Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-17
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOTES.
A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Morillo
Moves is called for Friday of next week.
The dog days so far have been less OF the
dog day variety than has been known In many
year.
The lake Champlain and Lake George
steamers are doing large business, these
days.
Prof. George IL. Perkins is in Minneapolis,
in attendance on the meeting OF the Amerl-
can science association.
Prof Petty's house is nowvacani, and the
large locust trees in front are being removed,
preparatory to removing the house.
Chauncey II. Hayden, graduate OF the
last class al the University, has been engaged
as principal of Bell institute at Cnderhill'
Old residents in the town of Cambridge
VT. say that drought was never known In
that town: and that floods are almost equal
ly inirequent there.
The commissioners have received condi-
tonal proposition for the purchase OF the 1ail
property Nothing definite has yet been de-
cided upon, however.
+, q. Brownel, master mechanic, is build
ing n large tutu-tablc at the Burlington and
Iamollc car shops, in this city, for use at
Cambridge junction.
Jerry Lyons pcg-leggcd Irishman was sent
TO jail for l3i days by the City Court Satur-
day, having been caught trying to set n fire
among the lumber piles.
The docket for the September term of
Chittcuden county court contains 1877 law
aud II equity cases. The term lcglns on
Tuesday, September 18Th.
Golden.rod is now first among the
wildllower spells of the woods. aud, II the
almanac did not say so, its flowers In
bloom would be evidence enough that sum-
mer is waning.
The festival at Mr.. Lyons was a very
pleasant affair, aud was rendered much
more 50 by the excellent music from the
William Tobey baud, which gained for Itself
much credit
The Ethans will be accompanied, on their
annual excursion to Boston and Providence,
Aug, 81, by Snermau's Military Band
An org the attractions OF the trip Will be a
sail uown the lIarbor from Providence and
a grand "cam bake at Rocky Point.
Mr.. j. G. Bake, late manager of the
Mutual Union Telegraph Office IN THIS city
has gone to Montreal, TO become manager vi
the office IN That city OF the Canada Mutual
He is an expert operator and a genial and
chronicle his advancement
1t appears from the custom house records
that large as are the lumber receipts this sea-
son at this port, they are not SO large as VI
to the same time lust year by 80 boat-lOads or
about 1900 900 feet. On August y, last
year, PA boat loads had been received, es-
timal, d al AZ. 800, 900 feet. This is exclusive
of the comparatively small amount received
by rail and now accounted for at st, Adams.
About six hundred people enjoyed the ex
curslon on the REINDEER, lat FRIDAY. The
day was everything that could be desired for
q trip on the water; every convenience,
including ample seating arrangements, was
provided by the steamboat company, and the
sail was in every respect the most delightful,
as well as the most successful, OF the season.
Tue boat proceeded first TO Maquaui, by way
of the Gut" An excellent elmer was
served ut the hotel at Muquam, and, in
about an hour, the steamer Resumed her
course, sailing around North island, between
the Alburgh shore aud Grand Isle, and re-
turned to this city at about 6;45.
The new postal notes, which are 10 be used
after September 3i in transmission of small
gums of money through the mails, will BE-
sent out to the posloiltc of the country this
week. They are printed in books, each book
nd thof
containing ouo no.es, "'t ~, ,,,is roo;r wa" ,o
Mncn na'es uao ,o'u Wv tnr '"u h;oh ,hnv Wow.
sho" mt a",ouno an. ~, H., ~,
,nos,cr for any amount moi exceeding SIS. a,
a cos, ,o the sender of three cents for each
motto The notes nrc made PAYABLE TO 1.-THE
nearer " mnd ,hry can be used as fractional
currency in anv nlucc TO which they arc sent,
The nsw nn,,s Il is anuorcnt. will prove to
he one of The greatest postal convenicnces
aver devised
MIR. Il. n. Porter OF ms Guy mas recently
patented morllse door lvcR winch, III SIM
plicity, strength and effectiveness, surpasses
anything of the kind We have seen For lock
of q better name we will call IL a gravity"
lock. The interior OF the lock is made OF
four pieces and there is not spring about II.
The single catch take the place OF latch,
lock with key for either side, night ia,ch,
and burglar proof bolt. 1t costs less than
one-lhird the price OF such combination ap'
piled in srgle pieces, and docs the work
more effectively. The catch is carried for
ward by q weight, thus doing away with
springs, aud is moved back TO open tie door
by a knob in the usual way. Two patents
on such locks have been taken out and MIR.
INC haihct US s"on oS eon'P"nJ oan De