Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-26

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NIL by the experiment station farm, which
is one of the leading thoroughfares into the
city. Thick layers Of crushed stone are be-
ing put on the road which will be compact
ed with the steam roller. The road was in
a very rough and uneven condition. There
Is probably no one thing that will more
| encourage our surrounding neighbors to
have good roads than keeping the roads
which radiate from the city in good repair
Now if South Burlington will improve its
| part OF the hill the immediate public will
be still more pleased.
Mr.. John McCabe and Miss Nellie Guerin
were united in marriage Tuesday April u
at the Catholic church in Richmond. in the
presence of a small company of the friends
of the contracting parties. They left Wed
nesday morning for brief soiourn in Mont.
real, after which they will take up their
residence in this city.
The sudden and unexpected death of A.
B. Keller occurred at the residence OF his
son, Philip B., Sunday morning. Mr..
| Keller has been a respected member of the
Masonic order over 80 years and was high
| ly thought OF by all who knew him He
was postmaster at South Hero where he
formerly lived, for many years.
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| Hancock on them, are being called in. They
have been so successfully counterfeited that
even the government experts have been de-
coived. a banker discovered that the gen
erals eyes are locking directly at the OBJ.
server instead of slightly to one side. The
counterfeit is the finest piece of work that
has been seen in some time.
General superintendent Baldwin. Train
Ma
Central Vermont railroad made their annu-
al inspection of the Burlington and La
noble division Thursday. They made the
trip in special train consisting of light
engine and the private car Garfield, but
from st. Adams to Essex Junction and re-
turn the locomotive st. Lawrence hauled
the car.
The funeral of Leonard C. Bliss was held
from his late home. corner of Bank and
Champlain streets Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev DR.. Bliss officiating. The
bearers were Willard Crane, d. G.. Crane.
L. j. Smith, Jerome Dumas, l.. A. Drew
! and Oliver Lamora. The nterment was in
Elmwood cemetery. Mr. Bliss was police
man for many years and was well known in
the city
Judge Russell Saturday appointed r. W.
u.
coed S. NJ. Flint. who retired from the office
Saturday, and entered Wednesday upon
his duties as city grand juror. Mr.. Flint
has been a courteous official. His new Office
will be at lj6 Main street in the City Hall
building, the office formerly used by the
constable. Consta bleeect w. V. Scullv
will have desk in the office with him.
The water department began Friday
he lalu m
to enable it to determine the best position
and course for laying the large new water
main some distance from the intersection of
South Union and St Paul streets, whore the
ledge is quite on the surface. The main is
to be extended to the Home for Destitute
Children. The old main in the street, which
had been found to be inadequate, will not
be disturbed for some time yet.
The large and commodious summer hotel
at Saranac Lake y. Y, owned, by Milo b.
Miller, burned Monday night, 1t is thought
the fire was incendiary. No one employed
about the hotel smoked. Mr. Miller was
on his way to New York to purchase some
new furniture preparatory to putting the
hotel IN readiness for the season. Only "a
short time since he was offered 500. 600 for
the hotel and his other property at Saranac
Lake. The loss was but partially covered
by insurance
Mr. and Mrs. c. l.. Woodbury. gave
pleasant reception at their home on North
Prospect street Tuesday evening to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank ii. Button. who were married in
Chicago last week Tuesday evening. Mr..
Button graduated from the University Of
Vermont in the class of 1851 He is at
present engaged in laying out a military
post for the government in Little Rock,
Ark. Mr, and Mrs. Button started for
Wednesday, stopping at Mr.. Buttons old
home in Brandon for day.
Hammond w. Peck brother of Judge
H. 5. Peck, and Mrs. c. A. Sumner and a
former resident of Burlington, died at his
home in Hartford, Conn, Friday morn
ing, after an illness of several weeks dura-
ton. Mrs Sumner and daughter Mrs +.
NJ. Barstow, had been in Hartford for a
week past and Judge Peck, F. NJ. Barstow
and W. B. Gates left Friday to be pres
ent at the funeral services in Hartford Sat
urday and the interment in Barre Mass
Sunday. Mr.. Peck leaves widow.
The steamer Reindeer was successfully
launched at Shelhurne harbor wednesday
afternoon. Herbert Brainerd, president Of
the Grand Isle Steamboat company, which
owns the steamer, F. w. Baldwin, general
superintendent, NJ. NJ. Reynolds, general
auditor, NJ. Magif superintendent of tele-
graph, and F. L. Chamberln, private SEC
rotary to President Smith Of the Central
Vermont of st. Albans, Station Agent
Greene and Capt. Rushlow of this city wit
messed the launch. The repairs on the
steamer will soon be completed. The st.
Adams party of railroad officials came and
returned by special train.
City Court Cases.