Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

The State Equalization Board meets at
Montpelier, August 10.
The Van Ness House rejoices in a liberal
supply Of chemical fire extinguishers placed
ut convenient points about the hotel.
The Democratic County Convention is to
be held at Essex on the 18th inst. l.. w.
Reding,on, Esq. of Rutland has been invit-
ed to be present and deliver an address.
The Central Vermont road brought in %
carloads Of circus goers, "wednesday, and the
Burlington and Lamolle road eighteen, while
the steamer Vermont brought in 800 people,
and the Reindeer 250.
The wife Of William III. Root, ESD, after
long and peculiarly painful sickness OF
three years, died Wednesday morning. In this
new affliction the beieayed family will have
the sincere sympathy Of ALL
Mr.. William A. Seymour of South Bur-
lipgton well known to most of our people,
had the misfortune to SET his clothing on
fire, the other night, and was seriously hut
not fatally burned.
The widow of the late Eugene Lalime, az
companied By Charles Lalime, has arrived
here. Ii was decided 10 inter MIR. La
lines body here, and the funeral was held
AT st. Joseph's church. Wednesday morning
following denominations and issues are said
10 he ati0at Elves on the National bank of
Williamsburg, n. y, letter c, issue of 1865 !;
iwos on the North Ward National bank of
Newark, \. j., letter ID, issue of 1854
An exchange remarks that it is now a fash
ionable us well us Il very humane idea to
abandon the use OF check rein on horses.
Nothing is lost in style, and as il is a cruel
and useless practice, no one will regret to see
the new idea universally adopted.
The most imposing legal document lately
seen in these parts is the mortgage of the line
and properly of the Mutual Union telegraph
company, which has just been filed for rec
ord in the City Clerks office. 1t contains
considerably over eight thousand words.
Our wcll-known young townsman Mr.
Henry $. kinball, proprietor of Rowe''
Hotel, died Wednesday, after long aud dis
lrtssing illness. Mr.. Klmball was pleas
ant, kindhearted young man and leaves host
OF friends to lament his early death and BIZ
widow will have The sympathy of all or
people.
Sunday was the hottest day Of the sea
son. All day long the heat was fairly scorch
ing and poor humanity had hard time of it
The thermometer ran up TO one hundred de
grees above zero in the shade in the after
noon, and all day long ii did not fall lowe
than ninety.
Henry Moss, for long time past in thu
employ OF the street department, died sudden
ly Monday night under the following crcum
stances; He complained of feeling unwel
throughout the day, and at about 3 o'ciocl
suffered an apoplectic stroke from which h
died almost instantly. Moss was thirty-tw
years of aye and leaves wife and seyera
children. lie was man Of notable size an
strength and one would have thought almos
certain to live to old age.
Bookworms and autiquarians can see at tn
FREE PRESS Office for day or two rar
and curious book belonging TO Mr. Ora
Bradley of Willis,on which is best describe
by its title .page-"Practical discourses o
the parable Of the Ten Virgins, being
serious Call and Admonilion to Watchfulnes
and Diligence in preparing for Death an
Judgment BY Benjamin Colman ID. d.
pastor of the church in Brattle street, Bos
ion. The second edition, Boston, N. f.
printed md sold by Rogers d Powle inQuee
street next to the prison, and j. Edwards |
Cornhill. MDCGXLVII. The book is a
exceedingly interesting relic ofye olden tint
The Burlington boys have, we are sorry I
say, "got left on the sea-serpcnt this season
Not one Of them have seen even a 'little on
for a cent" whereas Grand Isle man Ina
observed it in all its beautiful proportion
not merely once but several times. II cam
to within forty feet of the shore and il raise
its head from the water and made bellowin
noise not unlike the sea lions seen IN men,
geries, and then moved off, making the sam
noise while under water, while its wake WI
distinctly visible Burlington sailors an
fishermen will now ''brace up"