Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

at 300 p. m
Service and the Holy Com
munion next Sunday, August 10Th, in Trim
ity church, Winooski, at 1870 a. m. No
evening service.
Nh. +. G BRowNEIL has been appointed
master mechanic of the Burlington and La
noble Railroad ami has entered upoa his
duties.
TEE excursion to the Queen City Park.
Wednesday. from the eastern part Of the
county numbered about eight hundred peo-
pie. in fifteen cars.
DR MIDDLETON GOLDSMITH proposes to
erect a free dispensary at Rutland, at which
the poor from all parts of the State can oh
tain medicines and medical advice free on
bringing proper certificates from the officers
OF their towns.
The premium list of the Vermont State
Fair to he held at Montpelier, September
9. 10 and II, 1879, has been issued. Persons
desiring copy can address Henry Clark,
Secretary. Rutland.
RIcHNoxD. -Haying is pretty much closed
up. There Is not an average crop, hut it is
secured in fine condition The springs were
never lower than at present, and We need
rain very much.
RICHMOND MARKEr, August But
ter sold at s 10 10 cents for fair / to II
for good to choice and l2t TO - for
fine Farm-made cheese sold at TO ~ cents
and factory at 81 to g.
BElsroL-John Sadler, who attempted 10
take the life Of his wife week ago Friday,
died at 4 p. m, Saturday and the funeral
was held Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sadler
remains about the same AS al last report
Is the nine and half million dollars APP
propriated by congress for river and harbor
improvements in the New England States
are the following items Burlington harbor,
$4,000 Swanton harbor, $1,000 Otter
Creek. $1,000
IT seems to he generally conceded by all
who are in a position 10 know that the rush
of visitors to the White mountains is UMPIRE
ccdented this season. the number being a
long way ahead of anything that has been
noted in the past.
ST. AIBANs BUTTER MAEKET, Aug. 8
There was better attendance and larger re-
ceipts The market was dull, except for
choice lots, and prices remain about the same
as last week. Butter sold at 8 TO y cents
per pound selections IS cents.
STATE TEMPERANCE SocIETY-There will
be a meeting of the State Temperance So
ciety at Mortified on Wednesday August
20, for the reorganization of the society, the
choosing Of officers and other business. The
newspapers of the State are requested to
extend the notice.
\ REMARKABLE feature of the telephone,
it is said, is its perfect adaptability to the re
quircments Of deaf people Persons who
cannot hear ordinary conversation, or even
the bell signals can converse together by
telephone at any distance as easily as persons
Of the best hearing.
A. interesting experiment was tried Fri
day night in the shape Of uniting the tele
graph office in this city with that at St. Al
bans by the Edison speaking telephone 1t
was a gratifying success, messages delivered
in ordinary conversational tones being dis
tinctlv heard in either office.
FLEE X N,DDIEHrRY.-Thc house of
George Howe and the Deacon Johnson
house on Court street, opposite the Jail were
burned Monday The contents of the
houses were saved. The fire broke out in
the rear Of the Deacon johnson house at $50
O'Clock. Mr. Howes family were all away
from homo in Rutland.
New RAILwAY CONNECTION The cross
ing Of the Grand Trunk Railway at st.
Lambert, p O., to connect the Montreal,
Portland and Boston Railway, was laid Sat
urlay, and trains viii in few DAYS run
direct to Montreal via this route This
gives the Southeastern Railway Il through
line from Newport TO Montreal
FIEE Al SwASTox-Th house Of Ezra
Beebc of Swanton was burned Wednesday
forenoon. The fire was discovered at
9:l5. and was well under way when the
alarm was given the family being all away
on the road 10 Canada for a visit The fur
niture was saved Insurance on the housr.
barn and furniture Il $50.
The NREMoyr INITIAL FEE ISsrEASoE
CouPASY have declared an annual assess
ment of five per cent, and the Union Mutual
one of four and one-half per cent. The
Farmers Mutual have not yet held their
annual meeting for making up their assess
ment. The past year has been one Of extra
ordinary hardship to these companies their
losses being very numerous and heavy.
Fatal ACCIDENT venerable towns
man, Mr.. Euos Bin, Tuesday morning
started to enter a closet at his residence, on
Pearl street, but opened the wrong door aud
fell down the cellar stairs, at the foot Of
which he was subsequently, found in an I'M
conscious condition. Medical aid was at
once summoned, hut his injuries were so Sc
we're and the shock 10 his system 50 qreat
that hc died in few hours Mr.. Blinn was
one Of the oldest Of our citizens and was
well-known throughout the community. II,
was in his SD year.
A BosTpg despatch says at Is asserted
that Rev. W. II. H. Murray is in the Adir
ondacks on his usual summer vacation. !
number Of his friends here, however, dis
claim any knowledge Of his whereabouts.
II is understood in Burlington that Mr. Nun
ray is in Chicago Something over a fort
night ago hc passed through here to Platts
burgh Shortly afterwards his yacht her
was attached and, in response 10 telegram
word came that he had left Pittsburgh 70