Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-21

The Spiiitualists are negotiating for the
purchase Of Queen City Park.
Mr.. L. Il. Powell has just received a
patent for a metallic fence post and clamping
device.
The quadrennial appraisal OF real estate
(including railroad property foots up 81,
sol ,G09.35.
New potatoes are coming IN abundanly
and the price is gradually descending to n re-
spectacle figure.
Hon A. G. Hatch of Windsor is visiting
his brother. Mayor Hatch, at the Van Ness
House.
Prof G.. II. Perkins of the University has,
with his family, started on Il carriage tour
through the White Mountains.
Rev DIR. Brastow has gone upon his Sum-
mer vacation. lie will spend II few days on
the Island and thence go into the Adiron-
dacks.
-Four lumber sheds, each 2G0 feet in length,
with an aggregate capacity of two million
feet, are being erected near the pump house
for j. X. Booth.
Hon. W. ii. III. Bingham was in town,
yesterday, having measurably recovered from
his recent illness. His many friends were
glad to see linn again.
Senator Edmunds will, with his family,
remain in Burlington for the present and
possibly throughout the Summcr-his move
mentS being governed by the health of his
wife and daughter.
The pedestal for the Lafayette statue will
consist of five large blocks of Barre granite.
Two Of them are to be deliberately carved,
and on these Mcssrs. Walker X Taplin are &c.
lively at work.
Another Of Bryan Foley's four children
whose accidental poisoning we have chroni
clcd, died Thursday. but it is thought the re.
manning two will recover The case is the
saddcst which has happened for long time
in these parts.
The tax bills are now being made out and
the cheerful documents will be in circulation
in week or two 1t is worth remarking
that this years tax, 100 cents on the dollar
is by far the lowest we have had during the
citys corporate existence.
Mr. Alyaro Adst, the new ly-appointed
Superintendent OF Water Works, possesses
US many of our readers know, inventive and
mechanical abilities of a high order. lie is
moreover, faithful, active and capable, and
he will. we predict, make a popular and sue.
cessiul superintendent.
Mr.. j. ID. BARLEY, principal of the Bridg
port. Conn, high school, is, with his family
Spending brief vacation in town and is cor
daily greeted 10y his many friends. He i:
very pleasantly situated in Bridgeport and hi
school is doing finely.
The picnics Wednesday were well attended
and all who participated in them had q goot
time, despite the afternoons shower. SOM
five or six hundred went on the st, Mary
excursion; one hundred and fifty on that o
the First Baptist Sunday school; and abou
n hunlrnl an that pf Trinity church Dlotte
Durgh, to Queen City Park.
Philip Barber, who keeps barbershop oil
Church street, has been fined in City Cour
two dollars and costs, 10. for keeping hi
establishment open on Sunday. The barber
of the city have made mutual agreement t,
close their places on Sunday, but Barber re
fused to unite in it, and the prosecution wa
made at the instance of his fellow crafts
men. City Grand Juror w. ii. Hare for til
prosecution.
Letters received last week from the quie
farm house at the foot of Monadnock Noun
tain, New HAMPSHIRE where few week
since Senator and Mrs. Edmunds took thei
daughter Julia, in the hope that the noun
tain air might benefit her, brought word tina
the sick girl WAS failing rapidly, and pre-
pared the friends here in a measure for til
sad announcement OF her death received b
telegraph from Senator Edmunds, Sunda
morning. She passed away Every peace
fully" on Saturday evening. Miss Julia
health began TO fail last Summer, an
her parents alarmed by indications @
pulmonary disease, took her, early las
Fall, from their home here, to New York an
Washington. In spite OF the best medic,
skill of those cities and of the tenderest an
most devoted care, the disease made stead
progress. The mild climate of Atlantic City
n. H., and the bracing air of the New HAM
shire mountains alike failed to bring relief
and now only the lifeless form returns to til
home she loved and longed to see again. 1t
the first break in a family circle bound b
ties of more than common parental and 81,
ierly love; and TO the stricken parents an
surviving sister, the tendcrest sympathy wi
be extended in their sorrow, by our entil
community. May God comfort and suslai
the mourning hearts
The funeral of the late Miss Julia Edmunt
was held Tuesday afternoon at st. Paul
church, which was well filled with the frient
and acquaintance of the family. The sc
vices were conducted by the rector, Re-
William c. Dawson, assisted by Rev The
dore A. Hopkins and the music included,
addition to that prescribed by the ritual, Il
hymn 80 Paradise" sung by DIR. Osgood {
Boston. The floral tributes were elabora
and beautiful the coffin being complete
covered with flowers. The pall-beare
were Messrs l.. J. Arthur, John ID. Whet
er, Frank N. Lewis, l.. G. Woodhouse, !
j.. Ward Robert Roberts, Charles
Phelps, and George W, Wales.
IN HRcar mud the EBIcnIe