Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28

CITY AND VICINITY.

VI ANU NlSllNl
Mayor Peck will deliver the Memorial
1ay address at Wolcott
a new steel ceiling is being placed in
Stearns & Co.'S drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Barnes are repoicing
over the birth Thursday of 10 pound
boy.
Miss Estella c. LaFountain has resigned
her position with the Wells &c Richardson
company.
The school year at Bishop Hopkins Hall
will close WITH a reception on the evening
OF June II.
The U. V. NJ. team defeated the Colby
nine at Athletic Park Wednesday by a
score OF Il 10 2.
The "Y's" will give moonlight excur-
sion on the steamer Chateaugay Tuesday
evening, June ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Noble have moved
to this city and are occupying apartments
In the Richardson.
c. p. Smith and HeAry Greene returned
through the West.
Mrs. Chester Griswold of New York ar
rived In the city Friday night to remain
through the summer.
MSF. NJ. Prouty left Thursday morn
ing for Wellesley, Mass, where she will
spend the summer
Tho steamer Maquam, which tied up for
the winter at Shelburne Harbor, has been
taken 10 Naquam Bay.
The total number of delegates TO the
State convention June II is G73, Chittenden
county having 50 and Burlington Is,
L. C. Clark and family arrived in the
city Friday TO occupy their residence
fAr An
P.R. Coneer has sold, for P. ]. Stanley
his house and lot on the corner OF Elm
and Adams street. to ]. w Breen
Joseph NJ. Lamora has rented the corner
store room in the American block and in
tends to furnish IL for n barber shop.
The worlds fair medals awarded TO L.,
s. Drew and 10 the Experiment Station
for butter were received last Saturday.
e. c. Mower Of Morrisvile spent Sunday
with friends in this city. He has just
graduated from the New York law school.
A force of men from the Morris Eleva-
tor company Of Philadelphia arc putting
in the new electric elevator at the Hotel
Burlington.
The first Sunday excursion Of the sea-
eon will be given on the steamer Reindeer,
June 7th. to Rouses Poet the boat leav-
Ing at 10 O'Clock.
A committee, conslsting OF r. f. Wales,
c. p. Smith and p. w. Robinson has been
appointed to adjust the affairs of tho
Berean Baptist church.
Grover, the pet dog OF Editor Dodge of
the Independent, met his death under the
wheels OF an electric car on South Union
street Sunday afternoon.
The Wesleyan base ball team defeated
the, University of Vermont nine Friday
and Saturday afternoons at Athletic Park
by scores OF to and 10 to 5.
There were 20 marriages in this city
during the month Of April, an unusually
large number but not quite one for each
of the 80 days in the month.
Edward p. Hatch, Mrs. Hatch and Miss
Hatch Of New York; arrived in the city
Friday for the summer and andt are
guests OF the Van Ness House.
The Julia Spear prize reading was held
1T the college chapel Wednesday evening
and prizes were won by Miss Ida Miles,
Miss Paddock and Miss Rustedt.
The friends of Capt, ]. c. Bourke. %
Cav, will be sorry to hear that he re-
turned from Mexico much out OF health
and has gone to Philadelphia for medical
treatment.
w. 8. McKannon of McKannon Bros &
Co., who Is In st. Andrews Home for Con-
Bumptives at Denver, Col, is reported as
much better and Is rapidly gaining in
weight and health.
Mrs Jennie M. Wood has issued invi-
tations TO the wedding OF her daughter,
Miss Alice Louise TO Mr.. Harry Howard
Miller, Wednesday. June Sd. at 4;SO o'clock
Ut the First church.
I. N. Austin. aged rs, died at the Mary
Fletcher hospital Thursday night and his
remains were taken Friday morning