Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-11

The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Rivers
| of lntcrvale avenue was held from St
Joseph's curch Tuesday morning at S
O'Clock and the intermcnt was in Calvary
cemetery
y carload of peanuts was brought from
Plattsburgh to this city on the Chateau
gay last night And yet the circus does
not come here until August II and the
state fair is over two months away.
The st. Mary's Roman Catholic Mutual
benevolent association gave Rev. Father
homas Lynch a farewell reception last
vening and gave him solid gold watch
nd chain.
I Officer f.. p. McEllott left for Ogdens-
burg, y. Y, on the 4:2O train this morning,
having received a telegram last evening
announcing the death of his mother, Mrs
Margaret McElliott.
Edward Shepard, who has been connect
ed with the Shepard & Morse Lumber COM
pany for some time, left for Boston Thurs
day and Will in the future travel on the
road for a lumber house.
The accounts of the Ransom Hardware
company were audited in the Probate
Court Tuesday. Claims amounting to
s2S3i.s2 were approved and dividend of
30 per cent was declared
A committee composed OF Messrs j. w
OSullivan and James d. Brodie from the
c. y. NJ. L. presented to Rev. Father
Lynch Tuesday evening at the Episcopal
residence, solid silver table set.
F. II. Crandall. superintendent of the
water department, left for Lynn, Mass,
yesterday toattend the 10th annual meeting
of the New England Water Works asso-
citation, which is in session there.
Rev, Edward Halves went to Montreal
last evening to attend the convention of
. ves.,.
He Is a delegate from the churches of the
United States to the Canadian convention.
Jack Doxey, who was news agent on
n Central Vermont train between St. AL
bans and Randolph, has resigned his
position and in the future will assist in
his fathers store on North Battery street.
Mrs Julia II. Spear and a friend, Miss
Florence Sawyer, are expected in the city
this week for the commencement eXer-
cscs. Mrs. Spears mother, who is also in
California, is unable to take the journey.
The Burlington High school will have
"A moonlight boat ride on the steamer
Chateaugay Monday evening, June 10Th.
Tho ride is under the management of the
graduating class and is primarily the class
boat ride
Jones & Isham have just completed put
ting IN a new electric power mill at their
storchouse just off Main street The mill
is TO be operated in connection with their
feed business and will be run by a 20-horse
power electric motor.
An exciting one mile bicycle race was
held at Howard Park Saturday afternoon
| the contestants being Messrs. Curry and
Brownell two young men of this city
Curry won, tho time being PAS and the
prize being an s. sweater.
f. o. Beaupre has purchased of Elmore
Johnson and wife for 5000 their home
stead and vacant lot situated on the cor
ncr of Peru street and Elmwood avenue
Mr.. Bcaupre intends to erect two double
dwelling houses upon the site.
w. O. Whitmarsh for eight years with
Baileys Music Rooms, who resigned his
position and went into the clothing bust
ness at Mortified three years ago, has
sold his business to his son and re-entered
the employ of Baileys Music Rooms.
Ralph McCarty was cutting meat in
Towards market Saturday about II 80
o'clock when he accidentally dropped n
large butchers knife which struck his
right shoe and penetrated the large toe,