Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-11


delegate to the fremen's convention at
Fair Haven and also to attend the tour
nanent on the 25th and enter running
team for the hose races.
Fire broke out again in the shavings shed
of Shepard & Morse Monday morning
The companys cart was called into use
and after the blaze had been quenched
the shavings were all taken out of the
shed.
Dr. j. Henry Jackson and family of
1}arrc sail for Europe this week Saturday
they will visit England, Scotland, and
France, returning in September. They are
to he accompanied by Dr. Wiswell of
Cabot
George w. Yale, d. d. s., who has just
graduated from the Boston Dental col
lCgc, is in the city for few weeks on his
vacation. DIR. Yale will return to Boston
about the last of August and hang out his
shirgc
The st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
railroad excursion to Lakeside Park July
was attended by about GOO people.
The excursion, with the races at Howard
Park, made it a busy day for the street
car people.
T.. NJ. Bunker has resigned his position
with the Iowa Central Building and Loan
association ana accepted the more de-
sirable business of State agent for the
Connecticut Building and Loan associa-
ton of Hartford
Tho Boxers won the second prize of S75
in the hose race at Glens Falls Thursday
In the hand engine contest they ranked
third, throwingi 20G feet and inches. The
best throw was 224 feet and there were
only two prizes.
G. l.. Barstow, who came to Burlington
for the commencement exercises, has re-
turned to New York and will sail next Sat
urday on the Furnessa Of the Anchor
line for a tour of Europe, which may con-
tinuc for year.
Tho friends of Rev. Lyman w. Ray
Of ST Louis Park. Mimi, son of County
Clerk O. i. Ray will be pleased to learn
that he has recently had the degrees Of
Master of Arts and Doctor of Divinity
conferred upon him.
G. w. Benedict went to New York sun
day evening. He sailed for Germany We'd
ncsdaY, where he will spend several
months pursuing his studies. He will en-
ter Harvard postgraduate department on
MS return in the autumn.
John II. Converse is making contracts
for furnishing tho study and sleeping
rooms in the new Converse Dormitory
He Will not only give this beautiful build
inG to the University but he will also fur
nish it handsomely throughout.
A gang of workmen began last week to
prepare for heavy stone wall which is to
be built Immediately TO sustain the en-
bankment In front of the Green Mountain
Rink on Church street The masons will
begin work on the wall this week
The Ransom Hardware company Tues
day filed its petition in insolvency and
Thomas Reeves was appointed messenger.
The assets schedule about $25O0 although
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sale. The liabilities are about $1,000.
The fire Monday afternoon at about 4
o'clock was a small blaze in o. s. Dodds'
block on First street occupied by DR.. Nun
son. II was caused BY a curtain catching
fire and was promptly extinguished by a
pail Of water before the fremen arrived
on the scene.
Mr.. j. A. Arthur celebrated the 18th an
niversary OF his birthday with family
gathering at the North avenue home Tues
day, July 2. Mr. Arthur's three children,
Mrs. Karl Rohrer of Bethlehem, Pa, Rev.
L. A. Arthur of Detroit, Mich, and Miss
Mary Arthur were present.
Arthur Laviene was seriously injured
about the face early Thursday morning
by the explosion Of cannon cracker.
The hoy picked up the cracker to light it
a second time, thinking it was not going
to explode. when it went off unexpected
( ly. 1t is feared he may lose the sight of
one eye.
Tho horse of j. ]. Mclaughlin, the con-
tractor, became frightened at the electric
cars Saturday evening about o'clock.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was thrown out near the
corner of Pearl street and Winoosld aven-
ne, ana the front wheels and thills were
smashed. Mr. Mclaughlin escaped with
out injury and the horse was unframed.
main in front of f. ". Pecks premises
Friday evening took the formof geyser a
stream of water two feet in diameter ris-
ing to a height of nearly Is feet The
street in that vicinity was thoroughly
spriukled before the water could he shut
off and men set to work repairing the
break
Michael Cunningham, the notice of
whose death appears elsewhere in the
Free Press, was born July 8, 1916 at Co
rinth, VI. He was a carpenter by trade
but at the age of is enlisted in Co. G. 4th
VI. Vols. He was severely wounded at
the battle of the wilderness May >, 1860
and received his discharge the following
June. He was mustered into Stannard
post April 10, 1888.
Mrs. c. b. Allen died Monday morning
at her home, li2 Pearl street. after an i'll.
ness Of several weeks with embolism
Mrs Allen, whose maiden name was Car
RE G.. Williams of South Burlington, was
married to Mr.. Allen q years ago. Be
sides her husband she leaves a daughter
and a sister, Mrs. Dora NJ. Whitcomb
The funeral was held from her late
home ednesday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
Justice Hawkins and States Attorney
Brown went to Richmond July 3 to
dispose of a case brought against WeseJ
White on complaint of the Vermont HUI