Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-28

EtScvcn barrels Of lager beer were seized nj
ihe Chamrluin dock, Saturday afternoon.
\ GoulI steam fire engine, just built at the
establishment Of b. $. Nichols Il Co., was
given public test ON Saturday.
Bishop DcGocsbriand has just published,
in little pamphlet, an account of the recent
pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Anne.
Work is rapidly progr, ssuG on the North
avenue convent. The brick is laid to the
third story, Ii will he n handsome aud i'm.
posing cdlice
The steamer Curlcw has been sold TO par
ties in O-densburg, and started for that
place last week. The price paid is under
stood TO have been $4,000.
Our former and wcl-remcmbered towns
man. H. H. Talcott Esq, of Chicago, has,
as Will he seen by the formal announcement
elsewhere, taken unto himself wife. May
the happy couple live long and prosper
The Sprilualists have purchased the Queen
city Park, paying three thousand dollars
therefor. and will hold Il camp-meeting there
from August 81 to sept. II. Next season
they will erect hotel and large number of
cottages.
The friend. Of the Boxers are trying to
raise money with which to purchase a new
uniform for the company and are meeting
aggrcgating about two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Wednesday was the festival of st.
Aunc, the mother of the Virgin On that
dav there was n grand festival at Milton,
RI Rev. Bishop DeGoesbnand preaching the
sermon and consccratiug himself and the di-
occsc of burlington TO st. Ann.
AT It recent meeting OF the trustees of the
Fletcher Free Library it was resolved =
That families out of the city limits may
have the same privilege of the library US
families within the city limits upon payment
of the sum OF twenty five dollars annually IN
advance.
Work has been commenced on the new re-
sdcucc OF Mr. Edward Morgan, of the firm
of Taft Il Morgan, rear the corner of Pine
and College streets. 1t will be two stories in
height and contain twelve rooms, all neatly
finished in hard woods. 1t will cost about
$4,000. The plans were drawn by Mr. y. Il.
Fisher.
Rev. DR.. Stafford insisting on his resigna-
ton, the College street church, at an adjourn
ed meeting, Thursday, voted to accept his
resignation, subject to the approval of the &c
clesiasl.c.,l council, and appointed commit
tee to arrange details and issue a call for o
council, TO be held carly in August to dissolve
his present pastoratc.
Vennol says Of next month: II can not
but think that August will be another month
Of storms and unusual rainfall, with one or
two remarkably low curves of temperature.
| expect Ah0,gjdlls will he recorded in ca
trcnc western and northwestern sections,
and cold rains ut more sOutherly stations
shortly after the middle of the month"
The subscription for the Sherman Military
Band is getting along iamously. About one
thousand dollars has already been subscribed,
and the work is by no means completed. The
people have met the committee right cordial
ly, all who were approached, with the en-
ccption OF two or ;hrec individuals, having
subscribed promptly and willingly. The
Shermans are good band and they are
well supported by cur citizens
Work upon The inside OF the new Retreat
for the Insane, on North avenue, is already
well advanced. Nh ii. W. Townsend has
the cIrpcntcrng in charge, and expects to
finish il by the fist OF December. The rooms
and halls in the second story are completed,
and are beng ccilcd and plasered in an artis-
tic manner with mouldngs and centre
pieces by Nh Albeit L, Reynolds, in the
employ of llcman CroOkor, Esq. There are
four rooms and two halls in the upper story
already finished, and five rooms and two
halls below. The interior of the building
will present very handsome appearance.
The new brick walls Of the University
building have now been laid as high as the
second story. Some very handsome stone
mouldings surmount the window frames and
entrances, and the masonry throughout pre-
scnts fine appearance, and reflects great
credit upon those who have it in charge
Mr. Ncnnor predicted for this week, cooler
weather with frequent showers, II severe
storm period, with heavy rains and cool
weather along the north Atlantic coast, be-
tween the 18th and the end of the present
month. II the heat and drouth which we are
now enduring are the form in which Ven
nors predicted storm period and cool weather
present themselves, the weather prophet
would oblIge his friends in this part OF the
world by predicting spell Of hot weather,