Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-27
General Summary.
Mount Hecla is erupting.

Mount liecla Is erupting.
Gilmore's band has sailed for America.
B. Funnic is the name of San Francisco
undertaken.
The Duchess of Edinburgh's girl-baby i,
Queen Victoria's twenty-siIth grandchild
Dean Stanley and Mr.. Grove, editor Of
MacmiAn's Magazine, are visiting thi.
country.
lord Brag' is the expressive title by
which Gambetta and his followers in France
distinguish Lord Beaconsfeld
Our Lake Champlain sea-sernent has
travelled abroad and is now frightening
marines on the coast of Norway.
Cleveland is excited over case of body
snatching, the corps of an old and respected
citizen being taken from its grave.
Mrs. Chas. Moore, of Chardon, Ohio,
while insane, killed her little daughter,
aged seven, and cat her own throat
Tennyson is an incessant smoker. He
uses clay pipe of the old fashion, with a
stem yard long, and smokes common
Virginia pigtail tobacco.
Vice-President Wheeler will deliver the
address before the St. Dawrence county lair.
lie makes known before hand, however,
that he will not presume to discuss agricul-
ture.
Among the total yellow fever contribu-
tions to date are the following: Chicago,
$4,000; St. Louis, SIS 900; Philadel-
phla. $S6.O 900; Kingston, N. Y, $4,000,
and Baltimore, $4,000.
American cigars have recently been ad-
yerti-ed in London ut very low rates They
have proved to be the cabbage leaf and brown
paper brands not unknown this side tho
water.
Pisa's lar-faned Leaning Tower is under
going restoration under the care of the
municipality, who have employed frst-class
architects and sculptors in the work. The
ancient cathedral, memorable like the tower
for its associations with Calico, has already
been restored.
Harvard talks of going to England again
for a race with British oarsmen. Colnmbia's
victory at Henley has stimulated her desire
for such contest. Next Summer il the
time under discussion, and the crew will
probably be chosen from the eight who row.
cd at New London with Yale last June.
lHc SOmptTDLeT Ol the currency states
that the total losses to creditors of all Ma
tional banks during the last sixteen years
upon $500, 900 900 capital and $500 900 900
deposits is estimated not to exceed S6,5O0,-
900, an amount probably not equal TO the
losses whi:h have fallen upon creditors of
savings banks and State banks during the
past year.
Woodstock is to have free public read
ing-room.
A number of calves have died recently at
Stowe. and examination showed that their |
throats. lungs and intestines were filed |
with thousands Of worms or small snakes,
resembling wate-snakes in color
Many acres OF moving and pasture land
IN Orange county are ruined by grub or
muck worm. On picking the dead grass
from spot two feet square ninety worms
were disclosed.
large part of Mill street in the village
OF Troy has fallen by decree OF court to
Lucius Robinson, of Newport, and now tho
residents are wishing they had looked lit
tic more closely to their titles.
DR.. John Parker Warren, who died at
the other day. practised medi-
cine in Windham county for nearly sixty
years. lie lett a manuscript history OF
wardsboro, which is shortly to be publish
ed. OF his nine sons. five served in the
war, part on the rebel side and the rest IN
The Union army.