Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09

liam Darling were held at Browns UNDER
taking rooms on Bank street at 10 O'CLOCK
Friday. The high esteem in which the
G.. s. Blodgett company and their employ
es had for him was shown by the beautiful
floral offering of pillow and Gala lilies.
The bearers were James Babcock, George
Frey Il. Bison, jr., William Ralne, tr, c.
f. Clark and Fred Barber.
About 40 couples enjoyed a post-lenten
dance at Howard Relief hall Monday oven
ing In the interest of an "Every-day-dollar
fund" portion of the opera house or
chestra furnished music end refreshments
were served. Fourteen numbers were
danced the party breaking up at IL o'clock.
The party are indebted to Mr. and Mrs w.
b. Jones and MIR. and Mrs. w. f. Fer
guson for very pleasant evening.
The country roads are in a bad condi-
ton now, n condition duo in some part to
the negligence of town road commission
ers who. instead of shoveling a drive
way through the deep drifts, are waiting
for the sun to melt them. Monday the
Hinesburgh stage got set near the
Isham place in South Burlington Tho
only damage done was a broken evener
but it caused delay OF half an hour
News has been received of the death of
Timothy +. Strong which occurred at
Fond Du Lac, Wis, last Wednesday.
He was born in this city in 1910 and had
lived in Wisconsin since his nth year.
During his journalistic career he had been
connected with the Chicago Times the
Milwaukee Republican News, the Mar
quette Mining Journal. the Fond du Lac
journal and the Fond du Lac Reporter.
David Miller, for GO years resident of
this city, died at his home Friday even
ing. He was taken sick with the grip
about six weeks ago and, owing to his adj
vanced age, was unable 10 withstand the
ngly
nearly 70 years ago and was ono of the
last of the old steamboat men in the city.
He leaves two sons, Charles G. and John
H., and two daughters. Mrs. Kate p. Mil
Ter and Mrs. G. C. Baker.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
Rink association was held Tuesday at
the Van Ness House parlors, Tho old
board of directors WAS reelected as fol-
lows: G. u. Wright, A. Il. Richardson,
f. G. Beauprc. Fred Johonnott, L. c.
Grant, Il. f. Henderson. A. c. Whiting u.
a. Woodbury., and -. NJ. Lembkin. The
board organized by electng the following
officers: President G. u. Wright; vice.
president, Fred Johonnott; secretary and
treasurer, Il. G. Grant.
Burlington has long felt the need of
feed mill and the wcll-known firm of Jones
&c Isham have decided to enlarge their
business by putting mill for grinding
using electricity for power. An order has
already been given for a 20-horse power
motor and mill that will grind from one to
three tons of grain per hour. Mr. Jones'
long experience as n miller In the West
will be sufficient guarantee that their work
Will be promptly and satisfactorily done.
a drummer whose vision had been tenn
porarily impaired from some cause that
should not be possible in a prohibition
state was standing on the west side of
Church street between College and Main
streets. yesterday, when his gaze rested
on c. ii. Powers iron covered building.
The travelling man laughed so heartily
that the Burlington man who was with
him inquired the cause OF his hllarity. The
reply was: Look at that tin house over
there"
Nothing has yet been heard of w. C.
McCausland, who told his wife March 2S
! he was going to st. Adams. His heaviest
creditor is Mr.. T.. p Shaw. who occupied
an Office with him in the Hotel Burlington
block. Mr.. Shaw had loaned him money
at various times, but some of 1t had been
repaid until the amount was reduced to
about s1450. Mr.. McCausland had collected
/ $3.50 for the Connecticut Building and Loan
association, but neglected to turn 1t over
before his sudden departure. Secretary
Linn was in the city Thursday to look the
matter up.
day morning carried n number of Bur-
lingtonians to Underhill. Cambridge and
Jeffersonvile for a sugaring trip. A dozen
or more stopped at Cambridge and II went
to Jeffersonville. They stopped at the Me
lendy House and after an excellent dinner
Mr.. Melendy took them to his sugar bush,
where the various steps in the manufac-
ture of the maple sugar were watched with
much interest. With foot OF snow on the
ground the seighing there is still good.
A snow storm prevailed all day and when
the party took the train for Burlington at
$3.50 o'clock the flakes wore falling so
rapidly that it was almost impossible to
see across the street. Jacksonville Is on
~ about 20 miles from Burlington. where
there was not only no storm Friday, but
whore the snow has almost entirely dis
appeared.
Now that the new city government has
been inaugurated there can be no harm
in referring to an incident of election day
In which a local clergyman, who took Il
prominent part in the campaign, figured.
For reasons which undoubtedly seemed
sufficient to himself tho clergyman did not
vote for any candidate for mayor whose
name was printed on the ballots but
wrote the name of a well-known republi-
can lawyer. When the returns were print
ed in the Free Press the next morning he
was surprised that his candidates name
did not appear and began to make In
quiries about Vt. 1t was suggested that
possibly he failed to mark his ballot
properly and an election officer in the
ward where the Clergyman voted said
that one ballot on which the voter had
written name for mayor was thrown out
because he failed to make q cross opposite
the name The clergyman was very posi-
tive that he had not neglected this re-
quirement OF the law and it was not until
the boxes were opened the other day, prep
aratory TO destroying tho ballots, and
his ballot shown him that he ncknow-
lodged its illegalty.
SPECIAL TRAINS FOR JEFFERSON.
The Central Vermont railroad will grant
reduced rates and run special trains to
enable everyone within IA radius of 40
miles from Burlington to see Joseph JEFF
fcrson, Americas greatest actor, at the
opera house next Monday night. The
tickets will be good on all trains Monday
and good to return Tuesday. Special trains
Will also be run to Middlebury. st. Adams
and Cambridge Junction after the enter
tainment and the night express train for
Montpelier will be held at Essex Junction
until the arrival of a special which will
leave Burlington after the entertainment.