Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-25
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY,


Mrs. ]. II. Spear arrived In the city Fri
day evening from California
Prof. James r. Wheeler OF Columbia
college has arrived in the city for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Clarence Hicks and family are
occupying the Hicks cottage at Thomp-
sons Point.
Peter Johnson left Tuesday for the
White Mountains, where he will remain
during the summer
The Equitable Life by w. H. s. Whit
comb, manager, paid policy holders last
week the sum of s52027l
Mrs. A. p Nichols of Pomona, Cal, but
formerly of Hardwick, is guest at the
residence of Prof. V. G.. Barbour.
Capt E. j. Baldwin is repairing his
house on King street preparatory to NOV
ing his family here from Essex, MY.
Mrs. E. B. Johnson and daughter, Miss
Josephine, are enterta lining a party of
young people at their cottage at Cedar
Beach.
Mrs. e. f. Clarkson and family have
gone to Thompson's Point to occupy their
cottage, which has just been completed,
for the summer.
The building fund of the Home for Des-
titute Children has been increased by a
contribution of $3.50 from the Daisy Hill
school at Royalton.
Miss Mary Hagar left Thursday for a
European trip, going by way of New
York. She will spend the greater part Of
the time in Germany.
The steamer State of California on which
Prof Torrey, Mrs. Torrey and Miss Lucy
Torrey were passengers arrived out at
Glasgow on Sunday last.
Senator Redneld Proctor passed through
the city Saturday night at midnight on a
special train, en- route for his home from
the st. Louis convention.
President NJ. II. Buckham sails from
Montreal on the steamer Partisan Satur-
day and will spend his vacation in Scot
land, England and France.
fine new sign was placed over the
Hotel Burlington yesterday. row Of
nine electric lights make the name of this
popular hotel visible during the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wells and DIR. and
Mrs. J. ID. Tanner, who have been in New
York for the last three weeks, returned
last Thursday, coming via the steamer
Vermont.
city Sunday afternoon shortly after a
O'Clock. The rain fall amounted to SO of
an inch. although the storm continued
only a few minutes.
The Consumers Ice company have re-
ceived from New York parties an offer of
So so a ton for their ice at Malletts Bay.
The company have about 1900 tons stored
in their houses there
Tho largest weekly pay roll that the
street department has ever had for labor
was the one OF last week which amounted
to $lG7055 This amount includes only the
pay of 173 men and teams.
About 800 people went on the Methodist
church excursion to Fort Frederick Satur-
day, leaving at $50 a. m, and returning
at o'clock. The trip was made on the
steamer Vermont and was pleasant one.
Miss Jessie Davis has returned from
Boston. where she has passed very. sue
cessful winter in teaching and concert
work, She will remain here through July
and August, returning to Boston in Sept
ember.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Riley, who
died at the age of 81 years. was held
Friday morning at 0 o'clock from St.
Joseph's church, Rev. Father Cloarec Off
ciating. The interment was in St. Jo-
seph's cemetery.
Charles p, Smith and family left on the
Chateaugay Friday morning for Platts-
burgh from whence they went by rail TO
Lake Placid N. Y, where they are TO
spend the about three months, occupying
Prof Fl. A. p. Torrey's cottage
Perley L. Goodwin of Barre, aged q
years, was operated on Monday morning
at the Mary Fletcher hospital for osteo-
sarcoma of the left thigh, the result of an
injury received two years ago by falling