Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-25

yEEDASCY AT TIKI HuB-THE FoTRuI NJ
MER RESORTS TIE WATER QUESTION.
B,sroS, July 20, 1873.

NER RESORTS TIE wATEE QUESTION
B,srox, July 20, 1879.
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times
In Coney Island 'etter to the Boston
Herald ! noticed IN account of the recent
visit of the Vermont Press Association To
that famous resort, and sanong other sen
fences was this They wore grccn badges
and other evidences Of verdancy." Now
have been in Burlington when Il visiting cir
Gus would attract nearly every man, woman
and child within n radius of fifteen niles.
have attended State and county fairs where
were present all the agricultural youth OF
both sexes, but never, no never did ever
soc such an aggregation of ycrdancy ana
freshness as was collected upon Boston Com
mon the Fourth of July just passed. You
arc all familiar with Nast's idea of Brother
Jonathan in Harpers Weekly, hut did you
ever come across specimen In vermont
that bore the least trace of resemblance to his
picture. Well, he was present m the Fnnrtn
and he had the typical white plug
hat, and though the swallow-tail was miss
Ing. he had his short pants strapped under
his boots. and he had his girl by the hand
and faithfully he stuck to her through that
hot. swcltering day, while with a generous
hand he supplied her with an abundance OF
card ginger bread. pink and pea
nuts and satisfied his own wants with "A
TOW riding whip, whistle attachment, and
cigars which retailed three for five cents.
All this witnessed and came to the con-
clusion that in order to find the typical
countryman, you need not so outside OF
Massachusetts.
Swaking of the Fourth reminds Inc OF the
entertainments provided by the city OF Dos
ton for its school children. There were four
or five halls for them to dance i'll, several
magical entertainments, concerts, lectures
etc. besides the balloon ascension and other
attractions upon the Common The city 5
policy in furnishing decent and hcalthiul
amusements for its children, is shown by the
less number of accidents among them than
where they were left TO amuse themselves
with tire-crackers, fireworks and other dan
gcrous means.
We are now in midsummer here and
the various Summer resorts in the immediate
vicinity arc in the flood tide of success. The
Oakland Garden. that is owned by the High
land Horse Railroad Company, is just now
attracting great crowns every erenihs, M
company sell u'n..1 "po" u; a. n,,ar ,ha;r
which gives you Pie'san' ii'. ul'r Wv ~
road anu ADMISSION 10 tne saIuIn ~
cents. Inc garueh IS ht,ei uP WIN ,"
merry go-rouhus' tee'er- poa'us, pa,
vilions, band stands from Which ciesan'
music IS uiscourseu every eN,n'is' q 1'ah
upon which Inc puoic sihse manu-
nd athl.t,.a rnmnltt. Tor II
performers, anu "'iii'' -
plause, "hiie iiiie'T ''. T., '''I,';'',,
eruptions ol MOUNT hesutiu' ".,' '.'''i',
lights make the sr"u,iuS 10 "'l': -,
be imagined Inc of's' o'i ',.,i ~ "" mn,
part of the SUBURBS mas liie a,,', -, -
tons oil more extensive S'"u' 4 1T, -,
and dahcihs pa'iiio"- I'll -, ,,,
which Is about one no"' s,' "a e',.'
get all the pte'iois'H - r.,
den attractions anu " 'rr Ill
clam bakes, lsii uiiii'eis an, s o,ar1,,'. a
That charming feso.'' NV, - 80
more complete uescrip'ioi ''i''n ~ :, :, u.s.,
Tor Ill thiS letter hii' VIII
next H., ,....,,,,,,.J
see ny 'hI H., ,,,. .,,,;,,,,;n, III,
water difficulty IL JUST now ~ 'nt
good people Oh pui iin" "h,,sa, ora
,harleslowh' Lnst a.. ti,,h,, 'onJ;,;n,,
Just now eohir,aih'n W "" ,.,,;nh ;h,., oJ,tain
Oh the Mys'ir 'N'' D. viiI;..n, u
,nei1 wafer s"PPn ,.hrs,.t,s Jnstitn,, of
y! Michois vi tiie '., ,,,r,i.hnJ will s,,n,,l,s
ie.hhoiosy Ia, I ~. Inn. r>,minrI with
oi 'he Witt VIM i Iii fnr,Lrr ,.x,n,inr
'no M, wo,L Prof Nichols is
during 'he c"niins WI" ,,',, ,'a;J mar
u u's'n'B., s.',; ~" ~ ,h,. studv of drinking
.lculai " u ,;,,,. a,,, in rcsnonse 10