Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28
port that a coat belonging 70 one OF the
alec found Ia dopiad

was takon to Randolph Wednesday for
burial.
J. II. May Of Jericho, accompanied by
f. A. Rawson Of Essex, was driving down
Pearl street yesterday afternoon in bug
gy, and leading a horse behind, they met
a trolley car and the rear horse jumped
forward into the wheels OF tho buggy.
completely demolshing them. Both men
jumped out but fortunately neither was
hurt.
About $50 attended the Unitarian. Sum
day-school picnic at Queen City Park Sat-
urday afternoon and had n good time, not
wthstandng the cool air. Supper was
served in the pavilion and portion OF the
opera houso orchestra furnished music for
dancing in the same place. The return
home was made in the carly evening
Tho Woman's Home Missionary society
OF the First Congregational church met
Friday afternoon at o'clock in tho
church parlors and elected Mrs. r, II. Pow
ell and Mrs CA r. Atwater as delegates
to attend the State convention of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union, to be
held June 9th in Bradford.
Deputy Sheriff r. D. Wheeler of Winoo-
ski, who has been seriously Ill with a
cancer several months at the home of his
sister, Mrs. IT. r. Brigham, at Brigham
Hin, Essex, died Tuesday afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock. The funeral will be held Thurs
from the Episcopal church in WinoosN
at p. m.
The committee from the Lake Champlain
Yacht club which werc 10 be appointed to
present a list OF nominations OF officers to
be elected at the next meeting OF tho club
to serve for the coming yoar have been
named and are: Robert Roberts, Horatio
Hckok, Aware Adslt, Edward Wells, Rev.
p. NJ. Snyder, Capt. H. f. Tutherly and
Charles II. Hagar.
Tho announcement has been made'of the
wedding to Miss Esther Louise Curtis OF
Saratoga TO Mr. Harry ]. Olmstead OF
Vergennc., which will occur in the Fpis-
copal church at the latter place Wednes-
day, June g. Miss Curtis has been a fire.
quent visitor to the Queen City and her
many friends will extend their most cor
dial congratulations
The management OF the electric road
expect to have the North Avenue branch
in operation next Sunday as far as the
cemetery. The work |. being pushed with
the greatest possible rapidity with this
end in view. The track is laid to that
point and was cleaned yesterday The
span wires are strung and the trolley wire
Will be strung at once.
The annual Memorial sermon was deliv-
cred Sunday evening in the Methodist Epis-
copal church by the Rev. II. S. Rowe,
who preached a strong sermon in the pres
ence OF a large congregation. Stannard
post, G. A. r., attended in n body, accom-
panied by q number OF Sons OF Veterans.
The subject OF the address was: Fight
the good fight OF faith, lay hold on eter-
RAJ life," Tim. e12.
The steamers Maquan and Vermont
were inspected at Shelburne Harbor by
Inspectors Holt and Goodhue yesterday.
Both boats passed 4 very satisfactory in
spection. The Vermont will start on her
regular trips June / and Capt. Hawley
VIII soon take the Maauam to Msqusn
bay, where her repairs will be completed
after which her trips between that place
and the islands will be resumed.
Ths funeral services OF Cassius p.
Brown. who died At the Mary Fletcher
hospital May 10 were held from the resi-
dence of his son II. f. Brown at No. ~.
South Winooski avenue Thursday after
noon at : o'clock. Rev. II. S. Rowe off,
ciated and the bearers were Charles Mos
ley, Fred Johonnott, Charles Whitney and
Charles sMcCuen The burial was at
Green Mount cemetery.
Preparati lions arc being made by the
Shepard & Morse Lumber company to
move their dry house from its present To-
cation, just across tho tracks from the
engine room, 10 land on the opposite side
of the tracks near the south end Of the
agreement with the Central Vermont rail-
road, by which the company give UP a
part Of the water front now occupied by
them.
The annual meeting OF tho stockholders
of the Burlington Manufacturing company
was held at their ONCE Tuesday after
noon and directors for the ensuing year
elected. They are: Torrey r. Wales. u.
w. Robinson, j. II. Gates, r. b. Whiting
of,A A
diately and organized with Torrcy f.
Wales as president p. W. Robinson vice
president, J. II. Gate. treasurer, and NJ.
II, Stone secretary.
Stakes have been get for the extension
OF the st. Paul street sewer south from its
pIesent terminus. and work will be begun
very soon. test was made on this street
several weeks ago to ascertain II q sewer
could be constructed, ms It was thought
that Ledge of rock would interfere with
the digging Some rock was found but it
was decided that the construction of the
sewer was practicable, although ait n cost
of 80 or over per foot. Tho extension will
require about 1850 feet of pipe.
The sensational rumor which was clrcu-
lated yesterday afternoon to the effect
that Charles Steady. who was supposed to
have been drowned in the lake last week
whilo in company with two men in Ex-
Mayor van Patterns boat, was alive proves
to be false. A Free Press reporter inyestI-
gated the matter and while the stories told
were conflicting they proved to he entire
~ without foundation and no credence is
placed In what some people consider n
smart thing to do in starting such an I'M
truthful report.
Henry W. Tewksbury, the well-known
lecturer OF Randolph, who has been under
the exclusive management OF the Redpath
Lyceum Bureau OF Boston and Chicaso.
has associated himself with the + Irling-
ton agency OF the National Cash Register
company and will travel in Vermont lee
turing on profitable bookkeeping, at tho
same time acting as salesman for j. b.
Mara. His novel ideas and knowledge OF
business systems will be OF great advan-
tage to storekeepers.
Capt. g. s. Leach having served q
years in the army, 1t seems very appro-
pirate that in attaining his majority he
should be made n major. The Free Press
announced recently that he had
gone to New York to take an examination
for promotion. He Hturned Friday
morning end when askef as to the result
OF the examination admitted that he was
successful. This was to be expected but
It Is to be hoped that the promotion which
will come when a vacancy occurs, will
not result In a change Of location. Bur-
lington would he sorry to lose him as
citizen.
1t was decided after consultation with
men of experienc in such matters Thurs
day that further search for the bodies OF
the three men drowned near Cedar Beach
Sunday would be without results and the
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