Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-25
VIZ 5N7 LOCAL NEWS.
NOTE : GOSSIP OF DOINGS IN THE
7ESSS BROAD FIELD.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNI1S.

ADDISON COt My.
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ERGINNES
The snecial meeting of citizens in rc-
gard to building a CITY hail took nlnce on
Tuesday uight at the school house hall
The attendance was large and AS much
opposition had developcd since the last
| meeting to consider the subject there was
considerable excitement during the voting.
The meeting was called to order by
MAYOR l. II. Smith and after the call
was read the motion was made to build
n city hall and ballot called for. which
resulted in a tie vote of 50 to 50. on the Sec
ond ballot the motion was carried by a vote
of 113 to rs. A resolution was then passed
| that a city hail be built on the site of the
| old one, the cost of which should not ex-
cecd $4,000 and that a committee of five
| be elected to serve as a building commit
| tee. The following were chosen: s. $.
Gaines, Thomas Mack. j. q. llindes. d.
II. Lewis and G. II. Strong The enter
prise will probably be carried forward
without delay-The City band gave a fine
concert in the park on Wednesday even
ing, several new pieces being giVcn.-
The family of Rev. Thomas Rogers of the
Methodist church have started for a va
cation of five weeks to Esperanco, \. Y.
Mr.. Rogers will join them later. Services
at the Methodist church We're held on
Sunday morning. Rev. Thomas Rogers
preached on temperance. Epworth
League service at p. m, but no sermon
in the evening.-The Ladies Home Mis-
sionary society held its annual election
on Wednesday. The following officers
We're chosen: President Mrs. VIM. Pecu;
first Nice-prosdent, Mrs. susan lIagan;
second Nlce-presldent, Mrs charles ing
ham; thlrd Nlce-presldont, Mrs. II. J..
TrecklnrldSe, secretaries, Mrs. l. +.
Hatch ana Miss Lena liaWklns; teasur-
er, Mrs. II. p. BrecknrdEe.-The old
Is being made INTO inc double tenement
by us present owner, MI MNron Bilstol.
Nllllam HWln ana lamllF OF NlcNelahu
among their friends here--J. W. Barnes,
daughter of New York are the guests of
the stevens house for the summer
The friends of viii Booth and family en-
loved a visit to the Booth cottage on Fri
dav 1ast-About % counles eniovcd a dance
at the stevens hose rooms on Thursday
nigbt Vittun,,s orches-ra fI,rnishad r,,,siC
FOR the occn sion -Non1. of tho friends Of
Rev. ]. Pierson ACCOMPANIED him to the
station on Monday night to bid him fare
well.-The steamer Lily carried an excur-
sion party from Westport to Fort Freder
lex and return on Monday afternoon.-A
game of base ball will be played on the fair
grounds on Tuesday between the Cyclones
of Burlington and the Ncrgennes nine
Hon. J. D. Edmonds of LeaVenworth.
Kansas is on a visit 10 this citv his old
home-A survey is heinp made Of
tho citv lot and ground made readv
for tho now city ba1I-Rav II II
uickok gavo the morning sermon ar
the Conversational church on sunday
II A HicLok Of Newarl, N I has ar
rived az his summer cottage at the lake
Mrs r. d Crafts a guest Of the Stevens
House is quite III J2ev Thomas Eoe,ers
pava a very Of ro,p ten,nsranco sor,no, NJ
the Methodist church IN sunday u
Poherts ESQ vim boe boop on ir,,alid for
como time zoos to the 1alko fo, ~, ovtor5od
stav nm Monday
BRISTOL.
The last of the series Of games between
Y. HI. ). and b. II. s. played Wednesday,
resulted in an easy victory for the latter. /
Brown pitched fine game for Il. II. S. /
except IN the eighth inning, when he re-
urea In favor of Gaudet. The Y. II. S /
was strengthened by James Courtney, a .
Iast year |. '. NJ. player
score by innings
3 I : 6
y. II. S..............6 ! . 0 ID
V. Fl. S............1 0 0 3 /
Passed balls Y H. 6 2 r II G I.
struck ont bv V II ( Nv, y u G II,
errors V H. s 10 r. n s 6. batteries
Brown Gaudet and Wasson. Everest UoI
comb and Courtney
The many friends of w r Peake i'm this
town are glad to hear that his evesieht is
greatly improved DIR A NJ Norton and
wife are entertaining friends from, Warren
C NJ Wilds of Niddleburv was in town