Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09
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CITY ANO V,CtNITY

CITY AND V,CtNlTY.
A son was born Thursday morning to
Rev. and Mrs, G. Y. Bliss.
Miss Marian Crandall has accepted a
position In Mayor II. S. Pecks office.
Mr. and Mrs. j. j. McAuliffe have be-
come the parents of a little daughter.
Bradley C. Newell, the healer, expects to
be in Burlington some time next week.
f. p. Shaw has moved his real estate Of
flee TO the Home Savings Bank building
The college boys have engaged the
opera house for minstrel show April L.
c. NJ. Spaulding has returned from Flor
Ida, where he spent portion of the win
ter.
c. Fl. Powers is to embark in the to-
| bacco business in his new block on Church
street.
The Ethan Allen club will give ladies'
. reception Friday evening from to IL
O'Clock.
c. +. Walker, who has been III for sew
eral weeks. has resumed his position with
b. Turk * Bro.
An electric car will run to the $3.50 p. m.
train hereafter This trip was discon-
tinued during the winter.
+. II. Wells has purchased the block at
the corner of Church and College streets
Mrs. c. Z. Miner and daughter. Miss
Chattie, expect to sail for home from Ber-
nuda on the steamship Orinoco the 23d
inst.
Miss Ellen Donahue of Essex Junction
has accepted n position as stenographer
and assistant bookkeeper with the c. S.
J3lodgett company.
His many friends will be glad to learn
that Robert NJ. Walker has been steadily
gaining the last few days and there are
strong hopes of his ultimate recovery.
Balm & Pierce have purchased the Scott
bindery, coming here from Lincoln, Neb.
Mr.. Balm Is a brother of Mrs. Scott and Mr..
| Pierce has been his foreman in Lincoln.
Justice of the Peace S. NJ. Flint united
William Rushlow and Miss Lillian Peasley
in the holy bonds of wedlock at the police
office Thursday morning.
Mrs. ]. F. MCGOWAN and daughter of
Pittsfield, Mass, have come to reside in
Burlington with Mrs. John Farrar who
Is Mrs. McGowan's sister.
Hart Abraham of New York city ar
rived in town Monday He Is a brother
of Morris Abr aham and will have charge
of the latter's Burlington tobacco store
The 2O-foot extension of the Champlain
Transportation company's dock is now
practically completed and work is soon to
be begun upon the building, which is to be
extended and some other repairs made.
George s. Miller U. " NJ, '96, has
gone to his home in Lowell Mass, to en-
gage in practical civil engineering, but ex-
poets to return and graduate with his class
next June.
John Gibson, who has been seriously II,
at his rooms in the Y. NJ. C. A. building,
Is convalescent and has been taken to the
residence of W. j. Van Patten to COM
plete his recovery.
Thirteen applicants for the position OF
day inspector in the customs service were
examined Tuesday morning and the pa
pers were forwarded to Washington where
they will be corrected.
Patrick Farrell janitor of the City Hall
has been presented with handsome gold
watch by the occupants of the various of.
fees in the building, as a token of their
appreciation of his services.
Owing to the death of David Miller, the
invitations for the party at the armory
Tuesday evening, issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. c. Miller and Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Bar
stow, were withdrawn Saturday.
DR.. H. f. Ballard. who has for some time
been house physician at the insane asy-
lum at Waterbury, has resigned his posi-
ton there and contemplates returning To
Burlington and practicing medicine.
The sob printing business of the Free
Press has grown so much in the past wear
that the purchase of two new presses be-
came necessary The first one has beer
already Installed. 1t Is particularly adapt.
ed to the printing of cuts and fine work
resident of Maple street who desired
TO make little sugar just for the sake Of