Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-03
MONTPELIER.

Frank E Howe and family who have
been spending the winter at Palm Beach,
Fla, arrived home Monday evening.
City Clerk and Treasurer Merrill finish
ed the work Of moving into the new city
offices in the Langdon postoftice building
Monday and is now ready for business
there. The city council have room IN
the rear of the new Office the same as
they did in the old one.
l.. j. Douglass has been authorized by
Howard Powers of Berlin, N. H., VINO
spared the other night with g. FRANK
Dunn Of Graniteville. to issue challenge
to Dunn to spar 90 or % rounds for any
amount from s25 to $500 the winner to
take rs per cent and the loser % per cent
OF the gate receipts, the match to take
place at any place and time to be agreed
on.
Frank n Carpenter, who for the past
eight years has been express messenger,
running between Boston and Burlington,
has been appointed special agent for the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany He is TO have his headquarters in
this city and is soon to move his family
here
j. f. Avery, who has been employed in
G. d. Buffers store for several years,
left yesterday for Waltham, Mass,
where he has a position as bookkeeper
for the firm of Avery g. Brown OF that
city.
Mrs Juliette C. Bancroft and Miss Jane
l.. Bancroft her daughter left the city yes
terday noon for a three or four weeks
pleasure trip to Boston, New York and
Baltimore and Washington, visiting rela-
tives and friends in all these cities.
Mrs C. Il. Holden of Middlesex received
word yesterday morning that her sister
living at Frankfort Mich, was very ILL
Mrs. Holden accompanied by her daush-
ter, Mrs. j. Eli Goodenough of this city
left for there last evening for an indefinite
stay.
T.. w. Bailey of Chicago is visiting his
niece. Mrs j. S Vles on Eastern avenue
Clarence Il. Randall, chief train de-
spatCher OF the Boston & Maine r. r., al
Woodsville, n. H., and his wife were In
the city for a few hours yesterday or
their way to Mortified his former home
The Ladies' Aid society of Heaton Hos
pital held their last meeting until Septem-
Der at the residence of Mrs. Charles III
Hea ton yesterday afternoon.
The ladies of Christ church are to have
May festival and sale during the latter
part of next week
The Montpelier Seminary and Middle.
bury College baseball nine cross bats or
Seminary campus Friday afternoon. Game
called at o'clock sharp.
Principal w. NJ Newton OF the Semin
airy gave reception to the senior class a
his residence on Tuesday evening.
AT the White Horse Tavern a comedy
In three acts was presented at the Blanch'
ard opera house last evening to a fair ant
apprecia tive audience.
| s. F. Angus of Detroit, Mich, genera
agent of the National Life Insurance com
pany is registered at the Pavilion.
The social at Trinity church last even
ing was we'll attended the exercises being
extremely interesting and pleasing to all
Miss II. Julia Cross was heard with much
pleasure as was Miss Nellie Parmentel
cornetist and Fred Keegan mandolin. The
drill by the high school battalion was OF
the best and the boys deserve a great dea
of credit at their precision in their diff
cult manoeuvreS.