Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-22
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CITY AND VICINITY

A public telephone pay station has been
placed in the Hotel Burlington
The Chateaugay carried an excursion
from Essex ana Willsboro to North Hero
yesterday.
Electrician Thomas has Just placed
new curtain bell in the lower hall OF the
opera house.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
William I.afountain and Miss Matte Estes
of this city
Work is progressing rapidly at the new
gas works They expect to make gas in
about a month
The fourth annual session of the Cath
olic Summer school at Plattsburgh closed
Sunday evening
Tho Equitable Life, by W. II. s. Whit
romh, general agent, paid policy-holders
Ei693.1o last week.
William McGrath and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival Of a 13-pound daughter
yesterday morning.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in put
ting in the doorways in the new waiting
rooms at the depot
Miss Lizzie Magee has accepted a posi-
ton in the new dressmaking department
Of Huntress d Clarksons
II. S. Garland with d. Atwood & Co.,
oyster dealers of Boston, is in the city for
a few days calling on friends
Hon. Seneca Haseton has been retained
as counsel by Gov. Woodbury. in his libel
suit against the Rutland Herald.
Fire alarm box 81 on the corner of North
Bend and North avenue has been changed
to the opposite side of North avenue.
w. A. Gage of b. b. Beeman e. Co..
went to Crafsbury Monday to attend the
funeral of his mother, who died last Sat
urday.
Mrs. II. b. Gilliland of Pattsburgh and
Miss Lena Gilliland of Hartford are the
guests of the Van Ness House for few
days.
A number of conversions have been re-
ported as result of the religious ser
vices held at the corner of St. Paul and
King streets.
Rev. John Henry Hopkins presided at
the organ of St. Pauls church last Sunday
evening and gave an organ recital at the
close of the service.
f. ~ Sanctuary, who has been asso-
ciated with II. NJ. Mcintosh in construct
ing the Bristol sewer system, returned
yesterday to the city.
Miss Anna Wells entertained a large
number of her friends at her home Friday
evening. Music for dancing was furnish
ed by tho opera house orchestra.
The annual meeting of the Kings
Daughters of the State will be held in
Rurland October and g. instead of at
Burlington as previously announced.
The steamer Reindeer was taxed to her
utmost capacity Sunday on her excur-
sion TO Plattsburph About 1000 vvero on
board and many were turned away at the
dock.
The snecial traine 70 Passion which bayo
been chartered nv tho diffaro,,. oo,,,n,a,,d
cries are for then, only hut tho n,,hiic ara
offered greatly rnduccd rates good On al
tbc regular trsins ''''N1 e00N VA GA
Mic. Waboi o,,iso .'io ma , iase ol
CarIton Per,eIo,. ,,hich ,,,iII ha ,,,atte
at o,cIool, con+arIha, g. ~ n -
,ho,oI - "' "'' ""i
MISS a. b. Bartlett of Milton, who, with
her mother and sister, is about to move to
Woodstock, where she has a position as
o tac'ter IN Ine graded school, was in the
'
About 300 came on the excursion from
Mlddlebury and intermediate stations to
this city Yesterday and boarded the Rein
deer Tor Plattsburgh, returning to the
city about p. m.
DIR. G.. G. Rerlxlev who erod,o+oa ruo,,,
the medical department in Isat and ,,,hn
is now located in 81. Adams is eIiGeerine,
from HOOD noisonine III i,,,+o 49, 'Ils
covery is hoped for by his many friends.
Charlie Scroll the 13-vear-old CON %
Thomas SereIl- feII from . ,,ilo " I'tl,t 81
in the sherard e. Morse Inno her 'ulirpga
ward Saturdav lie was rIcl,od ~, 'rndiS
ecous and taken r. bis bdr,pn op I,iG -'
found maj no hones vera hroIln, - ""'
M.
ne annual race meet OF the Vermont
w Htoi c!up VIII be held at the Valley Fair
fark at Brattleboro, August %. There are
seven races iour Class and three Class
o. over SlVoo IS offered in prizes. Lee
fancy riding Exct1r.to,, a.. oi
| on all railroads '''0' "'0 o'iete"
mt -,
ne muScal people of Burlington have
inaue maj arrangements for the Lapey
rUhcert; ~ VIII De given August 3Oth in
howard Kehe1 nan Prof. Henry Jacob