Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30

himself from the wagon. The milk and
cans were somewhat scattered and the
wagon damaged.
Mr.. Horatio c. LOOMS who has been
spending the winter at the Holland House
In New York city. is expected in Burlng-
ton early in May, when he will open his
residence on williams street.
Lieut.. Gov. H. NJ Mansur of Island
Pond and Nj. p. Perley of Enosburgh
Falls were in the city last night and
leave to-day to attend the general con
venton of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Cleveland Ohio.
A telegram from James Dorman Of Law
renee. Mass to the Free Presslast evening
announces the death at Lawrence. Mass,
of Hugh Dorman, formerly of this city,
aged IS years. The funeral will be held
here tomorrow morning.
Willis Clark, who reported the proceed
ings of the recent Vermont conference at
Barre for the Free Press and enabled 1t
to publish the appointments u hours in
advance of any other paper, has Joined
the local STAFF of the Free Press.
The new office which is being finished
for tho Express company at the station
will be used as a shipping office, while
the uptown office will remain as re-
ceivlng station. The new office is to be In
IL
rant.
John Donnelly of the Donnelly House
was presented with a gold headed cane
Monday evening by the guests of his
house. Patrick Fox made the presonta-
ton speech and tho gift was In honor of
the 25th anniversary of Mr. Donnelly's
hotel life.
The steamer Chateaugay will begin run
ming hcr' double trip on Monday. She
will return to Plattsburgh saturday night,
leaving this city at p. m. and will COM
mence the regular spring schedule on
Monday. The time table will soon appear
in this paper.
A. F.. Richardson has purchased ex-
Mayor Van Patterns cottage at Cedar
Beach and Mrs. richardson will have as
her guest there this summef'Mrs. Taber,
mother of Mrs. r. A. Richardson Mr..
Van Patterns new cottage will be ready for
occupancy this summer
The repairs of the grocery store of n.
w. Jones were begun Monday. a new
plate glass front and a steel ceiling are to
be put in. The office will be removed to
the rear Of the store and with new shelly
ing, etc, the store will have a bright
and attractive appearance.
! Two of the six new cars which have
| been ordered by the electric road COM
pany arrived Tuesday. The cars are
much like the present enclosed cars, and
are from ]. w. Jones & Sons Of West
| Troy, n. Y. The seats are an improve
ment over the cars now owned by the
company.
The funeral of Mrs. Patrick WEIGH, who
died Thursday, was held from st. Marys
cathedral Saturday morning, Rev. j. j.
Boyle officiating. The bearers were
Thomas WEIGH, Patrick WEIGH, Edward
Snow, Richard Ryan, William Powers and
Daniel Sullivan. The intorment was at
Mount st. Josephs cemetery.
A team Of horses belonging to potato
peddler named Slime from Wlliston be-
came frightened on Pearl street Tuesday
afternoon and had II not been that the
wagon wheel caught on tree at the cor.
suit might have been worse than 1t was
| Beyond n broken wheel and a broken sci
| of harness no damage was done.
q. II. Delaney closed a contrat Thurs.
day with Morse, Williams e. Co., of Phila
delphia to install an electric elevator in the
Hotel Burlington. Similar elevators hav,
been placed by the same firm at Spauldni
e. Kimball's and the Wells & Richardson
company, the New York Biscuit company
and the G., 8. Blodgett company are alst
considering the feasibility Of the scheme.
II One OF the pleasantest of the season.
whist parties was given Thursday evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Robinson at thei
beautiful residence on South Willar,
street. Supper was served at $3.50, afte
which tho guests were entertained by tn
photograph before the game of the even
ing began. The highest scores were mad
by Mr.. and Mrs. +. c, Harrington, thel
gains being respectively "a and 20.
Royal, son of DIR. l.. NJ. Bingham, wa
thrown from his horse and came near los
ing his life. The horse reared up and the
slipped and fell backwards. With grea