Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

Col. ana MIS-. l. A. w OOdDu1Y are at
the Hygeia hotel, Old Point Comfort, Va.
w. NJ. Doyle has sold his pacing mare
Lady Waikiki, by Waikiki Chief, jr., 10 j.
\. Tappen of Panton; price $3.50.
E. II. Shattucl harvested an egg in his
hennery yesterday that weighed five ounces.
1t was laid by an eight months old Plym-
Uuth Rock pullet.
The many friends of Mrs. DIR. j. II. Lins
ley, who has been confined to her home by
illness for several weeks, will be gratifed to
learn that she is slowly recovering
The republicans have secured the vacant
store in the Shaw block opposite the post
office on Main street for headquarters and
the rooms will be open this evening.
James McFarren. one of the contractors
ut work at Fort Ethan Allen, was thrown
from his sleigh on Main street Thursday
morning and seriously injured about the
head.
There were six applicants at the civil ser
vice examination for grades of clerk and
carrier at the poStofiice Saturday. The OK
animation was conducted by the local board
ui examiners.
The Paris edition of the New York Her
Md announces that Mrs Gen. W. ellis, Miss
Wells and Frank have recently returned to
month previous.
The dedication of the Seventh Day Adj
ventist church will take place next Sunday.
There will be sermon at 230 y. IN. by
Elder ! D. Van Horn. The public is cor
daily invited.
DR.. W. s. Vincent manager of the
Vermont Electric company, reports the
work of completing the power station at the
gorge progressing we'll He anticipates
that only small proportion of the author
lied loan of so, coo will be needed.
Fred Thomas. colored, who for num-
her of years was in the employ of Mckllip
a Flynn as grocery clerk, died Sunday
morning He was n faithful and obliging
clerk \ widow and one child survive him.
The funeral was held from his home on
North Champnn street at 3 p. N. Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Andrews who are
spending the winter in st Augustine, Fla,
write that they are pleasantly located and
enjoying themselves. though the changeable
climate there does not suit them well
that Of California, where they passed last
winter.
II. r Conger has leased the store corner
of Church street and Mechanics Lane for
term of years for an Insurance and real
estate Office has remodeled the same and
HIS one pl lut HlcSl Insurance OFFICES Ill llle
city. II makes decided Improvement in
that vicinity.
The revival meetings conducted by Messrs
Chapman and Bilhorn have been largely at
tended during the past week. Three or
more meeting, have been held daily. The
meeting, Tuesday afternoon and evening
were held i'll the opera house, which was
filled to overlooking each time
BY direction of the secretary of the treas
ury the names of several customs stations
have been changed to correspond with the
postotlices near which they are located,
namely: Alburg Springs to East Alburg
Berkshire to West Berkshire, Troy to North
Troy Derby TO Derby Line.
The Vermont commandery of the Loyal
Legion has Just received from the Society of
the Army of the Tennessee full set of the
proceedings OF that society at its annual
meeting, from 1850 to 1892, handsomely
bound in seven volumes The library of
the commandcry now has over 200 volumes
relating to the war of the rebellion.
Dealers say apples were never within
the remembrance of any of thcm 50 scarce
and SO poor i'll quality as those to be had
now. The western buyers who secured the
state last fall it is said, bought and ship
ped all of the best varieties to Chicago.
This probably accounts for the present con
tlton of the home market.
1t is reported in New York that the big
''coal combine" will soon break and their
prices will fall The mild weather is the
cause. y lively war in the coal trade would
be contamination deyoutly wished for by
the millions who must rely upon anthracite
for tine means of warming their homes and
conducting their households,
Mine Host &. NJ Delaney las celebrated
his resumption Of the management of the
Hotel burlington by thoroughly renovatng
the interior and fitting it up with new fur
nlture and new carpets throughout. The
interior never presented a more attractive
appearance than it doe, to-day. and large
~ Increasing patronage testes to the APP
probation OF the public.
Mr. B. d. Moore, clerk in the linen de-
partment of the Boston store and Miss An
ma NJ Palmer Of Eli2abcthtown, n. Y, were
married Mon lay at the home of the bride $
ster Mrs, T. G. Bell of this city. Rev. DR.
Halves performed the ceremony. The
young couple have the best wishes of their
many friends They viii reside at 100 Elm
wood avenue for the present.
The will Of the late Oscar A. Burton has
been filed in the Probate Court for the dis
trict of SWanton, The Jestator first pro
yides for the payment of his Just debts and
funeral expenses and then places his entire
property, of all kinds in the hands Of hi,
brother. Theodore NJ. Burton of New York
city, as trustee, the income to be paid TO hi,
SON David Noyes Burton, until all legal anG
financial claims are fully settled, an thei
the entire estate is to be turned over by III,
trustee to said d. Noyes Burton for his sole
Use and control Theodore NJ. Burton il
named as the sole executor.
From six t. eight inches Of snow fell dur
ing the storm which prevailed from 6 o clocl
Monday evening to II O'Clock Tuesday
morning The skies then cleared and the
mercury won't down at the same time. Th'
night train from Boston over the Contra
division was about four hours late Tuesda,
morning. while the train from &ew Yorl