Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03

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causes, can be exchanged for postage stamps
of the same denomination at the nearest post
office.
A delegation of Post Stannart, q. A. r.,
eighteen in NUMBER paid friendly visit tc
Post Cummings of Hiuesburgh, Saturday
evening A pleasant feature of the occasion
was the presentation by the visitors to Post
Cummings of a fine bust of President Gar.
field. The presentation was made in behalf
of Post Stannard by Lieutenant Ebcn Tap.
lin, Past Commander, who read poem and
made some appropriate remarks. The res
ponsc was made by Lieutenant John II. Al
len, Commander of Post Cummings. In
song and story the hours then sped pleasant.
ly and swiftly away, and il was at midnight
that the visitors took their departure.
Apropos of the celebration at st. Pauls,
Tuesday, it is recalled that four Bishops--John
Henry Hopkins of this Diocese Il benjamin
Bosworth Smith of Kentucky, Charles
Petit Mcllvainc of Ohio and George
w. Doanc of New jersey were con-
secrated ut this time fifty years ago The
anniversary was celebrated in St. Paul s
chapel, Trinity parish, New York, Sunday.
The morning sermon was preached by the
n sermon was preached by the Rev. DIR.
John Henry Hopkins on The history of the
dioccses presided over by the Bishops who
were consecralcd in ST. Puul's in 1892
The imports of lumber have been un,isu-
ally la &c, this season, and will exceed those
of las, year by twenty-five per cent. Over
four hundred boats have unladen here their
freight ranging all the way from one hun
dreL and twenty thousand to two hundred
and forty thousand feet of lumhcr each. AT
the north dock seven boats came in Sa,ur-
day and at the south end both sides of the
Cove are completely covered with lumber
awaiting removal to the yards-as has been
the casc all through the season. Pretty
much all the available space in the yard is
now utilized and the dealers hardly know
where to pile recent and coming shipments.
The attendance at the public schools is
large, the present term, and in all respects
the schools are in fine condition. The total
enrolment, as reported Saturday. is 996,
divided as follows, with the hardness for the
month: High School, 1906, hardness IL;
Grammar School, 1l0, tardiness s; Gram
mar annex, %, no tardintss; Pine street in
termcdiate, rs, tardiness 4 Pomeroy Inter
mediate. II, hardness q Adams lntermedi-
ate, Al, no tardness; North and Murray
StNN'' ~, 'uiuiiicoo tut
street primary 1877, tardincss 5; Pomeroy
primary 9S, hardness 6; Adams primary
102, tardinc,s 0 North and Murray street
primary, 1903, hardness S. Falls school 50,
tardiness, B; North avenue II, hardness ).
The total of tardy marks was only Ca
most Creditablc record
Sometime between two and three O'Clock,
Tuesday morning, flames were discovered
issuing from tie south end Of the old wooden
building, used rs Il storehouse, in the rear OF
the CITY Poor House. VOID was immediate
~ brought 10 the city, and the Ethans
promptly responded with their engine; hut
the fire had already gained so much Roadway,
upon their arrival, that the building was prac-
ticallv destroyed. and thci. efforts were turned
To preventing the spread of the flames TO the
adjacent buildings. Fortunately, the barn,
which is near the storchouse, was out of the
direct line Of the flying sparks, and so cs-
capped The flames were soon under control,
there beng an abundance Of water near at
hand. Connected with the storchouse was Il
small shed containing several hog pens, but
the animals were all rescued before the fire
reached them. An old sleigh with some corn
in the ear. aud other articles of small value,
were destroyed y consid' rable amnun, of
coal was stored in the building, hut luckily
the mass did not get thoroughly kindled and
most Of it was saved. 1t is not known
whether the fire WIS incendary or accidental.
The building was insured Tor 5000 in T. :.
Pccks Insurance Agency.