absence is unexplained
| His son. who lived with him. has notified
the authorities but SO far nothing has been
| done.
Merchants report trade picking up The
dry goods sales show good increase over
the corresponding period last year. which.
owing to the generally poor condition Of
! business throughout the country. speaks
we'll for Burlington. ,howingas it does that
the city has suffered little, if any. from the
| depression.
H. \. Bcerworth of ST. bloomsbury was
| taken before Commissioner johnson in this
city Friday evening on the charge of using
the mails for improper purposes He waived
examination and was held in $500 bail
which he furnished District Attorney
| Plumlev represented the GOV eminent and ID.
j. Foster appeared for Mr.. Beerworth.
Soon-to-be Attorneys 5. NJ Flint and NJ
l.. Powell. tried their first case before Justice
f. W. J. Hawkins. Saturday. conducting it
50 astutely and creditablv to themselves as to
receive very fattering compliment from
Mayor Hasclton, who was ptted against
them. The case itself was "Reminiscences of
| IA Fourth of July casualty.
Pleasant parties. composed mainly of PEG
| pie from this city. left for the worlds fair
Monday. Included III these are: Mr. and Mrs.
| W. f. Greene. Mr. and Mrs. G. &. Peterson,
| Mrs. I. 7. Fuller, Mrs. 4. b. Simonds. Nh
and Mrs. John Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. W. F
| Ferguson. Mr.. and Mrs II. W. Drake and
Mrs Drake, Mr.. Drake mother and Misses
! Parkhll and Robbins of Cornwall.
Wong Yuen. better known by his business
name of Charlie Sing. who has run laun-
| dry. and some of the time two. here for the
| last eight years has sold out to Len Chung
| Within year or so Mr. Tuen will return to
! China to live. Although he refuses to state
| the exact amount, he cOntesSes to having
made between $4,000 and $40, 900. all of
which is in gold and which he will carry
back with him.
| Vernon Brownel. formerly employed at
| the Van Ness House in this city, who is now
"A waiter at a restaurant in Chicago. was
held up by two men the other night and I'M
| tremendously relieved of all the cash he had
about him. which was some S26 While
walking along IA side street, the hghwavmen
sprang out of an alley and pointing re-
Volver at either side of his head, commanded
him To hold up his hands.
w. NJ. McGraths grocery and meat mar
ket a, the junction of Willard and South
| Union streets was burglarized September -
| The money drawer, in which there was
| about 80 cents. was smashed. two hams
some canned meats, - pounds of steak and
many other small articles were missed The
burglars entered through the front door by
| breaking a pane of glass ont of it, which
enabled them to reach inside and push back
the spring lock.
The ambulance has arrived and is now in
| Stacy's stable awaiting its first call 1t
looks something like an undertaker's wagon,
being enclosed and having three small win
dows, one ON either side of it and one in front.
| Inside are a cot. seat AT each side for a
! physician and attendant, while in front is a
seat sufficiently large for the driver and one.
! Bandagcs and all other nece,sarics for pre-
| liminary use are carried with it. 1t is made
for one or two horses. but as it is quite heavy
| two will be driven on it,
At the regular communication of Burlng-
ton lodge f. and 4. NJ. Mr. d. y. Nicholson
| presented for Mr.. II. NJ. Phelps who was
absent from the city, n Handsomely framed
portrait of Mr.. Phelps to the lodge II
was received in behalf of the lodge by
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