Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-08
ST. ALut>S ITEMS.

B4-r -u... Ta-... 9Th. -H-Ile
market was llus- THAN Jas. wees. Prices about
the sane. Icing from Fl -. e. cents v'-ds -.,.s
ll,alse ar some l..e -.-- Sa.e u.a,. ISL.
cubs.
IT. Ie. s. 81 .-T-s celebration
? begun early &.-iiy -.. rl.a- with Rae blowing
Of horns, tae ringing Ct bells. dr.n- Of guns.
cracking oi tarFeias#. e;s. sai Kept mp d, dag
Ugh, Through the i4y ), vas very quiet the
center attraction being elsewhere The train
south iu the morning r-.k out SCOUT Dc car
loads Of ezcurscnists for Burlington with the
Niagara Fire Co.. and tHc ST. Adams Brigade
Band. Ab11; the same number wen; oa The
noon train. Places ofbas.ress were aI open.
Nalsfpai p R.-Grcuui was broken Mon
d,y 10 the meadow Of Bowman AMI SUE.
vest Of North Main street, By N5ssr. Harris x
Co, contractors, and the construction Of t.-.
road vii be pushe. as as, as circumstances
vii admit. Land damage must De- .s.-.ei aeI
further subscriptions obtained
Franklin County Republican Convention as-
At Sheldon last vees, and organized tyci. ing
Hon. S. P Carpenter # Rchf1ri. President.
C. G Austin, Of ghsa.s Secretary, and A.-
he-t Clarke. Of s.. Alb,us, Asst. Sec7eaty.
The following nominations were male
For Senstors-R j. SAKE. Sheldon. % E
Bailey, ST. Adams, sui A. 4 Brown. R.can-3.
For Assisttn; lulsas-P T. Leayeus Bsrk-
shire, Lyman Draper, Georgia
For States Arf.rrav I1ar~.-. T.rf.-l
Fairtlx.
For Judge Of Proba,e-N ". Bailey. s..
Adams
For Sheriff flames P. Place, So. Adams.
For High BMlif-Julius ilalbert, Fsirf8x
The action Of tie Convention was entirely har-
monous. There was 40 comics; except over
the nominations for Assistant Judges. four or
five ballots being necessary TO settle the matter.
G. A. R. Post Daddy Smith held its regular
election Of officers at its eacampmeut. % Lake
street, Thursday evening. with the following
result
Commander John H. Newton
5. '. Commander, 5 Il Wood
J. '. Commander, Herbert Brainerl
Adjutant, l. p. Kimptou
Quartermaster, F. : S,ranahIn.
Surgeon, james Holloway
Chsplsin, A Clarke.
Serst. Major, Henry Nichols
Quartermaster Sergt, NJ. G.. Glider
Officer Of the Day, A s Underwood
Officer Of the Guard, y L. HunEerford
The Musical Convention at Hichgate Is pro !
nounced by those in Attendance as one Of the I
best of the association. The chorus numbered '
about l25, and were mostly experienced singers .
The parts were very evenly balanced Profas o
'ors Emerson and Cobb, as usual. performed ?
heir parts with distinguished ability. The
people Of Highga,e did everything in their power
% mske 1t pleasant. As financial scheme it
vas more successful, through the generosity Of
VIZ. Emerson, than the former conventions have q
'een. This association is now out Of debt. [
THs ARRzsT OF FESIAN colonel IN C.y,DA
The Newport Express Of the Iith inst. con- d
aims the following account Of the arrest Of Col a
icNamars of Boston by the Canadian militia
On saturday afternoon last Gen. Mcnamara, a.
ne OF the Fenisu officers, who has been stopping NJ
d this village since the late Fenian raid birei te
team of Horace Bean and proceede,. 10 Derby b
line with one or two others and being told nv
ONE one at the hotel that he did not dare to II
the other side replied that he had nothing to st
ar ~ 80 doing, and that he would be over there Tt
such time True to his word, at the hour
amed, he got into me buggy and drove across W
ne bridge, hardly getting across when be was tn
-res'ed by Capt. Gilman AMI company Of "rel o,
oats, who were on the LOOKOUT for him, and =,
ken 10 the Russell House. We learn that he CO
Is been put under 5000 bonds, snd in default Gu
which he has been taken to Sherbrooke Jail wa
de,
BusISEss.-rhe Central road is doing heavy -.
lsiness this season, as the amount Of freight Al.
tipped from this place alone indicates During
e month of June 1926 loaded freight cars we're
spatched north and east from this point, car a.
ing over $4,000 tons Of freight. About 400 M,
RS were loaded with merchandise, and the re- w.
ainder with lumber, coal, iron. &c. 1t will be AM
en- that this gives an average of 81 oars per 81
y, saying nothing Of passen 0ar train. -.