Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-21


Grand Lodge, /. o. o. +.
A new fence has been put up around tn
reservoir. The new motor house will be bull
before the eud of the month.
The FLAG ON the College Park has been fly
ing Tor several DAYS, in honor of the arriva
of the univcisity's benefactor, John p. How
ard, E.q.
John p. Howard, Esq, arrived in this city
on Saturday evening" looking in fine health
and spirits. We trust his stay here will be
long and pleasant.
The grand jury is occupying for the first
time its new quarters in the third story OF the
court house. and 1T finds them great i'm
provcmcnt on the old room.
The little pleasure steamer "Malquita, "
we are y ad to earn, is being rebuilt at Shell
burnc IIarbor, and will probably be in run
niug condition again before the close OF this
season.
1t is understood that the gross receipts OF
the Howard Park fair were about ten thou
sand doar.--which ought TO ensure hand
some surplus after the pay ment OF premiums
and cXpCTs- 5.
In City Couit, yesterday, one Godctte, a
middlr-ag,d married rcsiden, of Winooski,
was held ior tilul in the county court on the
charge of rape On a thirteen-y ears-od girl re-
siding in this city.
Ira Jerome Flanagan has sold his well
known horse Prince to Charles IL. Brownell
for $1,000. Under the sllliul management
of j. A. Williams the horse has lately been
developing fine qualities as n trotttr.
The news has reached France. A Paris
paper says "Fuuty Kellogg, TIA Welch,
George ". Want and b. NJ. Babcuck arc
engaged Ivy the Philharmonic Society OF Bur
liugtun, VT, for n festival in October"
The wood work in the county court house
has been newly vuruishci and shines with
great luslre. The carpet in the court room
is the same shabby old affair over which the
public have trodlen for the last fifteen years.
The race htNecn Vision and Goldiindcr
at Howard Park, on Saturday, was witness
cd hy all ut tour hundred people. -Four
heats w,r tro,td, Of which Vision won the
first. third and fourth time, 2;3O, 2:32i,
2:291,
Mr.. John :. Hartley, the eminent New
York sculptor, is III town for the purpose OF
consultation with regard to the bas-relef OF
our houOrtd townsman, John u. Howard,
Esq, to be placed in the new University
building.
l. is now pretty nearly settled that there
will be It new lluc # towing steamers soon
on the lake. The stock has been subscribed
and able and experienced men TO manage
anu c"nduc' 'he BUSINESS are rtauy lor 'he
enterprise
Another comet is coming, according 10
the ovei-w!tcniul astronomers. 1t is too bad
that the s'ar-gaz rs didu't discover 1t earlier
Al ' 'iic - a''n' u, WV "e''t'i =, I'm.
my i.' ''' al - ~ sat 'o' Jaw ~ oA
'n '"e i''"A"''
AS heretofore announced, MIS- LahetrY
VIII optn h,r second dramatic season III lhis
county a. t.t li"Nalu opera house next
month. me Jay VIII DC Inc Schooi lor
scandal, ana MIS-. Lapsiiy VIII lake Tie part
Vi L'uy i'""'e'
The fact WIS brought out at last nights
meeting OF the boafd u Aldermen That the
city water WORKS pump drlly 9tO,UUO tal-
Ions OF water. llls is equal 10 20 gallons u
day for every man, woman and ch'!d-a
good zeal Oi water even Tor temperance
city.
William Baker, who was hurt hy the cars
at Essex JUNCTION, thursday evening, died
during the night. 1t appears that he at
tempted to cross the track III advance OF a
moving freight, wien lie was Knocked down
and run over, ana hal D1th legs cut OH ana
his back broken
The phlhlrmonis have begun prcpara-
tiOns for next N nlli's festival in right good
earnest SIb-choiusts are being "rgauized in
null'ocI "' l'c!-nGol' ~, i,I, or. iii'p
son oIA""l'eu Que III aiomi!io,,e' iast nisn.
and the chorus hcrc-whIch meets every
Iuesu'! tNvu,nss ~ 'Accien' sn"pe'
aifeau' h"'ii'c'''s % 'o'c's'
The new engine, Gov. smith, has been
doing passenger duty this week, running ex-
cursiun tiains 10 the State fair, taking the
morning mail south, etc, and has worked
like charm. The power of her exhaust was
demonstrated when in coming through the
tunnel she peeled pieces Of brick from the
top aud threw them into the cab windows.
The Mary Eirtch,r Uosni,al has inst bren
kindly sn'berrd Inv one if,tsIaIc no,irnis
Mrs, 5 NJ, Calkins OF Montpelier, in placing