Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
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Neatly tUDusuhu ISVpN
cite statue, Sunday
The grca, question OF WEDNESDAY,
"Nlster, gimme u match!'
Mrs. Lhugtry will appear at the opera
House the coming season.
Some twenty five or thirty persons are al
ready IN camp at Cedar Beach,
Our merchants will now take the trade dol
lar only at IL discount of fifteen per cent.
IN. coal dealers celebrated the glorious
Fourth by raising the price oil coal 20 cents
ton.
Real estate in our city was never in better
condition thaa now, both in prices ana pros
poets.
w. =. Marley, late manager OF the ,ele-
nhnnc rxchaune. is about to open bank IN
lie Mas, Iowa.
Ex-Mayor Hatch will, with his family,
srend M, summer at the Memphrenagog
House, Newport.
No stamp is necessary on your Dank Chcchs
henccforth a little balance at the Dank con-
tinues to BE required, however,
The child eu Of the Home had Their OK
cursion on the scimer Reindeer, Mohuay'
and hal most delightful time.
DR.. J. II. I.inscy comes to the front WIN
a Sharpess strawberry weighing HI ounce
and tivc.eightlis-- biggest yet.
The banks Of this city will hereafter re-
ceiye trade dollars ut their bullion Valuc
only. The present price Tor them Is ''2h'y-
five cents.
The war on the trade dollar continues.
The Central Vermont managers have no'iheu
their agents not to accept the trade uo.lar III
over eghty.ilve cents.
Saturday might there was a Slight frost III
the interior of the State along the line OF the
Central Vermont, but not severe enough 10
do any damage.
MIR. John Liscum, who died Monday
morning was an old AMI substantial citizen
of Burlington and good and u,clnl muil'
lie will b. sincerely moutned.
The city Of Cohocs and the village d
Keesevile are about to put in water WORKS,
and have contracted for the pumps patented
by our townsman Mr.. w. ii. Lang.
They had rousine celebration OF the
Fourth at Underhil Centre. The programme
was d varied ard pleasant one, ana every
thing passed off nicely. Our townsman D.J'
Foster was the orator of the day
Prof. V. G.. Barber, in charge Of the Gov
eminent gepdetc survey OF tue state, pc-
gan his seasons work Tuesday, going TO NAN
chester lie will be accompanied ly Messrs'
Notey and l., avenworth, OF the University
Notwithstanding the trade doilali gen
orally refused in all business places, they are
still received in The contribution boxes oil
our churches. 1t is rumolcd they form
large proportion of the church collections
these Sundays.
Ga Sunday last, the Rev. Theodore A.
Hopkins preached at Trinity church ltut-
land both morning and evening To unusually
large congrega ions AT 3 p. m, he lr ached
at West Rutland (his third visit there. The
church was crowded TO the doors. Also he
administered there The rite o! adu. baptism.
The heavy thunderstorm of the 4th did
considerable damage to roads and Sidewalks
hcr,about. The most disastrous wash ont
vet reported was on Winooski avenue, at the
old railroad cut, where an immense hoe
some thirty feet wide and twenty feet deep,
was washed out by the torrents OF rain
water.
Hon. Dorman y. Eaton leaves town to-day
for PortanI, where Il civil service cxaminu-
ton is to he held to morrow. Mr.. Eaton, we
may add, is not only Nermonicr, but re-
ceived a part OF bis education at theU. N.M.
lie did not gtaiuale, but the University
gave him the honorary degree OF NJ. A, IN
1856
Some idea of the expense OF railroad !iIig-
alton may be formed when i. Is known that
in the Montpelier aud Wells River read case
which was comparatively biiet hnd simple
the taxable costs were over ci1ht hundred
dollars. The commissioners allowed them
selves twenty-five dollars day and eX
pcnscs.
A vigorous crusade against that great null
sancc, the trade dollars, has been begun IN
New York AMI elsewhere. Everyone detests
the coin, and If all the people refuse to ac'
cept it without discount, it can be driven
from circula ion as successfully as was mutt
lated coin few months ago.
DIR. w. w. Styles of the medical class OF
'S2, who since his graduation spent severa
months taking in clinics IN New YORK, has
settled in Essex Centre. He is a close stu
dent who has improved his advantages. ant
a promising young man, and we wish him {
successful career IN his new home.
Mr.. B. Foley of Colchester avenue claims
and AS far as our observation goes the CLAIM
is justified 10y the fact Ito have the first pc
taiocs of the season. July LIST Is certainly
early for potatoes, in this climate and ate
the late Spring. and Mr.. Foley's are of goot
size and fnc appearance. They are OF tn
early Vermont variety.
The Burlington Gaslight Company ha
chosen the following directors for the cnrren
YEAR Mes,rs. n Parker, j. ID. Hatch
Lawrence Barnes, George l.. Linslcy, Is. II
Smalley, 7. A, Hopkins and d. Z. Linslry
The directors yesterday elected Hon. NJ
thaniel Parker president, and Frank ii. Pal
ker secretary, treasurer and superintendent
Under its present capable and populs
Officers the First Regiment, Nationt
Guard of Vermont. is winning new laurel'
At last weeks celebration here, more tina
atH
Rutland company marched better than til
United States troops from Pattsburgh IN
our own company showed the results {
Capt. De Cel,e's rigid and thorough drill.
The funeral of the late John Liscum, Esq
was held at the E, sidence Tuesday ailernOc
and was largely attended. The floral lri
ules were numerous and very elegant. Re
DIR. Brastow oiiicinted, assisted by Rev
j. Parry. Music was furnished by the Al
phion Ouartetlc Of the First Baptist churc
Tine bearers were Messrs. Torrey 4. Vale
Z. A. Fuller, j. ID. Pickering and ii. L. A
ans.
The service of song at the Young Mcr
Christian association Sunday will be chang
from $3.50 to $50 p. M. At that hour, il I,
weather permits, AN open air meeting VIII
held in the park, conducted hy iev. Dr.
O. Brastow II the weather IS uniavoral
the meeting will be held in The hal, as usu
The topic is "Joy," Luke . 10, Pet.
Christian workers and singers are request
to be present. The Young Mems Bible clf
will be held at $3.50 p. IN.
MIR. G. X. Whitney has shown us the pl
duct of kernel of rye, which seems not
have suffered the scriptura fate OF ''se
sown by the way side" 1t grew on the IA
road track, near the Shelburn station on
Rutland road and is a bunch OF tcenty