Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-02

Arrangements are being made for n con.
cert and dance to be given IN Masonic
Temple hail on November 10, under the
auspices OF the management of the fe.,.
tival chorus, T.. w. Ritter and NJ. L.
1oWe III 'ihn concert will be by cl.h,
pieces of 1.iker's orchestra. 1t is ho,,ed
that a so!oist will be secured in addition
The admission will be by subscription.
Examinations for four federal positions
will be conducted at Montpelier, Rut-
land and 81. Johnsbnry November 10
The positions includ" that of fireman
at ii salary of 500 per year; telegram
operator at a salary of 81 per day; ink
chemist and ink maker at q salary OF
$4,000 per yenr: and electrical inspec.
tor at Il salary of $500 per year.
J. Il. Jacobs Of fhis city and Mis-.
blanche T.. Wheeler. daughter of NJ. an,
Mrs. Edward Wheeler &C this city. wcr.
married last Saturday afternooa at fou,
O'Clock in Montreal. The welding was
a quiet one ard only immediate relatives
we've present to witness the ceremony
Mr.. ami Mrs. Jacobs returned Monday
TO this city ard will reside here.
Mayor Burke has received word from
the Rutland Railroad company tina n
change in tho crossing at Lakeside
Park is contemplated. The city ask.
that n roadway 30 feet wide. with sid,
walks on either side be constructed
beneath the track. 1t is requested
That the roadway be at least 10 fec,
hnInW tho fr.r1- rn tlnt 4,>jtz.. .-..
can pass under
John Tyndall. who has been in the ON
pl"y of the Wells d. Richardson compan
for the past two years as ypist. lef,
where he has II more lucrative position.
While in this city Mr.. Tyndall has mad
many friends who wish him success in
his new position. He has been one of III,
best all-rnund athletes Of the local v. NJ
c. y. and manager of last years basket
ball team.
Mrs. Nancy +. Brown, mother OF y
Is, Frank and Eliza Browl. celebrated
the cd anniversary Of her birthday Mon.
day, giving Il family Dime party
which she enjoyed as on her former All.
lt>. MIS-. bItNI COIIltS tIOIH Il
Iong-livcd Vermont family, and had witt
her children, grandchildren and grear
grandchildren. All her faculties are wei
preserved. and she still takes an activ,
interest in all affairs.
A. I. Coodhue and B.. j. Holt, United
tSates inspectors of steam vessels Of The
local district, have practically finished
work 70" the season. AT present there
are Only thro" tug boats working or
Lake Champlain, Il ferry boat which
makes regular trips between Port Herr,
and Chimney point, and the stcame,
.~,hatcuagay. The season has been l goot
one and 10 accidents have been reported
The amount OF traffic has been unusuaIl,
largo.
At Il recent meeting of the Mem,
Social Union of the Methodist Churci
the following committees were ap
pointed: Membership committee, T.. +
Howe, A. T.. King, r. S. Barstow; com,
mittce on programme, George Brown
Byron Clark and b. i. Mayhem; re
freshment committee, A.. r. Tryon, w
T.. Burt and Harold Barton. The mex
meeting of the union will be held Fri
day evening, November 10. At thi,
time officers will be elected.
Leon Ford of RoXbury was brought +,
this city Saturday on n cot and was tnkcl
in the ambulance to the Mary Flctche,
hospital. Mr.. Ford is suffering with f.;
compound fracture Of the skull, which n,
received about a year ago by fallins
down il high railroad embankmont A
that time an operation was performed bu'
complications have arisen making anothcI
erly a brakeman ON tho Burlington 4
I.amoille division OF the Central Vernon
railway. He was accompanied to tll:
city by DR.. Frank Joyner of Roxbury.
A party consisting of DR.. and Mrs. IVES
ton II. Rice. Mr.. II Mrs. +. L. Sawyer
and Charles +. Hopkins of Essex June
ton left Monday night for California
DR.. Rice will establish himself in I:isn,
d,na. where he will practice medicine
MIR. and Mrs. Sawyer. who Were accom-
panied by Miss Maurinc Thaycr. daugh
ter OF Editor l.. J.. Thaycr of the f.sse,
Publishing company, are to reside il
Pomona. Miss Mead of Essex junction
and Miss Bicknell OF Jericho are ais,
members of the party. Mrs. j. S. Roy
nolds and sons and daughters lcf
Essex Junction Wednesday night 70
Santa Clara Valley. Cal.
The annual meeting Of tho Vernon.
Dairymcn's association will be neld il
this city January .. 10 and II. Al
though none but preliminary plan.
have been laid for the meeting thu,
far, several good speakers have beer
secured Among these will bc Prot
G. l.. Mckay of the Iowa state col
lcge. Mrs. Addie Howe Of Elm Grov.
Wis. who will address both the Ladies
Auxiliary meeting and the genera con
vention. Professor Dean Of canad:
will also be one of the speakers. Frc,
l.. Davis of North Pomfret, secretary %
tne association. has begun to max,
definite preparations for the convcn
ton programme.
An alarm was ung in for n fire Fri
day morning at sos o'clock fror
box Al at the corner of Church an,
Bank streets. The fire was on the frs
floor Of the lobby of the old IIowar,
opera house and originated in "A col
of ROPE and some oiled rags which la,
together in n corner near the entrance
The fire was discovered by occupant
OF the adjoining building and an ALARM
was promptly sounded. The blaze i
supposed to have originated from spon
taneous combustion, as no one wa
known to have been in that portion y
the building since the evening befor,