Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25


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plant, repairs all breaks in domestic and
street lights furnishes a night man at the
station and assumes the management of
the plant. Mr.. Austin the present superin-
tendent put in a bid for the work but it
is understood Mr.. Hanlons was 800 less
and the contract was awarded to him.
Mr. lIanlon will not do any of the col
lectinG of rent for use Of lights, that por,
ton OF the work having been left with
G. c. Sanborn. one of the village trustees.
Health Officer S. ii. Kent and trust &c
N n. Ryam have been making a
thorough house TO house inspection dur
the village has been gone over and this
week the eastern half will receive at
tcntion. It is understood that one or two
tenement houses have been condemned
as unfit for occupancy and many orders
regarding sanitary changes have been left
with property owners The strip of land
back of the business blocks will be clean d
mp and put in better shape or posted as
a nuisance.
Thomas i<insley, supposed to he the
Oldest resident of Mort hfeld, died
Saturday morning at the home of his son,
Michael on East Hill.
The 'irm # Cannon & Slack have leased
will this week begin the erection of "A
stone shed which will be equipped with
a travelling derrick and modern APP
planes. The firm has been delayed sew
eral weeks owing to inability of securing
a location during the change of mana ge-
ment of the road.
W. A. Ellis, historian of Norwich Uni
versity, has received letter which he
will doubles prize highly He modestly
refused to allow it's publication when APP
preached upon the subject but a copy
was secured 1t reads:
Manila, =. l., March "a, 1899
Mr.. William A. Ellis.
Norwich University,
Mortified, Vermont.
Dear Sir:
| have received the handsome volume
of the History of the University Of which
you are the compiler and | desire 10 OK
press my appreciation of the compliment
and the gaeat pleasure I have had in re-
viewing old memories in the persual of
its pages
| congratulate you upon the success of
your laborS and | think that you deserve
great credit for thus perpe tuat!ng the no.
BILE records of old n. l.. and her sons.
Very truly yours
GEORGE DEWEY, Admiral.
With the same mail came letter from
Can't c. Z. Colvocoresses. lieutenant and
navigator of the $. S. Concord, In which
he stated that the afternoon had been
spent by the admiral and himself in loot
ing over the book aud that much pleasure
was derived by both of them from it's
pages He also gave several Interesting
accounts Of various affairs at Manila,
When Mr.. Ellis began his work he had lit
tie idea that a Copy of il would ever
roach the Philippine Islands.
Miss Myrtle f.. Knanp died at the Mar1,
FlctchcT HOSPITAL in burlington sunday
morning of chronic RriCht's disease after
an illness of some four months She was
~ years and months of age and the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles ID
Krapp of Waterbury, For tho mast two
or more yenrs she had lived with the fam
lily of T.. n. Whitney and during hes, i'll
ness previous to removal TO the hospital.
received every possible attention. She
was n consistent member of thu Methodist
church and was also a member of the Re-
bekah lodge. One brother. Earl of Mont
pelier and two sisters Mrs Flora Turner
of Duxbury. and Miss blanche Knapp Of
this place. with her parents are the neor
surviving -elativas: She was a ueice of
Charles and Fred SAWYER and Mrs. Fl "A
Slack of this place. The remaius
were conyeyed to this place Monday noon
and the funeral occurred Tuesday after
noon from the Methodist church. the
Rev. s. c. w Andersen oficiating. she
YVES Young lady whose qualities We're
all and hell in the highest regard by
these with whom she was acquainted
by reason of the burning of the Mayo
block it has been found upon examination
that PA volumesNwere burned and IS torn
and mutlated so as to be worthless The
l,bTary was orsn for business yesterday
in Its new quarters in the Parish house
Mr.. Speeding also has his bicycle store
located in the north end of the same build
ing.
Miss Carrie NJ. Cushman is at curling
ton where she Is taking a special course
in vocal culture
The directors of the Dog Eiver Valley
lar associat'on ,he' lussuay 10 mar ar
+. Colby was elected director to take the
place of q. w. Lynde, resigned. 1t was
voted to establish more hitchinG places
make thorough repairs on one of the
barns, to paint some of the buildings and
TO have "A general cleaning up of the
grounds and buildings. Some of the spe-
cial attractions for next year VIII be
balloon ascension and a coaching parade.
Mrs ElVira Loomis has CeceiNed let
tea from her son Charles of the 9TH u. 5.
Cavalry, Troop G., stationed at Fort Riley,
Kan, in which he states that a few days
since he broke his leg while on drill but
is getting along quite comfortably,
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Joseph Bartlett has bought another pair
of work horses.-Miss Hartig returned
from ST. Johnsbury last Saturday and is
engaged here for a year-Miss BILLINGS
has gone to South Woodbury., where .he
Is engaged by the CONGREGATIONAL society.
Two young children of Nelson Morse arc