Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-23
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

The street department are repairing the
road bed on Park avenue.
Mrs. Ida Blake of Bellows Falls Is the
guest of her father. Henry Greene.
Miss Kate Gates has returned from an
extended visit to Boston and Worcester
Mass.
with water, the mail is carried to the
island in a boat.
DR.. F. E. Clark has rented the house
lat IS College street and will have his office
there after May 1.
DR.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Bingham have re-
burned from their Western trip and re-
port very pleasant time.
The dock at Basin Harbor has been rer
built and enlarged during the winter and
b new store house erected.
]. d. Barley who was principal of the
High school from 1875 to 1883, now Of
Bradford. Mass, Is in the city.
The Chittenden county Jail was empty
last night, a state of things which has not
been known for many months
Edward r. johnson, who is employed by
the Elias Lyman Coal company, has beer
reappointed harbor master for this port.
Miss ]. b. Boughton, who has beer
burned Monday to her home in Charlotte
The State committee of the peoples par
ty will meet in this city the 2Sth inst. &c
make arrangements for a State conven'
Hon.
Mrs. William Wells. Miss Bertha Wells
Ind Frank r. Wells left Monday moor
for New York, where they will remain fol-
b few weeks.
The 20 minute service on the electric
roads has necessitated the putting In OF
a new switch on the Military Post road
above the fort.
George S. Miller, L. V. NJ. '96. civil engi-
neer has obtained n position as assistant
Engineer on the Boston and Albany rail-
road in Allston, Mass.
Bert S. Spicer, night clerk at the Van
Ness House. is Ill at the hospital, and his
place is being temporarily filled by N. b.
Keller, U. V. NJ, '9s.
A. Mr.. Nay of Boston comes to the city
ko-day and will succeed +. NJ. Gould as
Representative Of the Clark & Hutchinson
company of Boston in this State.
Sheriff Reeves Is entirely remodelling the
house at PSI Main street, lately purchased
by him. and getting 1t in readiness fol
BIZ. A. Brigham, who will occupy it May ]
The old restaurant room at the station
rs being remodeled for the use OF the ex
press company A covered platform vii
he put up on the south side. The inside Of
the main train shed Is to be white washed
The condition of Robert NJ. Walker
|continues to be about the same. Another
blaster cast was put on him Thursday
which seems to make him more comfort
able.
The 46th anniversary of the marriage Of
MIR. and Mrs. II. r. Wing was celebrated
very pleasantly at their residence April 10
They received many congratulations.
The Heineberg bridge across the Winoo
ski river between Burlington and Nal
letts Bay is considered unsafe on account
of the high water and teams are not al
lowed to cross.
A force of men are at work In the Grove
street stone quarry, preparatory to the
Btarting of the crusher. which Will begin
running next week and the stone used
upon the Lower road"
Arlie Ponds friends in this city will
note with pleasure the fact that the
young pitcher won his game against the
Bostons at Baltimore yesterday, allow
ing the bean-eaters but four hits.
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Walker and son
John, who have been spending the few
weeks past in Florida, are now visiting
friends in Wilmington, North Carolina
They are expected home about May /.
Frank Plume of Williston. who was ac-
cidentally shot at Shelburne Pond last
FRIDAY, died at the Mary Fletcher hos
pitaI Tuesday evening and the body was
kaken to his late home yesterday for bur-
al
There was civil service examination
1t the custom house yesterday, conduct
I'D by w. A. Houston of Washington. Ten
applicants for tho railway mail service,