Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-12


continued Wednesday morning.
\ meeting in the interests of the Adams
Mission was held in the Methodist church
Thursday evening. Reports of the work
during the past year were presented and
there was an address by Rev. G. \. Dickiu
son of Boston.
Mrs Rock. the daughter of Capt Shell
| Parkhurst who met death while in conf
mand of hi, boat last summer is the only
woman captain of a canal boat plying be
tween New York end this city. She has
full charge of the boat q. j. Walker.
The large storchousc of Spauldng & Kim
ball. - feet in width by 100 feet in depth,
two stories in front and three in rear. is
rapidly nearing completion Its storage
capacity will he upward of l2j carloads
Mr. H. J. Z. Bailey has charge of its con
StructOn.
With ideal Indian summer weather
the foliage in its most beautiful autumnnl
state and the country roads in the finest
condition imaginable. those who support n
good turnout -and there are many of them
in the city-fnd much pleasure in driving
these days.
The Stewart Hartshorn company have
purchased of G. w. Scarf the propertv
known as the MUIR factory which they now
occupy. and about Il quarter acre of land
south of the Ransom Hardware companv'S
shops of c. X. Nash The consideration
was $1,000.
After conference the cemetery commits
sioncrs have decided to permit x-Commis-
sioncr Eli Poquctte to continue as sexton
of Lake View cemetery until the expiration
of the vear-April / Then man more
acceptable to the public will be gotten to
take his place.
Mail Carrier George \. Williams and
Miss Mary V. Beaulicu were joined in the
happy bonds of wedluck October , by Rev.
Edward Halves. d. u. They are spending
their honeymoon in Washington with Mr..
Williams brother They will reside on
North Winooski avenue.
Visitors to the worlds fair will do well to
take with them only such baggage as is act
ually necessary. Buringtonan who has
Just returned waited in line five hours in
the endcavor to get his trunk checked home
. and then becoming discouraged with his
prospects had it sent hy express.
Mc..l, J. e. Platt, O. j. Walker. Hiram
Walker. W W Walker and L. \. Worthcn
of this city and w. II. Chambers of Winoos-
XII. have formed "a co-partncrship for the
manufacture of horse shoe calk-sharpen-
II ing machine. The firm name will be Walk
+ cl>. Plat. Worthen & Co.
i At a meeting of the members of the Yer
mont Society Sous of American Revolution,
. held at the Van Ness House Rev l.. NJ.
= Hardy. Col. &. g. Benedict and Hon. &. W.
II Browncll were appointed a committee to
draft suitable resolutions upon the death of
@ G. h. Hayward. member of the society
O As is hi, annual custom Col. Le(lrand b.
e Cannon entertained the ladies of Bishop
Hopkins Hall aud the cadets of Rock Point
q Institute at his beautiful home "OVerlake'
- the afternoon of the 4th. Col Cannon showed
# hs guests much attention and they were one
and all delighted with his regal entertain
ment.
y Mr. Hervev Spencer. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
+ Van Pattcn and Mrs. G. L. I.insley anC
daughter took the 425 o'clock train Fri
=. day after N for the worlds fair. Mr.
, " Spencer will shortly Join Mrs Spencer who
;. is visiting relatives in Racine Wis, and il
a few weeks they intend going to California
to remain through the winter
Messrs Horatio Hickok q Co. will not re
build their box factory. at present anyway
!. but will occupy the Bronsons Weston q
y Durham mill, which they have leased,
he being quite well adapted to their business
~ The firm have not allowed their business t
e. >lacken and are now running in full fore
Il with pressing orders ON hand
The Porter Manufacturing company hav
a. Just sold 80, 900 window screens and j00l
~ door screens to p. j, Murphy agent of tn
eS New Jersey Wire Cloth company of Trenton
us y. j. Harry Way, salesman for the sam
company, recently sold 10 carloads of doc
ld and window screens. all to go on one train
H. to a party in western New York
III An alarm was lung from box - at 9:3
~ o'clock Monday morning for a fire in T
NJ. Sharpley' barn on North avenue. T
e. the Barnes hose boys belongs the credit q
in first stream. The barn was insured in tn
~ agency of 7. $. Peck for 5000. The loss
a it is estimated, will not exceed $780, and
already under way of adjustment
as The fire department was called out Sun
"a day afternoon at / O'Clock for fire in til
to southwest corner of the dock occupied b
is Spaulding & Kimbal, Aside from burnin
few planks, no damage was done. TIL
~ Boxers got first stream. As people ofte
AT fish off the wharf there the supposition
nd that the fire caught from sparks from
a pipe.
Col. and Mrs. Harry LeGrand Canno
.s gave dancing party at Fern Hin FIR
=, day evening The residence was beautiful
Il decorated with flowers and autumn leaves
n, The Howard Opera House orchestra was i
attendance Beside society people of Bun
lington there We're guests from New Hor
-, city. who were entertained by Col and Mr..
49, | Cannon.
ok At "A recent conference of Free Methodist
Rev II. \. Webster, formerly located
7 this city. was transferred to BathOn-Th
~ Hudson. n. Y, and Rev. Nj. Riker of Ne
w York was sent here. Rev. George Stove
L. chairman of the Free Methodist church wi
~, for the coming year confine his labors I
: New England. He will probably reside
this city.
III Bids for the extension of the water intali
.J two and one quarter miles to AppletrC
w w Reef were opened by the commissioners
Nv the Office of the superintendent of watt
~ works Saturday afternoon. Eight bids we,
received and all were rejected There WI
ng a difference of over $50, 600 between Il
ar lowest and highest bids. The commissioner
w will soon advertise for new proposals.