Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-13
CITY NOTES.

Any quantity oil snow and ice yet nngci
on the shady side Of buildings and fences.
The lumbcrmen expect to receive TN
FIST lows from Canada about the middle o
May.
The assessors are doing II lively business
but lots of taxpayers still remain to be heait
from.
Our lownsman Warren Gibbs, ESQ, is {,
deliver the Dccoraion-day address at Ben
nington.
There is difference in seasons. Las
year the steamer Williams began her trip
April 9th.
Hon. William NJ. Evalts has been invite,
to deliver the address at the coming fair al
Howard Park.
The jury in the case of White VS.. Jack.
man enjoyed the luxury of Il night session,
Wednesday night
Mr.. L. Il. Powell has just received pat
cnt On trca ment OF milk Tor the manufacture
OF butter and cheese.
Rev. DR.. Blastow, chaplain ofthe Twelfth
Vermont Volunteers, will deliver the Deco
ration-day address at Waterbury.
Decoration Day, from present appearances
VIII mud scarcity of flowers, unless per
chance, there may be "srow balls"
We are inf, rmed by Mr. Phelps Of Milton
that On May Is, lS47 travelling was good
on ice from Milton 10 Grand Isle.
The death is announced of L. b. Dewey,
who years ago owned aud managed Stage
line between this city aud Montreal.
We publish today Governor Darstow's
tllc'al pr, clumatiuu, by which the two Con
stiutunIl Amendments voted ON last March
Income pant OF the Constitution Of the
SAFE.
John King, whose death we recently
chrOnlcicd, was in years gone by II prnmi-
nent cllzen Ul DurlIn. ton ami large prop.
erty holder here.
Mrs. E. G Greene, president of the Yer
mont W. {. /. |. urges that c ch uni II in
the Stale observe April 10Th "a Il Gay of spe-
cial prayer Tor guidance in Temperance
work.
The College street church and society.
nave by Unanimous vote, oXlcni,d u call 10
XIV. III. Il. Putnam, who ha, b en- supplying
The pui lit Tor the pust SIX months, to become
Their pastor.
The kcesrville stage did not make its trim
Wednesday and will probably not attempt to
cross the lake again. 1t has become difficult
10 make The landings and numerous air holes
are reported in the ice.
y new transr company has been
iornlr,I called" Ihc Champaign Transportation |
Line with capital stock of $1,000 The |
ln.orpriatDrs are George r. Morhous, +. +. |
MorAous and James Avtrii, Jr
The familiar green three cent stamp will |
s. cut ol iushi N with the leaves next Au-
tumn. II will be succeeded by n new two
cent stamp, with the face of Washington NJ
on IT, The green stamp will have had luu
of Is years.
Tie CITY Council held a meeting MONDAY
night aud elected l.. j. Smith constable and
collector vice James Truman declined. The
b GARD OF Aldermen met but Alderman Siuley
being unable to be present. took II recess uu-
III Friday evening without transaCiug any
business.
An exchange has the following: An cy-
peiienced florist says flowers may be kept for
TWO weeks as fresh as when first plucked by
cutting Il ljle in potato and inserting
therein The stems of the flowers. The pota-
toes may BE- hidden by leaves or moses.
We regret TO learn Of the resignation of
Mr.. john {. Lynch as genera secretary OF
the \. VI. {. a. Mr.. Lynch has proved
himself very active aud efficient manager !
1f the AS lcaiion's affairs, and has gained
many friends during his stay among u.s.
W hereVer he may 50, every one will wish
nm the highest success and prosperity.
The latest agony is combination hose.
lhcy are OF parti colOrcd si.li, one half red
anu The other half blue, and 50 on, all the
,olors Oh The rainbow and some not known
u that celestial wonder, bcGg introduced.
lhcy ale sud to have been Introduced for
young women who sit ON tie piazza of wa
.erlns place hotels.
The new Board of School Commissioners
held their inst meeting Friday night. Asa
matter Of course Henry o. Wheeler, Esq,
was reelected Superintendent Of Schools
lie has b-en faithful competent and in
every way excellent Supcrlnt, ndcnt and We
taht pleasure III chr0nicliug his reelection
Charles L. Allen, Esq was elected secretary
OF The bcarI-an excellent choice.
The Troy Times observed III. other day
Huntington prldcs herself on having one Of 8
The hncst male quartcttcs in the State. 1t is
called lhe 'Amphion, and is selected from ,
lhe musical talent of the Baptist association
i he qu'rctte has been but recently or. all.
ized anu yet ii is having invitations to sing |
at all the pln opal concerts aud musical fcs. ,
tlvuls in the Stale.
Wild e. csc have been observed on their
way hoIthWard The other day the PATS
bursh stagc-Griver saw Il tlock of about a
hundrcl sitting caluly on the ice of Apple
Tree Font, apparently holding district con.
vcnlon' There was apparently hitch in
me pfoccc lings (posSlbly some trouble about
Tue erection OF prosident) Tor on tie stage
driver return tIlp, several hours later, Tic
geese sun occupied the same spot
The society for prevention of cruelty to
animals, although it las no regular represeu-
tauvc III This city, has 8 Imc efficient symra-
lhisers, nevertheless. The tier day one Of
our Guy carriers, who was sen cruelty aDus-
ing Ills horse, was promptly arrested and
Drought INTO CITY tOLrl, where he was found
guiIly OF criminal cifcnse under the laws oil
the STATE, aud fined accordingly.
The Ferguson manufacturing company are
actively at work On then new building, on |
the corner If Main ana Battery streets, and
expect to have 1t tomplet d by the middle OF
May or fist of June. Tie building will be
l2O by 30 let, TWO stoll,s, with annex for
enSlne roon' The company Is BOW doing
10 e. aud prospectus bush oss, and with the
increase oI It's facilities Will greatly extend
It's operations.
The Vermont State association of Wash
ineton has 81, cted The following officers ioI
the coming year, some Of whom are well
known hcrcabouts; j. Il. ThOml son, pres
dent NJ. NJ, Parker, viGe-prcs'd, nj; G. L.
Persons, secretary H. Green, treasurer, anu
Fred. Mark, l., ;. Emery, +. BgItciiield, !.
Thornton, nnl ". +. Corey, executive com
miltec Tnc association resolved 10 give is
usual annual Vermont niap,c sugar party The
latter pant Of this month.
Concord, n. H., is just about the size of
Burlington, and the annual appropriations
just made by its city government may be Of
interest for comparison. They are us fol-
lows Schools, S2!,225; support OF paup-
ers, SljOU; fire department., 1900; in.
cdentals aud land damages, $1,000 road
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