Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-21
BURLINGTON TRor11Se ASSOCIATION. T

BURLINGTON TRoTTISG ASSOCIATION. - The
Burlington Trotting Association offer 81 ,575 il
purses to be contested for on their course in THU
city, on the 25th, 18th and 9th insts. The
purses range from $50 to $500; the latter
purse for all horses, $3.50 to first horses, 500
to second and $50 to third. There is purse Of
$3.50 to all horses that never beat go
besides number of smaller purses for , 81, 24l
and $50 horses. There is also purse Of SLOT
for all running horses, 500 to first, $50 to Sc
coni. The races are to be trotted under the
rules of the National Trotting Association The
purses offered will no doubt bring together
large number Of fast horses, and our citizens can
probably have an opportunity of Witnessing some
Of the best trotting and running horses ever seen
in Vermont. The Association will spare no
pains to make the trot a success, and with good
weather very large attendance may be ez-
pected.
THg CENSUS or BURLISGToS.-We heSr that
the idea prevails in some quarters that there
cannot have been any such remarkable increase
Of the population of Burlington as is shown by
the returns of the census and that the figures
given BY the U. S. Marshal are the result Of
laundering or knayery. We have heard it
charged IN SO many words, that the census Of
burlington WAS "stufed " with false nsmes
We have only to say as to that thst the census
oil Burlington was taken under the immediate
personal supervision of T. s Marshal Gen Geo
2. Foster. He and his assistants did their work
under solemn oath, by which they swore that
they would well and faithfully discharge the
duties Of their Office, and make a true and
exact enumeration Of all the inhabitants within
the district assigned to them. In the discharge
Of their duty. they took our city by streets, and
by houses. going to every house, AMI taking the
name, age, etc Of every person in each ouse
They did not 90 to the docks AMI include the
considerable floating population living On the
canal boats and hanging around the wharves.
Their list is list Of actual residents and IL is
all in a permanent record, the pages Of which
are on file in the Sta.e House at Montpelier
and at Burlington, for tie inspection q any
person Who chooses to examine them, and
will all be subjected to careful scrutiny at the
census bureau at Washington. 1t is not very
likely that the marshsls have purjarei them
selves in this matter, ny introducing false names.
with the liability Of immediate detection, Tor DO
object except TO swell for short time the appar-
ent population Of our city. And experience shows
that the errors Of the census. when any occur,
are almost always on the side Of omissions
Names often are omitted that ought to beinclud-
ed, but is not easy to make up false returns
stuffed with fictitious names.
Those who makes such charges, evidently are
not familiar with the obvious facts attending the
growth Of our city. Our lumber business,
which has grown up almost wholly within ten
years, now employs POO hands The potion
Of our city know as New Psris''-on the plaza
north Of North street, spot seldom visited by
straugers-ten years ago had not forty houses il
it. 1t has now population Of $500 or $500
souls. Blocks which even five years ago hal
not house on, now have hardly a vacant build
ing lot on. And there is hardly street in jhecity
that does not show plenty of new houses built
within ten years. We have not doubt that the
census is an honest one-here and elsewhere.
THE "VAS MSS HousE The propretors
OF the new hotel in this city have displayed ez-
cellent taste in the selection Of a name, the one
At the head Of this paragraph They are now en-
gsged IN csrpeting and furnishing, and they an
nounce that the hotel will be ready for the re-
ception Of guests en- Tuesday October 18th The
house is being furnished in first class style. and
it will be one Of the fines, and most convenient
hotels in New England. billiard hail, bar
ber's shop and bath rooms arc connected with
the house one Of the proprietor., D. C. Barber.
is widely known as hotel-keeper e large e1-
perience and the other, o. b. Ferguson, made
himself deseryei!y popular with the travelling
public by his many courtesies while clerk in the
American. The " Van Ness House 80 will open
under favorable auspices.