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

The Democratic Convention for the Frs
District will be held in this city.
John p. Howard, Esq, has transferred al
his real estate in Burlington to Amos C.
Spear, Esq.
life insurance in the Vermont Life for thu
benefit of his daughter.
The Lake Champlain sea-serpent has beer
seen at Benson, but greatly shorn of its fail
proportions, being only twenty-tw feet long
The season is very backward.
The executive committee of the Champair
Fair Association held a meeting at the Amer
lean Hotel, last evening, to talk up" mat
tiers and things connected with Howard
Park,
Vennor prophesied Every warm and sui
try weather" for Saturday and Sunday, Al
matter of fact 1t rained nearly all the time
and was SO cold that fires were not uncom
Portable.
Our venerable townsman j. s. Pierce
Esq, shows us mammoth strawberry OF
his own raising, (Sharpess Variety five and
one-fourth inches in circumference and
weighing over an ounce.
A tiust.deed or mortgage, from the Union
Mutual telegraph company to the Central
Trust company OF New York, for some five
million dollars, is now being recorded all
along the line from New York to Richford,
in this State.
Three of the four children OF Brian Foley,
who were poisoned Monday, were at last ac-
counts still living, and while there are strong
hopes that one OF them will recover, the con-
dition of the other two remains very precari-
Gus.
William lianey of Middlebury, while ut
tempting to get on to moving train at
Queen City Park, Tuesday evening, had his
foot run over and crushed by the carwheels.
He was taken to the Mary Fletcher Hospital,
where the foot was amputated, yesterday
morning.
Next years Freshman class at the Univcr-
sty promises 10 be an unusually large one,
over thirty being already assured, and more
applications expected. Students have enter
ed from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Central and
Eastern New York and Minnesota, as well rs
from sections nearer home.
Mr., j. z. A. Ward, the sculptor, is report
ed to have found ut Mount Vernon, a hlthcr-
TO unknown head of Lafayette by David
danger. 1t is further stated that Mr.. Ward
will make this head the basis of his likeness
of the Marquis for the statue which he is exc
cutting by the order of Mr.. Howard for the
University OF Vermont.
There will be Two grand excursions and
basket picnics to Queen City Park, on We'd
nesday and Thursday of next week, from
stations on the line of the Missisuqoi road -
on Wednesday taking in from Richford to
and including Enosburgh Falls, and on
Thursday from South Franklin to Green's
Corners
AT the regular semi-aunual meeting of the
Burlington Reformed Mems Club, held at
their rooms, Wednesday evening, July 9th
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent r. NJ. Clapp; Vice. President, Robert
McCollom, Lyman Austin. L. A. Tousley
treasurer, Frank W. Smith secretary, C.
p. Currier chaplain, b. Seavcr.
Arthur Hazen of Planiield came to town
to celebrate the Fourth, filled up his system
with fre-watcr and proceeded to amuse him
self by pulling up the signs keep of the
grass" in City Park In this harmless pas
time he was checked by an officer, who
marched him OIL to durancc vile but
Yesterday he was discharged with n repri.
mand.
BY courtesy OF Mr.. C.. w. Woodhouse we
were permitted, yesterday, to examine a
superb crayon likeness of Senator George +.
Edmunds, the work of the artist hoffman
The picture is the gift of the Senator, and
may be seen at the Merchants National
Bank. Il is n most life-like representation
Of oar illustrious townsman, and his many
friends. we are sure, will be glad OF the op.
poltunty to call and see it,
AT Il meeting of the trustees of the VT.
Episcopal Institute, held at the Institute yes
terday it was voted to put into the building
during this vacation, means for furnishing an
adequate supply of water for bath-tubs,
closets, etc 1t was also voted to put steam
heating apparatus throughout the entire
building. Trustees and principal are de-
termined to have first-class school and
these Improvements, with those already
made, supply several long-fet needs.
Vennor says of the weather for July and
August The prospects for July continue
pretty much as already given with, perhaps,
tinge more of heat on the average. The
latter portion of the month is likely to be the
most variable us TO temperature Unsettled
and stormy weather is probable for August
in many sections, with cool to cold period
between the 18th and Goth of the month In
northern and eastern sections August is like
ly to be comparatively dry and September,
in western and southern sections. the most
favorable month of the season."
We find that some of tue readers of our
morning edition of last Thursday, did not
understand the fact-made PLAIN enough in
our subsequent editions-that Judge Poland
carried into immediate effect his hint of
purpose to found scholarship in the Cniver-
sity, in honor Of and for the benefit of his
native town of Westford. Judge Poland, at
the close Of his speech, at the corporation
dinner, handed TO President Buckham his
check for thousand dollars and it was
this generous action, as well rs his cheering
words, which evoked such prolonged and
cordial response of applause.
The new regulation concerning Undergrad
letters, which went into operation July /,
will materially improve the postal facilities
OF the country and thereby add to the CON
venencc of the public. Heretofore the rule
has been to send TO the dead letter office un-
derpaid letters bearing one or a two cent
stamp and not having the address of the
writer on the envelope, but to forward to
their destination undergrad letters stamped
with three cent ,tunps or those of higher
denomination. Hereafter an undergrad let
Ter with one or atwo cent stamp affixed,
and not having the address of the writer on
the envelope, will be detained in the office
where 1t Is posted and a notice sent to the
person to whom it is addressed informing
him OF the fact and that the letter will be
forwarded to him on receipt of postage due
The new regulation applies only to letters
deposited at II free delivery Office and I'D
dressed to some place in the United States.
Some time ago, as our readers will remem-
Der, we announced that application had been
made by Lieut.. Tutherly to the United
States War Department for some field pieces
TO be used in military drill by the students of
the University. The guns, two in number,
have now arrived. and will be stored on or
near the college grounds in readiness Tor use
this Fall. They are from the United States
Arsenal at Troy, n. Y, and are such as Bat
teries of light artillery have now in service.
The bore is 3-inch, rilled, and the material
of the best wrought iron. The guns are
mounted on carriages, and provided with
limbers, implements and equipments. They
have an effective range of one and one-half
miles. and carry an oblong proiectile weigh.