Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

William Darling was taken to the Mary
Fletcher Hospital a few days ago, af-
| hicted with quinsy sore throat, which
turned into pneumonia, from which he
died last evening. He had been n long and
| trusted employe OF the c. S. Blodgett COM
pany and was an industrious and honest
man.
reasons for the petition. DR.. p. w. Car
penter and G.. w. Beckwith, property own
ers in line of the proposed extension, and
Judge Wales, representing the Kern es-
tate, also addressed the board. The COM
missioners adjourned until next Monday
morning, when their regular meeting will
be held
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Lang &c Goodhue Manufacturing Co.
was held Tuesday in the parlors of the
Hotel Burlington The following were
elected directors for the ensuing year:
Willard Crane, 3. S. Jones. Hiram Walk
CIR. A. ]. Goodhue and w. H. Lang. The
officers have not yet been elected
| The joke Is on the night operator at the
railroad station, who started Monday
for short visit at his home, but at Essex
Junction took the wrong train and rode
back to Burlington. That an old railroad
man should get mixed up at this point Is
hard and the boys In the office are smok-
ing Golden Weddings at his expense.
Mayor Van Patten will tender a recep-
ton TO the mayor and aldermen elect
at his residence Saturday evening. The
guests will be confined to the city Of
iicials and two newspaper men who have
reported the meetings of the Board of Az
dermen II will he an informal affair
and pleasant termination OF the official
work of the past year.
Tho death of Mrs. Anne Payne at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. j. Nc
Laughlin, on Colchester Ave. Monday even
ing removes one of the Oldest inhabitants
of Burlington. Mrs. Payne came to Bur-
lington when a young woman and had
many friends who will extend their SYM
pathies to her family in their bereavement.
The Shepard & Morse Lumber company
have been negotiating with Tonawanda,
y. Y, people regarding the removal of
their plant to that place. Tonawanda Of
fers a large new mill with machinery COM
plete. and larger lumber yards than the
company have here, for less rent than they
have been paying here for the land on
which the mill stands.
The seventh annual banquet OF the Groc-
ers' and Meatmen's Union was held al the
Van Ness House Thursday evening. there
being over 200 present. j. II. Hoton served
as POSTMASTER and remarks were made by
Gov. Woodbury., Mayor-elect Peck, Rev.
Thomas Lynch. Hon. w. l.. Burnap, A.
Armagnac, DR.. d. c. Hawley. ]. w.
Goodell. ]. +. Riley of Omaha. Neb. and
Hon. Robert Roberts
The annual meeting Of the Consolidated
Electric Company was held Monday
morning at the company's office, the fol-
| lowing directors being elected: u. A..
| Woodbury., e. A. Pope, F. G. Kennedy, b.
b. Smalley w. s. Vincent, j. S. Pierson,
| A. G., Pierce. r.. d. Blackwell, and f, II.
Parker. The directors organized by elect
ing U. A. Woodbury., president; W. s..
| Vincent. vice-president; +. II. Parker,
treasurer and manager.
Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show
on Earth" is to exhibit at the following
places on the Central Vermont road this
summer: At New London. June 10; at
Willimantic, July 2; at Brettleboro. July
TO- at Montpelier August 10; at White
River Junction, AUGUST 10; at Burlington,
August IA; at ST. Adams, August Is; at
Malone August II; at Rutland. August
20; and at Ogdensburg, August 81.
The State Board of Pharmacy met Thurs
day morning at the Van Ness House,
| r. w. Pierce of Chester, Collins Blakely
of Montpelier and ]. G. Bellrose OF this
city, being the only members in attend
ance, The day was occupied by the ex-
animation of five candidates for a phar-
macists certificate The Vermont State
board since It's creation has been of great
benefit to the druggists OF the State in
clevating the profession and in various
other ways.