Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-26
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

W. w. Walker, wife and son left Mon
bay for n trip to Florida.
Judge Torrey r. Wales is able to be out
igain after n severe illness.
Harry Thomas lost flve-year-old
mare Saturday with pneumonia
The primary and intermediate schools
closed Friday for two weeks vacation
Ernest Lyon, until recently Of Milton,
has purchased half interest in G. f.
Tricks meat business.
II. r. Conger has sold for Leslie r.
Brown his house and barn on Colchester
hvenue to DR.. w. u. Rich
A beautiful "sun dog" directly west of
he zenith, attracted the attention of many
people Saturday afternoon.
Bliss G. Deberville have moved their
aw offices from "a Clark street into the
hayward block on Main street.
Thirteen applications have been received
by Secretary Bromley for the civil service
Examinations which occur the 18th inst.
The electric cars were unable to reach
Essex Junction Sunday until afternoon
because of a snow drift near Fort Ethan
Allen
DR.. T.. B. Johnson, wife and daughter
cave tomorrow for New York, where
hey will be the guests of Mrs Il. II
Adams.
G. NJ. Delaney has secured the services
bf Thomas Martin OF Canton, N. Y, to
ook after his string of trotters the CON-
ing season.
Hon. T. II. Caufield addressed the mem
bers of the Algonquin club last evening
pm the subject of ship canal from the
great lakes to the sea.
Miss Eugenia Conant, who has been
stenographer for w. Fl. S. Whitcomb for
the past two years, has accepted posi-
ion in a lawyers office in Boston.
The contract for the mason work OF
The new car barn on Colchester avenue
has been let to a local mason and work
upon the structure will begin about May /.
The rain which. fell Thursday evening
was followed early Friday morning by
three inches of very heavy snow, which
clung to the trees, presenting a beautiful
sight.
Although Monday was the third day OF
Spring the weather gave no indication OF
that fact. The mercury went down 10
zero during the early morning hours and n
cold raw wind prevailed all day.
The rooms on Church street recently
Vacated by McKannon Bros. & Co, are be-
ing fitted up and will be occupied as a
millinery store by Miss Donnelly of To-
ronto, p. Q. She expects to open next
Monday.
The Howard Relief society was present.
ed Friday with so bushels of potatoes
by s. A. Andrews of Richmond to be dis
tributed among the poor of the society
This thoughtful act is very much appre
ciated by the society.
A lively snow storm began about
o'clock Thursday morning and continued
until o'clock in the afternoon when II
turn to rain. From eight to 10 inches OF
heavy snow fell and the electric cars were
considerably delayed.
The lease of l.. Mazzoni at 1872 Colleg,
street expires on the LIST of April, wher
he will remove to the new Barrows block
on Cherry street. After some changes
the premises will be occupied by 4. S
Peck as an insurance office.
The electric road company has Just or.
dered two new closed cars and four oper
cars to meet the demands of their increas.
ing business. The cars are to be built BY
j. M. Jones & Son of Troy, N Y, and are
the same style as the ones now in USE
Mohawk Tribe, Independent Order OF
Red Men. have leased the third floor In
the building occupied by Berry, Hall &
Co., on College street The rooms are now
being fitted up and will make them an
ideal home. They expect to occupy theI
new quarters next week.
A nowly-married couple alighted from
the $3.50 train last evening. A gentleman
evidently from the rural districts who
had ridden quite a distance in the same
car. also alighted and as the newly-mar
ried couple passed by the group of hack
men, he cried out, They're married, botf
Of EN-"
Foreman W. ]. Murphy OF the Barnes