Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
OVER THE LAKE.

A lodge of Good Templars was organized
at Saranac Lake last week, with twenty
four charter members.
On the % inst. rs the Montreal train
was coming in from Hemmingford, a young
man calling himself McClearie, from St.
Adams, remarked that he was ordered to
break the connection of the New York and
Canada Railroad with the Vermont Central,
as they were running the Central, and i'm
mediately took a clinch bar used upon the
road and commenced pulling the spikes out
of the rails, and trying to pry up a rail in
front of the approaching tram from Mon
treal Mr. |. g. Bates, roadmaster of the
New York and Canada Railroad, stepped
up to stop him, when McClearie struck Mr..
Bates heavy blow in one of his eyes,
backing it badly. McClearie was at once
secured and brought to Plattsburgh and
arraigned before Squire Crowley on the
charge of assault and battery, and plead
| guilty, whereupon he was sentenced to six
months in Clinton county Jail, where he is
now repenting over his actions. His father
resides in st. Adams, and represents that
about five years ago he was severely injured
from an explosion while blasting, and that
since then he has been subject to spells of
partial arrangement.
Plattsburgh is to havo a Firemen's Mus
! ter September 18th.
4 number of Trojans are in camp at Bar
ber's Point. The Times says they have
made every preparation to go hunting for
the ''big fish, said to have been seen many
times in Lake Champaign.
The Republican says the cemetery in
Pittsburgh has become regular resort of
the worst characters in town, who cOngre-
gate there nightly in large numbers-lewd
women and lewd men, together with boys
from ten to eighteen years of age The
same paper adds: 1.-The names OF most of
these parties are known, and will be pub
lished by US without regard to age, sex or
color, If this thing is not stopped at once. "
A gang of men are at work raising the
hull of the old ship Confidence, the British
flag ship at the battle of Plattsburgh.
Many curiosities are found it 4; for instance,
a twenty-four pound ball, deeply imbedded
in the supporting timbers, and not few
copper spikes. The Yanks handled her
without gloves at Plattsburgh, and now
they place a can of powder under her stern.
and give her a shock that makes the splin-
tiers fly, and the boys like the fun as well Us
they did sixty years ago.
The Pittsburgh Republican wants an an
nual regatta on Cumberland Bay and
$500 challenge cup offered for the cham
pionship of Lake Champlain in rowing. 1t
would have the first race on the llth Of Sep
TENDER.
County FAIRs.-The Addison County Ag-
ricultural Society will hold no fair this
year.
The Rutland County Annual Fair will be
held in Rutland the first week in October
STATE PoLITIcs.-Some of the papers have
mentioned 50 much for Governor that
we almost thought an election was to take
place this year. Among those named are
Lieut.~Gov. Taft, of Burlington, Hon.
Bradley Barlow of st. Adams, Hon. T. W.
Park, of Bennington, and State Senator
Sprague Of Brandon. These and many
others can easily be made or unmade Gov
errors before another year comes round.
Besides, Just now there Is at least some IN
certainty as to what form political affairs
may assume in this state next year. Some
already think they see a railroad contest, one
that will largely set aside national at-
fairs, leaving Us square pull on local and
State matters. If so it Is not improbable
that there may be two railroad interests in
in the State cOntending against each other,
and the dear people must decide whether
they will have more interest with one than
the other or leave both ''out in the cold al
together Then there are the oranges.
They have not got much Of fo0thold in this
State yet, but they are 50 strong in the
Western States that they are already looked
upon with apprehension by those seeking
political favor. 1t was not at first I'M
derstood to be a political organization {;
but it Is rapidly becoming such and those
wanting political tavOrs must look out. The
benefit it may prove to the farmer remains
to be seen. The more sagacious farmers
who make a square business Of farming very
naturally look upon it with doubt and sus-
pcion, but if the tidal wave" comes there
Is no knowing who may be swamped.
The Anti-Masonic society of this county
give it shot at Fayetteville the other day,
but no killed or wounded are yet reported.
All this indicates some political chaos in
the State and is very good wind for present
use, especially since we are 10 have no cleo
ton this year, and by next year the rail-
roads may have their affairs 50 far settled
and quoted that we shall have an old-iash-
toned quiet election. Should occasion re
quire, however, there Is ample time to use
the - English stroke, - which was brought
out to a very unusual extent, for this State,
last year-Beio,cs Fails Times.