Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
BURLINGTON.


c. i. Soule, A. c. Spauding and Ira p.
Russell gave whist party at Howard Re-
lief Hall Tuesday evening.
Free Admission Tickets to the Worlds
Fair are being offered by the Chicago Scale
Company. Send them your address.
w. L. Cakes, stenographer for the Bur
lington Drug company, is slowly GONZALES
cling from four weeks attack Of fever.
Invitations ere out for parties at Rock
Point Institute aud Bishop Hopkins Hail.
Saturday and Monday evenings, respect
ively
1t is estimated that there are 200 fishing
shanties scattered along on the lake fro IN
Maletts Bay to point opposite DR.. Webb's
residence at Shslburne Farms.
Miss Nellie White, who has desirable
situation in Somerville, Mass, has been
called home by the illness of her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Henry S. White.
The road convention under the auspices
of ths Vermont league for good roads for
this county will be held in the large hall of
the Y. NJ. c. A. next Friday, February TO-
The University students will give a ban
quet to the McGill University Glee and
Banjo clubs and their guests after the joint
concert at the opera house Friday evening.
Mrs. Stephen Beach, who had many
friends in Burlington and who was for a
short time at DR.. SPARTA wk's, died at her
home in West Ferrisburgh Friday OF heart
failure
Provisions, and particularly pork, have
lately advanced, and it is said that the far
mers hereabouts have been selling their hogs
dressed at q less price than swine have been
selling for alive at Chicago.
Sunday was ono Of the coldest days of
the season, the thermometer registering l6'
below zero at q. III. at the Van Ness
House and ~ below at Berose's phar-
macy. The day was perfect overhead.
w. H. Taylor OF Hardwick, appointed by
Gov. Fuller compiler of the school laws, has
completed the work and the same will be
published forthwith by the FREE PRESS
Association, which secured the contract.
Mr.. Charles Wells bought handsome
span of bay mares, own sisters of Henry
Wintsrbottom OF Sheburne, Tuesday.
They are nobby driving team and weigh
about 2200 pounds. It's reported the price
paid was 500.
Col. John Z. Fox, who is laid up with
broken rib, the result of heavy fell, left
Thursday via 81. Johnsbury for his home
at Mansfield, Mass, where he will remain
until he is able TO resume his duties at
BaiIey's music rooms.
The remains of Frof J. H. Worcester, jr,
arrived on the early train Wednesday,
accompanied by friends and were taken
to the home Of HE father, Rev. j. II.
Worcester, No. 20 Elmwood avenue. The
funeral will be held at the First church
Thursday at $3.50 p. m.
c. NJ. Spauldiag and wife and Capt.
Rushlow and wife were to sail from New
York for st. Augustine, Fla, Monday.
MIR. and Mrs Speulding will spend the re-
msinder of the winter in the South, while
Capt. and Mrs. Rushlow will take quite AN
extended tour South and West.
Postmaster Wheeler has, in compliance
with the order OF the civil service commits
sion, sent the names of the employees, in
Guiding the carriers of this office. to the
president OF the commission. The commits.
sion will select three from the list for a
board OF examiners.
a singular coincidence, and one which
will probably never happen again, was the
ringing OF the FIRE alarm bells in Rutland
and this city-the two largest cities in Yer
mont-at exactly the same hour early Mon
day morning. In the former city three
houses and here one house burned.
Miss Florence Mni Buel, daughter of c.
G. Buell., OF Fort Payne, Ala, formerly of
this city, was married to Harry h. God
frey OF that city, January 20. They went
on a bridal trip to Florida, and in that
genial cline they will dwell amid tho orange
blossoms, then 60 to their future home in
ST. Louis.
The receipts at the postoffice for the
three-quarters OF the year ending Deem Der
81 were $40, S3I9S, an increase over the
same period in 1891 of $l3, 502. 33. Post
master Wheeler says the prospects are tina
the increase Tor the last quarter of the year
ending March 81, will be proportionately
even larger.
j. r. Whitlock, the popular clerk at
kent's, was surprised by about 90 of his
friends Monday evening. After the usual
greetings, whist and other games provided
enjoyable entertainment for the party for
few hours. A number of handsome tokens
were left him, among them being plush
rocking chair, purse of money and q gold
ring.
At special meeting of the Boxer Engine
and Hose company, No. 3, Friday night,
George q. Muuson, foreman OF the com
pany, was presented with handsome gold
badge. The presentation was made by T..
L. Dooley. The badge, along with several
othors presented at different times to other
members, will be on exhibition at Mr.. Hill
dreth's store during next week.
At regular monthly meeting of Bur
ltngton Typographical Union, No. 3l2, the
following officers were elected President,
W. Il. Norris vice-president, Thomas
Nash; tuancial secretary treasurer, II. r.
Hyde; recording secretary, Henry White;
executive committee, George Il. LeCour,
James Thyme, W. w. Barrett and f. II.
BFunell; sergeantat-arms, John d. Nash.
Canadian young man, who has secured
position in this city, told a FREE PRESS
representative Saturday that he came to
the United States because he could get
twice as much pay lie could at Kingston,
Ont, his home and it did not cost him any
more to live here. lie said that in 1892
600 young men emisrated from Toronto to
the United States
Alderman II. Ii. Davis has rented the
store, owned by S. Beach, at the corner OF
Bank ana Church streets, now occupied by
Miss Cosgrif. Mr.. Beach will have the