Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.


The Vermont Graphic suspended publi-
cation Saturday, after an existence of one
short year.
H. r. Conger has rented for Albert Kill
lam his house on Elmwood avenue to G..
T. Donaldson of Waterville, Me.
Beginning next Sunday, all the street
cars will run from Howard Park to Essex
every 20 minutes, without change.
At the auction of Canadian horses at
Blacks, stables yesterday, IL were dis
posed OF at an average price of s75 each.
Charles Rand. who has been i'll at the
Fanny Allen Hospital has so far recover
cd that he was brought to his home Mon
day.
The Glee, Banjo and Mandolin club of
Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y, will
visit Burlington the latter part OF this
month.
Chester A. Blake, formerly of Milton,
died at, his residence in Manchester, Iowa,
Sunday morning, April 18th, at the age of
70 years.
Is Burlington growing? One of our real
estate agents has now on hand appica-
tons for 20 houses to rent for SIS per month
and lower.
cablegram announces the death of
Norman J. Nichols, we'll known here and
ut Essex. He died at Honda, Republic of
Colombia, South America.
The electric railway company will re-
sumo work on the North avenue extension
as soon as the ground Is settled, probably
within the next two weeks.
There is an open place in the broad lake,
near the Middle and opposite Pearl street.
A few hours work with a strong wind
would clear the whole lake.
Henry II. Goodsell of Hickok Place died
Friday afternoon after a short illness
during which he suffered from cancer OF
the stomach.
C. n. Mosley has rented of j. ]. Biselow
his house on Loomis street, formerly occu-
pied by j. c. Farrar, and will occupy the
same about May /.
H. e. Sails has rented the store In
Shaw's block, on Main street, formerly &C.
cupied by Mr.. Gregory, and will sell line
of pottery, the stock of the Woodwork
pottery.
A matter of about two feet of water In
the cellar at the station and six inches OF
water in the furnace ash box makes it
very difficult to maintain fire there just
at present.
The funeral of Rev. j. d. Keefe took
place at the Adams Mission Thursday af.
ternoon with a large attendance The re-
mains were taken to Oswego, n. Y, fol
interment.
The warm sun and winds are having q
very visible effect upon the ice in the
lake and 1t Is hoped that the boats Wi,
be &ble to run as soon as last year,
navigation opened April o.
II. w. Hall, manager of Bailey's music
rooms In this city, has completed arrange
ments for a branch store of the firm, t,
be locaYad in Montpelier and occupied a
e{bn Is noRairS are completed,
Some of the employees of the Queer
City Cotton company enjoyed dance a
Chambers Hotel at Riverside Saturda!
Night. A fine supper was served and tn
30 couples who were present report yer.
pleasant time.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall left Saturday moo
to take weeks rest In Boston and Brook
Ign. Next Sunday he will preach in tn
Church of the TRANSPORTATION in Brook
lyn and then return to Vermont to beg
a round OF visitations.
L. p. Waite of L. +, Waite & Co., pub
fishers Of the Burlington City Directory
10 In town making preliminary preparatio
tor this years Issue. Tho canvass will b
made in May and the book will be gotte
out with this firms usual promptness.
Tho Every-day-dolar fund at the Uni
tartan church now amounts to $340. O
this sum 500 has been given to the Amer
can Unitarian association $50 to tn
building fund of the Home for Destitut
Children and SIS to the Old Ladies' Home
Arrangements were completed Frida
for the extension of the telephone servlc
to Montreal. The Bell company will G,