Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-07
OVER THE LAKE.
The sale of rum on Sunday Las been
stopped at Ausabie Forks.

The sale of rum on Sunday Las been
stopped at Ausable Forks.
A restaurant viii De placed next seas N az
tue AGsabls Cha-m, 20 be conducted on
temperance principles. This building VIII
the lodge will be rustic in design with
porches. etc. Seats viii be placed through
the Chasm q the head Of flights of stairs
and other proper places, ie-ilnE trodsh-
for teams, exc, the paths made more
smooth. AID some rustic seats The new
hotel viii be erected on the d. lawley At-
gate farm, in view Of the lake. and II pos
siJle In time for next seaS1u-5ut If not
other angements By the enlargement oi
the Ad-Gte House made % accommodate
visitor. Mr. Pursuance. of Philadelphia
the photographer of the Pennsylvania
Lehish Valley, Northern Central and Erie
Railroad Companies, Is now at the Chasm
taking views, including stairs, etc. Ills
work will be found frst-class, and his
pictures placed for slle on all the roads he
Is connected with. This viii insure large
travel for nexe year.
\ man by the name of Nos-ey was ioani
dead near South Bay, on Monday OF last
week; he had been missing several days
Verdict Of cur1uCr's jury, death from ex-
posure'
\ telegraph line is % be put up between
Crown Point and the mines, twelve miles
west Of that place.
The Horse Nail Works at Keeseviile are
running on short time.
An unsuccessful attempt at burglary was
made upon the store 1fthe Rogers Iron Com
pauy, at Ausabla Forks, on tie 2lst alt.
II. NJ Jones, Of Wulsblr0, has recovered
from lis late dangerous illness.
Henry W. Gaib0ri. Of Platt-hur-h, il
the Republican candidate FOR Member of
Assembly in Clinton county, vice y. +.
Wood, declined.
DR.. George F. Bixby, editor of the Pats
burgh Wflagu, Is president OF the Cham
lain Valley Musical Association for the en-
suing year, and B. D. CApp, of KseSeville
first yice-presiIe nt Among the directors
are ;. p. Bowen, Charles E. Day and W. A
Fuller, Of Plattsburgh, and y. c. B3yuton.
of KeeSevi.lc
MIneyillc, with q population of , 500 has
no less than tWCuty-seyen grog shops. The
superintendent of the iron mines has dis
charged all the men who were engaged In
selling liquor, or were boarding at places
where the cln-rglaud article was dispensed.
Hon. F. W. Tobey's Democratic oppo-
mem ilr the senate in the sixteenth dis
trict, is Hon. jesse Cay of PlaJtsburgh. who
has taken the stump.
Gardner Pope of Ausable Forks. Is the
Democratic nominee ior the assembly in
Essex county.
terrible accident recently occurred on
the New York and Canada Railroad iu-t
south of Putnam Landing. a large mum
Der Of blasts were charged it was supposed
all had exploded. Henry Ortz was the first
to enter, when blast exploded under him
throwing him about thirty feet INTO the air.
Never has's5 much iron ore been shipped
from Port Henry as during this season.
As many as twenty-three boats have been
loaded and sent away in one day. Each
boat Is Ion ded with one hundred tons ofore.
making total Of twenty-threc hundred
tons OF curse this Is hardly heaveagc
days shipment, but that does not fall far
short of this
Tho work on the New York and Canada
railroad is progressing under the prCsut
contractor, Gen. Diveu, much more rapid
ly tlan formerly. Gangs of men are ar
ranged and work 50 systematized that ali
labor @ advantage. Gen. Diven pays every
month, and has regaincd much OF the con-
tdence among farmers and the railroad
company, that was lost by Harris, the de-
iaultus contractor. 1t Is now quite pro-
D1ble nearly all the carthw0sk will be COM
pleted before winter sets in. The rock cuts
and excavations from Putnam Landing o.
Pulpit Point, the most difficult part Of this
line Of road, viii takes few months longer
At Port Henry work has commenced in
earnest. The approaches to the short tun-
mel IIst back Of the furnace are being made.
while near Cedar P0inta and around Bull
Waggea Bay things arc assuming lively
appearance. But the heaviest work upon
the whole line around Will>b0ro Bay has
but Just been commenced, where there Is q
tunnel COO feet long with very formidable
approaches, the track upon the north.
passing along the side Of a perpendicular
bluff so feet or more above the surface of
the water. Great difficulty is experienced
in finding men who are willing to work
upon this bluff on account Of the potcrisi-
ness of the position.
\ protracted meeting Of the Methods,
Church has just been held AZ Ausab.C
Forks.