Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-18

Vigorously prosecuted
Hon. Henry Ballard is to deliver the Mem
orial day address at WolcJtt.
Henry O. Wheeler, Esq, is 10 delfer the
Memorial day address at Milton.
Everybody is pleased TO see James A.
Shtdd Esq, on the street again.
A second tower is in process OF erection
on the Catholic church at Winoosk.
We print to-day another paper in Prof
Ptrkns's valuable series on the flora of Yer
mont.
Tie cheerful report comes from the Adj
roudacks tha' ice is plenty but seighing is
getting poor.
Mr.. c. II. Hayward is TO build five houses
on the new street near Pine at once, and eight
later in the season.
They tell some big stories as to the size
and number of fish now being caugh, at the
month Of the river.
The Frank Dudley house, on Main street,
has been sold to MIR. j. g. Reed, of the firm
OF Murray II Reed, for $4,000.
A counterfeit tcn.ccut piece il in crcula-
ton. II is composed largely of pewter, and
is So brittle that it snaps when slightly
bent.
This is the middle of the month, and the
oldest nhlbilanr will need 10 cudsel his
memory to recall Il later spring than that OF
1888.
A match game of baseball between the
University Line aud the Rock Point cadets
will he played nj ROCK Point on Saturday OF
next week.
The bicycle riders of this city have been
asked to ION those OF Rutland and Brattle-
boro in Il ran from RuluLd TO Fairhaven,
Memorial day.
Dr.. W. ;. Webb of New York has come
TO town for the season and PENDING the reno
vation Of the Wheeler mansion is staying ut
the Van n ss House.
Mcs.rs. +. & G.. p. Smith will shortly be
gin the work OF filling IN their land on Main
and Church streets in the rear OF the postoi-
fee aud court hJusc.
The two upper classes of the University
will have Commencement bcatiide, as
usual and are now making arrangements
preliminary thereto.
Burlington bicyclers have received from
their Rutland brethren elegant cards OF IN
vitallon to take rait in their Memorial-day
run from Rutland TO Fairhaven.
In City Court Edward Liberty, who some
time since robbed II man OF 500, was sentenc'
ed totwo years in tile House of Correction.
lie was taken TO Rutland Wednesday,
1t is announced that the special White
Mountain express train from Saratoga will
this season be run by way OF Rutlani, TINS
city, ald the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad.
The Burlington aud Lamoille railroad will
on every Tu sday run improved refrigerator
cars provided with ice, for tie accommoda
ton Of shippers of butter aud other perisha
Bile articles.
Mr.. James Il. Henderson resumed his old
place IN TIE Burlington and Lamollle II al
Monday. He is u most oblgli and capable
railroad man and patrons oil tha TOAD Will b'
glad to SCI him back again.
The many friends of Mr.. Bouln viii p'
please to learu that the full! amount Of TN
insurance on his stock burned at the Cen IA
House 1rc Las been paid, and before the uin
limited in the policies for payment.
The express train will nos leave this cit,
Saturday night until the close of the opera
and will stop at Richmond, Waterbury ant
Montpelier, thus giving the people OF thust
towns the opportunity Of attending the orer'
Saturday evening
A severe fire has been raging Tor several
DAYS in he scrub timber on the pine plains
east of the city, but Tuesdays TAIN, for
tuna,cly, eXtinguishcd it before ANY damag
had been done to barns and icncls. goo
many acres of the lest albu.us tracts hav
been burned over.
The idcfatigable Capt. Warren Corbi
has laid the keel for Lew Steamboat at hi
ship ward in South Hero. The dimension
are as follows: Length Of keel 1871 feet
142 feet over al breadth OF beam (hulD
feet IS feet over guards feet deer
This size is between that oi tic Williams an
the Maqualn.
Mr.. L. j. Baldwin, postal clerk on the 5
Albaus and llousick Junction route, has IT
signed to return to the service Of the Chan
plain transportation Company, All pairoI
of the company will be glad of the chang
A. H. Leach OF Essex Junction is app lint,
to succeed Mr.. Baldwin il the postal s,ryic
Intelligence is received OF the death {
Mrs. William Murphy, who WAS the olde
foreign inha1itunt Of Burlington, having Ii
ed here Al years. Her dta!h was due TO 1t
advanced aye, 81 years, rather than any sp
cific cause. Her son, clcik Of the Van Ne
House, will have much sympathy in his los
Deacon James Mitchell hus resigned Il
Office oil County Commissioner, to which
was elected lust March, AID Governor Ba
stow has appointed Mr.. A. o. Humphrey
this city to MI the vacancy Mr.. Humphr'
is well known as II temperance man in the
and practice, and the appoii tmcnt will
generally satisfactory.
We print to-day tho fourth paper in NJ
Heulck's readable and very valuable serl
on the fauna OF Vermont This series iori
aftIing complement 10 that by Prof. II
kins, now in course OF pubiica ION ana as
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eehc'a' anu t"rc'u' pe'uS''
Our well known young toWnsman
John ) shea and Miss Mary Ne.ch W.
married Monday morning Inc cetehlo
took place al the Cathedral winch was !
ed with great concourse OF fliends. i