Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
Ioeal weather Report.

Local Weather Report.
Table showing mean barometer and ther
mometer rs observed at the Weather Obser
vation Office in this city. for the week endinl
NAV astb. 1873 Mean barometer, 1888
mean thermometer, GA : mean direction
of wind. south; total rainfall, OF in.
maximum temperature, a. m, 22nd, 81 :
minimum temperature, . a. m, goth, IS
GEO. H. ELLERY, Observer.
ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET-MAY ~
Market active. at % to 27e. Cor medium t.
good. and 2Sc for selections.
VrRcEvyEs Butter MARKET.-0n Monday
there were shipped IA tubs of butter
weight L .996. Theruling price per pound
was . cents.
An Oldham. who resides within four miles
IF the railroad station at Middlebury, went
10 Rutland. Thursday, riding on the cars
for the first time in his life.
Forty-fye thousand seven hundred and
e;rbty-one balances, great and small, were
manufactured by the Fairbanks Scale
Company last year.
The spring term of the Essex Institute
closed Friday, the 10th inst. The students
held their sociable and reunion at the hall
in the evening.
ARREST or A Communicable Ne
Cos. Of Ludlow, was arrested on the Goth
inst. and committed to on the charges Of
counterfciting and contempt Of court.
Patrick Larkin. Of Castleton, has been re-
leased on 5000 bail, to await his trial at the
Rutland County Court for an assault on
james Kent. with intent to kill"
Carrant worms are due here now Use
the white hellebore. and nothing else.
Sprinkle the bushes lightly, and they are
safe till the worms come again, as they will
in a few weeks.
WArERBURr.-The Free VIII Baptist
Seminary at Waterbury Centre has been
leased for three years, by 7. II. Tosier, of
Fairport. y. Y. who is said to possess the
elements Of success as a teacher and man
ager.
The Lake Dunmore House, long favor
lite resort. has been leased by Z. P. Hitch
cock. of Pitt,iord. with j. " Porter, of New
York. as manager, who is an experienced
hotel man, having been in the business at
the south. Long Branch, etc.
Boats will be allowed to . on the Cham
plain canal this season with the following
draught Of water Large size (Erie) boats
four feet two inches. small boats four feet
six inches. going south; large size (Erie)
boats three feet ten inches, small boats four
feet two inches. coming north.
The fruit trees are unusually full of bios
SONS. Cherry and plum trees, which have
not for some years blossomed, even except
in scattering way, are full of flower buds
1t is hoped that the curculio, the pest Of
such fruits. viii not be so troublesome this
year as heretofore, and if 50, we may have
an unusual season for the small fruits.
The White Street Congregational church
and society, at a meeting held Monday pm,
We understand. gave Rev. Lewis o. Brastow
a unanimous call to become their pastor.
with a salary Of $1,000, and voted TO give
him, in case he accepts their call, $500 to
cover incidental expenses Of moving. etc.
FmE.-A barn belonging to c. A. Rood,
on the Colchester side Of the river, nearly
opposite the Manuel farm, was totally con-
sumel by fire Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Rood lost beside the building, about twelve
tons of hay. two moving machines, and
other farm implements Loss fully Gov
cred by insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by some boys who went
into or near the building to cook fish.
New BLocS.-Mr. Hiram Phelps, OF vii
l,ton, will build this season fine three
story brick block to cost $4,000, on his lot
on the north side Of Bank street, between
Church and White streets. 1t will have 30
feet front, and is designed for three commo-
dious stores, one Of which VIII be occupied
by Homer N. Phelps, for his marble works
The -taid Old town of Wallingford is
getting di-orderly. Mrs. Samuel Green has
had to pay so for casting stone through
the window of Mrs Martin Jewels house,
her neigdbor and David Hagar. an old
bot usually orderly citizen, was fined $50
and costs, for inaicting corporal punish
ment upon his wife
VERMONT Reform SCHOOL TRrsrEE.-The
vacancy in the hoard Of trustees Of the Yer
mont Reform School, occasioned by the
death of Hon. Charles Reed. has been filed