Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-20


where. In this State number of new Pos
have lately been formed and the old ones a
rapidly growing In size. This is as it shou
be, aud we trust that before Decoration dl
every veteran in this city will have joinc
Post S,annard.
The canal boat captains have effected
permanent organization and have signed a
, agreement pledgng each, under II penalty {
$50, or, if necessary, the forfeiture of h
boat, to abide by the rates fixed by the ass
citation, for freights between New York
Montreal and Lake Champlain ports.
New York agent will be appointed, throug
whom all business must be transacted
Freight rates per ton from New York {
Montreal are fixed at S1,75, which formcrl
were Sl25.
The oldest inhabitant hardly remembers
Spring when the roads settled with SO it'll
mud, in this town. AS there were no Fal
rains, the Winter closed IN with no moistur,
in the ground and the snow as it meltct
under the April sun and rains sank for th,
most part into the earth, with none Of tht
usual appearances of "fIost coming out N
the ground or any period of mud. Last
week Sunday people went to church, in Bur
lington, in sleighs. Last Sunday the streets
were dusty. There were sixteen weeks OF
continuous sleighing, in this city, commenc
ing on the 10th of December, 1882
A hint for our soldiers. The Boston Posts
OF the Grand Army will not use flowers for
decoration purposes Memorial Day this year.
They Will use flags instead rs flowers have
| become so expensive and are 50 difficult to
obtain. The flags will be of silk, twelve by
eighteen inches, bordered with yellow silk
fringe, mounted on a vanished spear-headed
stall, three feet in length, and on the 30th of
May it is proposed to place one upon the
grave of every soldier and sailor buried in
MI. Auburn. Each flag win have printed
upon IT the name of the Post, aud it is he
lieved that the emblem will tell TO every
passer-by for the coming year, that de-
tender of the Union lies buried beneath it,
Mr.. w. II. 5. Whtcomb succeeds Whit
comb " Fuller as general agent for the Eq-
ultable Life Assurance Society ia the same
territory covered by the old firm. In all
other respects the firm will be continued us
heretofore. 1t represents some of the strong
est and best insurance companies in exist
cnce, and its facilities for placing insurance
In large or small sums are second to no agen-
cy in the State. Intending insurers will do
well t. consult Messrs. Whitcomb Il Fuller.
The Equitable is one of the hest and most
iavoraDly known insurance corporations in
the world, and Mr. Whtcomb has met with
very great success as its general aIcnt--a
success well earned by his thorough knOwl-
edge OF life insurance and his business ca
pacty,
William O'Brien of this city, freight con-
ductor on the Central Vermont, was the VIC
I'M OF shocking accident at Essex .Jnnc-
ton, Friday night. lie was engaged in
coupling cars, when his right foot was caught
between The guard-rail and the rail and the
car wheel ran over the lower part of his leg
taking the calf completely of and then, as
lie Was dragged under, ran over his thigh,
crushing the bone. Mr.. OBiicn was brought
to this city and taken to the Mary Fletcher
Hospital, and on Saturday the surgeons am
pulated the leg several inches above the
kree. The unfortunate man had rallied
from the operation, Sunday, and strong
hopes OF his recovery are entertained. He is
about twenty-five years of age and has
wife but no children.
lr. William B. Hatch, late president of
The Il. " l.. railroad company and well
known in this city, died suddenly on sun.
day at the residence of his brother, A. 5.
Hatch, at Tarrytown, n. Y. Mr.. Hat IA was
a sou OF the late DR.. Horace Hatch and Il
nephew of hon. 10 d. Hatch and was born
at Norwich. His first experience in business
was as clerk in the drug store Of IIagur Is
Arthur, III The store now occupied by Il. W.
Carpenter x Co. Later, Mr.. Hatch entered
upon the drug business on his own account
at WinoOskl, where he married Miss St1rrs.
In 1892 he went to New York and became
connected with and subsequently partner
in the New York house of Fairbanks S Co,
the scale-makcts He retired from that firm
ebout four wears ago, aud organized the bank.
Ing firm of William b. Hatch & Co., which
enhg,nnppily tn % ,,l
" Peters, whose suspension last February
was traccablc to heavy dctalca.ioa oil Il con
hdent.al clerl, who fell into the hands of
gamblers. lie was widower and leaves only
one child, son OF 81 years of age.
Several nice things will be found in mar
ket ills week, which have been missing from
our tables for long time. Garden straNbcr.
ries head the list, at As cents quart radish-
es may be had at cents a bunch spinach is
90 cents peck lettuce 10 cents "A head
new maple sugar costs from 10 to IS cents
pound. Eggs are at % cents; butter % to
30; potatoe7, 30 cents per bushe cheese, 10
to Is cents; Vermont lard, 10 to Is cents;
apples, 200 to 81 per barrel cabbages, to
0 cents per pounds turnips, cents per
pound; beetg, cents pirsnips, j cents
prunes, IL 30 cents; pruneles, 81 cents
oranges, 10 to so cents per dozen; lemons 20
10 40 cents ; bananas GO to 10 cents figs, %
cents per pound dates, 30 cents honey, 20
to % cents per pound; ovaporated apples, 90
to 20 cents per pound dried apples, 10 to IA
cents. Sweet potatoes may be had at cents
a pound; cocoanuts 8 to 10 cents apiece.
There have been some tomatoes in market,
out they are very scarce and high,
The new building for the storage of Chi
cago dressed beef east of the b. & L. II. II
shops; has been comDletet under ,he di, &c
ton Of MIR Jefferson Blake, and will soon be
ready for use. II is of similar construction
with the many other buildings erected in
Vermont and other States, for this purpose,
by Alcssrs. Z. G. Swift Il Co. of Boston.
The building is 80 feet long and % feet wide,
and is very handsomely aud thoroughly fit.
Office and salesman's room, provided with
telephone, llowes scales, lex, pay.
window, and other convenences. Back Of
inns, on the same iloor, is the storage room,
with very thick air-tight walls and doors
In this room there are TO be six large sus-
pended racks furnished with hooks running
on wheels, and on these hooks the meat will
be hung. BACK OF the storage room is the
room where the beef is to be unloaded from
the cars Overhead is the ice-room, lined
with galvanized iron, and another room for
Me occupancy OF the tenant of the building
Every arrangement for the rapid unloading
and storage of meat and ice has been pro.
vided, and the building throughout in its
neatncss and perfection Of detail reflects
great credit upon the luild,r
The lark Gallery OF Art, at the univor-
sily, has received from Mr.. John A. Lowell,
OF the welfknown engraving concern Of }.
a. Lowell Il Co. of Boston, through Rev.
MIR Ware n tiUp nri ist's prpnf cnitnLly fr.,,,,,l