Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-03
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.
trout season opened Tuesday.


The trout season opened Tuesday.
There were 10 commercial travellers at
the Van Ness over Sunday.
Mr. D. c. Barber, city poormaster, has
reapponted Dr. II. X. Watkins city physi-
clan.
A. A. Buell. and family have returned to
their beautiful residence on Prospect street
Tor the summer
Miss Salie Wright returned Saturday
evening from visiting relatives and friends
in Washington, N. Y.
Miss Julia \. harrington bookkeeper at
l.. G. BWnham's, has returned after spend
ing few days at her home in Cabot.
". b. McKillp sold Thursday for Mrs.
Ella F. Hayward her store in Exchange
block TO Ferdinand Beach for $4,000.
The Vermont commandery of the Loyal
Legion has moved to its new and commodi
Gus headquarters in the Hayward block.
The warm weather of the past few days
has brought out the seats in City Hall Park
and band concerts will soon be in order.
The water commissioners organized Mon
day for the ensuing year by electing l..
{. Grant chairman and F. H. Crandall su-
perintendent.
MIS-. w l.. INlOne gave very IlcdSduJ
assembly at Howard Relief hall Friday
evening. Nearly 100 of her pupils and
friends We're present
The track ON the Pearl street and North
avenue liue of the street railroad is being
covered with ashes and will probably not be
used this summer
The recent rains gave the grass a healthy
start and the hum of the lawn mower on
the many closely-clpped lawns of the city
is a familiar sound these days.
The evidence in the matter Of the Oliver
Cutler estate is all III, and an early day will
be fixed by the commissioners for hearing
the arguments of the counsel.
The street department is repairing NAL
let's Bay avenue near the Heineberg bridge
The hill at this point is being brought TO a
grade and then it will be gravelcd
The closing exercises at Bishop Hopkins
hall will take place on Thursday, June | 4
and the preacher will be the Rev. Dr.
Adams. PRINCIPAL of Bishops college, Len
knoxville, 7. =.
Conductor Dan Church. who has had
rlarce of one of the night trains from
Windsor oSt Adams for Il number of years,
is seriously i'll with typhoid fever at his
home in Windsor
Miss Mosier of Washington, D. c., has
come to spend four months in Burlington.
She is a regularly appointed deaconess, and
eS such she will labor in the Methodist
church Of this city.
Glimpses of America when complete makes
about 80 pages. A book called "Ameri-
can Wonderland having:some 800 pages,
Is sold by agents for the same price as we
ask for the complete series.
II. {. Ryan, after spending the winter at
his home in this city, has returned to the
Adrondacks to resume his duties as man
ager Of Paul Smiths store, the position he
has filled for the past / years.
G. D.. Wright and wife have returned
from visit to their son, Frank W. Wright,
who is in the Adirondacks for his health.
They report him much improved, as hi,
many friends will be pleased to know
The 10Th anniversary Of the introduction
of Odd Fellowship into America. was cele
DRAFTED at Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening
Members Il the order and their ladies, u
the number of nearly 100, were present
r. c. Waite, former clerk at the VaI
Ness House and until recently of the Welde1
House at 81. Albans, and Bert Boynton
formerly of the Berwick House at Rutland
are negotiating with &. NJ. Delaney for
lease of the Hotel Burlington.
The number of tramps in the city is in
rreasng to an alarming rate and peopl,
should keep their small articles under cover
Several cases of petty robberies where they
have been after eatables have been reported
to the officers within the last few days.
The funeral of Mrs w. j. Tindall wa
held at st. Paul's church Wednesday after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock. Rev. Dr. Bills
offciated and the bearers were the thre
sons of the deceased and w. II. Zottman
The mtcrment was III Lake View cemetery
Department Commander Branch of New
port has appointed Charles Van Steinber,
of Stannard post aidede camp on his staff
Mr.. Van Steinberg enlisted in the sam,
company with Dr. Branch and both wer
wounded in the battle at Newport barracks
1t is possible that there will be no Ma,
term of the United States Circuit and Dis
trict Courts on account of the typhoid feve
epidemic in Windsor, where this term Of tn
courts is usually held If the term is he'll
it will probably be in some other town thai
Windsor.
The funeral services Of j. d. Fullington
whose death from consumption has been an
nuunced, occurred Tuesday afternoon iron
his late home. Rev. DR.. Roberts, pastor o
the First Baptist church, officiated Sam
uel Bigwood, D. j. Bond, A. S. Ferguson
and John Wright were the bearers. tn