Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
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CITY AND VICINITY.

CITY AND VICINITY.
w. IT. s. Nhncomb, general agent Of the
Equitable, settled claims for 5000 last
week.
The L. V. NJ. Base Ball club left Tues
dav noon for their trip in western New
York.
e. q. Kimball has purchased through
7 7 Flynn the Crumbie place on South
Prospect street.
Miss Carrie d. Smalley left Tuesday
noon for New York, where she will remain
for few days.
There are no changes In the market
prices this week, quotations being the
same as published last week.
Charles f. Reynolds has accepted the
position at the Venetian Blind company
recently vacated by George II. Root.
The water in the lake Is gradually re-
cedug and the Champlain Transoorta-
ton company's dock is now clear.
A meeting of the creditors OF II. f. Hill
g. Co. insolvent debtors, to choose an as
signee, will be held at the Probate Office
May ).
John Freeman, n plasterer fell off of a
ladder Tuesday morning while painting
his harm on King street and broke MS
right leg.
Conductor Shinville of the Burlington
and Lamoille road is taking two weeks
vacation. Conductor Austin Emery taxes
his place.
Miss Alice Tyndall daughter of w. j,
Tyndall, died at her home on Grant street
Thursday afternoon suffering from spinal
meningitis.
Joseph Delorme. who resides at NO 400,
North street. died Thursday morning OF
hn,
months old.
- George H. Root, bookkecper for the Ven-
ethan Blind company, has resigned his
position and will travel for the Standard
Oil company.
A despatch received at O'Clock Monday
morning from Horatio LOOMS, who is in
New York, announced the death of Mrs.
Luther Lo0mis
The appearance of the guns apd their
carriages in Battery Park has been very
greatly improved by coat of black and
red paint, respectively.
John Stevens, baggage master on the
Burling ton and Lamoille division, had one
hand injured while coupling cars at Cam
bridge Junction Monday.
A company of about % people came in
yesterday noon and went to the Queer
City Cotton mill, whore they are to work
They came from st. Adams.
e. s. Worcester. son of Mrs. Harrie
S. Worcester of Elmwood avenue, ha
been elected valedictorian of the gradual
ing class at Princeton college.
The fountain in Battery Park has beef
disrobed of It's winter covering and th
resort of rest and recreation is now on
of the pleasantest parts OF the city
Volney b. Gushing of Maine has beer
engaged by the Prohbitory party to de
liver seven lectures In Vermont lie will
speak in w. C. r. u. Temple next Monda!
evening.
The city engineer has begun the pre-
liminary survey preparatory to resumins
the work on the permanent Improvement
on the Lower road" which were begun
last fall.
recent fire at McVicker's camp, Nal
let's Bay, destroyed about 500 worth o
tents blankets and camp equipments. TIT
goods were insured, but the origin of thu
IRE Is not known.
Operations have been resumed upon tn
Clover road" The steam roller is nov
being used there and people are warne
against driving there as the road In som
places is narrow.
horse attached to G. X Tyler's mill
team ran away Honday starting at tn
corner of Champlain and Cherry street
and bringing up against a telegraph pol
on Battery street, when the horse cleare