Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-13
BURLINGTON.

Gan. W. W Henry and daughter started
for Florida Saturday, to be absent few
weeks.
The Sceuectady locomotive works build
ing 10 engines of the latest pattern for the
Central Vermont railroad.
s. T. Adams and family will leave on the
s5th inst. for Detroit, Mich, where they
intend to make their future home
Miss Anna b. Wilson Of Swanton has ac-
repted position photographer and assis-
tant bookkeeper at Whitney and Shanley's.
Tho anniversary exercises of the Young
Mems Christian association, which were to
be held next Sunday will be held the 21st
inst.
d. J. Foster, esq, has leased his residence
on Buell. street to j. A. Powers for the sum
mer. Possession is given May /. Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster will board during the warm
season.
Present indications point to the erection
Of several tenement houses on the addition.
this summer. Parties are now negotiating
for the purchase Of three or four lots upon
which to build seven-story tenement
block
Rev. G. W. Perry of Rutland, f. W.
NcGettrick of st. Adams A. II. Smith of
Waterbury, c. +. Chapman Of Woodstock,
L. r. Brayton of Swanton and j. b. Nor
Ton Of Richmond were among the visitors
10 the city Saturday.
1t will take six carloads of tile TO con-
struct the sewer, which is to be $500 feet in
length at Fort Ethan Allen, the contract
Tor which las been awarded the &. s. Blod-
yeti company of this city. They ordered
the tile last evening and VIII begin laying
the sewer as soon as 1t arrives.
The marriage of Miss Gertrude F. Wood
will taL
place the 18th inst, at the residence Of Col
u. A. Woodbury. in this city. The wedding
will be quiet one, only the young friends
Df the contracting parties being invited.
At 6 o'clock Tuesday morning the fire
nlarm was sounded from box As for a blaze
in the shaving shed at the Champsn shops.
The companies made good time down the
hill, the Ethans getting first stream. The
tire was soon quen ched with loss of per-
tsps 500.
The season is so late now that it Is prob
able that but very little maple sugar will
be made in Vermont this year. Naturally
the farmers feel blue at the outlook There
has not been what is called good run Of
sap yet. The little sugar that has been is
Of fine quality.
1t is expected that the How ard Hose COM
pany will move into their new house
South Union street to-day, though the irte
rior is not yet quite completed. 1t is a
two-story building with basement, we'll
appointed and viii be very pleasant home
for these deserving fire ladies.
a. C. Tuttle aud Elias Lyman bought
Tuesday the sheds formerly occupied by
the National Granite company on the addi
ton for the j. W. Rauson Hardware COM
pany. The company are now occupying a
part of the building and nee led more room
N account of increasing business.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George A. Hall took the
remains OF their only son, George Arthur,
aged one year and seven months, to Ches-
ter, their former home, Friday for burial
The child was sick from birth with a dis
ease which batlleI the best physicians, and
Rt times he suffered great pain. He died
last Tuesday.
One of II. G. Lanes men, employed in
clearing Stave island of timber, rowed from
the island to Porter's Point Tuesday, on
his way to this city for tools. He was three
hours in rowing the three miles, floating
cakes of ice retarding his progress. This is
probably the first crossing of the season be-
tween those points.
The second and third MEETINGS Of the
creditors of 5. Il. Waters e. Co., insolvent
were held in the Probate Court rooms Tues
day His wife was the company. Six
to nearly S21U0. There were no assets, con
sequently no dividend declared. w.
b. McKillip was the assignee.
From brisk snow-storm at II O'Clock
q. IN. to lively thunder storm at IL o'clock
p. IN. ia something of change, even when
the possibilities of Vermont climate are
considered, yet that what happened
Friday and for some time before and
after midnight the lightning was very sharp.
weather yagary of this kind is said to he
sure sign OF Il late spring.
Trainmsster E. D. Nash OF the Contra
Vermont railroad has issued order direct
ing all brakemen Of freight trains to remain
on top OF the cars while the train is moving
The order also makes conductors and on
gineers liable to dismissal II they do not re
port brakemen who fail to comply with the
rule. This is calculated to lessen the mum
Der of wrecks caused by a train breaking
apart and two sections colliding
The grocery men of the city are agitatin(
the question of abolishng the credit system
in their business. They claim that the,
lost altogether, upward OF $1,000, last year
through poor debts. They say that the,
can sell goods cheaper for cash and that /
would be better for everyone except tn
dead beat. The question will probably b
noted upon at the next meeting of tn
Grocers' and Meatmens' association.
Capt Howard, who went to Plattsburg
to be present at the opening of the bids 70
the construction of Fort Ethan Allen, re
turned Saturday. He told FREE PRES
man that the various successful contractor
will with largo gangs Of men, begin tn
work of carrying out their part OF the con
tract about May l. Capt Howard
pleased over the TACT that most OF the Sl60
VOO he has to e1pend on the fort this yea
will 90 to Vermont contractors.
A family consisting of parents and chi
dren have recently come to this city fror
Washington. After three years of tris
there during which time they spent most G
the money they took with them, they sa.
there is a better chance for a laborlng ma
in Vermont than In Washington. They re
turn fully satisfied that Vermont is a goo
State to live in. They report more peopl
there looking for work than thew ever kna