Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

lively rate.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Florence at the Ope
House, next
The Spring term of the University besl
next Monday.
The class at the Medical College con,nu
to receive aCcessions
The ice in the broad lake is still from eiS
teen TO twenty-four inches thick.
The old police force are OF the opinion III
WIggins's storm struck this locality Mond'
night.
Bishop Harris will preside at the approac
ing meeting Of the Vermont conference nj
Adams.
Extensive repairs ard improvements a
being made on the steamer Maquam, at II
Harbor.
The American hotel will be closed for
brief period for a spring ceaning-up IN
ienovatng.
Our dog population is. rapidly increasing
More dogs have been licensed this year tina
ever before.
Mr.. G. w. Thompson, late of the Cole
Ciatc Institute, is starting similar cnterpris
in Oydeusburg.
Twenty pairs Of wheels have broken o
one car running between Boston aud TIL
city since December /.
Three candidates were baptized at til
FIRST Baptist church, last evening, by tn
pastor, Key. +. j. Parry.
With one or two exceptions, the newly
elected city officers assume the duties o
their positions April 25th
The Vermont Conference will be held a
s.. Adams April 25th instead of on The
18Th, us previously announced.
The city schools have opened under III,
most favorable auspices. No changes hav,
been made in the force of teachers
The Sherman Military band is now fully
organized for the coming season, and 1t Is
stronger and hptter than ever before.
Mr. c. n. Mead has made arrangements
for adding a third story to the familiar Times
building the coming season.
Mr.. Nathan Il. Spalding has bought the
wcl-known Stamford farm, at Appletree
Point. Consideration, about five thousand
dollars.
Dr. Frank H. Drury has hung out his pro-
icssi0nl single in Chicago. His many
friends here will wish him the highest sue
cess.
co-partnership has leen formed between
Messrs /. a. Whcelock and A. b. Kings
land, under the firm name OF Wheclock &
klngsland.
in City Court, Wednesday, Eugene Mason
pleaded guilty to stealing twenty dollars and
was sentenced to the House OF Correction for
eighteen months.
Work is being vigorously pushed on the
new Catholic asylum on North avenue, and
il is expected that it will he ready for occu-
pancy next August.
Market prices for the present week will be
substantially the same as those reported by
us last week. No maple sugar in quantity
has yet been received,
Henry Wells, Esq, will eject the coming
season IL handsome residence on the land re-
Gently purchased by him at The corner of
Main aud,Nilliam streets.
Last season the ice went out Of the lake a
year ago to-day. In 1881, however, the lake
closed a carry as Jan. 10Th, and the ice did
not 20 out until April 2lst.
Our ndcfatigable townswonan, Miss
llcmcnway, has rented quarters at Montpc-
lier and proposes to buy type and print the
next volume of her Gazetteer herself.
The season down country differs slightly
from that which we are enjoying here. The
Citizcu's and the Peoples lines of Hudson
nesday.
The beaatly scoundre who insults girls
and children on the street under the cover of
the night still continues his nrfaiious prac-
tees and has thus far successfully eluded the
police
1t will interest the juveniles nud many of
an older growth TO know that forepaugh's
circus will visit this city next June, Mr. II.
al of In hpn int
Saturday,
George Buchanan, who was convicted in
this city, October o. 1874, Of manslaughter,
in killing his brother, and sentenced to
States Prison for ten years, was pardoned.
last week.
In City Court, Tuesday, Louis Halo, one
of the persons who recently broke into and
robbed Water street saloon, plea led guilty
and was sentenced to one year in the House
of Correction.
Bishop Simpson in a letter to Rev. Mer.
rift llulburd announces that Bishop Harris
will preside at the approaching session Of the
Vermont conference and that tie time has
not been changed
Hon. Henry Ballard has returned from
Colorado in fine health and spirits, and speaks
in enthusiastic terms OF the West and its
climate. lie will remain with US through the
Summer and Fall.
oI.ct there lie no d,scor1 ,monr us " said
tho Mavor in closing lila nessage. I and the
Board Of Aldermen thereupon proceeded to
take the last dozen Of their gross OF ballots
for President OF the Board.
Mr. w + Bowman left Town for Now-
MORT Nnndnv Dn,ing his s,ov aronaro NJ
Rnwmnn Las raincI hosts of frends nil ~
whom sincerely regret his departure; and
none but good wishes Will follow him.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Bowman were, prior
to their departure for Newport, presented by
the guests Of the Van Ness House with some
very handsome gifts, us tokens of the esteem
and regard IN which they were held.
Mr.. T.. NJ, Clarke, iora dozen years past