Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

has resided in Burlington for the last
five years during which time she has won
many friends. Mr. McAntyrc who is
from Milton, has been an employee of
the Central Vermont railroad for the last
Is years.
An excursion of about $50 people came
to this city over the Central Vermont
railroad from points on its line Tuesday
and went upon the steamer Reindeer to
Ausa BILE Chasm. The party returned and
left this city by special train at $3.50.
~ $ Eddy. who has been conducting II
cafe in the Richardson, will close his place
of business on Friday and is undecided
where he will locate. Capt. II. B. Arms
has leased a portion of the rooms occupied
by Mr.. Eddy and the other part is leased
to Mrs. IL. L. Johnson.
An excursion of about go people from
points upon the Central Vermont rail-
road as far down as Windsor, came to
this city yesterday morning and went
upon the steamer Reindeer to Plattsburgh.
The boat returned at O'Clock and the
party went to their homes by special
train.
Rev. G. l.. Story of Milton was in tins
city Saturday to meet other members of
the executive committee in conference re-
gardins the location of the annual con-
vention of the State Sunday schools in
October The place of meeting has not
yet hecn selected. Several locations are
under consideration.
Mrs. Lucia NJ. b. Peck, widow of the
late Col. John II. Peck, died at her resi-
dence on College street Sunday. Mrs.
| Peck was ~ years of age and had been
| in declining health for some years having
| been confined to her bed for some time.
| She was the daughter of Hon. Harry
Bradley of this city
Mrs. John Mahoney of ST. Adams is at
| the Fanny Allen hospital where she re-
Gently had an operation for the removal
| of an abdominal tumor. Mrs. Austin of
| Essex Centre is also at the hospital
whore she suffered an operation for the
| removal of an abdominal abscess. Both
patients are doing we'll
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Davis came to
| this city yesterday afternoon from Provi-
dence, r. l.. to bury their infant child
which has just died. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
will be the guests of his father, George f.
| Davis, for IA few days before returning.
| He is second assistant in the Providence
| manual training school,
Sergeant Fenwick G. Taggart of Com
pany NJ. lst Regt, VT. Vols, arrived in
this city upon the $40 train Tucsnay night
on a 20 days furlough. Sergeant Taggart
has been i'll for several weeks and is very
| w.
| He is al present a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. II. Roberts on South Union street.
The following immigrants came into the
United States during July through the
| district of Vermont: Russia, 2i2 Galicia,
~; Hungary, G; Finlan, 4; Germany, 6; Po-
land, 9; Denmark, q; Italy, 4; Austria, 4;
Sweden, 3; England 2; Belgium, 3; Arabia.
/; Bukowina, l. Armenia, /; Roumania 1;
France /; Argentine Republican transit
through United States to Mexico, /. To-
tai 800.
The committee on school houses and
school property of the school board met
Friday afternoon and formally closed
the contract with the Champlain Manu-
featuring company for excavating, grad
ing and building the foundation for the
High school John w. Coffey was appoint
ed superintendent of the work for the city.
The contract dcsignates that the work is
to he begun August and be completed
September 20.
At last the tinware suit of the Burlng-
ton Paper Stock and Junk company ver-
sus NJ. II. Rosenberg is settled. Justice
Hawkins has had three hearings and the
testimony was anything but interesting.
The junk company sold some tinware 10
Rosenberg and he refused to pay for 1t.
claiming that his son was the purchaser.
suit followed and the Plaintiff secured
a judgement for $3.50 and costs of SO 30
which was appealed.
| Alvaro Adsit and IL. S. Adst and family
are spending two weeks at Camp Idle
wild. near South Hero. Last Thursday
the Adsit families, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
of Boston and Harry Chamberlln went on
Mr. Adsits yacht the Sandalphon for q
cruise north to ST. Johns, p. Q. During
the wind storm on Friday the boat was
lsafcly anchored near st. Johns. Mr.. ard