Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-27
Mrs. Nellie s. Pope of this city and Mrs

Mrs. Nellie s. Pope of this city and Mrs
c. L. Webster of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The second annual meeting and banquet
of the Vermont Society of Colonial Wars
was held at the Van Ness House Satur-
day, with nearly 100 in attendance Of
ficers were elected and speeches made by
Mayor Van Patten, Gen. T. s. Peck, DR..
w. s. Webb, Gov. Woodbury., Rev. p. NJ.
Snyder, Fl. A. Huse of Montpelier. ID. w.
Robinson, @. G. Benedict, Capt. II. Il.
Tutherly, Daniel Roberts and Col A. A.
Hall of st. Adams.
A meeting of the several secretaries OF
the Trotting and Pacing Circuit has been
called by e. w. j. Hawkins for Friday
evening at the Weldon House, ct. AL
bans. II. a. Rugg and j. d. Smith OF
Barre have leased the track there and
circuit and the races will be held there
the first week in August. They will be
held at Rutland the second week and at
Burlington the third week.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet Il. Van Vliet
was held from her late residence Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. H. 8. Rowo
officiated and the bearers were Cyrus Van
Vlict of Sheburne, Curtis Van Vliet and
II. G. Root of Charlotte and w. II. Roberts
of this city. Mrs. Shaffer and Miss Stan
ley sang duet and Miss Stanley rendered
a solo. There was a large attendance of
friends and the casket was almost con-
cealed from view by n profuson of flow
ers. The interment was in Lake View
cemetery.
Exercises appropriate to Washington's
birthday were held at st. Patricks Aca-
deny Saturday. They consisted of vocal
and instrumental music, Rotations, the
reading of compositions. etc. The room
was very tastefully decorated with flags
and bunting, the pictures of Gen. WASH
ington and Martha being very prominent.
There were also pictures of Bishop Mich
and Bishop De Goesbrand and Very Rev.
II. Lynch. Among those present were
Very Rev. T. Lynch, Revs. C. Delaney and
J. Dwyer, also parents and friends of
the pupils, who were delighted with the
entertainment and the ability of the pu-
pills. rejecting much credit on the teacher.
DR.. Frances II. Drew gave free IL
Illustrated lecture to women at the Y. NJ. G.
a. hail Monday evening her subject being
Perfect Health of Woman and How to
Attain It," The hall was filed to over
flowing and when man came in to
open the windows after one or two wo-
men had tainted because of the sitting
atmosphere he was given to understand
that his presence was not desired for any
length of time The lecturer did not dis
guise her annoyance at some whispering
in the audience but recovered her COM
posure sufficiently to advertise her reme-
dies at the close Of the lecture.
The negotiations for the purchase by
Charles Wyman G. Son of St, Adams of
l.. G. Burnham's jewelry business. men
toned IN the Free Press of January 80,
| have been completed and the firm took
| possession Tuesday. Deacon Wyman
and Henry w. Wilder came 20 Burling-
ton Tuesday and Mr.. Wilder will remain
: in charge until the Wymans close out
! their business in ST. Adams. The new
| firm Will have the north side and centre
of the store and Mr.. Burnham Will re-
tain the south side for his art business.
The store will be fitted throughout with
new fixtures. counters and show cases IN
mahogany and red birch.
The morning after DR.. Munson's third
caucus the Free Press called attention 10
the fact that the populsts had nominated
three candidates for the mayoralty at as
many caucuses. The nomination of NJ
G. Powers the first candidate, was never
certified to and must pass as the Joke that
1t was. The nomination of Hugh Mona
ham, the second nominee, was duly filed
and certified to- Then came the nomina.
ton Of DR.. Munson himself last Wednes'
day. G.. w. Deberville. the secretary OF
the meeting. and a good republican, who
was largely responsible for the cancus
and the fun which II created. refused tc
sign the certificate OF DR.. Munson's nomi'
nation on the ground that the whole thing
was a joke. DR.. Munson's name cannot
therefore, appear on the printed ballot
and Mr.. Monahan IS the official candidate
Two ladies who attend the same church
in this city were talking Saturday about
going to church Sunday, when ono said
she could not go because of a cough
which would be annoying to those around
her. The other lady assured her that she
had some cough drops which would surely
prevent all coughing and that she would
carry some of them to the church the
next morning. Lady number / was the
first to arrive and took n seat in her pew
we'll towards the front. When the second
lady arrived with the cough drops she pu,
them in one of the small collection en-.
velopes and, walking up the aisle to the
pew where lady number one sat, handed
them TO her. But with the disappearance
of her cough during the night lady mum
Der one had forgotten all about the In
cident of the day before. She could MOI
imagine why her friend had given her ar
envelope for the contribution box but sh,
nevertheless dropped it In. The treasurer
Of the church will now know how cough
drops became part of the Sunday morn
ing collection.