Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-11

man, C. a. Castle. and brothcr-in-law of
Hon. w. l.. Burnap. The newly formed
partnership has the best wishes of large
acquaintance In this State.
Col. Cannon leaves tonight for North
Elba, y. Y, where he will make arrange
ments for the location of large Barre
granite memorial for John Brown to bc
placed upon his grave at that place. Tho
old farm of John Brown at North Elba
was purchased by Col. Cannon and others
several years ago and about a year since
was given to the State of New York for Il
state preserve. The donors have now
purchased n large block Of granite to be
placed over his grave on his old farm.
An excursion from Port Henry. Crown
Point. Essex and other points on the lake
under the management of the Port Henry
band, came to this city on the Reindeer
Thursday, arriving about u o'clock. -Four
special electric cars were in waiting and
tho greater part of the cXcursionists went
to Fort Ethan Allen, where, during the
afternoon. they witnessed a fancy drill
and dress parade given by the troops
there. About 400 people were on the boat
and they left for the return trip about j
O'Clock in the afternoon.
A very pretty wedding was solemni2"d
yesterday morning in St Josoph's church.
the contracting parties being Henry Ma
rier and Miss Josephine Turgeon The
ceremony was performed by Rev Father
Cloarec and the church was beautifully
decorated with palms ana ported plants.
The bride was given away by her uncle,
Leon Beaupre, Miss Josephine Maricr. II
sister of the groom, was bridesmaid and
Joseph Monta acted as best man. Last
evening at o'clock a reception was held
at the home of Leon Beaupre on Archi-
bald street
There came near being very serious
accident Mt the Van Ness House Fri
day afternoon. A nurse carrying the child
of Dr. King. stepped to the elevator with
n bell boy, who threw the door open.
Tho nurse stepped in supposng, Of
course. that the elevator was there, but
1t was at one of the upper stories. and
she fell with the child In her arms, to the
cellar, striking on thick mattress placed
there for such a contingency. Very hap
PLY neither of the two was hurt.
A man named Bacon from Shclburnc
was driving along st. Paul street near
South Union street, Friday afternoon
about o'clock when his horse became
frightened at an electric car and ran into
telephone pole, breaking the shafts,
one piece piercing the animals shoulder
and the other shoulder being dlslocated.
Dr, Miller, the veterinary surgeon, was
on the car and after the animal was taken
into Walter Maynards stable on South
willard street, every possible attention
was given.
+. 7. Draw Of the New York Tribune
and j. S. Barker of the New York Herald
were in this city over Sunday and com
pleted arrangements with General Man
agcr Rushlow Of the Champlain Transpor-
special boat to run to Port Douglass every
Sunday, connecting there with a special
over the Delaware and Hudson road from
New York and returning with New York
Sunday papers, The service will begin
Sunday, juno 2S and continue through the
season. Tho papers will arrive here about
O'Clock.
The school board met in Superintendent
Whecler's Office Friday night at o'clock
and the ordinary routine business of the
month was transacted. Bids for furniture
for the Lawrence Barnes school which
will be opened June 16, win be called for.
Tuition for the High school was increased
from IS per term to $l2 for the fan term
and $40 each for the winter and spring
terms Tuition for the fall term in the
Grammar school was increased from 81
to IS and the tuition for the winter and
spring term will remain at Sc each.
As Albert Ready and wife of Shelburne
were turning the corner of Pearl and
Champlain streets last night i'm their
buggy a man named John Kmctz of North
avenue, who was driving a delivery
wagon, collidcd, tipping Rcady's buggy
over, throwing tho occupants to the
ground. Mrs. Ready was very badly
bruised and her husband had his shoulder
very seriously hurt. The horse ran down
Champaign street to Cherry, turning up
n,
Church street officer Cosgrovc doomed up
and stopped the frightened steed The
buggy was pretty we'll broken, the two
rear wheels having most of the spokes out.
Tho petition of John A. Arthur asking
that three commissioners he appointed to
decide II the electric road extension of the
Winoosk and burlington Horse railroad
company on North avenue, the line of
which has been laid out to pass directly
in front and upon the same side of the
street as his residence, is rghtfully placed
there, said commission to report their do
ngs and findings at the September term
OF the County Court, hearing In which
was held before Judge Rowell at tho Van
Ness recently, has been granted The
commissioners are Hon. b. p. Smalley,
Horatio Ilckok and II, w. Allen.
A man employed at Wells G. Richard
sons was engaged In desperate Irritation
the other day with a girl employed at the
Hotel Burlington, The men in the hotel,
approaching the situation, resolved to
have little innocent mcrrment with the
mixer of celery compound, They procured
one of those large bicycle advertising
boards, woman on wheel and after
draping shawl around IT, placed 1t in po-
siton in the window the girl was usually
seen at The gay Lothario saw what he
supposed was the girl and again began to
fiirt, shaking his handkerchief, throwing
kisses, etc. At last he observed that that
girl had more nerve than any one he ever
met and when he "tumbled to" he said to
his friends; Tell her when l see her that
she saw me-" They did