Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-18

OF the cXcurSlOnlSlS CAME bdNh Oii w
Chateaugay Mt II p. IN. The day was a
perfect one and the ride was much en-
loved The Howard Opera House orch-
estra furnished music and dancing was
enjoyed on the return trip.
GOV woodbury. has appointed and com
missioned Hon. Robert Chase of Guild !
hall Judge of Probate and Gibbs {. clark
of brighton as commissioner of morgan |
lied towns and cores of Essex county III |
place of Hon. ID. S. Storrs, deceased
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Peterson and a. b. |
Simonds and family left yesterday on
the Oliata for Camp Winsermere in
Kingsland's Bay, where they will spend
two weeks They were accompanied by |
few friends who went with them for the |
ride and returned later in the day.
An addition, 60 by 20 feet, is being made
TO the warehouse of the Burlington Gro |
Gerry company. When completed 1t VIII
make a shed 100 feet long. Part of the
shed will be used as a storehouse for
cement and for the unloading of boats.
Mrs. T. n. Doutney and daughter leave
for Old Orchard Beach to-day via Mon
treal. Charles p. Doutney accompanies
them to Montreal and will then return TO
New York, where he will ship on the yes
sci "Arracan" for a cruise of year and
a half to China.
Helen Josephine Abbott, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs f. e. Abbott,
died Sunday of cholera infantum after a
sickness of two days, aged IL months and
Ii days. The funeral was held from the
home, No. 10 Centre street, at 230 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The town of South Burlington is build
ing a new school house on the Williston
road, about a quarter of a mile east of the
town house. 1t is a frame building now
enclosed and almost ready for the clap
boards. 1t will be occupied at the begin
ming of the fall term.
The suit which ex-senator Edmunds
brought against the street railway com
pany when the road was extended through
South Union street, has been discontinued.
Mr. Edmunds claimed at the time the
suit was brought that the city could not
legally give the railroad company the
right to use the street.
There will be a pilgrimage to Milton
from this city and other towns on the line
of the Central Vermont railroad Friday,
July 26. The exercises will consist of
pontifical high mass. with a sermon and
the benediction of the blessed sacrament
at St. AIMS church at that place
Goethe Lodge, No. 500, has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year: o.
b., John Kmetz; L. r., Ferdinand Lud-
wig; corresponding secretary, d. y. llou-
/
treasurer. Robert Keslich. The commit
tees will be elected at the next meeting.
! John Rushlow, the son of Capt Rush
/ low manager of the Champlan Trans
portation company, will soon be granted a
license as pilot. He has been an efficient
assistant to Pilot Rockwell on the Chat
eaugay for several seasons, but could not
secure a license because he had not reach
ed his majority.
Chief Engineer Murray received a call
for help from Swanton at 5:45 Tuesday
afternoon. The request was for the steam
er and the machine, with 800 feet of hose,
would have been sent but before orders
for transportation could be obtained from
St. Adams a despatch was received stating
that the fire was under control
The Barrows brothers are tearing down
the frame house at ISL Cherry street,
where George E. Johnson lived for many
years, and will erect a three story brick
block containing two stores $50 feet deep,
on the site The driveway to the livery
stable in the rear will be changed from
the west to the east side of the building.
The old Brink foundry, the walls of
which were left standing after the recent
fire is being converted into shaVings
shed and the walls are being raised 10 feet,
The old dry house is also undergoing re-
pairs and will be used as a glazing shop
ana dry mouse by Morgan Bros, III con-
nection with their door shop.
The officers of the Military Post Flee
trio railway are F. c. Kennedy, president;
NJ. a. Bingham, vice-presdent; c. w.
Brownell. secretary and ]. j. Flynn treas
urer. The following directors have been
elected: T.. C. Kennedy, c. W. Brownell,
J. j. Flynn. +. O. Sinclair A. j. Graves,
NJ a. Bingham and S. A. Brownel
Chief Dumas received a letter Thursday
from Chief A. II. Thompson of Bellows
Falls stating that j. P. Bellilse who was
captured here by Mr.. Dumas few weeks
ago had escaped. He claimed to be sick
and was treated by a doctor for week
at the end of which time he cluded his
keeper and disappeared.
There were 10 deaths from natura
causes in the city during the month OF
June and three from unnatural causes
there being one case of death from car
boic acid poisoning one case of drown
ing and one killed by the cars. There
were 40 births during the month, making
a net increase of % in the city's popula
ton.
The delegates from the Baptist Youni
Peoples Union of the First Baptist church
started on the flyer Tuesday noon to at
tend the b. Y. Z. L. convention of Amer
, ica to be held in Baltimore from July lStl
, to 21st The delegates are Fred II. Big
wood w. II. Tracy, c. j. Ferguson, Mis-
Josie Arcand, Mrs. +. G.. Stafford and Mis-
Lucy Mech.
; Workmen were engaged yesterday il
; drawing re shafting from the Lang &
Goodhue company's shop for the Boot!
l mill and box shop. The granite roofing i
all on the door shop, the painters hav
finished their work on the large chimney
and the stagings are all down. The FOL
lowing is painted in white on the Gimme
r near the top: 1860 j. r. Booth, Lumber
1895"
AS the trolley car which leaves Esse,
Junction at p. m. was approaching For
@ Ethan Allen Wednesday afternoon a hors
h took fright and ran up steep bank, over
S turning the wagon and mixing matters NJ
y very much The car stopped and tn
passengers lent what assistance was neces
sary, but a very remarkable fact is tina
I the occupants of the carriage were not in
= iured in the least and the carriage was il
!; no wise damaged.
A copy of the newly revised Vernon
=. statutes was received by Secretary o
u state Brownell Friday. The index o
- the book, which has been arranged,
y being printed in Boston and 1t is under
" stood the whole work will be ready abou
Aug T. Aside from the official Distribute
e all applications for the purchase of tn
l. book SHOULD be made to State Librarian a
# Montpelier. Unsod copies will be store
r in the State library.
Daniel Flaherty, janitor at the passenge
It station, has been in the employ of tn
d Central Vermont Railroad company sine
c July 1S49 a period of 46 years and durn