Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-27

last Legislature he would find an act requir
ing every person or corporation operating
railroad In this State to cause all thistle
aud noxious weeds to be cut and destroyed
between the first day OF July and the fifteenth
day of July in each year" If this law ha
been carried into effect anywhere, we hav'
yet to hear of 1t.
The city Is again being treated TO the fam
liar spectacle of dozen or so stalwar
knights of the pick and shovel laboriousl,
breaking up stone for the streets with sic ig'
hammers. Now that so much discussion
about streets and street work is being had
will not somebody kindly inform us and the
public why the cily's stone-crusher is not
used? This has been standing conundrun
for years. but it has not yet been answered,
and the general public has given it up. Will
not the street authorities, either personally
or by proxy now favor us with an answer
Market quotations remain about the same
as last week. Blueberiies are from TO II
cts quart and blackberries Is to 20. Cur
rants are 10 cts quart, raspberries 12t, and
cherries the same. Tomatoes are 10 cts a
pound, beets and turnps to cts bunch,
and string beans 30 TO 30 cts peck. Gu
cumbcrs range from l TO 5 cts apiece cab
bagts, to 5 cts ID new potatoes 10 cts
to 81 II bushel. Pineappes are scarce, at %
10 80 cts apiece. Oranges, also scarce and
poor, at 60 to 70 cts a dozen. Cocoanuts
are to 10 cts apiece lemons 80 to 40 cts u
dozen. Eggs are % cts. Cheese is 10 and
IA cts pound lard 10 to Is cts ; prunes IL
to 25 cts and prunelles % cts dates 10 to
20 cts Evaporated apples are 12 to 22 cts
per pound. Watermelons are 4O to W cts
apiece.
The Plattsburgh Telegram OF Wednesday
thus alludes to pleasant incident in the
career of our former townsman MIR. l.. W.
Hayes: "Alr. l.. Watson Hayes aad Miss
Ida May Thomas, eldest daughter of Almon
Thomas, both Of this village, were married
yesterday at the home of the bride, the cere-
mony taking place at five O'Clock p. m, in
the presence of the relatives and immediate
friends, Rev. W. c. McAllestcr officiating,
assisted by Rev. c. +. Burdick. The floral
decorations were handsome and elegant
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes took the night train
south as far as Saratoga, and before return
ing will visit Niagara Falls and Chicago.
The presents consisted Of articles both orna-
mental and useful, and handsomely de-
signed"
Senator Edmunds left Chicago Sunday by
the Grand Trunk railroad, and reached
here Monday night on the 11:40 train. His
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we chronicled some tune since series OF
Durglaflcs IN ms CITY, Montpelier ana 81.
JOhnsbury, committed by man and boy.
Inc police have been on the lookout ever
since, and Thursday afternoon Oillcer
jerome Dumas arrested man and boy VINO
are believed TO be me persons In question.
The man is Peter Haley, who was convicted
OF robbing a fellow lodger in barn, at the
lall term OF Chittenden County Court in
1850, and sentenced TO three years in the
State Prison. The boy is only 10 years of age.
He halls from Alton, ILL.,, and calls
himself George Williams, and has serv-