Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-18
BURLINGTON.

Jennie r.. Pinney of Middebury were mar
ried in the latter place May 10.
The Club Montcalm have decided to have
'he Sherman band accompany them on
heir excursion on July i, to Providence
Island.
l.. f. Englesby has been elected president
of the Mnuekahta State bank at Hot
Springs S. ID. This bank is controlled by
Tho Vermont Investment company.
Mrs. c. G.. johnson and daughter Helen
ot Chicago, are visiting Mrs. j. f. Peck
at 2T2 Pearl street. MIR. johnson was night
EDITOR CT the FREE PRESS few years ago
The lawn in front of tho house at the
State agricultural experiment station is be-
ing beautihed by the setting out of 100
shrubs and a number of map and elm
trces.
Prof. w. W. Cooke, director of the
Agricultural Experiment station and pro-
lessor of agriculture IN the university, has
handed in his resignation, to take effect
he first of next October.
The trestls over Otter creek at Mid
dlebury on the Rutland division of the
Central Vermont railroad was completed
sunday and the sleeper to New York was
plt On the road again last night.
Blanche Franklin, mother of the child
found in Potash brook last week Wednes-
day and her sister, Mrs. Mary Holleubeck,
were lodged in Jail Monday com
plant charging them with murder
SO far as noticed, there was no observ
ance of Arbor day in this city for the
son that Burlington needs no more trees.
There was solid session of the schools, so
tbat the pupils had practical half ilay.
Cards have been received in this city an
nounclng The marriage of Miss Marguerite
Murray, w. II. II. Murray's daughter to
Mr.. Harry Gear OF New York, May .,
1888 They will reside in Birmingham
England.
The steamers Vermont and Horiool will
begin their summer trips on Lakes Chat plain
and George, respectively, Monday, May %.
The Chateaugay will run daily between
Westport and North Hero and return after
about the 18th of June
A group picture of the retiring board Of
fire engineers, Chief Moses Murray and AS
Sistants J. S. Denning, J. H. Carlin aud
Napoleon Laury, taken by Burnham, has
teen presented by Mr.. Murray to the Ethans
Snd hung in their parlors
Capt. Howard has arranged with Gen
rral Baldwin Of the Central Vermont rail
road to have trains leaving Burlington al
9;2J a. IN. and arriving at 5:25 p IN. stop
at Fort Ethan Allen for the accommodate
lion of workmen and visitors.
One of the handsomest ornamental trees
In the city is Russian apricot in full
bloom in City Judge Peck's yard ca South
Union street. The blossoms are pure white
and very thick. SO far noticed it is the
only tree OF the kind in the city.
The L. V. Ms. played three games with
the Cuban Giants at Athletic Park last
week, winning Wtd lesGay's gams by Il
score of 10 to and 1hursd ,y's game by a
score Of p TO -. Friday game went the
uther way, 10 to 4
Gsorge Z. Martin L. Y. NJ. '92, who
spent the winter as clerk in hotel at Green
Cove, Fla, was in the city Thursday and
went that night TO his home in Ferrsburgh.
lie intends to return to burlington this
week and take up some special work in civil
engineering at he University.
One Of the princips! features OF the grand
procession on the 18th day of June viii be
the floats, representing the different trades
and businesses of Burlington. Some OF our
largest firms arc now getting ready to turn
out. The N locations are that at least %
business concerns will be represented.
Post Stannard, G. a. f., has extended an
invitation to the pupils of the public
schools of the city To participate with the
Post in the exercises of Memorial day, and
TO take part in the parade in the afterno IN
Of that day. The committee OF arrange
ments will make the line Of march as short
as possible.
The backward spring has been hard on
those dairymen who did not have sufficient
hay ia store to carry their cows through
the season. Cases are reported whore farm
ers were obliged 10 pay as high as SIS a
ton Tor hay, and this has been a heavy
draft on owners of diaries containing from
20 to 30 cows
Three carloads of the press excursionists
TO Chicago reached st. Adams at T o'clock
Monday morning and scattered On the
mail trains to their homes. The other two
carloads will return little later The Bur
lington delegation report a pleasant trip
but advise their friends to be in no hurry
about going to the fair
Saturday afternoon a Nelson Godette, a
child seven years old, was playing about
the steam mer1y-go round, which has been
placed in the northern part Of the city, be
was caught in the machinery ard had the
upI or third of the thigh bona broken Dr.
Genereux dressed the wound ana the child
j. doing as we'll as could be expected.
The railroad station at Winopski was
broken into Sunday night and vaise
stolen. Yesterday a lady, while driving on
road north OF the station, the valise
In field and brought it to the police otlic
in tins city. The contents apparently be
long to lady, the only clue to the identity
Of the owner being llarper's Bazer marked
"FIannguu.n
A new time table went into effect on the
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