Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-01
OVER THE LAhE-

A narrow ruage railroad is being con-
.t-1cted from Crown Point TO the ore mines,
some nine miles distant from that place.
Some two hundred laborers from the Mid
land. n. Y. Railroad have arrived to work
on the road.
At Port Henry considerable excitement
was created last week by report which
was circulated to the effect that the State
was about to purchase the iron ore interest
and build a State Prison The convict
labor. of course, would work the mines and
throw all the labOring men out OF employ
ment. The rumOr of course was false and
originated As follows: The Commissioners
of the Land Office were at Port Henry l0ca-
ting water fronts, and some person anxious
10 raise the wind circulated the above re
port.
George R. Sherman, ESD, has just made
n donation of S3O, 900 to the town for the
benefit of the MOriah Academy. Ii l. to be
securely invested. and the income 10 be
used in paving the salaries OF teachers and
for providing an extensive library Tor
general use
The Essex County Republican and Eliza
betbtovn Post complain OF losses OF money
in that county through the mails. The
difficulty seems TO lay principally IN the
shore towns.
One of the smart Young French girls of
plo+rsburrb recentlv showed a couple OF
-,--,,ce vof7np cents from Montreal how %
drive horses. Turning a short corner, the
whole companv. including three other la
d;es suddenly found themselves laying
around loose on the ground No bone
broken. Expense Of repairs OF carnage
etc, about $40.
On the evening of the 18th sta5bIng at
fair took place at heeseville, less than ten
- from the SPOT where Laundry Wa
Filled bv Crevier. Thomas Beaumont Wa
stabbed in the arm. below the shoulder. by
peter INITIAL, receiving a wound hail an
inch deep and three inches long. Charley
Rice and Aiken RObear were IN the scrape-
AM were more or less intoxicated, and prob
ably all were about equally 10 blame
TWENTY-FIVE hotel and saloon Keeper
were notified Wednesday morning not tl
sell s.the ardent to 4 certain young man Do
Plattsburgh.
and lakes. The Piattsburgh SeHffHe. sayS
there were IOf arrivals at Fouquet's 5, Wed
nesIav. mostly in the evening, besides
considerable number who were turned
away. for want Of accommodations. There
is also a rush for the Cumberland and
Witheril's.
Capt. " hite has Just got into position 3u
feet additional TO the northeast end OF the
plattsburrh hreakwnter, which completes
the 400 feet originally recommended t1r the
protection Of the harb0r.
Gardner Pike.the leading J1ticiau 0fNev
York city, was recently thrown from
wagon at Birmingham, and br0kea leg just
below the knee.
Admiral Theodore Bailey, [. 5 n. is
spendln. the summer In Plattsburgh-
About So. 900 worth Of real estate az
Port Henry. changed hands during the
past two months at an average increase of
so per cent. on The original price.
Eloise N. Reynolds. daughter Of the la-e
Joseph W. REYNOLDS Of kee-evIlle. wa one
of three. out of class of thirty-two young
ladies. who received silver medals 90 ths
graduating exercises Of the Portland High
school These medals are for the three who
have maintained the highest scholarship
during a four years course OF study.
Trains on the New York and Canada Rail
road leave Plattsburch for M10ers Junction
and Province Lineat els q. m. and $3.50
p. m. and for Ausable at 80 a. m. and
> 90 D. N. Trains arrive az Platrs1ur-l
ron Province Line aud MO0erS q unctlln %
II.5O q. m. and $50 p. m and from
Ausabis at HOO a. m. and 600 p n
A young man residing at Whitehall, h--
who has been working at Port Henry,
started for home on the evening of July
18th. intending 70 take the night boat, but
before going he took the precautiln % ger
pretty well filed up and was very particular
u exhibit his money, which was somewhere
in the ueighb0rhoOd Of $50. 10 an admiriu-
crowd. After waiting O while be went
down 10 the steamboat dock, and being too
early for the boat, he seated himself On his
trunk. and was soon in the land Of dreams.
He slept. according 70 his own statement.
not more than fifteen minutes, when be
aw0ke. and searching Tor his Leather
became painfully aware that II was gone O.
that bourne whence no pockerb11k ever
returned.