Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-20
CITY NOTES.

w. j. Warner, Esq, of Cleveland, return
ed to his home in that city yesterday.
The weather took in reef, yesterday, aud
last night the air was rs chilly as in Au-
tumn.
Parties visiting Queen City Park can oh.
tain half fare tickets at all Central Vermont
stations.
Virgins has been heard from again. He
predicts scorchiug weather for the latter part
of this month.
In some parts OF the town the leaves arc
dying aud falling from the trces--a rare sight
for this time If year
DR.. A.-P. Grinncll read an essay on con-
sumption before the White Mountain medi-
cal society in session at Lisbon, N. H., last
night.
Mr.. A. G. Taft, while handling a revolver,
was unfortunate enough to plant bullet In
his fojt. Ills injury is severe, but not dun
gerous..
Miss Louise Howard is having fac stone
curling placed around the Howard Mortuary
Chapel at Lake View Cemetery, which will
add very much to its beauty.
Warren Gibbs, Esq, intends TO take in"
the GsaDd Army meeting at Denver, and
Burlington will therefore be represented by
him and by Rev. DIR. Brastow.
The many friends of Gen George J. Stan.
nard anu lis family will sincerely ,condo.o-
with them on the death If the Generals
only sou, which occurred Tuesday morn
ing.
The boy choir took part in the service at
ST. Pauls church Sunday for the first tine.
The boys are twenty.four in number AID
wear surpliccs. Their singing was very sat-
isfactory.
Il. ~, NJ. 4 N
building, 81 long known as the Times build
ing has been neatly painted 10 a light green
tint, and now presents handsome and
busincsslikc appearance.
On Sunday night, ii being his fifty-6rs,
birthday, tie friends of Oliver Nerran, Esq,
presented him with handsome Bible and
neat Bibe-staud, and gave him other tokens
of their esteem and respect.
Business continues TO boom at the Central
Vermont freight depot. On Saturday l23
loaded freight cars, containing over 1870 tons
of merchandise, were shipped from this
city, aud the average daily shipments are
very large.
Tie new postal law now makes the taking
of new spaper and the refusal to pay for the
same theft, and any person guilty OF such an
action is liable to criminal prcce' dinss, tue
same as il he had stolen goods 10 the am ouIt
of his subscription.
The prudent housewife no longer needs to
manufacture Fighters 10 save matches, the
price on which has gone from agUul $!
gross to 20 or IS cents. They are one of the
very few things ON which the consumer gets
the benefit OF the abolition of the tax.
Rev DR.. L. o. Brastow has received Call
to the Congregational church at Wyaudotc,
Kansas. Itiu. DR.. Brastow has gone tbither
to look over the field and will subsequently
attend the Grand Army meeting in Denver
lie will return home some time in August
Two rising young juriscoasults are arrang
ing to build II "Bairisers' Hall" on the lot
south If the court house. 1t will be OF
brick and will contain six double Offices
And then il tire new Jail is built in he vicni-
ty every thing will he very handy and con-
vonicr;.
There WAS collision between the north
ern and solthern-bound Is istnn trains at
West Hartford carly Tuesday morning.
The locomotives were somewhat damaged,
but nothing more serious resulted. 1t took
several hours TO clear the track and it was
after II O'Clock when the train due here q,
$40 arrived
The excursion Of st. Jo,eph's c1ngrcgo-
ton to Wisboro on the steamer Reindeer
Yesterday was largely attended. The mem
bers OF 81. Joseph's aud st. JONAS societies,
arraycd IN full regaia marched from their
halls H. the boat preceded 10y the Sherman
Military band.
Get out your hlacl, clothes. TIL London
Lancet saws that eight -colOred clio hing sub
stances approaching to white do not part
with their heat SO readily AS dark. The bear
of the polar REGIONS is for this reason pro-
viJed with whitc fur, while her brother of
warmer climates has dark-cOlorcd intcgu.
ia Sp .ip les
light clothes in Winter and darker hucs in
Summer"
We hear it rumored that some parties from
New York have been looking over the old
Underwood mansion, with some view OF pur-
chasing and filling IT up as a Summer resi-
dence. The house is delightfully."- situated, in
the midst Of handsome grounds, and with
some repairs would make one of the state
iest and finest residences in town. 1t is II
pity that it should 20 to ruin for want of ten
ants.
The question of rebuilding the factory Of
the Vermont Shade Roller company has moi
been decided, and will not be, until meeting
of the stockholders called for July 26th
We understand that If the company decides
to locate here it will be obliged to sacrifice
some 5000 or $4,000 Of property at Yer.
gennes Ii we understand the case rightly
the opportunity would seem to be IL favorabl,
one for our philosophical citizens to oife
the company such Inducements as would Leaf
1t 10 locate here.
Nearly four million feet of lumber reache,
this city Saturday The steamer Cuiill0i
brought SIX barges for j. X, Booth with l.,
800 700 feet, the steamer Gilmore tOwrd il
five boats for Bronsons, Weston u Durham
with million feet, the Mabel H., ''pin
plat'-tmt Is a square-rigged OEe-nastet
Of la luI "a RI. su
to suit, bringing something less than 200, 90
feet for shepard & Morse, and the se,lne
Ivy cane at night with over million Zee
for various parties.
A pleasant social event was that at the res
dence Of Mr.. Irving Van Buskrk, Friday ey
enng, when large number of their friend
In the First Baptist church assembled to ce
citrate Mr.. and Mrs. Van Buskirh's twenl
eth anniversary of married life. They bougl
with them many choice gifts, and after d,
lightful evening took their leave with man
kind wishes for their bosts-to whom Il
party was complete surprise. Mr.. Va
Buskirks longtime co workers in the FRE
PRESS establishment join with the rest Of b
friends in wishing him and his es,imabe wi
'mauy happy returns of the day."
A correspondent complains and justly
of the detective Telegraph service Dctwet
this city and Pattsburgh and other poiu
across the Lake. AT present a message h
to go to Albany or Whitehall or Montr,
and await the pleasure OF some operator vi
repeats it when he gets good and ready al
the result is, generally, long delay. o
correspondent suggests that 1t would be
very easy thing to run wire from Milt
across the Saudbar bridge to the Island a
thence lay a cable to Cumberland Head. &C
Meeting there with the wire running to Plat
burg.
The funeral of the late J. &. Stannard "
held at the family residence Wednesday
ternoon, Rev. w. G. Dawson, rector OF
Paul's church, officiating There was II laI
attendance of friends of the family. Conn