Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

remains as portcr-and all are so well al
favorably known by the travelling pub
s. that we need say nothing in the way of col
mendation. 1t is safe TO predict that Il
:, consolidated hotels will do big business, Il
= coming season.
1t is pleasant to learn that there has be-
" n constant downward tendency in the butt
market for number of weeks and ii is &
3 ing still lower. The decline is said to gro
out OF the breaking up of n great butter dea
$ ers ring, which has held sway in the coul
try for n year or two. 1t is thought that IL
price the coming season will be very mod
rate, but steady, and demand good, quic
sales and small profits.
> 1t appears from statistics furnished by TIN
Collector of of Internal Revenue that ther
are in this city forty-nine places where lie
uor is sold under a license from the Cover
mcnt Bennington comes next, with 3
such places. and Rutland has 81 licenses
, Montpelier has "a and st. Adams 20. In til
: whole State there are i46 licenses, agains
42G in 1882 and 400 in 1881 and the Ii
censccs represent 1l3 of the PAL towns i
Vermont.
Mayor Hatch's seven years incumbency O
his important office was marked by grca
improvement in the financial condition of tn
city and by marked advance in all the dc
parlmens of the city government, and hi
has much to congratulate himself upon. Ii
his retirement from public life we wish hin
many long years of health and prosperity
| Mayor Morse enters upon the Office undel
pleasant auspices and will, we are confident
make careful, prudent aud popular Mayor
Mayor Morse signazes the opening of his
administration by the appointment of a new
Chief of Police Joseph Barton, Sheriff OF
| Chittenden county. Mr.. Drew has held
the position for eleven years and has
been in many respects most excellent off.
Ger. Mr.. Barton will, we are confident, make
a competent and satisfactory chief. Mayor
Morse also makes some changes in the force
which, it is hoped, will increase its eff
cheney.
The time of the City Court was occupied
Monday afternoon with a hearing in the
case of Luman A. Drew vs. John IIlliker
and Herbert Donaldson of Swanton. The
suit is brought under the first law ty Mr.
Drew as common informer against the de-
PENDANTS for fishing IN Lake Champlain with
seine. Defendants moved to dismiss the
the case, on the ground that it was not prop
crly brought and was not triablc in City
Court. Decision withheld. A. G. Stafford
for MIR. Drew. J. p. Ladd and 5. +. Royce
for defendants.
According to the recently issued prospec-
tus OF the new college paper THE univcr-
sity Cynic," it is TO be u sixteen page Jour
nal, containing literary, personal, local and
other departments, and is to be issued tr-
weekly during the college wear, at a sub
scriptlon pice Of S1.5O. The board of cdi-
tors, with their several departments, is as
follows: w. p. Cantwcll, Jr., managing
editor G. H. Lane, business editor c. +.
Bailey, general literature; W. NJ. Stiles,
science; G. w. Powers, personals: Gren-
vile Howard, locals; II. {. Royce, books
{. Ii. Tafbcll, exchanges.
George buchanan, who has Just been re-
leased from the State Prison by pardon from
Governor Barstow, was convicted of man.
slaughter at the September term Of Chit,cn.
den county court in 1874, and was sentenced
by Judge Pi1rpoint to Imprisonment for ten
years. BY good behavior he had gained {,
large deduction from the term of his sentence
and would have been entitled to his discharge
on the 25th of May next. The pardon was
urged by The prosecuting attorney, with
reference to the possibility that the crime
was committed i'll self-dcfencc, and was also |
recommended by the prison authorities on
The ground that as reward for constant
good conduct, the pardon would have a most |
saluary effect upon the discipline OF the
prison in the impression which it would pro- |
luce ON the other convicts.
There was another fire at Winooski, last
Friday afternoon, making four within few |
months. At about 4:30 o'clock n fire broke |
out in the house owned by William Baraby |
and occupied by William y. Clark 1t |
caught up stairs and before il could be con.
Iroed it had consumed the main building. |
1t was two hours burning, and if water could |
have been got from the hydrant, the fire |
could have been cxtinguished after ii had |
been burning half an hour, with but little |
damage. When the firemen finally did get |
water, the steamer which was promptly on |
hand at the first alarm, saved the ell part |
The furniture, carpets, etc, were saved, with |
The exception of the contents of one sleeping |
room up stairs. The house was insured for |
$500, which will more than cover the loss. |
Mr. Clark was insured in Gen. I. S. Peck's |
agency.
A correspondent of the Troy Times has
he following ESPECIALLY missed by the |
and section, and particularly by |
his people, will be the Rev, Merritt Hui |
Durd OF the Burlington church. During his |
hree years term he has labored with un.
iring diligence aud remarkable success in
building up his charge, and IN planting
higher religious sentiment in the community.
lie stands among the foremost preachers of
ais denomination as a writer, pulpit orator
and lecturer, aad during his long term in
Burlington there has scarcely been Sunday
when his large church was not packed with
IN interested and attentive audience. His
has been largely addressed to mis-
,ellaneous audiences, and there is no doubt |
hat he has done an ncalculable amour, Of
good among the large unchurched class and
The youth OF the CITY,"
The annual meeting OF the school superin. |
.endents of this county was held in this city, |
Tuesday. The following superintendent |
were present; +. w. Hall, Bolton; IL. o. |
Burlington DR.. w. ii. ii. Var
ney, Charlotte; Is. 4. llolcumb, Colchester |
DIR. l.. e. Butler, Essex &, G. Peck, Hines |
burgh Rev. +. b, Fuller, Huntington Rev |
j ID. Emerson, Jericho; } Z. Whcelock, Esq,
Milton; Salmon Greene, Richmond Rev. T. |
A. Hopkins, South Burlington; Leslie Gregg
Shelhurn; Mrs. l.. M. Bates Wcstford
Mrs. j. c. Draper, Wiliston, The meeting
was organized by the appointment of DIR. L. |
Z. Butler as chairman, and Rev. j. ID. En- |
erson as secretary. Questions for examna-
ton of teachers were prepared in studies
hitherto required, and also in physiology
and hygiene for the Fall examinations. 4
county examining board was appointed, con
sisting of Rev. 7. A. Hopkins, J. +. Vince
lock, Esq, and Miss Lizzie NJ Benedict
Following are the recent real estate trans.
fers in this city; +. Lcmieux to William
Latour, Jr,, house and lot east side North
avenue, 500; L. A. Woodbury. to w. j.
Russell, house and lot cast side Union street,
1880 l.. NJ. IIagar to Adeline Mitchell,
house and lot corner of Allen street and
Elmwood avenue, 5000 Lawrence Barnes to
Georgianna l., Smith, homestead south side
Maple street, SS0O0 Edward Lyman to Ben
jamin r. Seymour, house and lot corner of
Elm and Maple streets, $4,000; James A,
Shedd to ii. and S. Walker, undivided in
terest IN Church aud Bank streets property,
terms private Lawrence Neville to John b.
Maynard, 10, east side Willard street, $3.50