Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14


Ness House.
w. X. Walker has accepted an offer
from The Thomas e. Wylie Autograph
company of New York city to make a trip
to London and Paris this summer as
their representative. Mr.. and Mrs. Walk
er will sail June from New York on the
steamship Lucania.
Secretary Hawkins of the Vermont and
The steamer Mariquita went to Grand
Isle Thursday to tow from there to Shell
burne Harbor IS pine logs, which will be
used In rebuilding the steamer Ticonder-
oga a the close of the season. The Ticon-
deroga is one of the steamers used on the
Lake George service.
The committee appointed to examine
candidates for West Point, consisting of
State Superintendent Of Education M. s.
Stone of Montpelier, Dr. ]. T.. Thomson
of Rutland, and II. a. Burt of Swanton,
met at the Van Ness House Tuesday and
examined 10 applicants.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Johnson, who
died of old age Friday, was hold from
st. Paus chapel Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Rev. DR. Bliss off1ciated and the
bearers we're II. w. Allen. Elias Lyman.
]. G. Farrar and C. f. Allen. The inter-
ment was in Emwood cemetery.
Rev. w. S. Roberts, d. D., started Fr1
day morning for Philadelphia to parS
tcipate In the celebration of the 150th an
niversary OF the Spruce Street Baptist
church, of which he was formerly pastor.
He will also attend the national gathering
of Baptlsts at Asbury Park, N. j.
The democratic city caucus Will be held
next Saturday evening In the City Hall
for the purpose of electing IS delegates
to the State convention to be held In,
Montpelier May 2Sth and 16 delegates to-
the district convention, which will he held
in the same place on the same date.
Owing to the exorbitant price, $3.50 and
half of the privileges, charged by the man.
ayers OF the Granite City Trotting ASSOC
citation Of Barre. the officers Of the Yer
mont State Firemen's association have
been obliged to cancel the tournament
which was to have been held there July
23d.
Tho Western Vermont Congregational
club will hold its May festival with the
Manchester church. Moy 26. Rev. DIR.
Josiah Strong of New York will deliver an
address. The Bennington county confer
ence OF ministers and churches is called
to meet at North Bennington the following
day.
The president of the Burlington and
IIinesburgh railroad, william q. Dacey,
of New York. and others will be in the
city in a few days to attend a meeting and
arrangements and plans for the compile
ton of the road will be considered, after
which the construction of the road will be
entered upon.
An alarm of fire was rung in Sunday
afternoon at 4.55 O'Clock from box 81 on
the corner of North avenue and North
Bend. The various companies hurried TO
the spot and so did nearly everybody in
the city. The fire was found to be in the
grass and brush on the bank west of the
tunnel and was soon extinguished.
The street commissioners met Monday
morning for the purpose of discussing the
question of extending Buell. street City
Attorney j. f. Cushman advised the
board contrary to the hopes and anticipa-
lions of property owners and the board
decided not to extend the street, thus
settling a question which has Interested
many.
Austin Mckenzie. shipping clerk for o.
! G. Taylor e. Co, has been advanced by
| them to the position of travelling sales
man and will represent the house through
| New York and Vermont. Mr.. Mckenzie
| is popular with the home trade and Will
undoubtedly be no on the road His many
| friends will wish him success In his mer-
tied promotion. George Brew, late ship
ping clerk for J. @. Reed & Co., succeeds
Mr.. Mckenzie.
The Lakeside Rod and Gun club have
in their range and club buildings near
Lakeside Park, which will be a decided
Improvement to the grounds. The club
buildings have been moved to the south
west end of the range near the terminus
of the electric road, which is a great i'm
provement over their old position at the
opposite end of the range. New pigeon
traps pulls and other things have also
been purchased.
| Northern New York Trottine and PACING
| Circuit says that he has never had a
| larger or better list of entries for any
! meet than the present one. The entries
are coming in rapidly, three-fourths of
| them being from without the state and
many from n long distance. Although the
| horses will not be named until Aug. /, Mr.
Hawkins says that there are some pretty
Nigh flyers on the list and some good races
are assured In September.
The bids for the construction of the
commanding officers quarters at Fort
! Ethan Allen were opened Saturday.
| There were II bids received IN all the low
! est of Sl1,450 being that of T. W. Rogers
of Brandon, to whom it has been recon-
mended that the contract be awarded
| The highest bid was that Of Spear Bros.
for $4,000. Other local bidders were the
G. s. Blodgett company, w. II. Buckley
e. Co., d. W. G. Clapp. The next lowest
bid was that Of d. w. C. Clapp for sl2. 800.
peculiar shooting affair in which no
one was injured but which is of a mys-
terious nature, Is reported by passengers
on the sleeper due here at $50 Tuesday
evening. The passengers that evening in
the smoking compartment of a Wagner
car were James A. Kelley of this city,
w. H. Sawtelle of Boston and w. Z. Ste
yens of New Britain, Conn. Just after
passing Milton, where the train does not
stop, pistol shot was fired into the car
passing just in front OF Mr. Sawtelle's
face and through the opposite window
The train was not stopped and the shot
remains unexplained. The bullet NAV
have been intended for one of the occu-
pants OF the car or was, perhaps a stray
one. But 1t served to startie the occu-
pants of the car and came entirely too
close for safety.
BLACK DIAMONDS.