Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-31
CITY NOTES.


Work is still progressing on the interior
the court house.
There was a frost in several localities in hi
county, Monday morning.
john p. Howard, ESD, sailed from Liver
pool for New York last Saturday.
Plttsburrh is to have musical CONVEX
ton under he leadership of Carl Zerrah
Nov. l2-1Glh.
The trains these days, are loaded dow
with people homeward bound from mountal
and sea shore.
Our townsman Hon. Daniel Roberts ha
been elected vice-president for Vermont
the American Bar association.
Wild duck have made their appearance Of
the lake AS they swim in long rows, camp
ers should not mistake them for the sea ser
pent.
AT the first meeting of Mr.. Morill'
Noycs's creditors Mr. Henry Greene wal
chosen assignee. Claims amountingto abou
$4,000 were proved.
Our French Canadian citizens are to hav'
fair at City Hail. about the middle OF Oc
tobcr, the proceeds to be devoted othe build
ing fund for the new French Catholic church
The working plans and specifications for
the new library building have been com
pleted and can lie examined by builders ant
contractors during the present week at the
treasurels Office.
Lieut.. VIM. Smith, A. Q. NJ has been de.
tailed TO take charge OF the camping at 81.
Johnsbury, aud company commanders Will
forward HIM list Of their details by the
non-commssioned officers in charge.
There was decided cold snap, Sunday
night and Monday mornng-almost cold
enough for frost and certainly remark
able weather for August. 1t was due, they
say, to cold wave from the Northwest.
A civil suit brought against John McGraw
for an alleged attempt at rape was heard in
city court Saturday. Plaintiff WAS awarded
$50 and costs. McGraw appealed. A. v.
Spaulding for plaintiff ID. j. Foster for de-
PENDANT.
The railroad track between this city and
Rutland has now been relaid with steel rails
with the exception of about five miles be-
tween here and Middlebuiy, The steel for
which is expected to arrive ut this port with
in few days.
The annual meeting of the State Teachers
association will be held at Montpelier in
October. Prot. Goodrich will read paper
upon Latin pronunciation and Principal
Landon anu eX-Superin,endant Alger will
discuss the question, Ought the State to sup
port through its high schools college pre-
paratory course.
Work on the new French Catholic church
is to be begun at once. The building will be
located on the south side of Allen street,
nearly opposite Nazareth school building, and
will be aslately ana imposing structure. 1t will
have II frontage of II feet and depth of 40
inside and Will be of brick, with stone trim
mipgs The erection of the church is rem
dered necessary by the great increase in the
congregation at st. Joseph's-an increase
amounting in the last twelve years to l., 100
people.
The celebration at Cedar Beach, on Satur-
day, was very successful affair. A large
number of people went to the beach on the
steamer Vermont in the morning and about
two hundred on the Williams in the even
ing. AT night tine cottages were brilliantly
illuminated with Chinese lanterns, immense
bon fires were made, and there was very
handsome display of fireworks. From the
water, especially, tue camp presented u most
beautiful appearance.
Among the officers of the Seventh YER
mont who went from this county, We acci-
denta,ly omitted to mention the name of
Capt 4. NJ. Knox, formerly OF Hinesburg,
and afteiwaid for number of years OF this
city. Capt. Knox went out as member of
Capt. Peck's company of the First Regi-
ment, and subsequently, of Company A, OF
the Seventh, and was the last captain OF that
company. lie served through the war and
till March, 1866, aud was good soldier and
mertorous officer.
The Boston 7yareler says of the Ethans:
"On their way TO the depot they attracted
considerable attention, which was well meri.
ted, as they are a tine-looking body of men
and marched with the precision OF soldiers.
The graceful and soldierly way in which the
column wheeled excited frequent applause
from the persons who gathered in the streets
to watch the procession. The company ID
made up of volunteers, and includes many
of the prominent business and professional
men of Burlington. The uniform is very
neat, consisting of dark blue suit, with
gold braid Trimmings. white belts and fatigue
caps, and handsome while fire hats, with
plate of red and white"
Mr.. Peter Smith, living on Battery street,
has raised in his garden this season very
remarkable variety of green peas. The seed
was first sowed by him on the 18th of April,
and on the 18th of June the peas were ready
for the table Mr. Smith saved and dried
some o! the peas, and sowed them sgain on
the 2lst day Of July. On the ED Of August
Just 33 days from the lime of sowing-he
gathered fine and well-developed mess, the
pods being large and round aud the peas OF un-
usual size and very, sweet A green pea which
will produce two crops in SO backward u sea-
son as the present is surely desirable thing,
and would be great delicacy for the sum-
mer market. Mr. Smith thinks the variety
is identical with Andrson's "First-of-all."
Among the passengers on the 10 o'clock
train from the south, yesterday morning, was
lad not over four years of age who was un-
able to tell where he came from or whittier
he was going. His name, he said. was
Lyman Klngsland. Something that he said
seemed to indicate that he lived in Vergennes
and he was accordingly taken thither, but no
resident OF the ancient city had lost boy.
The lad was then taken TO Middlebury, but
that village also had lost no boy. While in
quries were being made there, however, a
despatch was received from Mr. Kingsland
of North Ferrisburgh, and 1t turned out that
the lost boy was his son and he was taken
to North FeIrlsburgh by Sheriff Barton, who
was returning from "A trip to Rutland. II
appears that the little fellow had gone to the
station to see friend off. While there the
10 O'Clock train came along and he quietly
hoped on board, unknown to any one He
was perfectly unconcerned, and appeared
very happy and contentcd all the time.
Green apples are in market, this week, al
from so to 81 a bushel Pears have com,
down to 80 so cents peck. Peaches ar,
still 1870 cents a dozen Sweet potatoei
now sell at 8 and 6 cents a pound. New
potatoes. Irish, are 60 cents bushel. Sum
mer SQUASH cents pound. Tomatoe
have fallen to 3 and A cents pound. Cab
bage is 3 cents pound eggs, "a cents
dozen muskmelons, 10 10 20 cents apiece
and watermeons, 80 to 80. Green corn i
10 to 10 cents dozen. Blueberries ar
scarcer, and cost 10 to II cents quart
Blackberrics are out of market. Boots an,
turnips are to 6 cents bunch, and slrin
beans 80 TO 30 cents peck. Cucumber
range from to 3 cents apiece. Pineapple
are scarce, at 25 to so cents apiece. Oranges