Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY,

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Mrs. II. S. Peck is visiting friends in
Potsdam, y. Y, for a few days
The old gas house on tho corner of Bank
and South Battery streets is being torn
down.
GRADUATED sugar takes drop to-day.
being quoted at Gi2 cents per pound or IS
pounds for 81.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Annie Taft to Mr.. Arthur Z, Stockwcll OF
Springfield, Mass
a new steam cruising launch, Eileen"
has arrived in port and Is the property Of
Mrs. j. II. Brown Of Fern llill.
Repairs were begun yesterday on the
front of tho building occupied by Gay q
Henderson and Benjamin Cronyn.
Charles b. Wetherby and family of Cam
bridge are tho guests of his brother,
Henry l.. Wetherby, of Battery Place.
Miss Fannie =. Eady is temporarily fill
ing the position in the water office, made
vacant by the resignation of Miss Moore.
Mrs Frances u. Dow and Mrs. Gilbert A.
Dow and children started last night for
Ellsworth, Kansas, to spend the summer.
The work on the new steel ceiling in the
drug store of r. b. Stoarns has been com
pleted, adding much to the appearance of
new long distance telephone has been
placed in the Carpenter House at Hines
burgh, connecting them with this city and
other points.
large amount of Teford has been COM
pleted on the lower road and the men are
now working just above the brickyard to-
ward Athletic Park.
Mr.. and Mrs George y. Sherman have
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daughter, Bessie Belle TO MIR. Harry T,
Tyndall, Tuesday June ..
The marriage of Miss Estelle Constance
"a Fountain to Mr.. Frank George White
>yll occur Wednesday, June 3, at II O'Clock
- the Episcopal residence.
w. II. Murdoch has moved into his new
esidence on Colchester avenue. John
l,rown and family, who formerly lived
There, have gone to Philadelphia
Rev. J, J. Lewis OF South Boston was IN
the city Monday, on his way TO Queen
City Park, where he will occupy his cot
tase during the summer months.
The wedding of Miss Lena A. Gray and
George T. Graves Is announced to take
place at the brides home in Winooski
sJune 10th at o'clock in the evening.
Editor Dodge of the Independent has
moved his Office to the Concert Hall build
Ing, tho entrance 10 which Is on ChurCh
street just above Pease & Manson's store
A gang of men were at work Monday
repairing the fence, working on the track
and making other improvements in the
condition of the grounds at howard Park
The Ethan Allen Engine company bave
presented to Fire Station l n set of pic
lures of fire scenes which formerly hung
In their rooms. now used as the fire sta
ton
The body OF Harry T.. Jepson, formerly
Of this city, who died in Barre Saturday
was brought TO this city Monday noon
and buried at the Elmwood avenue GENE.
:ery.
II. r. Wolcott has been appointed as.
signee of the insovent estate of NJ. A
Chase of Colchester, the position having
been made vacant by the death of r. D.
Wheeler.
Nelson Bacon was arrested on an old
uiittimus Monday morn.Ag and escorted
to Rutland for 80 days sentence for
furnishing liquor. He has but lately re-
turned from there,
A fisherman from South Hero. who wa.
In town yesterday reports that the nike
fishing at the Sandbar bridge has ceased
to be good. the spring season there having
practically closed.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Gleason took
place Monday morning at O'Clock in
st. Mary's cathedral, Rev. Father Boyle
officiating. The Sodalty, OF which she
was a member, attended in a body ans
contributed several beautiful floral de-