Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18

Ipapcred and renovated and are quite COM
Portable. Steam heat has been supplied
| and covered platform has been put on
| the south side of the building. The room
was inspected yesterday and met with APP
prevail. New fixtures will he put in at
once and the room soon occupied by the
company as shipping station.
The University Glee and Banjo club will
make new departure this season by Civ
I ing n commencement concert next Satur-
day evening. The boys have some good
new music, which they have been indus
, triously rehearsing, and there Is no doubt
that the concert will be a success.
| AS NJ. Abraham was turning on the
electric lights in his cigar store Sunday
night there was flash from the arc light
which gnited the frame wood work Of the
| lamp. He turned off the current and
with the aid of a broom put out the blaze.
blackened ceiling was the only damage
done.
A delightful reception was held at the
residence of Col. b. b. Smalley Saturday
afternoon from 3 to : o'clock in honor of
Mrs. Essex Cowen and daughter of New
York city. Guests were received by Col.
and Mrs. Smalley, Miss Smalley. Mrs.
| Essex Cowen and daughter. and Miss
Frances Baxter.
| The class boatrlde OF the graduating
l
warm pleasant " ling to enjoy a pleas
ant trip. Though essentially a class ride
many OF the friends OF its members ac-
companied them. supper was served upon
the boat to those who desired It,
At the last meeting of Gen. William
Wells camp Sons of Veterans, First Lieut..
George Il. Daniels and Quartermaster
| Sargent Il. o. Garrow were elected dele
| on taS n at mi n
of the Some OF Veterans to be held at Man
| chester Centre. June 30, July | and 2
Private Edward Rowe was elected as al
1 ternate,
| A number of Burlington girls will visit
the old World this summer Among those
who will sail for Europe within few days
are Miss Clara Plat, Miss Mary Hagar,
| Miss Ellen Wheeler and Miss Katherine
Gates. Miss Lucy Torrey is already on
I the way thither. Miss Wheeler and Miss
Gates will go together-the rest with sepa-
rate parties.
At a special meeting Of Canton I,afay-
ettc Mol held Friday evening. n committee
| consisting of Capt. w. b. Craven, Lieut.
Charles Walker and f. W. ]. Hawkins
was appointed to look up the ACCESSIBILITY
of attending the conclave of Patriarchs
Militant of the United States and Canada
to be held in Buffalo the 9th, 9Th and 18th
of August.
i Invitations to the wedding of Rev
James Ten Brooke and Miss Matte Louise
Daunls of Middlebury have been received
in this city. The ceremony will be per-
formed at Middlebury at o'clock Thurs
day evening by Rev. w. S. Roberts Of this
city. Rev. Mr.. Ten Brooke was for some
time pastor of the Berean Baptist church
In this city, and is now professor in Nc
Masters University at Toronto.
The Rutland railroad, through its gen.
eral freight and passenger agent, Il. b
Aldrich has informed Secretary Hawkins
of the Vermont and Northern New York
Trotting and Pacing Circuit that the ar
rangements set forth in the Central Yer
mont supplement No. ], to circular D. 293
will be protected on the Rutland road this
season. This refers to the extremely low
rate of transportation of articles and ant
mails to and from the several fairs in the
circuit.
The funeral of Michael Mcmahon was
held Friday morning from st. Mary's
cathedral at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. Father De
laney officiating. The members of st
Mary's Roman Catholic Mutual Bencvo
lent association attended the funeral in o
body and the interment was in ST. Joseph.
cemetery. The bearers were William Fitz
gerald James Reilly, James Madigan
Thomas Kelley, John Nolan and Patrick
\ Weloh.
Nearly very serious accident happened
at the Burlington Cotton Mills at SIS,
o'clock Friday afternoon. The large fly